freightline vs AscendTMS

AscendTMS (InMotion Global) is a web TMS for brokers, carriers and shippers, priced per user per month with no charge for drivers, trucks or loads, with load board posting, driver tracking by text message and a Triumph factoring integration on its higher plans.

Pick AscendTMS if you also run a brokerage desk, post to many load boards, or factor with Triumph.

Pick freightline if rate cons, driver pay and factoring packets eat your week. Run one real load through the 30-day trial to tell.

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freightline$19.50/mo1 truck · launch price, normally $39
Free trial
Yes: 30 days, no card
Driver app
Yes: Yes, in English, UA, RU
IFTA
Yes: Yes, from ELD miles
Factoring
Yes: One‑click packet
AscendTMS$69/userper month, Basic
Free trial
Yes: 30 days, no card
Driver app
No: Text messages
IFTA
Partly: Premium plan +
Factoring
Partly: Premium plan +

Product	Starts at	Free trial	Driver app	IFTA	Factoring
freightline	$19.50/mo1 truck · launch price, normally $39	Yes: 30 days, no card	Yes: Yes, in English, UA, RU	Yes: Yes, from ELD miles	Yes: One‑click packet
AscendTMS	$69/userper month, Basic	Yes: 30 days, no card	No: Text messages

YesPartly or higher planNoNot on the vendor’s site

Checked October 28, 2026 · freightline is our product. Facts about AscendTMS come only from its own website, linked at the bottom.

All details

Built for
freightline
Owner-operators and fleets of 1–20 trucks, dispatch services, carriers with owner-operators under their MC
AscendTMS
Brokers, carriers and shippers; unlimited users on every plan; fleet size not stated
Published price
freightline
Solo $19.50/mo (launch price, normally $39) (1 truck); Starter $39.50/mo (launch price, normally $79) (2–5 trucks); Growth $12.50/truck/mo, $64.50/mo minimum (launch price, normally $25/truck, $129/mo minimum) (6 trucks and up). 15% off when paid yearly.
AscendTMS
Per user per month: Basic $69, Premium $119, Pro $149, billed monthly, no contract, no setup fee. Per its pricing page; its home page says plans “start at zero dollars”, so ask which applies
Free plan
freightline
No
AscendTMS
Not clear: the home page says plans start at $0; the pricing page lists Basic at $69 per user per month

Free trial

freightline: 30 days, no credit card
AscendTMS: 30 days free, no credit card

Driver mobile app

freightline: Runs in the phone's browser, added to the home screen (no App Store app). BOL/POD photo upload, paystubs. English, Ukrainian, Russian
AscendTMS: No app: driver track-and-trace by text message and phone GPS (limited on Basic)

IFTA

freightline: Per-state worksheet and CSV from Swift ELD GPS miles or routed load miles plus imported fuel. Does not file the return
AscendTMS: Premium and Pro plans

Driver settlements / pay

freightline: Percentage, per mile or weekly salary; per-load, weekly, monthly and one-time deductions; PDF paystubs; owner-operator fee splits; dispatcher payroll
AscendTMS: Driver and carrier settlements on every plan; advances, AP/AR and statements on Premium and Pro

Invoicing

freightline: Invoice from a delivered load, email it with the rate con and POD attached, track paid and unpaid
AscendTMS: Customer invoicing on every plan

Factoring

freightline: One click emails the rate con, BOL, POD and invoice to your factoring company; optional copy to Telegram. No direct factor API
AscendTMS: Triumph Business Capital integration and instant funding on Premium and Pro

ELD / accounting integrations

freightline: Motive, Samsara, Swift ELD, TT ELD, EVO ELD (read-only). QuickBooks-ready CSV export; no direct QuickBooks sync yet
AscendTMS: “Over 140 pre-installed integrations”; posts to up to 53 load boards (DAT and Truckstop need their own subscriptions); Motive listed as a partner; ELD and QuickBooks details not published

Languages

freightline: Office screens in English; driver app in English, Ukrainian and Russian; AI assistant answers in all three
AscendTMS: Not published

