[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":496},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-cargomode-vs-raft":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"category":480,"description":481,"extension":482,"featured":483,"image":264,"meta":484,"navigation":483,"path":485,"publishedAt":486,"readingTime":487,"seo":488,"stem":489,"tags":490,"updatedAt":486,"videoUrl":494,"__hash__":495},"articles\u002Farticles\u002Fcargomode-vs-raft.md","CargoMode vs Raft: Ocean Booking Automation for CargoWise Teams","Don Dappa",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":457},"minimark",[10,18,29,32,38,43,46,49,55,58,63,66,70,158,167,171,174,181,187,190,193,198,206,212,217,220,224,227,233,238,241,244,252,256,259,265,270,273,276,279,283,286,289,329,332,336,339,342,345,352,355,359,365,375,381,384,389,393,397,400,404,410,414,417,421,424,428,431,435,447,454],[11,12,13,17],"p",{},[14,15,16],"strong",{},"Our recommendation:"," shortlist CargoMode when your immediate problem is preparing ocean bookings for CargoWise, particularly jobs with several containers and house bills. Start the evaluation with the work your booking desk actually does: read documents, check container records, organise shipments, resolve missing details and send the job to CargoWise.",[11,19,20,21,28],{},"Raft deserves consideration when the buying brief spans departments. It describes a platform connecting operations, customs and finance, rather than a single booking workflow. ",[22,23,27],"a",{"href":24,"rel":25},"https:\u002F\u002Fraft.ai\u002F",[26],"nofollow","Raft's overview",".",[11,30,31],{},"This comparison is published by CargoMode. It is a workflow guide, not an independent ranking or a timed head-to-head benchmark. We have not operated a private Raft tenant. Raft descriptions come from the linked vendor sources, reviewed on 7 October 2026. CargoMode images are real application captures from a demonstration on 2 October 2026 using example shipment documents. The images show different stages and runs, not a single uninterrupted transaction.",[11,33,34],{},[22,35,37],{"href":36},"\u002F?demo=1","Book an ocean-booking demo with your documents",[39,40,42],"h2",{"id":41},"the-category-that-matters-to-an-ocean-booking-desk","The category that matters to an ocean booking desk",[11,44,45],{},"An operations manager does not buy document extraction in isolation. They need a usable shipment record at the end of the process.",[11,47,48],{},"Consider a consolidation with one master bill, three house bills and five containers. One house bill covers three containers. The supplier's packing list carries purchase-order references, while the bills carry routing and shipment references. Reading the text correctly is only part of the job. Someone must still check that each container belongs to the right shipment, that the parties are correct and that the receiving CargoWise records have the intended structure.",[11,50,51,54],{},[14,52,53],{},"CargoMode's focus in this comparison is ocean-freight booking automation for CargoWise teams."," Its case is strongest when you want to examine those operational steps together in a browser. The screenshots below make that focus concrete. They do not establish that another product lacks the same capabilities.",[11,56,57],{},"Before comparing licence prices, measure how much this work currently costs:",[11,59,60],{},[14,61,62],{},"Monthly bookings × hands-on minutes per booking ÷ 60 × loaded hourly cost.",[11,64,65],{},"Include checking, corrections and failed handoffs in the minutes. Measure elapsed turnaround separately. A process can run quickly in the background while still consuming considerable operator attention.",[39,67,69],{"id":68},"cargomode-and-raft-at-a-glance","CargoMode and Raft at a glance",[71,72,73,89],"table",{},[74,75,76],"thead",{},[77,78,79,83,86],"tr",{},[80,81,82],"th",{},"Decision",[80,84,85],{},"CargoMode",[80,87,88],{},"Raft",[90,91,92,104,115,126,137,148],"tbody",{},[77,93,94,98,101],{},[95,96,97],"td",{},"Evaluation focus",[95,99,100],{},"Ocean booking preparation, container review and shipment grouping for CargoWise",[95,102,103],{},"Wider logistics automation platform",[77,105,106,109,112],{},[95,107,108],{},"Document handling",[95,110,111],{},"Upload review and extracted container records, illustrated below",[95,113,114],{},"Published extraction and validation tools",[77,116,117,120,123],{},[95,118,119],{},"Operator workspace",[95,121,122],{},"Booking details and grouped shipment records",[95,124,125],{},"Published shipment workspace and collaboration",[77,127,128,131,134],{},[95,129,130],{},"Multi-container house bills",[95,132,133],{},"Illustrated CargoMode example below",[95,135,136],{},"Exact scenario not tested by