# Lite Route Planner

> Lite Route Planner is an easy route planner for multiple stops. Add addresses by typing, pasting or importing a spreadsheet, optimize the order in one click, and send each route to a driver's phone, with turn-by-turn directions in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze.

Lite Route Planner (also called Lite) is a web app that runs in any modern browser. Drivers use it on iPhone and Android phones without installing anything.

## How it works

1. Add your stops. Type an address, paste a list, or drop in an Excel or CSV file. Lite looks up every address and puts it on the map. Or just click the map to drop a pin.
2. Lasso a route. Draw a loop around stops on the map and they become a route. Click a pin to add one more, or drag the list into the order you want.
3. Optimize in one click. Lite reorders your stops to cut the miles, from your start to your last stop or back home again. Then it shows drive time and distance for every leg.
4. Send it to your driver. Assign a driver and the route is on their phone. One tap opens each stop in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, and they mark it visited when they're done.

## Features

- Import a spreadsheet: Excel, CSV or cells pasted from Google Sheets. Lite finds the address columns, flags anything it's unsure of, and keeps your other columns as custom fields.
- Drive time for every leg: See the day's total, time driving, time at stops and miles before anyone leaves.
- Start and end where you work: Save your shop, warehouse or home as a base. Start there, end there, or make it a round trip.
- Share a link or QR code: Anyone can follow the route in their browser. No account, no app.
- A history for every stop: Drivers mark stops Visited or Attempted and leave a note. Every visit is saved to the stop's history, so you always know when you were last there.
- See who's due for a visit: Color the map by last visit, from this week to over two months ago, and filter to the customers you haven't seen lately. Or color by route, driver or any field you track.
- Export and print: Download a printable PDF, Excel or CSV, or open the route in Google Maps.
- Undo, always: Deleted the wrong stop? Optimized too soon? One click puts it back.

## The driver app

No app store. No password. Drivers sign in with a code from their email, and the day's route is waiting, in order.

- Every stop, in order: With drive time and distance between each one.
- One tap to navigate: Opens the stop in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze.
- Check stops off: Mark Visited or Attempted and add a note.
- You see it live: Progress shows up in your planner within seconds.

## Who it's for

- Field service: Plumbers, HVAC and electricians planning the day's jobs.
- Cleaning: House and office cleaners with clients across town.
- Lawn care: Crews that mow and treat the same streets every week.
- Pest control: Technicians running inspection and treatment routes.
- Pool service: Weekly pool routes that need to stay tight.
- Local delivery: Florists, bakeries, pharmacies and couriers.
- Sales reps: Reps visiting accounts across a territory.
- Home health: Nurses and caregivers visiting patients at home.
- Inspections: Inspectors, appraisers and agents with showings.
- Mobile grooming: Groomers and pet sitters booked door to door.
- Meal delivery: Food banks and volunteers delivering meals.
- Errands: Anyone with a long list of stops and one afternoon.

## Plans and pricing (USD)

- Free: $0. Free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations. No credit card and no trial clock: the Free plan doesn't expire.
- Personal: $29.99 a month, or $119.94 every six months ($19.99 a month). Up to 200 addresses, unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations, up to 500 stops a route, one base.
- Business: from $59.99 a month, or $39.99 a month billed every six months (1,000 new stops a month for $59.99; 2,000 new stops a month for $99.99; 5,000 new stops a month for $149.99; 10,000 new stops a month for $249.99). Unlimited drivers and team members with no per-driver fees, unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations, up to 500 stops a route, up to 100 bases.
- Every paid plan is 33% off when billed every six months.

## Lite compared with Google Maps

| | Lite | Google Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Stops in one route | Up to 500 | Up to 10 |
| Puts stops in the best order | Yes | No |
| Saves routes to reuse | Unlimited routes | No |
| Import from Excel or CSV | Yes | No |
| Assign routes to drivers | Yes | No |
| Track visited stops | Yes | No |
| Turn-by-turn directions | In your favorite app | Yes |
| Price | Free for up to 50 addresses | Free |

## Lite compared with other route planners

|  | Lite | Google Maps | MapQuest | Routific | OptimoRoute | Upper | Badger Maps | Spoke (Circuit) | Routing24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | Free | Free, with ads | Up to 100 orders a month | No (30-day trial) | No (7-day trial) | No (14-day trial) | 10 stops per route in the app | Non-commercial use only |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Card needed after 7 days | Not stated | Yes |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | Free | Free; ad-free app upgrade from $1.99 | $150/mo for 101–1,000 orders | $35.10/driver/mo, billed yearly | $40/user/mo, billed yearly | $58/user/mo, billed yearly | $9.99/mo for one person; Dispatch from $125/mo | $69/mo flat |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Dispatch charges per stop | Yes |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | No | Yes | Yes, re-optimizing is free | Yes | Yes | Up to 120 stops | Yes | Yes |
| Routes | Unlimited | Not saved as routes | Saving needs an account | Billed per order | 700 orders planned at once (Lite) | Unlimited | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | 10 places (start plus 9) | Up to 26 | No published cap | No published cap | 250 to 1,500 by plan | Up to 120 | Not stated | No stated cap |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | No | No | Unlimited | Paid per driver | 10 to 30 driver profiles by plan | Paid per user | Unlimited on Dispatch | Not stated |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | Not a driver app | Not a driver app | No | No | View-only browser link | No | No | Read-only browser link (paid) |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | My Maps only, no routing | Needs an account | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Directions link, 3 stops on mobile web | Not stated | Customer tracking link | Emailed stop list | View-only link | Emailed route summary | Not stated | Read-only link (paid) |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated | No |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | No | No | Photos, signatures, barcodes | Photos and signatures (Pro) | Photos, signatures, notes | Check-ins with notes and photos | Dispatch plans only | No |
| Delivery time windows | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Yes | Yes |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://support.google.com/maps/answer/144339, https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/urls/get-started, https://www.mapquest.com/routeplanner, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mapquest-gps-navigation-maps/id316126557, https://www.routific.com/pricing, https://academy.routific.com/en/articles/11473274-what-is-the-new-routific, https://optimoroute.com/pricing/, https://www.upperinc.com/pricing/, https://support.upperinc.com/docs/crew/route-planning/share-a-route-with-a-driver, https://www.badgermapping.com/pricing/, https://www.badgermapping.com/knowledgebase/filtering-last-check-in/, https://spoke.com/route-planner/pricing, https://spoke.com/dispatch/pricing, https://routing24.com/#pricing, https://routing24.com/support/drivers/driver-route-view

## FAQ

### What is Lite Route Planner?

Lite Route Planner is a web app for planning driving routes with many stops. You add addresses by typing, pasting or importing a spreadsheet, group them into routes on a map, optimize the order in one click, and send each route to a driver's phone. It runs in any modern browser on a computer, tablet or phone.

### Is Lite Route Planner free?

Yes. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations. There's no credit card and no trial clock: the Free plan doesn't expire. Paid plans start at $19.99 a month (Personal, billed $119.94 every six months, or $29.99 monthly) and $59.99 a month for Business, with 33% off every paid plan billed every six months.

### Do you charge per driver or per vehicle?

No. Business plans include unlimited drivers and team members for one flat price, starting at $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops a month. Most route planners for teams charge for every driver or user, so adding a fifth van can cost as much as the first.

### How many stops can I put on one route?

Up to 500 stops on a route, 50 times what Google Maps allows in one trip. There's no limit on how many routes you plan or how often you optimize them.

### How does route optimization work?

Press Optimize and Lite reorders the stops to cut the distance you drive. It respects where the route starts and ends, whether that's a base, a round trip or the last stop, and it finishes instantly. After you save, Lite shows the driving time and distance for every leg from real road directions.

### Can I import addresses from Excel or Google Sheets?

Yes. Upload an .xlsx, .xls, .csv or .tsv file, or copy cells from Excel or Google Sheets and paste them in. Lite finds the address columns, looks up every address, and shows any it couldn't place so you can fix them. Other columns can come along as custom fields.

### Do my drivers need to download an app?

No. The driver app runs in the phone's browser on iPhone and Android. Drivers sign in with a code sent to their email, with no password to remember, and see the routes you've assigned them. Driver accounts come with Business plans; on any plan you can drive your own routes from your phone.

### Which navigation apps does Lite work with?

Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze. Drivers choose one once, and each stop opens in it with one tap for turn-by-turn directions. You can also open a whole route in Google Maps, split into ten-stop pieces.

### Can I see which customers I haven't visited in a while?

Yes. Color the map by last visit and every stop shows how long it's been: within a week, 1 to 2 weeks, 2 to 4 weeks, 1 to 2 months, over 2 months, or never visited. Filter to just the overdue ones, lasso them into a route and optimize it.

### Can I share a route with someone who doesn't have an account?

Yes. Any route can have a share link and QR code. Anyone with the link can see the stops in order and open directions from their browser. You can turn the link off at any time.

### Can I set where a route starts and ends?

Yes. Save places like your shop, warehouse or home as bases. A route can start at a base, end at a base, return to where it started, or finish at the last stop. Bases come with the Personal and Business plans.

### Can I see which stops were completed?

Yes. Drivers mark each stop Visited or Attempted and can add a note. You see it in the planner within seconds, and every visit stays in the stop's history after the route is completed.

### How does Lite Route Planner compare with Routific, OptimoRoute or Upper?

Those tools are built for delivery fleets and add time windows and photo proof of delivery, and most charge per driver or per order. Lite Route Planner is built for small businesses and solo operators: free for up to 50 addresses, flat pricing with unlimited drivers, a driver app with nothing to install, and a map that shows who you haven't visited lately. See the [side-by-side comparison](https://www.literouteplanner.com/compare).

### How is Lite different from Google Maps?

Google Maps gives directions for one trip with up to 10 stops, in the order you enter them. Lite Route Planner plans routes with up to 500 stops, puts them in the best order, saves them, assigns them to drivers and tracks every visit. When it's time to drive, it hands each stop to Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze.

### Who is Lite Route Planner for?

Small businesses and solo operators who plan routes every week and want it to be simple: field service, cleaning, lawn care, pest control, pool service, local delivery, sales and home health. If you need live traffic, appointment time windows or automatic splitting of stops across a large fleet, a heavier enterprise tool may suit you better.

### Does it work outside the US, or in kilometers?

Yes. Address search covers addresses worldwide, and you can show distances in miles or kilometers.

## Pages

- [The free route planner for up to 50 addresses.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/free-route-planner): Free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and optimizations, and no credit card or trial clock.
- [Free for up to 50 addresses. Plans from $19.99 a month.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/pricing): Free for up to 50 addresses. Personal from $19.99 a month, Business from $59.99 with unlimited drivers.
- [A free route optimizer that orders your stops in one click.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-optimizer): Reorder any route for the shortest drive in one click, with unlimited optimizations and undo.
- [A route planner app with nothing to download.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner-app): Plan on a computer and drive from any phone's browser, with no app store download and no password.
- [Put a whole list of addresses on a map at once.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/map-multiple-addresses): Paste or upload a list, see every address as a pin, color them by any column and route them.
- [Your spreadsheet in. Optimized routes out.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/excel-route-planner): Upload the spreadsheet you already keep and get pins, custom fields and optimized routes back.
- [A delivery route planner priced for a small shop.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/delivery-route-planner): Plan local delivery runs from a spreadsheet and send them to drivers, at a flat price with unlimited drivers.
- [See every customer you haven't visited lately.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/customer-visit-map): Color customers by last visit, filter the overdue ones and route them, with a visit history for each.
- [Route planning software sized for a small business.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/small-business-route-planner): Spreadsheet in, routes out: free for up to 50 addresses, then flat pricing with unlimited drivers.

## Route planners by industry

- [A route planner for the way your business drives.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner)
- [A lawn care route planner for weekly mowing crews.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/lawn-care): Weekly mowing routes by service day, with crew logins and a map of lawns that are overdue.
- [Route planning for house cleaners, maid services and office crews.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/cleaning): Plan each team's homes or buildings, see whether the day fits, and send it to their phones.
- [Window cleaning rounds, from storefront runs to gutter season.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/window-cleaning): Storefront rounds, residential jobs and gutter season on one map, colored by who's due.
- [Pest control routes for monthly and quarterly accounts.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/pest-control): Monthly and quarterly accounts cut into tight daily routes, with techs on a phone link.
- [Pool route software that keeps weekly routes tight.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/pool-service): Weekly pool routes by service day, with time per pool and a map of who got skipped.
- [Plan HVAC tune-ups by neighborhood, not by the order people call.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/hvac): Spring and fall tune-ups planned by area, with a map of agreements, equipment age and renewals.
- [A route planner for plumbers' booked days and annual testing.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/plumbing): Booked jobs in order, backflow and drain maintenance routes, and plumbers on a phone link.
- [Route planning for field service, without buying a whole FSM suite.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/field-service): Optimized days for electricians, repair techs and handymen, without a full FSM suite.
- [Plow and salt routes, ready before the first flake.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/snow-removal): Priority lots, driveways and salt runs planned before the storm, with a visit record for every push.
- [Home visit routes for nurses, therapists and caregivers.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/home-health): Visit routes that start from home, with time per visit and only the patient details a route needs.
- [Mobile grooming routes, with the right time for every dog.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/mobile-grooming): A different time for every dog, zone days, and a map of clients who are due for a groom.
- [Daily dog walking loops, in the right order.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/pet-sitting): Daily walk loops, vacation drop-ins and walker logins, with a total that shows whether the midday window fits.
- [Plan sales calls around the accounts you haven't seen lately.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/sales-reps): Map your accounts, color them by last visit and plan a day of calls, with one flat price for the whole team.
- [Plan the store cycle, with time in each store counted in.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/merchandisers): Store lists, time in store and last-visit colors for merchandisers and route reps on a weekly or biweekly cycle.
- [Plan the showing tour, then text your buyers the route.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/real-estate): Put the day's showings in driving order and send buyers a link they can follow in their own car.
- [Plan inspection days around time on site, not just miles.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/home-inspectors): Count time on site, optimize the drive between jobs and plan appraisal comp loops in minutes.
- [Optimize the day's courier runs and put them on drivers' phones.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/courier): Optimize each driver's run and track drops as they're marked, for couriers who don't need time windows or photo proof.
- [Get every arrangement out the door on February 14.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/florists): Import holiday orders, split them by AM and PM, and put seasonal drivers on the road with no per-driver fees.
- [Bakery routes for early wholesale drops and weekend home orders.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/bakeries): Standing wholesale drops and weekend home orders, filtered by day and optimized from the bakery.
- [Prescription deliveries in order, with a record of every stop.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/pharmacy-delivery): Optimize the day's prescription deliveries and keep a Visited or Attempted record for every address.
- [Routes any volunteer can follow, from a student to a retiree.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/meal-delivery): Share links, QR codes and sign-in codes any volunteer can use, with unlimited drivers for one flat price.
- [Know who's due before the truck leaves the yard.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/water-delivery): See who's due by last delivery, build the day's truck route and keep a history for every customer.
- [See which machines are due, then fill them in the shortest order.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/vending): Color locations by last service, build the day's fill run and keep a service history for every location.
- [Put a whole paper route in order: up to 500 stops.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/newspaper-delivery): Put a paper or flyer route of a few hundred stops in order, with up to 500 stops on one route.

## Comparisons and alternatives

- [Route planners, compared honestly.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/compare)
- [A Routific alternative for customers you visit again and again.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/routific): Per-order pricing against flat pricing, a driver app with nothing to install, and when Routific's free 100 orders a month is the better deal.
- [An OptimoRoute alternative that doesn't charge per driver.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/optimoroute): OptimoRoute's per-driver bill next to one flat team price, and when its time windows and driver shifts are worth paying for.
- [An Upper Route Planner alternative with no cap on drivers.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/upper): Upper's per-user plans and driver-profile caps next to a free plan, unlimited drivers and a driver app with nothing to install.
- [Circuit is now Spoke. Here's an alternative that runs in your browser.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/circuit): What happened to Circuit, what Spoke costs now, and a browser-based alternative with a free plan and flat team pricing.
- [A Route4Me alternative sized for a small business.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/route4me): Route4Me's listed team prices, its driver app's free tier, and a smaller, flat-priced option for small businesses.
- [A Zeo alternative priced by stops, not driver seats.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/zeo): Zeo's per-seat fleet pricing added up for a year, against one flat team price and a driver app with nothing to install.
- [A Routing24 alternative with a free plan you can run a business on.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/routing24): Routing24's non-commercial free plan and read-only driver link, against a free plan for businesses and a driver app that reports back.
- [More than 10 stops? Plan it here, then drive it in Google Maps.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/google-maps): Plan more than 10 stops in the shortest order, save the route, then drive each stop in Google Maps.
- [MapQuest reorders 26 stops. Lite keeps your whole customer list.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/mapquest): Past MapQuest's 26 stops, with saved customers, a driver app and a history of every visit.
- [See who's overdue for a visit, without paying per rep.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/badger-maps): The last-visit map sales reps rely on, at one flat price instead of $58 to $69 per user a month.
- [Past RouteXL's 20 free stops, without buying a day pass.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/routexl): Free for up to 50 addresses, with saved routes, a driver app and a history for every stop.
- [Save your customers once. Plan them into routes as often as you like.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/myrouteonline): Pay for the customer list you keep, not credits, with unlimited routes and a driver app with nothing to install.
- [Mapped your customers in Maptive? Now plan the drive.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/maptive): Map a spreadsheet and turn it into optimized routes, without paying $110 a month per user.
- [Customer visits on a map, without a five-seat contract.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/map-my-customers): Routes, visit history and a map of who's overdue, with no seat minimum and no yearly contract.
- [SpeedyRoute is gone. Here's where to plan your routes now.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/speedy-route): SpeedyRoute closed in February 2025. Here's what replaced it, and where else to plan a multi-stop route.

## Guides

- [Route planning, explained step by step.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides)
- [How to add multiple stops on Google Maps.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/google-maps-multiple-stops): Add, reorder and drive up to 10 places in Google Maps on a computer or phone, and what to do past that.
- [How to plan more than 10 stops with Google Maps.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/google-maps-more-than-10-stops): Split a long route into 10-place trips, chain My Maps layers, or optimize the whole list and drive it in Google Maps.
- [Does Google Maps optimize routes with multiple stops?](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/does-google-maps-optimize-routes): Google Maps keeps stops in the order you type them. Here's how to get an optimized order you can still drive in Google Maps.
- [How to plan a route with multiple stops on MapQuest.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/mapquest-multiple-stops): Plan up to 26 stops in MapQuest, let it reorder them, and know which stops stay fixed.
- [How to add multiple stops on Apple Maps.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/apple-maps-multiple-stops): Add up to 15 stops to an Apple Maps driving route on iPhone, and get the order right before you go.
- [How to add stops on Waze, and drive a route with many.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/waze-multiple-stops): Add the one stop Waze allows, then drive a longer route in Waze one stop at a time.
- [How to plan a route with multiple stops.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/plan-a-route-with-multiple-stops): Six steps from a list of addresses to a route in a short order, on the driver's phone.
- [The best free route planners for multiple stops in 2026.](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/best-free-route-planners): Nine free route planners compared on stop limits, optimization and import, with who each one suits.
- [How to map addresses from an Excel spreadsheet](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/map-addresses-from-excel): Plot an Excel list on a map with Google My Maps, Excel map charts or a route planner, and see which one also gives you a route.
- [How to plan a delivery route from a spreadsheet](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/plan-delivery-routes-from-a-spreadsheet): Turn the day's order export into delivery routes: import, group by area, optimize and send to drivers.
- [A route planning spreadsheet template that imports cleanly](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/route-planning-spreadsheet-template): A free nine-column CSV template for route planning, with what each column does and how to keep addresses clean.
- [How to send a route to a driver's phone](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/send-a-route-to-a-drivers-phone): Get a whole route onto a driver's phone with a browser-based driver app, a view-only link or a QR code.
- [How to plan recurring weekly, biweekly and monthly routes](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/weekly-service-routes): Keep one master customer list, tag each customer by day or week, and pull a fresh, optimized route out of it each day.
- [Find the customers you haven't visited lately, on a map](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/customers-you-havent-visited): Color the map by last visit, filter to overdue customers, and turn them into a catch-up route.
- [How to split a list of stops into routes for several drivers](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/split-stops-into-routes): Divide a stop list between drivers by area, optimize each route, and balance them by drive time.
- [Plan a round trip route that starts and ends in the same place](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/round-trip-route): Set a route to Round trip, or start and end at a saved base, and optimize the loop so the drive home is short.
- [How much does route planning software cost?](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/route-planning-software-cost): What route planners charge per driver, user, order, stop or credit, with monthly costs for 1, 5 and 10 drivers.

## Links

- [Homepage](https://www.literouteplanner.com/)
- [Pricing](https://www.literouteplanner.com/pricing)
- [Compare route planners](https://www.literouteplanner.com/compare)
- [Every page in full, as Markdown](https://www.literouteplanner.com/llms-full.txt)
- [Create a free account or log in](https://www.literouteplanner.com/planner)
- [Contact support](https://www.literouteplanner.com/support): a form, or email hello@literouteplanner.com
- [Refund policy](https://www.literouteplanner.com/pricing#refunds)
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.literouteplanner.com/privacy)
- [Terms of Service](https://www.literouteplanner.com/terms)

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# A route planner for the way your business drives.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner
Updated: 2026-10-19

Every trade has its own list: weekly lawns, recurring cleans, pool routes, deliveries, sales calls. Pick yours to see how it works, with real spreadsheet columns and the questions owners ask.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner works for any small business whose day is a list of addresses: field service, cleaning, lawn care, pest control, pool service, local delivery, sales and home visits. Import your customer spreadsheet, lasso stops into routes, optimize the order in one click and send each route to a driver's phone. Free for up to 50 addresses, and Business plans include unlimited drivers with no per-driver fees.

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# Route planners, compared honestly.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/compare
Updated: 2026-10-19

Free plans, per-driver fees, stop limits, app installs and the features small businesses actually use, side by side. We checked every vendor's own pricing and help pages.

**Short answer:** For small businesses and solo operators, Lite Route Planner plans multi-stop routes for a team at one flat price: free for up to 50 addresses, $29.99 a month for one person ($19.99 billed every six months), and $59.99 a month for unlimited drivers, with unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations and up to 500 stops per route. Delivery fleets that need time windows or photo proof of delivery are better served by Routific, OptimoRoute or Upper, which charge per order, per driver or per user.

|  | Lite | Google Maps | MapQuest | Routific | OptimoRoute | Upper | Badger Maps | Spoke (Circuit) | Routing24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | Free | Free, with ads | Up to 100 orders a month | No (30-day trial) | No (7-day trial) | No (14-day trial) | 10 stops per route in the app | Non-commercial use only |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Card needed after 7 days | Not stated | Yes |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | Free | Free; ad-free app upgrade from $1.99 | $150/mo for 101–1,000 orders | $35.10/driver/mo, billed yearly | $40/user/mo, billed yearly | $58/user/mo, billed yearly | $9.99/mo for one person; Dispatch from $125/mo | $69/mo flat |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Dispatch charges per stop | Yes |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | No | Yes | Yes, re-optimizing is free | Yes | Yes | Up to 120 stops | Yes | Yes |
| Routes | Unlimited | Not saved as routes | Saving needs an account | Billed per order | 700 orders planned at once (Lite) | Unlimited | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | 10 places (start plus 9) | Up to 26 | No published cap | No published cap | 250 to 1,500 by plan | Up to 120 | Not stated | No stated cap |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | No | No | Unlimited | Paid per driver | 10 to 30 driver profiles by plan | Paid per user | Unlimited on Dispatch | Not stated |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | Not a driver app | Not a driver app | No | No | View-only browser link | No | No | Read-only browser link (paid) |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | My Maps only, no routing | Needs an account | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Directions link, 3 stops on mobile web | Not stated | Customer tracking link | Emailed stop list | View-only link | Emailed route summary | Not stated | Read-only link (paid) |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated | No |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | No | No | Photos, signatures, barcodes | Photos and signatures (Pro) | Photos, signatures, notes | Check-ins with notes and photos | Dispatch plans only | No |
| Delivery time windows | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Yes | Yes |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://support.google.com/maps/answer/144339, https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/urls/get-started, https://www.mapquest.com/routeplanner, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mapquest-gps-navigation-maps/id316126557, https://www.routific.com/pricing, https://academy.routific.com/en/articles/11473274-what-is-the-new-routific, https://optimoroute.com/pricing/, https://www.upperinc.com/pricing/, https://support.upperinc.com/docs/crew/route-planning/share-a-route-with-a-driver, https://www.badgermapping.com/pricing/, https://www.badgermapping.com/knowledgebase/filtering-last-check-in/, https://spoke.com/route-planner/pricing, https://spoke.com/dispatch/pricing, https://routing24.com/#pricing, https://routing24.com/support/drivers/driver-route-view

## FAQ

### What is the best route planner for a small business?

It depends on what you deliver or visit. For recurring service visits, sales calls and simple local delivery, Lite Route Planner is built for small teams: free for up to 50 addresses, flat pricing with unlimited drivers from $59.99 a month, and a driver app with nothing to install. If you need delivery time windows, capacity planning or photo and signature proof of delivery, Routific, OptimoRoute and Upper are stronger, priced per order, per driver or per user.

### Which route planners charge per driver?

As of October 2026, OptimoRoute charges per driver ($35.10 to $44.10 a month billed yearly), Upper and Badger Maps charge per user ($40 to $109 a month), and Zeo charges per driver seat for fleets. Routific charges per order and Spoke Dispatch per stop, both with unlimited drivers. Lite Route Planner Business is a flat price with unlimited drivers.

### Which route planner has the biggest free plan?

For delivery orders, Routific's free plan covers up to 100 orders a month. For a general multi-stop planner, Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses with unlimited routes and optimizations, ahead of MapQuest (26 stops), RouteXL (20), Apple Maps (15), Google Maps (10 places) and Spoke's free tier (10 stops per route).

### Which route planners work without installing an app?

Lite Route Planner's driver app runs in the phone's browser and lets drivers mark stops Visited or Attempted. Upper and Routing24 offer view-only browser links, and Routific's new platform asks drivers to install its app. OptimoRoute, Spoke, Route4Me, Zeo and Badger Maps use native apps.

### Which route planner shows customers I haven't visited lately?

Lite Route Planner colors the map by last visit, from within a week to over two months ago or never, on every plan. Badger Maps has a similar "days since last check-in" view at $58 to $69 per user a month. Delivery tools like Routific, OptimoRoute and Upper don't offer it.

### How did you compare these route planners?

We read each vendor's own pricing page and help center on October 19, 2026, and list the source links under every table. Where a vendor doesn't publish a detail, the table says Not stated rather than guessing.

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# Route planning, explained step by step.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides
Updated: 2026-10-19

Practical how-tos for anyone with a list of addresses and a day on the road. No jargon, and every step works on the free plan.

**Short answer:** To plan a route with many stops, put your addresses in one list, decide where the day starts and ends, let a route optimizer put the stops in the shortest order, then send the route to the phone that's driving it. Google Maps handles up to 10 places in the order you enter them; Lite Route Planner handles up to 500 stops per route, reorders them in one click, and is free for up to 50 addresses.

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# The free route planner for up to 50 addresses.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/free-route-planner
Updated: 2026-10-19

Add your stops, put them in the best order with one click, and drive them from your phone. Plan as many routes as you like and optimize as often as you like. No credit card, no trial clock, nothing to install.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner is a free route planner for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations. There's no credit card and no trial that runs out. Import a spreadsheet or paste a list, press Optimize, and open each stop in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze. Most free route planners stop at 10 to 26 stops: Google Maps allows 10 places, Apple Maps 15, RouteXL 20 and MapQuest 26.

## How the free route planners compare

The first thing anyone hits with a free route planner is the stop limit. Here's where each one stops, and what you get before it does.

|  | Lite | Google Maps | Apple Maps | MapQuest | RouteXL | Spoke (Circuit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free limit | 50 addresses | 10 places per trip | 15 stops per trip | 26 stops, with ads | 20 stops | 10 stops per route |
| Puts stops in the best order | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Saves routes to use again | Unlimited routes | No | No | With an account | Not stated | Not stated |
| Imports a spreadsheet | Yes | No | No | With an account | Paste from Excel | Not stated |
| Keeps a history of every visit | Yes | No | No | No | No | Not stated |
| Shows who you haven't visited lately | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |

Checked October 19, 2026 against each product's own help and pricing pages. Routific's free plan covers up to 100 delivery orders a month and is built for delivery dispatch; see [every planner side by side](https://www.literouteplanner.com/compare).

## What the free plan includes

Everything one person needs to plan and drive routes. [Import an Excel or CSV file](https://www.literouteplanner.com/excel-route-planner), paste a list or type addresses one at a time. Lasso stops on the map to make a route, then press Optimize to [put them in the shortest order](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-optimizer). After you save, Lite shows drive time and distance for every leg from real road directions.

Share any route with a link or QR code, mark stops Visited or Attempted from your phone, and keep a history for every address. Color the map by last visit to [see who's due](https://www.literouteplanner.com/customer-visit-map). Export a printable PDF, Excel or CSV whenever you need one.

Two things wait for a paid plan: saved bases (your shop, warehouse or home as a fixed start and end) start with Personal, and separate driver accounts come with Business. On the free plan you drive your own routes from your phone's browser.

## Plan your first free route in five minutes

1. **Make a free account** Enter your email and type the code we send you. No password, no credit card.
2. **Add your stops** Drop in a spreadsheet, paste a column of addresses, or search for them one by one. Lite places each one on the map and flags any it couldn't find.
3. **Lasso them into a route** Draw a loop around the stops you want on the map, or click pins one at a time.
4. **Press Optimize** The stops reorder to cut the miles. Pick where the route starts and whether it ends at the last stop or comes back.
5. **Drive it** Open the route on your phone. Each stop opens in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze with one tap, and you mark it done when you leave.

## All of it is in the free plan

The same planner paid customers use, without a feature lock on the parts that matter.

- **Import a spreadsheet**: Excel, CSV or cells pasted from Google Sheets. Lite finds the address columns, flags anything it's unsure of, and keeps your other columns as custom fields.
- **Drive time for every leg**: See the day's total, time driving, time at stops and miles before anyone leaves.
- **Share a link or QR code**: Anyone can follow the route in their browser. No account, no app.
- **A history for every stop**: Drivers mark stops Visited or Attempted and leave a note. Every visit is saved to the stop's history, so you always know when you were last there.
- **See who's due for a visit**: Color the map by last visit, from this week to over two months ago, and filter to the customers you haven't seen lately. Or color by route, driver or any field you track.
- **Export and print**: Download a printable PDF, Excel or CSV, or open the route in Google Maps.

## When you outgrow 50 addresses

Upgrading keeps every address, route and visit you already have.

- **Personal: $19.99 a month**: Up to 200 addresses and one saved base, billed $119.94 every six months, or $29.99 month to month.
- **Business: from $59.99 a month**: 1,000 new stops a month and up, with unlimited drivers. No per-driver or per-vehicle fees.
- **Same limits on every route**: Unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations and up to 500 stops on a single route. See [pricing](https://www.literouteplanner.com/pricing).

## FAQ

### Is Lite Route Planner really free?

Yes. Free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations. It isn't a trial: there's no end date and no credit card to enter.

### Is there a free route planner with unlimited stops?

Not a truly unlimited one. Every free planner caps something: Google Maps at 10 places, Apple Maps at 15 stops, RouteXL at 20 and MapQuest at 26. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, and paid plans fit up to 500 stops on a single route.

### What counts toward the free limit?

Each address you save, whether you typed it, imported it or dropped a pin. Routes reuse the addresses you already have, so you can plan as many routes as you like from the same list without using more.

### Do I need to download an app?

No. Lite Route Planner runs in the browser on a computer, tablet or phone, on iPhone and Android. Turn-by-turn directions open in the navigation app you already use.

### Can I import addresses from Excel or Google Sheets for free?

Yes. Upload an .xlsx, .xls, .csv or .tsv file, or copy cells from Excel or Google Sheets and paste them in. Import works the same on every plan.

### How is this different from planning a route in Google Maps?

Google Maps takes up to 10 places and keeps them in the order you typed. Lite Route Planner reorders your stops for the shortest drive, saves the route, and keeps a history of every visit. See [how to get past Google Maps' 10-stop limit](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/google-maps-more-than-10-stops).

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# Free for up to 50 addresses. Plans from $19.99 a month.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/pricing
Updated: 2026-10-27

Every plan has unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations and the same planner. Business adds unlimited drivers for one flat price, with no per-driver or per-vehicle fees.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with no credit card and no trial clock. Personal is $29.99 a month, or $119.94 every six months ($19.99 a month), for up to 200 addresses. Business starts at $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops a month and includes unlimited drivers, so a team of ten pays the same as a team of two.

## Plans and prices (USD)

- Free: $0. Free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations. No credit card and no trial clock: the Free plan doesn't expire.
- Personal: $29.99 a month, or $119.94 every six months ($19.99 a month). Up to 200 addresses, unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations, up to 500 stops a route, one base.
- Business: from $59.99 a month, or $39.99 a month billed every six months (1,000 new stops a month for $59.99; 2,000 new stops a month for $99.99; 5,000 new stops a month for $149.99; 10,000 new stops a month for $249.99). Unlimited drivers and team members with no per-driver fees, unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations, up to 500 stops a route, up to 100 bases.
- Every paid plan is 33% off when billed every six months.

## What a team pays each month

Most route planners for teams charge for every driver or user. Here's the monthly bill for the same team on each, at monthly billing.

|  | Lite | OptimoRoute | Badger Maps | Routific | Spoke Dispatch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How the price is set | Flat, by stops a month | Per driver | Per user | Per order | Per stop |
| Just you | $29.99 | $39 | $69 | $0 up to 100 orders | $9.99 (Route Planner app) |
| Five drivers | $59.99 | $195 | $345 | $150 | $125 |
| Ten drivers | $59.99 | $390 | $690 | $150 | $125 |

Monthly billing, checked October 19, 2026 on each vendor's pricing page. Lite Business 1,000 covers 1,000 new stops a month. Routific's $150 covers 101 to 1,000 orders a month. Spoke Dispatch's $125 includes 1,000 stops, then 4 to 7 cents a stop. OptimoRoute Lite is $39 per driver ($35.10 billed yearly); Badger Maps Business is $69 per user ($58 billed yearly). See [all comparisons](https://www.literouteplanner.com/compare).

## Every plan includes

- **Unlimited routes**: Plan as many routes as you need. They reuse the addresses you've saved.
- **Unlimited optimizations**: Reorder stops for the shortest drive as often as you like.
- **Spreadsheet import**: Excel, CSV or cells pasted from Google Sheets, with your extra columns kept as custom fields.
- **Driver app with nothing to install**: Runs in the phone's browser on iPhone and Android, with one tap to Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze.
- **Share links and QR codes**: Anyone can follow a route in their browser, no account needed.
- **Visit history and last-visit colors**: Every visit is saved to the stop, and the map shows who's overdue.

## How the limits work

Plans are sized by addresses, not by drivers, routes or optimizations. The Free plan holds up to 50 addresses. Personal holds up to 200 and adds up to 200 new ones a month. Each Business size, from 1,000 to 10,000, is both how many addresses it keeps and how many new ones you can add each month.

A route can hold up to 500 stops on Personal and Business. Building a new route from addresses you already have doesn't use any of your allowance, so a weekly route costs nothing extra to plan again.

Billing every six months takes 33% off any paid plan. Prices are in US dollars, and there's no long-term contract.

## Refund policy

Not a perfect fit? We're happy to issue a full refund within 72 hours of your payment, provided you've used less than 50% of your plan's address allowance.

## FAQ

### Is there a free trial?

There's no trial because there's a free plan instead. Free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and optimizations, and it doesn't expire. Upgrade when you need more addresses, a saved base or driver accounts.

### Do you charge per driver?

No. Business includes unlimited drivers and team members for one flat price, starting at $59.99 a month ($39.99 a month billed every six months).

### What's the cheapest paid plan?

Personal, at $119.94 every six months, which works out to $19.99 a month. Month to month it's $29.99. It holds up to 200 addresses and includes one saved base.

### Do my drivers each need a plan?

No. On Business, drivers sign in to the driver app with a code sent to their email and see the routes you assign them, at no extra cost. On Free and Personal, you drive your own routes from your phone.

### What happens to my routes if I change plans?

Nothing is deleted. Your addresses, routes and visit history stay where they are when you upgrade or move to a smaller plan.

### Can I get a refund?

Yes. We're happy to issue a full refund within 72 hours of your payment, provided you've used less than 50% of your plan's address allowance. [Contact support](https://www.literouteplanner.com/support) to ask for one.

### How much does route planning software usually cost?

Team tools usually run $35 to $110 per driver or user a month, or $125 to $150 a month priced by orders or stops. Lite Route Planner Business is $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops with unlimited drivers. See [what route planning software costs](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/route-planning-software-cost).

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# A free route optimizer that orders your stops in one click.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-optimizer
Updated: 2026-10-19

Choose where the day starts and ends, press Optimize, and your stops fall into the shortest order it can find. Optimize as often as you like on every plan, and undo if you liked the old order better.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner is a free route optimizer: press Optimize and it reorders the stops on a route into the shortest-distance order it can find, almost instantly, as often as you like. It's free for up to 50 addresses, and paid plans fit up to 500 stops on one route. You choose whether the route starts at a saved base, comes back to where it started, or ends at the last stop, and undo puts the old order back. After you save, every leg shows drive time and distance from real road directions.

## What happens when you press Optimize

Finding the best order is harder than it looks. Ten stops can be driven in 3,628,800 different orders, and every stop you add multiplies that again. No route optimizer checks them all. A good one finds a very short order fast.

Lite builds the route by always heading to the nearest stop it hasn't used yet. When the route has no fixed start, it tries that from different first stops and keeps the shortest. Then it untangles the result: wherever two legs cross or double back, it flips that stretch, and it keeps going until no flip makes the route shorter.

It measures the distance between stops directly rather than along roads, which is why it finishes almost instantly. Once you save, real road directions take over: every leg gets a drive time and distance, and the route shows the day's total, time driving, time at stops and miles. If a river or a highway makes one leg longer than it looks on the map, drag that stop somewhere better and compare.

What it doesn't weigh: live traffic, delivery windows or appointment times. The time you set at each stop adds to the day's total but doesn't change the order. If most of your stops have to happen inside a time window, a delivery tool built for that will serve you better; see [how delivery planners compare](https://www.literouteplanner.com/delivery-route-planner).

## Choose how the route starts and ends

The optimizer works around the ends you pick, so the order fits how your day actually runs.

- **Start at a base, end at the last stop**: For a technician who heads home from the last job. The route leaves your shop and finishes wherever the drive is shortest.
- **Round trip**: Back to where you started, for crews that return to the yard to unload. See [how to plan a round trip route](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/round-trip-route).
- **Start and end at different bases**: Leave from the warehouse and finish at home or at a second yard. Personal includes one base, and Business holds up to 100.
- **No base at all**: On the free plan a route starts at one of its stops. The optimizer tries different first stops and keeps the shortest, or loops back to the first stop if you choose a round trip.

## Optimize a route in four steps

1. **Add your stops** Paste a list, [upload a spreadsheet](https://www.literouteplanner.com/excel-route-planner) or click the map. Every address is looked up and pinned.
2. **Make the route** Lasso stops on the map or click pins one by one. Any group of stops can become a route, whether it's a neighborhood, a day of the week or one driver's share.
3. **Press Optimize** The stops reorder at once, and a message shows roughly how many minutes the new order saves.
4. **Fine-tune and save** Drag a stop up or down if a customer has to come first, or press undo to get the previous order back. Save, and every leg gets a drive time from real road directions.

## Free route optimizers compared

Plenty of tools give directions. Fewer will reorder your stops, and the free ones cap how many.

|  | Lite | MapQuest | RouteXL | Google Maps | Apple Maps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reorders stops for you | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Free limit | 50 addresses | 26 stops, with ads | 20 stops | 10 places | 15 stops |
| Choice of start and end | Base, round trip or last stop | First and last stay fixed | Not stated | No | No |
| Optimizes for | Shortest distance | Shortest time or distance | Not stated | No | No |
| Saves routes | Unlimited routes | With an account | Not stated | No | No |
| Paid plans | From $19.99 a month | Ad-free app from $1.99 a year | €35 a month or €5 a day | Free | Free |

Checked October 19, 2026. Google Maps and Apple Maps keep stops in the order you enter them; in Google Maps you can drag them into a new order by hand. See [whether Google Maps optimizes routes](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/does-google-maps-optimize-routes) and [the best free route planners](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/best-free-route-planners).

## After the order is set

Optimizing takes one click. These make the rest of the day go right.

- **Drive time for every leg**: See the day's total, time driving, time at stops and miles before anyone leaves.
- **Start and end where you work**: Save your shop, warehouse or home as a base. Start there, end there, or make it a round trip.
- **Undo, always**: Deleted the wrong stop? Optimized too soon? One click puts it back.

## FAQ

### Is the route optimizer free?

Yes. Free for up to 50 addresses, and optimizations are unlimited on every plan, the free one included. There's no credit card and no trial clock. Paid plans start at $19.99 a month when you need more addresses or a saved base.

### How many stops can I optimize at once?

Up to 500 stops on one route on Personal and Business. On the free plan, a route can use any of your 50 addresses. Free optimizers elsewhere stop at 20 stops (RouteXL) or 26 (MapQuest).

### Does it find the fastest route or the shortest?

The shortest. Lite Route Planner reorders stops to cut the distance between them, which usually cuts drive time too, but it doesn't use live traffic. After you save, every leg shows a drive time from real road directions, so you can see the whole day before you leave.

### Can I keep a certain stop first?

You can fix where the route starts and ends: a saved base, a round trip back to the start, or the last stop. To put a particular customer first, optimize and then drag that stop to the top of the list. If you optimize again, move it back afterward.

### Does it plan around time windows or appointment times?

No. Lite Route Planner orders stops by distance and doesn't schedule around time windows or traffic. If only a few stops have a deadline, drag them forward after optimizing. If most do, a tool built for time windows, such as Routific or OptimoRoute, is the better fit.

### Can I undo an optimization?

Yes. Undo puts the stops back in the order they had before you pressed Optimize. Deleting and moving stops can be undone too.

### What's the difference between a route maker and a route optimizer?

A route maker groups stops into a route, and a route optimizer puts that route in the best order. Lite Route Planner does both: lasso stops on the map or click pins to make a route, then press Optimize to order it. Routes are unlimited on every plan.

### Can it split my stops into routes for different days or drivers?

Not automatically. You decide which stops go together, usually by area or by day, by lassoing them on the map, and then optimize each route. Filtering by a field such as Service day first makes it quick.

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# A route planner app with nothing to download.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner-app
Updated: 2026-10-19

Open it in Safari or Chrome and your routes are there, in order. Drivers sign in with a code from their email, and every stop opens in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze with one tap.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner is a route planner app that runs in the browser on iPhone, Android, tablets and computers, so there's nothing to download from an app store and nothing to update. Drivers sign in with a code emailed to them, see their routes in order with drive time and distance between stops, open each stop in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze with one tap, and mark it Visited or Attempted. It's free for up to 50 addresses, and driver accounts come with Business, from $59.99 a month with unlimited drivers.

## What your driver sees

The day's routes, in order, with drive time and distance between stops. A tap on a stop opens it in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, whichever the driver picked. A note you put on the stop, like a gate code or which door to use, is right there. When they're done, they mark it Visited or Attempted and can add a note, and you see it in the planner within seconds.

## Why a browser app instead of an app store app

Most route planner apps ask the same of every driver: find the app, install it, make an account, remember the password, keep it updated. That's fine for a full-time driver with a company phone. It's a hurdle for a seasonal helper, a part-timer on their own phone, or the owner's nephew covering Saturday.

Lite skips all of that. The driver gets an invite by email, signs in with a code, and the route is on the screen. It works in Safari on iPhone, Chrome on Android, and on a tablet in the truck. To keep it a tap away, add it to the home screen from the browser's share or menu button, like any website.

Working alone? You don't need a driver account. On every plan, free included, you can open your own routes on your phone and mark stops as you go. For someone who only needs to follow along, a share link or QR code shows the stops in order in any browser, with no account; share links are view-only. Here's [how to send a route to a driver's phone](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/send-a-route-to-a-drivers-phone) each way.

## Get a driver set up in about a minute

1. **Invite them** Add the driver by email from the planner. Business includes unlimited drivers, with no fee per driver.
2. **They sign in with a code** They tap the link in the invite, and we email them a code to type in. No password to create or forget.
3. **Assign a route** Pick the driver on any route. It shows up on their phone in order, ready to go.
4. **They choose a navigation app once** Google Maps, Apple Maps, Waze, or Automatic (Apple Maps on iPhone, Google Maps elsewhere). Every stop opens in it from then on.

## How driver apps compare

Most route planners for teams send drivers to an app store. Here's what each one asks of a driver, and what it gives you in return.

|  | Lite | Spoke (Circuit) | Routific | OptimoRoute | Upper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What the driver uses | Phone's browser, nothing to install | Native iOS or Android app | Routific app; legacy browser view | Mobile app or an emailed stop list | Native app; view-only browser link |
| Free to start | Up to 50 addresses | 10 stops per route | Up to 100 orders a month | 30-day trial | 7-day trial |
| How a team is priced | Flat, unlimited drivers | Per stop (Dispatch) | Per order, unlimited drivers | Per driver | Per user |
| Photo proof of delivery | No | Dispatch plans | Yes | Pro plan | Yes |
| Delivery time windows | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |

Checked October 19, 2026 on each vendor's pricing and help pages. Upper's browser link is view-only, so completions don't flow back to dispatch. See [every planner side by side](https://www.literouteplanner.com/compare).

## Which kind of app fits your crew

### Choose Lite if

- Drivers change often, work part-time or use their own phones
- You don't want to manage installs, updates and passwords
- A Visited or Attempted mark with a note is enough record of each stop
- You want one flat price however many drivers you add

### Choose an app-store route planner if

- Drivers work where there's no signal and need routes offline
- You need photos, signatures or barcode scans at each stop
- You want live GPS tracking of every driver
- You drive alone and want planning and navigation in one native app, like Spoke's Route Planner app at $9.99 a month

## FAQ

### Is Lite Route Planner in the App Store or Google Play?

No. Lite Route Planner runs in the phone's browser on iPhone and Android, so there's nothing to download or update. You can add it to your home screen from the browser's menu, like any website.

### Does the route planner app work on Android?

Yes. It works in Chrome and other current browsers on Android, and in Safari on iPhone and iPad. The same account works on a computer, where planning is easiest.

### Do drivers need a password?

No. Drivers sign in with a code sent to their email, and they see the routes assigned to them, in order.

### Does the driver app work offline?

No. It needs a data connection to load routes and record visits. If your drivers often work without signal, an app with an offline mode will suit them better.

### Can I see where my drivers are?

Not as a live GPS dot. You see each stop turn Visited or Attempted in the planner within seconds of the driver marking it, which shows how far along each route is.

### Is the app free?

Free for up to 50 addresses, and on any plan you can drive your own routes from your phone. Separate driver accounts come with Business, from $59.99 a month with unlimited drivers and no per-driver fee.

### Which navigation apps does it work with?

Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze. Drivers pick one, or leave it on Automatic, which uses Apple Maps on iPhone and Google Maps elsewhere. Each stop then opens in that app with one tap for turn-by-turn directions.

---

# Put a whole list of addresses on a map at once.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/map-multiple-addresses
Updated: 2026-10-19

Paste a column of addresses or drop in a spreadsheet, and each one lands on the map as a pin. Color them by whatever you track, then turn them into routes when it's time to drive.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner maps multiple addresses at once: paste a list or upload an Excel or CSV file, and every address appears as a pin, with any it couldn't place flagged for you to fix. Color the pins by any column you kept, or by route, driver or last visit, then lasso groups into routes and optimize them in one click. It's free for up to 50 addresses, and Business plans hold up to 10,000. Google My Maps can plot up to 2,000 rows per import, but it doesn't put stops in order or send routes to drivers.

