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Optivo and Routal compared for routes with sector rules and several depots

With OptivoRoute, Optivo's route optimization software, routes follow your sector rules and several depots, with on-board devices and a driver app in the same contract. Routal is a Barcelona self-service route planner at €199 a month for four vehicles. If your routes carry rules a standard plan does not know, here are the differences.

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Why people look for a Routal alternative

Routal Planner builds routes from the stops you load, with time windows, vehicle capacity, driver skills and live traffic, and the free Routal for Drivers app guides the driver and collects proof of delivery. Teams look for an alternative when the routes carry rules the plan does not know, such as three-compartment vans, pickups paired with deliveries, several depots, retail delivery sequences or contracted drivers. They also look elsewhere when they want the vehicle itself tracked, beyond the driver's phone; Routal collects GPS from the driver app and sells no telematics devices.

  • Constraints published on the site: time windows, vehicle capacity, driver skills, live traffic
  • Position comes from the driver app's GPS; no telematics devices or OEM connection
  • Standard plan at €199 a month with 4 vehicles and €49 per extra vehicle, excluding VAT; Enterprise on quote
  • Site in English, Spanish and Portuguese; team in Spain, Mexico and Portugal

Key differences

How Optivo is different

1

Rules configured for your sector or published constraints

OptivoRoute handles time windows (also multiple), capacity per vehicle, priorities, several depots, contracted drivers and retail delivery sequences, with the sector rules configured in onboarding by the Optivo team. Optivo customers run it with three-compartment vans with variable geometry (dry, chilled, frozen), with pickups and deliveries paired in the same route and a return to the depot for a new run, and with transfers outside the depot. Routal Planner optimizes with time windows, vehicle capacity, driver skills and live traffic, and the planner sets them up alone.

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The vehicle or the driver's phone

Optivo includes OptivoTrack, Optivo's tracking system, in the same contract: an OBD plug & play device, CAN bus for advanced telemetry, or Cloud OEM with no hardware for factory-connected vehicles (30+ brands from 12 automotive groups). Fuel consumption and anomalies, driving style, CO2 per vehicle and per route, geofences and maintenance deadlines sit next to the routes. Routal tracks the route through the GPS of the driver app and sells no devices.

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A quote sized on volumes or a published price per vehicle

With Optivo the quote is sized on the volumes you plan, agreed upfront, not on the individual deliveries completed; Optivo-branded devices are usually on free loan, or purchased to put them on the books; the contract is usually a subscription, on request a licence installed on the company's systems with a separate fee for services. Routal publishes its price: €199 a month with four vehicles included, €49 per extra vehicle, excluding VAT, month to month, with the Enterprise plan on quote.

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A team that follows you or a self-service start

Optivo's team configures your sector's constraints in onboarding and follows the customer directly: pharmaceutical distribution, food and beverage, agri-food deliveries to retail chains are the cases it knows from the inside. Routal is designed to start alone: a 10-day trial with no card, a free driver app and an Enterprise plan that adds a month of onboarding.

At a glance

Who it's built for Teams planning deliveries with sector rules and several depots Teams starting to plan on their own at a published price
Route optimization Also multiple windows, several depots, priorities, sector rules set in onboarding Time windows, vehicle capacity, driver skills, live traffic
Vehicle tracking OBD plug & play, CAN bus or Cloud OEM with no hardware GPS from the driver app; no telematics devices
Driver app and proof of delivery Driver app in the browser, nothing to install: three taps to close a delivery Routal for Drivers, free to start, offline; photo, signature, PIN, barcode
Customer notifications WhatsApp, SMS or email SMS, email and WhatsApp by status
Order intake Magic Order: Excel, CSV, PDF, photos or pasted text; APIs REST API and webhooks, developer docs
Contract and price Quote sized on planned volumes; subscription or installed licence €199 a month, 4 vehicles, +€49 per vehicle, excl. VAT; Enterprise on quote
Home market Italian company; a team that configures constraints in onboarding Spain (Barcelona); site in English, Spanish and Portuguese

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Commercial models compared

Optivo sizes the quote on the volumes you plan and includes devices, driver app and onboarding. Routal publishes one monthly price per fleet size.

Optivo

The quote is sized on the volumes you plan, agreed upfront, not on the individual deliveries completed. Optivo-branded OBD or CAN devices are usually on free loan, or purchased to put them on the books; Cloud OEM with no hardware where the vehicle allows it. Usually a subscription; on request also a licence installed on the company's systems, with a separate fee for services, assessed case by case before the contract. Book a demo for a quote on your routes.

