Transportial vs Simacan
Simacan, founded in Amersfoort in 2013, offers the Simacan Control Tower for road transport: it takes planned trips from TMS and planning systems, tracks them through GPS and on-board computers, gives live ETAs and alerts, and supports re-planning, driver communication and reports on timeliness and emissions. Simacan created the OpenTripModel (OTM), handed it to SUTC in 2018, and accepts OTM5 planning data. It suits retailers, shippers and carrier networks that need shared real-time oversight. Simacan typically runs next to a TMS; Transportial is the TMS that creates, plans and invoices the orders, on the same OTM5 model.
Side-by-side feature comparison
| Feature | Transportial | Simacan |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Order Management (OTM5) | Full support | Partial supportCreated OTM (with SUTC since 2018); ingests OTM5 trips, no order management |
| Interactive Plan Board | Full support | Partial supportTransport Preparation: adjust vehicle assignments and routes before dispatch |
| AI Trip Optimisation (VRP) | Full support | Partial supportRe-planning and route optimisation; plans come from planning systems |
| Fleet & Resource Management | Full support | Partial supportVehicle status incl. EV battery levels; fleet administration not advertised |
| Real-time GPS Tracking | Full support | Full supportReal-time tracking from GPS and on-board computers, live traffic, ETAs |
| Financial Management & Invoicing | Full support | Partial supportSelf-billing and emission reporting; customer invoicing not advertised |
| Warehouse & Cross-dock | Partial supportCross-dock hubs, goods scans and dock slots; no warehouse management (WMS) | Partial supportConnects slot-booking systems; no warehouse module advertised |
| Message Automations | Full support | Partial supportAlerts on traffic, delivery times and vehicle status; chat with drivers |
| Multi-tenant Architecture | Full support | Partial supportRole-based access and collaboration across organisations |
| Open API & Webhooks | Full support | Partial supportDeveloper portal, API marketplace and OTM5 intake; webhooks not advertised |
| Custom Reporting & Analytics | Full support | Full supportTransport Analytics: performance, timeliness and emission reports |
| Driver Mobile App | Full support | Partial supportSimacan Drive navigation app (Android); POD via partner apps |
Sources and last check
Facts about Simacan were checked on 25 October 2026 against the public pages below. “Not advertised” means we could not find the capability on Simacan’s public site, not that it does not exist. Report a correction
How Transportial differs from Simacan
The TMS behind the trips
Transportial takes orders on an OTM5-based data model, plans them on a drag-and-drop plan board and optimises them with a VRP solver. Simacan’s control tower receives trips from a TMS or planning system and monitors them.
Pricing engine and invoicing
Transportial prices orders with its pricing engine and invoices customers from the same data. Simacan advertises self-billing and emission reporting; order pricing and customer invoicing are not advertised.
Road, sea, air and rail
Transportial handles orders and trips for road, sea, air and rail in one system. Simacan describes itself as the control tower for road-based transport.
Own driver app with ePOD and eCMR
OpenMove, Transportial’s iOS and Android app, captures photos, signatures and eCMR at each stop. Simacan Drive is a navigation app for Android, and delivery confirmation runs in a separate partner app.
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