## Map a list of addresses, step by step

1. **Paste or upload** Copy addresses from anywhere, one per line, or upload an .xlsx, .xls, .csv or .tsv file. If street, city, state and zip sit in separate columns, they're joined into one address.
2. **Check the flags** Every address is looked up and pinned. Any it couldn't find, or could only place roughly, is flagged. Retype it, paste the latitude and longitude, or click the map where it belongs.
3. **Color and filter** Use Color By to color the pins by any column you brought in, or by route, driver or last visit. Use Filters to hide what you don't need right now.
4. **Turn pins into routes** Draw a loop around a cluster to make a route, press Optimize, and [send it to a phone](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner-app).

## Color the pins by what matters to you

Pins in one color tell you where things are. Colors tell you what they are.

- **Text columns**: Service type, sales rep, territory. Each value gets its own color, up to eight, and the rest are grouped as other values.
- **Numbers**: Contract value, lawn size, number of bins. Pins shade from light to dark across the range.
- **Dates**: Renewal date or last service date, shaded from the earliest to the latest.
- **Yes or no**: Gate code on file, key required, paid up. Two colors, easy to scan.
- **Last visit**: From within a week to over two months ago, plus never visited. See the [customer visit map](https://www.literouteplanner.com/customer-visit-map).
- **Route and driver**: See which pins are already on a route, and whose day they're in.

## When Google My Maps is enough, and when it isn't

If you need a map to look at, print or share once, Google My Maps is free and does the job. It imports CSV, TSV, KML, KMZ, GPX, XLSX or a Google Sheet, up to 2,000 rows per import and 10 layers per map. For a club directory or a list of rental properties, that's plenty.

It runs out when the map is really a to-do list. My Maps draws directions for only 10 points per layer, keeps them in the order you gave, and has no way to mark a place visited. Google Maps itself doesn't import a list at all: you add places one at a time, up to 10 in a trip. Here's [how to map addresses from Excel](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/map-addresses-from-excel) either way.

In Lite, the pins are already stops. Lasso a group into a route of up to 500 stops, put it in the shortest order, hand it to a driver, and every visit goes into that address's history.

## Mapping tools compared

Three ways to put a spreadsheet of addresses on a map, and what you can do with the pins afterward.

|  | Lite | Google My Maps | Maptive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for up to 50 addresses | Free | $110 a month for one user |
| Imports | .xlsx, .xls, .csv, .tsv or pasted cells | CSV, TSV, KML, KMZ, GPX, XLSX, Google Sheets | Yes |
| How many addresses | Up to 10,000 on Business | 2,000 rows per import | Not stated |
| Puts stops in the best order | Up to 500 stops a route | No | Up to 70 stops |
| Sends routes to a driver's phone | Yes | No | No |
| Visit history per address | Yes | No | No |

Checked October 19, 2026. My Maps draws directions with up to 10 points per layer. Maptive has a 10-day trial with no card. See [how Maptive compares](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/maptive).

## Once your addresses are on the map

The same pins drive everything else.

- **See who's due for a visit**: Color the map by last visit, from this week to over two months ago, and filter to the customers you haven't seen lately. Or color by route, driver or any field you track.
- **Share a link or QR code**: Anyone can follow the route in their browser. No account, no app.
- **Export and print**: Download a printable PDF, Excel or CSV, or open the route in Google Maps.

## FAQ

### How do I plot multiple addresses on Google Maps?

Google Maps doesn't import a list; you add places one at a time, up to 10 in one trip. Google My Maps imports a spreadsheet of up to 2,000 rows and drops a pin for each, but it doesn't reorder or route them. Lite Route Planner plots the list and turns the pins into optimized routes, free for up to 50 addresses.

### How many addresses can I put on one map?

Free for up to 50 addresses. Personal holds up to 200, and Business plans hold from 1,000 to 10,000. Every address you keep stays on the map until you delete it.

### Can I make a map with different colored pins?

Yes. Color pins by any column you kept from your spreadsheet, whether it's text, a number, a date or yes/no, or by route, driver, last visit, last outcome or times visited. Each color is labeled, and you can filter to show only some of them.

### What happens to addresses it can't find?

They're flagged, not dropped. Retype the address, paste latitude and longitude, or click the map to place the pin yourself. Addresses it could only place roughly are flagged too, so you can confirm them.

### Can I map addresses outside the US?

Yes. Address search covers addresses worldwide, and distances can show in miles or kilometers.

### Can I share the map with someone?

You can share any route with a link or QR code that opens in a browser with no account; it shows that route's stops in order. On Business, the admins you invite to your team work from the same map.

### Do I need a spreadsheet?

No. Paste addresses one per line, type them into the search box, or click the map to drop a pin.

---

# Your spreadsheet in. Optimized routes out.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/excel-route-planner
Updated: 2026-10-19

Upload the Excel file you already keep. Lite finds the address columns, maps every row, keeps the columns you care about, and hands routes back as a spreadsheet.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner makes a map from an Excel file: upload an .xlsx, .xls, .csv or .tsv file, or paste cells from Excel or Google Sheets, and it finds the address columns, pins every row and flags any address it couldn't place. Other columns, like service type or last service date, can come along as custom fields you can color and filter the map by. Lasso the pins into routes, optimize each in one click, and export them back to Excel, CSV or a printable PDF. It's free for up to 50 addresses.

## Bring the sheet as it is

Here's the kind of customer list a lawn care company keeps. Nothing needs to be rearranged first.

| Customer | Street | City | State | Zip | Service | Monthly ($) | Last service | Dog? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marla Okafor | 1418 Juniper Ln | Round Rock | TX | 78681 | Mow + edge | 160 | 10/02/2026 | No |
| Briarwood HOA | 2200 Briarwood Ct | Round Rock | TX | 78681 | Common areas | 1,250 | 10/06/2026 | No |
| Dev Patel | 907 Sage Hollow Dr | Pflugerville | TX | 78660 | Mow | 120 | 09/18/2026 | Yes |
| Tran family | 315 Cedar Bend Trl | Hutto | TX | 78634 | Mow + fertilize | 185 | 08/29/2026 | No |
| Hollis Family Dental | 4501 Old Mill Rd | Round Rock | TX | 78664 | Commercial | 640 | 10/09/2026 | No |

Street, City, State and Zip are recognized as the address and joined into one line. The other columns can come along as custom fields, typed from what's in them: Customer and Service as text, Monthly ($) as a number, Last service as a date, and Dog? as yes/no. Columns titled Email, Phone or Notes are never mistaken for the address.

## From spreadsheet to routes in five steps

1. **Upload or paste** Drag in an .xlsx, .xls, .csv or .tsv file, or copy the cells in Excel or Google Sheets and paste them. Only the first sheet of a workbook is read, so keep your list there.
2. **Check the columns** The address columns are picked for you; change them if the guess is wrong. Switch on any other column to keep it as a field. Dates are understood whether they're written 10/02/2026, Oct 2, 2026 or 2026-10-02.
3. **Fix the flagged rows** Addresses that couldn't be found, or could only be placed roughly, are listed for you. Retype one, paste coordinates, or click the map to place it.
4. **Lasso and optimize** Draw around a group of pins to make a route, or filter by a column like Service first. Press Optimize to put each route in the shortest order.
5. **Export it back** Download routes as Excel or CSV in stop order, or as a printable PDF for the clipboard.

## Made for a list that keeps changing

- **Re-import without duplicates**: Load next month's sheet and the addresses you already have aren't added again. Their fields are filled in from the new file, so an updated Last service column updates every stop.
- **Codes stay codes**: Columns like gate codes, account numbers and phone numbers stay text, so leading zeros don't disappear the way they can in Excel.
- **Up to 30 fields per stop**: Service type, contract value, renewal date, key required. Each field is text, a number, a date or yes/no, and you can color and filter the map by any of them.
- **Headings optional**: If the first row has headings, they name your fields. If it doesn't, the address column is found from what's in it, and the rest are named Column A, Column B and so on.
- **Paste from Google Sheets**: Copy the cells and paste them in. They're read just like a file, headings included.
- **Big files welcome**: A file can have up to 50,000 rows and 20 MB. How many addresses you keep depends on your plan, from 50 on Free to 10,000 on Business.

## Spreadsheet-friendly route planners

If your list lives in Excel, these are the tools that take it as it is. Here's what each one does with it.

|  | Lite | MyRouteOnline | RouteXL | Google My Maps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brings in your list | Excel, CSV, TSV or pasted cells | Excel, up to 1,000 addresses | Paste from Excel | CSV, XLSX or Google Sheets, 2,000 rows |
| Puts stops in the best order | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Exports | Excel, CSV, PDF, Google Maps links | Not stated | GPX, ITN, CSV, KML | Not stated |
| Driver app | Phone's browser, nothing to install | Native MyRoute app | No driver app | No |
| Price to start | Free for up to 50 addresses | $19 a month for 50 address credits | Free up to 20 stops | Free |

Checked October 19, 2026 on each vendor's pricing pages. MyRouteOnline bills by address credits with unlimited users; RouteXL's paid plans start at €35 a month for 100 stops. See [how MyRouteOnline compares](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/myrouteonline).

## What comes back out

Export one route or several as Excel or CSV. You choose which columns to include and in what order: route, stop number, address, status, latitude and longitude, distance from the previous stop in miles or kilometers, and a Google Maps link for each stop. Rows come out in driving order.

Export a completed route and the Status column becomes a record of the day: which stops were Visited, Attempted or skipped. The printable PDF puts the same route on paper for the truck.

Your custom fields stay with the stops in Lite, where you can color, filter and edit them; the export is the route itself. Setting up a sheet from scratch? Start with [a route planning spreadsheet template](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/route-planning-spreadsheet-template), or read [how to plan delivery routes from a spreadsheet](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/plan-delivery-routes-from-a-spreadsheet).

## FAQ

### How do I create a map from an Excel spreadsheet?

Upload the .xlsx or .csv file to Lite Route Planner, or copy the cells and paste them in. It finds the address columns, looks up every row and drops a pin for each, flagging any it couldn't place. It's free for up to 50 addresses.

### Do my addresses need to be in one column?

No. Street, city, state and zip can sit in separate columns, and they're joined into one address. A single full-address column works too.

### Can I import from Google Sheets?

Yes. Copy the cells in Google Sheets and paste them in, or download the sheet as .xlsx or .csv and upload it.

### What happens to my other columns?

You choose which ones to keep. Each becomes a custom field (text, number, date or yes/no) that shows on the stop and that you can color and filter the map by. Stops can have up to 30 fields.

### Can I export routes back to Excel?

Yes. Download one route or several as Excel or CSV, with the columns you choose in the order you want: route, stop number, address, status, coordinates, distance from the previous stop and a Google Maps link. A printable PDF is there too.

### Is there an Excel route planner template?

You don't need a special template. Any sheet with an address column, or street, city, state and zip columns, works. If you're starting from scratch, put one customer per row and give everything else you track, like service day or gate code, its own column.

### Can Excel optimize a route by itself?

Excel stores the list, but it doesn't look up addresses or put them in driving order on its own. Uploading the sheet to a route planner such as Lite Route Planner gets you pins on a map and an optimized order in a couple of minutes.

---

# A delivery route planner priced for a small shop.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/delivery-route-planner
Updated: 2026-10-19

Import today's orders, lasso them into runs, optimize each one and put it on a driver's phone. One flat price, however many drivers you have.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner is a delivery route planner for small local delivery: import the day's orders from a spreadsheet, lasso them into runs, optimize each in one click, and send them to drivers' phones with nothing to install. It's free for up to 50 addresses, and Business starts at $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops with unlimited drivers, where most delivery tools charge per driver or per order. It doesn't do delivery time windows or photo proof of delivery, so shops that need those should look at Routific, OptimoRoute or Spoke Dispatch.

## Built for local delivery, not a fleet

Picture a florist with 40 arrangements going out on Mother's Day morning and two drivers, a bakery dropping bread at the same cafes every day, a pharmacy running prescriptions to homebound patients after lunch, or a meal program sending volunteers out with hot meals. The stops are close together, the drivers are a mix of staff and helpers, and the list comes from a spreadsheet or an order export.

For that kind of delivery, Lite handles the parts that take the time: getting addresses on a map, splitting them into runs, putting each run in the shortest order, and getting it onto a phone. See how it works for [florists](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/florists), [bakeries](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/bakeries), [pharmacy delivery](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/pharmacy-delivery), [couriers](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/courier), [meal delivery](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/meal-delivery) and [water delivery](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/water-delivery).

Pricing works the way small delivery does. You pay for new stops, not for orders or drivers, so delivering to the same cafe every morning counts once. Business starts at $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops a month, with unlimited drivers and no per-driver fee.

## What a month of deliveries costs

Delivery software is priced per driver, per order or per stop. Here's the monthly bill for three shop sizes, at monthly billing.

|  | Lite | Routific | OptimoRoute | Spoke Dispatch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How it's priced | Flat, by new stops a month | Per order | Per driver | Per stop |
| 1 driver, 80 deliveries a month | Free to $29.99 | $0 | $39 | $125 |
| 3 drivers, 600 deliveries a month | $59.99 | $150 | $117 | $125 |
| 6 drivers, 900 deliveries a month | $59.99 | $150 | $234 | $125 |
| Repeat addresses | Count once | Every order counts | Not a factor | Every stop counts |

Monthly billing, checked October 19, 2026 on each vendor's pricing page. Lite Free holds 50 addresses and Personal 200, with you driving the routes; separate driver accounts come with Business, which covers 1,000 new stops a month. Routific is free up to 100 orders a month and $150 for 101 to 1,000. OptimoRoute is $39 per driver ($35.10 billed yearly). Spoke Dispatch's $125 includes 1,000 stops, then 4 to 7 cents a stop; a solo driver can use Spoke's Route Planner app from $9.99 a month instead.

## A delivery day, start to finish

1. **Bring in today's orders** Upload the CSV from your order system or paste the addresses. Keep a Delivery date column as a date field. Repeat customers aren't added twice; their delivery date is updated from the new file.
2. **Show only today's drops** Filter the map by Delivery date, and every other customer steps out of the way.
3. **Split them into runs** Lasso the north side for one driver and the south side for another. You draw the runs yourself; Lite doesn't split orders across drivers automatically.
4. **Optimize each run** Start from the shop, choose a round trip or end at the last drop, and press Optimize.
5. **Assign and follow along** Pick a driver for each run and it's on their phone. As they mark drops Visited or Attempted, with a note like "left with neighbor", you see it within seconds.

## How it compares with delivery software

Routific, OptimoRoute and Spoke are built for delivery and do more than Lite: time windows, proof of delivery photos and customer tracking. Here's the full picture, with sources.

|  | Lite | Routific | OptimoRoute | Spoke (Circuit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | Up to 100 orders a month | No (30-day trial) | 10 stops per route in the app |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | $150/mo for 101–1,000 orders | $35.10/driver/mo, billed yearly | $9.99/mo for one person; Dispatch from $125/mo |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | Yes | No | Dispatch charges per stop |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | Yes, re-optimizing is free | Yes | Yes |
| Routes | Unlimited | Billed per order | 700 orders planned at once (Lite) | Not stated |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | No published cap | No published cap | Not stated |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | Unlimited | Paid per driver | Unlimited on Dispatch |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | No | No | No |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Customer tracking link | Emailed stop list | Not stated |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | No | No | No |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | Photos, signatures, barcodes | Photos and signatures (Pro) | Dispatch plans only |
| Delivery time windows | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://www.routific.com/pricing, https://academy.routific.com/en/articles/11473274-what-is-the-new-routific, https://optimoroute.com/pricing/, https://spoke.com/route-planner/pricing, https://spoke.com/dispatch/pricing

## When you need a heavier delivery tool

### Choose Lite if

- Most drops can happen any time during the run
- You deliver to many of the same addresses week after week
- Drivers come and go, and you don't want per-driver fees or app installs
- A Visited or Attempted mark with a note is enough record of each drop

### Choose Routific, OptimoRoute or Spoke if

- Customers pick delivery windows and you have to hit them
- You need photo or signature proof of delivery, or barcode scanning
- Customers expect a text with an ETA or a live tracking link
- You want orders split across vehicles automatically, by capacity
- You deliver fewer than 100 orders a month and want those extras free (Routific's free plan)

## FAQ

### Is there a free delivery route planner?

Yes. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations and no credit card. Routific is free up to 100 orders a month, and deliveryplanner.com plans up to 20 stops with no account (checked October 2026).

### Do you charge per driver or per delivery?

Neither. Business is a flat price by new stops a month, starting at $59.99 for 1,000, with unlimited drivers. Delivering again to an address you already have doesn't count as a new stop.

### Can it handle delivery time windows?

No. Lite Route Planner orders stops by distance and doesn't plan around time windows. If a few drops have a deadline, drag them to the front after optimizing. If most do, Routific or OptimoRoute are built for it.

### Is there proof of delivery?

Drivers mark each stop Visited or Attempted and can add a note, and it's saved with the time in that stop's history. There are no photos, signatures or barcode scans.

### Can customers track their delivery?

No. Lite Route Planner doesn't send customer texts, ETAs or tracking links. Route share links are meant for helpers, because they show every stop on the route.

### Can drivers use their own phones?

Yes. The driver app runs in the phone's browser on iPhone and Android, with nothing to install. Drivers sign in with a code emailed to them and open each drop in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze.

### How many deliveries fit on one route?

Up to 500 stops on Personal and Business, and you can plan as many routes as you like on every plan.

---

# See every customer you haven't visited lately.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/customer-visit-map
Updated: 2026-10-19

Put your customers on a map and color each one by when someone was last there. Filter to the overdue ones, lasso them into a route, and go.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner maps your customer locations and colors each one by last visit: within a week, 1 to 2 weeks, 2 to 4 weeks, 1 to 2 months, over 2 months, or never visited. Filter to the overdue ones, lasso them into a route and optimize it in one click; every Visited or Attempted mark, with its time and note, stays in that customer's history. It's free for up to 50 addresses. Badger Maps offers a similar days-since-last-check-in view for outside sales teams at $58 to $69 per user a month.

## Six colors, one glance

Open Color By, choose Last visit, and every pin shows how long it's been since anyone was there.

- **Within a week**: Seen recently. Leave them off this week's route.
- **1 to 2 weeks ago**: On schedule for weekly and every-other-week service.
- **2 to 4 weeks ago**: Coming due for monthly customers.
- **1 to 2 months ago**: Overdue for monthly service, and worth a call if they're a sales account.
- **Over 2 months ago**: The customers who drift away quietly. Start here.
- **Never visited**: New customers and leads nobody has been to yet.

## Where the visit dates come from

Last visit comes from the visits recorded in Lite. Each time you or a driver marks a stop Visited or Attempted, the time and any note go into that address's history, and its color updates. Completed routes keep their visits, so the history builds week after week.

On day one, every customer reads as never visited. If your spreadsheet has a last service date, keep it as a date field when you import and color by that until your own history catches up.

Two more views help. Color by Times visited (once, 2 to 5, 6 to 10, or more than 10) to find your regulars, or by Last outcome to find the stops where the last try was only an attempt.

## Route the customers who are overdue

1. **Put your customers on the map** [Import your customer spreadsheet](https://www.literouteplanner.com/excel-route-planner) or paste the addresses. Keep columns like Service day or Account type as fields.
2. **Color by last visit** Open Color By and choose Last visit.
3. **Filter to the overdue ones** In Filters, keep 1 to 2 months ago, over 2 months ago and never visited. Everyone else drops off the map.
4. **Lasso and optimize** Draw around a cluster of overdue customers, press Optimize, and assign the route.
5. **Mark visits as you go** Each Visited or Attempted mark updates that customer's color and adds to their history. Here's more on [finding customers you haven't visited](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/customers-you-havent-visited).

## Last-visit maps compared

Sales mapping apps have tracked days since the last check-in for years. Here's how the small-business version compares.

|  | Lite | Badger Maps | Map My Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Color by time since last visit | Yes | Days Since Last Check-in | Not stated |
| Visit history per customer | Visited or Attempted, with time and note | Check-ins with notes and photos | Yes |
| Price | Free for up to 50 addresses; from $19.99 a month | $58 to $69 per user a month | From $99 per seat a month, billed yearly |
| Commitment | None | Card after 7 days of a 14-day trial | 5 seats, 12-month term |
| Route optimization | Up to 500 stops | Up to 120 stops | Yes |
| App | Browser, nothing to install | Native iOS and Android | Native app |
| CRM integrations | No | With 2 or more licenses | Built-in field sales CRM |

Checked October 19, 2026. Badger Maps Business is $69 per user monthly or $58 billed yearly, with a 14-day trial; on the web, a card is needed after the first 7 days. Map My Customers is billed annually on a 12-month term. See [the Badger Maps comparison](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/badger-maps).

## Lite or Badger Maps?

### Choose Lite if

- You run recurring service, like pest control, pools, lawns or cleaning, and need to see who's due
- You're one person or a small team and don't want to pay per user
- Your customer list lives in a spreadsheet, not a CRM
- Techs or drivers should be able to use any phone with nothing to install

### Choose Badger Maps if

- You run an outside sales team that works out of a CRM
- Reps need photos on check-ins and a native app
- You want CRM sync and account management built for sales

## FAQ

### How can I see which customers I haven't visited?

Put your customers on a map in Lite Route Planner and color it by Last visit. Each pin shows how long it's been: within a week, 1 to 2 weeks, 2 to 4 weeks, 1 to 2 months, over 2 months, or never visited. Filter to the oldest groups to see only the overdue customers.

### Where does the last-visit date come from?

From the visits marked in Lite Route Planner. Each time you or a driver marks a stop Visited or Attempted, the time is saved to its history. If you're just starting, import your own last service date as a date field and color by it until your visit history builds up.

### Can I set how often each customer should be visited?

Not as an automatic schedule; routes don't repeat on their own. Keep a field such as Frequency or Service day, filter by it together with Last visit, and lasso whoever is due.

### Is this customer visit tracking like a CRM?

It covers the visit part: a dated history of visits and notes for every customer, and a map of who's overdue. Lite Route Planner doesn't log calls or emails, manage deals or sync with a CRM.

### Can I map customer locations from a spreadsheet?

Yes. Upload an Excel or CSV file, or paste cells from Google Sheets. Every address becomes a pin, and the columns you choose come along as fields you can color and filter by.

### How is this different from Badger Maps?

Badger Maps is built for outside sales teams, with native apps, CRM integrations and check-ins with photos, at $58 to $69 per user a month (checked October 2026). Lite Route Planner has a similar last-visit map and a visit history for every stop, aimed at small service businesses, free for up to 50 addresses and flat-priced beyond that.

### Do my drivers' visits update the map?

Yes. When a driver marks a stop in the driver app, the planner shows it within seconds and that customer moves to within a week.

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# Route planning software sized for a small business.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/small-business-route-planner
Updated: 2026-10-19

No sales call, no setup fee and no per-driver bill. Bring the customer spreadsheet you already keep and plan this week's routes today.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner is route planning and route optimization software for small businesses and solo operators. It's free for up to 50 addresses, Personal is $19.99 a month billed every six months, and Business starts at $59.99 a month with unlimited drivers and no per-driver fees. It runs in the browser with nothing to install: import your customer spreadsheet, lasso stops into routes, optimize them in one click and send them to drivers' phones. It isn't built for fleets that need time windows, live tracking or automatic dispatch across many vehicles.

## Most route software is priced for fleets

Search for route optimization software and most of what you find was built for delivery fleets: time windows, vehicle capacities, dispatch dashboards and a price per driver. OptimoRoute is $39 per driver a month and Badger Maps $69 per user, so a crew of three pays $117 to $207 a month before anyone drives a mile (monthly billing, checked October 2026).

A small business usually needs less, done well: get the customer list on a map, group it into this week's routes, put each one in a sensible order and get it onto a phone. That's what Lite does. Business is $59.99 a month whether you have three drivers or thirty, and solo operators can stay on Free (up to 50 addresses) or Personal ($19.99 a month, billed every six months).

There's nothing to install and no demo to book. Sign up with your email, import your spreadsheet, and you're planning.

## The tools a small operation uses

One planner on every plan, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations.

- **Import a spreadsheet**: Excel, CSV or cells pasted from Google Sheets. Lite finds the address columns, flags anything it's unsure of, and keeps your other columns as custom fields.
- **Start and end where you work**: Save your shop, warehouse or home as a base. Start there, end there, or make it a round trip.
- **A history for every stop**: Drivers mark stops Visited or Attempted and leave a note. Every visit is saved to the stop's history, so you always know when you were last there.
- **See who's due for a visit**: Color the map by last visit, from this week to over two months ago, and filter to the customers you haven't seen lately. Or color by route, driver or any field you track.
- **Undo, always**: Deleted the wrong stop? Optimized too soon? One click puts it back.
- **Export and print**: Download a printable PDF, Excel or CSV, or open the route in Google Maps.

## What it costs at your size

Monthly bills for two common setups, at monthly billing.

|  | Lite | OptimoRoute | Routific | Spoke (Circuit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How it's priced | Flat, by addresses | Per driver | Per order | Per person (app) or per stop (Dispatch) |
| Solo, 150 customers a month | $29.99 | $39 | $150 | $9.99 (Route Planner app) |
| Crew of 3, 600 stops a month | $59.99 | $117 | $150 | $125 (Dispatch) |
| Free to start | Up to 50 addresses | 30-day trial | Up to 100 orders a month | 10 stops per route |
| Delivery time windows | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Photo proof of delivery | No | Pro plan | Yes | Dispatch plans |

Checked October 19, 2026 on each vendor's pricing page. Lite Personal holds up to 200 addresses; Business 1,000 covers 1,000 new stops a month, and visiting the same customers again doesn't count. See [what route planning software costs](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/route-planning-software-cost).

## Who it's for, and who it isn't

### Choose Lite if

- You're a solo operator or a small team, and your customers live in a spreadsheet
- Most stops can happen any time in the day
- You'd rather pay one flat price than pay per driver
- You want to start today, without a demo or a contract

### Choose a fleet routing tool if

- You need time windows, vehicle capacity or driver shifts in the plan
- You want stops split across vehicles automatically
- You need live GPS tracking, customer ETA texts or photo proof of delivery
- You need an API or integrations with Jobber, Shopify or your CRM
- Drivers need to work offline

## Your first week

What setup looks like for a small service business.

1. **Import your customers** Upload your customer spreadsheet. Columns like Service day, Gate code or Contract value come along as fields.
2. **Make the week's routes** Filter by Service day, lasso Monday's customers into a route, and repeat for each day. Press Optimize on each one.
3. **Check the day** Set a typical time at each stop, or a longer time for the big jobs, and see the day's total: driving, time at stops and miles.
4. **Send them out** On Business, assign routes to drivers and they open on their phones. On any plan, open your own route on your phone.
5. **Next week** Routes don't repeat on their own. Filter by last visit or service day, lasso and optimize again. The addresses are already there, so it takes minutes and uses none of your plan's allowance. More in [planning weekly service routes](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/weekly-service-routes).

## FAQ

### What's the best route planning software for a small business?

The one that fits how you work. If your stops can happen any time in the day and your list lives in a spreadsheet, Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses and flat-priced after that, with unlimited drivers. If you need time windows or photo proof of delivery, Routific or OptimoRoute are built for it.

### How much does route optimization software cost?

As of October 2026, OptimoRoute is $39 per driver a month, Badger Maps $69 per user, Routific $150 a month for 101 to 1,000 orders, and Spoke Dispatch $125 a month for 1,000 stops. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, Personal is $19.99 a month billed every six months, and Business is $59.99 a month with unlimited drivers.

### Is there route planning software with no per-driver fee?

Yes. Lite Route Planner Business includes unlimited drivers and team members for one flat price, from $59.99 a month ($39.99 a month billed every six months). Routific doesn't charge per driver either; it charges per order.

### Do I need to install anything?

No. The planner and the driver app run in the browser on computers, tablets and phones, iPhone and Android included.

### Can it handle recurring weekly routes?

Routes don't repeat automatically. Keep your customers as saved addresses with a field like Service day, filter by it each week, lasso and optimize. Building a route from addresses you already have doesn't use any of your plan's allowance.

### Does it connect to Jobber, QuickBooks or my CRM?

No. There's no API and there are no built-in integrations. Most small businesses export a CSV from their other software and import it, and routes export back as Excel, CSV or PDF.

### Can I try it without a credit card?

Yes. Free for up to 50 addresses, with no credit card and no trial clock. Upgrade when you need more addresses, a saved base or driver accounts, and everything you've set up stays.

---

# A lawn care route planner for weekly mowing crews.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/lawn-care
Updated: 2026-10-19

Keep your lawns in the spreadsheet you already use, sort them by service day, and hand each crew an optimized route. It's routing only, so there's no scheduling or invoicing system to learn.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner is a lawn care route planner for mowing and landscaping crews: import your customer list from Excel or Google Sheets, filter it by service day, lasso the lawns into a route and optimize it in one click. It's free for up to 50 addresses with unlimited routes, and Business adds unlimited crew logins from $59.99 a month with no per-crew fees. Color the map by last visit and any lawn that's gone more than a week without a mow stands out.

## A mowing list, the way most lawn businesses keep it

One row per property, with the details your crews and your billing need. This is a typical sheet before it goes into Lite.

| Customer | Address | City | Service day | Frequency | Crew | Lot (sq ft) | Gate | Last mowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Whitfield | 4418 W 129th Terrace | Overland Park, KS | Mon | Weekly | Crew A | 9,200 | Code 4471 | 10/12/2026 |
| Marco Ruiz | 15720 S Brougham Dr | Olathe, KS | Mon | Weekly | Crew B | 12,800 | Side gate, dog | 10/12/2026 |
| Greenway HOA common areas | 8800 Renner Blvd | Lenexa, KS | Tue | Weekly | Crew A | 65,000 | None | 10/13/2026 |
| Priya Shah | 12105 W 135th St | Overland Park, KS | Wed | Biweekly | Crew B | 7,400 | Code 0912 | 10/07/2026 |
| Tom and Lisa Brandt | 21340 W 98th St | Lenexa, KS | Thu | Weekly | Crew A | 15,500 | Back gate | 10/08/2026 |

When you [import it](https://www.literouteplanner.com/excel-route-planner), pick which extra columns to keep: Service day, Frequency and Crew come in as text you can color the map by, Lot as a number and Last mowed as a date. Crews see a stop's note in the driver app, not your custom fields, so copy gate codes and dog warnings into the note.

## From that sheet to Monday's routes

1. **Import the list once** Upload the file or paste the cells. Every address goes on the map, and anything Lite couldn't place is flagged so you can fix it. The lawns stay saved, so you only do this once.
2. **Color the map by service day** Each day gets its own color, so you can see at a glance whether Thursday's lawns sit together or are scattered across three towns.
3. **Filter to Monday and lasso each crew's lawns** Filter to Monday, and to one crew if you keep a Crew column. Draw a loop around the lawns on the map and save them as a route.
4. **Optimize from the shop** Save your shop or yard as a base, start the route there and bring it back at the end. One click puts the lawns in the shortest order.
5. **Send it to the crew** Assign the route to a crew lead's login. They open each lawn in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze and mark it Visited, or Attempted with a note like "gate locked."
6. **Complete it at the end of the day** Completed routes keep every visit in each lawn's history. Next Monday, filter and lasso again: the lawns are already there. More on [planning weekly service routes](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/weekly-service-routes).

## Rain days, skipped lawns and biweekly yards

A weekly mowing schedule holds until it rains. When Tuesday washes out and everything moves back a day, some lawns get mowed twice in a week and others get missed. Color the map by last visit and you see it right away: lawns mowed within the last week are one color, and anything that slipped to 1 to 2 weeks ago is another.

Filter to just those lawns, lasso them into a make-up route and optimize it. Biweekly customers work the same way: filter Frequency to Biweekly and last visit to 1 to 2 weeks ago, and that's this week's biweekly list. The lawns mowed within the last week can wait. See [how to find customers you haven't visited](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/customers-you-havent-visited).

Seasonal jobs fit too. Add a yes/no column for aeration or fall cleanup and import the sheet again: Lite fills in the new column on the lawns you already have instead of adding duplicates. Filter to Yes, and that's your aeration route.

## Each crew lead gets the day's lawns on their phone

Crew leads sign in with a code from their email, with no app to install and no password. They see the day's lawns in order with the drive time between each, tap a lawn to open it in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, and mark it Visited or Attempted. You see progress in the planner within seconds. Business includes unlimited crew logins, so a third truck doesn't raise the bill.

## Lite or a lawn care business suite?

### Choose Lite if

- You already schedule and invoice from a spreadsheet, a calendar or your accounting software, and the problem is the driving.
- You want crews on a phone link today, with no per-user fees and nothing to install.
- You want a map that shows which lawns haven't been mowed lately.
- You have up to 50 lawns and want it free, with no trial clock.

### Choose a suite like Jobber or Yardbook if

- You want scheduling, quotes and invoices in the same app as your routes.
- You want recurring jobs created for you every week without lifting a finger.
- You'd rather pay for one system that runs the whole business than use a separate route planner.

## What it costs a lawn business

Every plan has unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations. You pay for the number of addresses, not the number of crews.

- **Part-time, up to 50 lawns**: Free, with no credit card. Plan as many routes as you like and drive them from your own phone.
- **Solo, with a full book**: Personal is $19.99 a month billed every six months, or $29.99 month to month, for up to 200 addresses and one base for your yard.
- **Two or more crews**: Business starts at $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops a month, with unlimited crew logins and up to 100 bases. See [pricing](https://www.literouteplanner.com/pricing).

## FAQ

### Is there a free lawn care route planner?

Yes. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations. There's no credit card and no trial clock, so a part-time mowing business can use it all season without paying.

### Can it repeat my mowing routes every week automatically?

No. Routes in Lite Route Planner don't repeat on their own. Your lawns stay saved, so each week you filter to the service day, lasso the lawns and press Optimize. Complete each route when the day is done and its visits stay in every lawn's history.

### How do I handle biweekly lawns?

Keep a Frequency column in your sheet. On the planning day, filter to Biweekly and color by last visit: lawns mowed 1 to 2 weeks ago are due this week, and lawns mowed within the last week can wait.

### Can my crews see gate codes?

Yes, if you put them in the stop's note. Crews see each stop's note when they open it in the driver app. Custom fields like lot size or price stay in the planner for you.

### Does it account for big properties taking longer?

Yes, in the day's total. Set a default service time, such as 30 minutes, and a longer one on the big properties. Lite Route Planner adds time at stops to drive time so you can see whether a crew's day fits. The optimizer still orders lawns by distance.

### Do I pay per crew or per truck?

No. Business includes unlimited drivers and team members from $59.99 a month ($39.99 a month billed every six months), so adding a crew doesn't change the price.

### Can it replace Jobber or Yardbook?

Only for routing. Lite Route Planner doesn't do scheduling, quotes, invoicing or payments. If your business software can export customers to Excel or CSV, you can import that file and plan routes here, but the two don't sync.

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# Route planning for house cleaners, maid services and office crews.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/cleaning
Updated: 2026-10-19

A cleaning day is a few long stops with drives in between. Plan which homes each team takes, see whether the day fits, and send the route to their phones.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner plans routes for cleaning businesses: import your client list, set how long each clean takes, lasso each team's homes into a route and optimize the drive in one click. The day's total adds time at stops to drive time, so you can tell whether a fourth home fits before 5 p.m. It's free for up to 50 addresses, and Business includes unlimited cleaners with no per-user fees.

## A cleaning route is short on stops and long on hours

A delivery driver might make 60 stops in a day. A two-person cleaning team makes three or four, at two to three hours each. The drive still matters, but what decides the day is whether the cleans fit around it.

That's why time at stops matters more here than in most trades. Set a default service time for your usual clean, then a longer time on deep cleans and move-outs. After you optimize and save, Lite shows the drive time for every leg and a day's total that includes the time inside each home. Three 150-minute cleans plus 40 minutes of driving is an 8 hour 10 minute day, before lunch.

If the total runs long, move a home to another team's route and check both totals again.

## The client list behind a cleaning schedule

| Client | Address | City | Frequency | Team | Clean | Hours | Entry | Pets | Last clean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Cole | 2207 Oakmont Ln | Franklin, TN | Weekly | Team 1 | Standard | 2.5 | Lockbox | Cat | 10/14/2026 |
| The Okafor family | 514 Wren Ct | Brentwood, TN | Biweekly | Team 2 | Standard | 3 | Client home | None | 10/07/2026 |
| Jill Marsh | 1180 Lakeview Dr | Franklin, TN | Monthly | Team 1 | Deep | 4 | Garage keypad | Dog | 09/22/2026 |
| Northside Dental | 3401 Mallory Ln, Suite 210 | Franklin, TN | 3x weekly | Night crew | Office | 1.5 | Key 14 | None | 10/16/2026 |
| R. Delgado | 95 Hillsboro Rd | Brentwood, TN | One time | Team 2 | Move-out | 5 | Realtor lockbox | None | New |

The Hours column comes in as a number you can filter by. The time Lite adds to the day is the service time on each stop, so after importing, set your default to your usual clean and change the long ones. Entry details go in the stop note, which cleaners see in the driver app.

## Build each team's day

1. **Set your usual clean length** In settings, set the default service time, say 150 minutes. Change it on any home that takes longer or less.
2. **Color the map by team or frequency** See which homes belong to which team. Then color by last visit: biweekly homes cleaned 1 to 2 weeks ago are the ones due.
3. **Lasso a day's homes** Draw a loop around three or four homes that sit near each other and save them as Team 1's Tuesday. Here's more on [splitting stops into routes](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/split-stops-into-routes).
4. **Start where the team starts** Save the office, or each lead's home, as a base. Business plans hold up to 100 bases, so teams that drive from home can start there.
5. **Optimize and check the total** One click orders the homes for the shortest drive. If the day's total runs past quitting time, move a home to another team.
6. **Send it** Assign the route to the team lead. They open each home in their maps app and mark it Visited when they leave.

## Office and janitorial routes run at night

Commercial cleaning has a different shape: more buildings, shorter stops, and the same list most nights.

- **A route you can keep**: If the same buildings get cleaned every night, build the route once and keep it for the order and directions. For a nightly record, complete it each morning and lasso a fresh one; completed routes keep their visits.
- **Suites, keys and alarm panels**: Put the suite number and entry steps in the stop note so the crew sees them on the phone. Keep alarm codes out of notes on any route you share by link, since anyone with the link can read them.
- **Short stops still add up**: Set 45 or 60 minutes per building, and the day's total shows whether the route finishes before tenants arrive in the morning.
- **A sheet for the clipboard**: Export the night's route as a printable PDF for the supervisor, or as Excel or CSV.

## What cleaning businesses use most

- **Drive time for every leg**: See the day's total, time driving, time at stops and miles before anyone leaves.
- **Start and end where you work**: Save your shop, warehouse or home as a base. Start there, end there, or make it a round trip.
- **See who's due for a visit**: Color the map by last visit, from this week to over two months ago, and filter to the customers you haven't seen lately. Or color by route, driver or any field you track.
- **A history for every stop**: Drivers mark stops Visited or Attempted and leave a note. Every visit is saved to the stop's history, so you always know when you were last there.
- **Share a link or QR code**: Anyone can follow the route in their browser. No account, no app.
- **Undo, always**: Deleted the wrong stop? Optimized too soon? One click puts it back.

## FAQ

### How many houses can a cleaning team do in a day?

It depends on the length of each clean and the drive between them. Set a service time on each home and Lite Route Planner adds it to the drive time for the day's total. Three 2.5-hour cleans with 40 minutes of driving comes to 8 hours 10 minutes.

### Can I plan routes for several cleaning teams?

Yes. On Business, invite each team lead by email and assign them routes. Color the map by driver to see who has which homes. There are no per-user fees, so a fourth team costs the same as the first.

### Does it book appointments or send reminders to clients?

No. Lite Route Planner plans the route. It doesn't book cleans, send reminders or text clients when the team is on the way, so keep your schedule where it is and use the route planner for the driving.

### How do cleaners get the entry instructions?

Put them in the stop's note. Cleaners see the note when they open the stop in the driver app. Keep alarm codes off routes you share by link, because a share link shows the notes to anyone who has it.

### How do I keep track of biweekly and monthly clients?

Keep a Frequency column and color the map by last visit. Biweekly homes cleaned 1 to 2 weeks ago are due, and monthly homes show up as 2 to 4 weeks ago or 1 to 2 months ago. Filter to them and lasso them into a route.

### Is it free for a small cleaning business?

Yes, for up to 50 client addresses, with unlimited routes and optimizations. A solo cleaner with more clients can move to Personal, at $19.99 a month billed every six months.

### Does it work for office and janitorial routes?

Yes. Add each building, set its service time and lasso the night's buildings into a route. A route holds up to 500 stops on paid plans, and you can export it as a printable PDF for the crew.

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# Window cleaning rounds, from storefront runs to gutter season.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/window-cleaning
Updated: 2026-10-19

Most window cleaners run on cycles: storefronts every two or four weeks, homes a few times a year, gutters every spring and fall. Put them all on one map and see who's due.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner plans window cleaning routes from your customer list: color the map by last visit to see which storefronts and homes are due, lasso them into a round and optimize it in one click. A route holds up to 500 stops on paid plans, where Google Maps takes 10 places. It's free for up to 50 addresses, with no credit card and no trial clock.

## Three kinds of window cleaning route

They want different things from a route planner, and plenty of businesses run all three.

- **Storefront rounds**: 30 to 60 shops on a two- or four-week cycle, 10 to 15 minutes each. Order matters most here, because the stops are short and the drives between them add up.
- **Residential jobs**: Three or four homes a day at one to three hours each. Grouping homes by area matters more than the exact order.
- **Gutter season**: Past customers, every spring and fall. The job is finding everyone due in one part of town and fitting them into a few days.

## One list for every cycle

| Customer | Address | City | Type | Cycle (weeks) | Panes | Price | Gutters | Last clean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucia's Bakery | 112 SW Broadway St | Beaverton, OR | Storefront | 2 | 14 | $35 | No | 10/06/2026 |
| Pine Street Dental | 4805 SW Watson Ave | Beaverton, OR | Storefront | 4 | 22 | $55 | No | 09/22/2026 |
| Main Street Hardware | 230 E Main St | Hillsboro, OR | Storefront | 2 | 18 | $45 | No | 10/05/2026 |
| Karen Whitlock | 1726 Upper Dr | Lake Oswego, OR | Residential | 16 | 38 | $310 | Yes | 06/18/2026 |
| Ben and Ava Torres | 2381 NE Cornell Rd | Hillsboro, OR | Residential | 26 | 24 | $225 | Yes | 04/30/2026 |

Cycle and Panes come in as numbers, Gutters as yes/no and Last clean as a date, so you can filter by any of them.

## Cycles of 2, 4 and 26 weeks on one map

Last-visit colors line up with window cleaning cycles. Storefronts on a two-week cycle should sit at within a week or 1 to 2 weeks ago. Four-week customers come due at 2 to 4 weeks ago. Spring-and-fall homes drift to over 2 months ago, which is exactly when you want to call them.

To build this week's round, filter Cycle to 4 and last visit to 2 to 4 weeks ago, lasso what's left in one part of town and press Optimize. For gutter season, filter Gutters to Yes and last visit to over 2 months ago: that's your call list, laid out street by street on the [customer visit map](https://www.literouteplanner.com/customer-visit-map).

Every visit stays in the customer's history after the route is completed, with the date and any note your crew left, like "screens missing" or "shop closed, come back Thursday."

## Free tools for a 40-stop storefront round

If you plan a long storefront run with a free tool, the stop limit is the first thing you'll hit.

|  | Lite | Google Maps | MapQuest | RouteXL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free limit | 50 addresses | 10 places per trip | 26 stops, with ads | 20 stops |
| Puts stops in the best order | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Saves the round for next time | Unlimited routes | No | With an account | Not stated |
| Shows who's due by last visit | Yes | No | No | No |
| Keeps a visit history per customer | Yes | No | No | No |

Checked October 19, 2026 against each product's own help and pricing pages. Here's [how to get past Google Maps' 10-stop limit](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/google-maps-more-than-10-stops), and [every planner side by side](https://www.literouteplanner.com/compare).

## Run a storefront round

1. **Set a short service time** Set the default to 12 minutes, or set it shop by shop. The day's total tells you whether the round finishes before the lunch rush.
2. **Filter to what's due** Color by last visit and filter to the shops on this week's cycle.
3. **Lasso and optimize** Draw a loop around downtown, then press Optimize. Finish at the last shop, or come back to where you started. [How optimizing works](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-optimizer).
4. **Mark closed shops Attempted** If the shutters are down, mark the stop Attempted with a note. Later, color by last outcome to find every attempted stop and fit them into the next round.

## FAQ

### How do I plan a window cleaning round?

Import your customers from a spreadsheet, color the map by last visit to see who's due, and lasso the due customers in one area into a route. Press Optimize and Lite Route Planner puts them in the shortest driving order. Open the round on your phone and tap each stop for directions.

### Can it track 4-week and 8-week cycles?

Yes, with a Cycle column and the last-visit colors. Lite Route Planner doesn't schedule cycles for you, but it shows how long it's been since each visit: within a week, 1 to 2 weeks, 2 to 4 weeks, 1 to 2 months or over 2 months. Filter by cycle and by last visit to see who's due.

### What happens when a shop is closed?

Mark the stop Attempted and add a note. The attempt stays in the customer's history, and you can color the map by last outcome to find every attempted stop for the next round.

### How many stops can a window cleaning route have?

Up to 500 stops on Personal and Business plans. The free plan holds up to 50 addresses in total, which covers a 40-stop storefront round.

### Does it work for window cleaning rounds outside the US?

Yes. Lite Route Planner searches addresses worldwide and shows distances in miles or kilometers, so a round in the UK or Australia works the same way.

### Can a helper follow the route without an account?

Yes. Send a share link or QR code and they see the stops in order and open directions in their browser. Share links are view-only, so a helper who needs to mark stops done needs a driver login, which comes with Business.

### Does it do quotes or invoices?

No. Lite Route Planner plans and tracks routes. Quotes, invoices and payments stay in whatever you use today.

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# Pest control routes for monthly and quarterly accounts.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/pest-control
Updated: 2026-10-19

Recurring accounts are a map problem: the same addresses every month or every quarter, cut into days that keep the driving short.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner is pest control routing software for recurring service: import your accounts, color the map by last visit to see who's due, lasso each day's accounts into a route and optimize it in one click. Techs get their routes on their phones with nothing to install, and Business includes unlimited techs from $59.99 a month with no per-tech fees. It's free for up to 50 addresses.

## How to route 75 monthly accounts

Say you have 75 residential accounts on monthly service, at about 25 minutes each. That's five days of 15 stops, or a little over six hours at stops each day before any driving. The question is which 15 go together.

There are two common ways to cut them, and they work best together.

## Master route or daily zones

- **Master route: one loop, cut into days**: Put all 75 accounts on one route and optimize it. The order traces one efficient loop through your territory. Stops 1 to 15 become the first day, 16 to 30 the second, and so on, so each day is a stretch of the loop. In Lite, lasso each stretch into its own route.
- **Daily zones: one area per day**: Split the map into five areas and give each account a Zone column. Color the map by zone to check that each one is compact, then filter to a zone and lasso it on its day.
- **Use both**: Optimize the master route once to see where the loop naturally breaks, then write those breaks into your Zone column. Import the sheet again and Lite fills in the zone on the accounts you already have.
- **Keep the same week each month**: Customers like a predictable visit. If North is always the first Monday and East the first Tuesday, only the date changes month to month. More on [splitting stops into routes](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/split-stops-into-routes).

## A recurring account list

| Account | Address | City | Plan | Service | Zone | Minutes | Last service | Tech | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia residence | 6611 Brook Hollow Dr | Garland, TX | Monthly | General pest | North | 25 | 09/22/2026 | Luis | Side gate, 2 dogs |
| Sunrise Diner | 1408 W Walnut St | Garland, TX | Monthly | Commercial | North | 40 | 09/24/2026 | Luis | Kitchen back door |
| A. Patel | 3920 Old Orchard Dr | Plano, TX | Quarterly | General pest | East | 30 | 07/15/2026 | Amy |  |
| Hollis Apartments, Bldg C | 5240 Spring Creek Pkwy | Plano, TX | Monthly | Commercial | East | 45 | 09/29/2026 | Amy | Office key |
| Rebecca Lin | 817 Shady Oaks Dr | Richardson, TX | Quarterly | Termite and pest | South | 35 | 07/21/2026 | Luis | Crawl space |

Plan, Zone and Tech come in as text you can color by, Minutes as a number and Last service as a date. Set the real service time on each stop, and copy anything a tech needs at the door into the stop note.

