Platform vs. managed service
AFS handles everything for you through a managed-services model. cloudsquid enables your team to handle everything through a self-serve platform - a different model, with different economics and a faster path to live.
cloudsquid vs. AFS Logistics
AFS Logistics runs freight audit and payment as a full-service, white-glove engagement - “we handle everything, you don’t have to think about it.” cloudsquid delivers the same outcome through a self-serve platform: freight audit plus AP, AR, and trade coverage, configured and run by your own team.
- Platform vs. managed service
- Self-serve, not services-led
- Multi-domain vs. freight-only
- Freight + AP + AR + Trade
- Faster and more affordable by design
- Live in 2 weeks
01 Why cloudsquid
Why choose cloudsquid over AFS Logistics?
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Multi-domain vs. freight-only
AFS’s managed service is scoped to freight audit and payment. cloudsquid runs the same document-first review across freight, AP, AR / deductions, and trade - one platform instead of a service per domain.
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Faster and more affordable by design
A white-glove services engagement takes a longer deployment cycle to establish. cloudsquid’s self-serve platform is built to be live within two weeks, starting with a read-only lookback audit.
02 Feature by feature
cloudsquid vs. AFS Logistics, feature by feature.
Based on publicly available information about AFS Logistics; see the note at the bottom of this page.
| Capability | cloudsquid | AFS Logistics |
|---|---|---|
| Freight audit | Yes | Yes |
| AP, AR / deductions, and trade coverage beyond freight | Yes | No |
| Self-serve platform (vs. full-service managed engagement) | Yes | No |
| Fast, self-directed deployment | Yes | No |
03 A fair look
What AFS Logistics does well, and what it doesn’t.
What AFS Logistics does well
Full-service freight audit and payment delivered as a managed service - “we handle everything, you don’t have to think about it”
Established carrier and customer relationships built over years of white-glove service delivery
Hands-off experience for finance teams that would rather outsource the entire audit function
What AFS Logistics doesn’t do
Services model rather than a platform - every engagement runs through AFS’s team, not yours
A managed-services delivery model tends to run slower and more expensive than a self-serve platform
Freight-only; no AP, AR, or trade-spend coverage
04 Customers
What cloudsquid customers say.
“We’re on the front foot now. The team spends time on disputes, not data wrangling, and it’s showing up in significant cash back to the bottom line.”
“We tackled a massive document backlog of over 50,000 PDFs in minutes.”
05 Which to choose
Pick the one that fits where you leak.
Pick AFS Logistics if
You want to fully outsource freight audit and payment to a white-glove managed-services provider and are comfortable with a services-based cost and timeline.
Pick cloudsquid if
You want your own team running freight audit alongside AP, AR, and trade on a self-serve platform, live in weeks rather than a longer services rollout.
Related workflows
06 Questions
Questions about cloudsquid vs. AFS Logistics
Why should I choose cloudsquid over AFS Logistics?
Choose cloudsquid if you want a self-serve platform your own team runs, covering freight alongside AP, AR, and trade - rather than a full-service managed engagement scoped to freight alone.
Is cloudsquid a full replacement for AFS’s managed service?
For freight audit, yes - cloudsquid covers the same ground on a self-serve platform. Many teams also use cloudsquid to add AP, AR, and trade coverage that a freight-only managed service doesn’t include.
How long does it take to get cloudsquid live?
Most engagements start with a bounded process and are live within two weeks, beginning with a read-only lookback audit against your own data.
How does cloudsquid handle security and compliance?
cloudsquid is ISO 27001:2022 certified, with EU data residency available and a full audit trail on every finding.
AFS Logistics details as publicly described (full-service freight audit and payment delivered via managed services). Reflects publicly available information as of August 2026 - verify current details directly with AFS Logistics.
07 Next step
See it against your own data.
A read-only lookback audit gives you findings and evidence from your own transactions before you decide anything.