Routal

Published price, checked on 9 November 2026: the Standard plan costs €199 a month with four vehicles included and €49 a month per extra vehicle, excluding VAT, paid month to month with no commitment, with a 10-day trial and no card required. The Enterprise plan is on quote and adds custom integrations, a month of onboarding, a process audit and priority support.

Competitor pricing verified on 9 November 2026

What changes with Optivo

With Optivo, kilometres drop by 10-20% and fuel by 10-15%, with 5-10% fewer vehicles needed; route planning takes 5-30 minutes. Payback comes in 3-9 months.
Results from Optivo projects

10-20%

fewer kilometres from the first months

When Optivo is the right choice

Optivo is for you if…

You plan deliveries every day with rules a standard plan does not know, such as three-compartment vans, pickups paired with deliveries or retail delivery sequences. You have several depots, multiple time windows or contracted drivers to handle in the same routes. You want the vehicles tracked in the same product as the routes and the proof of delivery, with fuel consumption and driving style from the vehicle. You want a team that configures your constraints and follows you directly.

Routal at a glance

Routal is a Barcelona company, founded in 2015 as SmartMonkey and renamed in 2023. It sells Routal Planner, a self-service route planner, with the Routal for Drivers app and customer updates by SMS, email and WhatsApp. The Standard plan is priced per month with four vehicles included; the Enterprise plan is on quote.

Who Routal is built for

Routal addresses teams that want to start planning on their own at a published price, with time windows, capacity and driver skills as the main constraints, the driver's phone as the tracking source, and a month-to-month plan with a free trial.

How to move from Routal to Optivo

Routal is paid month to month, so the switch can follow the first configured routes without waiting for a contract end.

  1. 1

    Choose the switch month

    The Optivo team agrees the date with you; the Routal Standard plan can be cancelled at any time, so there is no term to wait for.

  2. 2

    Bring orders and customer data as they are

    Customers, addresses and orders enter through Magic Order, the OptivoRoute chat: upload Excel, CSV, PDF or photos, or paste text. The AI extracts the orders, searches history for what is missing and asks for confirmation when something does not add up.

  3. 3

    Add vehicle tracking

    Optivo-branded OBD plug & play or CAN bus devices on the vehicles that need them, usually on free loan or purchased to put them on the books; Cloud OEM with no hardware for factory-connected vehicles. Drivers move from Routal for Drivers to the Optivo app.

  4. 4

    Configure the constraints with the team

    In onboarding you set time windows, capacity, depots and the sector rules your routes need. Drivers log into the app with email and password and close a delivery in three taps.

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FAQ

Routal already optimizes routes: what does Optivo add?

Routal Planner optimizes with time windows, vehicle capacity, driver skills and live traffic. OptivoRoute also handles several depots, multiple time windows per stop, priorities, contracted drivers and sector rules configured in onboarding, such as retail delivery sequences, three-compartment vans or pickups paired with deliveries in the same route. With Optivo kilometres drop by 10-20% and fuel by 10-15%, and planning takes 5-30 minutes.

Does Optivo have a driver app like Routal for Drivers?

Yes, in the same contract as the routes and the tracking. The Optivo driver app runs in the browser, with nothing to install: drivers log in with email and password and close a delivery in three taps (select, photo or signature, confirm), with proof of delivery made of signature, photo and notes. It records the position once per delivery, together with the proof.

Does Optivo send customer notifications like Routal?

Yes. Optivo notifies the delivery recipient via WhatsApp, SMS or email, and Routal sends SMS, email and WhatsApp updates by status. The difference is upstream: Optivo's notifications follow routes built with sector rules and vehicle tracking from OBD, CAN or Cloud OEM, in the same product as the Control Tower that flags delays and missed deliveries.

How much does Optivo cost compared with Routal?

Optivo's price is built on the number of vehicles, the modules you choose and the volumes you plan, agreed upfront, not on the individual deliveries completed, and it includes devices, driver app and onboarding. Payback with Optivo is 3-9 months. Routal publishes €199 a month with four vehicles included and €49 per extra vehicle, excluding VAT (checked on 9 November 2026). The demo with your data is also how you get a quote.

How long does it take to switch to Optivo?

Usually a few weeks: the platform is in the cloud and ready at once, the constraints are configured in onboarding, the devices take a few minutes per vehicle to install, and factory-connected vehicles are activated on Cloud OEM with the VIN. Routal is paid month to month, so the two do not need to overlap for long.

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How this comparison was made

Comparison written by Optivo from the competitor's public sources, checked on the date shown.

Information about Routal was checked against the sources listed on the update date. Prices, products and terms can change: check the official channels before you decide.

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