## Every service day

1. **Filter to today's zone** Filter to the zone, then color by last visit. Monthly accounts that are due show 2 to 4 weeks or 1 to 2 months since their last service, and quarterly accounts that are due show over 2 months.
2. **Lasso and optimize** Lasso the due accounts, start at the shop or the tech's home, and press Optimize.
3. **Check the day's total** Time at stops plus drive time. If it runs long, move the farthest accounts to the next day in that zone.
4. **Send it to the tech** Assign the route. The tech marks each account Visited, or Attempted with a note like "no access, gate locked."
5. **Catch the misses** Color by last outcome to find every Attempted account, and add them to a later route before the month ends. See [finding customers you haven't visited](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/customers-you-havent-visited).
6. **Complete the route** Each service lands in the account's history with its date and note.

## Techs get the day's accounts on their phone

No app store and no password: techs sign in with a code from their email. They see the accounts in order with the drive time and distance between each, tap to open Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, and mark each one Visited or Attempted with a note. Progress shows in your planner within seconds.

## When you need more than routing

### Choose Lite if

- You track services and billing somewhere else and want routes that are quick to build.
- You want a map of every account colored by how long since its last service.
- You want techs on a phone link with no per-tech fees.

### Choose pest control software if

- You need chemical application records, service tickets and customer signatures.
- You want routes generated for you from recurring service schedules.
- You want billing, autopay and customer reminders in the same system.

## FAQ

### How should I route 75 monthly pest control accounts?

Split them into about five daily routes of 15. Either optimize all 75 as one master route and cut it into stretches of 15, or give each account a zone and run one zone per day. In Lite Route Planner, lasso each day's accounts and press Optimize to put them in the shortest order.

### Can it schedule quarterly services automatically?

No. Lite Route Planner doesn't create recurring services. It shows how long it's been since each account's last visit, so quarterly accounts that are due show as over 2 months. Filter to them and lasso them into a route.

### Can techs record what they did at each stop?

Techs mark each stop Visited or Attempted and can add a short note, and every visit stays in the account's history. There are no photos, signatures or chemical logs, so keep service tickets in your pest control software.

### Do I pay per technician?

No. Business includes unlimited techs and office staff from $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops a month. There are no per-tech or per-vehicle fees.

### Can techs start from home instead of the shop?

Yes. Save each tech's home as a base and start their route there. Business plans hold up to 100 bases.

### Does it handle time windows for commercial accounts?

No. The optimizer orders stops by distance and doesn't plan around time windows or traffic. If a restaurant must be treated before it opens, drag it to the top of the route after optimizing.

### Can I import my accounts from my current software?

If it exports to Excel or CSV, yes. Lite Route Planner finds the address columns, places each account on the map and keeps the columns you choose as custom fields. There's no live sync or integration.

---

# Pool route software that keeps weekly routes tight.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/pool-service
Updated: 2026-10-19

A pool route is the same pools on the same day every week. The money is in keeping them close together, and in knowing when one gets missed.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner is pool route software: import your pools, color the map by service day, lasso each day's pools into a route and optimize it in one click. Set how long each pool takes and the day's total adds it to the drive time. It's free for up to 50 pools, Personal covers up to 200 for $19.99 a month billed every six months, and Business adds unlimited techs with no per-tech fees. It isn't pool service software: there are no chemical logs or billing.

## Why a tight route is worth money

Pool routes are often bought and sold by the account, and a dense route is worth more than a scattered one for a simple reason: drive time is unpaid time.

Take 16 pools a day and 16 drives to reach them. At 12 minutes a drive, that's 3 hours 12 minutes behind the wheel. At 5 minutes, it's 1 hour 20 minutes. The difference is almost two hours a day, room for four or five more pools at 20 minutes each.

Lite helps in two places: putting each day's pools in the [shortest order](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-optimizer), and showing you which day a new customer belongs on so the route stays dense.

## A pool route spreadsheet

| Customer | Address | City | Day | Service | Minutes | Pool | Gate | Rate | Last service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Kaminski | 2914 E Melrose St | Gilbert, AZ | Mon | Full service | 25 | Salt | Code 2580 | $165 | 10/12/2026 |
| Rosa Jimenez | 1187 W Iris Dr | Gilbert, AZ | Mon | Chem only | 12 | Chlorine | No lock | $95 | 10/12/2026 |
| Desert Palms HOA | 4455 S Val Vista Dr | Gilbert, AZ | Tue | Full service | 45 | Commercial | Office key | $480 | 10/13/2026 |
| Jason Wu | 820 W Saratoga St | Chandler, AZ | Tue | Full service | 25 | Chlorine | Dog in yard | $165 | 10/13/2026 |
| Megan Ortiz | 3368 E Kent Ave | Chandler, AZ | Wed | Full service and filter | 40 | Salt | Code 7713 | $185 | 10/07/2026 |

Day, Service and Pool come in as text you can color by, Minutes and Rate as numbers, and Last service as a date. Megan's pool was last serviced on October 7, so last Wednesday's visit was missed, and last-visit colors make that obvious. Put gate codes and dog warnings in each stop's note so the tech sees them on the phone.

## Set up five service days from one list

1. **Import every pool** Upload the spreadsheet or paste it in. Pools stay saved, so this is a one-time job.
2. **Color by service day** Each day gets a color. If Thursday's pools are spread over three towns while Monday's sit in one, you'll see it.
3. **Set time per pool** Set a default, like 20 minutes, then change the ones that differ: 12 for a chem-only stop, 45 for a commercial pool.
4. **Lasso and optimize each day** Filter to Monday, lasso the pools, start from home and press Optimize. Repeat for each day.
5. **Drive it, mark it, complete it** Mark each pool Visited as you leave. Complete the route at the end of the day and the visits stay in each pool's history. More on [weekly service routes](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/weekly-service-routes).

## Pool route habits that work in Lite

- **Put a new pool on the right day**: Color by service day and look at the pins around the new address. The day with the most neighbors is the day to offer.
- **Find a skipped pool fast**: Color by last visit. On a weekly route, a pool that has slipped to 2 to 4 weeks ago missed at least one service.
- **Log a quick reading**: There's no chemical log, but each visit can carry a note, like "FC 3, pH 7.6, 2 tabs." It stays in the pool's history.
- **Locked gate? Mark it Attempted**: Color by last outcome the next morning and add every attempted pool to that day's route.
- **Green-pool cleanups**: Add the address, set 90 minutes on it, and drop it into the nearest day's route. The day's total shows whether it still fits.
- **Before you buy a route**: Import the seller's customer list and look at it on the map. You'll see how tight the route really is before you pay for it.

## Pool route software or pool service software?

### Choose Lite if

- You want routing: the right pools on the right day, in the shortest order.
- You log readings on paper, in a notes app or in a few words per visit.
- You want techs on a phone link with no per-tech fees, or it's just you and up to 200 pools.

### Choose pool service software if

- You want chemical logs with dosing math and readings on every visit.
- You want customers to get an emailed service report with photos after each visit.
- You want billing and autopay in the same system as your routes.

## FAQ

### What's the difference between pool route software and pool service software?

Pool route software plans which pools to visit and in what order. Pool service software usually adds chemical logs, customer service reports and billing. Lite Route Planner does the routing part: service-day routes, one-click optimization, time per pool and a history of every visit.

### How many pools can one tech do in a day?

It depends on the time per pool and the drive between them. At 20 minutes a pool and 5 minutes between pools, 16 pools is about a 6 hour 40 minute day. Set a service time on each pool and Lite Route Planner shows the day's total for every route.

### Can I log chemical readings?

Only as a note. Techs can add a short note when they mark a pool Visited, such as free chlorine and pH, and it stays in that pool's history. There's no chemical log or dosing calculator.

### How do I keep weekly pool routes the same every week?

Give each pool a service day. Routes don't repeat on their own, so each week you filter to the day, lasso the pools and press Optimize. Complete each route when it's done, and its visits stay in every pool's history.

### Can customers see when the tech has been?

Not automatically. Lite Route Planner doesn't send service reports or texts to customers. You see every visit, with its time and note, in the pool's history.

### What does it cost to route 80 pools?

Free for up to 50 addresses, so 80 pools needs a paid plan. Personal holds up to 200 addresses for $19.99 a month billed every six months, or $29.99 month to month. Business starts at $59.99 a month and adds unlimited techs.

### Can I see which pools were skipped this week?

Yes. Color the map by last visit or last outcome. Pools marked Attempted, or not visited in over a week, stand out, and you can filter to them and lasso them into a make-up route.

---

# Plan HVAC tune-ups by neighborhood, not by the order people call.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/hvac
Updated: 2026-10-19

Twice a year, every maintenance agreement customer needs a visit. Plan the days by area first, then book customers into them.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner helps HVAC companies route maintenance agreement visits: import your agreement list, color the map by last visit, lasso a neighborhood into a day and optimize it in one click. Techs get the route on their phones with nothing to install, and Business includes unlimited techs from $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops a month. It handles planned work well; it isn't a dispatch board for same-day calls.

## Tune-up season is a routing problem

With 600 maintenance agreements, you owe 600 cooling checks before summer and 600 heating checks before winter. Book them in the order customers call back and your techs crisscross the county all spring. Book them by area and the drives between visits shrink to a few minutes.

The trick is to plan the days before you book them. In Lite, lasso a neighborhood into a route, optimize it and check the day's total. Now Tuesday is Maple Ridge, and the office can call those customers and offer Tuesday.

Lite doesn't book appointments, so the booking still happens on the phone or in your scheduling software. What it gives you is the map, and the routes that come out of it.

## An agreement list, ready to map

| Customer | Address | City | Agreement | System | Installed | Last tune-up | Renews | Tech |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Holloway | 10527 Royal Birkdale Ct | Huntersville, NC | Gold | Heat pump | 2012 | 04/14/2026 | 03/31/2027 | Marcus |
| Anita Rao | 2219 Sardis Rd N | Charlotte, NC | Silver | Gas furnace and AC | 2019 | 03/28/2026 | 02/28/2027 | Dee |
| Matthews Family Dental | 1335 Matthews Township Pkwy | Matthews, NC | Commercial | Rooftop units (2) | 2009 | 05/02/2026 | 12/31/2026 | Marcus |
| Chris Benton | 6418 Ashley Oaks Dr | Concord, NC | Gold | Heat pump | 2006 | 04/22/2026 | 04/30/2027 | Dee |
| L. Okonkwo | 915 Hollow Ridge Ave | Charlotte, NC | Silver | Gas furnace and AC | 2021 |  | 11/15/2026 | Marcus |

Installed comes in as a number and the two date columns as dates, so you can filter to systems installed before 2010 or agreements that renew before the end of the year.

## Five ways HVAC shops use the map

- **Plan tune-up days by area**: Lasso a neighborhood, optimize it, and the day exists before anyone's booked into it.
- **Find who hasn't had a tune-up**: Color by last visit, or filter Last tune-up to before a date. Every agreement customer still waiting shows up on the map. More on [customers you haven't visited](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/customers-you-havent-visited).
- **Spot replacement leads**: Filter Installed to before 2010 and see every aging system near the neighborhoods you're already working this week.
- **Catch renewals**: Filter Renews to the next two months and get a tech past the customers who should see you before they decide.
- **Rebook no-shows**: Techs mark a visit Attempted with a note when nobody's home. Color by last outcome to find them all and call them back.

## Lite or a full HVAC software suite?

### Choose Lite if

- Your agreement work is planned, and the hard part is grouping it by area.
- You want a map of every agreement customer, colored by last visit or any column you track.
- You want unlimited techs for one flat price.

### Choose a field service suite if

- You dispatch many same-day repair calls and need a live dispatch board.
- You need arrival windows, live traffic or GPS tracking of trucks.
- You want price books, invoicing and agreement billing in one system.

## Every tech gets their day on their phone

Techs sign in with a code from their email and see the day's visits in order, with drive time and distance between each. One tap opens Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze. If the office adds a stop to a tech's route, it shows up on their phone within a minute. Business includes unlimited techs, so seasonal help costs nothing extra.

## FAQ

### How do I plan spring AC tune-ups for maintenance agreement customers?

Import your agreement list, then lasso one neighborhood at a time into a route and optimize it. Each route becomes a day, and the office books customers in that area into it. Lite Route Planner shows the drive time and the day's total for every route.

### Can it dispatch same-day repair calls?

Only in a simple way. You can add a call to a tech's route and drag it into place, and it shows up on their phone within a minute. Lite Route Planner has no dispatch board, arrival windows, live traffic or GPS tracking, so a busy repair operation is better served by a field service suite.

### Can I see which agreement customers haven't had their tune-up?

Yes. Color the map by last visit, or import a Last tune-up date column and filter it to before a date. Customers still waiting show up on the map, ready to lasso into a route.

### Can I set different times for a tune-up and a repair?

Yes. Set a default service time, like 60 minutes for a tune-up, and change it on any stop. Lite Route Planner adds time at stops to drive time for the day's total. The optimizer orders stops by distance.

### Does it connect to my HVAC software?

No. Lite Route Planner has no integrations or API. If your software exports customers to Excel or CSV, import that file, and columns like equipment and renewal date come along as custom fields.

### Do I pay per technician?

No. Business includes unlimited techs and office staff from $59.99 a month ($39.99 a month billed every six months). Seasonal techs cost nothing extra.

### Can techs take the truck home and start from there?

Yes. Save each tech's home as a base and start or end their route there. Business holds up to 100 bases.

---

# A route planner for plumbers' booked days and annual testing.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/plumbing
Updated: 2026-10-19

Most plumbing work arrives by phone, but a lot of it is planned: tomorrow's booked jobs, yearly backflow tests, drain maintenance for restaurants. Those are routes.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner plans routes for plumbers: paste tomorrow's booked jobs, press Optimize to put them in the shortest order from the shop, and send the route to the plumber's phone. For planned work like annual backflow testing, import the account list and filter by due date to build each day. It's free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited plumbers on Business and no per-user fees.

## Where routing pays off for a plumbing company

- **Tomorrow's booked jobs**: Five to seven jobs across town. Putting them in order takes one click instead of guesswork at 7 a.m.
- **Backflow testing**: Many water utilities require backflow assemblies to be tested every year, which makes a predictable route of commercial and irrigation accounts.
- **Restaurant drain maintenance**: Monthly or quarterly jetting for kitchens, grouped by area and done before or after service hours.
- **Water heater maintenance**: Yearly flush and inspection customers you can group by neighborhood instead of booking one at a time.

## Put tomorrow's jobs in order

1. **Paste the addresses** Copy tomorrow's jobs from your calendar or job list and paste them in. Lite places each one on the map and flags any it can't find.
2. **Set how long each job takes** Leave the default on routine calls and set a longer time on the water heater swap. The day's total includes it.
3. **Start at the shop** Start the route at your shop, or at the plumber's home if they take the van home. Here's how a [round trip route](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/round-trip-route) works.
4. **Optimize** One click reorders the jobs for the shortest drive. Drag a job up if the customer can only do mornings.
5. **Send it** Assign it to the plumber. They tap each job to open directions and mark it Visited when they're done. More on [sending a route to a driver's phone](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/send-a-route-to-a-drivers-phone).

## A backflow testing list

Yearly tests make a predictable list. This is how a testing contractor might keep it.

| Account | Address | City | Assembly | Size | Location | Test due | Last tested | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Grill | 4120 Main St | Hilliard, OH | RPZ | 1 in | Mechanical room | 11/03/2026 | 11/05/2025 | Dan, manager |
| Brookside Condos | 6650 Perimeter Loop Rd | Dublin, OH | DCVA | 4 in | Fire riser room | 11/10/2026 | 11/12/2025 | Property office |
| Kim's Nails | 2755 Stringtown Rd | Grove City, OH | RPZ | 3/4 in | Back room | 11/18/2026 | 11/20/2025 | Kim |
| Lakeview Church | 5800 Hall Rd | Hilliard, OH | PVB | 1 in | Irrigation, side lawn | 12/01/2026 | 12/02/2025 | Facilities |
| Fairway Office Park | 4400 Tuller Rd | Dublin, OH | RPZ | 2 in | Utility closet | 12/05/2026 | 12/04/2025 | Building manager |

Test due comes in as a date. Filter it to the next two weeks, lasso the accounts in one area and optimize. Copy the assembly's location into the stop note so the tester finds it without calling.

## When a call comes in mid-route

An emergency call doesn't wait for tomorrow's plan. Add the address to the plumber's route, drag it to where it belongs, and it appears on their phone within a minute. Change your mind and Undo puts it back.

That's about as far as Lite goes with dispatch, and it's worth being clear about: there's no dispatch board, no arrival windows, no live traffic and no GPS tracking. You see progress when plumbers mark jobs Visited or Attempted. If most of your day is reactive calls, a field service suite with a dispatch board will serve you better. If most of it is booked or recurring work, a route planner is simpler and cheaper. See [routing for field service teams](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/field-service).

## What plumbers use most

- **Drive time for every leg**: See the day's total, time driving, time at stops and miles before anyone leaves.
- **Start and end where you work**: Save your shop, warehouse or home as a base. Start there, end there, or make it a round trip.
- **A history for every stop**: Drivers mark stops Visited or Attempted and leave a note. Every visit is saved to the stop's history, so you always know when you were last there.
- **Export and print**: Download a printable PDF, Excel or CSV, or open the route in Google Maps.

## FAQ

### Can I plan a backflow testing route?

Yes. Import your testing accounts with a Test due date, filter to the tests due in the next few weeks, lasso the ones in one area and press Optimize. Lite Route Planner keeps every visit in the account's history, so next year's list is easy to rebuild.

### How do I add an emergency call to a plumber's route?

Add the address to the route in the planner and drag it into place. It appears on the plumber's phone within a minute. Lite Route Planner has no dispatch board, arrival windows or live traffic.

### Does it book appointments or give customers arrival windows?

No. Lite Route Planner doesn't book jobs, set arrival windows or text customers. Book in your calendar or software, then route the booked jobs.

### Can plumbers start from home if they take the van home?

Yes. Save each plumber's home as a base and start their route there. Business plans hold up to 100 bases; Personal holds one.

### Can plumbers see notes about the job?

Yes. Anything in a stop's note, like "shutoff is in the crawl space," shows when the plumber opens that stop in the driver app. Plumbers can add their own note when they mark the job Visited or Attempted.

### Do I pay per plumber?

No. Business includes unlimited plumbers and office staff from $59.99 a month, with no per-user or per-van fees.

---

# Route planning for field service, without buying a whole FSM suite.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/field-service
Updated: 2026-10-19

Field service management software bundles booking, invoicing and routing. If the part you need is the routing, you can have just that.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner is a route planner for field service teams such as electricians, appliance repair techs and handymen: add the day's jobs, press Optimize to put them in the shortest order, and send each route to a tech's phone with nothing to install. It does routing only, with no scheduling, invoicing or payments. It's free for up to 50 addresses, and Business includes unlimited techs from $59.99 a month.

## Do you need FSM software, or just routes?

Field service management (FSM) suites run the whole job: booking, dispatch, quotes, invoices, payments and customer texts. Routing is one tab inside them, and you pay for all of it whether you use it or not.

Plenty of small field service businesses already have the rest covered. Jobs live in a shared calendar, invoices go out from accounting software, and the part that eats the day is the driving. For them, a route planner is the missing piece.

Three questions settle it. Do you need the software to book jobs for you? Do you need to invoice from the field? Do you need customers to get a text when the tech is on the way? If all three answers are no, you need routes, not a suite.

## What the day looks like, by trade

- **Electricians**: Four to six jobs, from a 30-minute outlet repair to a half-day panel upgrade. A service time on each stop keeps the day's total honest.
- **Appliance repair**: Six to ten calls a day, often with a parts pickup in the middle. Add the parts counter as a stop and optimize around it.
- **Handymen**: Three to five jobs and a hardware store run. Group jobs by area across the week so you aren't crossing town twice in a day.
- **Garage doors and locksmiths**: Short jobs spread wide. One-click ordering matters most when stops are quick and far apart. Related: [HVAC](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/hvac) and [plumbing](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/plumbing).

## Three ways a five-tech team can route

A free map app, a per-driver route optimizer, and a flat-priced route planner, for the same team.

|  | Lite | Google Maps | OptimoRoute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price for five techs | $59.99 | Free | $195 |
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses | Free | No, 30-day trial |
| Stops in one route | Up to 500 | 10 places | No published cap |
| Puts stops in the best order | Yes | No | Yes |
| Driver app with nothing to install | Yes | Not a driver app | App, or emailed stop list |
| Time windows and driver shifts | No | No | Yes |
| Photo and signature proof | No | No | Pro plan |

Monthly billing, checked October 19, 2026 on each vendor's own pages. Lite Business covers 1,000 new stops a month with unlimited techs. OptimoRoute Lite is $39 per driver a month ($35.10 billed yearly). If your jobs come with promised time windows, OptimoRoute is the better fit; see [the full comparison](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/optimoroute) or [every planner side by side](https://www.literouteplanner.com/compare).

## A week of jobs in one sheet

| Job | Customer | Address | City | Type | Est. minutes | Tech | Day | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J-2207 | Paula Graves | 305 Kildaire Farm Rd | Cary, NC | Panel upgrade | 240 | Andre | Mon | Meter on north wall |
| J-2208 | Kevin Moss | 1121 Olive Chapel Rd | Apex, NC | Dryer not heating | 60 | Sam | Mon | Part on truck |
| J-2209 | Oak Street Cafe | 214 S Main St | Wake Forest, NC | Walk-in cooler | 90 | Sam | Mon | Back entrance |
| J-2210 | Tina Ruiz | 88 Brookhaven Dr | Cary, NC | Ceiling fan install | 45 | Andre | Tue |  |
| J-2211 | Ray Chen | 4508 Glenwood Ave | Raleigh, NC | Drywall patch | 120 | Luis | Tue | Call on arrival |

Paste it straight from your job list. Est. minutes, Tech and Day come along as custom fields you can filter and color by. Copy the notes a tech needs at the door into each stop's note, which is what techs see in the driver app.

## Techs see the day in order, with directions one tap away

Your techs sign in with a code from their email: no password and no app store. They get their route with drive time and distance between jobs, open each job in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, and mark it Visited or Attempted with a note. If you add a job to their route, it shows up within a minute.

## Lite or an FSM suite?

### Choose Lite if

- You book jobs in a calendar or spreadsheet and invoice from accounting software.
- You want optimized routes and a driver app this week, without a setup project.
- You want unlimited techs for one flat price, with no per-user fees.
- You have up to 50 customers and want it free.

### Choose an FSM suite if

- You want booking, dispatch, quotes, invoicing and payments in one system.
- You need photos, signatures or checklists on each job.
- You need time windows, live GPS tracking or on-the-way texts to customers.
- You want jobs assigned to techs automatically.

## FAQ

### Is Lite Route Planner field service management software?

No. Lite Route Planner is a route planner. It plans and optimizes routes, sends them to techs' phones and keeps a history of every visit, but it doesn't book jobs, send quotes, invoice or take payments.

### Can I use it alongside my FSM or accounting software?

Yes, by spreadsheet. Export jobs or customers to Excel or CSV and import the file, or paste the day's addresses. There's no integration or API, so the two don't sync.

### Can it assign jobs to the nearest technician automatically?

No. You decide who goes where by lassoing jobs into each tech's route on the map, then Lite Route Planner optimizes the order. Color the map by driver to see everyone's jobs at once.

### Can techs take photos or collect signatures?

No. Techs mark each stop Visited or Attempted and can add a note, and every visit stays in the stop's history. There's no photo, signature or checklist capture.

### How many technicians can I add?

As many as you like on Business, which starts at $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops a month. There are no per-tech fees.

### Does it account for how long each job takes?

Yes, in the day's total. Set a default service time and a different time on any job, and Lite Route Planner adds time at stops to drive time. It orders stops by distance, not by appointment time.

### Can I add a parts run or supply house to a route?

Yes. Add the supply house as a stop and put it on the route. Optimize places it in the shortest order like any other stop, or drag it where you want it.

---

# Plow and salt routes, ready before the first flake.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/snow-removal
Updated: 2026-10-19

Build your storm routes in the fall, when there's time to think. When the snow starts, drivers open their route on their phones and go.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner plans snow removal routes: import your properties, split them into priority lots, driveways and salting runs, and optimize each route in one click. Drivers open their route on their phones with nothing to install and mark each property Visited, so every storm leaves a visit history with times. It's free for up to 50 addresses, and Business includes unlimited drivers with no per-truck fees.

## A storm is three or four routes, not one

- **Priority commercial lots**: Clinics, restaurants and stores that must be open by 6 a.m. They go first and get their own route.
- **Residential driveways**: Dozens of short stops, usually after the commercial lots are clear. Order matters most here.
- **Salt and ice melt**: A separate run with the spreader truck, often a second pass after plowing.
- **Sidewalk crews**: Walks and entrances, on foot or in a pickup, following the plow route.

## The property list behind a plow route

| Property | Address | City | Priority | Service | Trigger (in) | Contract | Truck | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Family Clinic | 7600 France Ave S | Edina, MN | 1 | Plow and salt | 1 | Seasonal | Truck 1 | Open by 6 a.m. |
| Cedar Ridge Plaza | 9801 Normandale Blvd | Bloomington, MN | 1 | Plow, salt, walks | 2 | Per push | Truck 1 | Pile snow in NE corner |
| St. Paul's Lutheran | 6201 W 98th St | Bloomington, MN | 1 | Plow and salt | 1 | Seasonal | Truck 1 | Sundays by 7 a.m. |
| Jim and Karen Holt | 6912 Gleason Rd | Edina, MN | 2 | Driveway | 2 | Seasonal | Truck 2 | Stakes on curb side |
| Martha Ellison | 10220 Bush Lake Rd | Bloomington, MN | 2 | Driveway and walk | 2 | Per push | Truck 2 | Do the front walk too |

Priority and Trigger come in as numbers, Truck and Contract as text. Color the map by Priority before the season and check that each truck's properties sit together.

## Build storm routes before the season

1. **Import every property** Once, in the fall. Properties, notes and history stay saved all winter.
2. **Color by priority and truck** See which truck has which lots, and whether any Priority 1 lot sits far from the rest.
3. **Lasso each truck's routes** Draw a loop around a truck's Priority 1 lots and save it as a route. Do the same for its driveways and the salt run. More on [splitting stops into routes](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/split-stops-into-routes).
4. **Optimize from the yard** Start each route at your yard or shop and press Optimize. Drag any lot that has to be first to the top.
5. **When it snows, assign and go** Assign each route to a driver. They open it on their phone and mark each property as they finish. Here's [how drivers get their route](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/send-a-route-to-a-drivers-phone).
6. **After the storm, complete the routes** The visits stay in each property's history. Before the next storm, filter by Truck and lasso again.

## Drivers open the route in the truck and go

No app to install and no password: drivers sign in with a code from their email. Each property opens in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze with one tap, and they mark it Visited, or Attempted with a note like "car in driveway." The office sees progress within seconds. Business includes unlimited drivers, so seasonal help costs nothing extra.

## After the storm: who got plowed, and when

Every visit is saved with its time and the driver's note, and it stays in the property's history after the route is completed. When a customer calls to say nobody came, open their stop and see when it was marked. If a driver forgot to mark one, record the visit from the planner with the time it happened.

For per-push billing, export each completed route to Excel or CSV with the status of every stop, and color the map by times visited to see roughly how many pushes each property has had.

Know the limits before the first storm. Lite needs a data connection; there's no offline mode. The optimizer orders by distance, not priority, so priority lots get their own route or a drag to the top. There's no live GPS: you see progress as drivers mark stops. And it doesn't watch the weather or start routes at a trigger depth.

## FAQ

### How do I put priority accounts first on a plow route?

Give priority lots their own route and run it first, or optimize the route and drag the must-be-first lots to the top. Lite Route Planner optimizes for the shortest distance and doesn't rank stops by priority.

### Can I see where my plow trucks are?

Not on a live map. Lite Route Planner has no GPS tracking. You see progress when drivers mark each property Visited or Attempted, which shows in the planner within seconds.

### Does it work without cell service?

No. Lite Route Planner needs a data connection to load routes and mark stops. There's no offline mode.

### Can I use the visit history for per-push billing?

It helps. Each visit is saved with its time and note, and you can export a completed route to Excel or CSV with each stop's status. Lite Route Planner doesn't create invoices.

### Do I have to rebuild routes for every storm?

Partly. Routes don't repeat on their own, so after a storm you complete them and lasso new ones for the next. With a Truck or Priority column, you filter and lasso each truck's route in a few clicks, and your properties, notes and history stay saved.

### Do seasonal drivers cost extra?

No. Business includes unlimited drivers from $59.99 a month. Invite them by email for the winter and remove them in spring.

### Can a subcontractor follow a route without an account?

Yes. Send a share link or QR code and they see the stops in order and open directions. Share links are view-only, so they can't mark properties done, and anyone with the link can read the stop notes.

---

# Home visit routes for nurses, therapists and caregivers.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/home-health
Updated: 2026-10-19

A day of home visits is a handful of long stops, a few fixed times and a lot of driving between towns. Plan the order, check that the day fits, and keep patient details to a minimum.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner plans routes for home health clinicians and caregivers: add the day's visit addresses, set how long each visit takes, start from the clinician's home and optimize the order in one click. The day's total shows drive time, time at visits and miles. It's free for up to 50 addresses, and Business includes unlimited clinicians with no per-user fees. It's a route planner, not a medical record or a visit verification system.

## What a home visit route needs

Home visits aren't deliveries. A nurse might see five or six patients in a day: a long admission visit, a few routine visits and a wound check that has to happen at a set time. A therapist might see seven. Caregivers often have fewer, longer visits. The order matters, but so does whether the day fits.

Set a default visit length, then change it on the long ones. After you optimize and save, Lite shows the drive time between visits, a day's total with time at visits included, and the miles, which helps when you fill in a mileage log.

Clinicians usually start from home, not an office. Save each person's home as a base and start their route there, or end it there. See how a [round trip route](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/round-trip-route) works.

## Keep patient data to a minimum

A route planner only needs an address to do its job. Everything else is optional, so leave out what you can.

- **Use a code, not a name**: Label stops with a patient code or initials your team understands. The route works the same.
- **Logistics only in notes**: Stop notes are for parking, entry and pets. Clinical details belong in your agency's own records.
- **Share links show notes**: Anyone with a route's share link sees its stops and notes. Use driver logins for staff, and turn a link off when you're done with it.
- **Remove discharged patients**: Delete a patient's stop at discharge so the map shows only your active caseload.
- **Ask before you store**: Check your agency's policy on outside tools before putting any patient information in one, including this one.

## A visit list with only what routing needs

No names, diagnoses or insurance numbers. A code, an address and a few logistics are enough to plan a route.

| Code | Address | City | Discipline | Visit | Minutes | Frequency | Clinician | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-1042 | 1405 Garden Ln | Kettering, OH | RN | Admission | 105 | New | J. Moore | Ring twice |
| P-0987 | 220 Wren Cir | Centerville, OH | RN | Routine | 45 | 2w4 | J. Moore | Side door |
| P-1011 | 3318 Shroyer Rd | Kettering, OH | PT | Routine | 55 | 3w3 | A. Diaz | Elevator, 4th floor |
| P-0954 | 77 Linden Ave | Oakwood, OH | Aide | Bath visit | 60 | 3w8 | T. Nguyen | Key in lockbox |
| P-1020 | 5160 Bigger Rd | Kettering, OH | OT | Evaluation | 75 | New | A. Diaz | Small dog |

Frequency uses the home health shorthand: 2w4 means two visits a week for four weeks. It comes in as text you can filter by. Charts, medications and clinical notes belong in your agency's own system, not in a route planner.

## Plan a clinician's day

1. **Set your usual visit length** Set a default service time, like 45 minutes, and change it on admissions and evaluations.
2. **Filter to one clinician** Color the map by your Clinician column and filter to the person you're planning for.
3. **Lasso the day's visits** Draw a loop around the patients they'll see today and save it as a route that starts at their home.
4. **Optimize, then place the fixed times** One click orders visits for the shortest drive. If a visit has to be first, drag it to the top. Lite doesn't schedule around time windows.
5. **Send it to their phone** The clinician opens each address in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze and marks it Visited when they leave. Nothing to install: see the [route planner app](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner-app).

## What this is, and what it isn't

### Choose Lite if

- You need to plan the order of visits and see whether the day fits.
- Your clinicians want directions on their phone with nothing to install.
- You want one flat price with unlimited clinicians.
- You keep patient records in your own system.

### Choose home care agency software if

- You need electronic visit verification (EVV) for billing.
- You need scheduling, caregiver matching or clinical documentation.
- You need routes planned around appointment times or live traffic.

## FAQ

### How do home health nurses plan their routes?

Most put the day's visits in an order that keeps driving short, around any visit with a fixed time. In Lite Route Planner, add the visit addresses, set a time for each visit, start from home and press Optimize, then drag any fixed-time visit into place.

### Is Lite Route Planner HIPAA compliant?

Lite Route Planner doesn't claim HIPAA compliance and isn't a medical record. Check your agency's policy before storing patient information in any outside tool, and keep it to what routing needs: an address plus a code or initials.

### Does it do electronic visit verification (EVV)?

No. Marking a stop Visited in Lite Route Planner records progress on the route for your team. It isn't EVV and isn't meant for billing Medicaid or any other payer.

### Can I schedule visits at specific times?

No. Lite Route Planner doesn't schedule appointments or plan around time windows. Optimize for the shortest drive, then drag a fixed-time visit to where it needs to be, and the drive times update for the new order.

### Can caregivers start their route from home?

Yes. Save each caregiver's home as a base and start or end their route there. Business plans hold up to 100 bases; Personal holds one.

### Does it track mileage?

It shows the miles for each route, from real road directions, along with drive time and time at visits. It isn't a mileage log, but the numbers help when you fill one in.

### Is it free for an independent caregiver?

Yes, for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and optimizations, no credit card and no trial clock.

### Do clinicians need to install an app?

No. The driver app runs in the phone's browser on iPhone and Android. Clinicians sign in with a code sent to their email, with no password. Driver logins come with Business.

---

# Mobile grooming routes, with the right time for every dog.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/mobile-grooming
Updated: 2026-10-19

A nail trim on a Chihuahua and a bath on a Great Dane don't take the same hour. Give each stop its own time and see whether the day really fits.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner plans mobile grooming routes: add your clients, set a service time for each dog, lasso the day's appointments into a route and optimize the drive in one click. The day's total adds grooming time to drive time, so a 2-hour doodle and a 45-minute nail trim both count. It's free for up to 50 client addresses, with no credit card and no trial clock.

## Time per stop is the whole schedule

Picture a Tuesday: a Chihuahua bath and nails (45 minutes), a goldendoodle full groom (2 hours), a Great Dane bath and deshed (90 minutes), two shih tzus at one house (2 hours), and a lab nail trim (20 minutes). That's 6 hours 35 minutes of grooming before you've driven anywhere.

Set a default service time for your typical groom, then give each dog its own time on its stop. Once the route is optimized and saved, Lite shows the drive to every stop and the day's total. If it comes to 8 hours and you wanted to be home by 5, you know before you promise the slot.

The optimizer orders stops by distance only, so if a client can only do mornings, drag them to the top. And Lite is a route planner, not grooming software: it doesn't take bookings, send reminders or collect payments.

## A grooming client list

| Client | Pets | Breed | Address | City | Minutes | Every (weeks) | Zone day | Last groom | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Walsh | Bean | Chihuahua | 1907 Brushy Creek Rd | Cedar Park, TX | 45 | 4 | Tue | 09/22/2026 | Nervous with dryer |
| Mark Fuller | Duke | Great Dane | 11800 Ranch Rd 620 N | Austin, TX | 90 | 6 | Tue | 09/08/2026 | Park in driveway |
| Priya Kapoor | Maple | Goldendoodle | 807 Mesa Verde Dr | Leander, TX | 120 | 6 | Tue | 09/08/2026 | Teddy bear cut |
| Dan Ochoa | Buster | Labrador | 3112 Lakeline Blvd | Cedar Park, TX | 20 | 8 | Tue | 08/25/2026 | Nails only |
| The Nguyens | Mochi, Tofu | Shih tzu (2) | 1504 Hidden Glen Dr | Round Rock, TX | 120 | 4 | Wed | 09/23/2026 | Same cut for both |

Minutes comes in as a number for reference. The time Lite adds to the day is the service time on each stop, so set that once per dog. Put notes about the dog in the stop note, where you'll see them on your phone.

## Zone days and who's due

Two habits keep a mobile grooming business off the highway.

- **One area per day**: Tuesday is Cedar Park and Leander, Wednesday is Round Rock. Color the map by your Zone day column to see where each day's clients are and which day a new client fits best.
- **A due list from last visits**: Most dogs come back every 4 to 8 weeks. Color by last visit and clients groomed 1 to 2 months ago are due. See [finding customers you haven't visited](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/customers-you-havent-visited).
- **Multi-dog homes are one stop**: Two dogs at one address is one stop with a longer time, and one drive.
- **Water refills and dump stops**: If you refill the tank or empty gray water mid-day, add that spot as a stop on the route so the drive to it counts.

## Plan tomorrow's grooms

1. **Filter to the zone** Filter to tomorrow's zone day.
2. **Lasso the booked dogs** Draw a loop around the clients on tomorrow's book and save them as a route.
3. **Start from home and optimize** Start at home or your shop and press Optimize.
4. **Check the total** Look at the day's total. Too long? Move a dog to next week's zone day.
5. **Drive it from your phone** Tap each stop to open directions, and mark it Visited with a note, like "matted, suggest a shorter cut next time."

## What groomers use most

Pet sitters and dog walkers use the same tools; see [routes for pet sitters](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/pet-sitting).

- **Drive time for every leg**: See the day's total, time driving, time at stops and miles before anyone leaves.
- **See who's due for a visit**: Color the map by last visit, from this week to over two months ago, and filter to the customers you haven't seen lately. Or color by route, driver or any field you track.
- **A history for every stop**: Drivers mark stops Visited or Attempted and leave a note. Every visit is saved to the stop's history, so you always know when you were last there.
- **Start and end where you work**: Save your shop, warehouse or home as a base. Start there, end there, or make it a round trip.
- **Undo, always**: Deleted the wrong stop? Optimized too soon? One click puts it back.

## FAQ

### How do I set different times for big and small dogs?

Set a default service time for your typical groom, then edit any stop and change its service time, say 45 minutes for a Chihuahua and 90 for a Great Dane. Lite Route Planner adds each stop's time to the drive time for the day's total.

### Does Lite Route Planner book grooming appointments?

No. It doesn't take bookings, send reminders or collect payments. Book the way you do now, then route the day's appointments.

### Can clients see when I'm arriving?

Not automatically. Lite Route Planner doesn't send arrival texts or ETAs to clients. You can see the drive time to each stop on your phone and let the next client know yourself.

### How many grooms can I fit in a day?

Add each dog's time and look at the day's total. Five dogs that need 6 hours 35 minutes of grooming, with 15 minutes to reach each stop, come to 7 hours 50 minutes. Lite Route Planner shows the total before you leave home.

### How do I know which clients are due?

Color the map by last visit. Clients groomed 1 to 2 months ago show in one color and anyone over 2 months in another, so a 6-week client who has slipped stands out. Filter to them and send them an opening.

### Do I need to install an app?

No. Lite Route Planner runs in the browser on your phone, iPhone or Android. Each stop opens in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze with one tap.

### Is it free for a new mobile groomer?

Yes. Free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and optimizations and no credit card. When your book grows past that, Personal is $19.99 a month billed every six months for up to 200 addresses.

---

# Daily dog walking loops, in the right order.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/pet-sitting
Updated: 2026-10-19

Monday to Friday, the same dogs at the same time of day, plus whoever's on vacation this week. Keep the loop tight and fit it into the midday window.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner plans routes for dog walkers and pet sitters: add your clients, lasso today's walks into a loop that starts and ends at home, and optimize it in one click. Set 30 minutes per walk and the day's total shows whether the loop fits between 11 and 3. It's free for up to 50 addresses, and Business adds unlimited walker logins with no per-walker fees.

## Two ways to run a daily loop

Routes in Lite don't repeat on their own. For a walk loop that barely changes, pick one of these.

- **Keep a standing route**: Build the loop once, optimize it, and open it every day for the order and directions. Simple, but a route keeps one visit per stop, so it won't log each day's walks.
- **Make a fresh route each day**: Filter to today's clients, lasso them and press Optimize. Mark each walk Visited, complete the route, and every walk lands in the client's history.

## A walker's client sheet

| Client | Pets | Address | City | Days | Visit | Minutes | Entry | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Kim | Biscuit (lab) | 1240 Pierce St | Lakewood, CO | Mon to Fri | Walk | 30 | Lockbox |  |  |
| Owen Price | Juniper (cat) | 6875 W 54th Ave | Arvada, CO | Daily | Drop-in, twice a day | 20 | Garage keypad | 10/20/2026 | 10/26/2026 |
| Sam and Jo Ellis | Rex, Pepper | 3390 Teller St | Wheat Ridge, CO | Mon, Wed, Fri | Group walk | 45 | Back gate |  |  |
| Nina Brooks | Olive (puppy) | 915 Garrison St | Lakewood, CO | Mon to Fri | Potty break | 15 | Key on file |  |  |
| The Carvers | Moose (husky) | 7421 Grandview Ave | Arvada, CO | Tue, Thu | Long walk | 60 | Side door |  |  |

Start and End come in as dates, so vacation clients are easy to find: filter Start to this week. Days and Visit come in as text you can color the map by.

## Plan today's walks each morning

1. **Set a time per walk** Set the default to 30 minutes and change it for drop-ins and long walks.
2. **Filter to today** Filter by your Days column, then add this week's vacation clients.
3. **Lasso and optimize a loop** Lasso the clients into a route that starts and ends at home, then press Optimize. Here's how a [round trip route](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/round-trip-route) works.
4. **Check the window** If the day's total doesn't fit between 11 and 3, move a walk to another walker or another loop.
5. **Walk it** Open each stop in your maps app and mark it Visited, with a note for your records if something happened.
6. **Complete the route** Each walk stays in the client's history, so you can see when you were last there.

## Keys, codes and share links

Pet sitters hold a lot of keys. Put entry steps in each stop's note so a walker sees them on the phone, but think about where that note can travel.

Walkers with their own login see their routes after signing in with a code from their email. A share link is different: anyone who has it can see the stops in order, with their notes. Share links are view-only and you can turn one off at any time, but keep lockbox and alarm codes off routes you share by link.

If a fill-in walker needs a route for one day, a share link is the quick way. Send it, then turn it off when they're done.

## Built for a day of short stops

Undo matters more than you'd think when vacation clients move in and out all week. Mobile groomers plan the same way; see [mobile grooming routes](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/mobile-grooming).

- **Drive time for every leg**: See the day's total, time driving, time at stops and miles before anyone leaves.
- **Start and end where you work**: Save your shop, warehouse or home as a base. Start there, end there, or make it a round trip.
- **A history for every stop**: Drivers mark stops Visited or Attempted and leave a note. Every visit is saved to the stop's history, so you always know when you were last there.
- **Share a link or QR code**: Anyone can follow the route in their browser. No account, no app.
- **Undo, always**: Deleted the wrong stop? Optimized too soon? One click puts it back.

## FAQ

### How do I plan a dog walking route?

List your clients with their addresses, lasso today's walks into a route that starts and ends at home, and press Optimize. Lite Route Planner puts the walks in the shortest order and shows the day's total with 30 minutes, or whatever you set, at each stop.

### Can I reuse the same route every day?

Yes, if you only need the order and directions: keep one route and open it daily. A route keeps one visit per stop, so to log each day's walks, make a fresh route each morning from your saved clients.

### Can walkers send clients photos or report cards?

No. Walkers can mark each visit Visited or Attempted with a note, which you see in the planner, but Lite Route Planner doesn't send photos, reports or messages to clients.

### How do I fit walks into the midday window?

Set a service time on each walk and check the day's total after you optimize. Lite Route Planner doesn't plan around time windows, so if the total runs past the window, move a walk to another walker or another loop.

### How do I add a vacation client for one week?

Add the address, put it on that week's routes, and take it off when they're home. The client stays saved for next time, along with their visit history.

### Do my walkers each need a paid account?

No. Business includes unlimited walkers for one price, from $59.99 a month. Each walker signs in with a code sent to their email.

### Is it free for a solo dog walker?

Yes, for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and optimizations, no credit card and no trial clock.

---

# Plan sales calls around the accounts you haven't seen lately.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/sales-reps
Updated: 2026-10-19

Import your account list, color the map by last visit, and turn the overdue accounts into an optimized day of calls. One flat price covers the whole team, with no fee per rep.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner is a sales route planner for outside reps: it maps your account list, colors every account by how long it's been since the last visit, and optimizes a day of calls in one click. It's free for up to 50 addresses, and Business starts at $59.99 a month with unlimited reps and no per-user fees. As of October 2026, Badger Maps charges $58 to $69 per user a month, so a five-rep team pays $290 to $345.

## Your account list, the way most reps keep it

Whether it comes out of a CRM export or a spreadsheet you've kept for years, it looks something like this. The address columns become stops, and everything else comes along as custom fields you can color and filter by.

| Account | Address | City | Tier | Last visit | Annual sales | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Family Dental | 2210 Oak Grove Rd | Round Rock, TX | A | 2026-09-02 | $18,400 | Dr. Anita Patel |
| Brazos Feed & Supply | 715 N Main St | Georgetown, TX | B | 2026-07-21 | $9,750 | Lisa Ortega |
| Lakeway Pediatrics | 1905 Ranch Rd 620 S | Lakeway, TX | A | 2026-10-06 | $22,100 | Office manager |
| Pflugerville Auto Glass | 308 W Pecan St | Pflugerville, TX | C | 2026-05-14 | $3,200 | Mark Hale |
| Cedar Park Vet Clinic | 1400 E Whitestone Blvd | Cedar Park, TX | B |  |  | New lead |

Tier comes in as text, Annual sales as a number and Last visit as a date, so you can color the map by any of them on day one. From then on, the calls you mark in Lite build each account's visit history and drive the [last-visit colors](https://www.literouteplanner.com/customer-visit-map).

## What last-visit coloring does for a territory

Every account gets a color for how long it's been since anyone marked a visit there. It answers the question every sales manager asks on Monday: who are we neglecting?

- **Six colors, one glance**: Green for within a week, then 1 to 2 weeks, 2 to 4 weeks, 1 to 2 months, red for over two months, and gray for never visited.
- **Filter to the overdue**: Show only accounts you haven't seen in a month or more, then lasso the cluster you'll be near on Thursday.
- **Stack it with tier**: Filter to A accounts in the 2 to 4 week color. Those are the calls that protect the most revenue.
- **Gray means prospects**: Leads you imported but never called show up gray, so a prospecting day starts from a gray cluster on the map.
- **Notes that stay with the account**: Mark a call Visited or Attempted with a note like "buyer out until the 20th." It stays in the account's history after the route is done.
- **Times visited**: Color by how many visits each account has had to spot the ones getting too much attention, or too little.

## Plan a week of calls in about fifteen minutes

1. **Import your accounts** Upload the CRM export or paste rows from Google Sheets. Lite places each address on the map and flags any it couldn't find so you can fix them.
2. **Color by last visit** Turn on Last visit and tick 2 to 4 weeks, 1 to 2 months and over 2 months. Everything left on the map is due.
3. **Lasso a day per area** Draw a loop around Monday's cluster, then Tuesday's. Each loop becomes a route you can name.
4. **Set time at each call** Give every stop a default of 30 minutes and change the ones that always run long. The day's total shows whether it fits.
5. **Optimize from home** Start from your home or office base, then choose a round trip or finish at the last call. One click puts the calls in the shortest order.
6. **Mark calls as you go** On your phone, tap an account to open it in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, and mark it Visited with a note before you pull away.

