Pick OptimoRoute if you mostly plan one day at a time, want customer tracking links and proof of delivery today, and your visits don’t repeat on a fixed cycle. It costs a little less: Pro is $44.10 per driver a month billed annually.
Pick Crewtide if your week is mostly recurring customers with service windows, crew sizes and usual days, and the hard part is knowing what a change bumps and who to tell. In OptimoRoute, recurring orders are an early-release beta and weekly planning has to be switched on by support on Pro.
At a glance
| What matters for recurring routes | OptimoRoute | Crewtide |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Delivery and field service teams that plan routes day by day, with optional multi-week planning | Recurring commercial service teams of about 5 to 100 technicians who plan the same customers every week |
| Published price | Lite $35.10 and Pro $44.10 per driver a month billed annually ($39 and $49 monthly). Custom: contact sales | Core $49 per technician a month billed annually, or $59 month to month. Pro $79 or $95, coming soon |
| What you pay for | Drivers you plan for in a month. No contract or setup fee | Technicians on a route that month. Office users are free and unlimited. Minimum 3 technicians |
| Free trial | Yes30 days, no credit card | Yes14 days, no credit card |
| Recurring visits generated from one customer list | PartlyRecurring orders exist as an early-release beta; you ask support for access, and they don’t work with the API yet | YesCustomer rules hold each visit cycle and usual days, and every week is generated from them |
| Plans a whole week across every technician | PartlyWeekly planning across up to five weeks, on Pro and above, switched on by support | YesBuilding the week places every due visit on a route, with route optimization on every plan |
| Service windows per customer | YesTime windows on every plan | YesService windows and no-go times for each customer |
| Crew size per visit | PartlyCoordinated orders for two or more drivers: Custom plan only, enabled by support | YesTime on site set per crew size |
| Shows what a move pushes back or bumps before you commit | PartlyBest-fit drag and drop recalculates the route and warns when a limit breaks | YesFind a spot ranks every option and shows what it pushes back or bumps |
| Change log with a reason for every edit | UnclearNot found in their help center | YesEvery edit is logged with a reason, and undo works step by step |
| List of customers to tell when a visit moves | UnclearNot found in their help center | YesTo notify list with the old time, the new time and the reason |
| Sends customer texts and emails | YesEmail and text notifications with a tracking page on Pro; texts use paid credits | Coming soonTexts and emails from the To notify list come with Pro |
| Technician mobile app | YesDriver app for iOS and Android on every plan, with proof of delivery | Coming soonRoute sheets to print or export today; the phone app comes with Pro |
| Invoicing, quotes and payments | NoNot included; an API connects other software | NoNot the goal: keep your current system for invoicing and customer records |
| Getting your data in | YesExcel or CSV import, Excel export, and an API | YesImport customers from a spreadsheet; QuickBooks and Jobber sync are coming with Pro |
Pricing compared
Both tools charge per person on the road, not per office login. OptimoRoute charges per driver you plan for in a month; Crewtide charges per technician on a route that month, with a minimum of three. Here’s what a 10-technician team pays at list price:
| Plan | Billed annually | Month to month |
|---|---|---|
| OptimoRoute Lite | $351 | $390 |
| OptimoRoute Pro | $441 | $490 |
| Crewtide Core | $490 | $590 |
| Crewtide Pro (coming soon) | $790 | $950 |
So OptimoRoute Pro is about $49 a month cheaper for ten technicians. The comparison that matters is what each plan includes for recurring work: OptimoRoute’s weekly planning is a Pro feature you ask support to activate, coordinated multi-person jobs need a Custom plan, and recurring orders are in an early-release program. Crewtide includes weekly building, crew sizes and route optimization in Core.
Where OptimoRoute is stronger
- Customer tracking today. Pro sends email and text notifications with a live tracking page, plus proof of delivery and feedback surveys. Crewtide gives you the To notify list now; sending texts and emails comes with Pro.
- A driver app on every plan. Technicians get their route, order details and navigation hand-off on iOS and Android. Crewtide has printable and exportable route sheets today and a phone app coming with Pro.
- Delivery features. Vehicle capacities, pickup and delivery, multi-day long-haul routes and mid-route depots (some on Custom). Crewtide doesn’t try to do delivery.
- A longer trial and a lower price. 30 days free, and Pro costs less per driver than Crewtide Core costs per technician.
Where Crewtide fits better
- Recurring customers are the starting point, not a beta. Each customer’s visit cycle, usual days, service window, no-go times and time on site by crew size live on the customer. Next week is generated from that list, every week.
- You see the ripple before you commit. Find a spot ranks every option and labels each one: fits as is, pushes later stops back, bumps another stop, or runs past clock-out.
- Every change has a reason, and you know who to tell. Edits need a reason, undo works step by step, and every customer whose visit moved lands on a To notify list with the old time and the new one.
- Crews are normal. Two- and three-person visits are set per customer with their own time on site. In OptimoRoute, multi-person “coordinated orders” need a Custom plan.
Switching from OptimoRoute
- Export your locations.In OptimoRoute you can export locations, drivers and routes to Excel.
- Add the recurring rules.Add columns for each customer’s visit cycle (weekly, every 2 weeks, monthly), usual days, service window and time on site. Our free recurring schedule template has every column ready.
- Import into Crewtide and build a week.Start a 14-day trial, import the sheet and build next week. Compare it with what OptimoRoute planned for the same week before you decide.
Questions
Is Crewtide cheaper than OptimoRoute?
No. At list price OptimoRoute Pro is $44.10 per driver a month billed annually and Crewtide Core is $49 per technician. For ten technicians that’s $441 versus $490 a month. Crewtide includes weekly building, crew sizes and route optimization in Core.
Does OptimoRoute support recurring visits?
Yes, as an early-release beta. Their help center says recurring orders are “still in development and available through an early release program” and aren’t yet compatible with the API. Weekly planning is available on Pro and above when support switches it on.
Can OptimoRoute plan a whole week?
Yes, on Pro and above. Weekly planning schedules orders across a planning period of up to five weeks and picks a day from each order’s allowed days. You contact their support to activate it.
Which is better for delivery routes?
OptimoRoute. It handles vehicle capacities, pickup and delivery, proof of delivery and long-haul routes. Crewtide is built for recurring service visits, not deliveries.
Can I move my OptimoRoute data into Crewtide?
Yes. Export your locations to Excel, add each customer’s visit cycle, usual days and service window, and import the sheet during your free trial.
Sources
Checked October 25, 2026. Plans and prices change; the vendor’s own page is the final word.
- OptimoRoute pricing
- OptimoRoute help: Create recurring orders (beta)
- OptimoRoute help: Plan orders over multiple days or weeks
- OptimoRoute help: Plan with coordinated orders
- OptimoRoute help: Plan with best fit drag and drop
- OptimoRoute help: Realtime order tracking notifications
- OptimoRoute help: Export routes to Excel