Datatruck alternatives

Datatruck alternatives for small and mid-size fleets (2026)

Datatruck alternatives worth checking for a small or mid-size asset carrier are Hemut Command, Truckbase, AscendTMS, TruckingOffice, Alvys, Rose Rocket and PCS, and Hemut Command is the one to look at first if you want rates published through 30 trucks and a 30 day trial with no card. Datatruck lists lower prices at most sizes it publishes, including a $0 plan, so the tables below show both.

Hemut vs Datatruck in detail

Last reviewed November 3, 2026. Each vendor's price, trial and features come from its own pages, opened that day and listed under Sources; Hemut facts come from hemut.com/pricing and the product. Hemut wrote this page, so weigh it with that in mind.

Datatruck alternatives compared on what a small carrier checks first

Five things a small or mid-size asset carrier can check before talking to anyone: whether the price is on the website, whether you can try it without a card, whether you can start without a sales call, whether AI reads your rate confirmations, and what accounting comes with it.

	Price on its site	Free trial	Start without a sales call	AI on rate confirmations and check calls	Accounting
Hemut Command	$99 a month with 3 trucks included; 10 trucks is $302	30 days, no card, no load limit. No free tier	Yes: self-serve signup	Reads rate confirmations and EDI 204 tenders into loads; AI voice agents make routine check calls	Driver settlements and invoices built from the load; QuickBooks sync; IFTA reports
Datatruck, the system this page is about	$0, $99 or $299 a month through 19 trucks; Big Fleet and Enterprise custom	7 days, no card, then Freemium	Yes: online signup; demo also offered	TruckGPT extracts rate confirmations; AI Updater add-on says it removes check calls	Accounting and payroll listed; QuickBooks named on its integrations page
Truckbase	From $290 a month, billed annually; no per-truck rate	None mentioned; free demo	Demo offered; no signup flow described	AI load importer named; rate confirmations and AI check calls not stated	Invoicing, settlements and QuickBooks sync listed; whether they are in the price is not stated
AscendTMS	$69, $119 or $149 per user a month; marketed as free to start	30 days on Premium and Pro; no card	Yes: self-serve, no demo needed	AI listed under Pro only; rate confirmations not stated	Invoicing and settlements on Basic; AR/AP on Premium
TruckingOffice	$25 to $90 a month on Basic, by truck count	30 days; no card to sign up	Yes: sign up online	Not stated on its pricing page	Not stated on its pricing page
Alvys	Not published; quoted on load volume	14 days on Foundations; card not stated	Foundations: self-serve trial. Growth and Scale: contact sales	AI load creation on Foundations; rate confirmations and check calls not stated	QuickBooks two-way sync on every plan; other accounting systems on higher tiers or add-ons
Rose Rocket	From $2,080 a month	None; consultation and demo	No: book a consultation	AI agents on every plan; rate confirmations and check calls not stated	Invoicing and freight audit; accounting integrations named only as a category
PCS	Not published; demo request	None stated	No: request a demo	Cortex AI for dispatch and backhauls; rate confirmations and check calls not stated	Built-in accounting module: AR/AP, payroll, driver settlements

Each cell comes from the vendor's own pages, opened November 3, 2026 and listed under Sources, and every number links the page it came from. "Not stated" means we did not find it on those pages, not that it does not exist.

Which ELDs and accounting tools each Datatruck alternative names

The connections each vendor lists on its own site. Check your own ELD brand and accounting software against this table before you book a demo.