us",[77,138,139,142,145],{},[95,140,141],{},"Integration acceptance",[95,143,144],{},"Check the resulting CargoWise consol and shipment records",[95,146,147],{},"Request the same destination-record demonstration",[77,149,150,153,156],{},[95,151,152],{},"Comparative speed or accuracy",[95,154,155],{},"No matched benchmark published here",[95,157,155],{},[11,159,160,161,166],{},"Raft's capability descriptions in this table come from its ",[22,162,165],{"href":163,"rel":164},"https:\u002F\u002Fraft.ai\u002Fplatform",[26],"platform page",". An untested workflow is not a missing feature.",[39,168,170],{"id":169},"_1-check-what-arrived-before-processing","1. Check what arrived before processing",[11,172,173],{},"The first CargoMode screenshot shows the document review step. The operator can inspect the classified files, page counts and selected pages before starting extraction. This example contains a packing list and a master bill of lading.",[11,175,176],{},[177,178],"img",{"alt":179,"src":180},"CargoMode document review showing a packing list, master bill, page selections and the Process 2 Pages button","\u002Fimages\u002Fcomparisons\u002Fcargomode-document-review.png",[11,182,183],{},[184,185,186],"em",{},"CargoMode application capture, 2 October 2026. This is the two-document example. Tap the image to enlarge it.",[11,188,189],{},"For a buying evaluation, bring the documents that normally slow your desk down. Include a clear PDF, a scan and a supplier spreadsheet if those formats are part of your operation. Keep a human-checked reference sheet alongside them. That gives you something to compare the extracted fields against.",[11,191,192],{},"Check that the page selection is right before assessing the output. An omitted page and a misread page are different failures, with different remedies. Ask the demonstrator to show what happens when a file is unreadable or belongs to another job.",[194,195,197],"h3",{"id":196},"how-raft-presents-extraction","How Raft presents extraction",[11,199,200,201,28],{},"Raft describes configurable schemas, validation and output transformations in its Extraction Studio. Its published illustration shows a review interface with missing information highlighted. ",[22,202,205],{"href":203,"rel":204},"https:\u002F\u002Fraft.ai\u002Fplatform#extraction-studio",[26],"Raft Extraction Studio",[11,207,208],{},[177,209],{"alt":210,"src":211},"Raft's published Extraction Studio illustration showing extraction review and missing fields","\u002Fimages\u002Fcomparisons\u002Fraft-extraction-studio.png",[11,213,214],{},[184,215,216],{},"Vendor-provided product illustration from Raft's platform page, accessed 7 October 2026. This is not a screenshot from a CargoMode-operated Raft account. Image: Raft.",[11,218,219],{},"The useful comparison is the operator's path from a flagged value back to the source document and onward to a corrected record. Have both vendors demonstrate it on the same sample. Count the steps that need a person and record whether an exception can be resolved without losing the rest of the extracted work.",[39,221,223],{"id":222},"_2-review-individual-container-records","2. Review individual container records",[11,225,226],{},"CargoMode's shipment review screen exposes container rows before import. In this example, five containers are selected. The rows include weights, commodity descriptions and customer references, with a grouping control above them.",[11,228,229],{},[177,230],{"alt":231,"src":232},"CargoMode shipment review showing five separate container rows, weights, customer references and grouping controls","\u002Fimages\u002Fcomparisons\u002Fcargomode-container-review.png",[11,234,235],{},[184,236,237],{},"CargoMode application capture, 2 October 2026. These five containers are currently grouped into one shipment. The footer says “Import 1 shipment”. This image does not show three house-bill groups.",[11,239,240],{},"That distinction matters. A correct container count does not prove correct shipment grouping. In your evaluation, reconcile each row against the documents and then check which shipment will receive it.",[11,242,243],{},"Use a sheet with one line for each expected container. Record its number, packages, weight, customer reference and intended house bill. Compare both field accuracy and relationships. Five correct container numbers attached to the wrong house bills still require operational rework.",[11,245,246,247,251],{},"CargoMode also maintains a documented priority between carrier, manual and document-derived values. Document enrichment is intended to fill gaps without overwriting protected carrier or manual data. Ask to see that behaviour on an existing booking, not just an empty one. Our guide to ",[22,248,250],{"href":249},"\u002Farticles\u002Ffreight-data-leaks-email-to-tms\u002F","freight