TechSelectAI
Home / Compare / CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) vs RBS TOPS Expert
Evidence-backed software comparison

CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) vs RBS TOPS Expert

Compare CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) vs RBS TOPS Expert for terminal operations across vessel, yard, gate, equipment, automation/integration, deployment, evidence coverage and known research gaps.

TechSelectAI factual data

Comparison summary

TechSelectAI compares CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) and RBS TOPS Expert using recorded product evidence rather than user-specific recommendation scoring. CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) currently has 5 supported, 25 conditional, 58 unknown/not-yet-verified, and 0 not-supported capabilities. RBS TOPS Expert currently has 18 supported, 37 conditional, 33 unknown/not-yet-verified, and 0 not-supported capabilities. Known-fact confidence is 97% for CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) and 97% for RBS TOPS Expert. Latest recorded review or verification activity across the comparison: Sep 20, 2026.

Updated Sep 20, 2026

This summary reflects recorded TechSelectAI evidence only. It is separate from buyer-specific Fit Score, Evidence Confidence, TechSelectAI Verified Reviews and Public Review Intelligence. Unknown means not yet verified, not unsupported.

CT
DP World · Terminal Operating Systems (TOS)

CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac)

DP World-developed terminal operations suite, historically known as Zodiac, with OPS and optional suite modules spanning billing, auto gate, yard and equipment optimization, automation, RTLS and operational analytics.

34% research coverage30 / 88 known facts5 supported25 conditional58 research pending0 explicitly unsupported8 verified sources97% known-fact confidence
VS
RT
Realtime Business Solutions · Terminal Operating Systems (TOS)

RBS TOPS Expert

Terminal operating system family for real-time container-terminal planning and execution across vessel, berth, yard, gate, rail, equipment, automation and operational analytics.

63% research coverage55 / 88 known facts18 supported37 conditional33 research pending0 explicitly unsupported12 verified sources97% known-fact confidence
Research coverage is not a product score.

Different coverage percentages can reflect how much TechSelectAI has researched and verified, not which product is better. “Research pending” means the current evidence set is incomplete; it is not evidence that the product lacks the capability.

Terminal Operating Systems (TOS) buyer guideSoftware evidence benchmarkEvidence methodologyTOS research frameworkTOS capability taxonomyTOS RFP checklist

TOS module evidence snapshot

This summarizes the current evidence record by operational module. Known counts include supported and conditional facts. Pending counts are research gaps, not negative capability findings.

TOS operational moduleCARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac)RBS TOPS Expert
Billing, Analytics & Operational Control5 / 9 known4 conditional · 4 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported7 / 9 known6 conditional · 2 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported
Equipment Dispatch & Automation8 / 10 known7 conditional · 2 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported8 / 10 known4 conditional · 2 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported
Gate, Truck & Landside Operations4 / 11 known4 conditional · 7 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported6 / 11 known5 conditional · 5 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported
Integration, Data & Ecosystem3 / 11 known2 conditional · 8 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported6 / 11 known5 conditional · 5 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported
Platform Architecture, Resilience & Security2 / 8 known0 conditional · 6 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported5 / 8 known3 conditional · 3 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported
Rail & Intermodal Operations1 / 7 known1 conditional · 6 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported6 / 7 known2 conditional · 1 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported
Reefer, DG & Special Cargo0 / 7 known0 conditional · 7 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported4 / 7 known4 conditional · 3 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported
Vessel & Berth Planning4 / 11 known4 conditional · 7 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported7 / 11 known5 conditional · 4 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported
Yard Strategy & Inventory3 / 11 known3 conditional · 8 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported6 / 11 known3 conditional · 5 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported

Evidence basis and freshness

The links below are the most recently checked verified sources in this comparison dataset. Source recency and confidence describe the research record; they do not establish a universal product ranking.

CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac)

Product profile last reviewed: September 19, 2026

RBS TOPS Expert

Product profile last reviewed: September 20, 2026

Capability comparison

Status and confidence reflect recorded evidence. Unknown means not yet verified, not unsupported. In the summary above, TechSelectAI labels this state “research pending”.

CapabilityCARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac)RBS TOPS Expert
Billing / tariff / financial integrationBilling, Analytics & Operational ControlPartially Supported96% confidenceThe CARGOES TOS+ PLUS portfolio lists Billing with user-defined quick invoicing; detailed tariff and finance integration scope is not inferred.Partially Supported95% confidenceRBS documents interfaces to financial systems and automatic linking of yard/vessel activity to billing; a universal native tariff/invoicing scope is not inferred.
Customer self-service portalBilling, Analytics & Operational ControlNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Operational audit historyBilling, Analytics & Operational ControlNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported99% confidenceTOPO Expert explicitly includes audit logs and historical vessel/train views, but the reviewed material does not establish immutable retention, full change provenance or coverage of every operational object.
Operational visibility, analytics & KPIsBilling, Analytics & Operational ControlPartially Supported97% confidenceRTLS and FMS modules are documented with BI data analytics and OEE model support; module entitlement is not assumed in every TOS+ deployment.Supported99% confidenceRBS documents TOPS KPI dashboards, real-time monitoring, forecasting and operational reporting.
Productivity & equipment KPIsBilling, Analytics & Operational ControlPartially Supported96% confidenceCARGOES TOS+ RTLS/FMS modules document BI data analytics and OEE model support; broader KPI coverage is not generalized.Partially Supported98% confidenceTOPS KPI provides real-time and historical performance analysis while TOPS Expert also documents operational monitoring; KPI dashboard entitlement remains a package/component boundary.
Shift / control-room dashboardBilling, Analytics & Operational ControlNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported96% confidenceTOPS KPI provides remote real-time and historical terminal performance analysis, but it is a named dashboard component rather than assumed universal base TOPX entitlement.
Simulation / what-if analysisBilling, Analytics & Operational ControlSupported99% confidenceDP World Southampton documents a simulation-modeling capability where terminal operations and planning results can be viewed in advance and fine-tuned before changes are made in production.Not Yet Verified0% confidence
Storage, tariff & service billingBilling, Analytics & Operational ControlPartially Supported95% confidenceBilling and quick invoicing are explicit, but public evidence does not establish full storage, tariff and event-rating depth.Partially Supported97% confidenceBilling is a named TOPS/TOPO special module, so billing capability is evidenced without inferring every storage/tariff/rating rule as universal base functionality.
Volume / workload forecastingBilling, Analytics & Operational ControlNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported98% confidenceTOPS Expert documents forecasting abilities, a dispatching and operation forecast planner, and resource-use forecasting, but explicit container-volume and labor-demand forecasting are not established.
AGV / ASC automated-equipment integrationEquipment Dispatch & AutomationPartially Supported97% confidenceYard Crane Automation explicitly integrates ARMG and ASC automation systems; AGV support is not inferred where it is not stated.Supported99% confidenceTOPS Expert automation explicitly supports automated CHE including ASC, ARMG, ARTG and automated transport equipment and can communicate directly with equipment for container moves without human intervention.
Equipment dispatch & controlEquipment Dispatch & AutomationPartially Supported98% confidenceSmart Dispatcher and Smart Yard Crane Scheduler provide dispatch and equipment-planning functions as named CARGOES TOS+ suite components rather than universal core-OPS entitlement.Supported99% confidenceRBS documents container-handling equipment management, equipment-control optimization and real-time operational planning.
Equipment position trackingEquipment Dispatch & AutomationPartially Supported97% confidenceRTLS is a named TOS+ component integrated with the TOS; exact positioning technologies and entitlement depend on implementation.Partially Supported98% confidenceTOPS Expert documents SmartTrack, DGPS and gate position detection; DGPS and related tracking components are named modules and should not be assumed in every base deployment.
Equipment status & downtime awarenessEquipment Dispatch & AutomationNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Job pooling & dispatch optimizationEquipment Dispatch & AutomationPartially Supported99% confidenceSmart Dispatcher explicitly supports tractor pooling and travelling-distance setup, but it is a named suite component rather than universal base OPS entitlement.Supported99% confidenceTOPS Expert documents holistic optimization of equipment usage, real-time resource allocation, CHE strategy optimization and resource/process optimization.
Quay crane job executionEquipment Dispatch & AutomationNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported95% confidenceTOPX Expert integrates crane scheduling, equipment control and resource allocation; explicit quay-crane job-queue detail is not separately established.
RTG / RMG dispatch & work queuesEquipment Dispatch & AutomationPartially Supported96% confidenceSmart Yard Crane Scheduler provides auto yard planning and dynamic CHE zoning, but the public material does not establish identical RTG/RMG dispatch depth for every implementation.Partially Supported97% confidenceTOPS Expert automation explicitly supports automated yard CHE including ASC, ARMG and ARTG, but exact RTG/RMG dispatch algorithms and entitlement depend on the automation configuration.
Terminal automation / ECS integrationEquipment Dispatch & AutomationSupported99% confidenceDP World explicitly documents integration with real-time systems and terminal automation, including RTLS, ARMG/ASC automation and STS automation integrations.Supported97% confidenceRBS documents terminal automation, IoT-capable equipment connectivity and optimization; exact ECS adapters and automation scope require project validation.
