Should I ship with Freightos or Flexport?
For importers and exporters, choosing the right providers is a crucial step in moving goods around the world. One important piece of this decision is whether to ship with a single freight forwarder or with the Freightos.com marketplace, which provides access to many forwarders. Read on to learn which choice makes the most sense for your business.
About Freightos.com
Freightos.com is a global freight marketplace. Its platform digitizes freight forwarder rates, and allows importers and exporters to compare routing and pricing options, and to book and manage their shipments. Try it here.
- HQ Location: Miami Beach, Florida
- Founded: 2011
About Flexport
Flexport is a digital freight forwarder. It has been a prominent proponent of global freight digitization and its platform allows shippers to book and manage shipments. It works with a range of companies, with a specific focus in the United States.
- HQ Location: San Francisco, California
- Founded: 2013
Using a freight marketplace makes global shipping smoother
Compare rates and book instantly
Switch forwarders seamlessly
Book, pay, and manage on one platform
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What is the difference between Flexport and Freightos?
Freightos.com is a freight marketplace. We digitize freight forwarder rates and allow importers and exporters to compare millions of routing and pricing options and book instantly. After booking, shippers can manage all their shipments on one platform, from payment to documentation to customs to exception management.
To the right you can see an example of Freightos.com search results from different providers.
Flexport is a freight forwarder. They allow importers and exporters to book and manage shipments on their digital platform.
When you search and book on Freightos.com, you can choose from rates and routing options from dozens of forwarders. When you use Flexport, you have access to only Flexport’s rates and services.
There are advantages to working directly with forwarders, especially the direct access to your provider. However, when using a platform like Freightos.com, you can typically leverage Freightos.com’ direct connections to forwarders to unlock the same benefits while also gaining access to more transparent market rates, a range of expertise across forwarders, the Freightos.com internal support team, and the ability to migrate easily between forwarders.
Learn more about how Freightos.com compares to other companies such as iContainers, Forto, Convoy, and Cogoport.
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