These two get compared far more often than they should, which is itself informative: it means "freight quoting software" is doing too much work as a phrase. Freightos and Emerge are both marketplaces, both put quotes in front of buyers, and they serve almost entirely different freight. Here's how to tell instantly which one you need.
Choose Freightos if your freight crosses an ocean
Freightos is a marketplace where importers and exporters get instant, bookable air and ocean quotes from freight forwarders, with the FBX index providing market context. If your quoting pain is "twenty emails to three forwarders to get one ocean quote," Freightos is a genuinely good answer, and a better one than Emerge. It is built for exactly that problem and we won't pretend otherwise.
Choose Emerge if your freight moves on US highways
Emerge is shipper-side freight quoting software for the US surface freight market: spot quoting against your own carriers plus a marketplace of 45,000+ pre-vetted carriers, Dynamic RFP for contract lanes, LTL alongside truckload since August 2026, and rate benchmarking at the moment you award. If your quoting pain is domestic truckload or LTL spend, Freightos was never built for your problem.
Side by side
| Emerge | Freightos | |
|---|---|---|
| Freight type | US domestic surface: truckload, LTL, drayage | International air and ocean |
| You are | A shipper buying capacity from carriers | An importer or exporter buying from forwarders |
| Counterparties | 45,000+ pre-vetted carriers, 800+ Premier | Freight forwarders |
| Contract RFPs | Core product (Dynamic RFP, mini-bids) | Not the focus |
| Market context | Lane-level benchmarking at award time | FBX index |
| Pricing | Usage-based | Paid inside the shipment price |
If you do both, use both
A distributor importing containers and then moving them inland on truckload has two genuinely different quoting problems, and no single platform on the market solves both well. Running Freightos for the ocean leg and Emerge for the domestic leg isn't a compromise, it's the correct architecture. They don't compete for the same spend and there's no integration conflict.
Frequently asked questions
Does Emerge quote international air or ocean freight?
No. Emerge is built for US surface freight: truckload, LTL, and drayage. For international air and ocean, Freightos or a forwarder-side platform is the right tool.
Does Freightos handle US domestic truckload?
It is not what Freightos is built for. Its marketplace, index, and forwarder network are oriented around international movements. For domestic truckload procurement you want a shipper-side platform built for carriers rather than forwarders.
Which is better for a company doing both?
Both, for their respective legs. The two platforms address different counterparties and different spend, so there's no duplication to rationalize.
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