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Optivo and Samsara compared for routes with more than twenty stops

Optivo assigns deliveries to vehicles and builds routes beyond twenty stops, with time windows, capacity and multiple depots. Samsara sells telematics with AI dashcams, on quote and with no office in Italy. This comparison is for teams that organize several vehicles and several loading points every day.

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Why people look for a Samsara alternative

Those who use Samsara for deliveries soon notice that planning is the missing piece. The route optimization in Routing & Dispatch resequences one driver's stops and, in the test run by the Optivo team in September 2026, stops at around twenty stops with a fixed start and end; it does not assign deliveries to vehicles and does not handle capacity or multiple depots. People also look elsewhere when they need a contact in Italy, because Samsara has no Italian site or office and sells from London, Paris, Amsterdam and Munich, or when the contract, usually 36 months according to the terms reported by customers, ties the fleet to a size decided three years earlier.

  • Routing & Dispatch optimization resequences one driver's stops, up to around twenty, with a fixed start and end
  • No Italian site or office: sales and support from the European offices in London, Paris, Amsterdam and Munich
  • Contracts usually run 36 months according to the terms reported by customers; no free trial
  • Support and billing are recurring themes in public reviews

Key differences

How Optivo is different

1

Building routes or resequencing stops

With Optivo, tomorrow's route comes out already built. OptivoRoute, Optivo's route optimization software, starts from the day's orders and decides which deliveries go on which vehicle, in what order and from which depot, respecting time windows (multiple ones too), capacity per vehicle and sector constraints. The optimization in Samsara's Routing & Dispatch puts one driver's stops in order and, in the test run by the Optivo team in September 2026, stops at around twenty stops with a fixed start and end. Optivo customers use OptivoRoute with three-compartment vans with adjustable partitions (dry, chilled, frozen) and with pickups and deliveries paired in the same route: cases a resequencer does not handle.

2

Proof of delivery or dashcams and driver safety

Optivo is built around the delivery: the driver closes each stop in the app with signature, photo and notes, the recipient gets notifications via WhatsApp, SMS or email, and a Control Tower flags delays and missed deliveries and adds new stops on the fly. OptivoTrack, Optivo's tracking system, records position, fuel consumption and fuel anomalies, CO2 per vehicle and per route, and driving style, with a score per vehicle and per driver. Samsara is built around the vehicle and the driver: AI dashcams, driving data, Commercial Navigation, AI agents.

3

An Italian team or a supplier with no office in Italy

Optivo is an Italian team that configures your sector's constraints during onboarding and follows the customer directly: pharmaceutical distribution, food and beverage, and agrifood deliveries to large retail are the cases it knows from the inside. Samsara has no Italian site (samsara.com/it returns a 404 error) and no office in the country: sales and support come from London, Paris, Amsterdam and Munich, while the driver app has an Italian interface. Support and billing are recurring themes in Samsara's public reviews.

4

A quote based on volumes or a 36-month contract

With Optivo the quote is sized on the volumes you plan, agreed at the start, not on the individual deliveries carried out; the Optivo-branded OBD or CAN devices are usually provided on free loan, or purchased to put them on the balance sheet, and for factory-connected vehicles there is Cloud OEM with no hardware. Samsara sells on quote, with no free trial, and contracts usually run 36 months according to the terms reported by customers.

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Plan versus actual: against which plan

Optivo keeps the plan produced by its optimization engine, with every constraint of the route, and compares it with the vehicle's actual trace, vehicle by vehicle, in kilometres and in euros at the cost per kilometre the company sets. Samsara's Planned vs. Actual Report also compares the route driven with the one planned, but the reference plan is one driver's resequenced list within the twenty-stop range. A plan-versus-actual comparison is only as good as the plan it starts from, which is why Optivo keeps planning and fleet data in the same system.

At a glance

Who it is for Anyone planning deliveries with vans and light vehicles Fleets that want in-cab video, driving data and AI agents
Route optimization Builds routes: vehicle assignment, time windows, capacity, multiple depots Routing & Dispatch: around twenty stops, fixed start and end
Driving assessment Score per vehicle and driver from vehicle data: braking, acceleration, cornering Driving data and AI dashcams in the cab
Vehicle tracking Plug & play OBD, CAN bus or hardware-free Cloud OEM (30+ brands) Samsara gateways; Stellantis data via Mobilisights in Europe
Driver app Driver app in the browser, nothing to install: three taps to close a delivery Driver app with an Italian interface
Contract Usually a subscription; on request an installed licence Usually 36 months according to the terms reported by customers
Price Quote on planned volumes On quote, no free trial
Presence in Italy Italian team, onboarding in Italian No site or office; sales from the European offices

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Commercial models compared

Optivo sizes the quote on the volumes you plan and includes devices, driver app and rollout. Samsara sells on quote, with hardware and multi-year contracts.