Terminal tractor / straddle dispatchEquipment Dispatch & AutomationPartially Supported96% confidenceSmart Dispatcher explicitly includes tractor pooling and travel-distance setup; straddle-carrier support is not inferred from tractor evidence.Partially Supported96% confidenceTOPX provides truck operational management, Expert CHE Strategy and equipment optimization, but straddle-carrier-specific dispatch is not explicitly established in the reviewed public material.
VMT mobile work instructionsEquipment Dispatch & AutomationPartially Supported98% confidenceDP World Limassol documents equipment operators switching to devices to receive operational instructions; VMT-specific device/platform behavior and universal base entitlement are not separately established.Not Yet Verified0% confidence
Automated gate lane orchestrationGate, Truck & Landside OperationsPartially Supported97% confidenceAGS is explicitly described as an Auto Gate System in the CARGOES TOS+ suite; selected hardware and lane orchestration scope are implementation-dependent.Partially Supported98% confidenceTOPS Expert supports gate automation for truck, train and vessel traffic with access control, yard interchange and position detection; GOS and external gate components remain module/integration boundaries.
Driver identification & authorizationGate, Truck & Landside OperationsPartially Supported98% confidenceThe Batangas CARGOES AVA+ AGS deployment explicitly provides automatic driver identification, but this remains a companion gate-system capability integrated with TOS+.Partially Supported94% confidenceRBS documents gate automation with access control and traffic identification, but driver-identity credential methods are not enumerated.
Gate & truck operationsGate, Truck & Landside OperationsPartially Supported97% confidenceDP World lists AGS Auto Gate System within the CARGOES TOS+ suite; exact gate functions and lane-device scope depend on the selected suite configuration.Supported99% confidenceTOPO Expert documents gate management/GOS connectivity, while TOPS Expert Cloud documents integrated gate management.
Gate customs / line / terminal holdsGate, Truck & Landside OperationsNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Gate OCR / ANPR integrationGate, Truck & Landside OperationsPartially Supported99% confidenceCARGOES AVA+ AGS at Batangas uses intelligent cameras to capture container numbers and truck license plates, but OCR/LPR capability is provided through the companion Auto Gate solution rather than assumed inside base TOS+ OPS.Partially Supported97% confidenceTOPS Expert automation explicitly includes OCR and automated gate access/position detection, but ANPR is not separately stated and external gate technology may participate in the solution.
Interchange / EIR processingGate, Truck & Landside OperationsNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Pre-gate & out-gate validationGate, Truck & Landside OperationsNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Truck appointment integrationGate, Truck & Landside OperationsNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported99% confidenceTruck Appointment is a named TOPS Expert additional module; it is not assumed as universal base TOPX/TOPO entitlement.
Truck pre-advice & booking validationGate, Truck & Landside OperationsNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported96% confidenceVehicle Booking System is a named TOPS optional module, but the reviewed public material does not establish all booking/release/pre-advice validation functions as universal base entitlement.
Truck turn-time & queue monitoringGate, Truck & Landside OperationsNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Weighbridge & VGM workflowsGate, Truck & Landside OperationsNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Carrier booking & release integrationIntegration, Data & EcosystemNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
CODECO / COARRI EDI messagingIntegration, Data & EcosystemNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
COPARN / COPRAR EDI messagingIntegration, Data & EcosystemNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
EDI, APIs & external-system integrationIntegration, Data & EcosystemPartially Supported94% confidenceDP World documents a robust integration environment for equipment automation and RTLS, but the reviewed public evidence does not enumerate a universal EDI/API catalogue.Supported99% confidenceTOPO/TOPS documentation includes EDI processing, open interfaces/web services and connectivity to gate, reefer-monitoring and financial systems.
ERP / finance integrationIntegration, Data & EcosystemNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported97% confidenceTOPS Expert Cloud explicitly supports interfaces to financial systems, but the reviewed public material does not establish universal ERP connectors or accounting-system coverage across all editions.
Event / webhook / streaming integrationIntegration, Data & EcosystemNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Gate / OCR subsystem integrationIntegration, Data & EcosystemSupported99% confidenceDP World states that CARGOES AVA+ AGS automatically transmits captured gate data to CARGOES TOS+ in real time for seamless processing.Partially Supported98% confidenceTOPS Expert automation integrates OCR and GOS/gate automation, but exact vendor adapters and whether recognition is native or external remain implementation-specific.
MOVINS / BAPLIE vessel messagingIntegration, Data & EcosystemNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported99% confidenceTOPO Expert explicitly documents BAPLIE received by EDI, while MOVINS support is not separately established in the reviewed first-party material.
PCS / customs / authority integrationIntegration, Data & EcosystemPartially Supported96% confidenceDP World documents an ATI Batangas implementation connecting TOS, automated gate systems, customs functions and other CARGOES solutions; this proves a customs-connected implementation but not a universal PCS/customs connector catalogue.Not Yet Verified0% confidence
Reefer monitoring system integrationIntegration, Data & EcosystemNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported98% confidenceRBS explicitly lists Reefer Monitoring Integration/System as an additional TOPS module; deployment depends on the selected package and external monitoring environment.
