Open source

Open logistics infrastructure for transportation operations.

Transportation operations are rarely identical from one business to another. Kaporeal TMS is open source so teams can inspect, adapt, extend, and deploy the system around their actual workflows instead of reshaping their operations around closed software.

Why open source for TMS?

No vendor lock-in

Your transportation data, schemas, and workflows belong to you.

Transparent codebase

Every line is inspectable. No hidden behavior in your operations system.

Self-hosting

Deploy on your infrastructure, your cloud, or your customer's VPC.

Modular extensions

Build custom modules for niche workflows without forking the platform.

API-first

Every capability is exposed through APIs designed for integration.

Community-driven

Operators, brokers, and developers contributing improvements back.

Self-hosted or managed.

Run Kaporeal yourself, or use a managed deployment when it's available. Same codebase, same APIs.

Self-hosted

  • · Free under the project's open source license
  • · Docker-first deployment
  • · PostgreSQL primary datastore
  • · Community support via GitHub Discussions
  • · Full code, schema, and data ownership

Managed hosting (planned)

  • · Hosted deployment, backups, monitoring
  • · Automatic updates
  • · SLA-backed support tiers
  • · Private deployments for enterprise
  • · Same open source core

License

The final license is under review. The project is committed to an OSI-approved open source license suitable for both community contributors and commercial users.

MIT

Maximum adoption, minimal restrictions.

Under review
Apache 2.0

Permissive use with explicit patent grant.

Under review
AGPL-3.0

Stronger reciprocity for hosted derivatives.

Under review
Dual license

Open source core with commercial hosting option.

Under review

Help shape an open transportation platform.

File an issue, propose a module, contribute a fix, or just star the repo and follow along.