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Should I ship with Freightos or Forto?
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.
HQ Location: Miami Beach, Florida | Founded: 2011
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, book instantly and manage their shipments. Try it here.
HQ Location: Berlin, Germany | Founded: 2016
About Forto
Forto is a digital freight forwarder based in Europe that provides sea, air, and rail service. The company places particular emphasis on sustainability and reducing carbon output.
Using a freight marketplace makes global shipping smoother
At Freightos.com, we digitize freight forwarder rates and allow importers and exporters to compare millions of routing and pricing options across multiple forwarders and then book instantly. Once booked with any forwarder, shippers can pay, track shipments, and manage documentation and customs brokerage through one easy platform, no matter how many forwarders they are working with. We work with 10,000+ importers and exporters, saving them time and money:
Switch forwarders seamlessly
Your company’s needs change and evolve. On Freightos.com, you can choose the right provider for every shipment, without the hassle of switching forwarders.
Book, pay, and manage on one platform
Booking, paying for, and managing your shipment is fast and easy, and all in the same place, for every shipment.
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What is the difference between Flexport and Forto?
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.
Forto is a freight forwarder. Their digital platform allows you to book and manage shipments online.
When you search and book on Freightos.com, you can choose from rates and routing options from dozens of forwarders. When you use Forto, you have access to only Forto’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 Flexport, iContainers, Convoy, and Cogoport.
The information provided on this page is for the user’s convenience. While Freightos does try to provide accurate information, obtained from sources believed to be reliable, it does not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the information presented here. Company names are trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with them, or endorsement by or of them.
Learn more about how Freightos.com compares to other companies such as Flexport, Forto, Convoy, and Cogoport.
The information provided on this page is for the user’s convenience. While Freightos does try to provide accurate information, obtained from sources believed to be reliable, it does not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the information presented here. Company names are trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with them, or endorsement by or of them.
Comparing Forto and Freightos
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| Are all shipment modes available? | ✅ | ✅ |