CarrierOwl sells a shared carrier-vetting workspace for broker teams at $79/month. VerifyCarrier is $49/month for automated FMCSA filing alerts on 50 carriers with an API included.
Prices checked against CarrierOwl's own site. Check their site for current terms.
| Feature | VerifyCarrier | CarrierOwl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free lookups; Carrier watch $49/month | Broker Pro $79/month; custom above 2,000 searches |
| Carriers watched | 50 carriers on the $49 plan | 100-carrier watchlist |
| Alerts | Daily email when FMCSA posts an insurance cancellation or involuntary suspension (with the effective date), or the census shows an out-of-service or safety-rating change | Weekly monitoring digest, prepared manually during the pilot |
| Searches | Free web lookups; API calls metered by plan | 2,000 per organization a month (Broker Pro); 3 a day free |
| Team workspace | Saved carrier reviews in your account | Private multi-user workspace, shared search history, printable review records |
| Trial | 7-day trial of the paid plan, no credit card | 30-day free trial |
| API | Included: 100 calls/month free, 1,000 on the paid plan | Not listed |
A shared workspace helps only if the team records the same facts. See how to keep a carrier review log your team can use and who owns a carrier onboarding exception.
VerifyCarrier: web lookups are free; the Carrier watch plan is $49/month for 50 carriers with the API included.
CarrierOwl lists Broker Pro at $79/month after a 30-day free trial, with 2,000 searches per organization a month and a 100-carrier watchlist. Free lookup allows 3 searches a day, 10 more with an email. Larger allowances are custom.
CarrierOwl says Broker Pro is a manually onboarded pilot and that weekly monitoring digests are prepared manually during the pilot. VerifyCarrier sends alerts automatically the day FMCSA posts an insurance cancellation or involuntary suspension.
Not like CarrierOwl's. CarrierOwl lists a private multi-user workspace, shared search history and printable carrier review records. VerifyCarrier saves carrier reviews to your account.
The public FMCSA checks to run before booking a load, whichever tool you use. Read the carrier vetting guide.