Founding Partner Pilot · Up to 5 Warehouses

Run it for 30 days.
Pay only if it works.

We're taking up to five warehouses into a 30-day pilot, by application. It is separate from the 14-day trial every self-serve account gets. You get the full product and set up your own doors in Vantage; email us if you get stuck. No card, no contract, no sales calls. You pay only if it works: then you pick a plan at published pricing. If it doesn't, you pay nothing. In exchange we want your honest feedback. Reviews are never part of the deal.

Applying is a one-minute form, and the pilot never asks for a card. Want to start right away instead? The free plan needs no card either (up to 3 users, 1 yard, 100 gate transactions a month, no time limit). Want to look before you talk to anyone? Watch the 15-second product tour.

Applications open · limited to 5 warehouses

Apply for a pilot seat

Five seats, for warehouses and distribution centers. We reply in writing within one business day. No card, and no call unless you ask for one.

Or start free now, no card

We use your answers to reply about the pilot. Prefer email? Write to kevin.choi@vantage-yms.com

What you get

The whole product, not a stripped demo. Every Founding Partner warehouse runs on the full Pro feature set for the 30 days of the pilot.

Gate in and out from a phone

In the iPhone app, one photo reads the trailer or container number, container numbers are checked against the ISO 6346 check digit, and the clerk confirms every read. The iPhone your clerk already carries is the scanner and the gate log. No cameras, kiosks, or RFID.

C-TPAT digital inspections

The 7-point inspection with photos, seal check, an optional driver signature, and an audit support pack. Included during the pilot, even though it's a Pro-tier feature.

Yard and dock visibility

Every trailer's slot, every door's status, and dwell time in hours, so nothing sits forgotten in row 14 and detention stops sneaking up on you.

Appointment scheduling

Appointments booked by your team in the web app, so scheduling moves out of the inbox and the whiteboard.

You set up your doors, we answer by email

You add your doors, yard layout, and staff logins yourself in Vantage. If you get stuck, email us and we answer in writing. The gate runs on the iPhone app, the office uses the web app, and the first gate scan can happen as soon as your account is set up.

A direct line to the founder, by email

You email Kevin, Kevin answers. Not a ticket queue, not a chatbot. Pilot yards' requests go to the top of the build list.

How it works

Three steps, and only the first one needs anything from you today.

STEP 1

Reply or apply

Fill in the short form: work email, company, dock doors, and what you run the gate on today. About a minute. We reply in writing within one business day.

STEP 2

Set up your own doors

Add your doors, yard layout, and staff logins in Vantage. Email us if you get stuck; we answer in writing. Nothing to install at the gate.

STEP 3

Run it for 30 days

Use it for 30 days like you own it. When something is broken, confusing, or missing, send a note. You pay only if it works: on day 30 you either pick a plan at published pricing or walk away and pay nothing, and we help you export your data.

Who it's for

Vantage is built for small and mid-size yards, and the pilot is too. We'd rather tell you now than waste your 30 days.

A good fit

  • 20 to 80 door yards: small DCs, 3PL warehouses, cold storage
  • Gate runs on paper, a whiteboard, or a spreadsheet today
  • Trailers get lost, detention hours go unnoticed, and gate lines back up
  • English and Spanish speaking crews: the app is bilingual EN/ES

Not a fit (honestly)

  • Carriers, brokers, and trucking companies: the pilot seats are for warehouses and DCs
  • Multi-hundred-door terminals that need RTLS towers, fixed cameras, or deep ERP integration on day one
  • Operations that want a long services engagement; Vantage is self-serve software, not a consulting project
  • Yards that can't put an iPhone at the gate

What we ask

Two things. Neither involves a meeting invite.

Honest feedback, async only

When something bugs you, send a short note or a photo by email. That's it. No scheduled feedback calls, no quarterly reviews, no surveys on a calendar. If you ever want a call, ask and we'll set one up, but we will never put one on yours.

Reviews are up to you

The pilot doesn't depend on a review. After 30 days we'll ask every pilot warehouse the same question, whatever they thought: tell us what worked and what didn't. If you also want to post a public review, anywhere, that's your call.

What we don't ask

No card. No contract. No commitment to buy. No logo rights, no case study, no reference calls, unless you offer them.

Founding Partner FAQ

What happens after 30 days?

You pay only if it works. If it does, you pick a plan at published pricing — Lite $149, Pro $349, or Scale $649 per month, listed on the pricing section like it should be. If it doesn't, you pay nothing. There is no auto-charge, because we never took a card; the pilot cannot quietly roll into a bill. If you don't continue, the account moves to the Free plan (up to 3 users, 30 days of history), and we help you export everything first.

Why free? What's the catch?

We're early. Five real yards running Vantage every day and telling us what's broken is worth more to us right now than five invoices. The catch is simply that we'll ask what's broken and expect straight answers.

What do we need to install?

Nothing fixed. The gate runs on the iPhone app, the office uses the web portal at app.vantageyms.com. No cameras, kiosks, RFID tags, or scanner guns, and no installer walking your yard. Setup is configuration, not construction.

How much of our time does the feedback take?

Minutes, not meetings. A two-line email when something annoys you is exactly what we want. Most pilot feedback we expect looks like "the scan misread this trailer, photo attached" or "I can't find where to reassign a door." That's the good stuff.

What happens to our data if we leave?

It's yours. Gate logs, inspection records, and photos can be exported before the pilot ends, and we'll help you do it. Retention and deletion follow our published privacy policy.

Up to five warehouses. Thirty days. One short form.

Tell us about your yard: doors, facility type, and what you run the gate on today. We reply in writing within one business day.

Pilot: 30 days, no card, no contract; you pay published pricing (from $149/mo) only if it works and you stay. Free plan: no card, up to 3 users, 1 yard, 100 gate transactions a month.