REST / web-service API integrationIntegration, Data & EcosystemNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported99% confidenceTOPO Expert explicitly provides open interfaces via web services, and Web Service Interface with Third Party Software is a named TOPS module; REST specifically is not claimed.
Android mobile applicationMobile AccessNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence · native_android_appMobile availability has not yet been verified from first-party evidence.
iOS mobile applicationMobile AccessNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence · native_ios_appMobile availability has not yet been verified from first-party evidence.
Mobile web accessMobile AccessNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence · mobile_webMobile availability has not yet been verified from first-party evidence.
BCP / degraded or offline operationsPlatform Architecture, Resilience & SecurityNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Cloud / on-prem deployment flexibilityPlatform Architecture, Resilience & SecuritySupported99% confidenceDP World explicitly states Cargoes P&T can be hosted on-site premises or in the cloud. This does not by itself classify the cloud option as public SaaS.Supported99% confidenceRBS offers distinct TOPS Expert Enterprise and TOPS Expert Cloud packages, establishing deployment flexibility across enterprise-installed and cloud variants at the TOPS Expert family level.
Disaster recovery & RPO/RTO controlsPlatform Architecture, Resilience & SecurityNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported99% confidenceTOPS Expert Cloud explicitly documents continuous AWS backups and retrieval of data after a disaster, establishing cloud-edition disaster-recovery capability without proving identical DR architecture for every Enterprise deployment.
High availability architecturePlatform Architecture, Resilience & SecurityNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Multi-terminal / multi-site operationPlatform Architecture, Resilience & SecurityNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
RBAC / SSO / enterprise identityPlatform Architecture, Resilience & SecurityNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported94% confidenceTOPX Expert explicitly includes Security & Administration, but the reviewed public material does not establish SSO or the full role/identity model.
Security & administrative audit loggingPlatform Architecture, Resilience & SecurityNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported99% confidenceTOPO Expert explicitly lists security access control, user-class access control and audit logs, but the reviewed public material does not define security-event coverage, immutability, retention or SIEM/export depth.
Throughput & scale for large terminalsPlatform Architecture, Resilience & SecuritySupported99% confidenceDP World states the OPS planning and operations module is proven at marine terminals exceeding 10 million TEU per year.Supported98% confidenceRBS describes TOPX as high-performance and scalable and TOPS automation/optimization as scalable for terminals of varying sizes, although no universal TEU ceiling is published in the reviewed material.
Rail / intermodal operationsRail & Intermodal OperationsNot Yet Verified0% confidenceSupported98% confidenceTOPS Expert Cloud explicitly documents rail management within the TOPX operational package.
Rail crane work queuesRail & Intermodal OperationsNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported94% confidenceRail operations are combined with equipment control and CHE optimization, but explicit rail-crane work-queue semantics are not separately documented.
Rail interchange eventsRail & Intermodal OperationsNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Rail load / discharge planningRail & Intermodal OperationsPartially Supported95% confidenceThe Southampton implementation documents deadline handling for rail-yard moves, but full train/wagon load-discharge planning is not separately established.Supported98% confidenceRBS explicitly lists Rail Planning & Scheduling and Rail Operation & Management in its TOPS Expert rail-terminal scope.
Rail-yard inventory visibilityRail & Intermodal OperationsNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported95% confidenceThe rail solution combines rail operations with yard management and container data management, but a distinct rail-inventory reconciliation workflow is not separately documented.
Train schedule & service managementRail & Intermodal OperationsNot Yet Verified0% confidenceSupported98% confidenceThe RBS rail-terminal solution explicitly includes Rail Planning & Scheduling within TOPS Expert.
Wagon / consist planningRail & Intermodal OperationsNot Yet Verified0% confidenceSupported99% confidenceTOPX Expert explicitly supports building wagon classes and rail wagons, creating train geometry, viewing train lists/layouts and planning departing trains.
Container weight / VGM controlReefer, DG & Special CargoNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported98% confidenceTOPO Expert is explicitly described as VGM ready, but the reviewed public material does not establish full weighing-device integration, verification workflow or every SOLAS VGM process step.
Damage & inspection workflowReefer, DG & Special CargoNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Dangerous-goods segregation controlsReefer, DG & Special CargoNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported98% confidenceTOPX Expert rail/stowage planning explicitly includes hazardous-container stowage rules, but the reviewed material does not establish a complete dangerous-goods segregation engine across all yard and vessel workflows.
OOG & special-equipment handlingReefer, DG & Special CargoNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported97% confidenceTOPX Expert planning explicitly handles over-dimension and deck-height/deck-weight stowage constraints, but dedicated OOG equipment workflows and special-lift execution are not separately documented.
