Transportation Management Systems

Transportation management systems help supply chain leaders optimize transport cost and service and manage disruptions. As requirements shift and the TMS market grows, the vendor landscape has become more complex. Supply chain technology leaders should use this research to help evaluate the TMS market.

Market Definition

Gartner defines transportation management systems (TMSs) as software that supports multimodal sourcing, planning and execution of the physical transport of goods across the supply chain. It allows a shipper to manage varying levels of transportation complexity across multiple transport modes and geographic regions.

TMS solutions are utilized by shippers of differing sizes, operational complexities, industries and geographic locations. TMS solutions are utilized to plan and execute the physical transport of goods across the supply chain. They provide a shipper with the ability to manage the entire transportation lifecycle of an order or shipment. This includes:

• Sourcing and procuring transportation capacity from third-party companies by supporting bid and rate management and optimization.

• Intaking orders to provide a shipment plan, including order and shipment consolidation, mode selection, routes, rate and carrier selection.

• Taking the shipment plan and enabling communications with carriers to facilitate execution against the plan.

• Tracking and tracing the movements of shipments from pickup to final delivery.

• Matching expected transportation charges against actual charges to manage discrepancies

• Making better transportation decisions by utilizing embedded analytics and reporting capabilities to measure key performance indicators, such as on-time performance; emissions calculations; and costs by customer, product line and location.

TMS solutions enable a shipper to have tighter control of their transportation operations, optimize costs, improve efficiencies and have improved visibility into the movement of goods.

Report 2026

Here is a summary of the vendors featured in the Gartner magic quadrant 2026 report.
For the full analysis and detailed insights, you can read the report here and view the magic quadrant graphic here.

Market Status	Market Vendor
Leader	Oracle
Leader	Blue Yonder
Leader	SAP
Leader	Manhattan Associates
Leader	E2open
Visionary	Shipwell
Visionary	Pando
Niche Player	Shipsy
Niche Player	Tesisquare
Niche Player	TMSfirst
Niche Player	vTradEx
Niche Player	Bluerock TMS
Challenger	Alpega
Challenger	C.H. Robinson
Challenger	Infos
Challenger	Uber Freight

Report 2025

Here is a summary of the vendors featured in the Gartner magic quadrant 2025 report.
For the full analysis and detailed insights, you can read the report here and view the magic quadrant graphic here.

Market Status	Market Vendor
Leader	Oracle
Leader	Blue Yonder
Leader	SAP
Leader	Manhattan Associates
Leader	e2open
Visionary	Shipwell
Visionary	Pando
Niche Player	Tesisquare
Niche Player	vTradEx
Niche Player	BlueRock TMS
Niche Player	Shipsy
Niche Player	TMSfirst
Niche Player	Aptean
Challenger	Alpega
Challenger	Uber Freight
Challenger	Infios (MercuryGate)
Challenger	C.H. Robinson