All Forward is the closest product-direction comparison in this market: a worldwide forwarder network with instant rates, booking and shipment management layered on top. It answers the same question we do — what will this shipment cost, and who will move it — by a different route.
Compared using each platform's own public statements, checked 14 August 2026. These companies are independent of CargoLinked and their products change — verify current details on their site before deciding. Where a company's own figures disagree with each other, that is noted rather than resolved in our favour.
The short answer
All Forward is a rate search. You enter a location and something to ship and it returns rates, by its own claim, in about 30 seconds. CargoLinked is a request. You describe the shipment and forwarders who serve that lane quote it. Search wins on speed where a rate already exists; a request wins where one does not — unusual cargo, thin lanes, or anything that needs a person to look at it.
Side by side
| All Forward | CargoLinked | |
|---|---|---|
| How you get a price | Search rates — "all possible rates in just 30 seconds" | Post a request; matching forwarders quote it |
| Speed | Immediate | Hours to a day or two |
| Their stated network | "Over 6,000 offices globally" — 953 partners in Asia, 446 Europe, 332 Africa, 154 North America, 111 South America, 18 Australia | ~29,000 listings across 194 countries |
| Modes | Ocean FCL/LCL, rail, land. Air listed as "coming soon" | Ocean, air, road and rail — forwarders quote what they cover |
| Membership | Free membership plus a PRO MEMBER tier; prices not stated | Free listing; Connected $29/month or $299/year, published |
| Vetting claims | None stated on their site | None — listings self-publish; optional Verified badge per listing |
The air freight gap
Worth knowing before you build a process around it: as of August 2026 All Forward's own site lists air freight as coming soon. If your shipments are air, or mixed with an air component for urgent orders, that is a hard limit today rather than a preference. Ocean, rail and land are live.
Where All Forward is stronger
- Speed to a number. Thirty seconds beats a day, and for budgeting or a quick feasibility check that matters more than precision.
- One integrated flow. Quote, book and manage the shipment in the same place, which suits teams that want a single system rather than forwarder relationships.
- A real network behind it. The regional partner counts they publish are specific rather than a round global number, which is more than most platforms offer.
Where CargoLinked differs
- Coverage where rates do not exist. An instant rate needs someone to have loaded a rate for that lane. Our requests go to forwarders who then price your actual shipment, so a thin lane or an awkward commodity still gets an answer. The general trade-off is in instant freight quotes explained.
- All four modes today, including air.
- Provider discovery. A browsable directory of forwarders by country and service, not just a rate engine.
- Published pricing for forwarders, and a free tier that includes five quotes.
- You contract with the forwarder directly rather than through a platform booking flow.
Which to use
- Standard ocean cargo on a major lane, and you want a number now → search rates. All Forward is built for exactly that.
- Air freight, unusual cargo, or a lane between two secondary countries → post a request.
- Both. Use the instant rate to set the budget, then post the request to see what a forwarder will actually commit to. A large gap between the two usually means something is excluded — how to compare freight quotes shows where to look.
Related: CargoLinked vs Freightos (the other instant-rate comparison) and freight marketplaces compared.
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