Which Routing App is Right for Your Farm
At Barn2Door, we’re eager to help Farms capitalize on the increased demand for door-to-door delivery for local food. In fact,, 1 in 3 Americans have ordered local Food online with the expectation of delivery.
For many Farmers, the concept of delivery can be overwhelming and a perceived headache. Barn2Door, however, has the data from serving Farmers across all 50 states to affirm that delivery can be profitable for your Farm. In fact, Buyers pay for convenience and are willing to pay a premium for the security and health safety of door-to-door delivery (most Farms charge $5 to $15 per delivery).
Learn how to get started with a profitable delivery service today:
Read: Delivery 101: Make it Profitable for your Farm (10-min read)
Beyond a Farmer’s concern about Buyers’ willingness to pay, the next concern is Route Management. How do I optimize my delivery routes for myself or my delivery team?
Because we support Farms that make between 25 to 2,500 deliveries per week, we’ve gained experience working with a number of route management apps. Each app offers pros and cons—there is no perfect solution.
To help Farmers decide which route planning app is best for them, we assembled this quick side-by-side comparison (updated August 2021). For current information and specific details, we encourage you to go to their respective websites for pricing, terms, and potential feature improvements (which may have evolved or changed).
Note, Barn2Door does have a direct integration to Routific, where Farmers can seamlessly manage their delivery routes and sync their orders directly from Barn2Door. Learn more:
| DIRECT INTEGRATION | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OptimoRoute | RoadWarrior | Route 4 Me | RouteXL | Routific | Speedy Route | Workwave | |
| Description | Plan your delivery route to maximize efficiency with time-savings, number of deliveries and vehicle capacity, including reloads. | Optimize your routes on Android or iOS, factoring in traffic, schedules and availability. Paid plans back up data for upload and reporting. | Route your stops for yourself or your team of drivers. Choose from their Dynamic Routing Options to manage and optimize delivery routes. | Easily plug in manually or upload route stops, for organizing addresses to save time. Export route to navigation apps, email or print directions. | Optimize your delivery routes, calculating in vehicle capacity, stop duration, etc. Offer your customers ETA’s and customer notifications. | Calculate the fastest route between multiple stops, using one or multiple delivery vehicles. | Plan and optimize routes and streamline scheduling. Make real-time adjustments to schedules, and assess effectiveness on reports dashboard. |
| Free Trial? | Yes, 30-day Free Trial | No. Free up to 8 Stops | 7-Day Free Trial | No. Free up to 20 Stops | Yes, 7-day free trial. | No. Free up to 10 Stops | No. |
| Price Per Month | $19-$39 | $0-$10 | $149-299 | $0-$75 | $39-$59 | $0-$99 | $49+ |
| Cancellation Policy | Cancel Anytime | Cancel Anytime | Cancel Anytime | Cancel Anytime (30d Notice) | Cancel Anytime | Cancel Anytime | Cancel Anytime |
| Good to Know | Annual Pricing Available (10% Discount) | Quotas for number of stops. The app is Free up to 8 stops, and $10 for up to 120. Team pricing available for Farms with multiple delivery drivers for up to 200 stops. | Route optimization begins with the “Route Optimization” package. Live support available for subscribers. Unique add-ons available for additional cost. | Free up to 20 stops per route, and tiered pricing based on number of stops available for monthly or daily purchase, up to unlimited stops. Business users can apply for business subscription. | Pricing is by vehicle. Can upgrade to ‘Professional’ plan for customer notifications ($19/ vehicle / month), to update your buyers in real time. ‘Premium’ plan for custom support, pricing varies. | Free up to 10 stops or 3 route calculations per 24 hrs. Monthly subscriptions available based on team size and number of stops. | Pricing is per vehicle, paid monthly, annually or quarterly. Plans vary in scale with reporting capabilities and analytic features. |
| OptimoRoute | |
|---|---|
| Description | Plan your delivery route to maximize efficiency with time-savings, number of deliveries and vehicle capacity, including reloads. |
| Free Trial? | Yes, 30-day Free Trial |
| Price Per Month | $19-$39 |
| Cancellation Policy | Cancel Anytime |
| Good to Know | Annual Pricing Available (10% Discount) |
| RoadWarrior | |
|---|---|
| Description | Optimize your routes on Android or iOS, factoring in traffic, schedules and availability. Paid plans back up data for upload and reporting. |
| Free Trial? | No. Free up to 8 Stops |
| Price Per Month | $0-$10 |
| Cancellation Policy | Cancel Anytime |
| Good to Know | Quotas for number of stops. The app is Free up to 8 stops, and $10 for up to 120. Team pricing available for Farms with multiple delivery drivers. |
| Route 4 Me | |
|---|---|
| Description | Route your stops for yourself or your team of drivers. Choose from their Dynamic Routing Options to manage and optimize delivery routes. |
| Free Trial? | 7-Day Free Trial |
| Price Per Month | $149-299 |
| Cancellation Policy | Cancel Anytime |
| Good to Know | Route optimization begins with the “Route Optimization” package. Live support available for subscribers. |
| RouteXL | |
|---|---|
| Description | Easily plug in manually or upload route stops, for organizing addresses to save time. Export route to navigation apps, email or print directions. |
| Free Trial? | No. Free up to 20 Stops |
| Price Per Month | $0-$75 |
| Cancellation Policy | Cancel Anytime (30d Notice) |
| Good to Know | Free up to 20 stops per route, and tiered pricing based on number of stops available for monthly or daily purchase, up to unlimited stops. |
| Speedy Route | |
|---|---|
| Description | Calculate the fastest route between multiple stops, using one or multiple delivery vehicles. |
| Free Trial? | No. Free up to 10 Stops |
| Price Per Month | $0-$50 |
| Cancellation Policy | Cancel Anytime |
| Good to Know | Free up to 10 stops or 3 route calculations per 24 hrs. Daily, Weekly and Monthly subscriptions available for additional stops and more than 3 routes. |
| Routific | |
|---|---|
| Description | Optimize your delivery routes, calculating in vehicle capacity, stop duration, etc. Offer your customers ETA’s and customer notifications. |
| Free Trial? | Yes, 7-day free trial. |
| Price Per Month | $39-$59 |
| Cancellation Policy | Cancel Anytime |
| Good to Know | Pricing is by vehicle. Can upgrade to ‘Professional’ plan for customer notifications ($19/ vehicle / month), to update your buyers in real time. |
| Workwave | |
|---|---|
| Description | Plan and optimize routes and streamline scheduling. Make real-time adjustments to schedules, and assess effectiveness on reports dashboard. |
| Free Trial? | No. |
| Price Per Month | $49+ |
| Cancellation Policy | Cancel Anytime |
| Good to Know | Pricing is per vehicle, paid monthly, annually or quarterly. Plans vary scale with reporting capabilities and analytic features. |
If you’re already using one of these services and are a current Barn2Door customer, you can watch and learn how to upload your delivery details in our Learn Center. We encourage you to contact your Barn2Door representative if you have specific questions about implementing for your Farm (and/or your delivery team).
If you’re still exploring options for Farm to sell direct-to-market online, and considering the option of door-to-door delivery, then we encourage you to watch how it works in 5:40.
We would be delighted to serve your Farm.