Profit Tools vs Doublefast: TMS or AI Operating Layer?

In Detail

Walking Through Each Category

System of record

Profit Tools is where orders, dispatch, and billing actually live for carriers who run it — that is its job, and it's a mature one inside the CargoWise Landside portfolio. Doublefast is not a system of record by design. It reads from and writes into whatever TMS a carrier already has (or operates as the primary interface where a carrier doesn't have one), rather than asking a carrier to migrate their books of record onto a new platform.

Delivery-order intake

CargoWise Landside's order automation module is a genuine AI/ML capability — it's described as recognizing over 1,200 delivery-order variants and improving with every order processed, accepting PDF, CSV, and XLS formats by upload, drag-and-drop, or email forwarding. Doublefast approaches the same intake problem as a core part of its own operating layer; see how Doublefast handles intake and planning for the specifics.

Terminal monitoring, appointments, and dispatch

Profit Tools documents 60+ marine terminal and rail connections and an Availability Manager for track-and-trace, plus dispatch grids and map views with recommended drivers and legs. Doublefast layers continuous automated terminal and hold/LFD monitoring, appointment booking and rebooking, and AI-assisted dispatch planning on top — the dispatcher still makes the call, Doublefast narrows down the options and handles the repetitive checking.

Driver coordination and customer communication

Profit Tools ships a driver mobile app with messaging, automated POD generation, and truck-optimized navigation, plus a branded customer web portal and EDI/API connections. Doublefast focuses on automating the coordination and status-update work around those touchpoints rather than replacing the driver app or customer portal itself.

Documents and billing

Profit Tools includes document imaging and an auto-rating engine with accessorial and settlement management. Doublefast automates document collection and the back-office billing/invoicing follow- through; see Doublefast's back-office automation for detail. In one 30-truck production deployment, invoicing moved from a 3-4 day lag after delivery to same-day, and back-office headcount dropped from five people to two — a 60% reduction (read the full case study). That same carrier grew from roughly 1,500 to 1,700 containers a month on the same 30 trucks — creating capacity for about 2,400 additional containers a year, or roughly $930,000 in annualized revenue capacity (Doublefast, internal deployment data). These are results from one deployment, not a universal promise.

Existing TMS integration

Profit Tools already supports connecting to external systems — its documented integration with Samsara syncs vehicle location and driver hours-of-service availability directly into the Profit Tools dispatch board. That same openness to external connections is what lets Doublefast sit on top of a Profit Tools deployment rather than compete for the same slot. See how Doublefast integrates with a Profit Tools workflow for the mechanics, or our broader guide on running AI alongside Profit Tools.

Implementation and pricing

Profit Tools' implementation context sits inside a larger enterprise environment — carriers adopting it are often doing so alongside other WiseTech/CargoWise Landside logistics functions, and public materials don't detail typical rollout timelines. Doublefast's one documented production deployment went from contract to live intelligent operations in under 8 weeks. Neither company publishes pricing; both are quote-based. For what's publicly known about cost, see our Profit Tools pricing guide, and for what users report, our Profit Tools reviews roundup.