data quality between email and TMS"," explains why source priority matters.",[39,253,255],{"id":254},"_3-keep-the-house-bill-structure-visible","3. Keep the house-bill structure visible",[11,257,258],{},"The next image comes from a separate consolidation demonstration. The booking shows a CargoWise consol reference, three shipments and five units. The first visible shipment has one container. The second has three.",[11,260,261],{},[177,262],{"alt":263,"src":264},"CargoMode booking showing a CargoWise consol reference, three shipments and a house bill containing three containers","\u002Fimages\u002Fcomparisons\u002Fcargomode-consol-synced.png",[11,266,267],{},[184,268,269],{},"CargoMode application capture, 2 October 2026. The third shipment is below the viewport. The displayed consol and shipment references are visible application evidence, not an independent audit of the receiving CargoWise database.",[11,271,272],{},"This is the operational view we want buyers to evaluate: the container remains a distinct record, while the house bill provides its shipment context. The desk can inspect that structure before treating the job as ready.",[11,274,275],{},"Ask each vendor to demonstrate a master bill with multiple house bills and a house bill covering several containers. Then change one grouping decision and inspect the result. Do customer references stay with the right containers? Does the shipment summary still reconcile? Can the operator identify which source document supplied the disputed value?",[11,277,278],{},"For the final integration check, open the resulting records in your CargoWise training environment. Verify the consol reference, house-bill references, parties, routing, container membership and totals. A success notification alone is not the acceptance criterion.",[39,280,282],{"id":281},"_4-test-the-exceptions-before-judging-the-happy-path","4. Test the exceptions before judging the happy path",[11,284,285],{},"An attractive example is useful for understanding the interface. A purchasing decision needs a representative sample of your actual work, including the awkward cases.",[11,287,288],{},"Use the following checklist for both products. These are proposed acceptance checks, not claims that either product has already passed them in this comparison.",[290,291,292,299,305,311,317,323],"ol",{},[293,294,295,298],"li",{},[14,296,297],{},"Revised document:"," correct a weight on a later packing list. Observe what changes and what needs review.",[293,300,301,304],{},[14,302,303],{},"Existing protected value:"," add a document whose vessel or weight conflicts with carrier-confirmed or manually entered data. Inspect the final value and its source.",[293,306,307,310],{},[14,308,309],{},"Repeated input:"," submit the same document or email again in the agreed test environment. Check for duplicate jobs and containers. CargoMode's documented email-ingestion path does not promise content-based duplicate suppression.",[293,312,313,316],{},[14,314,315],{},"Ambiguous party:"," use two similarly named organisations. Check how the operator confirms the correct CargoWise party.",[293,318,319,322],{},[14,320,321],{},"Multi-container house bill:"," confirm that all intended containers stay on the same shipment and that none appears twice.",[293,324,325,328],{},[14,326,327],{},"Rejected integration:"," use a vendor-agreed validation failure. Confirm that the operator can understand and recover from it without creating an unintended second job.",[11,330,331],{},"Agree the expected outcome before starting. Record failures as well as successes. Separate first-run configuration work from routine operator work, because both affect the decision in different ways.",[39,333,335],{"id":334},"setup-pricing-and-the-cost-of-the-remaining-work","Setup, pricing and the cost of the remaining work",[11,337,338],{},"This article does not publish a verified like-for-like price comparison. Obtain written quotes for the same monthly shipment volume, document mix and integration requirements.",[11,340,341],{},"For a CargoWise workflow, the implementation discussion should cover the target company and branch, eAdapter access, party and code mappings, the training environment and who owns exception handling. Agree exactly which records and documents the integration will create or update.",[11,343,344],{},"Ask both vendors to separate the initial setup from recurring charges. Clarify usage allowances, overages, support, additional entities and any CargoWise-side costs. Put the same representative sample through both demonstrations before estimating the remaining manual work.",[11,346,347,348,351],{},"For example, if ",[14,349,350],{},"your measured result"," removes 12 hands-on minutes from 