TimeToCargo provides shipment updates in a shared workspace and through an API. project44 offers Ocean Visibility within Movement, including predictive milestones and connections to broader transport workflows. This comparison covers the ocean products, with terminal and inland requirements identified separately.
TimeToCargo and project44: comparison table
Criterion | TimeToCargo | project44 |
Purpose and target users | Container visibility for logistics teams, with a shared dashboard and API integration into internal systems. Overview | Ocean Visibility within Movement for shippers and logistics service providers. [1], [2] |
Carrier coverage | Provides data from 100+ supported carriers, including ocean shipping lines. Carrier directory | Supports 150+ connections to ocean carriers and freight forwarders combined. [1] |
Operational features | Standardized carrier data: shipment status, dated events, vessel, ETA, ports, route, latest available position and event notes, subject to source availability. Tracking data. Corporate access enables colleagues to work in one shared dashboard. | Container status and transport milestones, predicted vessel arrival and discharge dates, and carrier/lane performance data. Terminal holds, pickup availability and last free day are documented under Detention & Demurrage Optimization. [1], [3] |
Integrations | REST API (JSON over HTTPS) for container, bill of lading and booking references; shipment statuses, events and routes, batch requests and webhooks. API documentation. Included in trial and paid plans. Access | Ocean APIs for a transportation management system (TMS) or other client application. [4] |
AI and forecasting | Carrier-supplied estimated time of arrival (ETA), where available. Tracking lifecycle | Documents predictive arrival estimates, including container discharge. [1] |
Interface and analytics | Customizable dashboard, shipment route map with location updates, Excel export, event-based alerts and daily email digests. Workspace, Notifications | Movement interface with carrier/lane insights and shipment visibility. [1] |
Pricing | USD 1.50 base per activated reference, with quota and annual discounts. Annual plans count a reference once within the paid year; monthly plans count it in each month it remains active. Pricing, Billing rules | Pricing available on request. Ask for an ocean-tracking quote with API access and any terminal-data capabilities itemized. [1] |
Getting started | Seven-day trial, 50 Shipments, no card required. Pricing | Demo and sales route; a shipper ocean free-tier allowance is not specified. [1] |
Limitations and best fit | Scheduled refresh twice daily; required fields depend on carrier data. Integration | Pickup availability, holds and last free day belong to the documented Detention & Demurrage workflow; confirm its inclusion and terminal coverage when buying Ocean Visibility. [3] |
Which differences matter?
Carrier estimates and predictive milestones serve different needs. TimeToCargo reports carrier-provided estimated and actual event dates, including arrival and discharge when available. project44 generates predictions for vessel arrival and container discharge. That difference can matter even for a team buying ocean-only visibility. TimeToCargo events, [1].
Integration scope affects the purchase. Both products publish APIs for internal applications. project44 documents terminal availability, holds and last free day in its Ports & Terminals offering; these capabilities should be explicitly included in the purchased scope. [4], [3].
Coverage figures use different units. TimeToCargo lists supported carriers; project44’s 150+ figure combines ocean carriers and freight forwarders. These totals do not rank coverage for a particular shipment portfolio. TimeToCargo carriers, [1].
When to choose each service
Consider TimeToCargo when you need a shared container-tracking dashboard, corporate access and an API feed into an existing process. Its scheduled refresh is twice daily, and available fields follow carrier data. Workspace, Integration.
Consider project44 when predictive arrival or discharge dates, carrier/lane analytics or connected inland visibility are buying requirements. These capabilities can be relevant to an ocean team as well as a multimodal organization; terminal workflows and additional transport modes need a defined commercial scope. [1].
Can both products feed an internal application?
Yes. Both publish integration documentation. A documented API establishes a way to connect data; it does not establish a ready-made connector for every TMS. TimeToCargo API, [4].
Check TimeToCargo’s supported carriers against your shipment list.
