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Optivo and WorkWave RouteManager compared: routes and vehicle data together

With Optivo, vehicle data sits next to the routes: OptivoRoute, Optivo's route optimization software, builds the routes and OptivoTrack, Optivo's tracking system, reads fuel consumption and driving style from the vehicle. WorkWave's RouteManager plans routes and follows drivers through the phone's GPS. The comparison is for companies that want vehicle data too.

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Why people look for a RouteManager alternative

RouteManager plans and optimizes routes, assigns them to drivers and follows them through the phone's GPS. Companies looking elsewhere usually need the data a phone cannot give, on-board telematics: fuel consumption, fuel anomalies, driving style, vehicle deadlines and maintenance. WorkWave does not sell it. The price list weighs too: it is public only in dollars, with a four-vehicle minimum, and Europe goes through a quote. And companies working with retail delivery sequences, owner-drivers or multi-temperature vans want a vendor that configures those constraints for them.

  • Driver tracking uses the phone's GPS in the RouteManager app; WorkWave sells no on-board devices
  • Public price list only in dollars: from $54 per vehicle per month, minimum 4 vehicles; Europe on quote
  • Two tiers, RouteManager and RouteManager360; the pricing page mentions no free trial
  • Headquarters in Holmdel (New Jersey) and an Italian office in Verona; data products such as Wavelytics (2025) are announced at WorkWave group level

Key differences

How Optivo is different

1

Vehicle data in the same product as the routes

With OptivoTrack you see, beyond position, fuel consumption and fuel anomalies, driving style, CO2 per vehicle and per route, geofences, document deadlines and maintenance. The data comes from a plug & play OBD device, from the CAN bus (the vehicle's data network) for advanced telemetry, or from hardware-free Cloud OEM, with data from the manufacturer's cloud and activation by VIN (30+ brands from 12 automotive groups, compliant with the EU Data Act). Optivo's driver app records the position once per delivery and does not track continuously; the vehicle is tracked by the device. RouteManager follows drivers through the smartphone's GPS, in the app.

2

Constraints configured for your industry

The rules you handle by hand today go into the plan. OptivoRoute plans and optimizes routes for several vehicles and adds the constraints the Italian team configures during onboarding: time windows (including multiple ones), multiple depots, capacity per vehicle, priorities, owner-drivers and retail delivery sequences. Optivo customers run it with three-compartment vans with adjustable partitions (dry, chilled, frozen), with pickups paired to deliveries on the same route, with a return to the depot and a second departure, and with transfers away from the depot. RouteManager plans and optimizes routes for several drivers, assigns them and simulates them before confirming.

3

A quote on volumes instead of a dollar price list

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 includes Optivo-branded OBD or CAN devices, usually on free loan or purchased for the balance sheet. The contract is usually a subscription; on request also a licence installed on the company's systems, with a separate fee for services. RouteManager publishes a price list in the United States: from $54 per vehicle per month, minimum four vehicles, billed monthly, quarterly or annually; the upper tier and Europe go through a quote.

4

An Italian team that runs the onboarding

Optivo is an Italian team that configures your industry's constraints during onboarding and follows the customer directly; pharmaceutical distribution, food and beverage and agri-food deliveries to retail chains are the cases it knows from the inside. Transport documents come out eFTI-compliant, and the documented REST APIs are the path for connecting your management system, ERP or WMS, to be checked in the demo on your case. WorkWave has an office in Verona; the RouteManager site is in English and the sale starts from the pricing page, with the four-vehicle minimum.

At a glance

Who it is built for Companies planning deliveries with vans and light vehicles Delivery and field service with tracking from the phone
Route optimization Builds routes: multiple time windows, capacity, multiple depots, retail sequences Planning, optimization and dispatch across drivers, with simulations
Vehicle tracking Plug & play OBD, CAN bus or hardware-free Cloud OEM (30+ brands) Smartphone GPS from the app; no on-board device
Driver app Signature, photo and notes: three taps to close a delivery Proof of delivery with signature, photo, notes and voice; barcode
Customer notifications To the recipient via WhatsApp, SMS or email Listed feature
Contract Usually a subscription; on request an installed licence Monthly, quarterly or annual; minimum 4 vehicles
Price Quote on planned volumes US list from $54 per vehicle per month; Europe on quote
Presence in Italy Italian team, onboarding in Italian WorkWave office in Verona; product site in English

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Commercial models compared

Optivo sizes the quote on the volumes you plan and includes devices, driver app and onboarding. RouteManager sells a per-vehicle fee with a public price list in the United States.

