Magaya Rate Management

Overview

Magaya Rate Management is a cloud subscription for freight-rate comparison, tariff administration, and quote preparation. It is best suited to freight forwarders, NVOCCs, BCOs, shippers, and carriers with rate workflows spanning several transport modes. Its strongest case is the breadth of its rate and filing work; custom pricing may make it harder to assess against a fixed software budget.

Key features

Rate comparison and quoting

Magaya combines live and historical data, including more than 54,000 current surcharge values across over 180 surcharge types and 340+ FMC trade lanes. Teams can compare rates, check schedules and free-time data, then apply margins and additional charges before preparing quotes. That context is useful for pricing teams balancing buy rates with sell-side decisions, though the usefulness depends on the feeds connected to the product.

Quotes can combine air, ocean, rail, and road buy and sell rates. Users can also prepare them from a phone or tablet. Multimodal coverage is a practical advantage for teams quoting across transport modes; businesses with a narrow, single-mode workflow may not need that breadth.

Tariffs, contracts, and integrations

For FMC work, Magaya manages, publishes, and stores tariff rates, governing rules, and NRAs, with both quote-based and bulk filings. This makes the product more relevant to organizations that need filing alongside quoting; teams without those obligations may find this capability less central.

The built-in Digital Contract Exchange moves rate data between ocean carriers and freight forwarders or shippers. Magaya also works with Magaya Supply Chain and can connect to other systems of record. Data options include carrier and co-loader rates, IMS and ITG ground rates, schedules, tariff surcharges, and free-time feeds. API-driven connectivity allows use with a TMS, ERP, or other end system without requiring Magaya Supply Chain, which broadens its fit beyond Magaya's own software.

Magaya describes managed services involving rate and contract experts, integrations, and data partners. Prospective customers can request a demo and speak with a solution expert; this support path may suit organizations seeking help with rate data and integrations, rather than a standalone tool alone.

Pricing

Magaya Rate Management

The product uses a subscription-based license with custom pricing. Request a demo for pricing. No published seat count, usage quota, trial period, or renewal term is provided, so buyers should establish those terms and the total cost directly with Magaya. The absence of a public price makes direct budget comparisons less straightforward than with products offering a fixed plan.

Platforms

Magaya Rate Management is available on Android, iOS, and the web, with API connectivity for integration into other systems. Its cloud hosting avoids a self-hosted deployment, while the product page does not specify security certifications or controls; organizations with formal security requirements should confirm those before adoption.

Who it's for

Freight forwarders, NVOCCs, BCOs, shippers, and carriers are the stated audience. It is especially suited to teams that need multimodal quotes, rate comparison, surcharge data, and tariff filing in connected workflows. Companies that only need a basic rate lookup, or that cannot justify custom-priced software for their needs, should consider a narrower or more transparently priced option.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Broad rate data and surcharge coverage give pricing teams more inputs for comparing and preparing quotes.
• Pro: Multimodal quotes and mobile preparation support teams working across modes and away from a desk.
• Pro: FMC tariff and NRA filing, contract exchange, and API connectivity cover workflows beyond rate comparison alone.
• Con: Custom pricing makes it difficult to compare costs before engaging with Magaya.
• Con: Its breadth may be unnecessary for businesses with simpler or single-mode rate needs.
• Con: Product-specific security controls are not described, so security-conscious buyers need to verify them before committing.

Alternatives

Freight Rate Management Software is a useful place to compare more products in the category. Freightek Rate Management is worth considering for buyers who want a free plan and a web-based option; its free tier supports five users and 100 GB of annual storage. cargo.one offers a free Starter tier with basic features limited to certain Export Agent functions, making it a possible starting point for that narrower use case. Loadar has a free shipper plan with tendering, ERP integration, and load visibility, so shippers focused on those workflows may prefer it.

Upply Contract Management offers free registration for carriers and freight forwarders, while shippers pay an annual subscription based on the number of users. Infor Public Sector is another paid option with custom pricing. Freightos may suit buyers seeking a published ocean plan: its Individual Starter Ocean plan costs $119 a month, billed annually, and includes six months of historical data, 12 lanes of weekly and daily pricing data, one user, and one custom shipping route. Trimble Freight Marketplace and CargoSphere are other paid alternatives.

Verdict

Choose Magaya Rate Management if your organization needs rate comparison, multimodal quoting, and tariff administration connected to contract data and other systems. Its main advantage is covering several demanding freight-pricing workflows in one cloud subscription. Look elsewhere if you need a clearly published price, have a simpler rate workflow, or require confirmed security controls before evaluating a vendor.