Portcast

RATING:

4.4

(11)

About Portcast

Portcast is a leading supply chain visibility software provider specializing in real-time container tracking for enhanced transportation visibility. Our solutions, including 1) Real-Time Container Tracking and 2) Predictive Ocean Visibility, leverage advanced analytics and cutting-edge AI technology to deliver precise container location insights and invaluable information on ocean freight movements. Portcast's solution goes beyond standard tracking by providing alerts for container rollovers, anchorage delays, and port closures, empowering proactive decision-making. Through our technology, businesses receive real-time updates on ocean containers, allowing for accurate prediction of cargo arrival times and seamless supply chain management. Our solution reduces port fee...

Portcast Pricing

Based on your container shipping volume, the price may be either a fixed subscription per year for low volumes or usage-based for large volumes.

Starting price: 

$500.00 per month

Free trial: 

Available

Free version: 

Not Available

Predictive ETA Dashboard
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Portcast Reviews

Overall Rating

4.4

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4.5

Customer Support

4.5

Value for money

4.5

Functionality

4

Most Helpful Reviews for Portcast

10 Reviews

Olga

Food & Beverages, 10,000+ employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2022

Accuracy & Flexibility

PROS

The most powerful functionality is predictive ETA complementing by complete E2E view of ocean events gives us a best in accuracy of prediction and completeness of ocean view. Also we found very powerful the possibility to track suppliers containers ( even if not booked by ABI), which brings flexibility to growth our international business

CONS

nothing specifically to be mentioned.

Reason for choosing Portcast

PortcCast was a winner of EAT accuracy competition + Agile & proactive approach of management + Fast implementation

Vendor Response

Thanks a lot for your review, Olga! We're doing our best to deliver the highest quality insights for our customers. We have so much more to be released down the road.

Replied May 2022

Joschka

Logistics and Supply Chain, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed February 2024

Portcast as a Raw Tracking Provider

PROS

Great onboarding, great flexibility and great customer orientated. The Portcast team gave us always the feeling to understand our perspective and what our key needs are. It feels like cooperation and not only that we are a customer.

CONS

Nothing so far, because we are still in the starting phase.

Vendor Response

Thank you, Joschka, for dedicating your time to review Portcast. Rest assured, we remain committed to delivering excellence tailored to your needs.

Replied April 2024

Clavis

Logistics and Supply Chain, 501-1,000 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

3

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed April 2022

Overall user experience

PROS

Predictive ETA feature helps a lot in providing latest update on vessel arrival

CONS

We need to register shipments in advance before we can have the enquiry on tracking

Vendor Response

Thanks for your feedback, Clavis! We are intensively working on the quality of our ML algorithms and technologies' efficiency so it's easy to have some weak spots in customer service from time to time. We really appreciate your transparency and honesty with highlighting your experience, we are going to improve ourselves and hope in the future we would be 10 out of 10 for you!

Replied April 2022

Panji

Logistics and Supply Chain, 201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed August 2022

Be a Wizard For Shipment Prediction

PROS

The accuracy of prediction. We can inform arrival time better than shipping line website

CONS

Cannot generate the prediction due to tecnical issue and or lack of database

Vendor Response

Thanks for your hands-on review, Panji! We think it perfectly reflects both sides of our product: what we deliver accurate predictions, and what we overcome multiplicity and discrepancy in input data sources. It's our challenge to constantly look for new solutions for our technology to reduce the number of cases that you've mentioned, thanks for that feedback!

Replied September 2022

Susana

Logistics and Supply Chain, 501-1,000 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed September 2022

Visibility problem solved

PROS

The software adapts to the needs of the company almost in its entirety, the visibility it provides with respect to the container tracking brings a lot of value.

CONS

As an opportunity for improvement I would consider adding the name of the terminal to which the containers arrive and not only the port name, also consider mapping when the container is empty, between unload and gateout.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your kind feedback, Susana! We believe that the visibility at the handover points is especially crucial to enable smooth logistics operations. That includes arrival and container events at the terminal. Our team is now developing new capabilities to improve coverage for events at the terminal and we can't wait to introduce them to our customers.

Replied September 2022