Optivo

The quote is sized on the volumes you plan, agreed at the start, not on the individual deliveries carried out. Optivo-branded OBD or CAN devices are usually provided on free 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 systems, with a separate fee for services. Book a demo for a quote on your routes.

Samsara

Price on quote: the plans page asks for the fleet size (the selector starts at 1-5 vehicles) and a sales contact, with no free trial. Contracts usually run 36 months according to the terms reported by customers. No public price list, for Italy or for the other European countries.

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…

A day's route has more than twenty stops, several vehicles and several loading points, and today someone builds it by hand before sending it to the app. You have time windows and vehicle capacity to respect, and you want the plan ready in 5-30 minutes. You want proof of delivery, recipient notifications and vehicle positions in the same tool. You prefer a contact in Italy, with a team that configures your sector's constraints and follows you directly.

Samsara at a glance

Samsara is listed on the NYSE (IOT) and sells telematics, AI dashcams and driving data in one system, with its European headquarters in London and offices in Paris, Amsterdam and Munich. In 2026 it added Commercial Navigation, and in Europe it reads Stellantis data without hardware through Mobilisights. It sells on quote, with hardware and multi-year contracts.

Who Samsara is for

Samsara is aimed at fleets that put driver safety first, with AI dashcams and driving data in the same system, and in Europe it sells from its offices in London, Paris, Amsterdam and Munich.

How to move from Samsara to Optivo

The switch is aligned with the end of the Samsara contract, so you never pay two fees at once.

  1. 1

    Set the date on the contract expiry

    The Optivo team works with you to activate the platform when the Samsara contract ends, without months of overlap.

  2. 2

    Bring orders and master data as they are

    Customers, addresses and orders come in through Magic Order, the OptivoRoute chat: Excel, CSV, PDF or photos. The AI searches the history for what is missing and asks for confirmation when a figure does not add up.

  3. 3

    Choose how to track the vehicles

    Optivo-branded plug & play OBD or CAN bus devices on the vehicles that need them; hardware-free Cloud OEM for those connected from the factory. Samsara gateways stay tied to their platform.

  4. 4

    Configure the constraints with the team

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

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FAQ

I use Samsara for dashcams: can I run Optivo alongside it?

Yes. The dashcams and in-cab video stay in Samsara, which you already use. Optivo adds routes built from the day's orders, the driver app with proof of delivery and vehicle tracking. For driving, OptivoTrack calculates a score per vehicle and per driver from vehicle data: braking, acceleration and cornering.

How is Optivo different from Samsara's Routing & Dispatch?

OptivoRoute starts from the day's orders and distributes them across the vehicles, decides the order and the starting depot, and respects time windows, capacity and sector constraints. With Optivo, kilometres fall by 10-20% and fuel by 10-15%. The optimization in Samsara's Routing & Dispatch resequences one driver's stops and, in the test run by the Optivo team in September 2026, stops at around twenty stops with a fixed start and end.

Does Samsara have an office in Italy?

No. Samsara has no Italian site and no office in the country: its European headquarters is in London, with offices in Paris, Amsterdam and Munich. The driver app has an Italian interface. Optivo is an Italian team that configures your constraints during onboarding and follows the customer directly, in Italian.

How much does Optivo cost compared with Samsara?

With Optivo the quote is built on the number of vehicles, the modules you choose and the volumes you plan, agreed at the start, and includes devices, driver app and rollout. The demo with your data serves this purpose too. Samsara does not publish prices: you request a quote by stating your fleet size, there is no free trial, and contracts usually run 36 months according to the terms reported by customers.

How does Optivo connect to the systems I already use?

The usual starting point is the Excel or CSV export your management system already produces, loaded into Magic Order: the AI extracts the orders and asks for confirmation when a figure does not add up. For continuous flows Optivo exposes documented REST APIs, and the connection to your system is checked case by case in a demo. Master data, order cycle and invoicing stay where they are.

How long does it take to switch to Optivo?

For standard configurations, onboarding can be immediate: the platform runs in the cloud and devices are installed in a few minutes per vehicle. With customizations or team training it can take up to a few weeks, with constraints configured during onboarding together with the Optivo team. Aligning the switch with the end of the Samsara contract avoids double costs.

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How this comparison was made

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

The information about Samsara was checked against the sources listed on the update date. Prices, products and terms may change: check the official channels before deciding.

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