Alternatives
Looking for a VisualTrans alternative?
The sector's ERPs handle the paperwork well. Rowan Cargo does that too — and on top of it shows you where every container, aircraft and truck actually is, on a live map, with the ETA recalculated from the vessel's real position. Check it in a demo.
In one line
An ERP tells you what happened. Rowan Cargo shows you what's happening.
Side by side
What you get with each one
Rowan Cargo | VisualTrans | |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean, air and road shipment files | ||
| Customs paperwork (SAD, DECA) from the file | ||
| Invoicing and settlements | ||
| Real vessel position via AIS on a live map | ? | |
| Cargo flights and road fleet on the same map | ? | |
| ETA recalculated from real position, not from the booking | ? | |
| DCSA standard for multi-carrier tracking | ? | |
| Delay, transshipment and demurrage alerts | ? | |
| Self-service client portal (magic-link) | ? | |
| Mobile app for the end client | ? | |
| Road-carrier portal with e-CMR | ? | |
| Per-file profitability before invoicing | ? | |
| VeriFactu (AEAT) hash chain | ? | |
| Live in weeks, not months | ? | |
| You leave with your data whenever you want | ? |
Yes? Not published on their site
Why forwarders switch
The status arrives on its own
Official carrier APIs and the DCSA standard, plus vessel AIS and cargo-flight data. You type the container or the B/L and departure, transshipment, customs and arrival land in the file by themselves. Nobody on your team keys in a status again.
Your client stops phoning you
A magic-link portal and a mobile app on the same data your team sees. Your client books, uploads documents and follows the cargo without opening an email. That's the work nobody invoices and everybody pays for — gone.
The margin, before you invoice
Costs, sell rates and surcharges live inside the file, so you see what each shipment earns while you can still do something about it. And a single avoided demurrage charge can pay for months of Rowan Cargo.
The first month
What changes as soon as you're live
Zero status-chasing emails
Carrier events flow into the file by API. Your team stops writing "any update?" to the shipping line.
One map for the whole operation
Vessels by AIS, cargo flights by callsign and your road fleet — sea, air and land on the same screen.
Demurrage you see coming
Alerts fire on delays, transshipments and free-time running out, while there's still time to move the box.
Clients that serve themselves
Portal and app with magic-link access. They book, upload and track without calling your operations desk.
Margin in the open
Profitability per file and per client, live, instead of a surprise at invoicing.
VeriFactu inside the product
Chained hash and check QR built in, so compliance isn't a separate project.
Migrating
Changing software is easier than you think
We migrate your clients, your shipment files and your rates — you don't start from an empty screen. Onboarding runs in weeks and we train your team. Your data is yours and you can export it whenever you want.
See how connecting works →FAQ
Can Rowan Cargo replace the software I use today?
Yes. Shipment files, customs paperwork, rates, invoicing and analytics are all there — plus the live visibility layer that made you look for an alternative in the first place. In the demo we show it running so you can see it, not take our word for it.
Can I migrate my files and clients?
Yes. Clients, shipment files and rates come across as part of onboarding, which runs in weeks. Your history stays yours and you can export it at any time.
How long until we're live?
Weeks, not months. We connect your carriers, migrate your data and train your team, with a written scope and a date. Your data is yours and you leave with it.
Do the carrier integrations really work?
Yes: official APIs with the major carriers plus the DCSA standard, vessel AIS and cargo-flight data. In the demo you see it working with real data, not a canned dataset.
See it in action before you decide
A 30-minute demo on the real product. You'll see it running before you decide anything.
Comparison based on publicly available information from VisualTrans's own website, checked on 27 July 2026. VisualTrans is a trademark of its owner; we are not affiliated with them. Capabilities they don't publish are marked "?", not as missing.
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