9 Best Route Planning Software of 2026

OptimoRoute ranks first because it combines a deep planner with prices anyone can read before a demo. Lite costs $35.10 per driver per month billed annually and includes the driver app, route history, exports to Excel and Garmin, live tracking, live ETAs and the web service API, with up to 700 orders planned at once. Pro, at $44.10 billed annually or $49 a month, raises that to 1,000 orders and adds analytics, weekly planning, realtime order tracking for customers, proof of delivery and customer feedback. The planner accounts for time windows, priorities, job durations, driver skills, vehicle capacities and costs, which makes it a good fit for service visits as well as deliveries. Truck and hazmat routing and turn-by-turn truck navigation are listed as features. The trade-off is that most delivery teams will want Pro for proof of delivery, and pickup and delivery pairs, multi-day long-haul routes and mid-route depots need the quote-only Custom plan.

Routific is the easiest tool on this list to start with. It has one paid plan: free up to 100 orders a month, then a flat $150 a month up to 1,000 orders, with per-order rates that fall from 15 cents to 3 cents as volume grows. There are no per-driver fees, so adding part-time drivers or a second dispatcher costs nothing, and each order is counted once when it is scheduled to a route, which means you can re-optimize as often as you like. Every plan includes route optimization with time windows, capacities and driver shifts, a driver app that hands off to Google Maps or Waze, live GPS tracking, branded email ETAs, a tracking link for customers, proof of delivery with photos, signatures and barcode scanning, customer profiles and business insights. Orders can come in from Shopify, Zapier, the API, webhooks or AI agents via MCP. SMS updates are an add-on priced by country, and the tool is aimed at deliveries rather than skill-matched service work.

Spoke Dispatch prices by stops rather than drivers. Starter costs $125 a month billed monthly and includes 1,000 stops, then $0.04 per extra stop. Premium, at $200 with 2,000 stops, adds a branded recipient tracking page, a custom SMS sender name, actual time at stop, proof of custody and a year of data history. Expert, at $1,000 with 12,000 stops, adds SSO, directory sync, personalized onboarding and five years of history. Every plan includes route optimization, unlimited routes and drivers, depots, custom delivery zones, time windows, signature and photo proof of delivery, cash on delivery and barcode scanning. The driver app covers turn-by-turn navigation, address label scanning, dictation and adding stops mid-route, and the API, webhooks, Zapier and Shopify are included from Starter. Spoke says drivers typically need no training. The limits are 30 days of history on Starter and fewer service-visit tools than OptimoRoute.

Upper sells three published plans priced per user. Starter costs $40 per user per month billed yearly, or $50 monthly, and covers route optimization up to 250 stops per route, the iOS and Android driver app, CSV import, route history, basic reports and email support. Professional, at $48 billed yearly, raises the cap to 500 stops and adds live GPS tracking, proof of delivery, customer notifications, time windows, recurring routes, custom fields, territory management and vehicle profiles. Optimize, at $71 billed yearly, allows 1,500 stops per route and adds AI driver assignment, optimizing for time, distance or workload, vehicle loading instructions, driver hours tracking, avoidance zones and business rules. Add-ons cover SMS from $0.01 per text, customer live tracking at $20 per driver, capacity optimization at $25 per driver and barcode scanning at $50 per company. The trial lasts 7 days and covers Professional features except SMS. Most delivery teams will want Professional, and API access is listed only on Enterprise.

Detrack prices per driver app and leaves office users free. Pro costs $29 per driver app per month billed monthly in USD and includes unlimited sub-users, live driver tracking, proof of delivery with signatures, up to 10 photos, location and time stamps, branded customer notifications and tracking links, custom job statuses, daily analytics, manager and scanner apps, API access and five years of searchable data. Route optimization is not on Pro: it sits on Advanced at $39, which also adds recurring jobs, vehicle safety checks, rate cards, a calendar scheduling view, capacity utilization reporting, milestone reports comparing expected and actual times, 30 days of advanced analytics and access to the Detrack MCP server. Annual billing saves 10%, and prices are also offered in SGD, AUD and NZD. The 14-day trial gives full access to Advanced without a card. Detrack is a strong proof of delivery tool with optimization added on, so teams with complex constraints should compare it with the planners ranked above.

Track-POD started as an electronic proof of delivery app and now covers planning, dispatch and tracking. Advanced costs $49 per driver or vehicle per month billed annually, or $59 month-to-month, with a minimum of 3 drivers, 7 dashboard users and 6,000 orders a month. Advanced Plus is $69 and Ultimate $89 billed annually, and there is also a per-order track starting with Core at $510 a month for 3,000 orders. The route planner lists optimization with ETAs, time slots, service time, priorities, driver breaks, fleet optimization, scheduling by capacities, multiple trips and recurring routes. The driver app captures signatures, up to 10 photos per order, geotags, QR and barcode scans and PIN codes, and handles cash on delivery, load checks and vehicle checks. Multiple hubs, teams, a 3PL portal, customizable notifications, shipping labels and a web services API round it out. The 3-driver minimum makes it less attractive for one or two vans.

Onfleet is built for delivery operations where every handoff has to be proven. Launch starts at $619 a month with 2,500 completed deliveries and covers basic route optimization, automatic route assignment, photo and signature proof of delivery, the driver app, automated recipient SMS, a branded tracking page, driver chat, a live map with ETAs and 90 days of data. Scale, from $1,349 a month with 5,000 deliveries, adds advanced optimization with API access, auto-dispatch for on-demand orders, barcode scanning, age verification by ID scan, driver geofencing, dynamic ETA notifications, an operational command center with delay alerts, guided onboarding and a year of data. Enterprise plans typically start at $3,099 and add multi-brand support, SSO, a HIPAA BAA and lifetime history. You pay only for completed tasks and overages do not stop service. Onfleet's depth suits pharmacy, lab, grocery and parts delivery, but its entry price is well above per-driver tools for a small fleet.

WorkWave Route Manager is priced per vehicle, from $54 a month, with a minimum of 4 vehicles, and WorkWave says it does not charge based on deliveries. Billing can be monthly, quarterly or annual. The feature list covers route optimization, order import, route simulations for testing scenarios, a driver app with smartphone GPS tracking, proof of job completion, barcode scanning, event tracking, customer email and SMS notifications, real-time order status, a route performance dashboard with KPIs, dynamic loads, RouteManager Voice, Zapier and an open API. WorkWave also sells RoutingEngine, its optimization algorithm, for teams that want to plug routing into their own CRM. Every customer gets a dedicated account manager, and WorkWave advertises same-day setup without IT involvement. The industry pages cover food and beverage, pharmacy, lawn care, field service and outside sales. The downsides are the 4-vehicle floor, only one published price and no listed trial.

Route4Me sells three packages, Route Optimization, Business Optimization and Enterprise Optimization, and every one of them is priced through a contact form. The feature matrix is broad: route simulation, territory management, single and multi-driver optimization, optimization across facilities, dynamic re-optimization, mixed vehicle routing, SmartZone routing, time windows, priorities, pickup and drop off and business rules. Dispatch tools include driver and vehicle assignment, route manifests, real-time alerts and GPS tracking, and drivers can capture e-signatures, videos, images and notes as proof of delivery or service. Reporting covers planned vs actual, a route operations matrix and CO2 statistics, and integrations include APIs, an SDK and telematics platforms. Several useful features, including recurring routing, commercial vehicle routing, avoidance zones, geofencing and text notifications, are paid add-ons on every package, and Enterprise adds custom algorithms, on-site experts and custom SLAs. Without published prices, it ranks below tools you can price yourself.