Reefer plug / unplug workflowReefer, DG & Special CargoNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Reefer temperature & alarm integrationReefer, DG & Special CargoNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported97% confidenceReefer Monitoring System/Integration is a named TOPS Expert additional module, so reefer monitoring is evidenced without assuming universal base entitlement.
Reefer, dangerous goods & special cargo controlsReefer, DG & Special CargoNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
BAPLIE import / exportVessel & Berth PlanningNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Berth window & berth allocation schedulingVessel & Berth PlanningNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported98% confidenceTOPX Expert explicitly provides integrated smart automated berth planning and optimization, but public material does not separately establish berth-window conflict rules and arrival/departure window management depth.
Carrier vessel-plan collaborationVessel & Berth PlanningNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Discharge / load sequencingVessel & Berth PlanningPartially Supported97% confidenceThe Southampton implementation documents improved planning of discharge operations, but the public evidence does not establish a complete load/discharge sequencing engine across all deployments.Partially Supported95% confidenceAutomated vessel planning and crane scheduling support ship-work sequencing, but explicit discharge/load sequence controls are not separately documented publicly.
Quay crane split planningVessel & Berth PlanningPartially Supported98% confidenceDP World Southampton documents dynamic zoning of quay cranes to improve discharge planning, but exact crane-split algorithms and universal entitlement are not established.Partially Supported96% confidenceRBS documents automatic crane scheduling and vessel planning, but explicit quay-crane split/range planning is not separately established.
Quay crane work queuesVessel & Berth PlanningPartially Supported99% confidenceSmart Stow explicitly provides automatic work-queue activation, but Smart Stow is a named CARGOES TOS+ suite component rather than assumed universal base OPS entitlement.Partially Supported95% confidenceTOPX combines vessel operations, equipment control and real-time operational resource allocation, but explicit quay-crane work-queue semantics are not separately documented.
Restow & vessel rehandle planningVessel & Berth PlanningNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Stowage & bay planningVessel & Berth PlanningNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported97% confidenceTOPX Expert documents advanced automated vessel planning and crane scheduling, but detailed bay-position, hatch, deck and stowage-constraint functions are not separately enumerated in the reviewed public material.
Twin / tandem lift planningVessel & Berth PlanningNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Vessel & berth planning / executionVessel & Berth PlanningNot Yet Verified0% confidenceSupported99% confidenceTOPS Expert documents vessel planning/management, automated berth planning and real-time execution.
Vessel call lifecycle managementVessel & Berth PlanningPartially Supported96% confidenceDP World describes CARGOES TOS+ as providing real-time information on vessel, gate and yard movements, which establishes vessel-operational visibility but not the full vessel-call workflow, berth-window or stowage scope.Supported98% confidenceTOPX Expert manages vessel and berth operations from berthing through operational completion within its real-time planning and control scope.
Automated decking / grounding decisionsYard Strategy & InventoryNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported96% confidenceTOPX automatically manages container storage positions to support retrieval and reduce rehandles, but the reviewed public material does not use explicit decking/grounding terminology.
Block / stack allocation planningYard Strategy & InventoryNot Yet Verified0% confidencePartially Supported96% confidenceTOPX automatically manages container storage toward final positions and provides Expert Yard Management, but public material does not enumerate every block/row/bay/stack allocation rule.
Configurable yard strategy rulesYard Strategy & InventoryNot Yet Verified0% confidenceSupported99% confidenceTOPX Expert explicitly uses reverse engineering to manage yard strategy and includes Expert Yard Management within the operational system.
Empty container inventory managementYard Strategy & InventoryPartially Supported98% confidenceSmart Stow explicitly supports generic empty loading and Southampton documents empty-container selection, but broader empty-depot and inventory-control depth is not established for every deployment.Not Yet Verified0% confidence
Housekeeping & remarshalling planningYard Strategy & InventoryPartially Supported97% confidenceSmart Housekeeping is a named CARGOES TOS+ component for efficient yard-container management; it is not assumed as universal base OPS functionality.Partially Supported95% confidenceExpert Yard Management and automated storage optimization support yard strategy, but proactive housekeeping/remarshalling planning is not separately described publicly.
Import / export / prestack segregationYard Strategy & InventoryNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Rehandle minimizationYard Strategy & InventoryNot Yet Verified0% confidenceSupported99% confidenceRBS explicitly states TOPX automatically manages container storage while minimizing re-handling moves.
Yard density & capacity visibilityYard Strategy & InventoryNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Yard holds & exception managementYard Strategy & InventoryNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Yard inventory reconciliationYard Strategy & InventoryNot Yet Verified0% confidenceNot Yet Verified0% confidence
Yard planning & container inventoryYard Strategy & InventoryPartially Supported98% confidenceDP World documents Smart Housekeeping and Smart Yard Crane Scheduler within the broader CARGOES TOS+ suite; these named components are not assumed in every OPS configuration.Supported99% confidenceTOPS Expert documents advanced yard strategy, yard/truck management and container movement optimization.

