Route planners (OptimoRoute, Route4Me, Routific, Upper, RouteManager) optimize stops, usually a day at a time. Field service suites (Jobber, Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan, GorillaDesk and others) run the whole business, with scheduling as one part. Crewtide does one job: planning the recurring week for commercial service teams, with route optimization, windows and crews included. Each comparison below says where the other tool is stronger.
Route plannerCrewtide vs OptimoRouteStrong daily route optimizer. Weekly planning and recurring orders need Pro and a request to support.Field service suiteCrewtide vs JobberGreat all-in-one for quotes, jobs and invoices. Its route optimizer only reorders visits without a set time.Field service platformCrewtide vs ServiceTitanFull platform for residential and commercial trades. Quote-based per-technician pricing; recurring events are booked into jobs.Route plannerCrewtide vs Route4MeEnterprise-grade last-mile planner with recurring templates. Quote-only pricing; time windows need the Business package.Route plannerCrewtide vs RoutificSimple delivery route planner priced per order. No recurring visits; plans one day at a time.Route plannerCrewtide vs UpperMulti-stop route planner priced per user. Recurring routes are per route, and each route covers one date.Route plannerCrewtide vs WorkWave RouteManagerCapable multi-day optimizer priced per vehicle, from $54 with a 4-vehicle minimum. Notifications on 360 only.Field service suiteCrewtide vs Housecall ProStrong home-service suite. Its optimizer works on one technician’s day and never moves jobs between days or techs.Pest and lawn softwareCrewtide vs GorillaDeskAll-in-one for pest and lawn, priced per route. Basic routing is straight-line and about 25 stops at a time.Field service suiteCrewtide vs Service AutopilotAutomation-heavy suite for lawn and cleaning, billed annually plus a sign-up fee. Routing starts on Pro.Pest and lawn softwareCrewtide vs FieldRoutesPest and lawn platform from a ServiceTitan company. No published prices and no free trial.Pest control softwareCrewtide vs PestPacDeep pest control platform with RouteOp multi-day optimization, priced by quote.Commercial service platformCrewtide vs ServiceTradeCommercial service platform for mechanical and fire protection. Map-assisted scheduling; prices on request.Enterprise field serviceCrewtide vs Salesforce Field ServiceDeep, configurable enterprise scheduling on Salesforce. $175 per dispatcher and per technician a month, billed annually.Enterprise field serviceCrewtide vs Dynamics 365 Field ServiceMicrosoft’s field service app: $105 per user, plus $30 per resource for scheduling optimization.The usual wayCrewtide vs SpreadsheetsWhat a spreadsheet does well, where weekly routes break it, and when software pays for itself.
All tools at a glance
| Tool | Type | Published price | Recurring visits | Plans the week | Service windows | Crews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewtide | Recurring route planner | $49 per technician a month billed annually | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| OptimoRoute | Route planner | Lite $35.10 and Pro $44.10 per driver a month billed annually ($39 and $49 monthly) | Partly | Partly | Yes | Partly |
| Jobber | Field service suite | From $49 a month (1 user); route optimization from Connect, $139 a month | Yes | Partly | Partly | Partly |
| ServiceTitan | Field service platform | Not published: “Request Pricing” on each plan | Partly | Partly | Yes | Partly |
| Route4Me | Route planner | Not published: every package says “Contact us” | Partly | Partly | Partly | Unclear |
| Routific | Route planner | Free to 100 orders a month; $150 a month to 1,000 orders | No | No | Yes | No |
| Upper | Route planner | Starter $40, Professional $48, Optimize $71 per user a month billed yearly ($50, $60, $89 monthly) | Partly | No | Yes | Unclear |
| WorkWave RouteManager | Route planner | From $54 per vehicle a month, minimum 4 vehicles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear |
| Housecall Pro | Field service suite | Basic $59, Essentials $149, MAX $299 a month billed annually ($79, $189, $329 monthly) | Yes | Partly | Partly | Partly |
| GorillaDesk | Pest and lawn software | Basic $49, Pro $99, Growth $149 a month for the first route, then $30–$100 per extra route | Yes | Partly | Unclear | Partly |
| Service Autopilot | Field service suite | Startup $49, Pro $199, Pro Plus $499 a month plus a sign-up fee | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Yes |
| FieldRoutes | Pest and lawn software | Not published (“Request Pricing”) | Partly | Unclear | Partly | Unclear |
| PestPac | Pest control software | Not published | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear |
| ServiceTrade | Commercial service platform | Not published: every plan says “Request pricing” | Yes | Partly | Partly | Unclear |
| Salesforce Field Service | Enterprise field service | Dispatcher $175, Technician $175, Field Service Plus $230 per user a month, billed annually | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamics 365 Field Service | Enterprise field service | $105 per user a month paid yearly | Yes | Partly | Yes | Yes |
| Spreadsheets | The usual way | $0 for the software | Partly | No | Partly | Partly |
How to choose
- Name the real problem.If it’s quotes, invoices and payments, you need a field service suite. If it’s building the recurring week across many technicians, you need a scheduling and routing tool. Many teams use one of each.
- Check recurring visits, not just routing.Can it generate weekly, every-other-week and monthly visits from each customer’s cycle, or do you re-create them?
- Check windows and crews together.Some optimizers skip visits that have a set time; some can’t put two people on one job.
- Count every seat.Per driver, per user, per vehicle or per order pricing gives very different totals once office staff are included.
- Test with a real week.Import your customers and compare the plan with the week you actually ran.