How Much Does CargoWise Cost? The New CargoWise Value Pack (CVP) Pricing Explained

CargoWise's pricing model changed fundamentally at the end of 2025. If what you've read about CargoWise pricing is more than a few months old, it's describing a model WiseTech Global has already replaced. Here's what's actually in effect now.

Key takeaways

WiseTech Global replaced its old Seat and Transaction License (STL) model with CargoWise Value Packs (CVP), effective 1 December 2025.
Seat fees and CargoWise Cloud standard hosting fees are gone entirely under the new model.
Cost is now driven by a single per-transaction CargoWise Automation Fee, charged per eligible logistics job.
The Automation Fee is designed to be passed through to your customers as a disbursement, not necessarily absorbed as overhead.

What changed on 1 December 2025

WiseTech Global notified over 95% of CargoWise customers of the change on 31 October 2025, and the new CargoWise Value Pack model took effect on 1 December 2025, replacing the Seat and Transaction License (STL) model that had priced CargoWise since 2014. The old model combined transaction charges with separate seat fees, module fees, and CargoWise Cloud hosting fees — three different cost lines to track. Under CVP, seat fees and standard cloud hosting fees are gone entirely.

How the CargoWise Automation Fee works

In place of the old fee structure, CargoWise now charges a single Automation Fee per eligible transaction — a shipment, customs declaration, land transport movement, or warehouse order — published on WiseTech's community pricing page. By default, this fee is designed to be passed through to your customer (the importer or exporter) as a disbursement on the invoice, the same way other logistics disbursements are handled, though you can choose to absorb it as overhead instead.

What's bundled in at no extra cost

The simplified fee isn't just a billing change — WiseTech bundled substantially more product into it. CVP spans four Value Packs (forwarding, customs, warehousing, and land transport variants) and includes 216+ high-value modules and functions, 116+ new capabilities aimed at your importer and exporter customers, and WiseTech Academy training, all included rather than priced separately.

What a service partner adds to the cost

The CVP Automation Fee is what you pay WiseTech Global for the platform itself. Implementation, integrations, and ongoing support are a separate cost, typically contracted through a certified partner. As a reference point, YadriTrans's own support packages run from a Standard tier at $400/month up to an Enterprise tier at $1,200/month, scaled to response time and coverage hours.

Not sure how the CVP transition affects your account?

YadriTrans can walk through your CargoWise Value Pack allocation, confirm which modules you're actually using, and quote implementation or support separately.

Frequently asked questions

What replaced CargoWise's old pricing model?

CargoWise Value Packs (CVP) replaced the Seat and Transaction License (STL) model on 1 December 2025, moving to a single per-transaction Automation Fee with no seat or standard hosting fees.

Who pays the CargoWise Automation Fee?

By default it's designed to be passed through to your customer (the importer or exporter) as a disbursement, though logistics providers can choose to absorb it as overhead instead.

Are implementation and support included in CVP pricing?

No — the Automation Fee covers the CargoWise platform itself; implementation and ongoing support are typically contracted separately through a certified CargoWise service partner.

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