Freehand vs Data2Logistics

Data2Logistics Is Mid-Acquisition. Freehand Is in Production.

The riskiest time to choose a vendor is right after an acquisition people, tech, and account teams are all in flux, and today's platform may not exist in twelve months. Freehand is stable, single-platform, and already in production at Fortune 500 accounts across logistics, manufacturing, pharma, and retail.

50%
of the cost
5X
accuracy
5 days
to proven results
Trusted by global leaders in Logistics, Manufacturing, and Retail
Awards and Recognitions
Why choose Freehand?

Where Freehand Wins. Where Data2Logistics Falls Short.

Five dimensions that separate a stable, production AI platform from a legacy FAP model mid-acquisition — and determine whether you're buying capability or buying into a transition.

Limitations
Advantages
Mid-Acquisition Integration Everything Is in Flux
People, process, and tech are mid-absorption today's platform may not exist in 12 months.
In Production Not In Integration
Single coherent platform. The team that onboards you is the team that runs your account.
Post-Audit Recovery Model Errors Found After Payment
Invoices are paid first; errors are recovered after the fact, not prevented.
Pre-Payment Audit Errors Caught Before Approval
Every invoice line validated before payment releases — errors caught before the money moves.
Mid-Acquisition Integration Risk
Holds client funds in escrow the same conflict of interest as the Cass model.
No Custodial Model You Keep Payment Execution
Freehand never holds client funds. You keep full control of disbursement.
J.P. Morgan Payment Dependency
Attestation covers the old manual process, not AI capability or audit logic.
Transaction-Level AI Auditability
Every agent decision logged and traceable, from receipt through payment confirmation.
No Procurement Connection
New language or geography means new regional headcount, not a config change.
AI Multilingual Coverage No Per-Language Staffing
AI processes any language, any geography no regional offices required.

Post-audit finds errors after payment. Pre-payment audit prevents them. Freehand catches every discrepancy before approval , no chasing credits from carriers after the fact. That's the structural difference that matters.

Supply Chain Finance Leadership — Enterprise Account Evaluation Note
Case Studies

100% Coverage. BPO Replaced. Same Team.

Real outcomes from enterprises that have replaced BPO-led freight audit with Freehand's AI Teams.

Case Study 01

Fortune 100 Consumer Electronics Company

A global consumer electronics manufacturer with over $2B in annual freight spend processed across multiple ERPs and business units. Freight audit ran through a BPO on a sample basis. GL coding errors, accessorial overcharges, and duplicate billings were not being systematically caught or recovered.

Fortune 100 . Consumer Electronics . Manufacturing

$3M+

In annual freight overcharges recovered

100%

Invoice audit coverage across $2B in freight spend

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  • Full transition from sample-based BPO audit to 100% AI-powered coverage across all modes
  • GL coding automated across all business units and geographies. Finance closed on accurate data.
  • 60% reduction in freight management effort; carrier payment on-time rate reached 100%
Case Study 02

Leading U.S. Industrial Manufacturer

$400M+ freight spend. AP teams spending 2–3 hours daily cleaning invoice files before audit could begin.

$400M+ Freight Spend · Industrial Manufacturing

6%

Combined freight savings across all modes

$15M+

Annual freight cost optimization

  • Invoice validation agent deployed in days, connected to ERP, EDI feeds, and vendor portals on day one
  • Every invoice structurally clean before reaching the audit queue, no manual parsing required
  • Duplicate billings, missing GL codes, and vendor ID errors caught automatically across all spend categories

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AI Teams

Meet the Agents Working Your Freight Invoices 24/7

Freight payment spans GL coding, disbursement, accruals, and spend reporting, each step a manual handoff in traditional finance operations. Freehand deploys one AI Team with four specialized agents, each owning a distinct part of the payment lifecycle.

Step 01
IA

Invoice Audit Agent

Validates every invoice line against contracted rates across parcel, LTL, FTL, ocean, and air. Runs 3-way and 4-way matching. Flags discrepancies across 30+ error types in a single pass.

100% multi-modal invoice coverage, zero sampling
Step 02
DM

Dispute Management Agent

Files structured overcharge disputes directly with carriers for every confirmed discrepancy. Tracks resolution status, escalates aged disputes, and logs every carrier response against the original claim.

Automated dispute filing, no analyst queue
Step 03
GL

GL Coding Agent

Assigns cost centers, GL accounts, and business units using rules mapped to your chart of accounts. Complex cost splits across divisions, brands, and geographies handled at invoice time.

Zero manual GL entries post-audit
Step 04
SI

Spend Intelligence Agent

Classifies every audited invoice by mode, carrier, lane, cost center, and charge type. Delivers a finance-grade, queryable freight spend layer accessible at any point in the month.

Finance-grade audit data, any point in the month
benefits

Measurable Outcomes from Week One

Outcomes measured from live deployments across Fortune 500 freight audit and payment operations.

$6B+
freight spend managed
1.8B+
annual freight transactions
100%
invoice audit coverage

Every invoice line is audited against the contracted rate, parcel, LTL, FTL, ocean, and air, without a human reviewer in the loop.

Accessorial overcharges, fuel adjustment errors, and detention billing discrepancies are caught and disputed in the same audit cycle they occur.

GL coding and cost allocation run automatically at audit time. Finance closes the month on verified freight cost data, not estimates.

Dispute resolution runs without a human queue. The Dispute Management Agent files, tracks, and escalates. Carriers receive structured claims on a defined timeline.

Every recovered dollar is traceable invoice, contracted rate, billed amount, dispute outcome, and payment record in one place.

Freight spend data is classified by mode, carrier, lane, and cost center. Finance-grade and available at any point in the month.

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