AscendTMS vs Super Dispatch

25 of 34 features differ. For 3 trucks, AscendTMS costs less ($69 vs $220/mo).

Quick answer

AscendTMS fully offers 21 of 34 features and Super Dispatch 9; they differ on 25. For 3 trucks AscendTMS is cheaper ($69 against $220 a month). Users of AscendTMS praise support; users of Super Dispatch praise doc/photo capture.

AscendTMS

Freemium web TMS for carriers and brokers with a free tier and paid per-user plans.

Features76
21 full · 10 partial
Customer sentiment39
n=24
vs

Super Dispatch

TMS and load board for car haulers (auto transport), with an electronic BOL driver app.

Features49
9 full · 15 partial
Customer sentiment53
n=84

AscendTMS is best for

  • Owner-operators
  • Small fleets (3–10)
  • Brokers
  • Teams that value support (top praise in reviews)

Watch out: users most often complain about reliability/bugs.

Super Dispatch is best for

  • Owner-operators
  • Small fleets (3–10)
  • Teams that value doc/photo capture (top praise in reviews)

Watch out: users most often complain about reliability/bugs.

AscendTMS vs Super Dispatch: common questions

Which is cheaper, AscendTMS or Super Dispatch?

For a 3-truck fleet with one office user on monthly billing, AscendTMS costs $69 per month and Super Dispatch $220 per month, based on each vendor's published pricing. AscendTMS is cheaper at this size. Prices change with fleet size, so use the pricing calculator for yours.

Which has more features, AscendTMS or Super Dispatch?

AscendTMS fully offers 21 of 34 features and 10 partially; Super Dispatch fully offers 9 of 34 features and 15 partially. The two differ on 25 of 34 features. Only AscendTMS fully offers chat-based intake (no app install), mileage & routing, document library. Only Super Dispatch fully offers dispatch board, driver mobile app, bol / pod capture. Feature cells marked unclear mean we found no public evidence either way.

What do users say about AscendTMS and Super Dispatch?

Across public reviews, 39% of the 24 we analyzed for AscendTMS are positive (most criticized topic: reliability/bugs), against 53% of 84 for Super Dispatch (most criticized: reliability/bugs). Review samples differ in size and source, so treat the gap as a signal, not a verdict.

Do AscendTMS and Super Dispatch import rate confirmations automatically?

AscendTMS: partial / limited. Super Dispatch: partial / limited. See the rate confirmation import ranking for how every tool compares.

Full feature comparison

✓ Offered◐ Partial / limited? Not documented publicly✕ Not offered
FeatureAscendTMSSuper Dispatch
Loads & dispatch
Rate con auto-import◐◐
Revised rate con tracking??
Dispatch board◐✓
Driver assignment & dispatch send✓✓
Chat-based intake (no app install)✓◐
Load board integration✓✓
Mileage & routing✓?
Detention & accessorials◐?
Facility insights??
Drivers & paperwork
Driver mobile app◐✓
BOL / POD capture◐✓
Document library✓◐
Tracking & fleet
ELD / GPS tracking✓◐
Maintenance◐?
Equipment registry✓?
Billing & accounting
Customer invoicing✓✓
Factoring integration✓◐
Driver settlements✓◐
Payroll◐?
QuickBooks integration✓✓
Expenses & fuel cards✓◐
Vendor bills (AP)✓◐
General ledger??
Profit per load / truck✓◐
Compliance & safety
IFTA reporting✓◐
Driver qualification files◐?
Safety management◐?
Platform & AI
Reports & analytics✓✓
CRM & broker credit✓◐
AI assistant✓◐
Roles & permissions✓◐
Customer portal✓◐
Open API & integrations◐✓
Public pricing & self-serve✓◐
Feature coverage7649
Customer sentiment39% n=2453% n=84
Monthly cost, 1 truck$69/mo$110/mo
Monthly cost, 3 trucks$69/mo$220/mo
Monthly cost, 5 trucks$138/mo$385/mo
Monthly cost, 10 trucks$138/mo$660/mo
Monthly cost, 20 trucks$207/mo$1,265/mo
Monthly cost, 30 trucks$276/mo$1,870/mo

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