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AI supply chain visibility software: what they are and who makes them
multimodal shipment visibility networks, supplier and sub-tier risk monitoring, asset and equipment tracking with hardware, visibility inside a wider logistics suite: project44, FourKites, Shippeo through Nexxiot.
Types of AI supply chain visibility software
Multimodal shipment visibility networks
project44, FourKites and Shippeo track shipments across carriers and modes and add AI agents or assistants on top. They suit shippers with many carriers and several lanes. All three sell by quote only, so the comparison happens in demos rather than on a price page.
Supplier and sub-tier risk monitoring
Everstream Analytics and Prewave look beyond Tier-1 suppliers at events and risk signals instead of following a truck. Buyers usually run them next to a shipment tracker, because supplier alerts and a delayed container answer different questions. Both sell by quote, and neither page lists shipment ETAs as its core.
Asset and equipment tracking with hardware
Sensolus and Nexxiot start from installed devices: trackers, tags and gateways on trailers, containers or rail wagons. Visibility is strong for assets you own or lease, and absent for freight that a carrier moves in its own vehicles, so the buyer must be able to fit devices.
Visibility inside a wider logistics suite
Transporeon, Descartes, SupplyOn, Everysens, Shiptify and TIMOCOM bundle tracking with marketplaces, transportation management, direct materials coordination or dock booking. They fit buyers who will use the whole suite and frustrate buyers who only want a stand-alone tracker, since the sales process follows the suite.
Facts at a glance
| Tool | Publisher | Based in | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| project44 | Not stated on the vendor pages | Not stated on the vendor pages | Paid |
| FourKites | FourKites, Inc. | Not stated on the vendor pages | Paid |
| Shippeo | Not stated on the vendor pages | Not stated on the vendor pages | Paid |
| Sensolus | Not stated on the vendor pages | Not stated on the vendor pages | Paid |
| Everstream Analytics | Everstream Analytics GmbH and Resilience 360 Inc. (d/b/a Everstream Analytics) | Not stated on the vendor pages | Paid |
| Transporeon | Transporeon GmbH | Not stated on the vendor pages | Paid |
| Descartes | The Descartes Systems Group Inc | Not stated on the vendor pages | Paid |
| Prewave | Prewave, GmbH | Not stated on the vendor pages | Paid |
| SupplyOn | SupplyOn GmbH | Not stated on the vendor pages | Paid |
| Everysens | Not stated on the vendor pages | France | Paid |
| Shiptify | Not stated on the vendor pages | France | Paid |
| TIMOCOM | TIMOCOM GmbH | Not stated on the vendor pages | Trial + API |
| Nexxiot | Not stated on the vendor pages | Not stated on the vendor pages | Paid |
