5 applications for ordering and optimization of the delivery route
в plan a delivery route At best, in order to keep mileage and time as short as possible, it is important to have experience and know your jobs by heart, although sometimes even that is not enough.
This is why many newbies (but not only ones) increasingly rely on multi-stop route planning apps that are now reliable, convenient, and updated in real time so as to reduce even those setbacks due to unforeseen events. Here are the best ones.
Route planner
It is probably the best known and most used in the industry for Android and iPhone smartphones. There ease of use this is definitely one of its strengths. Just enter shipping addresses and start optimization to get the shortest and fastest route possible.
The app uses your internet connection to keep abreast of the traffic situation and allows you to customize your route in a variety of ways, even half if you want. The premium version costs € 19,99 per month, but you can test all features for free for 14 days.
- Android download link
- IPhone download link
Route4Me
Route4Me is also an alternative to consider if the goal is to optimize your time as much as possible, as an alternative to others like Routin, a similar application we talked about earlier.
Designed for couriers and carriers, it automatically reorders entered shipments, has a built-in voice navigation system and allows you to share your routes with colleagues and others. Also in this case, you can try it in the free version, but those who wish can choose a monthly or annual subscription for 7,49 and 64,99 euros, respectively.
- Android download link
- IPhone download link
zeo
Up to 2000 stops per route, various ways to enter stops, including Excel or CSV spreadsheets, integration with Shopify, trip reports, and the ability to share ETAs in real time are just some of Zeo's features.
It is an Android and iPhone application that can be used free of charge, albeit with serious restrictions (for example, a 15-stop barrier per route), and is also available in various formulas: a day pass for € 1,79 or a monthly pass. and annual, respectively, at 14,99 and 130 euros.
- Android download link
- IPhone download link
Multi-stop route planner (batch geocoding)
A fairly well-known and functional alternative to the above, because it is rich in features to optimize the delivery round. Takes into account traffic and priorities, generates route reports in PDF, send ETA to clients and much more.
It is free to download and use, but to unlock all of its features, you must purchase the PRO version, available through in-app purchases as a monthly or annual subscription for € 5,49 or € 26,99, respectively.
- Android download link
Line of Business
We wind up with GiroConsegne, an all-Italian app that, as the name suggests, allows you to plan a delivery route with various stops, up to 150 per route and up to 500 per day.
It is full of functions with which you can customize everything, and the free version already allows you to enter up to 35 stops for each route. However, if you wish, you can make a monthly subscription to the Premium version for 8,99 € (5,99 in the first month).
- Android download link
