Transport Management Systems (TMS) - Luminate vs TracxTMS

The fourteenth blog in the Transport Management series will compare two TMS: Luminate and TracxTMS. The comparisons will go over the pros, cons and pricing of each TMS as well as a summary on why you should choose it for your organisation.

Luminate 

Luminate by JDA is an automation focused native and cloud based TMS, it offers businesses both small and large with capabilities to serve and automate many processes related to transportation and logistics. Luminate can integrate warehouse management features as well as transport management as it encompasses features from the whole of supply chain management. It can be integrated natively with macOS and Linux based machines as well as accessed online through web browsers.

Luminate also offers monitoring tools for stock, transport as well as fleet management tools, live tracking, workforce management, supplier management, inventory management, procurement and much more. Additionally, it allows businesses to easily scale as features are customised and based on business needs. 

This TMS provides billing and invoicing features, record keeping and more. This allows businesses to track and trace all freight/shipment financial transactions, asset utilisation and much more. Support is provided through phone and email and there is no free trial available.

Pros

• Extensive suite of capabilities
• Modularity
• Tracking utilities
• Real-time management tools
• Consulting & training options

Cons

• Lack of native integration with Windows machines
• Few support options
• Outdated UI
• Large learning curve

Pricing

Pricing is determined upon request to the Luminate sales team and is based upon the number of features and users required. Pricing is charged on a monthly basis.

Why Choose Luminate?

Luminate offers an extensive suite of tools to manage not only business transport processes but the majority of supply chain processes as well. This modularity allows for businesses to centralise all management processes through one platform, making it far easier and faster to process day to day operations in logistics, warehousing and transport-based businesses. Luminate provides stock monitoring tools, transport and fleet management tools, live tracking, workforce management, supplier management, inventory management, procurement and much more. Furthermore, the billing and invoicing features allow businesses to track and trace all financial transactions related to shipments & transport. Luminate can be accessed via desktop web browsers and integrated natively with macOS and Linux machines. Support is provided through email and phone.

TracxTMS

TracxTMS is a cloud based TMS, designed for businesses to help automate repetitive processes and aid managers in improving the management of goods and transport. Features include billing & invoicing, carrier management, customer management, dispatch management and more. TracxTMS can only be accessed via web browser on almost all desktop computers.

TracxTMS also provides live driver tracking utilities, shipment tracking, routing, scheduling, fleet management and order management. This TMS also provides analytics and data through its centralised dashboard that allows users to gain insights into the status of drivers or equipment, pending or accomplished load appointments and account statistics. Furthermore, TracxTMS also allows third party apps integration like accounting software. This helps to manage billing, invoice generation and other accounting operations through the centralised platform.

Additional features offered by TracxTMS include a dedicated portal for customers, carriers and drivers where they can login and track orders, consignments and more. This also helps make logging much easier along with record keeping and helps add an additional layer of security and clarity. Support is available through 24/7 live chat, phone, email, online documentation and video tutorials. There is a free trial available upon request to the TracxTMS sales team.

Pros

• Easy to use
• Third party apps integration
• Various support options
• Tracking capabilities
• Real-time management tools
• Billing and invoicing

Cons

• Lack of native integration with Windows, macOS and Linux machines
• Requires more customisability

Pricing

Pricing is determined upon request to the TracxTMS sales team and is based upon the number of features and users required. Pricing is charged on a monthly basis.

Why Choose TracxTMS?

TracxTMS provides businesses in logistics, transport and shipping to optimise, improve and overhaul their processes such as shipment tracking, billing & invoicing as well as to automate repetitive processes. This TMS offers live driver tracking utilities, shipment tracking, routing, scheduling, fleet management and order management. Furthermore, it also includes tools such as billing & invoicing, carrier management, customer management, dispatch management and much more. TracxTMS can be accessed through almost any desktop web browser. Support is provided through 24/7 live chat, phone, email, online documentation and video tutorials.

To Summarise

Both Luminate and TracxTMS offer many tools and utilities to help improve & automate transport management processes, simplify tasks through a click of a button and improve overall business efficiency. Luminate focuses on a mix-and-match model where features can be interchanged between supply chain management areas such as warehouse management as well as transport management. TracxTMS focuses on providing a more comprehensive transport management focused experience with tools specifically focused on improving processes within transportation. Luminate offers an extensive suite of options to manage not only business transport processes but the majority of supply chain processes as well. This modularity allows for businesses to centralise all management processes through one platform, making it far easier and faster to process day to day operations in logistics, warehousing and transport-based businesses. Luminate provides stock monitoring tools, transport and fleet management tools, live tracking, workforce management, supplier management, inventory management, procurement and much more. Furthermore, the billing and invoicing features allow businesses to track and trace all financial transactions related to shipments & transport. TracxTMS provides businesses in logistics, transport and shipping to optimise, improve and overhaul their processes such as shipment tracking, billing & invoicing as well as to automate repetitive processes. This TMS offers live driver tracking utilities, shipment tracking, routing, scheduling, fleet management and order management. Furthermore, it also includes tools such as billing & invoicing, carrier management, customer management, dispatch management and much more. Both TMS are charged on a monthly basis and calculated upon request. Pricing is based upon the number of users and features required. Luminate can be accessed via desktop web browsers and integrated natively with macOS and Linux machines, with support being accessible through email and phone. TracxTMS can be accessed through almost any desktop web browser and provides support through 24/7 live chat, phone, email, online documentation and video tutorials.

If you are a larger company or if you find that the software available on the market doesn’t give you features you need, or perhaps the way the software is utilised doesn’t fit with your transport management needs, it is then better to go with bespoke software development and build tailored software for your organisation. Don’t hesitate to contact us to discuss more about our bespoke software development services.

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