## What a sales team pays each month

Most sales mapping tools charge for every rep. Lite Business is one price for the team.

|  | Lite | Badger Maps | Map My Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it's priced | Flat, by addresses | Per user | Per seat, 12-month term |
| One rep | $29.99 (Personal) | $69, or $58 billed yearly | Not sold (5-seat minimum) |
| Five reps | $59.99 | $345, or $290 billed yearly | $495, billed yearly |
| Ten reps | $59.99 | $690, or $580 billed yearly | $990, billed yearly |
| Free to start | Up to 50 addresses | 14-day trial | No |
| Stops one route can optimize | Up to 500 | Up to 120 | Not stated |

Checked October 19, 2026 on each vendor's pricing page. Lite Personal holds up to 200 addresses ($19.99 a month billed every six months). Business 1,000 keeps up to 1,000 addresses with unlimited reps, and larger sizes go up to 10,000. Map My Customers' $99 tier needs at least five seats on a yearly contract. See [Badger Maps compared](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/badger-maps).

## Badger Maps and Map My Customers, side by side

Both are built for field sales. Here's every feature we checked, with sources.

|  | Lite | Badger Maps | Map My Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | No (14-day trial) | No |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Card needed after 7 days | Not stated |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | $58/user/mo, billed yearly | $99/seat/mo, yearly, 5-seat minimum |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | No | No |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | Up to 120 stops | Yes |
| Routes | Unlimited | Not stated | Not stated |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | Up to 120 | Not stated |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | Paid per user | Paid per seat |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | No | No |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Emailed route summary | Not stated |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | Yes | Not stated |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | Check-ins with notes and photos | Check-ins |
| Delivery time windows | No | Not stated | Not stated |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://www.badgermapping.com/pricing/, https://www.badgermapping.com/knowledgebase/filtering-last-check-in/, https://mapmycustomers.com/pricing

## Which one fits your sales team

### Choose Lite if

- You want last-visit colors and optimized call days without paying for every rep.
- Your reps would rather open a link in their phone's browser than install an app.
- Your account list lives in a spreadsheet and you'd like to start free with up to 50 addresses.
- You want a manager to see calls marked Visited or Attempted, with notes, within seconds.

### Choose Badger Maps if

- Your team lives in a CRM and needs check-ins synced back to it (Badger's CRM integrations need two or more licenses).
- Reps want to attach photos to check-ins.
- You want native iPhone and Android apps built only for field sales.

## FAQ

### What's the best way to plan sales routes for the week?

Start from the accounts that are due, not from the map. In Lite Route Planner, color your accounts by last visit, filter to the ones you haven't seen in two weeks or more, lasso each day's cluster into a route and press Optimize. The day's total, including time at each call, shows whether it fits before you leave.

### Is there a free salesman route planner?

Yes. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations, no credit card and no trial clock. That covers a short list of key accounts. A rep with up to 200 accounts can use Personal, from $19.99 a month billed every six months.

### How is Lite Route Planner different from Badger Maps?

Both map your accounts and color them by how long it's been since the last visit. Badger Maps charges per user ($58 to $69 a month as of October 2026), optimizes up to 120 stops, and has native apps, photo check-ins and CRM integrations. Lite Route Planner charges one flat price with unlimited reps on Business, fits up to 500 stops on a route, runs in the browser with nothing to install, and has no CRM integration.

### Can I import my accounts from Salesforce or HubSpot?

Not directly: Lite Route Planner has no CRM integration. Export your accounts from the CRM as a CSV or Excel file and import that; extra columns like tier, owner or annual sales come along as custom fields. When you import an updated export later, addresses you already have aren't added twice.

### Can a sales manager see where reps have been?

Yes, through the calls they mark, not through GPS. On Lite Route Planner Business, each rep signs in to the driver app with a code sent to their email and marks accounts Visited or Attempted with a note. The planner shows it within seconds and keeps it in each account's history. There's no live location tracking.

### Can I log a call I made without the app?

Yes. Open the account in Lite Route Planner and use Record visit to log the outcome, the date and time, and a note. It counts toward the last-visit colors like any other visit.

### Does Lite Route Planner book appointments?

No. Lite Route Planner plans the order of your calls and the day's total time, but it doesn't book meetings, send calendar invites or plan around appointment times. If a call is fixed at 2 p.m., drag it into place in the list after you optimize.

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# Plan the store cycle, with time in each store counted in.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/merchandisers
Updated: 2026-10-19

Merchandising days are more aisle than road. Import your store list, set how long each store takes, and let the day's total tell you whether the route fits before anyone leaves.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner plans merchandising routes from a store list: import stores from Excel, set the minutes you spend in each one (a 20-minute fill or a 2-hour reset), and optimize the driving order in one click. The map colors every store by last visit, so nothing slips off the cycle. It's free for up to 50 addresses, and Business includes unlimited reps from $59.99 a month.

## How a merchandising cycle turns into routes

Most merchandisers work a cycle: a set of stores visited every week, every other week or every four weeks, each with its own amount of work. A grocery store with a full aisle to reset can take two hours. A dollar store display check might take fifteen minutes. The driving between them matters, but the real question is whether the day fits.

Lite answers that with two numbers per store: where it is and how long you'll be inside. Set a default time at stops, change it for the big stores, and the day's total shows time driving plus time in stores. Optimize to cut the miles between them; the order is by distance, and time in store changes the total, not the order.

Your cycle lives in custom fields. A Cycle column (Weekly, Biweekly, Every 4 weeks) and a Chain column come in with your import, and you can color or filter the map by either one.

## A store list for a three-chain territory

| Store # | Chain | Address | City | Cycle | Minutes | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4127 | Harvest Fresh | 8810 W Broad St | Henrico, VA | Weekly | 120 | Full aisle reset |
| 0592 | ValuMart | 1201 Huguenot Rd | Midlothian, VA | Biweekly | 45 | Endcap and backstock |
| 2210 | Harvest Fresh | 4500 Brook Rd | Richmond, VA | Weekly | 90 | Fill and face |
| 7734 | Corner Dollar | 305 E Main St | Ashland, VA | Every 4 weeks | 20 | Display check |
| 0618 | ValuMart | 11500 Midlothian Tpke | North Chesterfield, VA | Biweekly | 60 | New item cut-in |

The Minutes column comes in as a number field you can filter by, but it doesn't set time at stops on its own: set a default in the planner, then change it on the stores that take longer.

## Build next week's cycle

1. **See what's due** Color the map by last visit. Weekly stores in the 1 to 2 weeks color are due, biweekly stores in 2 to 4 weeks are due, and red means something slipped.
2. **Lasso a day's worth** Draw around a cluster of stores and check the day's total. If it runs past your shift, take a store out and put it in tomorrow's route.
3. **Start where you start** Begin at home or a base and come back, or finish at the last store if you live at the far end of the territory.
4. **Optimize, then fix the exceptions** Press Optimize for the shortest order. If a store only takes vendors before 10 a.m., drag it to the top. The optimizer doesn't know receiving hours.
5. **Drive it or send it** Drive the route yourself from your phone, or on Business assign it to a rep, who sees it in the driver app with nothing to install.

## Details that matter in a store day

- **Receiving hours aren't time windows**: Lite doesn't schedule around time windows, so put early-receiving stores at the top by hand after you optimize.
- **Attempted means come back**: If the manager turns you away or the backroom is locked, mark the store Attempted with a note. Color by last outcome to find every Attempted store and fit it in later in the week.
- **Notes for whoever goes next**: Put "check in at customer service, sign the vendor log" in the stop note. Reps see the stop note in the driver app on every visit.
- **One store, one history**: Each store keeps its own visit history across reps and months, so you can see every visit to store 4127 since spring.

## Reps check off stores from the aisle

On Business, each rep signs in to the driver app in their phone's browser with a code from their email. They see their stores in order with the drive time between them, open each one in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, and mark it Visited or Attempted with a note. You see progress in the planner within seconds, and there's no fee per rep. See [how to send a route to a phone](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/send-a-route-to-a-drivers-phone).

## When you need a retail execution app instead

### Choose Lite if

- Your job is getting to the right stores in the right order and keeping the cycle on track.
- You keep your store list in a spreadsheet and want it on a map in minutes.
- You want last-visit colors and a visit history for every store.
- You'd rather pay one flat price than a fee per rep.

### Choose a retail execution app if

- Brands require photo proof of displays or shelf audits.
- Reps fill in surveys, planogram checks or order forms at each store.
- You need mileage logs or timesheets for payroll.
- Visits have to sync into a client's system.

## FAQ

### How do merchandisers plan their routes?

Most start from the store list and the cycle, not the map. In Lite Route Planner, import the stores with their cycle as a custom field, color the map by last visit to see which stores are due, lasso a day's worth and press Optimize. The day's total adds your time in each store to the driving time.

### Can I set a different time for each store?

Yes. Set a default time at stops for every store, then change it on any store that takes longer, like a 2-hour reset. Lite Route Planner adds those minutes to the driving time to give the day's total. The optimizer orders stores by distance, so time in store changes the total, not the order.

### Can I see which stores are overdue on my cycle?

Yes. Color the map by last visit and every store shows how long since it was last marked: within a week, 1 to 2 weeks, 2 to 4 weeks, 1 to 2 months, over 2 months, or never visited. Combine that with a Cycle field to see which weekly or biweekly stores are behind.

### Can reps take photos of displays in Lite Route Planner?

No. Reps mark each store Visited or Attempted and can add a note, but Lite Route Planner doesn't take photos, run surveys or check planograms. If brands require photo audits, you'll need a retail execution app for that part.

### Can I track mileage for reimbursement?

Lite Route Planner shows the miles for each planned route from real road directions, and you can export routes to Excel or CSV with the distance between stops. It isn't a mileage log, though: it doesn't record the miles a rep actually drives.

### What does it cost for a merchandising team?

Lite Route Planner Business starts at $59.99 a month ($39.99 a month billed every six months) for 1,000 new stops a month, with unlimited reps and no per-rep fees. A single merchandiser with up to 200 stores can use Personal, from $19.99 a month.

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# Plan the showing tour, then text your buyers the route.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/real-estate
Updated: 2026-10-19

Add the houses on today's list, put them in a sensible driving order, and send a link your clients can follow in their own car. No app for them, no account.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner plans showing tours and open-house routes: add the listings, press Optimize for the shortest driving order, and send buyers a link or QR code that opens in any phone browser with no account. It's free for up to 50 addresses, and agents who tour every week can use Personal: up to 200 addresses for $19.99 a month billed every six months. It doesn't book showing appointments, so you drag houses with fixed times into place.

## Plan a Saturday of showings

1. **Paste the addresses** Copy the addresses from your MLS search or your notes and paste them in, one per line. If your search exports to a spreadsheet, upload the file instead.
2. **Pick where the tour starts** On Personal, save your office as a base and start there. Without a base, Optimize finds the shortest path through the houses and picks the best one to start from.
3. **Press Optimize** The houses reorder to cut the miles. Choose to end at the last house or come back to where you started.
4. **Place the booked times** If a seller only allows a 2:00 showing, drag that house to the slot that lands closest to 2:00. Set about 25 minutes per house so the day's total is realistic.
5. **Send the link** Copy the route's share link or show its QR code. Buyers open it in their browser and tap any house for directions.

## A buyer's tour list

Most agents keep the shortlist in a sheet or a note. Any extra columns come along as custom fields you can color the map by.

| MLS # | Address | City | List price | Beds/Baths | Showing | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5527310 | 418 Cedar Ridge Dr | Franklin, TN | $612,000 | 4/3 | 10:30 | Lockbox |
| 5530982 | 1207 Hartwell Ct | Franklin, TN | $575,000 | 3/2.5 | Any time | Lockbox |
| 5519045 | 96 Mill Creek Ln | Brentwood, TN | $689,900 | 4/3.5 | 11:45 | Call listing agent |
| 5534471 | 3310 Wynwood Ct | Thompson's Station, TN | $549,000 | 3/2 | Any time | Lockbox |
| 5528803 | 720 Overlook Trl | Nolensville, TN | $634,500 | 4/3 | 1:15 | Occupied, 24h notice |

Keep lockbox codes out of stop notes on a route you share: anyone with the link sees each stop's address and note. Imported columns like Access stay in your planner as custom fields, which the share link doesn't show.

## Why a share link suits a showing day

- **Buyers drive themselves**: Many buyers follow in their own car. The link shows every house in order and opens directions in their browser, with no app and no account.
- **Family can meet you partway**: Send the same link to a spouse joining at the third house, or to a co-agent covering the afternoon.
- **View-only by design**: People with the link can follow the route but can't change it or mark stops. Turn the link off when the tour's over.
- **A QR code for open-house circuits**: For a broker open-house tour, put a screenshot of the route's QR code on the flyer so other agents can scan it and follow the loop.

## A seven-house tour: Google Maps or a route planner

Google Maps is great for driving to one house. It gets harder when the list is long and the order is up to you.

|  | Lite | Google Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Places in one trip | Up to 500 on paid plans | 10 (start plus 9) |
| Puts houses in the best order | Yes | No |
| Counts time inside each house | Yes | No |
| Link buyers can open | Every stop, in any browser | 3 stops in mobile browsers |
| Saved for next weekend | Unlimited routes | No |

Google Maps limits checked October 19, 2026 in [Google Maps Help](https://support.google.com/maps/answer/144339) and the [Maps URLs guide](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/urls/get-started). More in [Google Maps with multiple stops](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/google-maps-multiple-stops).

## What it won't do for an agent

Lite doesn't connect to your MLS or showing service, and it doesn't book or confirm appointments. The optimizer orders houses by distance, not by showing times, so fixed times are yours to place. There are no client text alerts and no live location sharing: buyers see the planned route, not where you are right now.

What it does well is the part in between: a clean list of houses in a sensible order, the drive time between each, a total for the day that includes your time inside, and a link anyone can open.

## FAQ

### What's the easiest way to plan a route for house showings?

Paste the addresses into Lite Route Planner, press Optimize, and drag any house with a fixed showing time into place. Set about 25 minutes per house and the day's total shows when you'll finish. Then send buyers the route's share link.

### Can my buyers follow the route without downloading anything?

Yes. Every Lite Route Planner route can have a share link and QR code. Buyers open it in any phone browser, see the houses in order and tap one for directions in their own maps app, with no account. The link is view-only, and you can turn it off at any time.

### Can I set showing appointment times?

Not as fixed times. Lite Route Planner orders stops by distance and doesn't plan around time windows. After optimizing, drag houses with booked times into place, and use time at stops so the day's total stays realistic.

### How many houses can I put on one showing route?

Far more than a day of showings needs. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, and paid plans fit up to 500 stops on a route. Google Maps, by comparison, takes 10 places per trip.

### Will buyers see my lockbox codes or notes?

They'll see what's in each stop's note, because a share link shows the address and note for every stop. Keep lockbox codes out of stop notes on shared routes. Custom fields you imported, like an Access column, stay in your planner and aren't shown on the link.

### Does it work for broker open-house tours?

Yes. Add the open houses to Lite Route Planner, optimize the loop, and put a screenshot of the route's QR code on the tour sheet. Other agents scan it and follow the houses in order in their browser, with no account.

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# Plan inspection days around time on site, not just miles.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/home-inspectors
Updated: 2026-10-19

A three-inspection day is mostly hours inside houses. Put your jobs on a map, set how long each one takes, and see whether the day fits before you book the last slot.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner plans routes for home inspectors and appraisers: import jobs or comparable sales from a spreadsheet, set the time on site for each (three hours for a full inspection, five minutes for a drive-by comp), and optimize the order in one click. The day's total adds drive time and time on site. It's free for up to 50 addresses, and Personal is $19.99 a month for one inspector, billed every six months.

## Two very different route days

An inspector's day might be two full inspections and a sewer scope, plus a radon monitor to pick up from a house you set it in two days ago. That's three or four stops but six or seven hours on site. The order matters less than whether the day fits.

An appraiser's day can be the opposite: one interior inspection, then a loop past six or eight comparable sales to photograph from the street. Lots of stops, a few minutes each, spread across the market area, so the order matters a great deal.

Lite handles both with one setting: time at stops. Set a default, change it for any stop, and the day's total (time driving plus time on site) updates as you plan.

## An inspector's week

| File # | Address | City | Job | Sq ft | Minutes on site | Client |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-1187 | 5142 W Larkspur Ln | Boise, ID | Full inspection | 2,340 | 180 | Buyer: K. Wu |
| 24-1179 | 880 N Five Mile Rd | Boise, ID | Radon pickup |  | 15 | Buyer: M. Dorsey |
| 24-1190 | 2716 E Ustick Rd | Meridian, ID | Inspection and sewer scope | 3,105 | 240 | Buyer: T. Alvarez |
| 24-1192 | 41 S Midland Blvd | Nampa, ID | Pre-listing inspection | 1,620 | 150 | Seller: R. Banks |
| 24-1194 | 6230 N Linder Rd | Meridian, ID | Re-inspection | 2,880 | 60 | Buyer: J. Kim |

Sq ft and Minutes on site come in as number fields and Job as text, so you can color the map by job type. Time at stops is set in the planner: a default for every stop, then your own number on the long ones.

## Plan an appraiser's comp drive

Comparable sales are spread across a market area and need only a minute or two each. This is where putting stops in order saves the most.

1. **Paste the comp addresses** Copy the addresses of the comps and active listings you plan to photograph and paste them in, one per line.
2. **Set five minutes per stop** Change the default time at stops to five minutes, and give the subject property its real inspection time.
3. **Lasso and optimize** Draw a loop around the comps and press Optimize. Start from your office base, or make it a round trip home.
4. **Take the list with you** Open the route on your phone to tap each comp into Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, or export a printable PDF to clip to the file.
5. **Mark what you photographed** Mark each comp Visited, or Attempted with a note if a moving truck blocked the shot.

## How visit history helps an inspection business

- **Re-inspections and repeat clients**: When a buyer asks you back after repairs, the property's history shows the earlier visit, its date and your note.
- **Radon and water-test pickups**: A drop-off and a pickup are two visits to the same address. Both stay in its history with the date and time.
- **Find the ones to rebook**: Color the map by last outcome to find every Attempted stop (no lockbox code, seller still home) that needs a new date.
- **See where the work is**: Color by the Job field to see where pre-listing work clusters compared with buyer inspections.

## The parts inspectors use most

- **Drive time for every leg**: See the day's total, time driving, time at stops and miles before anyone leaves.
- **Start and end where you work**: Save your shop, warehouse or home as a base. Start there, end there, or make it a round trip.
- **A history for every stop**: Drivers mark stops Visited or Attempted and leave a note. Every visit is saved to the stop's history, so you always know when you were last there.
- **Export and print**: Download a printable PDF, Excel or CSV, or open the route in Google Maps.

## Route planner or inspection software?

### Choose Lite if

- You already schedule, write reports and take payment elsewhere, and just need the day in order.
- You want time on site counted into the day's total.
- You want a map of every property you've visited, with its history.
- You'd rather not add another per-user subscription.

### Choose inspection software if

- You need online booking, agreements and payments.
- You write reports with photos and defect summaries.
- You want appointment reminders and client notifications.

## FAQ

### What's a good route planner for home inspectors?

One that counts time on site, not just drive time. Lite Route Planner lets you set a default time at stops and change it for any job, so a three-hour inspection and a fifteen-minute radon pickup both show up in the day's total. It also puts the stops in the shortest order with one click.

### Does it work for appraisers driving comps?

Yes. Paste the comp addresses into Lite Route Planner, set five minutes per stop, and press Optimize. Open the route on your phone to tap each comp into your maps app, or print it as a PDF for the file.

### Does Lite Route Planner schedule inspections or send reminders?

No. Lite Route Planner plans the route and the day's total time, but it doesn't take bookings, send reminders or plan around appointment times. Keep using your inspection or scheduling software for that, and drag fixed-time jobs into place after optimizing.

### Can I start every day from home?

Yes. On Personal or Business, save your home or office as a base. Each route can start there and either come back or finish at the last job. Personal includes one base and Business up to 100.

### Is there a free version for inspectors?

Yes. Free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations, no credit card and no trial clock. Personal adds a saved base and up to 200 addresses, from $19.99 a month billed every six months.

### Can I keep notes on a property for next time?

Yes. Each address in Lite Route Planner has a stop note and a visit history. When you mark a visit, its outcome, time and note stay with the property after the route is completed.

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# Optimize the day's courier runs and put them on drivers' phones.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/courier
Updated: 2026-10-19

Import the morning's jobs, lasso a run for each driver, optimize, and assign. Drivers mark each drop as they go, and you see progress in the planner within seconds.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner is courier route optimization software for small local couriers: import the day's jobs from Excel or CSV, lasso a run for each driver, optimize the order in one click, and send it to drivers' phones with nothing to install. Business includes unlimited drivers from $59.99 a month. It has no delivery time windows, photo or signature proof of delivery, or pickup-before-drop-off rules, so couriers who need those should look at Routific or OptimoRoute.

## What a small courier gets, and what it doesn't

Local couriers live on two things: getting the day's jobs into a sensible order fast, and knowing which drops are done. Lite covers both. Import or paste the jobs, lasso each driver's run on the map, press Optimize and assign. Each driver sees the run in their phone's browser, taps a stop to open Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, and marks it Visited or Attempted with a note.

Know the gaps before you switch. There are no delivery time windows, so a "by 10 a.m." drop is something you place by hand. There's no photo, signature or barcode proof of delivery, no customer text with an ETA, and no live GPS; you see progress when drivers mark stops. The optimizer also doesn't pair a pickup with its drop-off, so put pickups first yourself.

If most of your jobs are timed, or clients require signed proof, a dispatch tool fits better. If you run scheduled drops, court filings, bank runs or parts runs, where order and a done-or-not record are what matter, Lite costs a lot less.

## The morning manifest

| Job | Type | Address | City | Ready / due | Contact | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J-40812 | Pickup | 1550 Wewatta St | Denver, CO | Ready 8:00 | Front desk | 2 boxes |
| J-40812 | Drop | 8101 E Belleview Ave | Greenwood Village, CO | Due 11:00 | Suite 300 reception | Paper signature |
| J-40815 | Drop | 1437 Bannock St | Denver, CO | Due 9:30 | Clerk's window | Court filing |
| J-40817 | Drop | 6300 S Syracuse Way | Centennial, CO | Any time | Loading dock | Parts, 3 boxes |
| J-40819 | Drop | 2500 Arapahoe Ave | Boulder, CO | Any time | Ask for Dana | Envelope |

Ready and due times come in as text for your reference. The optimizer orders by distance, so place timed drops yourself after optimizing, and keep each pickup ahead of its drop.

## From manifest to drivers' phones

1. **Import the manifest** Upload the file or paste the rows. Jobs with an address Lite couldn't place are flagged so you can fix them before dispatch.
2. **Check what's unassigned** Color the map by the Type field to see pickups and drops, or by routing to spot jobs that aren't on any run yet.
3. **Lasso a run per driver** Draw a loop around each driver's area. Each loop becomes a route; drag the list to adjust.
4. **Optimize from the shop** Start at your base and end there or at the last drop. Then drag timed drops and pickups into place.
5. **Assign and go** Pick a driver and the run is on their phone. Progress shows in your planner within seconds as drops are marked.

## Drivers sign in with a code, not an app

Each driver gets an email invite and signs in with a one-time code: no password, and nothing to install on iPhone or Android. They see their runs in order with drive time and distance between stops, open each one in their navigation app, and mark it Visited or Attempted with a note like "left with security, desk 4." Business includes unlimited drivers, so a part-timer for the Friday rush costs nothing extra.

## How the courier dispatch tools compare

Routific, OptimoRoute and Spoke Dispatch are built for delivery with time windows and proof of delivery. Checked October 2026 against each vendor's own pages.

|  | Lite | Routific | OptimoRoute | Spoke (Circuit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | Up to 100 orders a month | No (30-day trial) | 10 stops per route in the app |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | $150/mo for 101–1,000 orders | $35.10/driver/mo, billed yearly | $9.99/mo for one person; Dispatch from $125/mo |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | Yes | No | Dispatch charges per stop |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | Yes, re-optimizing is free | Yes | Yes |
| Routes | Unlimited | Billed per order | 700 orders planned at once (Lite) | Not stated |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | No published cap | No published cap | Not stated |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | Unlimited | Paid per driver | Unlimited on Dispatch |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | No | No | No |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Customer tracking link | Emailed stop list | Not stated |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | No | No | No |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | Photos, signatures, barcodes | Photos and signatures (Pro) | Dispatch plans only |
| Delivery time windows | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://www.routific.com/pricing, https://academy.routific.com/en/articles/11473274-what-is-the-new-routific, https://optimoroute.com/pricing/, https://spoke.com/route-planner/pricing, https://spoke.com/dispatch/pricing

## Pick the tool that matches your jobs

### Choose Lite if

- Most of your jobs are "today" rather than "between 9 and 10."
- A Visited or Attempted mark with a note is enough record for your clients.
- You add drivers for busy days and don't want to pay per driver or per order.
- You want a free start and a flat monthly price: Business is $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops.

### Choose Routific or OptimoRoute if

- Clients book delivery windows you have to keep.
- You need photo, signature or barcode proof of delivery.
- Customers expect a tracking link or a text with an ETA.

## FAQ

### What's the best route optimization software for a small courier?

It depends on your jobs. If most deliveries have time windows or need signed proof, Routific or OptimoRoute fit better. If you need fast, optimized runs on drivers' phones and a Visited or Attempted record for each drop, Lite Route Planner does that with unlimited drivers from $59.99 a month.

### Does Lite Route Planner support delivery time windows?

No. Lite Route Planner orders stops to cut the miles and doesn't plan around time windows. For a timed drop, drag it into place after optimizing; the day's total and the drive time to each stop help you check it lands in time.

### Can drivers capture a signature or photo?

No. Drivers mark each stop Visited or Attempted in Lite Route Planner and can add a note, like who signed or where it was left. If clients need a signature or photo, you'll need a tool with proof of delivery or a paper signature.

### Can I put pickups and deliveries on the same route?

Yes, but Lite Route Planner doesn't know a pickup has to come before its drop-off. After optimizing, check each pickup sits ahead of its delivery and drag it if not, or run pickups as their own route first.

### How do I see which deliveries are done?

Drivers mark each stop Visited or Attempted in the driver app, and Lite Route Planner shows it in the planner within seconds. Every mark, with its time and note, stays in that address's history after the route is completed.

### Do you charge per driver or per delivery?

Neither. Lite Route Planner Business is $59.99 a month ($39.99 billed every six months) for 1,000 new stops a month with unlimited drivers. Addresses you deliver to again don't count as new stops.

### Can my customers track their delivery?

No. Lite Route Planner doesn't send customer texts or tracking links. A route's share link shows the whole route, so it's meant for drivers and helpers, not for customers.

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# Get every arrangement out the door on February 14.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/florists
Updated: 2026-10-19

A normal weekday is a handful of deliveries. Valentine's Day is a different business. Import the orders, split them into runs, and put extra drivers on the road without paying per driver.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner plans flower delivery routes from your order export: import the orders, color them by AM or PM, lasso a run for each driver and optimize each one in one click. Business includes unlimited drivers from $59.99 a month, so the extra drivers you bring on for Valentine's Day and Mother's Day cost nothing more. It doesn't schedule delivery windows automatically; you split AM and PM orders into separate runs.

## A Valentine's Day order export

If your shop software or website exports orders to a spreadsheet, it probably looks something like this. Delivery address in, everything else as custom fields.

| Order | Recipient | Delivery address | City | Deliver | Product | Driver note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10482 | Maria Chen | 742 Evergreen Ave | Wauwatosa, WI | AM | Dozen red roses | Front desk, Suite 210 |
| 10483 | Dana Okafor | 3318 N Downer Ave | Milwaukee, WI | PM | Spring mix, medium | Back door |
| 10487 | Priya Raman | 1200 W Bluemound Rd | Brookfield, WI | AM | Orchid | Hospital lobby desk |
| 10491 | Kate Sullivan | N88W16447 Main St | Menomonee Falls, WI | PM | Roses and chocolates | Call on arrival |
| 10495 | Tom Becker | 6015 W Lincoln Ave | West Allis, WI | AM | Tulips | Neighbor if out |

The Deliver column comes in as a text field, so you can color the map AM and PM. Imported columns stay in the planner; drivers see each stop's own note, so add the notes they must see ("back door") to the stop note.

## Holiday morning, from orders to runs

1. **Import the orders the night before** Upload the export. New recipients are added; addresses you've delivered to before are matched, not duplicated, and their fields are filled in from the sheet.
2. **Color by AM and PM** Color the map by the Deliver field. AM orders take one color and PM another.
3. **Lasso the AM runs** Filter to AM, then lasso one area per driver. Each loop becomes a run you can name, like "AM North."
4. **Optimize from the shop** Start every run at your shop base and press Optimize. End at the last stop, or come back to load up for the afternoon.
5. **Assign drivers** Pick a driver for each run. It's on their phone within seconds.
6. **Build the PM runs** While drivers are out, filter to PM and lasso the afternoon runs. Color by routing to catch any order that isn't on a run yet.

## Why unlimited drivers matters to a flower shop

Florists staff up for a few days a year. Per-driver pricing makes those days expensive in software as well as wages.

- **Add holiday drivers by email**: Invite a temporary driver with their email address. They sign in with a code and need nothing installed.
- **Remove them on the 15th**: Take them off the team when the rush is over. The deliveries they marked stay in each address's history.
- **One price in February and in July**: Business is $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops a month, whether two drivers are out or twelve.

## Drivers know where to go, and you know what's delivered

Each driver sees their run in order with the drive time between stops, opens each address in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, and marks it Visited, or Attempted with a note like "no answer, left with neighbor at 3320." You see each delivery in the planner within seconds, without phone calls back to the shop.

## Repeat recipients, remembered

Flower shops deliver to the same offices, hospitals and funeral homes week after week, and to the same mothers every May. Each address keeps its history: when you delivered, whether it was Visited or Attempted, and the driver's note.

The stop note stays with the address too. Write "use the side entrance, dog in yard" once and next year's driver sees it at that stop. Funeral homes and hospitals often have their own delivery desk or door; put that in the note the first time.

When a delivery is Attempted, color the map by last outcome to gather every redelivery into one afternoon run. See [the delivery route planner](https://www.literouteplanner.com/delivery-route-planner) for how the rest works.

## Lite or Routific for a flower shop

### Choose Lite if

- You split AM and PM runs yourself and don't need the optimizer to keep windows.
- A Visited or Attempted mark with a note is enough record of delivery.
- Your drivers would rather open a link than install an app.
- Your busiest month runs well past 100 orders and you'd rather pay a flat $59.99 for 1,000 new stops.

### Choose Routific if

- You promise delivery windows and want the optimizer to keep them.
- You want photo proof at the door and a tracking link for recipients.
- You deliver fewer than 100 orders a month, which Routific's free plan covers.

## FAQ

### How do florists plan delivery routes on Valentine's Day?

Most split the day into AM and PM runs, then give each driver an area. In Lite Route Planner, import the order export, color the map by an AM/PM column, lasso one run per driver, optimize each from the shop and assign them. Drivers see their runs on their phones with nothing to install.

### Can I separate morning and afternoon deliveries?

Yes. Bring in an AM/PM or delivery-time column with your orders and Lite Route Planner keeps it as a custom field. Color or filter the map by it and build separate runs for each half of the day. The optimizer doesn't enforce delivery windows, so the split is yours to make.

### Can I add temporary drivers for Mother's Day?

Yes. Lite Route Planner Business includes unlimited drivers, so invite seasonal drivers by email for the week and remove them after. They sign in with a code sent to their email and need nothing installed. There's no per-driver fee.

### Do recipients get a text or tracking link?

No. Lite Route Planner doesn't send texts or tracking links to recipients. If that matters to your customers, a delivery tool like Routific includes customer tracking.

### Can drivers take a photo of the delivered flowers?

No. Drivers mark each delivery Visited or Attempted and can add a note, like "handed to receptionist." Lite Route Planner doesn't capture photos or signatures.

### What happens when the recipient isn't home?

The driver marks the stop Attempted with a note. In Lite Route Planner, color the map by last outcome to see every Attempted delivery, lasso them into a redelivery run and optimize it.

### How much does flower delivery route software cost?

Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses. A shop with drivers uses Business, from $59.99 a month ($39.99 billed every six months) for 1,000 new stops a month with unlimited drivers. Repeat recipients don't count as new stops.

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# Bakery routes for early wholesale drops and weekend home orders.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/bakeries
Updated: 2026-10-19

Cafes want bread before they open; home customers want it on Saturday. Keep both lists in one place, put each morning's drops in order, and hand the driver a route that's already sorted.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner plans bakery delivery routes from a spreadsheet: keep your wholesale accounts and home customers as saved addresses, filter to today's drops, and optimize the order from the bakery in one click. Drivers get the route in their phone's browser with each stop's drop-off note. It's free for up to 50 addresses, Personal is $19.99 a month billed every six months, and Business adds unlimited drivers from $59.99.

## Two kinds of bakery route

Wholesale is the same cafes, restaurants and grocers most mornings, often before they open, with a key or a back door to get in. The order rarely changes, but the list does: a cafe adds Saturdays, a restaurant drops Mondays.

Home delivery changes every week. Saturday's orders come in all week, the addresses repeat (your regulars), and the volume jumps before holidays.

Lite doesn't repeat routes on a schedule. You build each morning's route from your saved list, which takes a minute or two: filter to the accounts with a drop today, lasso them and optimize. The addresses, notes and visit history stay put.

## Standing orders, one row per account

| Account | Address | City | Weekdays | Saturday | Drop by | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tandem Street Cafe | 742 Congress St | Portland, ME | Y | Y | 6:00 | Back door, key on ring 3 |
| Harbor Market | 35 Commercial St | Portland, ME | Y | N | 6:30 | Receiving door, ring bell |
| Little Fern Bistro | 212 Ocean St | South Portland, ME | N | Y | 9:00 | Hand to kitchen |
| Casco Bay Grocers | 410 US Route 1 | Falmouth, ME | Y | Y | 7:00 | Bread rack by dairy |
| Morning Light Daycare | 88 Bridgton Rd | Westbrook, ME | Y | N | 7:30 | Office, sign the log |

Y and N columns come in as yes/no fields. On a Tuesday, filter to Weekdays = Yes; on Saturday, filter to Saturday = Yes. Drop-by times are for your reference: the optimizer orders by distance, so move an account that has to be first to the top.

## Build tomorrow's wholesale run

1. **Filter to tomorrow** Filter by the Weekdays or Saturday field, depending on the day. Only accounts with a drop stay on the map.
2. **Lasso the whole set** Draw one loop around everything that's showing. If you run two vans, draw two loops.
3. **Start and end at the bakery** Make it a round trip from your bakery base, so the route ends where the second load is waiting.
4. **Optimize, then fix the early birds** Press Optimize, then drag any account that has to be first, like the 6 a.m. cafe, to the top.
5. **Hand it off** Assign it to a driver on Business, or open it on your own phone and drive it yourself.

## Small things that help a 5 a.m. driver

- **Drop-off notes on every stop**: Write "back door, rack by the sink" in the stop note once. The driver sees it at that stop every morning.
- **Time at stops**: Set a few minutes per drop as the default, and more for the grocer who counts every loaf. The day's total tells you when the van is back.
- **Attempted, with a reason**: If the cafe is locked and nobody answers, mark it Attempted with a note. Color by last outcome to see who needs a call.
- **A printed backup**: Export the route as a printable PDF for the van's clipboard, in case a phone dies mid-route.

## Weekend home orders without retyping your regulars

Export the week's online orders with a Delivery date column and import the file. New customers are added. Addresses you already have are matched rather than added twice, and their Delivery date is filled in from the sheet. Filter the map to Saturday's date, lasso and optimize.

Regulars build up a history. When a customer asks whether last week's box arrived, the stop's history shows when it was marked and the driver's note. And because repeat addresses aren't new stops, your regulars don't use up your plan each month. See [planning delivery routes from a spreadsheet](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/plan-delivery-routes-from-a-spreadsheet).

## FAQ

### How do bakeries plan wholesale delivery routes?

Keep every wholesale account in one list with the days it takes deliveries. In Lite Route Planner, import that list once, filter to the accounts with a drop tomorrow, lasso them into a route and optimize it from the bakery. It takes a minute or two each day.

### Can I make a route that repeats every day?

Not automatically. Lite Route Planner doesn't repeat routes on a schedule. Your accounts stay saved, so you filter to the day's drops, lasso and optimize, and each day's route keeps its own record of what was delivered.

### Can the driver see where to leave the order?

Yes. Each stop in Lite Route Planner has a stop note, like "back door, rack by the sink," and the driver sees it in the driver app at that stop. Write it once and it's there every morning.

### Do repeat customers count against my plan?

No. Lite Route Planner plans count addresses, and a customer you deliver to every week is one saved address. The Free plan holds up to 50 addresses, Personal up to 200, and Business from 1,000 new stops a month.

### Can I make sure a cafe gets its delivery before it opens?

Lite Route Planner doesn't plan around time windows, so it won't hold a stop to a deadline. After you optimize, drag the early accounts to the top of the list. The drive time to each stop helps you check the timing.

### Do my drivers need an app?

No. On Lite Route Planner Business, drivers sign in to the driver app in their phone's browser with a code sent to their email. On Free and Personal, you drive your own routes from your phone.

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# Prescription deliveries in order, with a record of every stop.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/pharmacy-delivery
Updated: 2026-10-19

Import today's deliveries, put the run in order from the pharmacy, and let your driver mark each one Visited or Attempted. Keep the route to addresses and short notes, and the clinical details where they belong.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner plans home delivery routes for independent pharmacies: import the day's deliveries from a spreadsheet, optimize the run from the pharmacy in one click, and send it to the driver's phone, where each stop is marked Visited or Attempted with a note. Every delivery stays in the address's history. Lite Route Planner makes no HIPAA or other compliance claims, so keep drug names and health details out of it.

## A delivery list with only what the driver needs

Your pharmacy system holds the prescriptions. The route only needs to know where, how many bags, and anything about the door.

| Delivery # | Name | Address | City | Bags | Cold | Copay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-2231 | Alvarez, R. | 1422 Magnolia Ave | Lakeland, FL | 1 | N | $0.00 |
| D-2232 | Brooks, E. | 309 E Orange St | Lakeland, FL | 2 | Y | $4.75 |
| D-2233 | Nguyen, T. | 5110 S Florida Ave | Lakeland, FL | 1 | N | $12.00 |
| D-2236 | Patterson, J. | 2711 Lakeland Hills Blvd | Lakeland, FL | 3 | N | $0.00 |
| D-2238 | Hughes, M. | 870 W Pipkin Rd | Lakeland, FL | 1 | Y | $0.00 |

No drug names, no diagnoses. Cold comes in as a yes/no field, so you can see on the map where refrigerated bags are going. Copay is a number for your own reference; Lite doesn't take payments.

## Keep the route to addresses and short notes

Lite is a route planner, not a pharmacy system, and it makes no HIPAA or other compliance claims. Decide with whoever handles compliance for your pharmacy what belongs in it. A cautious setup: an address, a delivery number or short name, how many bags, and a door note. Prescriptions, drug names and anything clinical stay in your pharmacy software.

Know what each person sees. Drivers see each stop's address and stop note in the driver app. A share link shows the same to anyone who has the link, with no sign-in, so for patient deliveries use driver accounts rather than share links, and turn off any link once the run is done.

Columns you import, like Bags or Cold, stay in the planner as custom fields for your team. They aren't shown in the driver app or on share links.

## A twice-a-day delivery run

1. **Import or paste the run** Export the morning's deliveries to a spreadsheet, or paste the addresses. Patients you've delivered to before are matched to their saved address, not added again.
2. **Optimize from the pharmacy** Start from your pharmacy base and make it a round trip. One click puts the stops in the shortest order.
3. **Check the day's total** Set a few minutes per stop. The total shows when the driver will be back for the afternoon run.
4. **Assign the driver** On Business, the run appears in your driver's phone browser after they sign in with a code sent to their email.
5. **Follow along** Each stop shows Visited or Attempted in the planner within seconds of the driver marking it.

## Your driver marks every bag delivered or attempted

The driver sees the run in order with the drive time to each stop, taps an address to open Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, and marks it Visited, or Attempted with a note like "no answer, card left, retry at 3." Attempted stops are easy to find later: color the map by last outcome and lasso them into the afternoon run.

## What it doesn't do for a pharmacy

Worth knowing before you switch from a paper log or a delivery service.

- **No signature capture**: Drivers can't collect a signature or photo in the app. If you keep a signed delivery log, keep it on paper or in your pharmacy system.
- **No patient texts**: Patients don't get an ETA text or a tracking link. Call ahead the way you do now.
- **No time windows**: Delivery windows aren't scheduled for you. Drag time-sensitive stops into place after optimizing.
- **No pharmacy software connection**: There's no integration or API. Deliveries come in by spreadsheet, paste or typing.

## FAQ

### Is Lite Route Planner HIPAA compliant?

Lite Route Planner makes no HIPAA or other compliance claims. Treat it as a route tool: use addresses, a delivery number or short name, and practical door notes, and keep drug names and health details in your pharmacy system. Check with whoever handles compliance for your pharmacy before you start.

### What should I put on a pharmacy delivery route?

Only what the driver needs to find the door: the address, a delivery number or short name, how many bags, and a note like "ring bell, side door." In Lite Route Planner, drivers see the address and stop note. Leave prescriptions and anything clinical out.

### Can the driver collect a signature?

No. Lite Route Planner drivers mark each stop Visited or Attempted and can add a note, but the app doesn't capture signatures or photos. Pharmacies that need a signed log keep it on paper or in their pharmacy system.

### How do I know a delivery was made?

The driver marks the stop Visited in the driver app, and Lite Route Planner shows it in the planner within seconds. The visit, with its time and any note, stays in that address's history after the route is completed.

### Can I plan refrigerated deliveries separately?

Yes. Import a Cold column and Lite Route Planner keeps it as a yes/no field. Color or filter the map by it to see where refrigerated bags are going, then put them on an earlier run or drag them to the front. It doesn't track temperatures.

### How much does pharmacy delivery route software cost?

Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses. With a driver, you'll want Business: from $59.99 a month, or $39.99 a month billed every six months, for 1,000 new stops a month with unlimited drivers. Patients you deliver to again don't count as new stops.

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# Routes any volunteer can follow, from a student to a retiree.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/meal-delivery
Updated: 2026-10-19

Plan the day's meal or food box routes, then hand each volunteer a link, a QR code or a sign-in code. Nobody installs anything, and you know which households got their delivery.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner plans delivery routes for food banks, pantries and meals-on-wheels programs: import client addresses, lasso a route per volunteer, optimize each one, and give volunteers a share link or QR code that opens in any phone browser with no account. On Business, volunteers can also sign in with a code sent to their email and mark each household Visited or Attempted. Business includes unlimited drivers from $59.99 a month, so a roster of 60 volunteers costs the same as 6.

## Two ways to hand a route to a volunteer

Use whichever suits the volunteer. Many programs use both: a link for one-time helpers, a driver account for regulars.

|  | Driver account | Share link or QR code |
|---|---|---|
| Needs an account | Email and a sign-in code | No |
| App to install | No | No |
| Stops in order with directions | Yes | Yes |
| Can mark Visited or Attempted | Yes | No |
| Can leave a note | Yes | No |
| Plan needed | Business | Any plan |
| How to stop access | Remove from the team | Turn the link off |

Share links are view-only: whoever has the link sees the route but can't mark stops. Anyone with the link can open it, so share it only with the volunteer driving that route.

## A client list for Tuesday meal routes

| Client # | Address | City | Route | Meals | Meal type | Door note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-1043 | 214 Pine St | Burlington, VT | North | 2 | Regular | Ring twice, uses walker |
| C-1057 | 77 Grove St | Winooski, VT | North | 1 | Low sodium | Side door, friendly dog |
| C-1062 | 1180 Shelburne Rd | South Burlington, VT | South | 1 | Vegetarian | Buzz 4B |
| C-1075 | 35 Maple St | Essex Junction, VT | East | 2 | Regular | Call office if no answer |
| C-1081 | 9 Church St | Williston, VT | East | 1 | Regular | Back porch, knock loud |

Route, Meals and Meal type come in as custom fields you can color the map by. Copy door notes into each stop's note: that's what volunteers see at the stop.

## Set up a delivery day for a dozen volunteers

1. **Import the client list once** Upload the spreadsheet. Next time, import only new clients; addresses you already have are matched, not added twice.
2. **Color by route** Color the map by the Route field to check that North, South and East make sense and don't overlap.
3. **Lasso one route per volunteer** Draw a loop around each volunteer's households. Keep routes short for first-timers.
4. **Optimize from the kitchen** Start each route at your kitchen or pantry base, and end at the last stop or come back for coolers.
5. **Hand them out** Have volunteers scan the route's QR code at pickup, text them the link, or assign the route to their driver account.
6. **See who got their meal** Volunteers with accounts mark each household. Attempted with a note flags anyone who didn't answer, so staff can follow up.

## Built for volunteers who rarely use their phones

The driver app is a list: the households in order, the drive time to each, and a tap to open directions in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze. Signing in takes an email address and a code we send, with no password to forget. Volunteers who'd rather not sign in at all can scan the route's QR code and follow it, view-only. For anyone without a smartphone, print the route as a PDF.

## Why unlimited drivers matters to a volunteer program

- **Rosters change every week**: Students come for a semester, retirees for years. Add and remove volunteers without changing your bill.
- **No per-driver fee**: Business is $59.99 a month ($39.99 billed every six months) for 1,000 new stops a month, with unlimited drivers.
- **Repeat households don't count again**: Clients you deliver to every week are saved once. Only new addresses count toward the month's new stops.
- **A record for every household**: Every delivery stays in the client's history with its date, outcome and note. Color by times visited to see how many visits each household has had.

## What volunteers can see

Volunteers see each stop's address and its stop note, and nothing else from your client records. Keep notes practical: which door, the buzzer number, call the office if there's no answer. Leave health and eligibility details in your own system.

Share links can be opened by anyone who has them, so turn a link off once the route is done. For regular volunteers, a driver account is the tidier choice: they see only the routes assigned to them. See [how to send a route to a phone](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/send-a-route-to-a-drivers-phone).

## FAQ

### Can volunteers follow a route without creating an account?

Yes. Every Lite Route Planner route can have a share link and QR code that opens in any phone browser with no account and nothing to install. Volunteers see the stops in order and tap each one for directions. Share links are view-only, so they can't mark deliveries.

### How do volunteers mark a delivery as done?

On Lite Route Planner Business, invite the volunteer by email as a driver. They sign in with a code sent to their email, see the routes assigned to them, and mark each household Visited or Attempted with a note. Staff see it in the planner within seconds.

### How much does it cost for a food bank?

Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, which suits a small pantry using share links. Business, which adds volunteer driver accounts, starts at $59.99 a month, or $39.99 a month billed every six months, for 1,000 new stops a month with unlimited drivers.

### What if a volunteer doesn't have a smartphone?

Print the route. Lite Route Planner exports a printable PDF with every stop in order, so a volunteer can drive from paper and call the office with any questions.

### Can we see which clients didn't answer?

Yes, when volunteers use driver accounts. They mark a household Attempted with a note, and Lite Route Planner can color the map by last outcome to show every Attempted stop for staff to follow up on.

### Can we plan different routes for each delivery day?

Yes. Keep a Day column with your client list and Lite Route Planner keeps it as a custom field. Filter the map to Tuesday's clients, lasso the routes and optimize. Routes don't repeat on their own, so you build each delivery day from the saved list.

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# Know who's due before the truck leaves the yard.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/water-delivery
Updated: 2026-10-19

Five-gallon jugs and propane refills run on cycles: weekly, every other week, every four weeks. Color your customers by last delivery and build each day's route from the ones that are due.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner plans recurring delivery routes for bottled water and propane-style businesses: import your customer list with each one's delivery frequency, color the map by last delivery to see who's due, and optimize each truck's route from the yard in one click. Drivers mark each stop Visited or Attempted, which updates the customer's history. Business includes unlimited drivers from $59.99 a month; it doesn't handle invoicing, inventory or bottle deposits.

## A route book for 5-gallon delivery

| Account | Address | City | Frequency | Bottles | Day | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Vista Dental | 4410 N First St | Fresno, CA | Weekly | 6 | Tue | Cooler in break room |
| Gomez residence | 2271 W Shields Ave | Fresno, CA | Every 2 weeks | 3 | Tue | Empties on side porch |
| Clovis Auto Body | 690 W Shaw Ave | Clovis, CA | Every 4 weeks | 4 | Thu | Gate closes at 5 |
| Park residence | 1835 E Nees Ave | Fresno, CA | Every 2 weeks | 2 | Thu | Dog in yard, ring first |
| Valley Title Co. | 7108 N Fresno St | Fresno, CA | Weekly | 8 | Tue | Freight elevator, 3rd floor |

Frequency and Day come in as text fields you can color and filter by, and Bottles as a number. Copy the notes drivers need into each stop's note; that's what the driver app shows.