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 free loan, or purchased if you want them on the balance sheet; hardware-free Cloud OEM 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.

RouteManager

Public US price list from $54 per vehicle per month, minimum four vehicles, billed monthly, quarterly or annually; the upper tier is on quote and the pricing page mentions no free trial. Europe on quote, no price list in euros.

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 vans and light vehicles, with time windows, capacity, multiple depots or retail sequences to respect. You want fuel consumption, driving style and maintenance in the same product that builds the routes. You work with owner-drivers or multi-temperature vans and need someone to configure those constraints with you. You prefer an Italian team that follows you directly after go-live. With Optivo kilometres drop by 10-20% and fuel by 10-15%.

RouteManager at a glance

RouteManager is the route planning software of WorkWave, a company based in Holmdel, New Jersey, with an office in Verona. It has two tiers: RouteManager for planning, optimization and dispatch, and RouteManager360 with real-time schedule changes and monitoring. It is sold per vehicle per month, with a public price list in the United States.

Who RouteManager is for

RouteManager is aimed at delivery and field service companies that manage their fleet themselves and follow drivers through the phone's GPS.

How to move from RouteManager to Optivo

RouteManager is billed monthly, quarterly or annually: the switch is set on the end of the period already paid.

  1. 1

    Set the date on the end of the billing period

    The Optivo team works with you to activate the platform when the RouteManager period you already paid for ends, with no overlapping fees.

  2. 2

    Bring orders and master data as they are

    Customers, addresses and orders come in through Magic Order, the chat inside OptivoRoute: Excel, CSV, PDF, photos or pasted text. The AI extracts the orders, looks up what is missing in your history and asks for confirmation when a value does not add up.

  3. 3

    Choose how to track vehicles

    With RouteManager, tracking was the driver's phone. With Optivo you choose vehicle by vehicle: Optivo-branded plug & play OBD or CAN bus devices, usually on free loan or purchased for the balance sheet; hardware-free Cloud OEM for factory-connected vehicles.

  4. 4

    Configure constraints with the team

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

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FAQ

How is Optivo different from RouteManager in route optimization?

OptivoRoute builds routes for several vehicles, as RouteManager does, and adds the constraints configured during onboarding by the Italian team, such as multiple time windows, multiple depots, owner-drivers and retail delivery sequences; it works with multi-compartment vans and with pickups paired to deliveries on the same route. With Optivo kilometres drop by 10-20% and fuel by 10-15%, and planning takes 5-30 minutes.

How does Optivo track vehicles, compared with RouteManager?

OptivoTrack reads the vehicle through a plug & play OBD device, through CAN bus for advanced telemetry, or from the manufacturer's cloud with no hardware (Cloud OEM, 30+ brands from 12 automotive groups). So beyond position you get fuel consumption, fuel anomalies, driving style, CO2 per vehicle and per route, deadlines and maintenance. RouteManager follows drivers through the smartphone's GPS, from the app.

How does Optivo's cost compare to RouteManager?

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 includes devices, driver app and onboarding. Payback with Optivo is usually between 3 and 9 months. RouteManager publishes a price list in the United States: from $54 per vehicle per month, minimum four vehicles, billed monthly, quarterly or annually; for Europe the price is on quote.

Does Optivo run the onboarding in Italian?

Yes. Optivo is an Italian team that configures constraints during onboarding and follows the customer directly, on your real routes. WorkWave has an office in Verona, alongside its headquarters in Holmdel, New Jersey; the RouteManager site and pricing page are in English and in dollars.

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 runs in the cloud, constraints are configured during onboarding, and devices take a few minutes per vehicle to install. Aligning the switch with the end of the RouteManager period you already paid for 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.

Information about WorkWave RouteManager was checked against the sources listed as of the update date. Prices, products and terms may change: check the official channels before deciding.

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