AscendTMS vs TruckingOffice
14 of 34 features differ. For 3 trucks, TruckingOffice costs less ($55 vs $69/mo).
AscendTMS fully offers 21 of 34 features and TruckingOffice 15; they differ on 14. For 3 trucks TruckingOffice is cheaper ($55 against $69 a month). Users of AscendTMS praise support; users of TruckingOffice praise price/value.
AscendTMS
Freemium web TMS for carriers and brokers with a free tier and paid per-user plans.
TruckingOffice
Budget-friendly TMS for owner-operators and small fleets: loads, invoices, IFTA and maintenance.
Only AscendTMS fully offers
Only TruckingOffice fully offers
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.
TruckingOffice is best for
- Owner-operators
- Small fleets (3–10)
- Teams that value price/value (top praise in reviews)
Watch out: users most often complain about tracking.
AscendTMS vs TruckingOffice: common questions
Which is cheaper, AscendTMS or TruckingOffice?
For a 3-truck fleet with one office user on monthly billing, AscendTMS costs $69 per month and TruckingOffice $55 per month, based on each vendor's published pricing. TruckingOffice is cheaper at this size. Prices change with fleet size, so use the pricing calculator for yours.
Which has more features, AscendTMS or TruckingOffice?
AscendTMS fully offers 21 of 34 features and 10 partially; TruckingOffice fully offers 15 of 34 features and 8 partially. The two differ on 14 of 34 features. Only AscendTMS fully offers chat-based intake (no app install), load board integration, factoring integration. Only TruckingOffice fully offers dispatch board, maintenance. Feature cells marked unclear mean we found no public evidence either way.
What do users say about AscendTMS and TruckingOffice?
Across public reviews, 39% of the 24 we analyzed for AscendTMS are positive (most criticized topic: reliability/bugs), against 50% of 42 for TruckingOffice (most criticized: tracking). Review samples differ in size and source, so treat the gap as a signal, not a verdict.
Do AscendTMS and TruckingOffice import rate confirmations automatically?
AscendTMS: partial / limited. TruckingOffice: not documented publicly. See the rate confirmation import ranking for how every tool compares.