## Every-other-week is the hard part

Weekly customers are easy: same day, same route. The trouble is the customers on every two or every four weeks, plus the ones who call because they ran out early. A paper route book can't show you on a map who's due.

Color the map by last visit and it can. Every customer shows how long since a driver marked a stop there: within a week, 1 to 2 weeks, 2 to 4 weeks, 1 to 2 months, or over 2 months. Filter to Frequency = Every 2 weeks, and anyone past the within-a-week color is due or close to it.

Then lasso the due customers in Thursday's area, add the call-ins, and optimize. Lite doesn't repeat schedules on its own, so this is how each day's route gets built: from who's due, not from a fixed list.

## Build Thursday's truck route

1. **Filter to Thursday** Filter by the Day field, or skip it and work straight from who's due.
2. **Check last delivery** Color by last visit. Weekly customers in the 1 to 2 weeks color and biweekly ones in 2 to 4 weeks are due.
3. **Add the call-ins** Search a caller's address to add it, then click its pin to put it on the route, or lasso it with the rest.
4. **Optimize from the yard** Start and end at your yard or warehouse base. One click puts the stops in the shortest order.
5. **Check the clock and the load** Set a few minutes per home and more for the office that takes eight bottles up a freight elevator. The day's total shows when the truck is back. Lite doesn't plan around truck capacity, so count bottles yourself.
6. **Send it to the driver** Assign the route on Business and it's on the driver's phone, with nothing to install.

## What drivers mark, and why it matters

- **Visited resets the clock**: Marking a stop Visited moves the customer back to the within-a-week color, off the due list until their cycle comes round.
- **Attempted is easy to find**: Nobody home, no empties out? The driver marks it Attempted with a note. Filter by last outcome to put every Attempted stop on the next route.
- **Notes that ride along**: "Empties in the garage, code is with the office" goes in the stop note once, and every driver sees it at that stop.
- **A history for every account**: Every delivery stays in the customer's history with the date and note, which settles "you skipped us last week" quickly.

## Route planner or route accounting software?

### Choose Lite if

- You already invoice in another system and need the routes planned.
- You want to see who's due on a map, not in a route book.
- You want drivers on a phone browser with nothing to install.
- You want one flat price with unlimited drivers.

### Choose route accounting software if

- Drivers need to invoice, take payment or print tickets at the door.
- You track bottle deposits, truck inventory or tank levels.
- You want automatic recurring schedules or will-call forecasting.

## FAQ

### How do water delivery companies plan routes?

Most work from a route book: customers by day and frequency. Lite Route Planner puts that book on a map. Import customers with their frequency, color the map by last delivery to see who's due, lasso the due customers into a route and optimize it from the yard.

### Can I see which customers are due for a delivery?

Yes. Color the map by last visit in Lite Route Planner and every customer shows how long since their last marked stop, from within a week to over two months. Filter by a Frequency field to see which biweekly or monthly customers are due.

### Does it schedule every-other-week customers automatically?

No. Lite Route Planner doesn't create recurring routes on its own. Customers stay saved with their frequency as a custom field, and last-visit colors show who's due, so you build each day's route from that in a few minutes.

### Does it track bottles, deposits or invoices?

No. Lite Route Planner plans routes and records each visit with a note. It doesn't track inventory, bottle deposits, payments or invoices; keep those in your accounting or route accounting software.

### Can I use it for propane or fuel delivery?

For planning the order of stops, yes. Lite Route Planner doesn't know tank levels, truck capacity or hazardous-materials route restrictions, so use it for routing and keep those checks where they are now.

### How many drivers can I add?

As many as you need. Lite Route Planner Business includes unlimited drivers and team members for one flat price, from $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops a month. Customers you deliver to again don't count as new stops.

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# See which machines are due, then fill them in the shortest order.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/vending
Updated: 2026-10-19

Import your locations, color the map by last service, and turn the overdue ones into today's route. Every fill and every locked-door visit goes into that location's history.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner plans vending and ATM service routes: import your locations, color the map by how long since each was last serviced, and optimize the day's refill run in one click. Drivers mark each location Visited or Attempted with a note, so every location keeps a service history. It's free for up to 50 addresses, Personal holds up to 200 for $19.99 a month billed every six months, and Business adds unlimited drivers from $59.99 a month.

## A location is a stop; its machines are a field

Most operators think in locations: a break room with a snack and a drink machine, a car wash with a combo, a laundromat with a change machine. In Lite, each address is one stop, and the machines there go in a custom field, so a stop can read "2 snack, 1 drink."

Service cycles vary. A busy factory break room might need filling twice a week; a small office, every other week. Keep the cycle as a number field (days between visits), and the map can show you which locations are past it.

If your machines report sales through telemetry, keep using it to decide what to load. Lite doesn't read telemetry; it puts the locations you've chosen in order and records each visit.

## A location list for a small vending route

| Location | Address | City | Machines | Service every (days) | Access | Last serviced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Tool & Die | 2600 Industrial Pkwy | Elkhart, IN | 2 snack, 2 drink | 3 | Badge at guard shack | 2026-10-16 |
| St. Joseph Family Clinic | 511 E Jefferson Blvd | Mishawaka, IN | 1 combo | 14 | Front desk | 2026-10-03 |
| Sparkle Car Wash | 3120 Lincoln Way E | Mishawaka, IN | 1 drink, 1 change | 7 | Key on ring B | 2026-10-11 |
| Granger Self Storage | 12880 State Rd 23 | Granger, IN | ATM | 10 | Office hours only | 2026-10-06 |
| Riverside Apartments | 1400 Riverside Dr | South Bend, IN | 1 snack, 1 drink | 7 | Clubhouse, ask manager | 2026-09-29 |

Service every comes in as a number field and Last serviced as a date, so you can color the map by either from the first day. Once drivers start marking visits, last-visit colors take over from the old date column.

## Colors that tell you where to go

Color the map by last visit and every location shows how long since a driver marked it. A few other views help too.

- **Green: within a week**: Fine for anything on a weekly or longer cycle. Your short-cycle locations shouldn't stay green for long.
- **Yellow: 2 to 4 weeks**: Your slower locations are coming due. Check them against their Service every number.
- **Red: over 2 months**: A location that fell off the route, or a machine worth reconsidering.
- **Last outcome: Attempted**: Locked break room, business closed for the day. Filter to Attempted to find the stops to retry.
- **Times visited**: Compare how often each location gets serviced against how much it sells.
- **Any field you track**: Color by Machines, or by an ATM yes/no field, to plan cash runs separately from product runs.

## Plan tomorrow's fill run

1. **Filter to the short cycles** Filter Service every to 7 days or fewer to start with the locations that sell fastest.
2. **Show who's past due** Color by last visit and tick 1 to 2 weeks and older. What's left on the map needs a visit.
3. **Lasso and optimize** Draw around the due locations in one area, add anything a customer called about, and press Optimize. Start and end at your warehouse base.
4. **Check the day's total** Give each stop a default of 20 minutes and more for big locations. The day's total shows whether it fits one shift.
5. **Send it out** Assign it to a driver, who sees the run on their phone and marks each location as they finish it.

## Route planner or vending management software?

### Choose Lite if

- You decide what to load yourself and need the stops in order.
- You want overdue locations on a map, not in a spreadsheet.
- You run a few routes and don't want per-driver fees.
- You want to start free and add drivers later.

### Choose vending management software if

- You need telemetry, sales data and pick lists for each machine.
- You track inventory, planograms and cash accounting.
- You want routes built automatically from machine demand.

## FAQ

### How do vending operators plan service routes?

Most combine a service cycle for each location with what's due today. In Lite Route Planner, import your locations with a Service every field, color the map by last visit to see who's past due, lasso them into a route and optimize it from the warehouse.

### Can I see which machines haven't been serviced lately?

Yes. Lite Route Planner colors every location by last visit: within a week, 1 to 2 weeks, 2 to 4 weeks, 1 to 2 months, over 2 months, or never visited. Filter to the overdue colors and you have the start of tomorrow's route.

### Can I keep several machines at one location?

Yes. In Lite Route Planner each address is one stop, so list the machines in a custom field like Machines ("2 snack, 1 drink"). The location keeps one visit history for all its machines.

### Does Lite Route Planner connect to vending telemetry?

No. Lite Route Planner has no integrations or API, so it doesn't read sales or stock levels from machines. Use your telemetry to decide which locations need a visit, then plan the order in Lite Route Planner.

### Can I use it for ATM service routes?

Yes, for the order of stops and a visit record at each location. Keep cash amounts and access codes out of stop notes, because drivers see stop notes and so does anyone with a route's share link.

### How much does a vending route planner cost?

Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses. Personal holds up to 200 for $19.99 a month billed every six months, and Business starts at $59.99 a month with unlimited drivers and no per-driver fees.

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# Put a whole paper route in order: up to 500 stops.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/newspaper-delivery
Updated: 2026-10-19

Paper routes are long: a few hundred houses, before sunrise, in the same order every day. Import the route list once, optimize it, then check and print the order you'll drive.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner plans newspaper and flyer routes with up to 500 stops on one route, enough for a paper route of a few hundred stops in a single list. Import the subscriber list from Excel or paste it, press Optimize for the shortest order, then print it or open it on your phone. The free plan holds up to 50 addresses, enough to test one section; a full route of a few hundred papers needs Business, from $59.99 a month ($39.99 billed every six months).

## How many stops fit on one route

Paper routes run long. Here's where common route planners stop.

|  | Lite | Google Maps | Apple Maps | MapQuest | RouteXL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stops on one route | Up to 500 | 10 places | 15 stops | 26 stops | 20 free, up to 200 paid |
| Puts stops in order | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Saves the route | Unlimited routes | No | No | With an account | Not stated |
| Imports a spreadsheet | Yes | No | No | With an account | Paste from Excel |

Checked October 19, 2026 on each product's help or pricing page. Apple Maps' multi-stop routes need iOS 16 or later. A route of a few hundred stops needs a plan that holds that many addresses; see [pricing](https://www.literouteplanner.com/pricing).

## A carrier's route list

| Seq | Address | City | Product | Placement | Hold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 102 Birch Ln | Ames, IA | Daily | Porch |  |
| 2 | 108 Birch Ln | Ames, IA | Sunday only | Tube |  |
| 3 | 115 Birch Ln | Ames, IA | Daily | Inside storm door | Y |
| 4 | 2304 Hayes Ave | Ames, IA | Weekend | Porch |  |
| 5 | 2310 Hayes Ave | Ames, IA | Daily | Mailbox tube |  |

Product and Placement come in as text fields and Hold as a yes/no field, so you can color the map by any of them. Keep Seq: it's your old order, handy for comparing against the optimized one.

## Turn a route list into a driving order

1. **Get the list** Ask your distributor or district manager for the route list as a spreadsheet. If it only comes on paper, type or paste the addresses in.
2. **Import and fix the flags** Rural routes and new subdivisions can fail to place. Lite flags them, and you can click the map where the house actually is.
3. **Set the start** Save the spot where you pick up your bundles as a base, and choose to end at the last stop.
4. **Lasso and optimize** Draw one loop around the whole route and press Optimize. A few hundred stops reorder instantly.
5. **Walk the order in your head** The optimizer works on distance. It doesn't know which side of the street a tube is on or which alley is one-way, so drag stops where you know better. Undo is there if you change your mind.
6. **Print it or carry it** Export a printable PDF for the seat beside you, or open the route on your phone and tap through stops.

## If you're new to a paper route

Lots of people pick up a paper or flyer route as a second job. A few things that help before the first morning.

- **The order is the job**: Most of a route's time goes to driving between stops, so a good order is the biggest saving. Plan it once and refine it the first week.
- **Holds and starts change weekly**: Subscribers go on vacation and new ones start. Filter out holds when you rebuild the route, and import updated lists: addresses you already have get their fields filled in, not duplicated.
- **Apartment buildings**: Add a building once, with the units in the stop note, rather than one stop per door.
- **Flyer routes move around**: Flyer and door-hanger routes often cover a new neighborhood each week. New addresses count toward your plan's new stops for the month.

## Which plan a paper route needs

Plans are sized by how many addresses you keep. Free for up to 50 addresses, enough to try Lite on one section of your route. Personal holds up to 200 addresses for $19.99 a month billed every six months ($29.99 month to month), which fits a smaller route.

A full route of a few hundred papers needs Business 1,000, from $59.99 a month or $39.99 a month billed every six months. It also lets a helper or family member sign in to the driver app and mark stops on their own phone. Every plan has unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations, so re-planning after starts and stops costs nothing extra.

## FAQ

### How do I plan a newspaper delivery route?

Get the route list as a spreadsheet, import it into Lite Route Planner, and fix any address it couldn't place by clicking the map. Lasso the whole route, press Optimize, then drag stops where you know a better order, like the side of the street the tubes are on. Print the result or carry it on your phone.

### How many stops can one route have?

Up to 500 in Lite Route Planner, which fits a route of a few hundred stops in one list. Google Maps allows 10 places per trip, Apple Maps 15 stops and MapQuest 26.

### Is there a free app for newspaper routes?

Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses with no credit card and no trial clock, which is enough to test it on part of a route. A full route of a few hundred papers needs Business, from $39.99 a month billed every six months.

### Can I use it for flyer or door-hanger distribution?

Yes. Import or paste the addresses, or click the map to drop a pin for each one, then lasso and optimize. Lite Route Planner fits up to 500 stops on a route. New addresses each week count toward your plan's new stops for the month.

### Does it work offline?

No. Lite Route Planner runs in your phone's browser and needs a connection. Export the route as a printable PDF before you leave if coverage on your route is patchy.

### Will it put stops on the right side of the street?

No. The Lite Route Planner optimizer orders stops by distance and doesn't know which side of the street a box or tube is on. After optimizing, drag stops into the order you'd actually drive; undo puts things back if you change your mind.

### Can I print my route sheet?

Yes. Lite Route Planner exports any route as a printable PDF with every stop in order, or as an Excel or CSV file.

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# A Routific alternative for customers you visit again and again.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/routific
Updated: 2026-10-19

Routific is built for delivery dispatch and priced per order. Lite Route Planner is built for small businesses that work from a customer spreadsheet, and it's priced by addresses, so seeing the same customer every week doesn't cost more each time.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner is a Routific alternative for small businesses that plan routes from a spreadsheet. It's free for up to 50 addresses, and Business starts at $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops with unlimited drivers, where Routific charges $150 a month for 101 to 1,000 orders (as of October 2026). Drivers use a browser app with nothing to install, and the map colors every customer by when you last visited. Routific is the better pick if you need delivery time windows or photo and signature proof of delivery.

## Routific and Lite, feature by feature

Both put stops in an efficient order and both include unlimited drivers. The differences are in how you're billed, how drivers get their routes, and what the map tells you about your customers.

|  | Lite | Routific |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | Up to 100 orders a month |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Yes |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | $150/mo for 101–1,000 orders |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | Yes |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | Yes, re-optimizing is free |
| Routes | Unlimited | Billed per order |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | No published cap |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | Unlimited |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | No |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | Yes |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Customer tracking link |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | Yes |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | No |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | Photos, signatures, barcodes |
| Delivery time windows | No | Yes |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://www.routific.com/pricing, https://academy.routific.com/en/articles/11473274-what-is-the-new-routific

## Routific pricing next to Lite pricing

Routific counts orders each month. Lite counts the addresses on your list, however often you visit them. Here's what each costs at monthly billing.

|  | Lite | Routific |
|---|---|---|
| How the price is set | By addresses you save | By orders a month |
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses | Up to 100 orders a month |
| Solo, 60 customers visited weekly | $29.99 (Personal) | $150 (about 260 orders) |
| A team, up to 1,000 stops a month | $59.99 (Business) | $150 |
| Bigger volumes | Up to $249.99 for 10,000 new stops | Per order above 1,000 |
| Drivers included | Unlimited on Business | Unlimited |
| Customer text messages | No | Quoted add-on |

Monthly prices, checked October 19, 2026 on routific.com/pricing. Routific's $150 plan covers 101 to 1,000 orders a month; the 260-order example assumes each weekly visit is an order. Lite Business 1,000 keeps up to 1,000 addresses and adds up to 1,000 new ones a month, and routes planned from saved addresses don't count again. Billing every six months takes 33% off: $19.99 a month for Personal, $39.99 for Business.

## Why the bill differs for repeat routes

Routific is shaped around delivery orders: a florist's Valentine's rush, a grocery box run, a farm share drop-off. Each order is a stop, and the price follows the order count. Since mid-2024 Routific has billed per order instead of per vehicle, with unlimited drivers and dispatchers, which is a fair deal for a busy delivery team.

Service routes repeat. A pool tech with 60 weekly pools, a window cleaner on a six-week cycle or a pest control company with quarterly accounts visits the same addresses over and over. On Lite, each customer is one saved address. Lasso this week's stops, press Optimize and go. Next week you plan again from the same list, and it doesn't use any more of your plan. See how that works for [weekly service routes](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/weekly-service-routes).

The map remembers, too. Every Visited or Attempted mark stays in the stop's history after the route is completed, and you can color the map by last visit (within a week, 1 to 2 weeks, 2 to 4 weeks, 1 to 2 months, over 2 months, or never) to spot who's overdue. That's the [customer visit map](https://www.literouteplanner.com/customer-visit-map), and it's built for repeat visits rather than one-off deliveries.

## Routific or Lite: which fits your business?

### Choose Lite if

- You visit the same customers every week, month or season and want the map to show who's due.
- Your customer list lives in Excel or Google Sheets, and you want to drop the file in and start planning.
- Your drivers should be able to open their route in the phone's browser with a code from their email, with nothing to install.
- You'd rather pay $59.99 a month for Business than $150 for Routific's 101 to 1,000 orders.
- You have a short customer list and want a free plan with no trial clock: free for up to 50 addresses.

### Choose Routific if

- You promise delivery time windows, and the plan has to respect them.
- You need photo, signature or barcode proof of delivery.
- You send customers a tracking link, or want text notifications as an add-on.
- You deliver fewer than 100 orders a month. Routific's free plan covers that at no cost.

## Switching from Routific in an afternoon

You don't have to cancel anything first. Plan next week in both and compare.

1. **Get your stop list out** Export your stops from Routific as a CSV, or open the CSV or Excel file you've been uploading to it.
2. **Drop it into Lite** Upload the file or paste the cells. Lite finds the address columns, looks up every address and flags any it couldn't place. Phone, notes and other columns come along as custom fields.
3. **Decide what to do with time windows** A time window column comes in as text you can see and filter by, but the optimizer orders stops by distance, not by windows. If windows decide your day, that's the moment to reconsider.
4. **Save your depot as a base** On Personal or Business, save your shop or warehouse so routes start there and end there or at the last stop.
5. **Lasso, optimize, invite** Draw a loop around a day's stops and press Optimize. On Business, invite drivers by email and assign them their routes.

## FAQ

### Is there a free Routific alternative?

Yes. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations and no credit card, and the free plan doesn't expire. Routific also has a free plan, for up to 100 orders a month as of October 2026, which suits a small delivery volume better than a long customer list.

### How much does Routific cost?

As of October 2026, Routific is free for up to 100 orders a month and $150 a month for 101 to 1,000 orders, then priced per order above 1,000. Drivers and dispatchers are unlimited, and SMS notifications are a quoted add-on. Routific moved from per-vehicle to per-order pricing in mid-2024.

### Does Routific charge per driver?

No. Since mid-2024 Routific has charged by orders a month and includes unlimited drivers and dispatchers. Lite Route Planner Business also includes unlimited drivers, priced by addresses instead of orders, from $59.99 a month or $39.99 a month billed every six months.

### Can I import my Routific stops into Lite?

Yes. Export your stops from Routific as a CSV, or use the spreadsheet you upload to it, and drop the file into Lite Route Planner. It finds the address columns, looks up each address, flags any it couldn't place, and keeps your other columns as custom fields.

### Does Lite have time windows like Routific?

No. Lite Route Planner orders stops for the shortest distance and doesn't plan around delivery time windows. You can set time at each stop so the day's total is right, and keep a time window column as a custom field, but if windows decide your route, Routific is the better tool.

### Do Routific drivers need to install an app?

On Routific's new platform, drivers sign in through the Routific app; a browser view called Driver Lite belongs to its legacy platform. Lite Route Planner's driver app runs in the phone's browser on iPhone and Android, and drivers sign in with a code sent to their email.

### Which is cheaper, Routific or Lite?

It depends on your volume. Under 100 orders a month, Routific's free plan costs nothing. For a team running 101 to 1,000 stops a month, Routific is $150 and Lite Route Planner Business is $59.99 ($39.99 billed every six months), both with unlimited drivers.

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# An OptimoRoute alternative that doesn't charge per driver.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/optimoroute
Updated: 2026-10-19

OptimoRoute bills for every driver, every month. Lite Route Planner has a free plan, and Business is one flat price whether you have two drivers or twenty.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner is an OptimoRoute alternative with a free plan and no per-driver fees. As of October 2026, OptimoRoute has no free plan (it offers a 30-day trial) and charges $39 per driver a month on its Lite plan, so five drivers cost $195 a month. Lite is free for up to 50 addresses, and Business is $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops with unlimited drivers. OptimoRoute is the stronger choice when you schedule orders into time windows and driver shifts.

## What OptimoRoute costs as your team grows

OptimoRoute prices each driver. Lite Business is one price for the whole team. These are monthly prices as listed in October 2026.

|  | Lite | OptimoRoute Lite plan | OptimoRoute Pro plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses | 30-day trial | 30-day trial |
| Just you | $29.99 | $39 | $49 |
| 3 drivers | $59.99 | $117 | $147 |
| 5 drivers | $59.99 | $195 | $245 |
| 10 drivers | $59.99 | $390 | $490 |
| Longer billing | $39.99 a month for the team | $35.10 per driver | $44.10 per driver |
| Photo and signature proof | No | No | Yes |

Checked October 19, 2026 on optimoroute.com/pricing. Lite and Pro are OptimoRoute's own plan names. Lite's "just you" price is Personal (up to 200 addresses); team prices are Business 1,000, which covers 1,000 new stops a month, with sizes up to $249.99 for 10,000. Longer billing is yearly for OptimoRoute and every six months for Lite. OptimoRoute's Lite plan plans up to 700 orders at once, Pro up to 1,000.

## Where per-driver pricing pinches a small team

Paying per driver works for a fleet with a fixed headcount. Most small businesses don't look like that.

- **The seasonal crew**: A lawn company that adds two people from April to October, or a snow removal outfit that doubles up after a storm, adds a seat for each one on a per-driver plan. On Lite Business they're more drivers on the same bill.
- **The owner who drives some days**: When you run a route yourself on Fridays, you're a driver too. Business includes unlimited team members, admins and drivers alike.
- **The fill-in driver**: Sick days, a vacation week, a part-timer who covers Saturdays. Invite them by email; they sign in with a code and see the routes you assign them.
- **The person in the office**: Whoever plans routes or answers the phone can be an admin at no extra cost, so planning doesn't depend on one login.

## OptimoRoute vs Lite at a glance

OptimoRoute does more scheduling. Lite does less, costs less for a team, and has a map built for repeat visits.

|  | Lite | OptimoRoute |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | No (30-day trial) |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Yes |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | $35.10/driver/mo, billed yearly |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | No |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | Yes |
| Routes | Unlimited | 700 orders planned at once (Lite) |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | No published cap |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | Paid per driver |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | No |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | Yes |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Emailed stop list |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | Yes |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | No |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | Photos and signatures (Pro) |
| Delivery time windows | No | Yes |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://optimoroute.com/pricing/

## When OptimoRoute is worth the per-driver price

### Choose Lite if

- You want to start on a free plan with no trial clock: free for up to 50 addresses.
- Your team grows and shrinks with the season, and you don't want the bill to follow it.
- Drivers should open routes in a browser with nothing to install, and mark each stop Visited or Attempted.
- You visit customers on a cycle and want the map colored by who's due.
- Your routes are about the shortest drive, and nobody is waiting on a two-hour window.

### Choose OptimoRoute if

- You promise customers time windows, and the plan has to respect them.
- You plan hundreds of orders at once across drivers and shifts (up to 700 on its Lite plan, 1,000 on Pro).
- You need photo and signature proof of delivery, which is on OptimoRoute's Pro plan.
- Your drivers prefer a native mobile app.

## Moving from OptimoRoute to Lite

OptimoRoute imports orders from Excel or CSV, so you probably have the file already. Export your orders from OptimoRoute, or open the spreadsheet you've been uploading, and drop it into Lite. It finds the address columns, looks up every address and flags any it couldn't place. Here's more on [planning routes from Excel](https://www.literouteplanner.com/excel-route-planner).

Your other columns come along as custom fields (text, number, date or yes/no), so phone numbers, gate codes and notes stay with each stop. A service duration column comes in as a field for reference; to count time on site in the day's total, set a default time at stops or a different time for any stop.

A time window column comes in as text. You'll see it on the stop and can filter by it, but Lite's optimizer orders stops by distance. It also won't split a big list across drivers for you: you lasso each route on the map, which takes a minute for a small team and gets slow for a large fleet.

Then press Optimize, save to see drive time and miles for every leg, and invite your drivers by email. Running both tools for a week is an easy way to compare.

## FAQ

### Is there a free OptimoRoute alternative?

Yes. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations and no credit card, and the free plan doesn't expire. OptimoRoute has no free plan as of October 2026; it offers a 30-day trial for up to 250 orders, with no card needed.

### How much does OptimoRoute cost?

As of October 2026, OptimoRoute's Lite plan is $39 per driver a month, or $35.10 billed yearly, and its Pro plan is $49 per driver a month, or $44.10 billed yearly. A Custom plan is quoted. Five drivers on the Lite plan come to $195 a month at monthly billing.

### Does OptimoRoute charge per driver?

Yes. OptimoRoute's Lite and Pro plans are priced per driver per month. Lite Route Planner Business includes unlimited drivers and team members for one price, from $59.99 a month, or $39.99 a month billed every six months.

### Can I import my OptimoRoute orders into Lite?

Yes. Export your orders to Excel or CSV, or use the file you import into OptimoRoute, and upload it to Lite Route Planner. Address columns are matched and looked up, and the other columns are kept as custom fields on each stop.

### Does Lite support time windows or driver shifts?

No. Lite Route Planner optimizes for the shortest distance from your start to your end. It doesn't plan around time windows, driver shifts or vehicle capacity, and it doesn't split stops across drivers for you. If you need those, OptimoRoute is the better fit.

### Do OptimoRoute drivers need an app?

OptimoRoute drivers either install its mobile app or get an emailed list of stops with Google Maps or Waze links. Lite Route Planner's driver app runs in the phone's browser: drivers sign in with an emailed code, see their routes in order, and mark each stop Visited or Attempted.

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# An Upper Route Planner alternative with no cap on drivers.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/upper
Updated: 2026-10-19

Upper bills per user and caps driver profiles on each plan. Lite Route Planner has a free plan that doesn't expire, and Business includes unlimited drivers on a browser app they don't have to install.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner is an alternative to Upper Route Planner for small teams that want a free plan and no driver caps. As of October 2026, Upper starts at $50 per user a month ($40 billed yearly) with up to 10 driver profiles and 250 stops per route, after a 7-day trial. Lite is free for up to 50 addresses, and Business starts at $59.99 a month with unlimited drivers and up to 500 stops per route. Upper is the better fit if you need live GPS tracking, proof of delivery or vehicle capacity.

## What Upper is, in plain terms

Upper (upperinc.com) is a route planner for delivery fleets. A dispatcher plans in Upper, and drivers run their routes in Upper's mobile app, with proof of delivery by photo, signature and notes. It handles time windows, and it sells add-ons for customer text messages, live tracking, vehicle capacity and barcode scanning.

Pricing is per user per month, and each plan caps how many driver profiles you can add and how many stops fit on a route. There's a 7-day trial with no card, and a separate one-person app, Upper Solo, at $19.99 a month in the App Store.

Lite Route Planner is smaller on purpose. It plans routes from a spreadsheet, optimizes them by distance, and puts them on drivers' phones through the browser. What it adds for repeat work is memory: every visit is saved to the stop, and the map shows who you haven't seen in a while.

## Upper's plans next to Lite Business

Upper's prices are per user. Driver profiles and stops per route step up with each plan.

|  | Lite | Upper Starter | Upper Professional | Upper Optimize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly billing | $59.99 for the team | $50 per user | $60 per user | $89 per user |
| Longer billing | $39.99 a month, every six months | $40 per user, yearly | $48 per user, yearly | $71 per user, yearly |
| Drivers | Unlimited | 10 driver profiles | 15 driver profiles | 30 driver profiles |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | 250 | 500 | 1,500 |
| Before you pay | Free plan, up to 50 addresses | 7-day trial | 7-day trial | 7-day trial |

Checked October 19, 2026 on upperinc.com/pricing. Upper's Enterprise plan is quoted. Upper's add-ons are customer SMS, live tracking ($20 per driver), vehicle capacity ($25 per driver) and barcode scanning ($50 per company). Starter also caps the address book at 1,000 and keeps 6 months of data. Lite Business 1,000 covers 1,000 new stops a month, with sizes up to $249.99 for 10,000.

## Upper vs Lite, row by row

Upper does more for a delivery fleet. Lite starts free, has no driver cap, and is built around repeat visits.

|  | Lite | Upper |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | No (7-day trial) |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Yes |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | $40/user/mo, billed yearly |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | No |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | Yes |
| Routes | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | 250 to 1,500 by plan |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | 10 to 30 driver profiles by plan |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | View-only browser link |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | Yes |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | View-only link |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | Yes |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | No |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | Photos, signatures, notes |
| Delivery time windows | No | Yes |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://www.upperinc.com/pricing/, https://support.upperinc.com/docs/crew/route-planning/share-a-route-with-a-driver

## The driver's side of the comparison

How a route reaches the person driving it is where these two differ most.

- **Upper: an app, or a view-only link**: Upper drivers work in its mobile app. Upper can also share a route as a browser link, but it's view-only, and stops completed there don't flow back to the dispatcher.
- **Lite: a browser app that reports back**: On Lite Business, drivers sign in on their phone's browser with a code from their email. They mark each stop Visited or Attempted with a note, and you see it in the planner within seconds.
- **Lite share links are view-only too**: Any Lite route can also go out as a link or QR code to someone without an account. Like Upper's, it's for following the route, not checking off stops.
- **Directions in the app they know**: Lite doesn't do its own turn-by-turn. Each stop opens in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze with one tap. More on [sending a route to a driver's phone](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/send-a-route-to-a-drivers-phone).

## Upper or Lite?

### Choose Lite if

- Your team might outgrow 10, 15 or 30 driver profiles, or you'd rather not count them.
- You want to start on a free plan, not a 7-day trial.
- Your drivers shouldn't have to install anything, and their check-offs should reach you.
- You revisit customers and want visit history and a map colored by last visit.
- Your routes fit within 500 stops.

### Choose Upper if

- You want live GPS tracking of drivers on the map (an Upper add-on).
- You need proof of delivery with photos and signatures, or barcode scanning.
- You plan around time windows or vehicle capacity.
- You run routes longer than 500 stops: Upper's Optimize plan fits 1,500.
- You drive alone and want a native iPhone app: Upper Solo is $19.99 a month in the App Store.

## How to move from Upper to Lite

1. **Export your addresses from Upper** Download your address book or routes as a spreadsheet, or use the CSV you imported into Upper.
2. **Upload the file to Lite** Lite finds the address columns, looks up every address and keeps your other columns as custom fields. Any address it couldn't place is flagged, so you can edit it or drop a pin on the map.
3. **Rebuild routes by lasso** Draw a loop around each day's stops on the map, press Optimize, and save to see drive time and miles for every leg.
4. **Invite every driver** On Business, add drivers by email. There's no profile limit, so part-timers and fill-ins get their own sign-in.

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Upper Route Planner?

Yes. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations and no credit card, and the free plan doesn't expire. Upper offers a 7-day trial with no card (as of October 2026), then paid plans from $40 per user a month billed yearly.

### How much does Upper Route Planner cost?

As of October 2026, Upper's Starter plan is $50 per user a month or $40 billed yearly, Professional is $60 or $48, and Optimize is $89 or $71. Enterprise is quoted. Add-ons include live tracking at $20 per driver and vehicle capacity at $25 per driver.

### Does Upper charge per driver?

Upper prices per user per month and limits driver profiles by plan: 10 on Starter, 15 on Professional and 30 on Optimize, as of October 2026. Its live tracking and capacity add-ons are priced per driver. Lite Route Planner Business includes unlimited drivers with no per-driver fees.

### How many stops can Upper Route Planner handle?

Upper allows 250 stops per route on Starter, 500 on Professional and 1,500 on Optimize (October 2026). Lite Route Planner allows up to 500 stops per route on Personal and Business, with unlimited routes on every plan.

### Can I import my Upper stops into Lite?

Yes. Export your addresses or routes from Upper as a spreadsheet, or use the file you imported into it, and upload it to Lite Route Planner. It looks up every address, flags any it couldn't place, and keeps your other columns as custom fields.

### Is there a cheaper Upper plan for one driver?

Upper sells a one-person app, Upper Solo, at $19.99 a month in the App Store (October 2026). For one person, Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, then Personal at $29.99 a month or $19.99 a month billed every six months, in the browser with nothing to install.

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# Circuit is now Spoke. Here's an alternative that runs in your browser.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/circuit
Updated: 2026-10-19

If you're looking for the Circuit app, you'll land on Spoke. Lite Route Planner is a browser-based alternative for small businesses, free for up to 50 addresses, with nothing to install for you or your drivers.

**Short answer:** Circuit Route Planner is now called Spoke: getcircuit.com redirects to spoke.com, where the one-driver Route Planner app costs $9.99 or $19.99 a month and Spoke Dispatch for teams starts at $125 a month for 1,000 stops (as of October 2026). Lite Route Planner is a browser-based alternative, free for up to 50 addresses, with Business from $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops and unlimited drivers. Spoke's native app and proof of delivery suit couriers; Lite suits service businesses that revisit the same customers.

## What happened to Circuit Route Planner

Circuit now goes by Spoke. Type getcircuit.com and you're redirected to spoke.com. Under the Spoke name there are two products: a Route Planner app for one driver, and Spoke Dispatch for teams that send routes to several drivers.

The Route Planner app is a native iPhone and Android app. Its free tier fits 10 stops per route, and paid plans are $9.99 or $19.99 a month. Dispatch is priced by stops: $125 a month with 1,000 included, $200 with 2,000, or $1,000 with 12,000, then 4 to 7 cents per extra stop, with unlimited drivers.

Spoke also runs deliveryplanner.com, a free web planner for up to 20 stops with no account. It's where speedyroute.com redirects now, too, so if you just need one quick route, that's an option.

Lite Route Planner sits between those. It's a full planner in the browser: import a customer spreadsheet, lasso routes on a map, optimize, and send them to drivers who open them in their phone's browser. It's free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes.

## Spoke pricing and Lite pricing, October 2026

Spoke splits one driver and teams into separate products. Here's how each compares at monthly billing.

|  | Lite | Spoke |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | 10 stops per route, in the app |
| One person | $29.99 a month ($19.99 billed every six months) | $9.99 or $19.99 a month |
| Team, entry price | $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops | $125 a month for 1,000 stops (Dispatch) |
| Team, more volume | Up to $249.99 for 10,000 new stops | $200 for 2,000 stops, $1,000 for 12,000 |
| Past what's included | Move up a plan size | 4 to 7 cents per extra stop |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | Unlimited on Dispatch |
| Where it runs | Any browser, nothing to install | Native iOS and Android app |

Checked October 19, 2026 on spoke.com/route-planner/pricing and spoke.com/dispatch/pricing. A Lite route reuses addresses you've already saved, so visiting the same customer every week doesn't use more of your plan.

## Spoke (Circuit) vs Lite, every row

The Spoke column mixes its one-driver app and Dispatch; where a feature is Dispatch-only, the cell says so.

|  | Lite | Spoke (Circuit) |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | 10 stops per route in the app |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Not stated |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | $9.99/mo for one person; Dispatch from $125/mo |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | Dispatch charges per stop |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | Yes |
| Routes | Unlimited | Not stated |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | Not stated |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | Unlimited on Dispatch |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | No |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | Yes |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Not stated |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | Not stated |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | No |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | Dispatch plans only |
| Delivery time windows | No | Yes |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://spoke.com/route-planner/pricing, https://spoke.com/dispatch/pricing

## Spoke or Lite?

### Choose Lite if

- You'd rather not install anything: Lite runs in the browser on a computer, tablet or phone.
- You need more than 10 stops on a route without paying: Lite is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes.
- You plan at a desk on a big screen, then send routes to drivers' phones.
- You service the same customers on a cycle and want to see who's overdue on the map.
- You want team pricing by the addresses on your list, not by every stop you drive.

### Choose Spoke if

- You drive alone and just want a phone app: Spoke's starts at $9.99 a month, less than Lite Personal.
- You need photo and signature proof of delivery (Spoke Dispatch).
- You deliver to time windows.
- Your drivers want a native iPhone or Android app.

## Bring your stop list over

Use the spreadsheet you import into Spoke, or export your stops as a CSV, and drop it into Lite. Here's a water delivery route list, the kind that repeats every week or two.

| Customer | Address | City | Bottles | Delivery day | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Chiropractic | 1840 Harbor Pointe Dr | Mesa, AZ | 4 | Monday | Suite 110, front desk |
| Reyes, Marisol | 627 W Juniper Ave | Gilbert, AZ | 2 | Monday | Side gate, leave by garage |
| Summit Title Co. | 455 E Canyon Rd | Chandler, AZ | 6 | Tuesday | Loading door after 9 |
| Okafor, James | 3912 S Palo Verde Ln | Mesa, AZ | 3 | Tuesday | Swap empties on porch |
| Desert Bloom Florist | 210 N Saguaro St | Gilbert, AZ | 2 | Monday | Back entrance |

Lite finds the Address and City columns and looks up each one. Bottles comes in as a number and Delivery day as text, so you can filter the map to Monday, lasso those stops and optimize. More for [water delivery routes](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/water-delivery).

## FAQ

### Is Circuit Route Planner still available?

Yes, under a new name. Circuit is now Spoke, and getcircuit.com redirects to spoke.com. As of October 2026, Spoke sells a Route Planner app for one driver and Spoke Dispatch for teams.

### Is there a free Circuit alternative?

Yes. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations, no credit card and nothing to install. Spoke's own deliveryplanner.com is also free for up to 20 stops with no account, and the Spoke app's free tier fits 10 stops per route (as of October 2026).

### How much does Circuit (Spoke) cost?

As of October 2026, Spoke's Route Planner app, formerly Circuit, is free for 10 stops per route, then $9.99 or $19.99 a month for one driver. Spoke Dispatch for teams is $125 a month with 1,000 stops included, $200 with 2,000, or $1,000 with 12,000, then 4 to 7 cents per extra stop. Lite Route Planner Business starts at $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops with unlimited drivers.

### Does Spoke charge per driver?

Not on Dispatch: it includes unlimited drivers and charges by stops instead. The Route Planner app is priced for one person. Lite Route Planner Business has no per-driver fees either, and it's priced by the addresses on your list.

### Is there a Circuit alternative that works in a web browser?

Yes. Lite Route Planner runs entirely in the browser on a computer, tablet or phone, including the driver app, so nothing is installed from the App Store or Google Play. Each stop opens in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze for directions.

### Can I import my Circuit stops into Lite?

Yes. Use the spreadsheet you import into Spoke, or export your stops as a CSV, and upload it to Lite Route Planner. It finds the address columns, looks up each address, and keeps the other columns as custom fields.

### Does Lite have proof of delivery like Spoke?

Not photo or signature proof. Lite Route Planner drivers mark each stop Visited or Attempted with a note, and it's saved to the stop's history. If you need photos or signatures, Spoke Dispatch includes proof of delivery.

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# A Route4Me alternative sized for a small business.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/route4me
Updated: 2026-10-19

Route4Me is aimed at larger fleets, with team plans listed from $199 a month. Lite Route Planner is for small businesses and solo operators: free for up to 50 addresses, flat team pricing, and a driver app that runs in the browser.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner is a Route4Me alternative for small businesses that plan routes from a spreadsheet. As of October 2026, Route4Me's pricing page shows team plans at $199, $299 and $349 a month with the billing unit not published, and its driver app is free for 10 stops or from $9.99 a month. Lite is free for up to 50 addresses, and Business starts at $59.99 a month with unlimited drivers and no per-driver fees. Route4Me is the better fit for fleets that need time windows, photo and signature proof of delivery, or enterprise add-ons.

## Route4Me at a glance, checked October 2026

Only what Route4Me publishes on its own pages. Where we couldn't confirm a detail, we say so.

- **Team plans from $199 a month**: Route4Me's pricing page shows team plans at $199, $299 and $349 a month. The billing unit (per user, per driver or per account) isn't published there, so ask Route4Me for a quote for your team size.
- **A driver app with a free tier**: Route4Me's driver app has a free plan for 10 stops, or a 7-day trial, and paid plans from $9.99 a month.
- **Native mobile apps**: Drivers install Route4Me's app on their phone.
- **Proof of delivery and time windows**: Route4Me captures photos and signatures at the stop and plans around delivery time windows.

## Route4Me cost vs Lite cost

Monthly prices. Where we couldn't confirm a detail on Route4Me's pages, the cell says "Not stated".

|  | Lite | Route4Me |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free for up to 50 addresses | Driver app: 10 stops, or a 7-day trial |
| One person | $29.99 a month, or $19.99 billed every six months | From $9.99 a month (driver app) |
| Team plans | $59.99 to $249.99 a month | $199, $299 or $349 a month |
| What the team price covers | 1,000 to 10,000 new stops a month, unlimited drivers | Billing unit not published |
| No per-driver fees | Yes | Not stated |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Not stated |

Checked October 19, 2026 on route4me.com/pricing. If Route4Me's team prices turn out to be per user or per driver, multiply by your team size to compare. Lite takes 33% off any paid plan billed every six months, so Business 1,000 is $39.99 a month.

## Feature by feature

Several Route4Me cells read "Not stated" because we couldn't confirm that detail on Route4Me's own pages.

|  | Lite | Route4Me |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | Driver app: 10 stops |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Not stated |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | Team plans from $199/mo |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | Not stated |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | Yes |
| Routes | Unlimited | Not stated |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | Not stated |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | Not stated |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | No |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | Yes |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Not stated |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | Not stated |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | Not stated |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | Photos and signatures |
| Delivery time windows | No | Yes |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://route4me.com/pricing

## Two different sizes of tool

Route4Me is built for bigger operations. It positions itself for larger fleets, with telematics, territories and enterprise add-ons alongside route optimization, time windows and proof of delivery. If you run dozens of vehicles and want one vendor for all of it, that breadth is the point.

Lite Route Planner covers what a small business does every day. Import the customer list, lasso a route, press Optimize, send it to a driver's phone. A pest control company with three techs, or a house cleaner with 40 regular clients, can run the week from one map, and a new driver only needs the code in their email.

The other difference is memory. Every stop keeps its visit history, and the map colors each customer by when you were last there, from within a week to over two months, or never. For recurring work, that's how next week's route gets built. See [customers you haven't visited](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/customers-you-havent-visited).

## Route4Me or Lite: an honest split

### Choose Lite if

- You're a small business or a solo operator, and a list in Excel or Google Sheets is your system.
- You want published, flat prices: $59.99 a month for Business with unlimited drivers.
- Your drivers should be on the route in a minute, with nothing to install.
- You revisit customers and want a map that shows who's overdue.

### Choose Route4Me if

- You run a larger fleet and want telematics, territories or enterprise add-ons.
- You need time windows, or photo and signature proof of delivery.
- Your drivers want a native app.
- You only need 10 stops at a time on one phone: Route4Me's free driver app covers that.

## From Route4Me to Lite in three steps

1. **Export your addresses** Export your addresses or routes from Route4Me to a CSV or Excel file, or go back to the spreadsheet you started from.
2. **Import and check** Upload the file to Lite. It matches the address columns, looks up every address, flags any it couldn't place and keeps the rest as custom fields, like service type or gate code.
3. **Plan the week** Lasso each day's stops, press Optimize, and assign routes to drivers on Business. They sign in on their phone's browser with a code from their email.

## FAQ

### How much does Route4Me cost?

As of October 2026, Route4Me's pricing page shows team plans at $199, $299 and $349 a month; the billing unit isn't published there, so ask Route4Me for a quote for your team size. Its driver app has a free plan for 10 stops or a 7-day trial, and paid plans from $9.99 a month.

### Is there a free Route4Me alternative?

Yes. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations and no credit card. It runs in the browser, so there's nothing to install. Route4Me's own driver app also has a free plan, limited to 10 stops.

### Does Route4Me charge per driver?

Route4Me's pricing page doesn't publish the billing unit as of October 2026, so it isn't clear from the page whether $199, $299 or $349 a month covers one user, one driver or a whole account. Lite Route Planner Business includes unlimited drivers for one price, from $59.99 a month.

### Can I import my Route4Me addresses into Lite?

Yes. Export your addresses or routes from Route4Me to a CSV or Excel file, or use the spreadsheet you started from, and upload it to Lite Route Planner. It finds the address columns, looks up each address and keeps other columns as custom fields.

### Does Lite have time windows or proof of delivery like Route4Me?

No. Lite Route Planner doesn't plan around time windows, and it doesn't capture photos or signatures. Drivers mark each stop Visited or Attempted with a note, and every visit is saved to the stop's history. If you need time windows or photo proof, Route4Me is the better fit.

### Do Route4Me drivers need to install an app?

Yes, Route4Me's driver app is a native mobile app. Lite Route Planner's driver app runs in the phone's browser on iPhone and Android, and drivers sign in with a code sent to their email.

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# A Zeo alternative priced by stops, not driver seats.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/zeo
Updated: 2026-10-19

Zeo's fleet plans charge for each driver seat. Lite Route Planner Business covers your whole team for one price, and drivers use a browser app with nothing to install.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner is a Zeo alternative for small teams that don't want to pay per driver seat. As of October 2026, Zeo's fleet plans run about $599 a year per driver, and its one-driver plan is about $15 a month. Lite Business is $39.99 a month billed every six months ($479.88 a year) for 1,000 new stops a month with unlimited drivers, and the free plan covers up to 50 addresses. Zeo is the better fit if you need proof of delivery or time windows in a native app.

## Zeo's per-seat pricing, added up for a year

Zeo prices fleets by driver seat. Here's a year at each team size, next to Lite Business billed every six months.

|  | Lite | Zeo |
|---|---|---|
| Just you, per month | $19.99 (Personal) | About $15 |
| 3 drivers, one year | $479.88 | About $1,797 |
| 5 drivers, one year | $479.88 | About $2,995 |
| 10 drivers, one year | $479.88 | About $5,990 |
| Before you pay | Free for up to 50 addresses | Small free tier, 7-day trial |

Zeo prices checked October 19, 2026 on zeorouteplanner.com/pricing: about $599 a year per driver seat for fleet management, and about $15 a month for one driver. Lite team figures are Business 1,000 at $39.99 a month billed every six months, covering 1,000 new stops a month; month to month it's $59.99. Personal is $119.94 every six months, or $29.99 a month.

## Zeo vs Lite: the full comparison

Cells marked "Not stated" are details we couldn't confirm on Zeo's pricing page.

|  | Lite | Zeo |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | Small free tier |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Yes |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | $599/yr per driver (fleet) |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | No |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | Yes |
| Routes | Unlimited | Not stated |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | Not stated |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | Paid per driver seat |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | No |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | Yes |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Not stated |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | Not stated |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | No |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | Available |
| Delivery time windows | No | Yes |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://zeorouteplanner.com/pricing/

## No seats to buy, nothing to install.

On Lite Business, adding a driver means sending an invite. They sign in on their phone's browser with a code from their email, see their routes in order with drive time between stops, open each stop in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, and mark it Visited or Attempted. You see their progress in the planner within seconds.

