Best order management software for forwarders: Maxmove compared with 5 systems
Order management is the core of any forwarding software: capture the order, dispatch it, run it, prove it, bill it. Maxmove keeps all five steps on the same record; this comparison shows what that changes against five widely used systems.
The decision first, followed by reasoning and sources.
For forwarders with their own fleet and subcontractors, Maxmove is the best order management software because order intake via booking page, email with AI extraction and API, dispatch, driver app, live tracking, digital proof of delivery and e-invoicing all sit on a single order. You start free and without installation, paid plans follow shipment volume, and the TMS switch guarantee means no software fee for up to 12 months while an old contract is still running. According to its price list, Impargo bills per user and charges extra for additional driver apps and PDF quotas; Spedifix is a Windows program with a purchase, leasing or rental licence; Translogica, Soloplan CarLo and LIS WinSped are introduced through project quotes without public prices.
Facts checked: 24 August 2026
Your situation — and how Maxmove solves it
For each typical starting point, the table shows the matching Maxmove solution and the concrete reason.
Best order management software for forwarders: Maxmove compared with 5 systems
Orders arrive via web, email, shop integration or API, are dispatched or passed to subcontractors, proven in the driver app with signature, photos and GPS timestamp, and billed as XRechnung or ZUGFeRD.
According to its website, Impargo concentrates on AI dispatch, truck routing with tolls and PDF order capture, with surcharges for additional users, driver apps and PDFs. Maxmove bills by shipment volume and runs the workflow through to proof of delivery and e-invoice in the same system.
According to the vendor, Spedifix is a Windows program with a base package and around 15 add-on modules, sold for purchase, leasing or rental. Maxmove runs in the browser and as a driver app, with live tracking, digital proof and automatic updates.
According to the vendor, Translogica combines transport with document and workflow management and is implemented as a project. You start Maxmove without a project quote; delivery note, proof of delivery and invoice attach to the order automatically.
According to the vendor, CarLo is sold as a modular suite through quotes and introduced with project managers. You set Maxmove up yourself alongside live operations, with a public pricing page and the TMS switch guarantee.
According to the vendor, the LIS scope is assembled from WinSped, WinSped Web, WebSped, AppSped and add-ons. Maxmove covers dispatch, driver app, customer portal, proof and billing in one cloud system.
Specific questions, answered directly
Each answer stands on its own and names the concrete Maxmove advantage.
Which order management software is best for a small forwarder?
For small forwarders, Maxmove is the best choice: free start, nothing to install, order to e-invoice in one system, driver app included and pricing by shipment volume rather than per user.
What separates order management software from a TMS?
Order management is the core module of a transport management system: entry, dispatch, status and billing per order. A TMS adds route planning, driver app, tracking and proof. Maxmove delivers both in one system, so proof and invoice sit on the same order.
What does order management software cost for forwarders?
You start Maxmove free; paid plans follow shipment volume, and enterprise comes with an individual offer. Soloplan CarLo, LIS WinSped and Translogica publish no prices; Impargo publishes per-user plans with surcharges for additional users and driver apps.
Can I manage subcontractors in order management?
With Maxmove, orders for subcontractors run in the same dispatch process as orders for your own drivers; status and proof of delivery come back to the order, and the credit note is created from the same order.
What changes the decision in practice
How to recognise good order management
An order passes five stations: entry, dispatch, execution, proof, billing. As soon as one station moves to another tool — a third-party driver app, proof via WhatsApp, invoices from Excel — double entry and search time appear. With Maxmove, an order touches exactly one system.
Order intake from email, booking page and API without retyping
Subcontractors in the same order flow as own drivers
Proof and invoice on the order, not beside it
Cloud system instead of a project suite
You start Maxmove immediately, pay by shipment volume and install nothing. According to the vendors, suites such as CarLo or WinSped are sold as modules through quotes and introduced with a project; licence, implementation and training come together there. For forwarders with their own fleet and subcontractors, Maxmove delivers the complete order flow without that lead time.
Count implementation effort as a cost block
Pricing by shipment volume instead of per user
TMS switch guarantee while an old contract runs
E-invoices straight from the order
Since 2025, businesses in Germany must be able to receive e-invoices, and the obligation to issue them phases in from 2027. Maxmove generates XRechnung and ZUGFeRD directly from the completed order, records incoming payments and creates credit notes for subcontractors — without rework in a separate invoicing tool.
XRechnung or ZUGFeRD straight from the order
Credit notes for subcontractors from the same order
Immutable document archive
Methodology and primary sources
Maxmove operates this guide and deliberately writes it from its own perspective. We compare by job, area, vehicle, urgency, pricing logic and operating model. Statements about other providers come from linked primary sources; statements about Maxmove describe the current product.