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2026 comparison · Reviewed 29 July 2026

Numeo vs Truckbase

Dispatch-centric TMS for small to mid-sized asset-based carriers.

Numeo One (TMS) compared with Truckbase (TMS)

Truckbase is the closest competitor on this list to Numeo One by buyer: “a dispatch-centric TMS for small to mid-sized carriers”, asset-based only, roughly 5 to 50+ trucks. Both publish a price, which makes this one of the few honest cost comparisons available in the category. The difference is the shape of the price — Truckbase publishes a $290/month floor and quotes the rest, while Numeo One publishes a per-truck rate all the way up.

Numeo One

AI-native TMS priced per truck, for fleets under 100

Best for
Asset-based carriers who want the whole per-truck price published up front rather than a floor plus a quote, and who want AI doing paperwork rather than a single import tool.
Pricing
$99/month Basic minimum and $149/month Pro minimum through 10 trucks; overage applies beyond the cap. Published on the pricing page with annual-billing savings.
Category
TMS
Time to value
Days. Import trucks and drivers and run.
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Truckbase

Dispatch-centric TMS for small to mid-sized asset-based carriers.

Best for
Asset-based carriers of roughly 5–50 trucks who want a dispatch-first system of record and driver settlements, without forcing an app on drivers.
Pricing
Partly published. Verbatim: “Please note that our new minimum price is $290 / month (billed annually).” Five billing models are named — per truck, per driver, per load, flat annual, custom — with no rates attached to any of them; they describe pricing conversations as “consultative, flexible”. Free virtual onboarding, 24-hour US-based support, no hidden fees. Read from truckbase.com/trucking-software-pricing on 2026-07-29.
Category
TMS
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Feature comparison

Side-by-side on the eight criteria that matter most for dispatch automation.

FeatureNumeo OneTruckbase
Product typeTMS for carriers under ~100 trucksDispatch-centric TMS, asset-based carriers, 5–50+ trucks
Published pricing$99 Basic / $149 Pro minimum through 10 trucksFloor only — “minimum $290/month (billed annually)”
Cost at 5 trucks$99/mo (Basic minimum)$290/mo floor
Cost at 10 trucks$99/mo (Basic minimum)$290/mo floor
Cost at 20 trucks$299/mo (Pro formula)$290/mo floor — approximate crossover
Driver settlements / payrollYes — on every planYes
EDINoYes
AI in the productAgents for track & trace, documents, broker emailAI-powered PDF load importer
Driver appNative iOS + Android; App Store snapshot: 4.8★ from 1.1K ratings (Sept. 17, 2026)Mobile-friendly web; dispatch by text, no app required
Serves brokersNo — carrier side onlyNo — asset-based carriers only

Where Truckbase is strong — and where Numeo fits

Truckbase strengths

  • Driver settlements built in, as they are in Numeo One
  • EDI for trucking, which Numeo One does not have
  • Publishes a genuine minimum price, which most of this category refuses to do
  • Deliberately no mandatory driver app: dispatch works over plain text and email, which sidesteps the driver-adoption problem that kills TMS rollouts at small fleets
  • Flexible billing — per truck, per driver, per load or flat annual — so the model can be matched to how you operate
  • Free virtual onboarding, in-person training for larger fleets, 24-hour US-based support

Where Numeo fills the gap

  • →The $290/month floor is the sticking point for a small fleet — Numeo One reaches about $299/month at 20 trucks on the Pro overage formula
  • →Only the floor is published. The five billing models carry no rates, so real cost still needs a sales conversation
  • →AI is narrow and concrete rather than agentic: an AI-powered PDF load importer, against Numeo One’s agents for track-and-trace, document abstraction, rate-con reading, POD matching and broker email
  • →Driver app is mobile-friendly web, not a native store app
  • →Asset-based carriers only — no brokerage side at all
  • →No load search across DAT, Truckstop or broker portals

Verdict

These aim at almost exactly the same carrier, which makes the comparison unusually clean — and it comes down to price and automation. Truckbase publishes a $290/month floor billed annually. Numeo One starts at a $99/month Basic minimum through 10 trucks, with plan scope and overage terms shown on the pricing page. On automation, compare Truckbase's PDF load importer with Numeo's rate-confirmation, paperwork, and broker-email workflows. Truckbase is a good, focused system of record and its no-app dispatch is a smart answer to driver adoption; Numeo is the better fit when automation is the priority.

  • They publish a floor: “our new minimum price is $290 / month (billed annually)”. Above that they name five billing models — per truck, per driver, per load, flat annual and custom — without attaching rates to any of them, so the real number comes from a sales conversation. Numeo One publishes a $99/month Basic minimum and $149/month Pro minimum through 10 trucks, with overage beyond the cap.

  • Around 20 trucks, where Numeo One Pro reaches about $299/month under the current overage formula, the comparison approaches Truckbase's $290 floor. At ten trucks Numeo One Basic is $99/month against $290. Above that, we cannot say for certain, because Truckbase does not publish what it charges beyond the minimum.

  • Driver settlements and EDI. Both are genuine gaps on our side and we would rather say so than let you discover it after signing. They also let drivers work without installing anything, dispatching over plain text and email, which matters if driver app adoption has failed for you before.

  • Publishes its complete pricing rather than a floor, and runs AI agents across the operation — track and trace, document abstraction, rate-confirmation reading, POD-to-rate-con matching, and drafting replies to broker email. Truckbase’s AI is one feature: a PDF load importer.

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