	ELDs named on its site	Accounting and fuel connections named on its site
Hemut Command	Samsara, Motive, Geotab and Omnitracs	QuickBooks sync; EFS fuel card imports; factoring paperwork covered
Datatruck, the system this page is about	Samsara, Motive and a list of ELD brands	QuickBooks, QuickBooks Payroll, EFS and other fuel cards
Truckbase	Over 30 ELDs, with Samsara, Motive and Geotab shown	QuickBooks sync; factoring, fuel card and routing marked coming soon
AscendTMS	Not named on its pricing page	Over 140 pre-installed integrations; brands not listed there
TruckingOffice	Not stated on its pricing page	Not stated; PC*MILER mileage add-on
Alvys	ELD connections on every plan; Samsara Premium ELD is an add-on	QuickBooks two-way sync; NetSuite, Business Central and Sage on higher tiers or add-ons
Rose Rocket	40+ integrations across ELD, accounting and EDI; brands not named	Accounting category only; QuickBooks not named
PCS	Not stated on its carrier page	Built-in accounting; QuickBooks not stated

Lists as published on November 3, 2026. A vendor may support more than its site names.

The 7 options, one by one

Hemut first, since it is our own product, then the rest. Each entry says who it fits, what it costs, what it does well and what to check before you sign.

Hemut Command

Who it fits: Asset-based trucking carriers. Hemut Command is a TMS built for asset-based trucking carriers; it is not built for pure freight brokerages.

Price: $99 a month includes 3 trucks, then $29 per truck for trucks 4 to 15 and $24 per truck for trucks 16 to 30, so a 10-truck fleet pays $302 a month on Command. Fleets over 30 trucks get a quote. Every plan is on the pricing page.

Free trial: 30 days with no load limit and no credit card to start. There is no free tier.

Good at: Taking the retyping out of the office. Rate confirmations (PDFs) and EDI 204 load tenders are read into loads, and AI voice agents make routine check calls to drivers and record the answers on the load. Driver settlements and invoices are built from that same load record, invoices sync with QuickBooks, and IFTA reports come from imported EFS fuel card transactions and the fleet's own miles. Truck positions from Samsara, Motive, Geotab or Omnitracs show ETAs and arrival times on each load. Factoring paperwork and maintenance records, which many carriers buy separately, are covered too.

Watch for: Hemut is newer than the legacy platforms, McLeod included, so it has fewer years of installs behind it. There is no free tier, and Hemut costs more than TruckingOffice at every fleet size TruckingOffice publishes a price for (see both on the Hemut pricing page and the TruckingOffice pricing page). Its EDI support reads 204 load tenders, so check any other EDI message your customers need before you switch. On list price, Datatruck comes in lower at most sizes it prices: $0 against $99 up to 3 trucks, $99 against $186 at 6, and $299 against $543 at 19. Command costs less only at 7 to 9 trucks ($215 to $273), before any Datatruck add-on.

Truckbase

Who it fits: Growing asset-based carriers. Its home page says it is turnkey at 5 trucks and powerful enough for 50.

Price: Priced per truck, per driver, per load or as a flat annual rate, with a stated minimum of $290 a month billed annually. No dollar rate for any model is published on its pricing page.

Free trial: None mentioned on its pricing or home page, which offer a free demo.

Good at: Built for the same buyer as Hemut. Its pricing page lists free live onboarding and unlimited US-based 24-hour support in every plan, and its home page lists QuickBooks sync, settlements by load and driver, instant invoicing and connections to over 30 ELDs.

Watch for: The minimum is billed annually, and no per-truck, per-driver or per-load rate is published, so you cannot work out your own bill before the demo. Its pricing page does not say whether QuickBooks sync and settlements are in the price. Its home page names an AI load importer but not rate confirmations or AI check calls, and marks factoring, routing and fuel card integrations "coming soon".

AscendTMS

Who it fits: Freight brokers, carriers, fleets, 3PLs and shippers, per its pricing page. It is priced per office user rather than per truck.

Price: $69 (Basic), $119 (Premium) or $149 (Pro) per user a month, with no setup fee or contract, and no charge for drivers, trucks or loads, per its pricing page.

Free trial: A 30 day free trial is shown on the Premium and Pro features, and no credit card is needed, per its pricing page.

Good at: A long feature list and a fast start. Its pricing page lists over 140 pre-installed integrations, invoicing, settlements, a shipper CRM, e-signatures and outbound EDI on Pro, and its home page says there is no need to schedule a demo.

