Beacon vs Project44: pricing, features and fit.
Beacon vs Project44: pricing, features and fit.
Businesses choosing Beacon over Project44
Which one do you need?
Which one do you need?
Beacon and Project44 solve different problems. Here is how to tell which one you have.
Choose Project44 if…
You run a vast network and have IT to implement it.
- Enterprise-scale tracking
- Deep carrier network
- Invoice checks against contracts
- D&D cost control
Choose Beacon if…
You own your cargo and want to control what freight costs.
- Live ETAs, through our data partners
- Invoices checked against contracts
- D&D risk before it is charged
- One set of numbers for finance and supply chain
What customers say.
Food and beverage teams on running their freight in Beacon.
Most mornings, before I could even think about the day ahead, I needed to find out where my supply was. That work is genuinely gone now. Beacon is one place, one picture, and it updates itself. It's the tool I've been waiting for.
Real live data on the status of our containers all in one place instead of having to interrogate all of the individual shipping websites.
It has helped me speed up authorising invoices immensely. Everything is in one place - I'm not opening various spreadsheets or another system or website.
Side by side, for operations and finance.
Side by side, for operations and finance.
What each platform gives the team that runs shipments, and the people who pay the freight bill.
For operations
For finance
Rollout, support
and pricing.
Rollout, support
and pricing.
What it takes to get started, and how each one charges.
Project44 does not publish its prices. Plans are quoted per customer, usually on an enterprise contract.
Beacon does not publish prices either. Talk to us for a quote based on your shipments and the parts of the platform you need.
Live in weeks without an IT project: start with invoices, rate sheets and shipment spreadsheets, then connect your ERP, TMS and forwarder portals by API. Project44 typically needs an IT-led implementation.
Moving from Project44.
Moving from Project44.
Most teams run Beacon alongside their current tools first, then switch over.
Share a sample of your data
Invoices, rate sheets and a shipment export. No IT project to start.
See your numbers in Beacon
Shipments, spend and D&D exposure in one picture, built from your own data.
Run side by side
Keep Project44 while your team checks Beacon against the numbers you trust.
Connect and switch
Connect your ERP, TMS and forwarder portals by API when you are ready.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Project44 cost?
Project44 does not publish its prices; plans are quoted per customer, usually on an enterprise contract. Beacon also quotes per customer, based on your shipments and the parts of the platform you need.
Is Beacon a Project44 alternative?
For cargo owners who want to control what freight costs, yes. Project44 is built to track freight across very large carrier networks. Beacon tracks shipments through data partners and adds invoice checks, D&D risk and one set of numbers for finance and supply chain.
Can Beacon and Project44 work together?
Yes. Many teams keep their visibility platform and run Beacon alongside it, so finance and supply chain get cost control without changing how shipments are tracked.
How long does it take to move from Project44?
Most teams see their own numbers in Beacon within weeks. Start with invoices, rate sheets and a shipment export, run both side by side, then connect your systems by API when you are ready.
Who writes these comparisons?
The Beacon team writes them from public information and what customers tell us. We update them when a product changes; if something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
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