## Zeo or Lite?

### Choose Lite if

- You'd rather not pay for each driver seat, especially for part-timers or seasonal help.
- Drivers should start with a code from their email, not an app download.
- You keep customers in a spreadsheet and visit them on a schedule.
- You want a free plan with no trial clock: free for up to 50 addresses.

### Choose Zeo if

- You need proof of delivery from the driver's phone.
- You deliver to time windows.
- Your drivers want a native app.
- You drive alone and want a native app for about $15 a month.

## What changes when you switch from Zeo

- **Your stop list**: Export your stops from Zeo, or use the spreadsheet you imported into it, and drop it into Lite. Address columns are matched and looked up; everything else becomes a custom field.
- **Your drivers**: They swap an app for a sign-in code by email, then see the day's routes in the phone's browser. Turn-by-turn still happens in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze.
- **Your customers**: Lite doesn't text customers or collect photo or signature proof. If your customers rely on either, keep that in mind before you move.
- **Your bill**: One price for the team instead of a seat per driver: $59.99 a month for Business, or $39.99 a month billed every six months. See [pricing](https://www.literouteplanner.com/pricing).

## FAQ

### How much does Zeo Route Planner cost?

As of October 2026, Zeo's one-driver plan is about $15 a month, and its fleet plans are about $599 a year per driver seat. Zeo offers a 7-day trial with no credit card.

### Is there a free Zeo alternative?

Yes. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations, no credit card and no trial clock. Zeo has a small free tier and a 7-day trial as of October 2026.

### Does Zeo charge per driver?

Yes. Zeo's fleet plans are priced per driver seat, about $599 a year each as of October 2026, so five drivers come to about $2,995 a year. Lite Route Planner Business includes unlimited drivers for $39.99 a month billed every six months, or $479.88 a year.

### Can I import my Zeo stops into Lite?

Yes. Export your stops from Zeo as a spreadsheet, or use the file you imported into it, and upload it to Lite Route Planner. It looks up every address, flags any it couldn't place, and keeps the other columns as custom fields.

### Do my drivers need an app to use Lite?

No. Lite Route Planner's driver app runs in the phone's browser on iPhone and Android. Drivers sign in with a code sent to their email, with no password, and each stop opens in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze.

### Does Lite have proof of delivery like Zeo?

Not photos or signatures. Drivers mark each stop Visited or Attempted with a note, you see it within seconds, and every visit stays in the stop's history. If you need photo proof, Zeo is the better fit.

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# A Routing24 alternative with a free plan you can run a business on.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/routing24
Updated: 2026-10-19

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.

**Short answer:** 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.

|  | 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.

|  | Lite | Routing24 |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | Non-commercial use only |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Yes |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | $69/mo flat |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | Yes |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | Yes |
| Routes | Unlimited | Not stated |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | No stated cap |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | Not stated |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | Read-only browser link (paid) |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | Yes |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Read-only link (paid) |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | No |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | No |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | No |
| Delivery time windows | No | Yes |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://routing24.com/#pricing, https://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.

| Client | Street | City | ZIP | Service day | Lot size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pemberton, Carol | 118 Willow Bend Dr | Franklin, TN | 37064 | Tuesday | 0.3 ac | $45 |
| Grace Hill Church | 2401 Hollow Creek Rd | Brentwood, TN | 37027 | Thursday | 1.8 ac | $160 |
| Nguyen, Thomas | 57 Ashby Ct | Franklin, TN | 37069 | Tuesday | 0.25 ac | $42 |
| Maple Row HOA | 900 Maple Row Blvd | Nolensville, TN | 37135 | Wednesday | 2.5 ac | $210 |
| 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](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner/lawn-care).

## FAQ

### Is Routing24 free for business use?

No. As of October 2026, Routing24's free plan is for non-commercial, learning and non-profit use only. Commercial use starts with Starter at $69 a month, which adds Google maps and geocoding and sharing routes with drivers.

### Is there a free Routing24 alternative for businesses?

Yes. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations and no credit card, and the free plan doesn't expire. Paid plans start at $19.99 a month billed every six months.

### How much does Routing24 cost?

As of October 2026, Routing24 has a free plan for non-commercial use, Starter at $69 a month flat for commercial use, and Pro at $199 a month, which adds pickup and delivery, driver breaks and vehicle compartments.

### Can Routing24 drivers mark stops as done?

No. Routing24's driver link is read-only: drivers can follow the route but can't mark stops done, and there's no proof of delivery or live GPS. In Lite Route Planner, drivers mark each stop Visited or Attempted with a note, and you see it within seconds.

### Does Routing24 charge per driver?

No. Routing24's Starter and Pro plans are flat monthly prices. Lite Route Planner Business is flat too, from $59.99 a month with unlimited drivers.

### Can I import my Routing24 stops into Lite?

Yes. Export your stops from Routing24, or use the spreadsheet you import into it, and upload the file to Lite Route Planner. It finds the address columns, looks up each address and keeps the other columns as custom fields.

---

# More than 10 stops? Plan it here, then drive it in Google Maps.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/google-maps
Updated: 2026-10-19

Google Maps is great at directions. Lite handles everything before them, from the long list and the best order to the saved route and the driver, then hands each stop back to Google Maps.

**Short answer:** Google Maps plans a trip of up to 10 places, your start plus 9 stops, and keeps them in the order you enter them, so it won't work out the shortest order for you. Lite Route Planner plans routes of up to 500 stops, reorders them for the shortest drive in one click, saves them, and keeps a history of every visit. When it's time to drive, each stop opens in Google Maps with one tap. It's free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and no credit card.

## How to plan a route on Google Maps, and where it stops

On a computer or phone, open Directions, enter where you're starting, and add stops until you reach your destination. Google Maps takes up to 10 places in one trip: your start plus 9 more, counting the destination. You can drag stops into a different order by hand, and then it gives you turn-by-turn directions for the whole trip.

For a few errands, that's all you need. For a working day it runs out fast. Stop 11 needs a second trip. The order is whatever you typed, so a list sorted by customer name sends you back and forth across town. Nothing is kept as a route you can open next week or hand to someone else, and a shared directions link carries only 3 waypoints when it's opened in a phone's browser (9 elsewhere).

Our guides cover the workarounds in detail: [adding multiple stops in Google Maps](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/google-maps-multiple-stops), [getting past the 10-stop limit](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/google-maps-more-than-10-stops) and [whether Google Maps optimizes routes](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/does-google-maps-optimize-routes).

## Google Maps and Lite, line by line

Checked October 2026 against Google's own help and developer pages. Google Maps isn't trying to be a route planner for a business, so most of the gaps below are by design, not oversights.

|  | Lite | Google Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | Free |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Yes |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | Free |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | Yes |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | No |
| Routes | Unlimited | Not saved as routes |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | 10 places (start plus 9) |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | No |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | Not a driver app |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | My Maps only, no routing |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Directions link, 3 stops on mobile web |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | No |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | No |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | No |
| Delivery time windows | No | No |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://support.google.com/maps/answer/144339, https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/urls/get-started

## The work that happens before the drive

Six jobs Google Maps leaves to you, and how Lite handles each one.

- **More than 10 stops**: Put up to 500 stops on one route. Import them from Excel or CSV, paste a list, or click the map to drop pins.
- **The best order**: Press Optimize and the stops reorder to cut the miles, from your start to the last stop or back where you began. Optimize as often as you like.
- **Routes you keep**: Every route is saved with its stops in order. Plan unlimited routes from the addresses you already have.
- **The day's total**: After you save, see drive time and distance for every leg, plus the day's total with time at each stop.
- **Someone else driving**: On Business, assign a route to a driver and it's on their phone, with unlimited drivers and no per-driver fees. On any plan, share a link or QR code.
- **What happened at each stop**: Mark a stop Visited or Attempted with a note. The history stays with the address, and the map can show who you haven't seen in a while.

## How a route gets from here to Google Maps

1. **Plan and optimize** Add your stops, lasso them into a route on the map and press Optimize.
2. **Put it on the phone** Assign it to a driver on Business, open it yourself on any plan, or share a link or QR code that opens without an account.
3. **Tap a stop** Each stop opens in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, whichever the driver picked, with turn-by-turn directions from where they are.
4. **Or open the whole route** From the planner, open the route in Google Maps in ten-stop pieces. Each piece starts where the last one ended, so no stop is skipped.
5. **Mark it done** Back in the driver app, mark the stop Visited or Attempted and add a note. The planner shows it within seconds.

## When Google Maps is all you need

### Choose Lite if

- Your day has more than 10 stops
- You want the stops put in the shortest order for you, not dragged around by hand
- You plan the same customers week after week and want them saved, with notes and a visit history
- Someone else drives, and you want to send them the route and see stops checked off
- Your customers are in a spreadsheet and you want them on a map in one step

### Choose Google Maps if

- You have a few stops and already know the order
- You need directions right now and don't want to make an account
- It's a one-off trip, not a list you'll come back to
- You only want to see a spreadsheet on a map: Google My Maps imports up to 2,000 rows per import for free, though it doesn't put them in order

## FAQ

### How many stops can I add to a route in Google Maps?

Google Maps allows up to 10 places in one trip on desktop and mobile: your starting point plus 9 stops, counting the destination. A directions link you share carries up to 3 waypoints when it's opened in a mobile browser, and up to 9 otherwise. Lite Route Planner fits up to 500 stops on one route and can open them in Google Maps ten stops at a time.

### Does Google Maps put stops in the best order?

No. Google Maps keeps stops in the order you enter them. You can drag them around by hand, but it won't work out the shortest order. Lite Route Planner reorders a route for the shortest drive in one click, with unlimited optimizations on every plan, then hands each stop to Google Maps. See [does Google Maps optimize routes](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/does-google-maps-optimize-routes).

### Is there a free route planner that works with Google Maps?

Yes. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations and no credit card. Plan and optimize the route in Lite, then tap any stop to open it in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze.

### Can I import a spreadsheet of addresses into Google Maps?

Not into Google Maps directions. Google My Maps imports CSV, TSV, KML, KMZ, GPX and XLSX files and Google Sheets, up to 2,000 rows per import, but it draws directions for only up to 10 points per layer and doesn't reorder them. Lite Route Planner imports Excel, CSV or cells pasted from Google Sheets, finds the address columns, and turns the rows into routes you can optimize.

### How do I send a route with more than 10 stops to a driver?

Google Maps can't hold it in one trip, and a shared directions link carries up to 3 waypoints when it's opened in a phone's browser. In Lite Route Planner, assign the route to a driver on the Business plan and it appears in their phone's browser in order, or share a link or QR code that anyone can open. See [how to send a route to a driver's phone](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/send-a-route-to-a-drivers-phone).

### Do I have to stop using Google Maps to use Lite Route Planner?

No. Lite Route Planner plans the route and Google Maps still drives it. Each stop opens in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze with one tap, so drivers keep the navigation app they already know.

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# MapQuest reorders 26 stops. Lite keeps your whole customer list.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/mapquest
Updated: 2026-10-19

MapQuest's route planner is free and handy for a one-off trip. When the same customers come up every week, or someone else is driving, Lite keeps the list, the routes and every visit in one place.

**Short answer:** MapQuest's free route planner takes up to 26 stops, and its "Let us re-order stops" option sorts them for the shortest time or distance with the first and last stops fixed. Saving a route or importing a spreadsheet needs a MapQuest account, and there's no driver app, team or visit history. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, fits up to 500 stops per route on paid plans, and sends routes to drivers' phones with nothing to install.

## How MapQuest's route planner handles multiple stops

If you came looking for the MapQuest route planner itself, here's how it works, checked October 2026. Our [MapQuest multiple stops guide](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/mapquest-multiple-stops) goes into more detail.

1. **Open the route planner** Go to mapquest.com/routeplanner in a browser. It's free and shows ads.
2. **Add up to 26 stops** Type each address. 26 stops is the limit for one route.
3. **Let it re-order** Choose "Let us re-order stops" to sort them for the shortest time or distance. Your first and last stops stay where they are.
4. **Sign in to keep it** Saving the route, or importing stops from a spreadsheet, needs a MapQuest account.

## MapQuest vs Lite

From MapQuest's route planner page and its App Store listing, checked October 2026.

|  | Lite | MapQuest |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | Free, with ads |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Yes |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | Free; ad-free app upgrade from $1.99 |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | Yes |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | Yes |
| Routes | Unlimited | Saving needs an account |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | Up to 26 |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | No |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | Not a driver app |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | Needs an account |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Not stated |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | No |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | No |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | No |
| Delivery time windows | No | No |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://www.mapquest.com/routeplanner, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mapquest-gps-navigation-maps/id316126557

## Two ways to reorder stops

Both put stops in order for you. They make different choices about what to cut and what stays fixed.

|  | Lite | MapQuest |
|---|---|---|
| Sorts for | Shortest distance | Shortest time or distance |
| Start and end | A base, a round trip or the last stop | First and last stop stay fixed |
| Stops on one route | Up to 500 | Up to 26 |
| Undo an optimization | Yes | Not stated |
| Kept for next time | Unlimited routes | With an account |
| Price | Free for up to 50 addresses | Free, with ads |

MapQuest can sort by drive time, which Lite doesn't: Lite orders stops by distance, then shows the drive time for every leg once the route is saved.

## After the order is set

What Lite does with a route once it's planned. All of it is on every plan, including Free.

- **Share a link or QR code**: Anyone can follow the route in their browser. No account, no app.
- **A history for every stop**: Drivers mark stops Visited or Attempted and leave a note. Every visit is saved to the stop's history, so you always know when you were last there.
- **See who's due for a visit**: Color the map by last visit, from this week to over two months ago, and filter to the customers you haven't seen lately. Or color by route, driver or any field you track.
- **Export and print**: Download a printable PDF, Excel or CSV, or open the route in Google Maps.

## Which one fits your day

### Choose Lite if

- You have more than 26 stops, or the same customers every week
- Your stops live in a spreadsheet with gate codes, service types or account notes you want to keep
- Drivers need the route on their phones, and you want to see stops checked off
- You'd like to see which customers haven't had a visit in a while

### Choose MapQuest if

- You have up to 26 stops for a single trip and won't plan them again
- Ordering by shortest time matters more to you than shortest distance
- You want a route without making any account
- You'd rather navigate inside MapQuest's own app

## FAQ

### How many stops can you have on MapQuest?

MapQuest's route planner takes up to 26 stops on one route, as of October 2026. Lite Route Planner fits up to 500 stops on a route on paid plans, and it's free for up to 50 addresses.

### Does MapQuest optimize routes?

Yes. Turn on "Let us re-order stops" and MapQuest sorts your stops for the shortest time or distance, keeping your first and last stops fixed. Lite Route Planner also reorders in one click, for the shortest distance, and lets the route end at a base, back at the start or at the last stop.

### Is the MapQuest route planner free?

Yes. MapQuest's route planner is free and shows ads. Saving routes and importing a spreadsheet need a MapQuest account, and the app's ad-free upgrades cost $1.99 to $39.99 a year, as of October 2026.

### Can I upload an Excel file to MapQuest?

Importing a spreadsheet into MapQuest's route planner needs a MapQuest account. Lite Route Planner imports .xlsx, .xls, .csv and .tsv files or cells pasted from Excel or Google Sheets, finds the address columns, and keeps your other columns as custom fields.

### Can I send a MapQuest route to my drivers?

MapQuest's route planner has no driver app or team features. In Lite Route Planner, Business plans include unlimited drivers, who sign in on their phone's browser with a code sent to their email, and any route can be shared with a link or QR code.

### Is there a free MapQuest alternative with more stops?

Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations, and no credit card or trial clock. Other free planners stop sooner: Google Maps at 10 places, Apple Maps at 15 stops and RouteXL at 20. See [the best free route planners](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/best-free-route-planners).

### How do I move from MapQuest to Lite Route Planner?

Put your stops in a spreadsheet or a plain list, one address per line, and paste or upload it into Lite Route Planner. It places every address on the map and flags any it couldn't find. Lasso the stops into a route, press Optimize, and save.

---

# See who's overdue for a visit, without paying per rep.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/badger-maps
Updated: 2026-10-19

Badger Maps is built for outside sales teams, and its last check-in map is genuinely useful. Lite has the same kind of last-visit map at one flat price for the whole team, with routes up to 500 stops and nothing to install.

**Short answer:** As of October 2026, Badger Maps Business costs $58 per user a month billed yearly, or $69 month to month, optimizes routes of up to 120 stops, and has reps use its iOS and Android apps. Lite Route Planner also colors the map by how long it's been since each customer's last visit, but Business is one flat price from $59.99 a month with unlimited team members, routes hold up to 500 stops, and the driver app runs in the phone's browser. Badger Maps is the better pick if you need CRM integrations or photos on check-ins.

## Badger Maps and Lite compared

Checked October 2026 on Badger's pricing page and knowledge base. Both color the map by last visit. The differences are price, route size and how reps get the app.

|  | Lite | Badger Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | No (14-day trial) |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Card needed after 7 days |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | $58/user/mo, billed yearly |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | No |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | Up to 120 stops |
| Routes | Unlimited | Not stated |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | Up to 120 |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | Paid per user |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | No |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | Yes |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Emailed route summary |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | Yes |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | Yes |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | Check-ins with notes and photos |
| Delivery time windows | No | Not stated |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://www.badgermapping.com/pricing/, https://www.badgermapping.com/knowledgebase/filtering-last-check-in/

## What Badger Maps costs next to a flat price

Badger charges per user. Lite Business is priced by how many addresses you keep, with unlimited users, so the bill doesn't grow when you hire.

|  | Lite | Badger Maps Business |
|---|---|---|
| How the price is set | Flat, by addresses kept | Per user |
| One rep, monthly | From $29.99 | $69 |
| Five reps, monthly | From $59.99 | $345 |
| Five reps, longer billing | From $39.99 a month, every six months | $290 a month, billed yearly |
| Ten reps, monthly | From $59.99 | $690 |
| Accounts on the map | 1,000 to 10,000 on Business | 2,000 records per license |

Badger Maps prices from [Badger's pricing page](https://www.badgermapping.com/pricing/), checked October 2026. Enterprise is $95 per user billed yearly ($109 monthly), and Enterprise Plus is quoted. Lite Business runs from $59.99 a month for 1,000 addresses up to $249.99 for 10,000, whatever the team size. See [pricing](https://www.literouteplanner.com/pricing).

## An account list, ready to import

Export your accounts from a CRM or keep them in a sheet. Lite finds the address columns and keeps the rest as custom fields you can color and filter by.

| Account | Street | City | State | Tier | Last order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Family Dental | 2210 Maple Ridge Dr | Austin | TX | A | 09/18/2026 |
| Brushy Creek Animal Clinic | 1405 Sandstone Trl | Cedar Park | TX | B | 08/02/2026 |
| Lakeview Physical Therapy | 880 Harbor Pointe Blvd | Round Rock | TX | A | 10/06/2026 |
| Oak Hollow Pediatrics | 3127 Pecan Grove Rd | Georgetown | TX | C | 06/24/2026 |
| Bluebonnet Eye Care | 4710 Mesa Verde Dr | Pflugerville | TX | B | 07/15/2026 |

Tier and Last order come in as custom fields, so you can color or filter the map by either. The last-visit colors fill in as reps mark stops Visited or Attempted.

## What reps get in Lite

- **See who's due for a visit**: Color the map by last visit, from this week to over two months ago, and filter to the customers you haven't seen lately. Or color by route, driver or any field you track.
- **A history for every stop**: Drivers mark stops Visited or Attempted and leave a note. Every visit is saved to the stop's history, so you always know when you were last there.
- **Import a spreadsheet**: Excel, CSV or cells pasted from Google Sheets. Lite finds the address columns, flags anything it's unsure of, and keeps your other columns as custom fields.
- **Export and print**: Download a printable PDF, Excel or CSV, or open the route in Google Maps.

## Badger Maps or a flat-price planner

### Choose Lite if

- You want the last-visit map without paying for every rep
- Some routes run past Badger's 120-stop optimization limit, like merchandising or route sales
- Reps shouldn't have to install anything to see their day
- Your accounts live in a spreadsheet, not a CRM
- You'd like to start free, with no card and no trial clock

### Choose Badger Maps if

- Your team works in a CRM and wants visits synced back to it (Badger's CRM integration needs 2 or more licenses)
- Reps attach photos to their check-ins
- You want native iOS and Android apps for your reps

## FAQ

### How much does Badger Maps cost?

As of October 2026, Badger Maps Business is $58 per user a month billed yearly or $69 month to month, Enterprise is $95 or $109, and Enterprise Plus is quoted. There's a 14-day free trial; on the web a card is needed after the first 7 days, or upfront if you start on iOS. Lite Route Planner Business starts at $59.99 a month with unlimited users.

### How many stops can Badger Maps optimize?

Badger Maps optimizes routes of up to 120 stops. Lite Route Planner optimizes routes of up to 500 stops, with unlimited optimizations on every plan.

### What are the main Badger Maps competitors?

Two other field sales mapping tools are Map My Customers, a field sales CRM from $99 per seat a month with a 5-seat minimum on a 12-month term, and Maptive, a mapping tool from $110 a month per user with route optimization up to 70 stops. Lite Route Planner is the flat-price option: a route planner with last-visit map colors and unlimited users on Business.

### Is there a free alternative to Badger Maps?

Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with no credit card and no trial clock, and the free plan includes last-visit map colors, visit history and unlimited optimizations. For a team, Business adds unlimited reps from $59.99 a month.

### Does Lite Route Planner integrate with Salesforce or HubSpot?

No. Lite Route Planner has no CRM integrations or API. Export your accounts from the CRM as Excel or CSV and import them, and export routes back out as Excel, CSV or a printable PDF. If syncing visits into a CRM matters, Badger Maps is the better fit.

### Can Lite Route Planner show days since last visit, like Badger's last check-in filter?

Yes. Color the map by last visit and each customer shows how long it's been: within a week, 1 to 2 weeks, 2 to 4 weeks, 1 to 2 months, over 2 months, or never visited. Filter to the overdue ones, lasso them into a route and optimize it.

### How do I switch from Badger Maps?

Get your accounts into a spreadsheet, from your CRM or the file you first imported into Badger, and upload it to Lite Route Planner. Address columns are found automatically and other columns become custom fields. A last check-in date can come along as a column, but the visit history starts with your first route in Lite.

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# Past RouteXL's 20 free stops, without buying a day pass.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/routexl
Updated: 2026-10-19

RouteXL is a quick way to put a list of stops in order. Lite does that too, then keeps the list, sends the route to a driver's phone and remembers every visit.

**Short answer:** RouteXL is a web route optimizer that's free for up to 20 stops; as of October 2026, 100 stops cost €5 a day or €35 a month and 200 stops €10 a day or €70 a month, and there's no driver app. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations, and paid plans fit up to 500 stops on a route. It also saves your routes, has a driver app that runs in the phone's browser, and keeps a visit history for every stop.

## Paste from Excel, the same as you do now

RouteXL lets you paste addresses from Excel. Lite takes the same paste, or the whole file, and keeps the extra columns instead of dropping them.

| Order | Recipient | Address | City | ZIP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1041 | Maria Delgado | 2718 Cedar Hollow Ln | Beaverton | 97005 | Birthday, call on arrival |
| 1042 | Northpoint Dental | 455 Larkspur Ave, Suite 3 | Tigard | 97223 | Front desk |
| 1043 | Evan Brooks | 9120 Fernway Ct | Beaverton | 97007 | Side gate |
| 1044 | Sunrise Care Home | 1300 Old Mill Rd | Tualatin | 97062 | Ask for Rosa |
| 1045 | Priya Nair | 67 Willow Bend Dr | Lake Oswego | 97035 | Leave on porch |

Order, Recipient and Notes come along as custom fields. Any address that can't be placed is flagged so you can fix it before you plan.

## RouteXL vs Lite, feature by feature

From RouteXL's pricing page, checked October 2026.

|  | Lite | RouteXL |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | Up to 20 stops |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Yes |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | €35/mo for 100 stops, or €5 a day |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | Yes |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | Yes |
| Routes | Unlimited | Not stated |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | 20 free; 100 or 200 paid |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | No |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | No driver app |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | Paste from Excel |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Not stated |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | No |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | No |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | No |
| Delivery time windows | No | Not stated |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://www.routexl.com/pricing

## What a route costs as it grows

RouteXL sells passes by route size. Here's the same range of routes on both.

|  | Lite | RouteXL |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 20 stops | Free | Free |
| 21 to 50 stops | Free | €5 a day or €35 a month |
| 100 or 200 stops | From $19.99 a month | €5 or €10 a day, €35 or €70 a month |
| One busy day a month | $29.99, month to month | €5 or €10 day pass |
| Billing | Monthly or every six months, in US dollars | By the day or month, in euros |

Lite prices assume Personal billed every six months ($119.94); month to month it's $29.99. Personal holds up to 200 addresses, and routes reuse them, so planning the same stops again costs nothing extra. RouteXL prices from [RouteXL's pricing page](https://www.routexl.com/pricing), checked October 2026.

## RouteXL hands you a list. Lite hands your driver a route.

Drivers sign in on their phone's browser with a code from their email: no app store, no password. They see their routes in order with drive time and distance between stops, tap a stop to open it in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, and mark it Visited or Attempted with a note. You see progress in the planner within seconds. Driver accounts come with Business; on any plan you can drive your own routes from your phone.

## When RouteXL is still the right call

### Choose Lite if

- You route more than 20 stops, or the same customers every week
- Drivers need the route on their phones, with stops they can check off
- You want a history of every visit and a map of who's overdue
- You'd rather pay one monthly price in dollars than buy passes

### Choose RouteXL if

- You route 20 stops or fewer, now and then
- You only need a big route a few days a month, and a €5 or €10 day pass beats a monthly plan
- You load routes into a GPS unit or another app: RouteXL downloads GPX, ITN, CSV and KML files

## FAQ

### Is RouteXL free?

RouteXL is free for routes of up to 20 stops. Beyond that, as of October 2026, you buy access by the day or month in euros: €5 a day or €35 a month for 100 stops, or €10 a day or €70 a month for 200. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes.

### How many stops can RouteXL handle?

RouteXL takes 20 stops for free and 100 or 200 stops on its paid passes, as of October 2026. Lite Route Planner fits up to 500 stops on one route on paid plans.

### Does RouteXL have a driver app?

No. RouteXL is a web optimizer without a driver app; you can download the route as a GPX, ITN, CSV or KML file. Lite Route Planner includes a driver app that runs in the phone's browser on iPhone and Android, with one tap to Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze at each stop.

### Is there a free RouteXL alternative for more than 20 stops?

Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, so a route of 21 to 50 stops costs nothing, with unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations and no credit card. MapQuest's free planner takes up to 26 stops, with ads.

### Can Lite Route Planner export GPX or KML files?

No. Lite Route Planner exports a printable PDF, Excel and CSV, and opens routes in Google Maps in ten-stop pieces. If you load routes into a dedicated GPS unit, RouteXL's GPX and ITN downloads suit that better.

### How do I move my RouteXL stops to Lite Route Planner?

Paste the same addresses you paste into RouteXL, or upload the spreadsheet they came from. Lite Route Planner looks up every address, flags any it can't place, and keeps other columns as custom fields. Lasso the stops into a route and press Optimize.

### Does Lite Route Planner work outside the US, in kilometers?

Yes. Lite Route Planner prices are in US dollars, but address search covers addresses worldwide and distances can show in kilometers or miles.

---

# Save your customers once. Plan them into routes as often as you like.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/myrouteonline
Updated: 2026-10-19

MyRouteOnline prices route planning in address credits. Lite prices it by the customer list you keep, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations on every plan.

**Short answer:** MyRouteOnline sells address credits with unlimited users: as of October 2026, Basic is $19 a month for 50 credits, Classic $49 for 500 and Premium $99 for 1,200, with pay-as-you-go also offered, and drivers use its MyRoute app. Lite Route Planner counts an address once, when you save it, so planning next week's route from the same customers uses nothing extra. It's free for up to 50 addresses, Personal starts at $19.99 a month for up to 200 addresses, and Business includes unlimited drivers on a driver app with nothing to install.

## Credits or a saved list: how the two models add up

MyRouteOnline's plans are sized in address credits, with unlimited users on every plan. Basic is 50 credits for $19 a month, Classic 500 for $49 and Premium 1,200 for $99, and there's a pay-as-you-go option. Its Excel import takes up to 1,000 addresses.

Lite is sized by the addresses you keep. Once a customer is saved, you can put them on as many routes as you like: this week's, next week's, a makeup route on Friday. Routes and optimizations are unlimited on every plan, so planning the same customers again doesn't use anything.

The fair way to compare is with your own numbers. Count the customers you keep, then check MyRouteOnline's pricing page for how many credits your usual month would take. A window cleaner whose regular clients fit within Personal's 200 addresses pays $29.99 a month on Lite ($19.99 billed every six months), however many times those clients are routed.

## MyRouteOnline and Lite, checked October 2026

MyRouteOnline leaves several details off its pricing page, so the table says Not stated wherever it doesn't publish them.

|  | Lite | MyRouteOnline |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | Trial of 20 address credits |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Not stated |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | $19/mo for 50 address credits |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | Yes |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | Yes |
| Routes | Unlimited | Not stated |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | Not stated |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | Unlimited users |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | No |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | Yes |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Not stated |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | Not stated |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | No |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | Not stated |
| Delivery time windows | No | Not stated |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://www.myrouteonline.com/pricing

## A client list with a service-day column

Add a column for the day each client is due. In Lite, filter or color the map by that column, lasso the day's clients and optimize.

| Client | Street | City | ZIP | Service day | Every |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Hollis | 412 Birchwood Ln | Plano | 75023 | Tuesday | 2 weeks |
| Greenway Office Park | 7800 Commerce Row, Bldg B | Frisco | 75034 | Tuesday | 4 weeks |
| Marcus Bell | 1129 Quail Run Dr | Allen | 75002 | Wednesday | 2 weeks |
| The Linden Apartments | 560 Linden Way | McKinney | 75070 | Wednesday | 4 weeks |
| Sofia Ramirez | 88 Prairie Wind Ct | Plano | 75025 | Thursday | 2 weeks |

Lite doesn't repeat routes on a schedule by itself. The service-day column does that job: filter to Tuesday, lasso, optimize. More in [planning weekly service routes](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/weekly-service-routes).

## Switching from MyRouteOnline

1. **Start from your spreadsheet** MyRouteOnline works from Excel files, so you likely have one already. If not, list your customers one per row, with the address in its own column or columns.
2. **Upload it** Drop the .xlsx or .csv into Lite, or paste the cells. It finds the address columns, places every address, and flags the ones it couldn't find.
3. **Keep your columns** Service day, gate codes, notes or contract value come along as custom fields: text, number, date or yes/no.
4. **Make the week's routes** Filter by service day, lasso the stops into a route and press Optimize. Set a default time at each stop so the day's total is right.
5. **Send them out** Assign routes to drivers on Business, or share a link or QR code that opens in any browser.

## Which pricing suits how you work

### Choose Lite if

- You visit the same customers again and again
- You want to see who you haven't visited lately, colored on the map
- Drivers should open their routes without installing an app
- You'd like to start free, with no card and no trial clock

### Choose MyRouteOnline if

- You route a small number of addresses each month and a 50-credit plan covers it
- You'd rather pay as you go than subscribe
- Your drivers prefer a native app from the app store

## FAQ

### How does MyRouteOnline pricing work?

MyRouteOnline sells address credits with unlimited users. As of October 2026, Basic is $19 a month for 50 credits, Classic is $49 for 500 and Premium is $99 for 1,200, and there's a pay-as-you-go option. Lite Route Planner is priced by how many addresses you keep instead, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations.

### Does MyRouteOnline have a free trial?

MyRouteOnline offers a trial with 20 address credits. Lite Route Planner has no trial because it has a free plan instead: free for up to 50 addresses, with no credit card and no end date.

### How many addresses can I import into MyRouteOnline?

MyRouteOnline's Excel import takes up to 1,000 addresses. Lite Route Planner imports .xlsx, .xls, .csv and .tsv files or pasted cells, up to your plan's address limit, and fits up to 500 stops on a single route.

### Do routes use up my Lite Route Planner address limit?

No. An address counts when you save it. Building routes from addresses you already have, optimizing them, and planning them again next week doesn't use any of your allowance in Lite Route Planner.

### Is there a free MyRouteOnline alternative?

Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations and a driver app that runs in the phone's browser. When you need more, Personal starts at $19.99 a month and Business at $59.99 a month with unlimited drivers.

### Does MyRouteOnline have a driver app?

Yes. MyRouteOnline drivers use its native MyRoute app. Lite Route Planner's driver app runs in the phone's browser on iPhone and Android, so drivers sign in with an emailed code and don't install anything.

---

# Mapped your customers in Maptive? Now plan the drive.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/maptive
Updated: 2026-10-19

Maptive turns spreadsheets into territory and heat maps. Lite is narrower on purpose: it maps your list so you can turn it into routes, send them to drivers and keep track of every visit.

**Short answer:** Maptive is a browser mapping tool built for territory and heat maps; as of October 2026 it costs $110 a month for one user ($1,250 a year) or $220 a month for five, with route optimization up to 70 stops. Lite Route Planner is a route planner: it maps your spreadsheet, colors pins by route, driver, last visit or any column, and optimizes routes of up to 500 stops. It's free for up to 50 addresses, and Business includes unlimited drivers from $59.99 a month.

## A mapping tool and a route planner do different jobs

Both start from a spreadsheet and put it on a map. After that, they head in different directions.

|  | Lite | Maptive |
|---|---|---|
| Plots a spreadsheet on a map | Yes | Yes |
| Territory and heat maps | No | Yes |
| Route optimization | Up to 500 stops | Up to 70 stops |
| Driver app | In the browser, no install | No |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | No |
| One user | Free up to 50 addresses; Personal from $19.99/mo | $110/mo or $1,250/yr |
| Five users | Business from $59.99/mo, unlimited users | $220/mo or $2,500/yr |

Maptive prices from [Maptive's pricing page](https://www.maptive.com/pricing/), checked October 2026. Maptive offers a 10-day trial with no card.

## Maptive vs Lite: the full list

Every row we compare across route planners. Maptive is a mapping tool first, so several of the routing rows don't really apply to it.

|  | Lite | Maptive |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | No (10-day trial) |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Yes |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | $110/mo for one user |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | No |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | Up to 70 stops |
| Routes | Unlimited | Not stated |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | Up to 70 |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | Paid per user |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | No driver app |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | Yes |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Not stated |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | No |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | Not stated |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | No |
| Delivery time windows | No | Not stated |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://www.maptive.com/pricing/

## When the map is the job, and when the route is

A sales manager splitting a state into territories, or an analyst looking at where last year's revenue came from, needs boundaries, heat maps and layers of data. That's Maptive's home ground, and Lite doesn't try to do it.

A pest control owner with 180 accounts and three technicians needs something else: Tuesday's 35 stops in a sensible order, on the tech's phone, checked off as they go. That's what Lite is for. Import the account list, color the map by a "Service day" or "Territory" column, lasso a day's stops, and press Optimize.

If you pay for Maptive mostly to plan drives, Lite costs less and does more of that one job. If you use Maptive for territory analysis and plan routes only now and then, its 70-stop optimizer may be all the routing you need.

## From spreadsheet to the day's drive

- **Import a spreadsheet**: Excel, CSV or cells pasted from Google Sheets. Lite finds the address columns, flags anything it's unsure of, and keeps your other columns as custom fields.
- **See who's due for a visit**: Color the map by last visit, from this week to over two months ago, and filter to the customers you haven't seen lately. Or color by route, driver or any field you track.
- **Drive time for every leg**: See the day's total, time driving, time at stops and miles before anyone leaves.
- **Export and print**: Download a printable PDF, Excel or CSV, or open the route in Google Maps.

## Maptive or a route planner

### Choose Lite if

- You plan drives, not territories
- Some routes run past 70 stops
- Drivers or technicians need the route on their phones
- You want a visit history and a map of who's overdue

### Choose Maptive if

- You draw sales territories or build heat maps
- You analyze large spreadsheets on a map and route only now and then
- Your routes stay at 70 stops or fewer and you already pay for Maptive

## FAQ

### How much does Maptive cost?

As of October 2026, Maptive Pro is $110 a month or $1,250 a year for one user, and Team is $220 a month or $2,500 a year for five users. There's a 10-day trial with no card. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, and Business starts at $59.99 a month with unlimited users.

### How many stops can Maptive optimize?

Maptive's route optimization handles up to 70 stops. Lite Route Planner optimizes routes of up to 500 stops, with unlimited optimizations on every plan.

### Can Lite Route Planner draw territories or heat maps?

No. Lite Route Planner colors pins by route, driver, last visit, last outcome, times visited or any custom field, so a Territory column shows up as colored pins. It doesn't draw boundaries or heat maps; for that, Maptive is the better tool.

### Is there a free alternative to Maptive?

For plotting addresses and planning routes, Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses. For a free map of a large spreadsheet without routing, Google My Maps imports up to 2,000 rows per import, though it draws directions for only up to 10 points per layer.

### Does Maptive have a driver app?

Maptive is a browser mapping tool without a driver app. Lite Route Planner includes one that runs in the phone's browser: drivers see their routes in order, open each stop in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, and mark it Visited or Attempted.

### How do I move my Maptive spreadsheet into Lite Route Planner?

Upload the same Excel or CSV file you mapped in Maptive. Lite Route Planner finds the address columns, places each row, flags any address it couldn't find, and keeps your other columns as custom fields you can color and filter by.

---

# Customer visits on a map, without a five-seat contract.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/map-my-customers
Updated: 2026-10-19

Map My Customers is a full field sales CRM. If your team needs the map, the routes and the visit history more than the CRM, Lite covers those at a flat monthly price.

**Short answer:** Map My Customers is a field sales CRM priced per seat on a 12-month term: as of October 2026, $99 per seat a month with a 5-seat minimum, $139 with a 10-seat minimum and $199 with a 35-seat minimum, so the smallest plan comes to $5,940 a year. Lite Route Planner is a route planner with visit history and last-visit map colors; it's free for up to 50 addresses, and Business starts at $59.99 a month with unlimited users and no long-term contract. Pick Map My Customers if you need a CRM, and Lite if you need routes and visit tracking.

## Map My Customers and Lite side by side

From Map My Customers' pricing page, checked October 2026.

|  | Lite | Map My Customers |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 50 addresses, no time limit | No |
| No credit card to start | Yes | Not stated |
| Paid plans from | $19.99/mo, billed every 6 months | $99/seat/mo, yearly, 5-seat minimum |
| No per-driver or per-user fees | Yes | No |
| Puts stops in the best order | Unlimited, one click | Yes |
| Routes | Unlimited | Not stated |
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | Not stated |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | Paid per seat |
| Driver app works with no install | Yes | No |
| Excel / CSV import | Yes | Yes |
| Share a route by link | Link and QR code | Not stated |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | Yes |
| Color the map by last visit | Yes | Not stated |
| Proof of visit | Visited or Attempted, with notes | Check-ins |
| Delivery time windows | No | Not stated |

Checked 2026-10-19 against each vendor's pricing and help pages: https://mapmycustomers.com/pricing

## What a small team pays each month

Map My Customers bills per seat, yearly, with a minimum. Lite bills by addresses, with unlimited users, monthly or every six months.

|  | Lite | Map My Customers |
|---|---|---|
| Two reps | From $59.99 | $495 (5-seat minimum) |
| Five reps | From $59.99 | $495 |
| Eight reps | From $59.99 | $792 |
| Contract | None; monthly or every six months | 12 months, paid annually |
| Free plan | Free for up to 50 addresses | No |

Map My Customers' $99 tier, from [its pricing page](https://mapmycustomers.com/pricing), checked October 2026. Lite Business runs from $59.99 a month for 1,000 addresses up to $249.99 for 10,000, whatever the team size, and every paid plan is 33% off billed every six months.

## What Lite doesn't do

If any of these is why you chose Map My Customers, it's probably still the right tool.

- **It isn't a CRM**: Each stop has custom fields and a visit history, but there are no contacts, deals or pipelines.
- **No integrations or API**: Accounts come in by spreadsheet and go out as Excel, CSV or PDF. Nothing syncs with other software.
- **No native app**: The driver app runs in the phone's browser. There's nothing in the App Store or Google Play, and no offline mode.
- **No scheduling**: Routes don't repeat on their own, and there are no appointment times or time windows.

## What it does do, on every plan

- **A history for every stop**: Drivers mark stops Visited or Attempted and leave a note. Every visit is saved to the stop's history, so you always know when you were last there.
- **See who's due for a visit**: Color the map by last visit, from this week to over two months ago, and filter to the customers you haven't seen lately. Or color by route, driver or any field you track.
- **Import a spreadsheet**: Excel, CSV or cells pasted from Google Sheets. Lite finds the address columns, flags anything it's unsure of, and keeps your other columns as custom fields.
- **Share a link or QR code**: Anyone can follow the route in their browser. No account, no app.

## Which one your team needs

### Choose Lite if

- Your team is under five reps, or you don't want to pay per seat
- You'd rather not sign a 12-month contract
- You keep accounts in a spreadsheet and need routes and visit tracking, not a CRM
- Reps shouldn't have to install an app

### Choose Map My Customers if

- You want a field sales CRM with the map built in
- Your reps check in from a native mobile app
- You have five or more reps and a yearly budget for per-seat software

## FAQ

### How much does Map My Customers cost?

As of October 2026, Map My Customers is priced per seat, paid annually on a 12-month term: $99 a seat a month with a 5-seat minimum, $139 with a 10-seat minimum and $199 with a 35-seat minimum. The smallest plan comes to $5,940 a year. Lite Route Planner Business starts at $59.99 a month with unlimited users.

### Can I buy just one seat of Map My Customers?

Not on its published plans as of October 2026: the $99 plan has a 5-seat minimum on a 12-month term. Lite Route Planner has a free plan, Personal for one person from $19.99 a month, and Business with unlimited users from $59.99 a month.

### Does Map My Customers have a free plan?

No. Map My Customers doesn't list a free plan on its pricing page as of October 2026. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with no credit card and no trial clock.

### Is there a Map My Customers alternative for small teams?

Lite Route Planner fits small teams that need routes and visit tracking without a CRM: free for up to 50 addresses, with no seat minimum, no contract, and unlimited users on Business. Badger Maps is another option at $58 to $69 per user a month; see [Badger Maps alternatives](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/badger-maps).

### Does Lite Route Planner keep a visit history like a CRM?

Yes, for every stop. Each visit is saved as Visited or Attempted, with the time and a note, and stays after the route is completed. You can color the map by last visit, last outcome or times visited. Lite Route Planner isn't a CRM, though: there are no contacts, deals or pipelines.

### Can I bring my accounts over from a CRM?

Yes, if you can export them to Excel or CSV. Upload the file to Lite Route Planner and it finds the address columns, flags anything it couldn't place, and keeps other columns, like account owner or last order date, as custom fields.

### Do reps need to install an app?

Not for Lite Route Planner. Reps open the driver app in their phone's browser on iPhone or Android and sign in with a code sent to their email. Map My Customers uses a native mobile app.

---

# SpeedyRoute is gone. Here's where to plan your routes now.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/speedy-route
Updated: 2026-10-19

SpeedyRoute shut down in February 2025, and speedyroute.com now sends you to Delivery Planner. If you came looking for somewhere new to put a list of stops in order, here are your options, side by side.

**Short answer:** SpeedyRoute shut down in February 2025, and speedyroute.com now redirects to deliveryplanner.com, a free web planner from Spoke (formerly Circuit) that takes up to 20 stops without an account. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations, and it saves your addresses and routes, imports Excel or CSV, and sends routes to drivers' phones. Both run in a web browser.

## What happened to SpeedyRoute

SpeedyRoute shut down in February 2025. If you go to speedyroute.com today, you land on deliveryplanner.com, a free web route planner made by Spoke, the company formerly called Circuit.

Delivery Planner takes up to 20 stops and doesn't ask you to make an account. For a quick one-off list, that's convenient. If you plan more than 20 stops, or the same customers every week, you'll want something that keeps your list.

If your addresses are in a spreadsheet, or you can paste them as a list, you can be planning again in a few minutes.

## Delivery Planner and Lite

The planner speedyroute.com now redirects to, next to ours. Checked October 2026.

|  | Lite | Delivery Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for up to 50 addresses | Free |
| Stops | Up to 50 addresses free; up to 500 per route on paid plans | Up to 20 |
| Account | Free account, sign in with an emailed code | No account needed |
| Saves your addresses and routes | Unlimited routes | Not stated |
| Driver app | Runs in the phone's browser | Not stated |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | Not stated |

Delivery Planner is made by Spoke, which also sells a Route Planner app for one person and Spoke Dispatch for teams. See [Spoke (Circuit) alternatives](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/circuit).

## Other free ways to plan a multi-stop route

Checked October 2026. Every free planner has a limit; here's where each one is.

- **Lite: up to 50 addresses**: Free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations. Saved routes, spreadsheet import and a driver app with nothing to install.
- **MapQuest: 26 stops**: Free with ads, and it can re-order stops with the first and last fixed. Saving needs an account. [MapQuest alternatives](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/mapquest).
- **RouteXL: 20 stops**: A free web optimizer, then day or month passes in euros. No driver app. [RouteXL alternatives](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/routexl).
- **Apple Maps: 15 stops**: Multi-stop driving routes on iPhone with iOS 16 or later, in the order you add them. [Apple Maps multiple stops](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/apple-maps-multiple-stops).
- **Google Maps: 10 places**: Free directions for your start plus 9 stops, kept in the order you enter them. [Google Maps alternatives](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/google-maps).
- **Spoke app: 10 stops per route**: A native phone app for one driver. The free tier is 10 stops per route, and paid plans start at $9.99 a month. [Spoke alternatives](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/circuit).

## Pick up where SpeedyRoute left off

1. **Make a free account** Enter your email and type the code we send you. No password, no credit card.
2. **Bring your list** Paste addresses one per line, upload an Excel or CSV file, or paste cells from Google Sheets. Anything that can't be placed is flagged for you to fix.
3. **Make a route** Draw a loop around the stops on the map, or click pins to add them one at a time.
4. **Optimize** Press Optimize, and choose whether the route ends at the last stop or comes back to the start.
5. **Drive it** Open the route on your phone and tap each stop to open it in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze. Mark it Visited when you leave.

## Delivery Planner or Lite

### Choose Lite if

- You have more than 20 stops
- You plan the same customers again and want them saved
- Someone else drives, or you want to check stops off as you go
- You want spreadsheet import that keeps your extra columns

### Choose Delivery Planner if

- You have 20 stops or fewer and want an answer without making an account
- It's a one-off list you won't need again

## FAQ

### What happened to SpeedyRoute?

SpeedyRoute shut down in February 2025. Its website, speedyroute.com, now redirects to deliveryplanner.com, a free route planner from Spoke (formerly Circuit) that takes up to 20 stops without an account.

### Is there a free route planner like SpeedyRoute?

Yes, several. As of October 2026, Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses with unlimited routes, MapQuest takes 26 stops with ads, RouteXL and Delivery Planner take 20, Apple Maps 15 and Google Maps 10 places. Lite, MapQuest and RouteXL reorder stops for you; Google Maps and Apple Maps keep the order you enter.

### Can I import my old SpeedyRoute address list into Lite Route Planner?

If you have it as a spreadsheet or a plain list, yes. Upload an .xlsx, .xls, .csv or .tsv file, or paste addresses or cells from Excel or Google Sheets. Lite Route Planner places every address on the map and flags any it couldn't find.

### Do I need an account to use Lite Route Planner?

Yes, a free one. Enter your email and type the code Lite Route Planner sends you; there's no password and no credit card. The account is what keeps your addresses, routes and visit history there for next time.

### Is Lite Route Planner free?

Yes. Free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations, no credit card and no trial clock. Paid plans start at $19.99 a month for up to 200 addresses and fit up to 500 stops on a route.

### Can I send a route to a driver's phone without an app?

With Lite Route Planner, yes. Share any route with a link or QR code that opens in a phone's browser with no account, or on Business assign it to a driver who signs in with an emailed code and marks stops Visited or Attempted. Share links are view-only.

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# How to add multiple stops on Google Maps.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/google-maps-multiple-stops
Updated: 2026-10-19

Google Maps will route you through up to 10 places in one trip: your starting point plus 9 stops. Here's how to add them and put them in order on a computer and in the phone app, and what to use when your list is longer.

