Logistics software development
from dock to delivery.
Logistics runs on data that has to move faster than the freight. The order, the carrier, the warehouse, and the customer each live in a different system. The gaps between them are where shipments get lost. Logistics software development closes those gaps. We build the tracking, the warehouse and transport tools, and the integrations that keep every system telling the same story. For freight, fulfillment, and supply-chain teams.
Scoped estimate in 3 to 5 days. No obligation, NDA on request.
“Really enjoyed working with HighCraft.io. They are true professionals that know how to get things done. They were hardworking and skillful, exactly what we were looking for.”
Maxim Grossman
Executive, Enigmex Technologies
Selected clients and shipped projects
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Who you work with
We connect systems built to ignore each other
HighCraft is a senior team that pairs full-stack engineering with applied AI for healthcare, SaaS, and expert-led businesses. We have earned Top Rated and a 100 percent Job Success Score on Upwork, one five-star delivery at a time.
We built the backbone a fulfillment network depends on. A platform that pulls from three upstream systems over REST and SOAP, syncs twenty-three kinds of record, and merges twenty-one of them across sources automatically. An inventory platform tested past a million records. Real-time integration across systems that disagreed on everything. That is the engineering a logistics platform rests on. You work with the engineers who built it, not a sales layer in front of them.
2 weeks
idea to working prototype
End to end
prototype to production
Senior
engineers, no handoffs
Logistics software lives or dies on integration. A shipment is only as visible as the weakest connection between the systems tracking it. The standards that let supply-chain systems speak, from barcodes to event data, come from bodies like GS1 US. We have built the hard version of this already. We synced and reconciled data across systems that did not agree on a single record. We connect the pieces, so a shipment is never lost between two screens.
What we actually build
What logistics software has to get right
The parts that decide whether a shipment is visible or lost.
Transport and routing
Order and shipment management, dispatch, and route planning that accounts for the real constraints. Delivery windows, capacity, and the driver who knows a better way. A route that looks optimal on paper and ignores reality gets ignored by the people driving it.
Warehouse and inventory
Inbound, putaway, picking, and stock across locations, with counts that stay right under real volume. We have built inventory at scale before, tested past a million records. A warehouse system that loses track of stock is just an expensive guess.
Real-time tracking and visibility
Live status from carrier, warehouse, and device, surfaced as one view instead of four logins. The data exists. Pulling it into one place that actually updates is the work. That is what a customer means by tracking.
Carrier and system integration
Connecting to carriers, ERPs, and partners over EDI and APIs, so an update in one place reaches the rest. We have synced records across systems that disagreed on everything. In logistics, the integration is not a feature. It is the product.
When an off-the-shelf platform fits
If a standard TMS or WMS like SAP or a 3PL’s platform covers your operation, use it. We will say so before quoting a build. Custom logistics software earns its cost when your network is your edge, your carriers and systems do not connect cleanly, or the off-the-shelf tool would force your operation into its mold. We build the connective tissue that is yours.
100%
Job Success on Upwork
5.0
Average client rating
Top Rated
Agency on Upwork
11 yrs
Engineering leadership
HIPAA
Aligned delivery
Recognition
Awards and accreditations
Verified on Upwork and recognized by independent agency directories.
Built for the rules healthcare runs on. Practices documented, not implied.
Security & trustAI Prototype Sprint
Validate the workflow before you fund the platform.
A two-week sprint that turns a complex workflow into a working prototype, architecture direction, and a build estimate you can act on.
- Working prototype
- Workflow map
- Architecture recommendation
- AI opportunity and risk assessment
- Delivery roadmap
- Fixed or phased build estimate
Two weeks, one fixed scope. You own everything we build, whether or not you continue.
Week 1
Discover the workflow, build the spine
Week 2
AI where it pays back, then prototype + estimate
Engagement models
Four ways to engage, and a low-risk way to start
We fit the model to the project and the risk, not to our invoice. Most clients start with a two-week discovery sprint that turns the idea into a working prototype and a real estimate, then move into whichever model fits the build.
Time and materials
You pay for the hours you use, billed weekly or monthly. The right call when scope is still moving and you want to steer as you go.
Dedicated team
A senior team embedded with yours and billed monthly, scaling up or down as the roadmap changes. Built for ongoing work, not a one-off.
Fixed price
Agreed scope, agreed price, agreed date. Works when the requirements are already clear and you want certainty before you sign.
Fixed milestones
Phased delivery, paid one milestone at a time. A way to take on a larger build and de-risk it stage by stage.
What clients say
Clients trust us with messy, real-world software
From regulated healthcare workflows to payment-heavy platforms and internal business systems, the common thread is delivery that survives production.
Alex and his team built the core of our Healthcare SaaS. Their grasp of HIPAA and GDPR was crucial for our telemedicine features, and they added AI into the EMR so providers could make better data-driven calls. They know the Microsoft stack and held to WCAG 2.1 throughout. For a healthcare product that needs regulatory care and real engineering, HighCraft.io is the partner you want.
