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MileCFO vs Motive
They solve different problems. MileCFO audits what your loads earned against your paperwork. Motive is listed below with the tools its own pages describe. Last checked 2026-10-10.
In short
- Where Motive offers something we do not: 3 of 17 rows in our matrix.
- Where we offer something not found on the Motive pages we read: 8 of 17 rows.
- "Not found" means not seen on the pages we read. It does not prove the feature is missing.
- Prices appear only where a dated source shows them. Otherwise: no data.
Side by side
| Capability | MileCFO | Motive |
|---|---|---|
| Audit of your own load file: revenue per all mile, empty-mile share, broker concentration, payment speed, score | Yes. Free first audit on up to 20 loads; each number shows its formula. detail | Not found. Not found in the pages read. [1] [2] |
| Rate con vs BOL/POD vs invoice check, carrier side | Yes. Done by us after the free audit; each claim tied to documents; owner approves. The demo uses invented data. detail | Partial. AI capture of bills of lading and fuel receipts; matching to invoices not mentioned. [1] |
| Detention, layover and lumper calculators with rate-con terms | Yes. Free calculators, run in the browser. detail | Not found. No detention billing feature found. [1] [2] |
| Days to pay by broker from your own invoice and payment dates | Yes. Paste dates; average, median and 90th percentile per broker. detail | Not found. Not found. [1] [2] |
| Market-wide broker credit score and days to pay | No. We hold no private credit or payment data and do not imitate those scores. detail | Not found. Not found. [1] |
| Public FMCSA record checks (authority, insurance, out-of-service history) by USDOT number | Yes. USDOT lookup, trust timeline and red-flag checker. detail | Not found. Not found in the pages read. [1] |
| Dated open-data pages: EIA diesel, NOAA weather, BLS wages, BTS and Census freight data, Federal Register rules | Yes. Intelligence pages, each with source, retrieval date and limits. detail | Not found. Blog posts on rules only (search result), no data pages found. |
| Cost per mile, load profit and minimum-rate calculators | Yes. Free, no signup, nothing sent anywhere. detail | Not found. Not found. [2] |
| IFTA fuel tax | Partial. Estimator: you enter miles, gallons and the official rates; no ELD import, no filing. detail | Yes. IFTA from ELD miles and fuel purchases, CSV or fuel-card import. [2] |
| Dispatch / TMS and driver settlements | No. We do not dispatch loads and sell no TMS. detail | Not found. Not found in the pages read. [2] |
| ELD and telematics | No. Not offered. | Yes. ELD tracks miles and fuel purchases by jurisdiction. [2] |
| Load board and lane rate data | No. Not offered. | Not found. Not listed. [2] |
| Factoring or quick pay product | No. Calculators only (factoring cost, pay or wait); we are not a factor. detail | Not found. Not listed. [2] |
| Invoicing software | No. No invoicing software; a managed back office is scoped after the free audit. detail | Not found. Not found. [2] |
| Driver mobile app and document scanning | No. No driver app listed on our site. detail | Yes. Driver upload of fuel receipts and BOLs. [1] |
| Pay only on verified recoveries, or a flat pilot, as a pricing option | Yes. Free first audit, then flat pilot, share of verified recoveries or a monthly plan. detail | Not found. No data. [1] |
| Try it without a card | Yes. Free first audit by form; calculators need no signup. detail | Not found. No data. [1] |
Last checked 2026-10-10. Numbers in brackets point to Sources below.
Where Motive goes further
Where MileCFO goes further
- Audit of your own load file: revenue per all mile, empty-mile share, broker concentration, payment speed, score.
- Detention, layover and lumper calculators with rate-con terms.
- Days to pay by broker from your own invoice and payment dates.
- Public FMCSA record checks (authority, insurance, out-of-service history) by USDOT number.
- Dated open-data pages: EIA diesel, NOAA weather, BLS wages, BTS and Census freight data, Federal Register rules.
- Cost per mile, load profit and minimum-rate calculators.
- Pay only on verified recoveries, or a flat pilot, as a pricing option.
- Try it without a card.
Price notes
| Product | What the source shows |
|---|---|
| Motive | No data. No official public price found. [1] |
| MileCFO | Free first audit; paid options are on the pricing page. |
Plans and per-user or per-truck units differ, so the figures are not directly comparable.
Questions
Does MileCFO replace Motive?
Not by itself. Motive is listed above with the tools it offers; MileCFO audits what your loads earned and what was never billed, and it does not dispatch, run ELDs or sell load-board data. Many fleets would use both.
How did you get this information?
From the vendor pages and listings named under Sources, read on 2026-10-10. "Not found" means we did not see it on the pages we read, which may be incomplete or blocked. It does not mean the vendor lacks it. verify
Are the prices current?
They were what the sources showed on 2026-10-10. Check the vendor's own page before you decide.
Sources
- [1] Motive help center: AI document capture (direct fetch HTTP 403; read via search summary). https://helpcenter.gomotive.com/hc/en-us/articles/36712599468189-AI-powered-Document-Capture-for-Fuel-Receipts-and-Bills-of-Lading. Retrieved 2026-10-10. (secondary: search summary or third-party page)
- [2] Motive blog: IFTA reporting for small fleets (search summary). https://gomotive.com/blog/ifta-fuel-tax-reporting-unified-platform-small-fleets/. Retrieved 2026-10-10. (secondary: search summary or third-party page)
Checked 2026-10-10. "Page read" means we read the page text. Secondary sources are search summaries or third-party listings and carry less weight.
MileCFO is not affiliated with any company named here. Product and company names belong to their owners. Vendors change plans and pages; if something here is out of date, write to hello@milecfo.com and we will check it.
Related: MileCFO vs alternatives table, all comparisons, free calculators, sample report.
What we would check in your audit
- Revenue per all mile, empty-mile share and broker concentration from your last 20 loads.
- Days to pay by broker, from your own invoice and payment dates.
- Charges the rate con allowed that never reached an invoice.
See what your last 20 loads show.
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