**Short answer:** To add multiple stops on Google Maps, get directions to your first stop, then click Add destination on a computer, or tap More and then Edit stops in the iPhone or Android app, and choose the next place. Google Maps allows up to 10 places per trip (your start plus 9 stops, counting the final destination) and drives them in the order you enter them, so you drag stops to reorder them yourself. For longer lists, Lite Route Planner puts your stops in the shortest order in one click and opens each one in Google Maps for directions; it's free for up to 50 addresses, and paid plans fit up to 500 stops on a route.

## Add multiple stops in Google Maps on a computer

These steps work in any browser at google.com/maps. Multiple stops work for every way of getting around except public transit and flights.

1. **Click Directions** Open Google Maps in your browser and click Directions.
2. **Enter a start and your first stop** Type your starting point and your first destination. To start somewhere other than where you are now, click Your location and type an address.
3. **Click Add destination** It sits below the places you've entered. Type the next stop and pick it from the list.
4. **Repeat for up to 9 stops** Keep clicking Add destination for each stop. Google Maps allows 9 stops after your starting point, and the 9 include your final destination.
5. **Drag stops into order** Google Maps drives the list from top to bottom and won't reorder it for you. Drag any stop up or down to move it.
6. **Pick a route** Click a route to see turn-by-turn directions, the total distance and the drive time.

## Add multiple stops in the Google Maps app on iPhone or Android

The app works the same way on both phones. Plan the stops first, then start navigation.

1. **Search for your first stop** Open the Google Maps app and search for the place, or tap it on the map.
2. **Tap Directions** It's at the bottom left of the screen.
3. **Tap More, then Edit stops** More is the three-dot button at the top right. Some older versions of the app label this option Add stop.
4. **Add the next places** Tap Add stop and search for the next place, or choose it on the map. Repeat until you have up to 9 stops.
5. **Hold Reorder and drag** Press and hold the Reorder handle next to a stop, then drag it up or down the list.
6. **Tap Done, then Start** Google Maps navigates to each stop in the order on the list.

## Five things the steps don't tell you

- **Your start counts toward the 10**: The limit is 10 places in all. If you leave from home and come back home, home takes two of them, which leaves room for 8 customers.
- **Getting the order right is your job**: Google Maps doesn't look for the shortest order. After a fixed start, 9 stops can be visited in 362,880 different orders, and it drives the one you typed.
- **No transit or flights**: Multiple destinations work for driving, walking and cycling. If you can't add a stop, check that you aren't on the transit tab.
- **Shared links can drop stops**: Google's documentation for directions links says they carry up to 9 in-between stops, and only 3 when the link opens in a mobile browser. Check a shared link on the phone that will use it.
- **Built for one trip, not a customer list**: Google Maps doesn't import a spreadsheet, so every multi-stop trip starts with typing addresses, including the ones you drove last week.

## When to use a route planner instead

Google Maps is the right tool when you have a handful of stops and already know the order: a few errands, three job sites, a pickup on the way home. It starts to cost you time in three situations.

**You have more than 9 stops.** You'll split the day into several trips and type the hand-off address twice. Our guide to [getting past the 10-stop limit](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/google-maps-more-than-10-stops) walks through each workaround and what it costs.

**The order isn't obvious.** Ten stops scattered across town are hard to order well by eye, and Google Maps [won't reorder them for you](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/does-google-maps-optimize-routes). A route optimizer compares the orders for you and picks a short one.

**You drive the same customers every week.** Lawn crews, house cleaners and pool techs keep their customers in a spreadsheet. Retyping 25 addresses into Google Maps every Monday is the slow part of the day, not the driving.

Lite Route Planner takes that spreadsheet as it is, puts every address on a map, and [orders a route in one click](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-optimizer). You still drive with Google Maps: each stop opens in it with one tap from your phone, or you can open the whole route in Google Maps in ten-stop pieces.

## Google Maps or a route planner?

### Choose Lite if

- You have more than 9 stops, or the same customers every week
- You want the stops put in the shortest order for you
- Your addresses live in a spreadsheet you'd rather not retype
- Someone else drives the route and you want to see which stops are done
- You want it free for up to 50 addresses, with nothing to install

### Choose Google Maps if

- You have 9 stops or fewer and already know the order
- It's a one-off trip you won't plan again
- You're walking or cycling rather than driving
- All you need is turn-by-turn directions, which Google Maps does well

## FAQ

### How many stops can you add on Google Maps?

Up to 10 places in one trip: your starting point plus 9 stops, and the 9 include your final destination. The limit is the same on a computer, iPhone and Android. Past that, you split the day into several trips or use a route planner.

### How do I add a stop on Google Maps on my phone?

Search for your destination and tap Directions. Then tap More (the three dots at the top right), choose Edit stops, and add the next place. Hold the Reorder handle to drag stops into order, then tap Done.

### Why can't I add stops in Google Maps?

The usual reasons are that you're looking at public transit or flights, which don't support multiple destinations, or that you've already added 9 stops. Switch to driving, walking or cycling, or split the trip in two.

### Does Google Maps put my stops in the best order?

No. Google Maps drives your stops in the order you list them and only chooses the roads between one stop and the next. To get the shortest order, drag stops by hand or use a route optimizer such as Lite Route Planner, then drive each stop in Google Maps.

### Can I import a list of addresses into Google Maps?

Not into a Google Maps trip. Google My Maps can import a spreadsheet of up to 2,000 rows as pins, but it draws directions for only 10 points per layer and doesn't reorder them. Route planners such as Lite Route Planner import Excel or CSV files and build a route from them.

### What's a free way to plan more than 10 stops?

Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations, and opens each stop in Google Maps. MapQuest's route planner takes up to 26 stops with ads, and RouteXL optimizes up to 20 stops for free.

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# How to plan more than 10 stops with Google Maps.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/google-maps-more-than-10-stops
Updated: 2026-10-19

Google Maps tops out at 10 places per trip, and Google My Maps at 10 points per directions layer. You can get around both, but you'll do the ordering and the typing yourself. Here are the three ways people do it, and what each one costs.

**Short answer:** Google Maps can't take more than 10 places in one trip (a start plus 9 stops), so the workarounds are to split the route into several trips that each begin where the last one ended, or to draw it in Google My Maps, which imports up to 2,000 rows but routes only 10 points per layer on up to 10 layers. Neither one puts the stops in the best order for you. Lite Route Planner takes the whole list, optimizes it in one click and opens the route in Google Maps in ten-stop pieces; it's free for up to 50 addresses, and paid plans fit up to 500 stops on a route.

## Workaround 1: split the route into several Google Maps trips

The most common fix, and it needs nothing but Google Maps. Each trip starts at the last stop of the one before, so every trip after the first adds 9 new stops.

1. **Put the whole list in order first** Google Maps won't reorder anything, so decide the order before you type. Sort the list by neighborhood, or sweep around town in one direction, and number the stops.
2. **Build trip 1** In Google Maps, click Directions, enter your start, and add stops 1 to 9 with Add destination.
3. **Start trip 2 at stop 9** Open a new set of directions with stop 9 as the starting point, then add stops 10 to 18.
4. **Repeat until the list is done** A 25-stop day takes three trips: stops 1 to 9, 10 to 18 and 19 to 25. A 40-stop day takes five.
5. **Save each trip's link in order** Copy each trip's link into a note or a text to yourself, numbered. Google's documentation says a directions link opened in a mobile browser carries only 3 in-between stops, so test each link on your phone before you leave.
6. **Drive one trip at a time** When you reach the last stop of a trip, open the next link and carry on.

## Workaround 2: chain directions layers in Google My Maps

Google My Maps (mymaps.google.com) is Google's free custom-map tool. Unlike Google Maps, it imports a spreadsheet. It still routes in chunks of 10.

1. **Create a map** Sign in to My Maps with your Google account and create a new map.
2. **Import your addresses** Import a CSV, TSV, XLSX, KML, KMZ or GPX file, or a Google Sheet, up to 2,000 rows per import. Choose the column that holds the address so each row lands as a pin.
3. **Add a directions layer** Use the directions tool to add a layer of driving directions, then enter up to 10 points in the order you want to drive them.
4. **Add a layer for each next chunk** Start each new directions layer at the last point of the one before. A map holds 10 layers in all, and your imported pins use one of them.
5. **Check the order yourself** My Maps draws each leg but doesn't optimize it. The points in a layer stay in the order you entered them.

## What each workaround costs you

All three are free to try. They differ in how much of the work is left to you.

|  | Lite | Several Google Maps trips | Google My Maps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | 10 per trip | 10 per directions layer |
| Imports a spreadsheet | Yes | No | Up to 2,000 rows |
| Puts stops in the best order | Yes | No | No |
| Keeps the route for next week | Unlimited routes | Only as links you save | As a saved map |
| Price | Free for up to 50 addresses | Free | Free |

Google Maps and My Maps limits from Google's help pages, checked October 19, 2026. Lite's free plan holds up to 50 addresses; Personal and Business fit up to 500 stops on one route.

## Workaround 3: hand the whole list to a route planner

Here's a pest control tech's Thursday, 23 stops long, straight from the office spreadsheet. Paste or upload it into Lite and it finds the address columns, maps every row, and keeps Service and Gate code as custom fields.

| Customer | Street | City | ZIP | Service | Gate code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollis Family | 418 Juniper Ridge Dr | Round Rock | 78681 | Quarterly perimeter | 4471 |
| Bramble Street Dental | 2210 Bramble St | Pflugerville | 78660 | Monthly interior |  |
| Ana Whitcomb | 97 Cedar Hollow Ln | Round Rock | 78664 | Termite inspection | 1902 |
| Northgate Storage | 13020 Brushy Creek Rd | Cedar Park | 78613 | Rodent stations |  |
| Dean and Marisol Pratt | 6 Sawgrass Ct | Leander | 78641 | Quarterly perimeter | 0815 |

Then lasso the stops into a route and press Optimize. Open the route in Google Maps and it comes in ten-stop pieces, already in the shortest order, or tap one stop at a time from your phone.

## Which workaround fits

**Splitting into trips** is fine for a one-off day of 12 to 20 stops when you already know the area. Past that, the typing adds up, and one cancellation can mean rebuilding every trip after it.

**My Maps** is worth it when you want to see the whole list on a map and plan from there, for example to decide which stops go on Tuesday and which on Wednesday. It won't optimize, and driving from it still means opening each leg.

**A route planner** is the better fit once the list repeats every week or runs past 20 stops. In Lite Route Planner your customers stay saved, so next week's route is a lasso and a click, and you still drive in Google Maps. See how to [map addresses from Excel](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/map-addresses-from-excel) if your list lives in a spreadsheet.

## FAQ

### What is the maximum number of stops on Google Maps?

10 places per trip: a starting point plus 9 stops, counting the final destination. It's the same on a computer, iPhone and Android, and there's no setting or paid version of the Maps app that raises it.

### How do I add more than 10 stops on Google Maps?

Split the route into several trips and start each one at the last stop of the trip before, so every trip after the first adds 9 new stops. Or use a route planner that takes the whole list and opens it in Google Maps in ten-stop pieces, such as Lite Route Planner.

### Can Google My Maps do more than 10 stops?

Yes, across layers. My Maps routes up to 10 points per directions layer and allows 10 layers per map, so you chain layers together, with your imported addresses taking one of the 10. It doesn't reorder the points for you.

### Why does my Google Maps link lose stops on my phone?

Google's documentation for directions links says they carry up to 9 in-between stops, but only 3 when the link opens in a mobile browser. If stops go missing, open the link in the Google Maps app instead, or split the route into shorter trips.

### How many stops can I add on Google Maps on iPhone?

The same 10 places as on a computer: your start plus 9 stops. Apple Maps allows up to 15 stops on an iPhone with iOS 16 or later. Neither app reorders the stops for you.

### Is there a free route planner with more than 10 stops?

Yes. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations. MapQuest's route planner allows up to 26 stops with ads, and RouteXL optimizes up to 20 stops for free.

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# Does Google Maps optimize routes with multiple stops?

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/does-google-maps-optimize-routes
Updated: 2026-10-19

No. Google Maps picks the roads, but the order of your stops is up to you. Here's the full answer, and the quickest way to get an optimized order you can still drive in Google Maps.

**Short answer:** No. Google Maps on the web, iPhone and Android drives up to 10 places in the order you enter them and has no option to reorder them for the shortest trip; you drag stops into a better order yourself. Google does offer route optimization to software developers through its Routes API, but that's for building apps, not a feature of the Maps app. Lite Route Planner optimizes the order in one click and then opens each stop in Google Maps for directions, free for up to 50 addresses.

## What Google Maps does with your stops

When you add stops to a Google Maps trip, it chooses the roads from each stop to the next. It never changes which stop comes next. Stop 3 stays stop 3, even if it's across town from stops 2 and 4.

That's true on a computer, on iPhone and on Android. It's also true in Google My Maps, which can draw directions for up to 10 points per layer but keeps them in the order you entered.

For a few errands you know well, that's fine. For 9 customer addresses scattered across town, the order you happened to type is rarely the shortest: after a fixed start, 9 stops can be visited in 362,880 different orders.

## How to get an optimized route you can drive in Google Maps

This takes a couple of minutes and works on the free plan.

1. **Add your stops to Lite** Paste a list of addresses, upload a spreadsheet, or type them one at a time. Each lands on the map, and any address that can't be found is flagged so you can fix it.
2. **Make a route** Draw a loop around the stops on the map to lasso them into a route, or click pins one at a time.
3. **Choose where it ends** Finish at the last stop, or come back to where you started.
4. **Press Optimize** The stops reorder to cut the miles, instantly. Prefer the old order? Undo puts it back.
5. **Open it in Google Maps** Open the whole route in Google Maps, split into ten-stop pieces, or open the route on your phone and tap each stop to navigate to it in Google Maps.

## Reordering by hand in Google Maps: four rules of thumb

If you'd rather stay in Google Maps, these get a short list most of the way there. Drag stops on a computer, or hold Reorder in the app.

- **Sweep in one direction**: Work across town north to south, or clockwise around it, instead of zigzagging between neighborhoods.
- **Keep neighbors together**: Stops on the same street or in the same subdivision go back to back.
- **End near where you're going next**: If you head home after, the last stop should be the one closest to home.
- **Don't cross your own path**: If the route line crosses itself on the map, reversing the stops between the two crossing legs almost always shortens the drive.

## Which free apps reorder your stops

Checked October 19, 2026 against each product's own help pages.

|  | Lite | Google Maps | Apple Maps | Waze | MapQuest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reorders stops for you | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Stops in one route | Up to 500 | 10 places | 15 stops | 1 added stop | 26 stops |
| Turn-by-turn directions | Opens Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Price | Free for up to 50 addresses | Free | Free | Free | Free, with ads |

Lite's free plan holds up to 50 addresses; paid plans fit up to 500 stops on a route. MapQuest keeps your first and last stops fixed when it reorders. See [how MapQuest's reorder option works](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/mapquest-multiple-stops).

## What about the Google Maps Routes API?

Google Maps Platform, Google's service for software developers, includes a Routes API that can reorder the in-between stops of a route to make it shorter. Route planning and delivery apps use services like it behind the scenes.

It isn't something you can turn on in the Maps app. Using it means writing code, setting up a Google Cloud project and doing something useful with the results. If you just want Tuesday's stops in a sensible order, a [route optimizer](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-optimizer) is the shorter path.

## FAQ

### Can Google Maps optimize the order of my stops?

No. Google Maps keeps stops in the order you list them, on the web and in the iPhone and Android apps. You can drag them into a new order yourself, or put them in order with a route optimizer and then drive each stop in Google Maps.

### Is there an optimize button in Google Maps?

No. No setting in Google Maps reorders a multi-stop trip. The optimization Google offers is in its Routes API for developers, which takes code and a Google Cloud project to use.

### Does Google Maps find the fastest route between stops?

It chooses the roads from each stop to the next and may suggest alternative routes. It doesn't change the order of the stops, and on a day with many stops the order usually makes the bigger difference.

### Does Google My Maps optimize routes?

No. My Maps can import a spreadsheet and draw directions for up to 10 points per layer, but it keeps the points in the order you enter them.

### Does Google Maps optimize routes on iPhone?

No. The Google Maps app on iPhone works the same as on Android and the web: up to 10 places, in the order you set. Apple Maps doesn't reorder stops either.

### What's the best free way to optimize a route for Google Maps?

Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses with unlimited optimizations, and opens the optimized route in Google Maps in ten-stop pieces. MapQuest's free route planner also reorders up to 26 stops, with ads, keeping your first and last stops fixed.

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# How to plan a route with multiple stops on MapQuest.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/mapquest-multiple-stops
Updated: 2026-10-19

MapQuest's free route planner takes up to 26 stops and can reorder them for you, which Google Maps and Apple Maps won't. Here's how to use it, what the reorder option keeps fixed, and where it runs out.

**Short answer:** MapQuest's route planner at mapquest.com/routeplanner lets you plan up to 26 stops for free, with ads. Turn on "Let us re-order stops" and it reorders them for the shortest time or distance, keeping your first and last stops where they are; saving a route or importing a spreadsheet needs a MapQuest account. For more than 26 stops, routes you reuse every week, or routes on a driver's phone, Lite Route Planner fits up to 500 stops on a route and is free for up to 50 addresses.

## How to add multiple stops on MapQuest

These steps use the route planner on MapQuest's website, which is where the 26-stop limit and the reorder option live.

1. **Open the route planner** Go to mapquest.com/routeplanner in your browser.
2. **Enter your starting point** This is your first stop. If you're coming back to it at the end of the day, you'll add it again as the last stop.
3. **Add your stops** Add each address in turn, up to 26 stops. Put the place you need to finish at in the last spot.
4. **Turn on Let us re-order stops** Choose shortest time or shortest distance. MapQuest keeps your first and last stops in place and reorders the ones in between.
5. **Get the route** MapQuest shows the stops in their new order with directions. To save the route or import addresses from a spreadsheet, sign in with a MapQuest account.

## How MapQuest's reorder option behaves

- **First and last stay put**: Only the stops in between move. If you type a customer last by accident, the route is planned to end there, so put your shop, home or final drop at the end yourself.
- **Time or distance**: Shortest time leans toward faster roads; shortest distance cuts miles. On a tight local route they often match. With highway stops in the mix, they can differ.
- **26 is the ceiling**: A 34-stop day means two routes, and you decide which stops go in each before MapQuest can help.
- **An account for anything you keep**: Planning is free with ads. Saving routes and importing a spreadsheet need a MapQuest account, and the MapQuest app offers ad-free upgrades from $1.99 to $39.99 a year.

## MapQuest and Lite, side by side

Both reorder stops for you. The difference is what happens before and after.

|  | Lite | MapQuest |
|---|---|---|
| Stops per route | Up to 500 | Up to 26 |
| Reorders stops for you | Yes | Yes |
| Start and end | Base, round trip or last stop | First and last stay fixed |
| Spreadsheet import | Yes | With an account |
| Saved routes | Unlimited routes | With an account |
| Routes on drivers' phones | Unlimited drivers on Business | No |
| Visit history per stop | Yes | No |
| Price | Free for up to 50 addresses | Free, with ads |

MapQuest details from mapquest.com/routeplanner and its App Store listing, checked October 19, 2026. Lite's free plan holds up to 50 addresses; saved bases start with Personal. See [MapQuest compared in full](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/mapquest).

## When MapQuest is the right call, and when it isn't

For a one-off day of 26 stops or fewer, MapQuest is a good free choice. You can plan without signing up, and the reorder option does the hard part. That beats Google Maps' 10 places and Apple Maps' 15 stops, neither of which reorders anything.

It gets awkward when the list repeats. A house cleaning company with 34 regular clients, or a vending route that hits the same 22 machines every Wednesday, ends up reloading the route each week and splitting anything over 26 by hand. MapQuest also has no driver app or team accounts, and it doesn't record which stops were visited.

Lite Route Planner keeps your customers as saved addresses, so next week's route is a lasso and one click on Optimize. On Business, drivers get their routes on their phones and mark stops Visited or Attempted, and every stop keeps a history of its visits.

## MapQuest or Lite?

### Choose Lite if

- You have more than 26 stops, up to 500 on one route
- You route the same customers every week and want them saved
- Drivers need the route on their phone, and you want to see what's done
- You want a history of every visit to every customer
- You start and end at your shop or warehouse and want it saved as a base

### Choose MapQuest if

- It's a one-off trip of 26 stops or fewer
- You don't want to make an account of any kind
- You want to choose between shortest time and shortest distance
- You won't need the route again

## FAQ

### How many stops can you add on MapQuest?

Up to 26 stops in MapQuest's free route planner. For more, split the day into separate routes, or use a planner with a higher limit, such as Lite Route Planner, which fits up to 500 stops on a route on its paid plans.

### Does MapQuest optimize routes?

Yes. In MapQuest's route planner, the "Let us re-order stops" option reorders your stops for the shortest time or the shortest distance. Your first and last stops stay fixed, and only the stops in between move.

### Is the MapQuest route planner free?

Yes, with ads. Saving routes and importing a spreadsheet need a MapQuest account. The MapQuest app offers ad-free upgrades priced from $1.99 to $39.99 a year.

### How do I make a round trip in MapQuest?

Enter your starting address again as the last stop. MapQuest keeps the first and last stops fixed when it reorders, so the route begins and ends at the same place.

### Can I import addresses from Excel into MapQuest?

Yes, once you sign in with a MapQuest account. The route planner's limit of 26 stops still applies to each route.

### Can I send a MapQuest route to my drivers?

MapQuest has no driver app or team accounts, so you can't assign routes or see which stops are done. Lite Route Planner Business includes unlimited drivers, who open their routes in a phone browser and mark each stop Visited or Attempted.

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# How to add multiple stops on Apple Maps.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/apple-maps-multiple-stops
Updated: 2026-10-19

Since iOS 16, Apple Maps on iPhone can drive you through up to 15 stops in one route. It keeps them in the order you choose, so the order is worth getting right.

**Short answer:** To add stops in Apple Maps on an iPhone with iOS 16 or later, get driving directions to your first place, tap Add Stop, and choose the next one; you can add up to 15 stops and drag them into a new order. Multi-stop routes are for driving only, and Apple Maps keeps your order rather than optimizing it. Lite Route Planner puts the stops in the shortest order first and opens each one in Apple Maps with a tap, free for up to 50 addresses.

## Add stops to a driving route in Apple Maps

You need an iPhone on iOS 16 or later, and driving directions. Walking, cycling and transit take one destination.

1. **Search for your first stop** Open Maps and search for the place, or tap it on the map.
2. **Get driving directions** Tap the directions button on the place card, and make sure driving is selected.
3. **Tap Add Stop** It's below the list of places in your route. Search for the next stop and tap it to add it to the end of the list.
4. **Repeat for up to 15 stops** Tap Add Stop again for each place on your list.
5. **Drag stops into order** Touch and hold the handle next to a stop, then drag it up or down. To remove a stop, swipe left on it and tap Delete.
6. **Tap Go** Apple Maps navigates to each stop in the order on the list.

## Apple Maps' multi-stop rules

- **Up to 15 stops**: Five more than Google Maps allows, which covers most errand days and short service routes.
- **Driving only**: Walking, cycling and transit directions don't take extra stops.
- **Your order, not the shortest**: Apple Maps doesn't reorder stops. It drives them from the top of the list to the bottom.
- **iOS 16 or later**: Multi-stop routes arrived with iOS 16 in 2022. If you don't see Add Stop, check for a software update.
- **No list import**: There's no way to bring in a spreadsheet. Each stop is searched for and added by hand.
- **On a Mac too**: Maps on a Mac lets you add stops to a driving route the same way: get directions, then click Add Stop below the destination.

## Before you tap Add Stop eight times

Say you're a mobile groomer with eight appointments across Plano, Frisco and Allen. Typed into Apple Maps in booking order, the day can send you back and forth over the same highway. Start from the list instead.

| Client | Address | City | Pet | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendra Oyelaran | 5812 Briar Glen Dr | Plano | Goldendoodle, full groom | 120 |
| Tom and Ruth Abernathy | 3307 Wexford Ln | Frisco | Two cats, bath and nails | 60 |
| Priya Raman | 940 Silver Maple Ct | Plano | Shih Tzu, puppy cut | 75 |
| Galloway Family | 12118 Stonebrook Pkwy | Frisco | Labrador, bath and deshed | 90 |
| Marcus Bell | 2601 Ashby Trl | Allen | Yorkie, trim | 45 |

In Lite, paste the list, lasso it into a route and press Optimize. Give each stop its own time on site (a doodle takes longer than a Yorkie) and the day's total shows grooming plus driving. If clients are booked for set times, keep their booked order: Lite orders stops by distance and doesn't plan around appointment times.

## Plan the order, then drive it in Apple Maps

Lite Route Planner works alongside Apple Maps rather than replacing it. You plan in the browser on a computer or on the iPhone itself, and when it's time to drive, each stop opens in Apple Maps with one tap.

Because you open one stop at a time, Apple Maps' 15-stop limit no longer matters: a 30-stop route is 30 taps, already in a short order. Mark each stop Visited or Attempted before you pull away, and the visit is saved to that customer's history.

It runs in Safari or any other browser, so there's [nothing to install](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-planner-app), and anyone on the team with an Android phone gets the same route.

## Apple Maps or Lite?

### Choose Lite if

- You have more than 15 stops, or you'd rather not work out the order yourself
- Your stops come from a spreadsheet or a customer list
- You visit the same customers again and want a history of each visit
- Your team uses a mix of iPhone and Android

### Choose Apple Maps if

- You have 15 stops or fewer and already know the order
- It's a one-off day of errands
- You want everything inside an app that's already on your iPhone

## FAQ

### How many stops can you add in Apple Maps?

Up to 15 stops in one driving route on an iPhone with iOS 16 or later. That's more than the 10 places Google Maps allows, but Apple Maps doesn't reorder them for you.

### Why can't I add stops in Apple Maps?

Check three things: that your iPhone runs iOS 16 or later, that you're getting driving directions (walking, cycling and transit don't take extra stops), and that you haven't already added 15 stops.

### Does Apple Maps optimize multiple stops?

No. Apple Maps drives your stops in the order on the list. Drag them into a better order yourself, or plan the order in a route optimizer such as Lite Route Planner and open each stop in Apple Maps from there.

### How do I reorder or remove stops in Apple Maps?

Touch and hold the handle next to a stop and drag it to a new place in the list. To remove a stop, swipe left on it and tap Delete.

### Can I add multiple stops in Apple Maps on a Mac?

Yes. In Maps on a Mac, get driving directions, click Add Stop below the destination, and search for the next place. You can drag stops into a new order there too.

### Can I import a list of addresses into Apple Maps?

No. Apple Maps doesn't import spreadsheets, so each stop is searched for and added by hand. Lite Route Planner imports Excel and CSV files or a pasted list, then opens each stop in Apple Maps for directions.

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# How to add stops on Waze, and drive a route with many.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/waze-multiple-stops
Updated: 2026-10-19

Waze lets you add one stop to a drive, before your destination. That's plenty for gas or coffee, and not enough for a day of 12 customers. Here's how to add the stop, and how to drive a longer route in Waze one stop at a time.

**Short answer:** To add a stop on Waze, start driving to your destination, tap the ETA at the bottom of the screen, tap Add a stop, and choose the place. Waze allows one stop per drive, placed before your destination, so a day with more stops means opening them in Waze one at a time. Lite Route Planner puts your stops in a short order and opens each one in Waze with a tap from your phone's browser, free for up to 50 addresses.

## How to add a stop on Waze

These steps are for the Waze phone app. On CarPlay and Android Auto, search for the place and choose Add a stop.

1. **Start your drive** Search for your destination and start navigating to it.
2. **Tap the ETA** It's at the bottom of the screen, where Waze shows your arrival time.
3. **Tap Add a stop** Search for a place, or pick one of the suggested categories, such as gas or food.
4. **Choose the stop and confirm** Waze puts the stop before your destination and works out the new drive.
5. **Remove it if plans change** Tap the ETA, tap the stop, then tap Remove. Waze only lets you remove the first stop in a drive.

## Why Waze stops at one

Waze is built to get you to one place by the best way right now, not to hold a list. Its own help says it plainly: you can only add one stop per route, and to go somewhere else, you start a new drive.

For gas on the way to a job, that's all you need. For a carpet cleaner with nine homes, or a courier with 30 drops, it means the list and the order have to live somewhere else, and Waze takes you from each stop to the next.

## Drive a full route in Waze, one stop at a time

This is how people drive Lite routes with Waze. It works on iPhone and Android, with nothing to install.

1. **Plan and optimize the route** Add your stops to Lite, lasso them into a route and press Optimize.
2. **Open the route on your phone** Sign in from your phone's browser with the code we email you, and choose Waze as your navigation app once.
3. **Tap the first stop** Waze opens with that stop as the destination. Drive it as usual.
4. **Mark it, then tap the next one** When you're done, switch back to the browser, mark the stop Visited or Attempted, add a note if you need one, and tap the next stop.

## Your drivers keep Waze. You keep the plan.

On Business, each driver signs in to the driver app with a code sent to their email: no password, and nothing to download. Their routes are waiting in order, with drive time and distance between stops. One tap opens a stop in Waze, Google Maps or Apple Maps, whichever they prefer, and when they mark a stop Visited or Attempted, you see it in the planner within seconds.

## Tips for multi-stop days in Waze

- **Save Waze's one stop for extras**: Need gas or lunch between customers? Add it as Waze's one stop on the way to the next customer, so the customer stays the destination.
- **Re-optimize when the day changes**: A cancellation or a last-minute add? Change the route and press Optimize again. Every plan has unlimited optimizations.
- **Know the day's length before you leave**: Set a default time at each stop, and the day's total adds time on site to the drive time.
- **Share it with whoever rides along**: A share link or QR code shows a helper or a fill-in driver the stops in order, with directions, and no account. Share links are view-only.

## FAQ

### Can you add multiple stops on Waze?

No, just one. Waze lets you add one stop per drive, and it goes before your destination. For more stops, open them in Waze one at a time from a route planner, or start a new drive after each stop.

### How do I add a stop on Waze?

Start driving to your destination, tap the ETA at the bottom of the screen, and tap Add a stop. Search for the place or choose a suggested category, then select it and confirm.

### How do I remove a stop on Waze?

Tap the ETA at the bottom of the screen, tap the stop, then tap Remove. Waze only lets you remove the first stop in a drive, and stops can't be removed on CarPlay, Android Auto or Android Automotive.

### Can I add a stop in Waze on CarPlay or Android Auto?

Yes. Use the search to find the place, then choose Add a stop. The limit of one stop per drive is the same as on the phone.

### Does Waze optimize routes with multiple stops?

No. Waze finds the way to one destination, with room for one added stop. It doesn't take a list of addresses or work out their order.

### What's the best way to use Waze for deliveries or service calls?

Plan and order the stops in a route planner, then open each stop in Waze as you go. Lite Route Planner does this from any phone's browser with one tap per stop, and it's free for up to 50 addresses.

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# How to plan a route with multiple stops.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/plan-a-route-with-multiple-stops
Updated: 2026-10-19

Whether it's 8 errands or 45 customers, a good multi-stop driving route comes from the same six steps. Here they are, with the shortcuts that save the most time.

**Short answer:** To plan a route with multiple stops, gather every address in one list, decide where the day starts and ends, put the stops in the shortest order, check the day's total including time at each stop, then send the route to the phone that will drive it. Ordering by hand gets hard fast, because 10 stops can be visited in 3,628,800 different orders. Lite Route Planner is a driving route planner that does the ordering in one click, free for up to 50 addresses.

## Plan a multi-stop route in six steps

1. **Gather every address in one list** Pull the day's stops into one place: a spreadsheet, an export from your booking software, or a typed list. Use full addresses with street, city and ZIP code. A note like "the Hendersons' place" won't land on a map.
2. **Clean up the list** Remove duplicates, fill in missing ZIP codes and add unit or suite numbers. A planner that flags addresses it can't place saves you finding out at the curb.
3. **Decide where the day starts and ends** Out from the shop and back, from home to the last stop, or a loop from the warehouse. The end point changes which order is shortest, so pick it before you optimize.
4. **Put the stops in order** With five or six stops you can order by eye. Past that, use a [route optimizer](https://www.literouteplanner.com/route-optimizer): it compares orders you'd never try by hand and picks a short one.
5. **Check the day's total** Add the time at each stop to the drive time. Fourteen stops at 30 minutes each is 7 hours on site before you've driven a mile.
6. **Send it to the phone that drives it** Share a link, open it in your navigation app, or assign it in a driver app, so whoever drives has the stops in order.

## What a good stop list looks like

A window cleaning company's list for Thursday. One row per stop, the address split into columns, and everything else the crew needs alongside it.

| Customer | Street | City | ZIP | Job | Minutes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linden Court HOA clubhouse | 1450 Linden Ct | Naperville | 60563 | Exterior, 2 stories | 90 | Key in lockbox |
| Grace Mbeki | 27 W Sycamore Ave | Naperville | 60540 | Inside and out | 120 |  |
| Harmon Chiropractic | 818 Ogden Ave Ste 4 | Lisle | 60532 | Storefront | 30 | Park in back |
| Daniel and Joy Ferraro | 3305 Bluestem Way | Aurora | 60504 | Screens and tracks | 45 | Gate code 2280 |
| Oakhurst Pediatrics | 2100 Weston Ridge Dr | Naperville | 60563 | Storefront | 40 |  |

Lite reads a list like this as it is: it finds the address columns, maps every row, and keeps Job, Minutes and Notes as custom fields. More on [mapping addresses from Excel](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/map-addresses-from-excel).

## How to find the best route for multiple stops

The roads between two stops are the easy part; every map app gets those right. The hard part is the order. With 5 stops there are 120 possible orders. With 10 there are 3,628,800. With 15 there are more than a trillion.

By hand, two habits get you close. Sweep across the area in one direction, and never let the route cross itself: if two legs cross on the map, reversing the stops between them makes the drive shorter.

A route optimizer does this faster and better. Lite Route Planner reorders stops for the shortest distance in one click, respecting where you start and end, and then shows drive time and distance for every leg from real road directions. It doesn't plan around live traffic or appointment windows. If customers must be seen at set times, a delivery tool with time windows, such as Routific or OptimoRoute, is the better fit.

## Three ways to end the day

Where the route ends changes which order is shortest. Pick one before you press Optimize.

- **Round trip**: A lawn crew leaves the yard with the trailer and brings it back. The route is a loop, so the last stop should be near where you started. See [how to plan a round trip](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/round-trip-route).
- **Finish at the last stop**: A real estate agent ending at the final showing, or a rep heading home from wherever the day ends. The optimizer ignores the drive afterward.
- **End at a saved base**: A courier who finishes at the depot, or a tech who starts at home and ends at the shop. Saved bases come with the Personal and Business plans.

## What does the work in Lite

Every step above, in one place. Saved bases start with the Personal plan; the rest is on every plan.

- **Import a spreadsheet**: Excel, CSV or cells pasted from Google Sheets. Lite finds the address columns, flags anything it's unsure of, and keeps your other columns as custom fields.
- **Drive time for every leg**: See the day's total, time driving, time at stops and miles before anyone leaves.
- **Start and end where you work**: Save your shop, warehouse or home as a base. Start there, end there, or make it a round trip.
- **Share a link or QR code**: Anyone can follow the route in their browser. No account, no app.
- **Undo, always**: Deleted the wrong stop? Optimized too soon? One click puts it back.
- **Export and print**: Download a printable PDF, Excel or CSV, or open the route in Google Maps.

## FAQ

### What's the best way to plan a route with multiple stops?

Put every address in one list, decide where you'll start and finish, let a route optimizer put the stops in order, then check the day's total with time at each stop. Lite Route Planner does the ordering in one click and is free for up to 50 addresses.

### How do I find the shortest route between multiple addresses?

Use a route optimizer. Google Maps and Apple Maps keep your stops in the order you type them, so they won't find the shortest order. Lite Route Planner, MapQuest (up to 26 stops) and RouteXL (up to 20 stops free) all reorder stops for you.

### Is there a free driving route planner for multiple stops?

Yes. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations and no credit card. MapQuest's free planner takes up to 26 stops with ads, and Google Maps takes 10 places without reordering them.

### How many stops can I fit in one day?

Add the time at each stop to the drive time between stops. A pool tech who spends 20 minutes at each pool, with about 8 minutes of driving between them, fits around 17 stops in an 8-hour day.

### Should I plan a route by shortest distance or fastest time?

On local routes the two usually come out close. Lite Route Planner orders stops by shortest distance, then shows real drive times for every leg so you can check the day. It doesn't factor in live traffic.

### How do I split a long list of stops between two drivers?

Put all the stops on a map and divide them by area, so each driver gets a tight cluster. In Lite Route Planner, draw a loop around each group to make a route, then optimize each one. It doesn't split stops between drivers automatically.

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# The best free route planners for multiple stops in 2026.

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/best-free-route-planners
Updated: 2026-10-19

Nine free route planners and map apps, checked against their own pricing and help pages on October 19, 2026. Here's what each one gives you without paying, and who it's best for.

**Short answer:** The best free route planners for multiple stops in 2026 are Lite Route Planner (free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and optimizations), Routific (up to 100 delivery orders a month), MapQuest (26 stops, with ads), RouteXL (20 stops) and Delivery Planner (20 stops, no account). Google Maps (10 places) and Apple Maps (15 stops) are free for directions but don't reorder your stops. None of the free plans we checked offers unlimited stops for business use; Routing24's free plan has no stop cap but is for non-commercial use only.

## Free route planners compared

What each one does without paying, as of October 19, 2026. A check means the free version does it.

|  | Lite | Routific | MapQuest | RouteXL | Delivery Planner | Spoke | Google Maps | Apple Maps | Routing24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free limit | Up to 50 addresses | 100 orders a month | 26 stops, with ads | 20 stops | 20 stops | 10 stops per route | 10 places per trip | 15 stops per trip | Non-commercial use only |
| Puts stops in the best order | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Imports a spreadsheet | Yes | Yes | With an account | Paste from Excel | Not stated | Not stated | No | No | Yes |
| Where it runs | Any browser | Web; drivers install an app | Web and app | Web | Web, no account | Phone app | Web and app | iPhone | Web |
| Built for | Small businesses with a customer list | Delivery businesses | One-off trips | Quick optimizations | A route right now | Solo delivery drivers | Directions | Directions on iPhone | Non-profits and learning |

Checked October 19, 2026 on each product's own pricing and help pages. Free trials aren't counted. Routific's free plan counts delivery orders; Spoke's free tier is in its Route Planner app. Routing24's free plan uses OpenStreetMap with limited address lookup. Paid plans side by side: [compare every planner](https://www.literouteplanner.com/compare).

## Ranked: the best free route planner for each job

Ranked by how far each free plan takes a small business that plans routes every week. Your best pick depends on your list, so each entry says who it suits.

- **1. Lite Route Planner**: Free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations, and no credit card or trial clock. Imports Excel or CSV, opens each stop in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, and keeps a history of every visit. Best for service businesses and solo operators who route the same customers again and again. Not the pick if you need delivery time windows or photo proof of delivery.
- **2. Routific**: Built for delivery, with time windows and proof of delivery, and free for up to 100 orders a month. Best for a small delivery business under 100 orders a month. Drivers install the Routific app, and past 100 orders the price is $150 a month.
- **3. MapQuest**: A free web route planner for up to 26 stops, with ads. Its "Let us re-order stops" option optimizes the stops between your first and last. Best for a one-off day of up to 26 stops. Saving routes and importing a spreadsheet need an account, and there's no driver app.
- **4. RouteXL**: Optimizes up to 20 stops for free in a web browser, takes addresses pasted from Excel, and downloads routes as GPX, ITN, CSV or KML. Best for a quick optimization, or for paying by the day (from €5) when you occasionally need up to 100 stops. No driver app.
- **5. Delivery Planner**: A free web planner from Spoke for up to 20 stops, with no account and nothing to download. Best when you need a route right now and don't want to sign up. SpeedyRoute shut down in February 2025, and its old address now leads here.
- **6. Spoke (formerly Circuit)**: The Spoke Route Planner app optimizes up to 10 stops per route for free, and one-person plans start at $9.99 a month. Best for a solo delivery driver who wants a native iPhone or Android app.
- **7. Google Maps**: Free directions for up to 10 places per trip, in the order you enter them. Best for a short trip when you already know the order. It doesn't reorder stops or import a list.
- **8. Apple Maps**: Up to 15 stops per driving route on iPhone with iOS 16 or later, in the order you set. Best for iPhone owners with a short errand list. No optimization and no import.
- **9. Routing24**: A free plan with no stop cap, but only for non-commercial, learning and non-profit use, on OpenStreetMap maps with limited address lookup. Best for students, volunteers and non-profits. Business use starts at $69 a month.

## Is there a free route planner with unlimited stops?

Not one you can use for a business, among the planners we checked. Every free plan caps something: stops per trip (Google Maps 10, Spoke 10, Apple Maps 15, RouteXL 20, Delivery Planner 20, MapQuest 26), orders a month (Routific 100) or saved addresses (Lite, 50). Routing24's free plan has no stop cap, but it's for non-commercial use only.

What matters is which cap you'll hit first. A per-trip cap stops you on a busy day. A monthly cap stops you in a busy month. Lite's cap is on the addresses you keep, and routes reuse them: a house cleaner with 40 regular clients can plan a route for every day of the week, and optimize each one as often as she likes, without using up anything more.

When you outgrow the free plan, Personal is $19.99 a month for up to 200 addresses, billed every six months, and Business adds unlimited drivers from $59.99 a month. See [pricing](https://www.literouteplanner.com/pricing), or the [free plan in detail](https://www.literouteplanner.com/free-route-planner).

## How we compared

We checked each product's own pricing page and help center on October 19, 2026, and counted only what you get without paying or entering a card. Free trials, such as OptimoRoute's 30 days, Upper's 7 days and Badger Maps' 14 days, aren't on the list, because they end.

For each one we noted the free limit, whether it reorders stops for you, whether it imports a spreadsheet, and where it runs. Where a vendor's own pages don't say, the table says Not stated rather than guessing.

Lite Route Planner is our product, so it's listed first, and we've tried to say plainly where another tool is the better pick. Free limits change, so check the vendor's page before you commit.

## FAQ

### What is the best free route planner?

It depends on your list. For a small business that routes the same customers every week, Lite Route Planner: free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and optimizations. For deliveries under 100 orders a month, Routific. For a one-off trip of up to 26 stops, MapQuest.

### Is there a free route planner with unlimited stops?

Not for business use, among the planners we checked in October 2026. Routing24's free plan has no stop cap but is for non-commercial use only. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses with unlimited routes, so you can route the same customers as often as you like.

### Which free route planner allows the most stops?

For business use, Routific's free plan covers up to 100 delivery orders a month, Lite Route Planner up to 50 saved addresses, and MapQuest up to 26 stops per route. Routing24 has no stop cap on its free plan, but only for non-commercial use.

### What's the best free route planner app for iPhone and Android?

Lite Route Planner runs in the phone's browser on both, with nothing to install, and opens each stop in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze. If you want a native app from the App Store or Google Play, Spoke's Route Planner app is free for up to 10 stops per route.

### Is Google Maps a good free route planner?

For directions, yes. As a route planner it's limited: 10 places per trip, kept in the order you type them, with no spreadsheet import. It works best for short trips when you already know the order.

### What happened to SpeedyRoute?

SpeedyRoute shut down in February 2025. Its web address now redirects to Delivery Planner, a free web planner from Spoke for up to 20 stops with no account.

### What's the catch with free route planners?

Usually a cap on stops per trip, orders a month or saved addresses. MapQuest shows ads, Routing24's free plan is for non-commercial use only, and Routific's free plan covers up to 100 orders a month. Lite Route Planner's free plan needs no credit card and has no trial clock.

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# How to map addresses from an Excel spreadsheet

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/map-addresses-from-excel
Updated: 2026-10-19

Excel's own map charts shade whole regions, not street addresses. Here are the three ways people put a customer list on a map, what each is good for, and how to turn the map into a route.

**Short answer:** To map addresses from Excel, upload the file to a tool that looks up each address and drops a pin. Google My Maps does this free for up to 2,000 rows per import but doesn't plan routes, and Excel's own map charts only shade regions such as countries or states. Lite Route Planner imports .xlsx, .xls and .csv files (or cells pasted from Excel), pins every address, flags any it can't place, and can put them in driving order with up to 500 stops on a route. Free for up to 50 addresses, with no credit card.

## Three ways to map an Excel list

All three start from a spreadsheet. They differ in what they do with it once it's on the map.

|  | Lite | Google My Maps | Excel map charts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puts a pin on each street address | Yes | Yes | Shades regions only |
| How many addresses | 50 free, up to 10,000 on paid plans | 2,000 rows per import, 10 layers | Not applicable |
| Keeps your other columns | Yes | Yes | One value per region |
| Draws a driving route | Up to 500 stops | 10 points per layer | No |
| Puts stops in the best order | Yes | No | No |
| Price | Free for up to 50 addresses | Free with a Google account | Part of Excel |

Google My Maps limits checked October 19, 2026 against Google's help pages. Excel map charts compare values across regions; they don't place pins at street addresses.

## Excel map charts and Google My Maps

Excel's map charts (the Filled Map chart type) color countries, states and other regions by a number in your sheet. They're good for a sales-by-state slide. They won't show you that three customers sit on the same street, because they never place an individual address.

When people search for how to import Excel into Google Maps, the answer is Google My Maps, a separate Google tool. The Google Maps app itself doesn't import spreadsheets. In My Maps, create a new map, click Import under the first layer, upload your .xlsx or .csv (or pick a Google Sheet), choose the columns that make up the address, then choose a column, such as the customer name, to title each pin.

My Maps takes up to 2,000 rows per import and up to 10 layers per map. It can draw directions, but only with up to 10 points per layer, and it keeps them in the order you add them. It never reorders stops for a shorter drive. For a map you'll share or embed once, that's all you need. For a list you'll drive, it's where the work starts.

## How to map addresses from Excel with Lite

The same steps work for a CSV export, a Google Sheet or cells copied straight out of Excel.

1. **Check the address columns** Use one column for the whole address, or split it into street, city, state and ZIP. Either works. Delete subtotal rows and any notes typed under the list.
2. **Upload the file or paste the cells** Make a free account, choose Add stops, and drop in the .xlsx, .xls, .csv or .tsv file. Or select the cells in Excel, copy them, and paste them into Lite.
3. **Confirm which columns are the address** Lite marks the columns that look like an address, from headers such as Street, City, State and Zip. Switch any column between Address and Skip, and tick First row is column titles if your sheet has headers.
4. **Fix the addresses it couldn't place** Every address is looked up and pinned. Any it couldn't find is marked Not found: edit the text, type coordinates, place it on the map by hand, or leave it out.
5. **Bring in the columns you'll want later** Tick the other columns to keep, such as customer name, service type or last visit. Each becomes a custom field: text, a number, a date or yes/no.
6. **Color, filter or route** Color the pins by any field, filter to the ones you need, or lasso a group and press Optimize to put it in driving order.

## One address column works too

You don't need to split the address. Here's a distributor's account list with the full address in a single cell.

| Account | Address | Territory | Last order | Annual sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Market | 418 Front St, Marietta, OH 45750 | East | 9/22/2026 | $48,200 |
| Hilltop Hardware | 77 Elm St, Athens, OH 45701 | East | 8/30/2026 | $31,750 |
| Carver Feed & Seed | 2051 Old State Rd, Lancaster, OH 43130 | Central | 10/2/2026 | $62,900 |
| Blue Door Cafe | 9 Court St, Logan, OH 43138 | Central | 7/14/2026 | $12,400 |
| Lakeview Grocery | 1340 Lake Rd, Zanesville, OH 43701 | North | 9/9/2026 | $27,050 |

Territory comes in as text, Last order as a date and Annual sales as a number (the dollar signs and commas are read for you), so you can color the map by any of them.

## Which one should you use?

### Choose Lite if

- You want the addresses in driving order, not just on a map
- The list changes and you'll map it again next week: saved addresses are reused for unlimited routes
- You want to color pins by a column or see who you haven't visited lately
- Someone else will drive the stops and needs them on their phone

### Choose Google My Maps if

- You need a one-off map to share or embed on a website
- Your list fits in 2,000 rows per layer and you don't need routes
- You want to draw your own lines, shapes and notes on the map
- Everyone who'll look at it already works in Google's apps

## FAQ

### Can Excel map addresses on its own?

Not as pins. Excel's map charts shade regions such as countries or states by a value, which suits a sales-by-region report. To put a pin on each street address you need a tool that looks up every address, such as Google My Maps or Lite Route Planner.

