Rose Rocket vs AscendTMS
Side-by-side from the Top 11 ranking of Aljex vs McLeod vs Tai: 11 Best TMS for Freight Brokers 2026. Last verified October 3, 2026.
The short answer
Rose Rocket ranks higher on Top 11 (#7 vs #8) 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.. Says which connections are only partly built, $2,080 a month with unlimited users.
At a glance
| Rose Rocket | AscendTMS | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #7 / Aljex vs McLeod vs Tai: 11 Best TMS for Freight Brokers 2026 | #8 / Aljex vs McLeod vs Tai: 11 Best TMS for Freight Brokers 2026 |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| Best for | Hybrid carrier and broker operations that want a flat price and unlimited users | New brokerages that want to start on a trial and a low per user price |
| Pricing | $$$ (Full Service Platform starting at $2,080 a month, unlimited users, 90 day implementation included; Enterprise custom 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) |
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Rose Rocket
Says which connections are only partly built, $2,080 a month with unlimited users.
www.roserocket.com/pricingSee full entry in Aljex vs McLeod vs Tai: 11 Best TMS for Freight Brokers 2026
AscendTMS
From $69 a user with a 30 day trial, load board posting named, accounting connections unnamed.
thefreetms.com/pricingSee full entry in Aljex vs McLeod vs Tai: 11 Best TMS for Freight Brokers 2026
Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.