Watch for: The bill grows with every office user, and receivables and payables (AR/AP) need Premium. Its home page says "Pricing plans start at zero dollars", but its pricing page lists Basic at $69 per user a month and shows no permanent free plan, only the 30 day trial. The pricing page mentions AI only under Pro, and does not mention rate confirmations or named ELDs.

TruckingOffice

Who it fits: Owner-operators and small fleets that want simple load and trip entry at a low, flat monthly price.

Price: Basic is $25 a month for 1 to 2 trucks, $55 for 3 to 7 and $90 for 8 or more; Pro is $35, $75 and $130 for the same sizes. PC*MILER mileage is an add-on from $5 a month. All on its pricing page.

Free trial: 30 days, no credit card.

Good at: A flat monthly price by fleet size, with no per-user fees and no contract, per its pricing page. Pro adds LTL as well as full truckload.

Watch for: Its pricing page does not mention QuickBooks, settlements, ELD tracking, AI or rate confirmations, so ask about each one you need before you compare on price alone.

Alvys

Who it fits: Fleets and brokers that want an AI-forward TMS with many integrations, billed per load rather than per truck or per user.

Price: Not published. All three plans are quoted on your load volume, with no setup fee, per its pricing page.

Free trial: 14 days on the Foundations plan.

Good at: Integrations in the box. Its pricing page lists QuickBooks two-way sync and ELD connections on every plan, AI load creation on Foundations and a self-serve trial on that plan.

Watch for: You cannot work out your bill before a sales conversation on any plan, and Growth and Scale are "contact sales" on its pricing page. EDI partners are capped by plan, with per-partner pricing above the cap, and the page says most operations are live in under 2 to 4 weeks. Rate confirmations and check calls are not mentioned.

Rose Rocket

Who it fits: Brokers and carriers that want a configurable platform with a vendor-led implementation.

Price: Starting at $2,080 a month for the Full Service Platform; Enterprise is custom, per its pricing page.

Free trial: None on its pricing page, which offers a consultation and live demo.

Good at: Configurability and hands-on rollout. Its pricing page lists AI agents on every plan, 40+ integrations covering ELD, accounting and EDI, invoicing with freight audit, and a guaranteed go-live in 90 days.

Watch for: Its $2,080 a month starting price and 90 day go-live, per its pricing page, describe a rollout rather than a same-day start. The page does not mention rate confirmations or check calls.

PCS

Who it fits: Asset-based carriers running 50 to 1,000 trucks, per its carrier page.

Price: Not published; its carrier page offers a demo request.

Free trial: None on its carrier page.

Good at: Back office depth for larger fleets. Its carrier page describes a built-in accounting module covering receivables, payables, payroll and driver settlements, and Cortex AI for driver recommendations, load ranking and backhauls.

Watch for: It is sized for bigger fleets than most readers of this page run, and its FAQ says most carriers are up and running 30 to 90 days after signing, per its carrier page. Rate confirmations, check calls, QuickBooks and ELD brands are not mentioned there.

Where Datatruck is the stronger fit

Datatruck has real strengths for a small fleet. Its pricing page lists a $0 plan, and $99 and $299 plans cover fleets of up to 6 and up to 19 trucks.

A free plan for very small fleets

After the trial an account moves to Freemium and keeps up to 3 active trucks, 30 factored invoices and 30 TruckGPT loads a month, per its pricing page. Hemut has no free tier.

A long integration list

Its integrations page lists 150+ integrations across ELDs, fuel, factoring, tolls and load boards, and says pre-built ones come at no extra cost. Check your own brands there.

What to check before you sign up

Big Fleet and Enterprise show "Custom", and EDI Integration is ticked only on Enterprise or sold as a $499 add-on, per its pricing page. Its data migration page quotes migration by application.

How to choose a Datatruck alternative

Put the same six questions to every vendor, Hemut included, before you book a demo.

