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Optivo and RouteXL compared for companies moving from a few stops to a fleet

With Optivo, drivers receive the route on their phone and the office sees every delivery in real time: OptivoRoute, Optivo's route optimization software, assigns orders to vehicles. RouteXL is a Dutch planner that sequences the stops of a few vehicles from a browser, free up to 20 stops. The comparison is for companies planning for several vehicles.

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Why people look for a RouteXL alternative

RouteXL users reach the same point: the sequenced route exists, but it lives in the browser of the person who made it. Time windows and service times are typed in stop by stop, Multiple rounds splits the stops into at most 20 rounds with one capacity per round, and every change during the day means starting over. Drivers do not receive the route on a connected app, nobody sees where the vehicles are, and the delivery leaves no proof. People look for an alternative when the fleet grows, when customers ask for a precise window and when the office needs to know how the route is going without phoning.

  • Limits per route: 20 stops free, 100 with RouteXL 100 (€35 a month), 200 with RouteXL 200 (€70 a month)
  • Basic constraints entered by hand per stop: ready/due window, service time, pickup and delivery; Multiple rounds up to 20 rounds with optional capacity
  • Installable web app, but no synchronisation with drivers, no vehicle tracking, no proof of delivery
  • Support only through forums and documentation, no phone; last blog post in November 2024

Key differences

How Optivo is different

1

Routes built for the whole fleet

OptivoRoute starts from the day's orders and decides which deliveries go on which vehicle, in what order and from which depot, with multiple time windows, capacity per vehicle, priorities, owner-drivers and industry constraints configured in onboarding: you check the plan instead of building it. Optivo customers use it with three-compartment vans with movable walls (ambient, chilled, frozen) and with pickups and deliveries paired on the same route, returning to the depot and going out again. RouteXL starts from a list of addresses and works out their order; Multiple rounds splits the stops into several rounds with a fixed capacity.

2

The route on the driver's phone

With Optivo the driver signs in to the app with email and password, finds the route and closes each delivery in three taps, with signature, photo and notes. The Control Tower, the real-time view of the routes, shows where each one stands, flags delays and missed deliveries, and adds new stops mid-route, recalculating the route. With RouteXL the route stays in the web app of the person who planned it: it installs on a phone too, but there is no synchronisation with drivers and no proof of delivery.

3

Vehicle tracking included

With OptivoTrack, Optivo's tracking system, you see position, fuel consumption and fuel anomalies, driving style and CO2 per vehicle and per route. The data comes from a plug & play OBD device, from the CAN bus (the vehicle's data network) or from Cloud OEM with no hardware for factory-connected vehicles (30+ brands from 12 automotive groups). The optimized plan is kept and compared with the actual trace. RouteXL does not track vehicles.

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A quote sized to the fleet

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 executed, and it includes devices, driver app and onboarding with the Italian team that configures your constraints. With Optivo the diesel saved is worth €300-1,000 a year for each van under 3.5 t covering 30,000 km. RouteXL is paid per day or per month: €5 or €10 a day, €35 or €70 a month, with business invoicing on request.

At a glance

Who it is for Companies planning deliveries with a fleet, time windows and capacities Sequencing the stops of one or a few vehicles from a browser
Route optimization Builds the routes: vehicle assignment, time windows, capacities, multiple depots Stop order, up to 200 stops; Multiple rounds up to 20 rounds
Constraints Multiple windows, capacities, priorities, owner-drivers, industry rules set in onboarding Ready/due window, service time, pickup and delivery, by hand per stop
Driver app Connected to the plan, with signature and photo: three taps to close a delivery Installable web app, no synchronisation, no proof of delivery
Vehicle tracking Plug & play OBD, CAN bus or Cloud OEM with no hardware (30+ brands) None
Contract Usually a subscription; on request an installed licence Per day or per month; business invoicing on request
Price Quote on planned volumes Free up to 20 stops; €35 (100) or €70 (200) a month
Presence in Italy Italian team, onboarding in Italian Site in Italian; support only through forums and documentation

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Commercial models compared

Optivo sizes the quote on the volumes you plan and includes devices, driver app and onboarding. RouteXL sells a daily or monthly subscription based on stops per route.

