A Routing24 alternative with a free plan you can run a business on.
Routing24's free plan is for non-commercial, learning and non-profit use, so a business starts at $69 a month. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, and Business with driver accounts starts at $59.99 a month.
- Free for up to 50 addresses
- No credit card
- No app to install
- Free plan
- Up to 50 addresses, no time limit
- Non-commercial use only
- Paid plans from
- $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months
- $69/mo flat
- No per-driver or per-user fees
- Yes
- Yes
- Driver app works with no install
- Yes
- Read-only browser link (paid)
- Color the map by last visit
- Yes
- No
The short answer
Updated
Lite Route Planner is a Routing24 alternative for small businesses. As of October 2026, Routing24's free plan is limited to non-commercial, learning and non-profit use, Starter is $69 a month, and its driver link is read-only, so drivers can't mark stops done. Lite is free for up to 50 addresses, Business starts at $59.99 a month with unlimited drivers, and drivers mark each stop Visited or Attempted from their phone's browser. Routing24 is the stronger tool for complex rules like time windows, vehicle capacity, driver breaks and pickup and delivery.
The fine print on Routing24's free plan
Routing24's free plan has unlimited stops, running on OpenStreetMap maps with limited address lookup. It's for non-commercial, learning and non-profit use only, so a lawn crew, courier or cleaning company needs a paid plan from day one. A food bank or volunteer group, on the other hand, can use it as is.
The first commercial plan is Starter, at $69 a month flat. It switches to Google maps and geocoding, adds sharing routes with drivers through a link they don't have to install, and includes an AI assistant. Pro, at $199 a month, adds pickup and delivery, driver breaks and vehicle compartments.
On Lite, a business starts free: up to 50 addresses, unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations. When you outgrow it, Personal is $19.99 a month billed every six months, and Business, with driver accounts, is $59.99 a month.
Routing24 vs Lite on price
Both are flat monthly prices, not per driver. The difference is where a business starts paying.
| Feature | Lite | Routing24 |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses | Non-commercial use only |
| Cheapest plan for a business | $19.99 a month (Personal, billed every six months) | $69 a month (Starter) |
| Share a route to a phone | Every plan, view-only link | Starter and up, read-only link |
| Driver accounts that check off stops | Business, from $59.99 a month | No |
| Top published plan | $249.99 a month for 10,000 new stops | $199 a month (Pro) |
| Time windows and capacity | No | Yes |
Checked October 19, 2026 on routing24.com. Routing24 doesn't state a driver limit on the pages we checked. Lite takes 33% off any paid plan billed every six months.
Routing24 vs Lite, in full
Routing24 is a full vehicle-routing engine. Lite is a planner for repeat routes. The rows show where each one leans.
Checked October 19, 2026 against each company's own pricing and help pages. Prices in US dollars; vendors change them, so check before you buy. Sources: routing24.com/#pricing, routing24.com/support/drivers/driver-route-view.
A read-only link vs a driver app
Both put a route on a driver's phone with nothing to install. What happens at each stop is different.
On Routing24
The driver link, on paid plans, shows the route read-only. Drivers can't mark stops done from it.
On Lite
Drivers sign in with a code from their email and mark each stop Visited or Attempted with a note. You see it in the planner within seconds, and every visit stays in the stop's history.
What neither has
Neither offers photo or signature proof of delivery or live GPS tracking. In Lite, progress shows up as drivers mark stops.
Links for everyone else
Lite also has view-only share links and QR codes on every plan, for a helper or customer who doesn't have an account.
Routing24 or Lite?
Choose Lite if
- You're a business and want to start free, with up to 50 addresses.
- Drivers should check stops off, and you should see it when they do.
- You visit the same customers on a cycle and want visit history and a last-visit map.
- Your routes are about the order of stops, not rules about when, what and how much.
Choose Routing24 if
- You're a non-profit, a volunteer group or learning: Routing24's free plan has unlimited stops for non-commercial use.
- You need time windows, vehicle capacity or driver shifts.
- You plan pickups and deliveries, driver breaks or vehicle compartments (Pro).
- You want an AI assistant built into the planner.
What a lawn route list looks like coming in
Export your stops from Routing24, or use the spreadsheet you import into it. A weekly mowing list like this one drops straight into Lite.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
| 1 | Client | Street | City | ZIP | Service day | Lot size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pemberton, Carol | 118 Willow Bend Dr | Franklin, TN | 37064 | Tuesday | 0.3 ac | $45 |
| 3 | Grace Hill Church | 2401 Hollow Creek Rd | Brentwood, TN | 37027 | Thursday | 1.8 ac | $160 |
| 4 | Nguyen, Thomas | 57 Ashby Ct | Franklin, TN | 37069 | Tuesday | 0.25 ac | $42 |
| 5 | Maple Row HOA | 900 Maple Row Blvd | Nolensville, TN | 37135 | Wednesday | 2.5 ac | $210 |
| 6 | Brooks, Alicia | 1446 Cedar Glen Way | Brentwood, TN | 37027 | Thursday | 0.4 ac | $50 |
Lite reads Street, City and ZIP as the address and keeps Service day, Lot size and Price as custom fields. Filter the map to Tuesday, lasso and optimize. More for lawn care routes.