Oleg Shumar
Owner, GetTrusted.io
They were absolutely phenomenal. The team put in a lot of work to break down what was required of the project and gave an excellent presentation on the process. I highly recommend them and will be working with them again in the future.
Kayode Leonard
Founder, Project Wolf
Really enjoyed working with HighCraft.io. They are true professionals that know how to get things done. They were hardworking and skillful, exactly what we were looking for.
Maxim Grossman
Executive, Enigmex Technologies
HighCraft team did a great job creating a brand new site for my company, and I am loving it. It is exactly what I wanted and the team were true professionals and very nice to work with.
Alina Virstiuk
Founder, AwesomeKyiv
What we do
Three ways we turn complex workflows into working software
Start with a prototype, add AI where it creates leverage, or build the full production platform.
Working prototypes
A working prototype built around the real edge cases, so you can validate scope before funding a full build. The cheapest way to find the edge case nobody mentioned.
AI-enabled features
AI inside the product you already run: intake, search, summarization, classification, recommendations, or workflow assistance, with evaluation and guardrails. Built so a real user opens it twice.
Production platforms
Custom platforms built for real users: integrations, permissions, billing, audit trails, and maintenance. HIPAA-aware where it has to be.
Free vendor-risk check
Before you build, check the risk first.
Answer a few plain-English questions and get a vendor-risk read on ownership, proof of work, data exposure, and handover gaps before you fund the build.
- Takes about 3 minutes
- Built for vendor decisions
The page shows the first risk instantly. Email sends the full report.
Related work
What connects to the supply chain
The systems around a logistics build.
Selected work
Software that works, in production
Our clients get to focus on their business, instead of babysitting the stack that holds it together. Client cases below are anonymized where compliance demands; the rest ship under their own names.
How we build
How we build AI workflows that stay controllable
Agentic does not have to mean opaque. We put the controls where the risk is: permissions, approvals, and audit around every AI-assisted step.
Frontend
The product your users and staff actually work in.
API
Typed contracts and validation at the boundary.
Workflow engine
The deterministic spine: states, rules, and handoffs.
Agentic workflow layer
Inspects context, suggests next steps, and triggers tools, with human approval where it matters.
AI / LLM services
Models behind evaluation and fallback logic, not raw and unchecked output.
Integrations
EMR, Stripe, CRM, scheduling, and internal APIs.
Audit, monitoring, permissions
Every AI-assisted step logged, observable, and role-gated.
Controls, not black boxes
- Human approval for sensitive actions
- Tool calls scoped by permissions
- Audit logs for every AI-assisted step
- Evaluation and fallback logic, not raw model output
- Role-based access throughout
- Observability in production
- Integration with EMR, Stripe, CRM, scheduling, or internal APIs
FAQ
Hiring a logistics software development team
What buyers ask before they start.
What is the difference between a TMS and a WMS?
A transport management system runs movement: orders, carriers, dispatch, and routing. A warehouse management system runs the building: inbound, putaway, picking, and stock. Most operations need both. The pain is usually getting them to share one accurate picture of where things are. We build either, and the integration between them.
Can you build real-time shipment tracking and visibility?
Yes. We pull live status from carriers, the warehouse, and devices, and surface it as one view instead of four logins. The data almost always exists somewhere. The work is collecting it into one place that updates. That is what a customer actually means when they ask for tracking.
How do you handle EDI and carrier integration?
Over EDI and APIs, depending on what each partner supports. We connect carriers, ERPs, and trading partners so an update in one system reaches the rest. The supply-chain standards from bodies like GS1 cover a lot of this. The hard part is reconciling systems that describe the same shipment three different ways.
What supply-chain experience do you bring?
We have shipped the integration backbone logistics depends on: multi-system data sync across upstream systems over REST and SOAP, real-time reconciliation, and inventory tested past a million records. That is the engineering a logistics platform rests on, and it is exactly what we do. We bring it to your network and move fast on the specifics.
How much does logistics software development cost?
Send the operation and the systems it touches, and we reply with a scoped estimate, usually within 3 to 5 business days. Cost tracks the number of integrations, the real-time requirements, and how many carriers and partners are in the chain. You can work hourly, fixed price, or as a dedicated team.
When are you not the right fit?
If a standard TMS or WMS already runs your operation well, buy it, and we will tell you so. We are also the wrong call for a single one-time data job. We earn our cost when your network is your edge, your carriers and systems do not connect cleanly, or the integrations have outgrown what an off-the-shelf platform can do.
Start a project
Tell us about your project
Send the shape of the problem, even if the requirements are still blurry. We reply with a scoped estimate, usually within 3 to 5 business days. No obligation, NDA on request.
- A senior engineer reads every brief, not a sales rep.
- If an off-the-shelf tool fits better, we will tell you.
- NDA on request before you share anything sensitive.
Prefer email? Write to business@highcraft.io
Rather talk it through? Book a 30-minute estimate review
“They were absolutely phenomenal. The team put in a lot of work to break down what was required of the project and gave an excellent presentation on the process. I highly recommend them and will be working with them again in the future.”
Kayode Leonard
Founder, Project Wolf