500 monthly bookings, that represents 100 hours of released capacity. At an assumed loaded cost of £30 per hour, the capacity is valued at £3,000 per month. These are illustrative inputs, not a CargoMode result or a guaranteed cash saving. Capacity only becomes useful when the team can use it for additional work, better service or reduced overtime.",[11,353,354],{},"Your first-year comparison should include setup, recurring fees, internal implementation time and the cost of work that remains. A lower subscription can still leave an expensive review process. Equally, a broader platform may be worth the additional scope if you have several funded automation needs.",[39,356,358],{"id":357},"which-should-you-shortlist-first","Which should you shortlist first?",[11,360,361,364],{},[14,362,363],{},"Start with CargoMode when the urgent bottleneck is ocean-booking preparation in CargoWise."," In particular, bring jobs where container detail, house-bill relationships and operator review are important. Our recommendation is based on that workflow fit, not a claim of universal superiority.",[11,366,367,370,371,28],{},[14,368,369],{},"Evaluate Raft when the brief spans operations, customs and finance."," Its published scope supports that broader evaluation. Ask for the precise booking scenario too, rather than inferring it from the platform overview. ",[22,372,374],{"href":24,"rel":373},[26],"Raft overview",[11,376,377,380],{},[14,378,379],{},"Keep improving the existing process as a third option"," when volumes are low or the main problem is inconsistent source documents. Measure that baseline so a software demonstration has something meaningful to beat.",[11,382,383],{},"For the CargoWise ocean desk, our proposed next step is specific: bring one straightforward shipment and one difficult consolidation. We will agree the expected records, walk through CargoMode's review process and identify the checks required in your CargoWise environment.",[11,385,386],{},[22,387,388],{"href":36},"Book a CargoMode ocean-booking demo",[39,390,392],{"id":391},"questions-buyers-ask","Questions buyers ask",[194,394,396],{"id":395},"is-cargomode-a-cargowise-replacement","Is CargoMode a CargoWise replacement?",[11,398,399],{},"The workflow compared here uses CargoMode to prepare and review shipment information for CargoWise. It is an integration decision, not a proposal to replace every part of your logistics system.",[194,401,403],{"id":402},"does-raft-only-process-invoices","Does Raft only process invoices?",[11,405,406,407,28],{},"No. Its public positioning includes a wider set of logistics workflows. This comparison does not treat it as an invoice-only tool. ",[22,408,374],{"href":24,"rel":409},[26],[194,411,413],{"id":412},"has-cargomode-been-proven-faster-than-raft","Has CargoMode been proven faster than Raft?",[11,415,416],{},"Not by this article. There is no matched timing or accuracy study here. Use the same documents, expected results and acceptance checks to assess the workflow in both products.",[194,418,420],{"id":419},"can-i-use-my-own-documents-in-the-demo","Can I use my own documents in the demo?",[11,422,423],{},"Yes. Explain the scenario when requesting a demo so we can agree suitable redacted or example documents and the expected result. Do not include customer information that is unnecessary for the evaluation.",[194,425,427],{"id":426},"what-evidence-would-change-the-recommendation","What evidence would change the recommendation?",[11,429,430],{},"Your own trial results. If another product produces the correct destination records with less operator effort, better exception recovery or a stronger fit for your wider requirements, include that evidence in the decision.",[39,432,434],{"id":433},"sources-and-review-method","Sources and review method",[11,436,437,438,441,442,446],{},"Raft facts above are linked beside the claims. Its ",[22,439,165],{"href":163,"rel":440},[26]," and ",[22,443,445],{"href":24,"rel":444},[26],"company overview"," were reviewed on 7 October 2026. Vendor statements are not independent performance measurements.",[11,448,449,450,28],{},"CargoMode screenshots are from the application's October 2026 demonstration captures. The supporting review covered CargoMode's shipment-grouping and CargoWise export procedures. Screenshots illustrate interface states; a buyer's final acceptance must include the receiving records and representative documents. For integration background, see our ",[22,451,453],{"href":452},"\u002Farticles\u002Fcargowise-ehub-vs-e2e-vs-eadapter\u002F","CargoWise eHub, e2e and eAdapter guide",[11,455,456],{},"This comparison intentionally leaves untested competitor behaviour unverified. Product details can change. 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