CargoOptix VS LoadPlan

CargoOptix's answer

CargoOptix plans the order, not just the load. Most load planners stop at “does it fit?” CargoOptix goes further: * Spare Capacity Finder: after packing, it shows how many more of your own products would still fit, with an add-to-order list, so you can top up before the container ships. In our sample job, that took a container from 30% to 92% full. * Crew-ready loading order: the plan packs far wall first, the way a crew really loads. It comes with a step-by-step 3D loading guide for the warehouse. * Your data never leaves your browser: the solver runs locally (JavaScript worker plus WebGL), so manifests and cargo data are not uploaded to our servers. * Gross mass, centre of gravity and axle-load checks in one report. These support your SOLAS VGM process but do not replace the shipper’s signed declaration. * Wide equipment catalog: 20/40/45 ft standard and high cube, reefers, open tops, 53 ft vans, tautliners and box trucks. It also covers EUR, GMA, Asia and UAE & Australia pallet standards.

LoadPlan's answer:

LoadPlan combines three things every road freight professional needs into one affordable browser-based tool:

• 3D Load Planner with auto-pack algorithm and manual drag-and-drop modes
• 22 transport document templates including CMR waybills, invoices, and packing lists
• Six logistics calculators — LDM, CBM, axle weight, transport cost, and CO2 emissions

Most competitors charge €500+ per month and require enterprise implementations. LoadPlan starts at €2.99/month with a free 1-month trial, no credit card required.

It's the affordable middle ground between basic Excel templates and expensive enterprise TMS software — built specifically for European road freight SMEs and mid-market operations.

CargoOptix's answer

• Free to start: 7 days of unlimited plans after registration, then 1 free full 3D plan every day. No card needed.
• Simple pricing: one full-engine plan with no feature gating and no per-container fees, from $29.99/mo billed yearly ($49.99 monthly). Team quotes are available on request.
• Built for the order decision: the Spare Capacity Finder and the supplier-ready before/after page help you ship fewer containers or fill the ones you pay for.
• Privacy by design: manifests stay on your computer, which suits forwarders handling confidential SKU and customer data.
• Direct access to the builder: you reach the person who wrote the code, not a ticket queue.
• Honest limits: nothing is dropped silently, and any carton that doesn’t fit is reported with the reason.

LoadPlan's answer:

Three reasons:

• Price. LoadPlan starts at €2.99/month — a fraction of enterprise tools that charge €500+ per month.
• Depth. Most competitors do load planning OR documents OR calculators. LoadPlan does all three in one tool.
• Speed. No installation, no IT project, no training. Sign up and generate your first load plan in minutes.

LoadPlan was built specifically for SMEs and mid-market freight operations that have been priced out of enterprise software.

LoadPlan's answer:

LoadPlan serves freight forwarders, hauliers, shippers, and logistics teams across Europe — from one-truck operators to mid-market companies. Common use cases include daily CMR generation for international road freight, 3D load planning for FTL and groupage shipments, and axle weight compliance for cross-border deliveries.

CargoOptix's answer

CargoOptix is for freight forwarders, NVOCCs and LCL consolidators, 3PLs and warehouse teams, and exporters and shippers who pack cartons or pallets into sea containers and road trailers. It’s strongest for UAE and GCC logistics teams, and it works anywhere containers are loaded. Typical users are load planners, dispatchers, export coordinators and procurement or sales-ops staff who place orders and want every container full.

LoadPlan's answer:

LoadPlan is built for European road freight professionals:

• Freight forwarders and customs brokers
• Hauliers and carriers
• Shippers, retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers
• Logistics managers and supply chain specialists

Our users range from one-truck operations and small forwarding companies to mid-market logistics teams of fifty people at retailers, manufacturers, and wholesalers. We serve customers across the EU, UK, Norway, and Switzerland.

The common thread: companies that move cargo by road and need professional tools without enterprise pricing.

CargoOptix's answer

After seeing how much freight money disappears into half-empty containers. Hand-planned loads often leave a lot of dead air, and many planning tools stop at “does it fit?” without helping the buyer decide what else to order. CargoOptix started as a browser-based 3D planner and grew to cover the whole decision: the load plan, the loading sequence for the crew, the weight and balance checks, and the spare capacity you could still use. It runs locally in the browser so customers’ manifests stay private. It is still run by the person who writes the code, so user feedback goes straight into the product.

LoadPlan's answer:

LoadPlan was founded in 2026 in Vilnius, Lithuania by freight forwarding professionals.

After years working in road freight, the founders kept seeing the same problems repeat across companies of every size — overloaded axles, half-empty trailers, CMR waybills typed into Word templates that broke every quarter, transport costs estimated in spreadsheets that nobody fully understood.

The tools to solve these problems existed, but they were priced for enterprises with IT departments and six-figure budgets — irrelevant to the thousands of small and mid-sized operators who do most of Europe's road freight work.

LoadPlan was built to fill that gap: professional 3D load planning, transport document generation, and logistics calculators at a price any company can afford.

LoadPlan's answer:

LoadPlan is a modern web application built with:

• Next.js 16 + React 19 + TypeScript for the front end
• Three.js with React Three Fiber for 3D load visualization
• Tailwind CSS for the interface
• Supabase (PostgreSQL) for the database and authentication
• Stripe for payments and subscription management
• Brevo for transactional and marketing emails
• Cloudflare for CDN, security, and global edge delivery

The platform runs entirely in the browser — no installation, no plugins, no desktop software. It works on any modern browser across Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, iOS, and Android.