Optivo

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

RouteXL

Public price list in euros: free up to 20 stops per route (10 via API); RouteXL 100 at €5 a day or €35 a month; RouteXL 200 at €10 a day or €70 a month; business invoicing on request. A connected driver app, vehicle tracking and proof of delivery are not available at any price.

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 for several vehicles and the stops no longer fit in a single route. Customers ask for a precise time window and the vehicles have different capacities. You want drivers to receive the route on their phone and close deliveries with signature and photo. You want the office to see where the routes stand without phoning. With Optivo kilometres drop by 10-20% and fuel by 10-15%.

RouteXL at a glance

RouteXL B.V. is a company based in Heiloo, the Netherlands, with a site in Italian too. It sells a browser-based planner that sequences up to 200 stops with time windows, service times and pickup-delivery pairing, and splits stops into several rounds. It is paid per day or per month, and it is free up to 20 stops.

Who RouteXL is for

RouteXL is aimed at people who sequence the stops of one or a few vehicles from a browser and pay per day or per month, based on stops per route.

How to move from RouteXL to Optivo

There is no RouteXL contract to cancel and no hardware to return: the move is about data and working habits.

  1. 1

    Bring addresses and orders as they are

    Customers, addresses and orders come in through Magic Order, the OptivoRoute chat: upload Excel, CSV, PDF or photos, or paste text; the AI extracts the orders, looks up what is missing in your history and asks for confirmation when something does not add up. The list you paste into RouteXL today works as it is.

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    Set up your constraints with the team

    In onboarding the Italian team sets time windows, capacity per vehicle, depots and industry rules: what you typed into RouteXL stop by stop becomes a rule that applies to every route.

  3. 3

    Hand the route to the drivers

    Drivers sign in to the app with email and password, find their route and close each delivery in three taps, with signature, photo and notes. The delivery list loaded at the start of the route stays available with an intermittent connection.

  4. 4

    Choose how to track the vehicles

    Optivo-branded plug & play OBD or CAN bus devices, usually on loan or purchased to put them on the balance sheet; Cloud OEM with no hardware for factory-connected vehicles. You decide vehicle by vehicle.

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FAQ

How is Optivo different from RouteXL on time windows and multiple rounds?

OptivoRoute assigns orders to vehicles and builds the routes with multiple time windows, capacity per vehicle, priorities, owner-drivers and multiple depots, with rules configured once in onboarding. With Optivo kilometres drop by 10-20% and fuel by 10-15%. RouteXL accepts a ready/due window and a service time per stop, and Multiple rounds splits the stops into at most 20 rounds with one capacity per round: basic constraints, entered by hand.

How do drivers receive the route, with Optivo and with RouteXL?

With Optivo the driver signs in to the app with email and password, finds the route and closes each delivery in three taps with signature, photo and notes, and the planner sees everything in real time in the Control Tower. RouteXL installs as a web app on iOS, Android and Windows, but it is the same planning interface: there is no synchronisation with drivers, no vehicle tracking and no proof of delivery.

How can I try Optivo before deciding?

With a demo on your routes: you bring one day's orders and see how OptivoRoute distributes them across the vehicles. Optivo is a platform configured on the company's constraints, with a team that follows the rollout, and it works on quotes.

How much does Optivo cost compared with RouteXL?

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 executed, and it includes devices, driver app and onboarding. The demo with your routes is also for that. RouteXL publishes its prices: free up to 20 stops per route, €35 a month up to 100, €70 a month up to 200, or €5 or €10 a day.

How long does it take to move to Optivo?

Onboarding can be immediate for standard configurations and takes up to a few weeks with customization or training: the platform is in the cloud, constraints are configured in onboarding with the Italian team, devices take a few minutes per vehicle to install. There is no RouteXL contract to close: you can keep using it until the first routes built with Optivo are on the road.

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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 RouteXL was verified on the sources listed as of the update date. Prices, products and terms may change: check the official channels before deciding.

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