Alpega TMS vs MercuryGate TMS
transportation management (TMS) head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Quote-based (subscription / per-feature) | Quote-based (subscription); no published tiers |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud, On-premise |
| Company size | Mid-market, Enterprise | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | SAP | SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Infor, Epicor |
| Vendor | Alpega | MercuryGate |
Our take
Where Alpega TMS leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 5 of the 19 capabilities where they differ (led by proof-of-delivery capture and automated shipment booking across modes).
Where MercuryGate TMS leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 14 of the 19 capabilities where they differ (led by carrier onboarding workflows and carrier performance scorecards).
- Stated Oracle Fusion Cloud, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Infor, Epicor integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 19 capabilities (of 54 in the transportation management (TMS) taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carrier onboarding workflowsCarrier Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Automated carrier onboarding workflows |
| Carrier performance scorecardsCarrier Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Carrier and customer performance scorecards |
| Proof-of-delivery captureShipment Execution & Fulfillment | Core strength Proof of delivery capture | Not evidenced |
| Multi-carrier / multimodal rate shoppingRating & Freight Procurement | Not evidenced | Supported |
| Spot market rate accessRating & Freight Procurement | Not evidenced | Supported Dynamic pricing and tariff analysis |
| Constraint-based planning enginePlanning & Load Optimization | Not evidenced | Supported Carrier selection and least-cost routing |
| Automated shipment booking across modesShipment Execution & Fulfillment | Supported Transport order management | Not evidenced |
| Predictive / dynamic ETAsVisibility & Tracking | Not evidenced | Supported |
| Self-service carrier appointment bookingDock & Yard Operations | Supported Smart booking reduces carrier wait times | Not evidenced |
| Carrier payment processingFreight Audit, Settlement & Payment | Not evidenced | Supported Carrier and customer billing and settlement |
| Multi-currency settlementFreight Audit, Settlement & Payment | Not evidenced | Supported |
| Carbon emissions tracking & reportingCompliance & Protection | Not evidenced | Supported Carbon footprint reporting |
| EDI connectivityPlatform & Integrations | Not evidenced | Supported 70+ pre-built integrations across freight/supply-chain systems |
| Open REST API & webhooksPlatform & Integrations | Not evidenced | Supported |
| Rate benchmarking & market indexRating & Freight Procurement | Supported Carrier and rate benchmarking | Core strength Rate index and benchmarking data |
| Multimodal route & mode optimizationPlanning & Load Optimization | Supported Sourcing across air, land and sea freight | Core strength Single platform across parcel, LTL, TL, air, ocean, rail, intermodal |
| Control-tower / aggregated visibility dashboardVisibility & Tracking | Supported Aggregated tracking dashboard | Core strength Control-tower view of in-transit shipments |
| Ocean, rail & air shipment visibilityVisibility & Tracking | Partial Sourcing spans air/sea freight; live ocean/air tracking not detailed | Not evidenced |
| ERP integration & connectivityPlatform & Integrations | Core strength SAP Fusion integration under SAP PartnerEdge program | Supported Vendor cites SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Dynamics as integration targets |
Both grade identically on the other 35 capabilities — see each product's full profile: Alpega TMS, MercuryGate TMS.
Alpega TMS vs MercuryGate TMS — FAQs
Is Alpega TMS or MercuryGate TMS better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with SAP. MercuryGate TMS additionally lists Oracle Fusion Cloud, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Infor, Epicor. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, Alpega TMS or MercuryGate TMS?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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