eCapital vs TAFS: Which Should You Use?
A field-by-field comparison of eCapital and TAFS — published terms, positioning, who each suits, and what to check before signing. Our commercial position on both is stated up front.
Our position on both
We have no commercial relationship with eCapital. We have no commercial relationship with TAFS. See the full rate card.
eCapital and TAFS both provide invoice and freight factoring, and on the surface the products look similar. The differences that matter are in positioning, contract posture and what each company is willing to publish. This page puts them side by side on the same fields.
Published terms, side by side
| Field | eCapital | TAFS |
|---|---|---|
| Advertised rate | 1%–5% or more (own published range) | Not published |
| Recourse | Recourse and non-recourse | Not published |
eCapital terms from www.ecapital.com/invoice-factoring — read 2026-07-29. We re-check monthly.
Only terms at least one company publishes are shown. Neither publishes: typical small-operator rate, advance rate, contract, monthly minimum. We never fill a gap with an estimate. Method →
What each is actually optimising for
eCapital
A large multi-vertical funder that factors freight, staffing, construction and more from one balance sheet.
- Freight and all-industry
- Publishes cost education
- Payroll funding
- Multiple verticals
TAFS
Long-established trucking factor running a reserve-based structure rather than flat advance pricing.
- Reserve-based model
- Fuel card
- Mobile app
- 24/7 funding
- Payroll funding
Choose eCapital if
- Businesses that are not trucking and want a factor with real non-freight experience
- Companies wanting a facility that scales into eight figures
- Operators who value published educational material on how costs work
Choose TAFS if
- Carriers comfortable with a reserve model who understand the cash-flow effect
- Operators who want a large established funder
Where each one is the wrong choice
Skip eCapital if
- You are a single owner-operator — smaller trucking specialists will likely serve you better
- You need published pricing
Skip TAFS if
- You need every dollar of the invoice working immediately — a reserve structure holds cash back
- You want simple flat pricing you can model in one line
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What to check with each before signing
eCapital
Multi-vertical funders price very differently by industry. A freight quote and a staffing quote from eCapital are effectively different products — do not assume a published freight benchmark applies to you.
TAFS
Reserve-based pricing is where the real cost hides. Ask for a worked example on a $10,000 invoice: exactly what is advanced, what is held, when it releases, and what is deducted at release.
How to actually decide between them
With rate data incomplete on both sides — which is the normal condition of this market — the decision comes down to four things you can establish yourself in one phone call to each.
- Will they take you? Authority age, business size or industry, and volume floor. This eliminates one of them more often than price does.
- What does a slow month cost? The monthly minimum, not the rate, is what hurts at low volume. Price your worst realistic month under each.
- How do you get out? Term, notice window, termination fee, UCC release speed. Ask for all four in writing.
- What does the non-recourse actually cover? Request the covered-event definition, and one example of a claim each has declined.
Then put the two written offers in front of each other. Quoted terms in this market move when there is a credible alternative on the table, and they rarely move without one.
Our read on each
eCapital: Strong for non-freight and for scale. Less compelling at one-truck size.
TAFS: The structure demands more scrutiny than a flat-rate factor. Model it before signing.
Both judgements are about published positioning and structure, not about a rate verified for your specific business.
Full reviews
- eCapital review — published terms, who it suits, what to check
- TAFS review — published terms, who it suits, what to check
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