Deployment comparison

Deployment modelCARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac)RBS TOPS Expert
On-premiseSupported99% confidenceSupported98% confidence
Public SaaSNot recordedSupported98% confidence
Source transparency

Freshness & methodology

Comparison facts, TechSelectAI analysis, community-derived insights and estimates are kept as separate evidence types. Missing evidence is not treated as proof of non-support.

CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac)
Last reviewed Sep 19, 2026
8 evidence sources · vendor_documentation: 8
RBS TOPS Expert
Last reviewed Sep 20, 2026
12 evidence sources · vendor_documentation: 12

Review TechSelectAI methodology →

Contextual Fit

Which product fits this buyer context?

Adjust the context below. Context Fit is calculated from the same published TechSelectAI evaluation signals and scoring methodology; it does not replace verified product facts or the saved project Decision Matrix.

1

CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac)

100% context fit

Scoring contextual-public-v1 · Published Product Evaluation not available. Review product evidence.

2

RBS TOPS Expert

100% context fit

Scoring contextual-public-v1 · Published Product Evaluation not available. Review product evidence.

What could change this recommendation? Confirmed requirements, must-have failures, exact integrations, regional availability, pricing, security requirements, and implementation capacity can materially change fit. For a saved, reproducible decision with custom weights, use a Selection Project.

Independent software advice

Which product fits your company better?

A feature comparison is not the same as a recommendation. TechSelectAI can evaluate both products against your must-have capabilities, integrations, deployment constraints, security requirements, region and budget.

Evaluate for my company