Frontier vs Axon: which fits your fleet?
Axon puts dispatch and full trucking accounting in one system and doesn't publish its prices. Frontier publishes every price up to 75 trucks, is free on one truck, and runs operations and billing alongside your bookkeeper.
What each one costs
Axon figures come from their public information as of October 2026. Confirm current pricing with Axon before deciding.
Source: Axon Software. Checked October 2026. Axon's site lists no prices; it offers a free demo.
| Frontier | Axon | |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | Yes, at /pricing | No — demo and quote |
| 1 truck | Free | Quote |
| 10 trucks | $179/mo | Quote |
| Accounting | Invoicing, settlements and expenses; your bookkeeper keeps the general ledger | Trucking accounting built in |
| Built for | Small and mid-size carriers | Freight, intermodal, specialized, oilfield and dump-truck fleets |
Frontier for a Axon shopper
- Every price published up to 75 trucks
- Free on one truck — start the same day
- Free driver app with document scanning and pay statements
- Unlimited users on every plan
- Built and used daily by a family-owned carrier
When Axon might fit better
If you want dispatch and a full general ledger in one system, or you run dump, oilfield or specialized work with field tickets, Axon is built for that, and its customer stories describe fleets from 15 to 250 trucks.
Built by a carrier
Frontier is built and run daily by a family-owned carrier, not a software vendor working from requirements docs. That shaped what got built first: dispatch, driver pay, and the documents that actually stall a load.
Frontier and Axon
Is Frontier accounting software?
Start with one truck. It’s free.
Unlimited users on every plan. A real person walks you through setup.