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$292 per month
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What is Alvys

Alvys is a cloud-based transportation management system designed primarily for trucking carriers and freight brokers to manage loads from tender through delivery and billing. It combines dispatch, driver and fleet operations, customer/shipper management, and accounting-oriented workflows in a single system. The product targets small to mid-sized transportation companies that want an integrated TMS rather than separate tools for dispatch, tracking, and back office. It emphasizes end-to-end workflow automation and visibility across operations and financial steps.

pros

End-to-end carrier workflows

Alvys covers core TMS functions such as load planning/dispatch, driver management, document capture, invoicing, and settlement workflows. This reduces the need to stitch together multiple point solutions for dispatch and back office. For teams that run both operations and billing in one system, the unified workflow can reduce handoffs and duplicate data entry.

Operational and financial linkage

The platform connects operational events (pickup/delivery, accessorials, PODs) to billing and settlement steps. This linkage helps standardize how charges, documents, and exceptions flow into invoicing. Compared with tools focused mainly on routing or telematics, it is oriented toward transportation execution plus back-office readiness.

Designed for trucking SMBs

Alvys is positioned for small and mid-sized carriers/brokers that need a TMS with dispatch-centric screens and transportation-specific entities (loads, stops, equipment, drivers). The product scope aligns with common trucking workflows such as multi-stop loads, rate confirmation handling, and carrier/customer communications. This focus can shorten configuration compared with more generalized distribution or ERP modules.

cons

Not a pure telematics suite

Organizations looking for deep native vehicle telematics, video safety, or hardware-first fleet tracking may still need dedicated telematics providers. Alvys is primarily a TMS and operational system rather than a full telematics and IoT platform. The depth of real-time vehicle diagnostics and safety analytics may be limited relative to fleet-tracking specialists.

Integration needs vary

Transportation teams often require integrations with accounting systems, ELD/telematics, load boards, and customer portals. The effort and availability of specific integrations can vary by customer requirements and may require implementation support. Buyers should validate API coverage, supported partners, and any additional costs for integrations.

May be complex for simple routing

For last-mile delivery teams that mainly need route optimization and driver mobile navigation, a full TMS can be heavier than necessary. Alvys includes broader dispatch and back-office workflows that can add setup and training overhead. Companies with straightforward delivery operations may prefer a lighter-weight routing and proof-of-delivery tool.

Plan & Pricing

Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go / usage-based (load-based pricing; monthly or annual billing)

Free tier/trial:

  • Free demo: Available (request via site).
  • Permanently free plan/tier: Unavailable (no evidence of a permanently free product tier on official site).
  • Time-limited free trial: Unsure (Alvys Terms permit "Trial"/"Preview"/"Beta" services in general, but the public site does not clearly advertise a specific time-limited free trial length).

Example costs (official site statements):

  • Logistics / Carriers (logistics-software page): Starting at $292/month (usage-based). Key notes: includes unlimited users and business divisions; load-based pricing; pay monthly or save annually.
  • 3PL TMS (3PL page): Starting at $300/month. Key notes: usage-based; no long-term contracts; unlimited users/divisions; 120+ integrations included.
  • Freight Broker / Broker TMS (freight-broker page): Starting at $514/month. Key notes: usage-based; no long-term contracts; unlimited users/divisions; includes accounting, native EDI, marketplace, and integrations.

Discounts & promotions:

  • Annual plans available to "save" vs monthly billing (site references monthly or annual plans).
  • Promotional discounts (e.g., Cyber Week / seasonal offers referenced on site) may apply.

Other official-noted pricing details & notes:

  • Pricing is usage/load-based and varies by business type and monthly load volume; site asks customers to select business type and monthly loads to request a personalized demo/quote.
  • Integrations (120+ native integrations) are advertised as included at no extra cost; no set-up fees for integrations noted.
  • No long-term contracts; cancel anytime messaging appears on the official site.

Seller details

Alvys Inc.
Chicago, IL, USA (Unsure)
Private
https://www.alvys.com/
https://x.com/alvys_tms
https://www.linkedin.com/company/alvys/

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