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Freight and logistics management software

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Descartes MacroPoint - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: November 2025

Descartes MacroPoint overview

What is Descartes MacroPoint?

Descartes MacroPoint is a freight and logistics management software that helps businesses monitor location, track shipment details, temperature monitoring, and more from within a unified platform. It allows supervisors to generate carrier scorecards and generate custom reports to monitor key performing indicators (KPIs).

Descartes MacroPoint enables team members to automatically receive status update notifications upon shipment departure, pre-arrival, and arrival. It lets team leaders create custom geofence-based alerts and monitor the estimated time of arrival (ETA) in real-time. It also lets employees receive automated check calls alerts and conduct predictive analytics to mitigate overall supply chain risks.

Descartes MacroPoint allows businesses to integrate the platform with several third-party solutions, such as WolfByte, LoadBoard, BrokerPro, CloudLogistics, and more. The built-in search and filter functionality lets employees find shipments based on customer and shipment characteristics.

Starting price

1000per user /
per year

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Descartes MacroPoint’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Descartes MacroPoint reviews

Overall rating

4.6

/5

11

Positive reviews

91

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend7.82/10
Rating distribution

5

4

3

2

1

7

3

1

0

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Pros
“My experience and that of my team has been very positive overall and we continue to be pleased as we gain more experience with the service.”
JL

Jason L.

Vice President- Commercial

“It has saved our relationship with multiple customers of our that require tracking on all of their shipments. Easy to set drivers up to track and love the frequency of tracking pings.”
TH

Trevor H.

Logistics Sales Representative

“Its good thtat you get many notifications about where the truck is. Also, its easy for the driver to accept the tracking.”
SC

Stefany C.

LTL Coordinator

Cons
“Pricing is a bit steep vs some of the other options and some carriers have trouble with the integrations.”
JL

Jason L.

Vice President- Commercial

“It operates well, but have some complaints about not tracking when location setting arent on with a phone, also more of a cell service problem, but it cuts out when drivers are in bad service areas.”
TH

Trevor H.

Logistics Sales Representative

“Sometimes driver split shifts and we lose tracking if they turn their phones off. If both phones could track together we could avoid this.”
BH

Brianna H.

Logistics Sales Representative

Who uses Descartes MacroPoint?

Based on 11 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Logistics and Supply Chain
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Use cases

Logistics
Transportation Management
Freight

Descartes MacroPoint's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Descartes MacroPoint users:

Live driver tracking
Transportation management
Shipment tracking
Third-Party integrations
EDI
Shipping management

All Descartes MacroPoint features

Features rating:

Order management
Location tracking
Real-Time monitoring
Real-Time notifications
Delivery tracking
Reporting/Analytics
Order tracking
Purchase order management
Real-Time analytics
Real-Time data
Real-Time updates
Reporting & statistics
Scheduling
Status tracking
Supplier management
Supply chain management
Truckload management
Warehouse management
Multi-Location
Logistics management
Inventory management
Geographic maps
Demand forecasting
Customizable reports
Customer portal
Compliance management
Billing & invoicing
API
Alerts/Notifications
Activity tracking
Activity dashboard
3PL management

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Descartes MacroPoint pricing

Value for money rating:

Starting from

1000

/user

Per year

Pricing details
Subscription
Free trial
Free plan
Pricing range

User opinions about Descartes MacroPoint price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of Descartes MacroPoint's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“My experience and that of my team has been very positive overall and we continue to be pleased as we gain more experience with the service.”
JL

Jason L.

Vice President- Commercial

“It has saved our relationship with multiple customers of our that require tracking on all of their shipments. Easy to set drivers up to track and love the frequency of tracking pings.”
TH

Trevor H.

Logistics Sales Representative

Descartes MacroPoint integrations (31)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 11 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Descartes MacroPoint integrations and how users feel about them.

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

We use the macropoint for full truckloads, and must be able to access quickly when setting up a run.

AA

Aaron A.

Regional Sales Manager

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Tai TMS

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

Descartes MacroPoint support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live rep)

Training options

Webinars
Documentation
Videos
Live Online

Descartes MacroPoint FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of Descartes MacroPoint?

Descartes MacroPoint has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business

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Q. What languages does Descartes MacroPoint support?

Descartes MacroPoint supports the following languages:
English, French, German, Polish, Romanian, Spanish


Q. Does Descartes MacroPoint support mobile devices?

Descartes MacroPoint supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone


Q. Does Descartes MacroPoint offer an API?

No, Descartes MacroPoint does not have an API available.


Q. What level of support does Descartes MacroPoint offer?

Descartes MacroPoint offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep)

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