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ENTERPRISE VS. TMS PRO                                                                                                    HOW MUCH DOES

                                                                                                                                    TMS PRO COST?
          Our customers and prospects are often tasked with evaluating various
          software providers, which include Enterprise level offerings. The average
          time to implement a full-scale Enterprise solution is 1-2+ years - causing                                                The minimum cost of an annual license is $10,000. The annual license fee will
          massive disruption and pain for most organizations.                                                                       be amortized over a 12 month period. The monthly payments will be determined
                                                                                                                                    by the number of Users. The example below outlines how to position the pricing
          The entry cost of TMS Pro is far lower than our   Gelnius has designed the new TMS Pro platform to                        model based on 20 Users.
          competitors’ Enterprise level costs. TMS Pro is generally   be enhanced through the Marketplace or
          1-4% of our competitors Enterprise pricing proposal.   Chaining. Chaining of TMS Pro profiles                                 Example:     Company has 20 Users
                                                           allows Enterprise level customers to achieve a                                            TMS Pro sold at $10,000
                                                           multi-instance Enterprise type solution, without
             TMS Pro can be implemented and                the upfront investment or time.                                                           Monthly license fee: $834 ($41.67 per User x 20 Users) *
             fully functioning within weeks,

             without sacrificing solution                                                                                            Beyond this, there are transaction fees per API transaction:  Minimum Per Ping Rate: $0.10/ Ping
             robustness and effectiveness.                    Chaining is the concept of creating                                    Over the minimum $10,000, and $0.10 per ping rates, the sales party has complete authority to sell it at
                                                              multiple TMS Pro profiles and linking

                                                              them together, allowing company or                                     whatever level they feel appropriate. The profit split model for both the annual license fee and the per ping
          TMS Pro solutions solve specific business functions
          and challenges. Being an application versus an      business units to consolidate visibility                               fees are based on a 60/40 split (Corporate/SP, Vertical). If sold above the minimum, anything higher will be
          Enterprise solution, it is much faster to scale,    across all entities. They can therefore
          easier to deploy and much cheaper to roll out.      share pricing, consolidate freight and                                 a 40/60 split (Corporate/SP, Vertical).
                                                              merge data. This gives pricing                                            A transaction is defined as:

              Enterprise software describes                   economies of scale to the business                                        •  LTL Rating: 1 Transaction = 10 API rate requests *
              a collection of computer                        units and greater corporate visibility.
                                                                                                                                        •  Volume LTL Rating: 1 Transaction = 1 API rate request *
              programs with common business
                                                                                                                                        •  Transit Time: 1 Transaction = 10 API transit time requests *
              applications, tools for modelling
              how the entire organization                                                                                               •  Volume LTL Transit Time: 1 Transaction = 1 API transit time request *
              works, and development tools for                                                                                          •  Dispatch: 1 Transaction = 1 API request to dispatch a shipment
              building applications unique to                                                                                           •  Dispatch Cancellation: 1 Transaction = 1 API request to cancel a dispatched shipment

              the organization. The software is                                                                                         •  Visibility: 1 Transaction = 20 API requests to track shipments
              intended to solve an Enterprise-                                                                                          •  Document Retrieval: 1 Transaction = 4 API requests for shipment images
              wide problem, rather than a                                                                                                (e.g. POD, BOL, Invoice, W&I)
              departmental problem. Enterprise                                                                                          •  Truckload Visibility: 1 Transaction = 1 shipment tracked as many times as needed via API
              level software aims to improve                                                                                            •  Intermodal Visibility: 1 Transaction = 1 shipment tracked as many times as needed via API
              the Enterprise’s productivity
                                                                                                                                        *  No limit on the number of carrier responses received.
              and efficiency.                                                                                                            Marketplace module pricing TBD at the time of each release.
                                                                                                                                         License is to be renewed each year.










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