Frontier vs Datatruck: which fits your fleet?
Datatruck and Frontier both price by truck count. The differences are where the tiers break, a free one-truck plan, and whether AI tools cost extra.
What each one costs
Datatruck figures come from their public information as of October 2026. Confirm current pricing with Datatruck before deciding.
Source: Datatruck: per-truck vs flat-rate TMS pricing. Checked October 2026. Figures from Datatruck's own published article on its pricing.
| Frontier | Datatruck | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | By trucks in service, unlimited users | By truck count, tiered |
| 1 truck | Free | $99/mo |
| 5 trucks | $99/mo | $99/mo (1–6 trucks) |
| 10 trucks | $179/mo | $299/mo (7–25 trucks) |
| 20 trucks | $299/mo | $299/mo (7–25 trucks) |
| 40 trucks | $399/mo | $499/mo (26–40 trucks) |
| AI tools | AI rate-con reading and Scout included | AI Dispatcher $399/mo, AI Updater $99/mo, Fintruck $99/mo, EDI $499 per connection |
Frontier for a Datatruck shopper
- Free on one truck
- $179/mo at 10 trucks instead of $299
- AI rate-con reading and Scout included on every plan
- Driver settlements for company drivers and leased-on owner-operators
- Unlimited users on every plan
When Datatruck might fit better
Datatruck's 1–6 truck tier covers a sixth truck for $99, and its 7–25 tier holds one price across a wide range — a 22-truck fleet pays the same as a 7-truck one. If you need EDI or an AI dispatcher it sells those as add-ons.
Built by a carrier
Frontier is built and run daily by a family-owned carrier, not a software vendor working from requirements docs. That shaped what got built first: dispatch, driver pay, and the documents that actually stall a load.
Frontier and Datatruck
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