### How do I import an Excel file into Google Maps?

Use Google My Maps, not the Google Maps app. Create a map, click Import on a layer, upload the .xlsx or .csv, and choose the address columns. Each import takes up to 2,000 rows, and My Maps draws directions for only 10 points per layer without reordering them.

### How many addresses can I map for free?

Google My Maps takes up to 2,000 rows per import, with up to 10 layers on a map, but doesn't plan routes. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses with unlimited routes and optimizations, and paid plans hold up to 10,000.

### Do I need latitude and longitude in my spreadsheet?

No. Street addresses are enough, because Lite Route Planner looks each one up. If an address can't be found, you can correct the text, type a latitude and longitude for that row, or place the pin on the map by hand.

### Can I map addresses from Google Sheets?

Yes. Copy the cells in Google Sheets and paste them into Lite Route Planner, or download the sheet as .xlsx or .csv and upload it. Google My Maps can also import straight from a Google Sheet.

### Why do some addresses land in the wrong place or not at all?

Missing cities or ZIP codes, typos and PO boxes cause most misses. Lite Route Planner shows every address it couldn't place before anything is saved, so you can fix the text or drop the pin yourself.

### Can I turn the mapped addresses into a route?

In Lite Route Planner, yes: lasso the pins you want, press Optimize, and the stops reorder to cut the miles. Each stop then opens in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze. See [how to plan a route with multiple stops](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/plan-a-route-with-multiple-stops).

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# How to plan a delivery route from a spreadsheet

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/plan-delivery-routes-from-a-spreadsheet
Updated: 2026-10-19

Most small shops already have the day's deliveries in a spreadsheet or an order export. Here's how to turn that list into organized routes without retyping a single address.

**Short answer:** The best way to plan a delivery route is to start from your order list: import it, group the stops by area, put each group in the shortest driving order, and send it to the driver's phone. Lite Route Planner does each step from one spreadsheet: it imports Excel or CSV, reorders up to 500 stops in one click, and opens every stop in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze. It's free for up to 50 addresses, and Business adds unlimited drivers from $59.99 a month.

## Plan a delivery route from your spreadsheet

Six steps from an order export to a driver on the road.

1. **Export today's orders** Pull the day's deliveries from your shop system or order sheet as Excel or CSV. The delivery address is all you need; the recipient, order number and notes are worth bringing along.
2. **Import the file** Drop it into Lite. It finds the address columns, pins every delivery, and flags any address it couldn't place so you fix it at your desk, not at the curb.
3. **Set where the van starts** Save your shop or kitchen as a base (Personal and Business plans) and start each route there. Choose whether it ends at the last drop or comes back for the next load.
4. **Group the stops by area** Lasso the deliveries on one side of town into a route. With two drivers, draw a second loop around the other side. Each route should be an area one driver can cover in one run.
5. **Optimize each route** Press Optimize and the stops reorder to cut the miles. Save, and you'll see drive time for every leg and the run's total, including the minutes you allow at each drop.
6. **Send it and follow along** Assign the route to a driver on Business, or share a link or QR code on any plan. Drivers tap a stop to navigate and mark it Visited or Attempted, and assigned drivers' marks show in your planner within seconds.

## What a delivery export looks like

A florist's Saturday orders. Only the address columns are required; the rest can come along as fields you filter by.

| Order | Recipient | Address | City | Zip | Window | Items |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4821 | Dana Whitfield | 2214 Fairview Rd | Raleigh | 27608 | AM | Dozen roses |
| #4822 | Marcus Lee | 507 Wren Hollow Ct | Cary | 27511 | PM | Sympathy spray |
| #4823 | Priya Raman | 118 Ashby Glen Dr | Cary | 27513 | AM | Birthday bouquet |
| #4824 | Hollis & Grant LLP | 4400 Briarstone Pkwy Ste 210 | Raleigh | 27609 | AM | Lobby arrangement |
| #4825 | Evelyn Brooks | 36 Mill Pond Ln | Garner | 27529 | PM | Get-well plant |

Lite doesn't schedule around delivery windows, so a Window column like this one comes in as a text field. Filter to AM and build the morning run, then do the same for PM.

## How delivery drivers plan their own routes

Experienced drivers follow a few habits whatever tool they use. Most of them carry straight over to planning on a screen.

- **Work in areas, not lists**: Drivers split the day into neighborhoods first and only then worry about order. Grouping by area does more for the day than any swap of two stops.
- **Load the van in reverse**: The last stop goes in first. When the order is settled before loading, the next package is always nearest the door.
- **Finish near where you need to be**: If the van goes back to the shop, plan a round trip so the last drop is close to home, not across town.
- **Give timed deliveries their own run**: Morning-only and after-five orders go on a separate route. Planners without time windows, Lite included, handle them best that way.
- **Allow for parking and stairs**: Set a few minutes at each stop. An apartment drop takes longer than a porch, and the day's total should say so.
- **Write door details down once**: Gate codes and leave-with-neighbor notes belong on the stop, not in someone's head. A stop's note shows on the driver's screen.

## Organizing delivery routes for more than one driver

Decide who covers which area before you think about order. Two drivers working the same neighborhood waste more time than a slightly imperfect sequence could.

Lite doesn't divide stops between drivers for you. With all the pins on the map, the split is usually obvious: a highway, a river, a cluster out of town. Lasso one area into a route, then filter the map to stops that aren't on a route yet and lasso the next. Color the map by route to check that no two routes overlap, then optimize each one and compare their totals. The full method is in [how to split stops into routes](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/split-stops-into-routes).

## Delivery route planners for a small shop

What a free map app, a planner and a delivery dispatch tool each give you.

|  | Lite | Google Maps | Routific |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stops on one route | Up to 500 | 10 places | No published cap |
| Imports your order spreadsheet | Yes | No | Yes |
| Puts stops in the best order | Yes | No | Yes |
| Driver app with nothing to install | Yes | No | No |
| Proof of delivery | Visited or Attempted, with a note | No | Photos, signatures, barcodes |
| Delivery time windows | No | No | Yes |
| Price | Free for up to 50 addresses | Free | Free to 100 orders a month, then $150/mo |

Checked October 19, 2026. Routific's $150 a month covers 101 to 1,000 orders and adds a customer tracking link. If you need photo proof or time windows, it's the better fit. See [Routific alternatives](https://www.literouteplanner.com/alternatives/routific).

## FAQ

### What is the best way to plan a delivery route?

Group the deliveries by area first, then put each group in the shortest driving order, starting from where the van is loaded. A route planner does the ordering for you: Lite Route Planner reorders up to 500 stops in one click and shows the drive time for each leg.

### How do delivery drivers plan their routes?

Most work by area: they cluster the day's drops into neighborhoods, order each cluster so they don't backtrack, and load the van in reverse stop order. Once a day passes 10 stops, drivers need a route planner, since Google Maps allows only 10 places per trip.

### How do I organize delivery routes for two or more drivers?

Split the stops by area, one area per driver, then optimize each route on its own. In Lite Route Planner you lasso each area on the map into its own route and assign it to a driver. It doesn't divide stops between drivers automatically.

### Can I plan around delivery time windows?

Not in Lite Route Planner: it orders stops by distance and doesn't schedule to time windows. The usual workaround is a separate route for each window, such as a morning run and an afternoon run. If most of your orders have tight windows, a dispatch tool such as Routific or OptimoRoute is built for that.

### Do repeat customers count against my address limit again?

No. An address you've already saved is reused, and importing it again doesn't add a second copy. Plan as many routes as you like from the same saved addresses in Lite Route Planner.

### Do my delivery drivers need to download an app?

No. Lite Route Planner's driver app runs in the phone's browser on iPhone and Android, and drivers sign in with a code emailed to them. Driver accounts come with Business; on any plan you can share a view-only link or QR code.

### Can drivers record proof of delivery?

Drivers mark each stop Visited or Attempted and can add a note, and every visit is saved to the stop's history with the time. Lite Route Planner doesn't take photos, signatures or barcode scans; Routific and OptimoRoute's Pro plan do.

---

# A route planning spreadsheet template that imports cleanly

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/route-planning-spreadsheet-template
Updated: 2026-10-19

Nine columns, one customer per row. Fill it in with Excel or Google Sheets, then import it to put every stop on a map and plan routes from it.

**Short answer:** This free route planning template has nine columns: Name, Street, City, State, Zip, Service day, Time at stop (min), Notes and Last visit. It opens in Excel or Google Sheets, and Lite Route Planner imports it as is: the four address columns are recognized automatically, and the other five can come in as custom fields you filter and color the map by. You can [download the template](https://www.literouteplanner.com/templates/route-planner-template.csv) as a CSV; Lite Route Planner itself is free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes.

## How to use the template

1. **Download it** Click to [download the template](https://www.literouteplanner.com/templates/route-planner-template.csv), then open it in Excel, Google Sheets or Numbers. It's a plain CSV, so nothing is locked or hidden.
2. **Replace the sample rows** Delete the five made-up customers and paste in your own, one customer per row. Keep the header row exactly as it is.
3. **Fill in what you know** Only Street, City, State and Zip are needed to place a stop. Leave Service day, Notes or Last visit blank wherever you don't have them.
4. **Save it** Keep it as .csv, or save as .xlsx if you've added formatting. Both import the same way. In a workbook with several tabs, put the list on the first tab, because that's the one that's read.
5. **Import it** In Lite, choose Add stops and drop in the file. The four address columns are recognized as the address. Tick the other columns you want to keep, and each becomes a custom field.
6. **Check the flagged rows** Any address that couldn't be placed is marked Not found. Fix the text, place it on the map, or leave it out, then import.

## The template, as it downloads

These five sample rows come in the file. They're made up: a small service business with customers in four towns.

| Name | Street | City | State | Zip | Service day | Time at stop (min) | Notes | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartley Residence | 1482 Maple Ridge Dr | Westerville | OH | 43081 | Mon | 30 | Gate code 4417 | 2026-10-12 |
| Brookside Family Dental | 305 Ashgrove Ln | Westerville | OH | 43082 | Mon | 45 | Park in back lot | 2026-10-12 |
| Janet Okafor | 67 Linden Ct | Worthington | OH | 43085 | Tue | 25 | Dog in backyard | 2026-10-13 |
| Miller Creek HOA | 9010 Stonebrook Way | Dublin | OH | 43017 | Wed | 60 | Check in at clubhouse | 2026-10-14 |
| Patel Residence | 4120 Sawmill View Rd | Hilliard | OH | 43026 | Thu | 30 | Use side gate |  |

Dates are written year-month-day so the import can't mix up the month and the day. Last visit is blank for a customer you haven't served yet.

## What each column is for

Four columns place the stop. The other five help you plan.

- **Name**: Who the stop is: a family, a business or a property. It comes in as a text field, so the name is there whenever you open the stop.
- **Street**: House number and street, such as 1482 Maple Ridge Dr. Put an apartment or suite number at the end of the same cell.
- **City**: The town the mail goes to. Without it, a common street name can match the wrong town.
- **State**: Two-letter code or the full name. Outside the US, use the province, county or region.
- **Zip**: Format the column as text in Excel so ZIP codes that start with 0, common in New England, keep their leading zero.
- **Service day**: The day this customer is usually served: Mon, Tue and so on. Filter or color the map by it, then lasso that day's stops into a route.
- **Time at stop (min)**: How long you're usually there. It imports as a number field for reference; the day's total uses the time at stop set in Lite, a default for every stop or a different time on any stop.
- **Notes**: Gate codes, dogs, where to park. It comes in as a text field. If a driver needs it at the door, also put it in the stop's note, which shows in the driver app.
- **Last visit**: The date you were last there, if you track it. It imports as a date field you can filter by range. Visits you mark in Lite build each stop's history from then on.

## Tips for clean addresses

Keep one customer per row and one address per customer. A landlord with three rentals gets three rows, each with its own street address.

Every row with something in an address column becomes a stop, so a note typed into the Street column turns into a stop that can't be found. Delete subtotal rows, blank rows and comments under the list before you import.

Use the physical address, not a PO box. You can't drive to a PO box, and it often places at the post office.

New subdivisions and rural roads are sometimes missing from address data. Place those pins by hand once during import; the saved stop keeps that spot for every route after.

Don't worry about duplicates. Importing an address you already have doesn't create a second stop. The columns you pick fill in its fields instead, which is also a quick way to add a new column, like Service day, to customers you've already imported.

## What the columns let you do

Every column you keep is something to sort the map by.

- **Import a spreadsheet**: Excel, CSV or cells pasted from Google Sheets. Lite finds the address columns, flags anything it's unsure of, and keeps your other columns as custom fields.
- **See who's due for a visit**: Color the map by last visit, from this week to over two months ago, and filter to the customers you haven't seen lately. Or color by route, driver or any field you track.
- **Drive time for every leg**: See the day's total, time driving, time at stops and miles before anyone leaves.
- **A history for every stop**: Drivers mark stops Visited or Attempted and leave a note. Every visit is saved to the stop's history, so you always know when you were last there.

## FAQ

### Is there a free route planner template for Excel?

Yes. This page has a free CSV template with Name, Street, City, State, Zip, Service day, Time at stop (min), Notes and Last visit columns: [download the template](https://www.literouteplanner.com/templates/route-planner-template.csv). It opens in Excel or Google Sheets and imports straight into Lite Route Planner, which is free for up to 50 addresses.

### Can Excel plan a route by itself?

Excel can hold the list and sort it by ZIP code or service day, but it can't measure driving distances or put stops in driving order. Sorting by ZIP gets you close; importing the sheet into a route planner and optimizing gets you a shorter drive.

### Should the address be in one column or several?

Either works. Lite Route Planner reads a single full-address column or separate Street, City, State and Zip columns, and joins split columns for you. Separate columns are easier to check and fix in Excel.

### Can I use this template in Google Sheets?

Yes. Open the CSV in Google Sheets with File, then Import, and fill it in. When you're ready, copy the cells and paste them into Lite Route Planner, or download the sheet as .csv or .xlsx and upload it.

### Does the Time at stop column set each stop's time?

Not on its own. It imports as a number field you can see and filter by. In Lite Route Planner, set a default number of minutes for every stop and change any one stop's time in its details; the day's total uses those.

### What other columns can I add?

Any you like: service type, contract value, frequency, crew. Each one imports as text, a number, a date or yes/no, and you can color and filter the map by it.

### How many rows can I import?

As many as your plan holds: up to 50 addresses on Free, 200 on Personal, and 1,000 to 10,000 on Business. Every plan includes unlimited routes from those addresses.

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# How to send a route to a driver's phone

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/send-a-route-to-a-drivers-phone
Updated: 2026-10-19

Texting a Google Maps link works for a handful of stops. For a full day, here's how to put the whole route on a driver's phone, in order, with nothing to install.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner sends a route to a phone two ways. On Business, assign it to a driver: they sign in to the driver app in their phone's browser with a code emailed to them, see every stop in order, and mark each one Visited or Attempted. On any plan, share a view-only link or QR code that anyone can open without an account. Either way, one tap opens each stop in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze.

## Send a route to a driver, step by step

1. **Invite the driver** On Business, invite drivers by email from Settings, then Users, or copy an invite link and text it (it works for 7 days). They sign in with a code sent to their email: no password and no app store.
2. **Plan and optimize the route** Lasso the stops, press Optimize and save. Saving gets drive time and distance for every leg, and the driver sees them too.
3. **Assign it** Pick the driver on the route. It appears on their phone under Assigned to you.
4. **Pick a navigation app once** The driver chooses Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, or leaves it on Automatic. After that, tapping a stop opens turn-by-turn directions in that app.
5. **Mark stops along the way** At each stop the driver taps Visited or Attempted and can add a note. You see progress in the planner within seconds, and every visit is saved to the stop's history.

## Four ways to get a route onto a phone

The first two come with Lite; the last two are exports for when someone wants them.

|  | Driver app | Share link or QR | Google Maps link | Printed PDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver signs in | Emailed code, no password | No | No | No |
| Stops it carries | Up to 500 | Up to 500 | 10 places per link | The whole route |
| Opens Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze | Yes | Yes | Google Maps only | No |
| Driver marks Visited or Attempted | Yes | No | No | No |
| You see progress | Yes | No | No | No |
| Plan needed | Business (any plan for your own routes) | Any plan | Any plan | Any plan |

Longer routes are split into several Google Maps links. Google's directions links carry up to 9 stops between start and end, and only 3 when opened in a mobile browser instead of the app ([Google's documentation](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/urls/get-started)).

## What your driver sees

The routes assigned to them, each stop in order with the drive time and distance from the one before. One tap opens directions in their navigation app; another marks the stop Visited or Attempted, with a note if they need one. It runs in the browser on iPhone and Android, so there's nothing to download or update.

## Share links and QR codes, when there's no driver account

Every route has a share link and a QR code, on every plan. Anyone who opens it sees the stops in order and can open directions from their browser, with no account and no app.

Share links are view-only. Whoever opens one can't mark stops, so you won't see their progress or build visit history from it. That makes them right for a helper, a one-day fill-in or a ride-along, and the driver app right for anyone who drives for you every week. If the route's assigned driver is signed in when they open the link, it opens in the driver app instead.

Print the QR code on the route sheet, or hold your phone up to the driver's camera. Revoke the link when you're done with it; it also stops working once the route is completed.

Free and Personal don't include separate driver accounts, so the share link is how you hand a route to someone else on those plans. You can always drive your own routes from your phone and mark the stops yourself.

## Before a driver's first day

- **Send a test route**: Assign a two-stop route so the driver can sign in and try the buttons before a real day.
- **Settle the navigation app**: Automatic uses Apple Maps on iPhone and Google Maps elsewhere. Waze drivers pick it once, and it's saved on that phone.
- **Put door details in the stop note**: A gate code or drop-off instruction in a stop's note shows on the driver's screen at that stop.
- **Mark Attempted instead of skipping**: If nobody's home, Attempted with a note keeps it in the history, and coloring the map by last outcome shows you what to retry.

## FAQ

### How do I send a multi-stop route to someone's phone?

Plan the route in Lite Route Planner, then assign it to the driver (Business) or copy its share link and text or email it (any plan). The driver sees every stop in order in the phone's browser and taps a stop to open it in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze.

### Do drivers need to download an app?

No. Lite Route Planner's driver app runs in the phone's browser on iPhone and Android. Drivers sign in with a code sent to their email, so there's no password to forget and nothing to install from an app store.

### Can a driver mark stops done from a share link?

No. Share links are view-only. To mark stops Visited or Attempted, the driver signs in to the driver app, which comes with Lite Route Planner Business. If the assigned driver is signed in when they open a share link, it opens in the driver app.

### Can I just text a route from Google Maps?

For a short trip, yes. Google Maps allows up to 10 places per trip, and a shared directions link carries only 3 stops between start and end when it's opened in a mobile browser. A longer route has to be split into several links.

### How much does it cost to add drivers?

Nothing per driver. Lite Route Planner Business includes unlimited drivers and team members, from $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops a month. Free and Personal have no separate driver accounts, but share links work on every plan.

### Can I see where my drivers are?

You see each stop as it's marked Visited or Attempted, within seconds. Lite Route Planner doesn't track a driver's GPS location between stops.

### Does the driver app work without a signal?

It needs a data connection to load routes and save marks; there's no offline mode. Turn-by-turn directions run in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, so they behave the way those apps do.

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# How to plan recurring weekly, biweekly and monthly routes

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/weekly-service-routes
Updated: 2026-10-19

Service businesses visit the same customers on a rhythm. Here's how to keep one master list and pull each day's route out of it in a few clicks.

**Short answer:** To plan recurring routes, keep every customer in one saved list with a field that says when they're due, such as Service day or Week. Lite Route Planner doesn't repeat routes on a schedule: each day you filter the map by that field, lasso the stops into a route and press Optimize. Saved addresses are reused for unlimited routes, so planning the same customers every week doesn't use up your plan.

## How recurring routes work in Lite

Some planners save a route and repeat it on a schedule. Lite doesn't. A route is a plan for one day: you drive it, mark the stops, and complete it, and each visit stays in the stop's history.

What repeats is your customer list. Every customer is a saved address with fields you choose, like Service day, Frequency or Week. Building Tuesday's route means showing only Tuesday's customers, drawing a loop around them and pressing Optimize.

That turns out to suit service work. A new customer joins the right day when you set one field. A customer who pauses drops out when you clear it. And every week's order is worked out for the customers actually on the list, not the ones who were there in spring.

## Set up recurring routes in Lite

1. **Add a schedule column to your list** In your spreadsheet, add Service day (Mon to Fri). For customers you see less than weekly, add Frequency and Week too. The [route planning template](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/route-planning-spreadsheet-template) has a Service day column ready.
2. **Import once** Import the sheet and tick the schedule columns so they come in as custom fields. From then on, add new customers in Lite and set their fields there.
3. **Show one day's customers** Open Filters and tick Tue under Service day. For biweekly or monthly customers, add a second filter for this week, such as Week A or Week 2. Filters combine, so only stops matching both stay on the map.
4. **Lasso and optimize** Make a route, draw a loop around the stops still showing (hidden ones aren't picked up), set the start to your shop, and press Optimize.
5. **Check the day's total** Save to see drive time, time at stops and miles. If the day runs long, take off the stops that can wait and catch them tomorrow.
6. **Complete it, then repeat next week** When the day's done, complete the route. Visits stay in each stop's history, and next week you build the route the same way in a minute.

## A pool route's master list

A weekly pool service with a few every-other-week and monthly accounts. Frequency and Week say who's due; Service day says when.

| Customer | Address | City | Service day | Frequency | Week | Time at stop (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarez | 7421 E Palo Verde Dr | Scottsdale, AZ | Tue | Weekly |  | 25 |
| Sunridge Condos | 1180 W Saguaro Bend | Tempe, AZ | Tue | Weekly |  | 50 |
| Nakamura | 2964 N Desert Willow Ln | Mesa, AZ | Wed | Biweekly | A | 30 |
| Ferris | 455 S Copper Sky Ct | Chandler, AZ | Wed | Biweekly | B | 30 |
| Okoye | 8812 E Granite Wash Rd | Gilbert, AZ | Thu | Monthly | 3 | 35 |

Week is a text field, so the filter lists every value it finds. Tick A on A weeks, B on B weeks, and 3 in the third week of the month. Weekly customers leave it blank.

## Master route or daily route?

A master route is your whole customer list in the order you work through it over a cycle, a week or a month. A daily route is the slice of it you drive today. Paper and spreadsheet operations usually keep a master route and cut it into days by hand.

Take a pest control tech with about 75 monthly customers. Split the service area into four zones and give each a week: north in week 1, east in week 2, and so on, about 19 stops a week. Each week's zone becomes one long day or two shorter ones. In Lite, the saved customers are the master list and Week is a field. On the first Tuesday, filter to Week 1, lasso and optimize: that's the daily route.

Why not keep a fixed master order? Because customers come and go. A new account in the east zone would mean someone working out where it fits in the sequence. Optimizing the week's group puts it in a sensible place automatically. Keep the list fixed and let the order be worked out fresh.

## How to tag each schedule

Use the simplest field that tells you who's due.

- **Weekly**: One field: Service day. A lawn crew mowing the same streets every Tuesday needs nothing else.
- **Every other week**: Service day plus Week A or B. Filter to Tuesday and A, and the following week to Tuesday and B.
- **Monthly**: Service day plus Week 1 to 4. A monthly pest or filter-change customer shows up on one Tuesday in four.
- **Quarterly or seasonal**: Skip the calendar math. Color the map by last visit and filter to over 2 months ago, or keep a Next due date field and filter by date range.
- **Callbacks and one-off jobs**: They're just stops. Add them as they come in and click them onto whichever day's route passes closest.
- **Two crews or more**: Add a Crew field, or assign each day's routes to drivers on Business and color the map by driver to see who covers what.

## FAQ

### Can Lite Route Planner repeat a route every week automatically?

No. Lite Route Planner doesn't repeat routes on a schedule. Your customers stay saved, so each week you filter to that day's customers, lasso them and press Optimize, which takes a few clicks and orders the route for whoever is on it that week.

### What's the difference between a master route and a daily route?

A master route is the full customer list in the order you work through it over a week or month. A daily route is the part you drive today. In Lite Route Planner, your saved customers are the master list and each day's route is built from it with a filter and a lasso.

### How do I plan biweekly routes?

Give each every-other-week customer a Week field of A or B alongside their Service day. In Lite Route Planner, on A weeks filter to the day and A, lasso and optimize; on B weeks do the same with B.

### Does planning the same customers every week use up my plan?

No. Lite Route Planner plans count saved addresses, not routes. Routes reuse the addresses you have, and every plan includes unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations.

### How do I fit a new customer into a recurring route?

Add the customer and set their Service day so they show up in that day's filter. In Lite Route Planner, click their pin to add them to the route, then press Optimize again to find their place in the order.

### Can I keep the same stop order every week?

Yes, by hand: after building the route, drag the stops into your usual order instead of pressing Optimize. Most people let Optimize choose, since the list changes a little each week.

### How do I check that nobody was missed?

Color the map by last visit. Anyone not marked within the last week shows in a different color, and you can filter to just them. See [how to find customers you haven't visited](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/customers-you-havent-visited).

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# Find the customers you haven't visited lately, on a map

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/customers-you-havent-visited
Updated: 2026-10-19

A spreadsheet can sort by date, but it can't show you that the overdue accounts are all on the east side. A map colored by last visit can.

**Short answer:** Lite Route Planner colors every customer on the map by when you last visited: within a week, 1 to 2 weeks, 2 to 4 weeks, 1 to 2 months, over 2 months, or never. Filter to the overdue groups, lasso them into a catch-up route and press Optimize. The colors come from stops marked Visited or Attempted in Lite Route Planner, and dates from an old spreadsheet can come in as a date field you filter by range.

## Plan a catch-up route for overdue customers

1. **Color the map by last visit** Open Color By and choose Last visit. Green pins were visited within the last week, orange 1 to 2 months ago, red over 2 months ago, and gray never.
2. **Filter to the ones that are due** In Filters, tick 1 to 2 months ago and Over 2 months ago, plus Never visited if new accounts count. Everyone else leaves the map.
3. **Look for the clusters** Overdue customers bunch up in the parts of town you drive least. Pick the cluster that's worth a day.
4. **Lasso and optimize** Make a route, draw a loop around the cluster, set where you start, and press Optimize.
5. **Visit and mark** Mark each stop Visited or Attempted as you go. Its pin turns green on your map, and the visit goes into the stop's history.

## What each color tells you

Six groups, based on the most recent visit marked on each stop.

- **Within a week (green)**: Up to date. Leave them off this week's catch-up.
- **1 to 2 weeks ago (light green)**: Fine for monthly customers. Due now if they're weekly.
- **2 to 4 weeks ago (yellow)**: Due for anyone on a two- or three-week cycle.
- **1 to 2 months ago (orange)**: Monthly customers are overdue. Plan them this week.
- **Over 2 months ago (red)**: The accounts most likely to drift away. For a sales rep, the first calls to make.
- **Never visited (gray)**: New leads, or customers added before you started marking visits.

## Where the last-visit date comes from

The colors come from visits marked in Lite. When you or a driver marks a stop Visited or Attempted, that becomes its latest visit. An Attempted visit counts too, so color by Last outcome when you want the stops where nobody was home.

If you've tracked visits in a spreadsheet, bring that history with you. Import the date column as a date field, then filter it by range (everything before September 1, say) or color by it from oldest to newest. Once you're marking visits in Lite, the Last visit colors take over.

Times visited is the third view. It groups stops by how many visits they've had (once, 2 to 5, 6 to 10, more than 10), which shows your most and least served customers at a glance.

## Bringing last-visit dates from a spreadsheet

A sales rep's account list. Last call comes in as a date field and Tier as text.

| Account | Address | City | Tier | Last call |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenway Pharmacy | 1220 Fieldstone Pkwy | Franklin, TN | A | 2026-10-08 |
| Main Street Hardware | 418 Cedar Bluff Rd | Brentwood, TN | B | 2026-09-02 |
| Corner Market Deli | 77 Old Mill Ct | Murfreesboro, TN | B | 2026-07-21 |
| Lakeshore Vet Clinic | 3305 Harbor View Dr | Hendersonville, TN | A | 2026-08-14 |
| Riverbend Feed Co. | 960 Quarry Rd | Lebanon, TN | C |  |

Filter Last call to dates up to September 19 to see every account not called in a month, then filter Tier to A to start with the ones that matter most.

## Lite or Badger Maps for overdue accounts?

### Choose Lite if

- You want last-visit colors without a per-user bill: free for up to 50 addresses, and Business has unlimited users
- Your customers live in a spreadsheet, not a CRM
- Drivers or techs need routes on their phones with nothing to install
- You want up to 500 stops on a route

### Choose Badger Maps if

- Your reps work from a CRM and need it synced (Badger's CRM integration needs 2 or more licenses)
- You want check-ins with photos
- You want native iPhone and Android apps
- Per-user pricing ($58 to $69 a user a month, checked October 2026) fits your team

## FAQ

### How do I see which customers I haven't visited?

Put them on a map and color each one by last visit. In Lite Route Planner, open Color By and choose Last visit: stops show as within a week, 1 to 2 weeks, 2 to 4 weeks, 1 to 2 months, over 2 months, or never visited. Filter to the older groups to see only who's overdue.

### Can I find customers I haven't visited in 30 days?

Yes. In Lite Route Planner, filter Last visit to 1 to 2 months ago and over 2 months ago, which together cover everyone last visited more than 30 days ago. Add Never visited if you want new accounts too.

### Does it use the dates in my spreadsheet?

The last-visit colors use visits marked in Lite Route Planner. Dates from a spreadsheet import as a date field, which you can color by and filter by range until your own visit history builds up.

### Does an attempted visit count as a visit?

Yes, for the last-visit colors in Lite Route Planner. To find stops where nobody was home, color or filter by Last outcome, which separates Visited from Attempted.

### Is this useful for outside sales reps?

Yes. Reps covering a territory use it to spot accounts that have gone quiet and plan a day around them. Badger Maps has similar days-since-last-check-in coloring at $58 to $69 per user a month (checked October 2026); Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses and has no per-user fees.

### Can I see a customer's full visit history?

Yes. Open the stop in Lite Route Planner to see every visit with its date, whether it was Visited or Attempted, and any note. Visits stay in the history after the route is completed.

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# How to split a list of stops into routes for several drivers

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/split-stops-into-routes
Updated: 2026-10-19

Thirty orders and two drivers. Here's how to divide them so neither driver crosses the other's path and both finish at about the same time.

**Short answer:** To split stops into routes, divide them by area first, one area per driver, then optimize each route on its own and compare the totals. Lite Route Planner doesn't split stops automatically: you lasso each area on the map into a route, press Optimize, and move stops at the border until the drive times are close. Business includes unlimited drivers, so a third route costs nothing extra.

## Split stops between drivers, step by step

1. **Get every stop on the map** Import the day's list. With all the pins in view, the natural dividing lines (a river, a highway, a town out on its own) usually stand out.
2. **Lasso the first area** Make a route and draw a loop around one area. Every stop inside joins the route. Click a pin to add one more, or hold Alt (Option on a Mac) while you drag to take stops off.
3. **Hide what's taken** Save the route, then filter the map to stops that are Not on a route. Only what's left stays on the map, so the next loop can't grab a stop twice.
4. **Lasso the rest** Make a second route for the next area, and so on, until nothing is left unrouted.
5. **Optimize each route** Set each route's start (the shop, or the driver's home saved as a base) and press Optimize. Save to get the drive time for every leg.
6. **Balance, then assign** Compare the totals. Move a few border stops from the long route to the short one, optimize both again, then assign each route to its driver.

## Example: 30 local deliveries, two drivers

A bakery has 30 orders on a Friday: 18 east of the highway and 12 west, with the shop on the west side. Splitting by count, 15 and 15, would send both drivers back and forth across the highway. Split by area instead: 18 east, 12 west.

Say the east route comes out at 3 hours 50 minutes after optimizing, with more stops and the drive across and back, and the west route at 2 hours 30. Moving the three east-side stops nearest the highway onto the west route brings both close to 3 hours 10, and the only overlap is a few stops along the border.

Set a time at each stop first, say 5 minutes a drop, and the totals include it. Then balancing on the total accounts for both driving and stopping, which is what decides when a driver gets back.

## How to balance routes

Stop count is the easy measure. The day's total is the honest one.

- **Area first, count second**: Areas keep drivers out of each other's way. Even out the numbers only after the areas are set.
- **Balance on the total**: A 12-stop rural route can take longer than a 20-stop downtown one. Each saved route in Lite shows its total: drive time plus time at stops.
- **Give the far cluster to the lighter route**: A group of stops out of town costs one long drive there and back. Pair it with the route that has fewer stops close in.
- **Check for overlap by color**: Color the map by route. If two colors are mixed together, move stops until each route is one patch of color.
- **Start each route where its driver starts**: Save the shop or each driver's home as a base (Business has up to 100) and set it as the start, so the first drive is counted.
- **Optimize again after every move**: Moving stops changes the best order for both routes. Press Optimize on each, and undo is one click if you don't like the result.

## Each driver gets their own route

Assign a route and it's on that driver's phone, in order, with the drive time between stops. They tap to navigate in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze and mark each stop Visited or Attempted. Color your map by driver to see who's covering what. Business includes unlimited drivers, with no per-driver fees.

## When to let software do the split

### Choose Lite if

- You have a handful of drivers and the split by area is plain on a map
- Your stops repeat and each driver knows their side of town
- You'd rather see and adjust the split yourself
- You want unlimited drivers without per-driver fees

### Choose a dispatch tool if

- You divide hundreds of orders a day across many vehicles
- Orders have delivery time windows or vehicles have capacity limits
- You need driver shifts and breaks planned for you
- Routific, OptimoRoute and Routing24 handle some or all of these (checked October 2026)

## FAQ

### Can Lite Route Planner split stops between drivers automatically?

No. In Lite Route Planner you split stops by drawing a loop around each area on the map, which makes it a route, then you optimize each one. It's quick for a few drivers and lets you use what you know about the area. Dispatch tools such as Routific, OptimoRoute and Routing24 are built for larger fleets with time windows and capacity rules.

### How do I divide 30 deliveries between 2 drivers?

Put all 30 on a map, split them by area rather than 15 and 15, and optimize each half. Then compare the two day totals and move a few stops near the border from the longer route to the shorter one until they're close.

### Should I balance routes by number of stops or by time?

By time. Stop counts hide long drives between rural stops and slow parking downtown. In Lite Route Planner each saved route shows its total, combining drive time from real road directions with the time you set at each stop.

### Can each driver start from home?

Yes. Save each driver's home as a base and set it as that route's start. Lite Route Planner Business includes up to 100 bases, and a route can end at a different base or come back to where it started.

### How many drivers can I have?

On Lite Route Planner Business, unlimited drivers and team members for one flat price, from $59.99 a month. There are no per-driver or per-vehicle fees.

### What if a stop ends up on the wrong route?

Take it off one route and click it onto the other, then press Optimize on both. Lite Route Planner has undo for moves and optimizations if you change your mind.

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# Plan a round trip route that starts and ends in the same place

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/round-trip-route
Updated: 2026-10-19

Most work days end where they started: the shop, the warehouse, home. Here's how to plan the loop so the drive back is short.

**Short answer:** A round trip route starts and ends at the same place. In Lite Route Planner, set a route's end to Round trip and press Optimize: the stops are ordered as a loop, so the last one is near where you started. With a saved base (one on Personal, up to 100 on Business), every route can start and finish at your shop or home; on the free plan, a round trip comes back to the route's first stop.

## How to plan a round trip route

1. **Save where you start** Add your shop, warehouse or home as a base in Settings, then Bases. Personal includes one base; Business up to 100.
2. **Make the route** Lasso the stops on the map, or click pins to add them one at a time.
3. **Set the start and the end** Choose your base as the start. For the end, choose Round trip to come back to it, or pick a different base.
4. **Press Optimize** The stops reorder as a loop, out one way and back the other, instead of a line that ends at the far edge of town.
5. **Save and check the drive home** Saving gets road directions for every leg, including the last one back to the start, and adds it to the day's total.

## Why a round trip changes the order

An optimizer planning a one-way route is happy to leave you at the farthest stop, because the drive home isn't part of what it's adding up. Tell it you're coming back and it plans differently: it works out along one side and back along the other, so the last stop is close to the start.

Picture eight stops north and east of your shop. One-way, the best order sweeps outward and finishes at the far northeast corner, a long drive from home. As a round trip, the order heads north first, swings east, and finishes on the stops nearest the shop. Planning the loop as a whole usually beats a one-way order with the drive home tacked on.

If you finish somewhere else, the warehouse in the morning and home at night for example, set different start and end bases, and the order is planned for that start and finish.

## Round trips in Lite and free map apps

Each of these can bring you back to the start. Only some will reorder the stops for it.

|  | Lite | Google Maps | Apple Maps | MapQuest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stops in one trip | Up to 500 | 10 places, with home counted twice | Up to 15 | Up to 26 |
| Reorders stops for the loop | Yes | No | No | Yes, first and last stop fixed |
| Saves the route to use again | Unlimited routes | No | No | With an account |
| Price | Free for up to 50 addresses | Free | Free | Free, with ads |

Checked October 19, 2026. On the free plan, Lite's Round trip returns to the route's first stop; saved bases come with Personal and Business. For more on map apps, see [Google Maps with multiple stops](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/google-maps-multiple-stops).

## Round trips by trade

The same setting, used a few different ways.

- **Lawn and landscape crews**: Out from the yard with the trailer and back at the end of the day. If you stop at the supply yard every morning, add it as a stop and let Optimize place it.
- **Mobile groomers**: Back home to empty the tank and restock. Time at each stop varies a lot, 45 minutes for a small dog and two hours for a doodle, so set each stop's time and check the total.
- **Couriers and local delivery**: Back to the shop for the afternoon load. Plan the morning and afternoon as two round trips from the same base.
- **Sales reps**: Leave from home and end at home. Save home as a base and set each day's route to Round trip.
- **Home health**: Pick up supplies at the office and finish at home. That's not a round trip: set the office as the start base and home as the end base.
- **Snow removal**: Plow routes start and end at the yard where the salt is. One base, every route set to Round trip.

## FAQ

### What is a round trip route?

A route that starts and ends at the same place, such as your shop or home, with all your stops in between. A round trip route planner orders the stops as a loop, so the drive back is part of the plan rather than an afterthought.

### Can Google Maps plan a round trip with multiple stops?

Partly. Add your starting point again as the final destination. Google Maps allows 10 places per trip, so that leaves room for 8 stops, and it keeps them in the order you enter rather than reordering them for the shortest loop.

### Is the round trip option free?

Yes. Round trip is on every Lite Route Planner plan, including Free, where it brings the route back to its first stop. To start and end at a saved shop or home, add a base: Personal includes one and Business up to 100.

### Can a route start at one place and end at another?

Yes. In Lite Route Planner, set one base as the start and a different base as the end, such as the warehouse in the morning and home at night. Optimize plans the order for that start and finish.

### Does the round trip optimizer account for traffic?

No. Lite Route Planner orders stops to cut the distance driven. After you save, it shows drive time for every leg from real road directions, including the leg home, but it doesn't use live traffic.

### Can a route finish at the last stop instead?

Yes. Leave the end set to None and the Lite Route Planner route finishes at the last stop, which suits drivers who head home from wherever they finish.

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# How much does route planning software cost?

URL: https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/route-planning-software-cost
Updated: 2026-10-19

Prices checked October 19, 2026 on each vendor's own pricing page. The short version: what a vendor counts matters more than the price tag.

**Short answer:** As of October 2026, route planning software for small teams costs about $35 to $110 per driver or user a month, or $125 to $150 a month for plans priced by orders or stops. A per-driver tool like OptimoRoute costs $195 a month for 5 drivers and $390 for 10 at monthly billing. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses, Personal is $19.99 a month billed every six months, and Business is $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops a month with unlimited drivers.

## Six ways route planners charge

Before comparing prices, check what's being counted. The same team can pay several times more under one model than another.

- **Per driver**: Each driver or vehicle is a seat. OptimoRoute starts at $39 per driver a month ($35.10 billed yearly). Zeo's fleet plan is about $599 a year per driver.
- **Per user**: Everyone who logs in is a seat. Badger Maps Business is $69 a user a month, Maptive $110 a month for one user, and Upper from $50 a user a month.
- **Per order**: You pay for deliveries, not people. Routific is free up to 100 orders a month, then $150 a month for 101 to 1,000, with unlimited drivers.
- **Per stop**: Spoke Dispatch includes a block of stops: $125 a month for 1,000, then 4 to 7 cents for each stop past the block. Unlimited drivers.
- **Per address credit**: MyRouteOnline sells address credits with unlimited users: 50 for $19 a month, 500 for $49, 1,200 for $99, or pay as you go.
- **Flat**: One price however many drivers. Routing24 is $69 a month for Starter. Lite Business is $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops, with unlimited drivers.

## What 1, 5 and 10 drivers pay a month

Monthly billing for tools priced by the person. Volume-priced tools are in the next table, because their price follows stops, not drivers.

|  | Lite | OptimoRoute | Badger Maps | Zeo | Maptive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priced by | New stops a month | Driver | User | Driver seat | User tier |
| 1 driver | $29.99, or free up to 50 addresses | $39 | $69 | About $15 | $110 |
| 5 drivers | $59.99 for 1,000 new stops | $195 | $345 | About $250 | $220 (5 users) |
| 10 drivers | $59.99 for 1,000 new stops | $390 | $690 | About $500 | Not listed |
| Try before paying | Free plan, no trial clock | 30-day trial | 14-day trial | 7-day trial | 10-day trial |

Checked October 19, 2026 on each vendor's pricing page. OptimoRoute is its cheapest plan; proof of delivery needs the $49 plan. Zeo's fleet price is about $599 a year per driver, and the 1-driver figure is its one-driver plan. Lite Business sizes go up by new stops a month, not drivers: $59.99 for 1,000, $99.99 for 2,000, $149.99 for 5,000, $249.99 for 10,000. Upper is left out because it isn't clear whether its drivers count as paid users.

## Tools priced by orders, stops or credits

Here the bill follows how much you deliver. Drivers are usually unlimited.

|  | Lite | Routific | Spoke Dispatch | MyRouteOnline | RouteXL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What's counted | New addresses a month | Orders a month | Stops a month | Address credits | Stops per route |
| Free | Up to 50 addresses | Up to 100 orders a month | App only, 10 stops a route | 20-credit trial | Up to 20 stops |
| Entry price | $29.99/mo for 200 addresses | $150/mo for 101 to 1,000 orders | $125/mo with 1,000 stops | $19/mo for 50 credits | €35/mo for 100 stops |
| Bigger plans | $99.99 to $249.99/mo for 2,000 to 10,000 | Per order above 1,000 | $1,000/mo with 12,000 stops | $99/mo for 1,200 credits | €70/mo for 200 stops |
| Drivers | Unlimited on Business | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited users | No driver app |

Checked October 19, 2026. Spoke Dispatch also has a 2,000-stop tier, and RouteXL sells the same plans by the day (€5 for 100 stops). Route4Me lists team plans at $199, $299 and $349 a month, but we couldn't confirm what each one covers, so it isn't in these tables.

## How to work out what you'll actually pay

1. **Count the people, not just the vans** List your drivers plus anyone else who needs to log in: a dispatcher, office staff, the owner. Per-user tools charge for all of them.
2. **Count stops a month, and how many are new** Multiply stops a day by working days. Then estimate how many are new addresses: a pool route repeats the same 60 homes, a florist delivers somewhere new every day. Per-order and per-stop tools charge for every one; Lite counts new saved addresses, so repeat customers cost nothing extra.
3. **List your must-haves** Time windows, photo proof of delivery, live GPS tracking and customer texts usually mean a dispatch tool and a higher tier. If you don't need them, don't pay for them.
4. **Price it at next year's size** Add the drivers you plan to hire. Per-driver bills grow with every hire; flat and volume pricing grows with the work.
5. **Read the billing terms** Yearly billing takes about 5% to 20% off at the tools above, but locks you in. Watch for seat minimums and trials that ask for a card. Lite takes 33% off any paid plan billed every six months.
6. **Plan a real day before you pay** Import last week's actual stops into a free plan or trial and build one real day of routes. That shows you the fit faster than any feature list.

## Costs that don't show on the price tag

Add-ons. Upper charges extra for SMS, live tracking ($20 per driver), vehicle capacity ($25 per driver) and barcode scanning ($50 per company). Routific quotes SMS as an add-on. OptimoRoute's proof of delivery is on its Pro plan, $49 per driver a month, not the cheapest one.

Minimums and contracts. Map My Customers bills yearly on a 12-month term with a 5-seat minimum at $99 a seat, which comes to at least $5,940 a year. Badger Maps asks for a card after the first 7 days of its 14-day trial on the web.

Overage. Spoke Dispatch charges 4 to 7 cents for each stop past the plan's block, and Routific charges per order above 1,000 a month.

Time. A free tool that makes you retype addresses or split a route into 10-stop links can cost more in hours than a paid plan costs in dollars.

## Which pricing model fits you

### Choose Lite if

- You have more than one or two drivers and don't want the bill to grow with each hire
- Most of your stops are repeat customers on weekly or monthly routes
- You plan from a spreadsheet and want stops in a good order, on a map and on drivers' phones
- You want to start free: free for up to 50 addresses, with no credit card

### Choose a per-driver dispatch tool if

- You need delivery time windows, vehicle capacity or driver shifts
- You need photo or signature proof of delivery, or barcode scanning
- You want live GPS tracking or texts with customer ETAs
- You run a fleet big enough that those features save more than the per-driver fees cost

## Plans and prices (USD)

- Free: $0. Free for up to 50 addresses, with unlimited routes and unlimited optimizations. No credit card and no trial clock: the Free plan doesn't expire.
- Personal: $29.99 a month, or $119.94 every six months ($19.99 a month). Up to 200 addresses, unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations, up to 500 stops a route, one base.
- Business: from $59.99 a month, or $39.99 a month billed every six months (1,000 new stops a month for $59.99; 2,000 new stops a month for $99.99; 5,000 new stops a month for $149.99; 10,000 new stops a month for $249.99). Unlimited drivers and team members with no per-driver fees, unlimited routes, unlimited optimizations, up to 500 stops a route, up to 100 bases.
- Every paid plan is 33% off when billed every six months.

## FAQ

### How much does route planning software cost?

As of October 2026, team route planners run about $35 to $110 per driver or user a month, or $125 to $150 a month when priced by orders or stops. Free options exist with limits: Google Maps takes 10 places per trip, and Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses.

### What does route optimization software cost for 10 drivers?

At monthly billing in October 2026: $390 a month on OptimoRoute's cheapest plan, $690 on Badger Maps Business, about $500 on Zeo's fleet plan, and $150 on Routific if you deliver up to 1,000 orders a month. Lite Route Planner Business is $59.99 a month for 1,000 new stops, with unlimited drivers.

### Is there free route planning software?

Yes, with limits. Google Maps takes up to 10 places in the order you enter them, MapQuest reorders up to 26 stops with ads, RouteXL optimizes up to 20, and Routific is free up to 100 orders a month. Lite Route Planner is free for up to 50 addresses with unlimited routes and optimizations. See [the best free route planners](https://www.literouteplanner.com/guides/best-free-route-planners).

### Is per-order or per-driver pricing cheaper?

It depends on stops per driver. A few drivers with many stops each usually pay less per driver; many drivers with a few stops each usually pay less per order or per stop. Price both at your real monthly volume before choosing.

### Why do so many route planners charge per driver?

Per-driver pricing grows with the size of a fleet, which suits vendors selling to larger delivery operations. For a small business it means every hire raises the bill. Lite Route Planner Business charges by new stops a month instead, with unlimited drivers.

### Do I pay for drivers on Lite Route Planner?

No. Lite Route Planner Business includes unlimited drivers and team members. You pay by how many new stops you add a month: $59.99 for 1,000, $99.99 for 2,000, $149.99 for 5,000, $249.99 for 10,000. Billing every six months takes 33% off.