Free Cargo-Planner alternative: DimPack3D
Cargo-Planner provides browser-based sea, road and air load planning, cargo import mapping and SDK/API integrations.
Compare the workflow you need: import a carton list, plan a load, prepare a pallet quote or hand instructions to the warehouse. The tools differ in scope; this is not a ranking or a claim that every feature is equivalent.
DimPack3D (free)
- Real 3D bin-packing with weight & stacking limits — free
- Drag-edit any carton in 3D (snap, collision-blocked)
- PDF load plan + CSV packing list export
- Excel/CSV/paste import of your carton list
- Share links, saved plans, approval flow with audit trail
- Runs in the browser — nothing to install, no seats to count
- Computation stays on your device (plans upload only when you share/save)
Cargo-Planner
- Air cargo (ULD) support
- SDK/API for embedding into your own systems
- Enterprise customer base (airlines, global forwarders)
Pricing: Lite US$59/month (1 user) and Standard US$99/month (5 users, 1 branch), billed annually; Enterprise by quote.Source: cargo-planner.com, checked 2026-10-17
Choose Cargo-Planner if: you need the capabilities listed on their side above (they are real strengths), and the per-seat cost is justified by daily specialist use.
Choose DimPack3D if: you want the core container workflow — optimize, fine-tune, export, share, approve — without licenses, installs or training. Import your existing Excel and see your load in 3D in under a minute.
Try it with your own Cargo-Planner data
Paste or upload the carton list you already have — Excel, CSV, or straight from the clipboard — and see the same shipment packed in 3D. Nothing to install, no signup, and the numbers are computed in your browser.
80.2% average fill across 300 Bischoff–Ratcliff OR-Library instances, with ≥60% base support enforced on every box. Published heuristics report 83–95% under varying — often weaker — stability rules.
Saved plans, share links, and an approval flow with an audit trail — without counting seats.
Door aperture, axle loads, crush limits, overhang and load voids — checked before the truck leaves.
Cargo-Planner is a trademark of its owner; facts above are from public pages or attributed third-party listings as of September 2026. Corrections: hello@dimpack3d.com.