What CLIVE does

CLIVE operates a freight market intelligence platform that aggregates real contracted and spot rates from shippers, freight forwarders, and airlines into neutral, anonymized benchmarks. The platform covers 30,000+ airport-to-airport pairs across 13+ core datasets, totaling 7.6 million+ freight rates, and exposes tooling for tender management, index-linked contract management, capacity and load factor analysis, rate forecasting, and freight futures access. Beneath the surface it combines a crowdsourced multi-sided data network, proprietary index methodology (the Xeneta Shipping Index, including the XSI-C variant), and integration points with ocean schedules (eeSea) and freight derivatives (Euronext).

The product portfolio spans core SaaS modules (Air, Ocean, XSI-C) and add-on/adjacent lines (Xeneta Advisory analyst services, Freight Futures, eeSea by Xeneta). The business sells via enterprise subscription SaaS with annual billing, quote-based pricing, and tiered support (onboarding guidance, dedicated CSM, QBRs, 30-day workshops for top tiers). Distribution is direct enterprise field sales complemented by a self-serve web app and partner integrations; named enterprise customers include Nestlé, Stanley Black & Decker, ROCKWOOL, Electrolux, BAT, Unilever, ABF, Pfizer, Coca-Cola, Volvo, L'Oréal, and CEVA Logistics. The company holds ISO 27001:2022 certification and earns coverage in BBC, Bloomberg, Reuters, FT, TIME, and Fortune.

The data-input block identifies CLIVE as a private software business with Amsterdam-listed firmographic roots, while the detailed product, customer, and partnership material is sourced from blocks describing the freight market intelligence platform. This description is grounded strictly in those detailed blocks; the underlying headline firmographic metadata (Amsterdam, 2011 founding, 'commercial decision-making' framing) is consistent with — but not independently verified by — the substantive data attached.

Name

CLIVE

Legal name

Xeneta AS

Website

https://useclive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CLIVE aggregates real contracted and spot freight rates from shippers, forwarders, and airlines into a neutral benchmarking and tender-management SaaS platform covering ocean and air freight, serving global enterprise shippers, freight forwarders, and airlines on subscription.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Decision Support Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Business Intelligence, Reporting & Visualization Services (BPAEAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Enterprise Application Reporting, BI & Analytics Enablement (BPAEAGAK)

Keywords

• Decision support software
• Commercial decision tools
• Business software applications
• Decision-making software
• Enterprise software tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based SaaS Access: Xeneta operates as a subscription-based SaaS platform providing access to freight rate intelligence, benchmarking tools, and market analysis. Support depth scales with subscription tier, including onboarding guidance, dedicated customer success manager sessions, quarterly business reviews, and 30-day onboarding workshops for Achieve tier customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

CLIVE offers software applications designed to improve commercial decision-making for business users. The company develops tools that help organizations make better commercial decisions through their software products.

Product overview

Xeneta is a unified freight market intelligence platform offering both air and ocean freight solutions. The core product portfolio includes Xeneta Air (air freight intelligence), Xeneta Ocean Freight (ocean freight intelligence), and the Xeneta Shipping Index by Compass (XSI-C) for neutral market benchmarking. Additional offerings include Xeneta Advisory for analyst-led consulting, Freight Futures for hedging capabilities, and eeSea by Xeneta for ocean schedules (acquired brand). The platform aggregates real contracted and spot rates from shippers, forwarders, and airlines to provide benchmark data, tender management, rate forecasting, and contract indexing across 13 core datasets covering over 7.6 million freight rates and 30,000+ airport pairs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Xeneta Air: Air freight market intelligence platform providing global air freight rate benchmarking and analytics.
• Xeneta Ocean
• Xeneta Advisory
• eeSea by Xeneta

Quantifiable outcome

• 3-5% savings in total freight spend
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments8 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTIACA collaborates with Xeneta on industry events and market analysis. Niall van de Wouw, Chief Air Freight Analyst at Xeneta, and Glynn Hughes, Director General of TIACA, co-present the Mid-Year Air Freight Market Update webinar. TIACA logo appears on Xeneta's webinar materials indicating a co-marketing partnership.
• eeSeacoreTechnology or IntegrationeeSea by Xeneta provides ocean schedule tracking capabilities integrated into the Xeneta platform. eeSea is a shipping database solution providing liner schedule and vessel tracking data.
• EuronextcoreTechnology or IntegrationEuronext Container Freight Futures partnership allows Xeneta users to access freight futures trading. Xeneta provides market data supporting Euronext's container freight derivatives.
• CEVA LogisticsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCEVA Logistics is listed as a customer and appears in Xeneta's customer logo section, indicating an established customer relationship and potential co-marketing.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Turvo: Cloud-based TMS platform for shippers, brokers, and 3PLs with procurement and rate management capabilities. Comparable to Xeneta through enterprise SaaS freight procurement workflows and data-driven decision support.
• Flexport: Digital freight forwarder combining forwarding services with proprietary software and freight intelligence. Comparable to Xeneta because it sells technology-enabled freight insights to enterprise shippers managing global ocean and air freight.
• Project44: Supply chain visibility platform offering real-time shipment tracking and increasingly rate/market intelligence. Comparable to Xeneta as a SaaS platform serving enterprise shippers and LSPs with data-driven logistics optimization.
• FourKites: Supply chain visibility and predictive analytics platform for shippers, brokers, and 3PLs. Comparable to Xeneta through its enterprise SaaS model, data-driven logistics insights, and overlapping buyer personas in procurement and supply chain teams.
• Loadsmart: AI-driven freight marketplace and TMS offering dynamic pricing, tendering, and procurement workflows. Comparable to Xeneta through its digital freight procurement automation and enterprise shipper customer base.
• Uber Freight: Digital freight marketplace and managed transportation platform with embedded rate intelligence and benchmarking. Comparable to Xeneta through enterprise freight procurement focus and data-driven pricing tools.
• Freightos: Digital freight marketplace and rate intelligence platform covering ocean, air, and truckload. Comparable to Xeneta because both monetize real-time freight rate data via SaaS subscriptions and target enterprise procurement teams.

Broad incumbents

• Descartes Systems Group: Established logistics technology provider offering trade data, customs, TMS, and routing solutions. Comparable to Xeneta through its enterprise freight intelligence and global trade data assets serving shippers and LSPs.
• Clarksons Research: Shipping intelligence and research arm of Clarkson PLC providing market data, indices, and analysis across ocean, air, and offshore. Comparable to Xeneta through subscription-based freight market intelligence and index products used by enterprise buyers and sellers of freight.
• Drewry Shipping Consultants: Maritime research and consulting firm publishing freight rate indices, market outlooks, and supply chain analyses. Comparable to Xeneta through subscription-based freight market intelligence targeting shippers, carriers, and financial institutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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