AscendTMS vs Numeo One

Side-by-side from the Top 11 rankings of Aljex vs McLeod vs Tai: 11 Best TMS for Freight Brokers 2026 and TruckLogics vs Vektor vs Truckbase: 11 Best Trucking Dispatch Software for Small Fleets 2026. Last verified October 3, 2026.

The short answer

AscendTMS ranks higher on Top 11 (#8 vs #11) for Owners and operations leads at United States freight brokerages, roughly 3 to 100 people, choosing or replacing a TMS, who want the load board, carrier onboarding, tracking, QuickBooks and factoring joined instead of retyped. / Owners and dispatchers at small trucking companies and owner-operator fleets in the United States, roughly 1 to 50 trucks, choosing software to dispatch loads, pay drivers, invoice and file IFTA. From $69 a user with a 30 day trial, load board posting named, accounting connections unnamed.

At a glance

AscendTMSNumeo One
Top 11 rank#8 / Aljex vs McLeod vs Tai: 11 Best TMS for Freight Brokers 2026#11 / TruckLogics vs Vektor vs Truckbase: 11 Best Trucking Dispatch Software for Small Fleets 2026
Score (out of 9.4)5.9—
Best forNew brokerages that want to start on a trial and a low per user priceLow-cost TMS for up to 10 trucks, from a load-search company
Pricing$ (Basic $69, Premium $119, Pro $149 per user per month on a card, cancel any time; free 30 day trial; enterprise pricing by phone)$ (Numeo One Basic $99 a month minimum and Pro $149 a month minimum, both covering up to 10 trucks with overage beyond; annual billing saves 30%; Enterprise custom; 14-day free trial, no card)
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From $69 a user with a 30 day trial, load board posting named, accounting connections unnamed.

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See full entry in Aljex vs McLeod vs Tai: 11 Best TMS for Freight Brokers 2026

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