Is the price on the website, per truck? If a vendor quotes only after a demo, you cannot work out your own monthly bill first.
Can you start today without a sales call? A free trial with no card lets you test real loads before anyone books your calendar.
Is accounting included or extra? Ask whether invoicing, driver settlements and QuickBooks sync are in the plan or a separate purchase.
Does it read rate confirmations for you? Ask whether a rate confirmation PDF becomes a load without retyping, and whether routine check calls are automated.
Does it connect to your ELD and your accounting software? Check your own brands against the second table, not the vendor's logo count.
What is the exit? Look for contracts or annual billing, and ask whether you can take your data with you.

Keep reading

Where to go next.

Both systems row by row: Hemut vs Datatruck
What Hemut costs for your fleet size: Hemut pricing
A rival priced from $290 a month: Truckbase alternatives
The TMS that markets itself as free: AscendTMS alternatives

Sources

Pages opened November 3, 2026.

Datatruck pricing page, datatruck.io/pricing: plan prices, plan matrix, add-on prices, 7-day trial, Freemium limits, fleet-size FAQ
Datatruck home page, datatruck.io: customer types, TruckGPT and rate confirmations, accounting and payroll, 14-day trial buttons
Datatruck integrations page, datatruck.io/integrations: 150+ integrations, Samsara, Motive, QuickBooks, QuickBooks Payroll, EFS
Datatruck data migration page, datatruck.io/data-migration: migration quoted by application
Datatruck signup, app.datatruck.io/sign-up: first screen only; we did not go through its later steps
Truckbase pricing page, truckbase.com/pricing: "$290 / month (billed annually)" minimum, free onboarding, free demo, no trial mentioned
Truckbase home page, truckbase.com: AI load importer, QuickBooks, settlements, over 30 ELDs
AscendTMS pricing page, thefreetms.com/pricing: Basic $69, Premium $119, Pro $149 per user a month, 30 day trial, no card, over 140 integrations
AscendTMS home page, thefreetms.com: "Pricing plans start at zero dollars", self-serve signup
TruckingOffice pricing page, truckingoffice.com: Basic and Pro prices by truck count, 30 day trial with no card
Alvys pricing page, alvys.com/pricing: per-load quotes, 14 day trial on Foundations, AI load creation, QuickBooks sync
Rose Rocket pricing page, roserocket.com/pricing: "Starting at $2080/month", AI agents, 40+ integrations, 90-day go-live
PCS carrier TMS page, pcssoft.com: "50 to 1,000 trucks", accounting module, Cortex AI, demo request
Hemut: plan prices from the pricing contract published on hemut.com/pricing; capabilities from Hemut's verified facts list
Hemut is not affiliated with Datatruck. Product names belong to their owners.

Questions

What is a good Datatruck alternative for a small asset carrier?

Hemut Command fits an asset carrier that wants rates published through 30 trucks, a 30 day trial with no card and AI that reads rate confirmations into loads. Truckbase, AscendTMS, TruckingOffice, Alvys, Rose Rocket and PCS each fit a narrower case, shown in the tables above.

How much does Datatruck cost?

As of November 2026 its pricing page lists Freemium at $0, Basic at $99 and Pro at $299 a month, with Big Fleet and Enterprise shown as "Custom". Add-ons are listed separately. Hemut Command is $99 a month with 3 trucks included and $302 for 10 trucks, per its pricing page.

Does Datatruck have a free plan or a free trial?

Both. Its pricing page lists a 7-day trial with no credit card, after which the account moves to Freemium. Hemut gives 30 days with no card and no load limit (pricing page), and has no free tier.

Does Datatruck read rate confirmations?

Its home page says TruckGPT extracts rate confirmations, and its pricing page ticks TruckGPT auto-entry for loads on every plan, capped at 30 loads a month on Freemium. Hemut reads rate confirmation PDFs and EDI 204 tenders into loads.

Which ELDs does Datatruck work with?

Its integrations page lists Samsara and Motive under telematics, plus a list of ELD brands. Hemut reads truck position from Samsara, Motive, Geotab and Omnitracs.

Is Hemut affiliated with Datatruck?

No. Datatruck is a separate company with its own TMS. Hemut makes Command, and wrote this page from Datatruck's public pages.

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