Frontier for Brokers vs Tailwind TMS: which fits your brokerage?
Tailwind TMS charges per user, in plans that step up with loads. Frontier for Brokers charges once for the brokerage by booked loads a month, with every user and every feature included.
What each one costs
Tailwind TMS figures come from its public information as of November 2026. Confirm current pricing with Tailwind TMS before deciding.
Source: Tailwind TMS on Capterra. Checked November 2026. The listing gives each plan's load count but doesn't say whether it's per user or for the company, so the examples show the range from Pro to Unlimited.
| Frontier for Brokers | Tailwind TMS | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | By booked loads a month, unlimited users | Per user a month, plans by loads |
| 1 person, 10 loads a month | Free | $99 to $199/mo, by plan |
| 5 people, 40 loads a month | $199/mo | $495 to $995/mo, by plan |
| 15 people, 150 loads a month | $449/mo | $1,485 to $2,985/mo, by plan |
| Users | Unlimited on every plan | Priced per user |
| Free plan or trial | Free up to 10 loads a month. Free with no load limit during early access | Free trial. No free plan |
Frontier for Brokers is free with no load limit while early access lasts. The prices above are its plans after that.
Frontier for a Tailwind TMS 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
- Every feature on every plan
- 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
- Runs inside your trucking company too, if you also haul
When Tailwind TMS might fit better
Tailwind is built for small and mid-sized trucking companies, brokerages and those that do both. Its listing shows QuickBooks Online sync and integrations with Samsara and Descartes MacroPoint, and its Enterprise plan adds carrier and customer portals. If MacroPoint tracking or a QuickBooks sync is a must today, it has them.
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.