Wooden vs plastic vs smart pallets: which to choose

Choosing a pallet used to be about price and weight. Today the real question is how much visibility and control you want over your goods.

Wooden pallets

Cheap and widely available, but heavier, prone to splinters and moisture, harder to keep hygienic, and completely blind once they ship.

Plastic pallets

Durable, hygienic and reusable, with a longer life that offsets the higher upfront cost — a strong fit for food, pharma and closed-loop networks.

Smart pallets

A reusable plastic pallet plus integrated sensors. You gain everything plastic offers and add real-time location and condition data, turning the pallet from a cost into a source of control.