🔍 Tool Comparison

Panjiva vs ShipManifestPro

Panjiva is built for enterprise trade analysts. ShipManifestPro is built for freight brokers who need to prospect and win new business — at 95% less cost.

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Wins for ShipManifestPro
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Ties (comparable)
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Wins for Panjiva

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeaturePanjivaShipManifestPro
Starting price$1,000–$3,000+/month (quote only)$49/month✓ Winner
Setup timeEnterprise sales cycle (weeks)Sign up and search in minutes✓ Winner
US CBP manifest data✅ Yes✅ Yes
Freight broker workflowNot optimized — built for analysts✅ Built specifically for brokers✓ Winner
Prospect list exportComplex export, requires training✅ One-click CSV export (Pro)✓ Winner
Global trade data✅ 80+ countriesUS imports only
Real-time alerts✅ Advanced✅ Watchlist alerts (Pro)
Onboarding / ease of useSteep learning curve✅ Search in seconds✓ Winner
ROI for individual brokersHard to justify at $2K+/month✅ Pays for itself with 1 new account✓ Winner

Why ShipManifestPro wins

  • Immediate access — no enterprise sales cycle or contract negotiation
  • Pricing that makes sense for individual brokers and small teams
  • Clean, fast search interface — find prospects in seconds, not hours
  • Built-in workflow for prospecting: search, filter, export, outreach
  • Pay monthly, cancel anytime — no multi-year contract required

Where Panjiva falls short (for freight brokers)

  • Enterprise pricing puts it out of reach for most individual brokers
  • Built for large corporate procurement and compliance teams, not sales
  • Long onboarding process — you need training to get full value
  • Contract-based pricing — locked in even if you don't use it

Our Verdict

Panjiva is a world-class tool for large enterprise trade teams. If you're a freight broker trying to build a prospect list and win new accounts, it's overbuilt and overpriced for your use case. ShipManifestPro gives you the same core US manifest data with a workflow built for freight sales — at a fraction of the cost.

Ready to Start Prospecting?

Search 10M+ US import records. Find active shippers. Win new freight accounts. No enterprise contract. No training required.

Cancel anytime. No contracts.