Attribute	freightline	AscendTMS
Built for	Owner-operators and fleets of 1–20 trucks, dispatch services, carriers with owner-operators under their MC	Brokers, carriers and shippers; unlimited users on every plan; fleet size not stated
Published price	Solo $19.50/mo (launch price, normally $39) (1 truck); Starter $39.50/mo (launch price, normally $79) (2–5 trucks); Growth $12.50/truck/mo, $64.50/mo minimum (launch price, normally $25/truck, $129/mo minimum) (6 trucks and up). 15% off when paid yearly.	Per user per month: Basic $69, Premium $119, Pro $149, billed monthly, no contract, no setup fee. Per its pricing page; its home page says plans “start at zero dollars”, so ask which applies
Free plan	No	Not clear: the home page says plans start at $0; the pricing page lists Basic at $69 per user per month
Free trial	30 days, no credit card	30 days free, no credit card
Driver mobile app	Runs in the phone's browser, added to the home screen (no App Store app). BOL/POD photo upload, paystubs. English, Ukrainian, Russian	No app: driver track-and-trace by text message and phone GPS (limited on Basic)
IFTA	Per-state worksheet and CSV from Swift ELD GPS miles or routed load miles plus imported fuel. Does not file the return	Premium and Pro plans
Driver settlements / pay	Percentage, per mile or weekly salary; per-load, weekly, monthly and one-time deductions; PDF paystubs; owner-operator fee splits; dispatcher payroll	Driver and carrier settlements on every plan; advances, AP/AR and statements on Premium and Pro
Invoicing	Invoice from a delivered load, email it with the rate con and POD attached, track paid and unpaid	Customer invoicing on every plan
Factoring	One click emails the rate con, BOL, POD and invoice to your factoring company; optional copy to Telegram. No direct factor API	Triumph Business Capital integration and instant funding on Premium and Pro
ELD / accounting integrations	Motive, Samsara, Swift ELD, TT ELD, EVO ELD (read-only). QuickBooks-ready CSV export; no direct QuickBooks sync yet	“Over 140 pre-installed integrations”; posts to up to 53 load boards (DAT and Truckstop need their own subscriptions); Motive listed as a partner; ELD and QuickBooks details not published
Languages	Office screens in English; driver app in English, Ukrainian and Russian; AI assistant answers in all three	Not published

Where AscendTMS is better

Posts loads to up to 53 load boards and is built with brokerage in mind, if you also broker freight.
Driver tracking works by text message with no app to install.
Factoring with Triumph is integrated on Premium and Pro, with instant funding.
Unlimited users with no charge per driver, truck or load, which suits a brokerage office.

Where freightline is better

Priced per fleet, not per user: $19.50/mo (launch price, normally $39) for one truck and $39.50/mo (launch price, normally $79) for 2–5 trucks, versus $69–$149 per user per month; an owner and a dispatcher on AscendTMS Premium is $238/mo.
IFTA worksheet, factoring packets and the driver app are on every plan, not only the higher ones.
AI reads the rate confirmation PDF into a load with every stop and checks the broker's authority in FMCSA.
Named read-only ELD connections (Motive, Samsara, Swift ELD, TT ELD, EVO ELD) with hours of service on the live map.
Driver app with BOL/POD upload and paystubs in English, Ukrainian and Russian.

What freightline doesn’t do

No load board and no EDI. Loads come in from rate confirmations.
No App Store or Google Play app. The driver app runs in the phone’s browser.
No direct QuickBooks sync yet, only a QuickBooks-ready CSV export.
It doesn’t file your IFTA return. It builds the worksheet you file from.

Frequently asked questions

How much does AscendTMS cost compared with freightline?

AscendTMS: $69/user, per month, Basic. freightline: $19.50/mo, 1 truck · launch price, normally $39. Every plan and add-on is listed under "Published price" in the details table on this page.

Does AscendTMS have a free trial or free plan?

Free plan: Not clear: the home page says plans start at $0; the pricing page lists Basic at $69 per user per month. Trial: 30 days free, no credit card. freightline has no free plan and a 30-day trial with no credit card.

Is AscendTMS or freightline better for IFTA?

AscendTMS: Premium and Pro plans. freightline: Per-state worksheet and CSV from Swift ELD GPS miles or routed load miles plus imported fuel. Does not file the return.

Which has the better driver app?

AscendTMS: No app: driver track-and-trace by text message and phone GPS (limited on Basic). freightline: Runs in the phone's browser, added to the home screen (no App Store app). BOL/POD photo upload, paystubs. English, Ukrainian, Russian.

Can I move from AscendTMS to freightline?

Yes. Trucks and drivers import from a CSV template in Settings → Import, and new loads come in from rate confirmation PDFs. If you need historical loads moved, we do it for you.

Comparing with AscendTMS? Try freightline on a real load

Start a 30-day free trial. Drop in a rate con, assign a driver, and see the settlement, invoice and factoring packet it produces.