RunSheet vs OptimoRoute

The OptimoRoute alternative you can run on day one

Add your stops, hit optimize, and every driver has his route on the phone he already carries. Under 2 minutes, nothing to install, no training call. Built for local delivery teams running 2 to 15 drivers.

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Why this page existsStrong routing is not the problem. The setup is.

Hey, I'm Derek. I build RunSheet.

OptimoRoute is a serious optimizer. The knock on it, in every note we keep, is the same: the routing is strong, and the setup is where a dispatcher who isn't technical gets stuck.

If you're the owner who also builds the routes, answers the "where's my delivery?" call, and eats the refund when a customer swears a package never showed, you don't have a spare afternoon to configure software. You have drivers standing in the lot at 6am waiting on you.

So here's the test I'd put any route planner through, mine included: sign up, add this morning's real stops, and see whether your drivers have their routes before their coffee goes cold. With RunSheet, that is the whole setup. The sheet on the right is what your first morning looks like.

Derek Markley, ForgeWorks

RunSheet · Day oneTue 06:00
  1. 06:00Sign up. No card. Land in your dashboard.
  2. 06:00Add this morning's stops. Type them, pick them from your customer list, or snap a photo of the paper manifest.
  3. 06:01Hit Optimize. Time windows and COD stops sequenced for you.
  4. 06:02Each driver gets a link. Opens in the phone browser he already has. Nothing to install.
  5. 06:03Trucks rolling. You watch every driver and ETA move on one map.
At every stop: signature or barcode scan, timestamped. Delivery photos on Growth and up, add-on on Starter.Customer says it never showed? Pull the record. Dispute closed.
Side by side

RunSheet vs OptimoRoute for a small fleet

What matters at 6amRunSheetOptimoRoute
Time to your first dispatched routeUnder 2 minutes. Add stops, optimize, send.Setup complexity is the one consistent knock in our notes. Run the same 2-minute test on both.
What drivers needA link. Opens in any phone browser, iPhone or Android.Not in our notes. Ask what your drivers have to install before you commit.
How you payFlat plans. Starter $49/mo with 3 drivers included. Extra drivers $10 each per month.We don't publish their price. Check optimoroute.com and put it next to $49 flat for 3 drivers.
Customer tracking pageIncluded. Stops-ahead tracking and arrival alerts.Not in our notes. Ask whether it's included on the plan you'd be on.
Time windows and cash-on-delivery orderingBoth. The optimizer honors time windows and puts COD stops where they belong.Not in our notes. Ask about cash-on-delivery sequencing specifically.
Free trial7 days, full features, no card.Check their site for current trial terms.
Built forLocal delivery teams with 2 to 15 drivers. Business plan covers 50.Larger operations with enterprise integrations, per our notes.

OptimoRoute column: the setup point comes from our own mid-2026 notes. We have not verified their current pricing, trial, driver app, or feature list, so check optimoroute.com before you decide. RunSheet column: current plans at my-runsheet.com.

The honest version

Pick the one built for your size

Pick RunSheet when

  • You run 2 to 15 drivers and you're the dispatcher, the owner, and the guy who answers the phone.
  • You want today's route dispatched today, without a setup call.
  • Your drivers turn over, and you'd rather text a link than walk each new hire through an app install.
  • You have COD stops or "not before 10am" customers and you're tired of re-sequencing by hand.
  • You've eaten a refund you shouldn't have, and you want timestamped proof next time.

Pick OptimoRoute when

  • You run a large fleet with real capacity planning to do.
  • You need enterprise integrations: ERP, WMS, an API-first setup.
  • Your operation has outgrown what a flat small-fleet plan covers.

And if you run 200 trucks with an in-house WMS, look at Onfleet. It's built for carrier operations. RunSheet isn't, on purpose.

What it costs

One flat price. Drivers included.

Starter
$49/mo
3 drivers, 100 routes a month, 30 days of history. Signature and barcode proof included; delivery photos are an add-on. The solo courier or the shop doing its own deliveries.
Growth
$149/mo
10 drivers, 300 routes a month, 90 days of history. The team that outgrew the group text.
Business
$359/mo
50 drivers, unlimited routes, a full year of history. Regional courier or small 3PL.

Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial and no card. Extra drivers are $10 per driver per month on any plan. Pay annually and you get about two months free: Starter $468, Growth $1,428, Business $3,446 per year. Enterprise is custom.

Straight answers

What people ask before they switch

Is OptimoRoute hard to set up?
In every note we keep on it, setup is where a non-technical dispatcher gets stuck. We can't speak for their onboarding today, so run the same test on both: sign up and see whether you can dispatch this morning's real stops before the drivers finish their coffee. With RunSheet that takes under 2 minutes.
OptimoRoute vs Routific: which one for a small delivery business?
Both are strong optimizers built for larger operations. As of mid-2026 our notes say Routific's price jumps sharply between tiers and its driver mobile experience takes extra setup, while OptimoRoute's friction is setup complexity. If you're shopping for an easy route planner for a small delivery business, with 2 to 15 drivers and you doing the setup, RunSheet is built for exactly that size: flat plans, a driver link instead of an app, and a route dispatched in under 2 minutes.
Do my drivers have to install an app?
No. Each driver gets a link and opens it in the browser on the phone he already has, iPhone or Android. He sees his stops in order, taps to navigate, marks each stop done, and captures a signature or barcode scan on every plan, plus a delivery photo on Growth and up. A driver who quits doesn't take the route knowledge with him. It's in your dashboard.
How do I get my stops into RunSheet?
Type them in, snap a photo of a paper manifest and let the OCR turn it into stops, or connect Shopify so paid orders land as stops on their own. Your customer list imports from CSV or Excel, so repeat addresses are already there when you build the route.
What happens after the 7-day trial?
You pick a plan. There's no card on file during the trial, so nothing gets charged unless you decide to keep going. Starter is $49 a month with 3 drivers included.
What if I outgrow the small-fleet plans?
Business covers 50 drivers with unlimited routes at $359 a month, and Enterprise goes past that. Extra drivers on any plan are $10 per driver per month. If you're running 200 trucks with an in-house WMS, look at Onfleet.

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