Descartes Real-Time Visibility
Shipment tracking within the Descartes logistics suite
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Market
- Enterprise
- Pricing
- Custom Quote
- Price Range
- Contact for Pricing
- Founded
- 1981
- HQ
- Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- API
- Available
- Parent
- The Descartes Systems Group Inc.
Overview
Descartes Real-Time Visibility is part of the broader Descartes logistics platform, providing shipment tracking and supply chain visibility for mid-market to enterprise operations.
Our verdict
Best for shippers, brokers, and 3PLs that want broad multimodal real-time freight visibility backed by one of the largest carrier-tracking networks and a publicly traded logistics-software parent.
Strengths
- Very large multimodal tracking network spanning truckload, LTL, ocean, rail, air, and parcel with over 100,000 connected carriers
- Backed by Descartes Systems Group, an established publicly traded logistics-software company founded in 1981
- Public API plus SFTP flat-file integration with documented developer portal and Postman collections for TMS connectivity
- Consistently high external review scores and category leadership in supply-chain visibility rankings
Watch-outs
- Tracking accuracy can depend on carrier data maturity and how actively carriers update location, leading to uneven milestone fidelity
- Pricing is quote-only with no public rate card, so buyers must contact sales to scope cost
- Some users report lag in updates and want deeper native carrier-performance analytics
Trust & security
Integrations
Offers an API for custom integrations. Developer docs ↗
Videos
Descartes MacroPoint™ Real Time Freight Visibility
The True Cost of Freight Visibility
The ROI of Freight Visibility
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Sources & verification
Last verified Jun 8, 2026 by Third Fin Editorial. See how we evaluate & verify.
- Api: Descartes MacroPoint Visibility developer documentation (Postman portal) (2026-06)
- Company: Descartes Systems Group - Wikipedia (2026-06)
- Company: Gartner Peer Insights - Descartes MacroPoint (public, founded 1981, Waterloo) (2026-06)
- Compliance: Descartes Data Processing Agreement (SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR Model Clauses) (2026-06)
- Product: Descartes MacroPoint official site (2026-06)
- Proof: Descartes press release - Steelcase deployment (2026-06)
- Reputation: G2 - Descartes MacroPoint reviews (4.7/5, 778 reviews) (2026-06)
- Reputation: Capterra - Descartes MacroPoint reviews (4.6/5, 12 reviews) (2026-06)