Frontier for Brokers vs Descartes Aljex: which fits your brokerage?
Aljex sells plans by user count with a setup fee, and builds in load boards and tracking networks. Frontier for Brokers has no setup fee and no user count, and starts the same day.
What each one costs
Descartes Aljex figures come from its public information as of November 2026. Confirm current pricing with Descartes Aljex before deciding.
Source: Aljex pricing. Checked November 2026.
| Frontier for Brokers | Descartes Aljex | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | By booked loads a month, unlimited users | Plans by user count, plus a one-time setup fee |
| 1 person, 10 loads a month | Free | $699/mo (Essential, up to 5 users) plus setup |
| 5 people, 40 loads a month | $199/mo | $699/mo (Essential) plus setup |
| 15 people, 150 loads a month | $449/mo | From $999/mo (Professional, 15 users) plus setup |
| Setup fee | None | One-time, amount not published |
| Users | Unlimited on every plan | 5 on Essential, 15 on Professional |
Frontier for Brokers is free with no load limit while early access lasts. The prices above are its plans after that.
Frontier for a Descartes Aljex shopper
- Free while early access lasts, with no card and no load limit
- Priced by booked loads a month, never by seat. Unlimited users on every plan
- Start the same day, with a sample brokerage to learn on
- Each carrier's emails in one chain on the load: accept, counter by email, or pass
- Carriers sign rate cons from their phone, with no account
- A private portal for each shipper, included
- EDI tenders, answers, status updates and invoices (204, 990, 214, 210), set up per shipper
When Descartes Aljex might fit better
Aljex lists DAT, Truckstop and 123Loadboard posting, MacroPoint tracking, MyCarrierPortal and DAT RateView on its plans, and its paid plans include hours of training and a hypercare period after you go live. If you want those networks in the box and a team beside you at launch, it's built for that. Frontier doesn't connect to load boards or MacroPoint today.
New, and in early access
Frontier for Brokers is new. It comes from the team behind Frontier for Carriers, which a family-owned trucking company runs on every day, and it’s built first for brokerages from one person to a busy floor.