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Updated on February 09, 2023 by Yulia Miashkova There comes a time in every transportation manager’s life when they have to choose between two routing software providers. You may be guided by many things when making the choice: compatibility, price, the learning curve – you name it.But ultimately, what you want is software that brings value with every feature.Side-by-side comparisons are the best way to look at it. Previously, we explored Onfleet and Routific alternatives feature by feature. Today, we’re looking at WorkWave Route Manager – one of the key parts of the WorkWave software family.Because there are so many products that go under the WorkWave umbrella, it’s hard to know for sure what you’re investing in without being able to take the software for a test drive.I’m here to help. What you’ll find below is a feature-for-feature comparison of WorkWave Route Manager and Track-POD. Let’s roll.Pricing modelRoute planning & optimizationUser & order managementDriver app & ePODNotificationsAnalytics & reportingPricing modelWhile Track-POD lets you choose if you want to pay per vehicle or per order WorkWave Route Manager only offers per-vehicle pricing. Because WWRM's final pricing per driver is not disclosed, we'll benchmark the cheapest plans against each other.If you go with WorkWave Route Manager, your starting price per vehicle per month is $54. This will cover some basic features like route optimization, time slots, multi-vehicle planning, as well as different roles and permissions for web users.Track-POD's cheapest subscription is a flat fee of $29 per vehicle if paid annually. This includes 3,000 jobs per month, custom Proof of Delivery, barcode scanning, live tracking notifications, and even 12 months of historical analytics.The key difference between WWRM and Track-POD is pricing transparency. In Track-POD, there are no paid add-ons and all features come out of the box. What you see is the final price.Route planning & optimizationRoute planning & optimization is the crown jewel of any routing tool. Let’s see how WorkWave Route Manager and Track-POD handle their routing and which features you can count on.Map-based planningWhen creating and optimizing routes, it helps to be able to do that right from the map. Both WorkWave Route Manager and Track-POD offer map-based planning, with the option to select orders in bulk.Route optimization with ETABoth WorkWave Route Manager and Track-POD provide route optimization with estimated time of arrival (ETA). On top of that, WorkWave Route Manager offers arrival and departure time, as well as service time. Track-POD, meanwhile, offers estimated arrival and departure times.PrioritiesIt’s important for a logistics manager to be able to prioritize some orders that need to be fulfilled urgently. Same goes for route planning software: it needs to account for tasks with higher priority when planning & optimizing daily routes.WorkWave Route Manager lets you assign importance to orders: Lowest, Lower, Normal, Higher, and Highest. Track-POD, in the meantime, considers the priority you’ve given to customers, addresses, and orders.Driver’s breaksRoute planning & optimization is impossible without considering your drivers as humans who need to take breaks throughout the day. This is something

Software needs to give you the tools to control this.Let’s take a closer look at what user and order management look like in WorkWave Route Manager and Track-POD.Roles and permissions for web usersWWRM offers 4 types of web user roles on top of Admin (one per organization). These are Planner, View Only, Guest, and Courier.Track-POD, meanwhile, offers 10 user rights options to help you control what your team members can do with the software.Allow view Routes.Allow user management.Allow view Analytics.Allow duplicate.Allow view Vehicle Check.Allow edit orders.Allow view Directories.Allow edit completed orders.Allow Edit directories.All ‘Depots’.Custom fieldsCustom fields is how you make sure you can specify as much order-related information as you need to. Orders come in all shapes and sizes, and not all fields will be there for you. Luckily, both WorkWave Route Manager and Track-POD have you covered.WorkWave Route Manager lets you add custom fields when creating your orders. Same with Track-POD – it offers unlimited custom fields with different formats (text, number, date, checkbox, etc.). You can also control if the drivers can see or edit these fields in their app.Order typeBoth WorkWave Route Manager and Track-POD consider different order types. It’s not always deliveries – sometimes, your drivers need to complete pickups or even a sequence of tasks within one order. Here’s how you can handle that.WorkWave Route Manager offers four types of tasks to choose from.Pickup.Dropoff.Service.Pickup & Dropoff.Track-POD, in the meantime, lets you choose any of the following task types.Delivery.Collection.Pickup & Delivery.Pickup - Hub - Delivery.Web customer accessWeb customer access is what empowers your customers to help you by managing their orders independently.If you have regular shippers who share with you the orders they need delivered, then you'll benefit greatly from letting them add and manage their orders.While WorkWave Route Manager doesn’t have a designated shippers hub, Track-POD does. With a newly redesigned Customer Portal, involving your shippers in the process is easier than ever before.Driver app & ePODThe driver app is the second essential component of a route planner. What you put together in the web dashboard back at the office needs to translate into a specific call-to-action for the driver. Let’s look at the driver apps offered by WorkWave Route Manage and Track-POD to see which one will do a better job for you.GPS navigation appsSince the driver app is supposed to also serve as a navigator, it’s crucial that you can choose the navigation system that works the best for your region and needs. By default, both WorkWave Route Manager and Track-POD use Google Maps. However, you can switch to alternative navigation systems.On top of Google Maps, WorkWave Route Manager supports Sygic, HERE WeGo, CoPilot, VZ Navigator, Waze, and Yandex.Meanwhile, Track-POD lets you choose between any of the following GPS apps: Apple Maps, Waze, TomTom, HERE WeGo, Sygic, and Hammer.Offline modeOffline mode is a lifesaver if your delivery operation includes areas with bad coverage. While the WorkWave Route Manager driver app doesn’t work offline, the Track-POD app remains fully functional. As soon as the

10+ years recommending software in Australia 10+ years recommending software in Australia 82 Reviews Industry: Environmental Services Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees Used Daily for 6-12 months Review Source Source: Capterra This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. "> Overall rating Value for Money Ease of Use Customer Support Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10 A great tool for our operation Reviewed on 10/11/2020 It has been a great improvement to our daily operation.It has been a great improvement to our daily operation. Pros Having the ability to track and add to my daily routes real time is an asset to our operation. Also being able to track where my fleet is at all times is convenient. Cons Would be great to have text notifications included with basic service and not an add on service. Response from WorkWave Hi Nathan, Thank you for your great review! We are so happy you were able to improve your daily operations with Route Manager! We look forward to continuing our relationship with AGAT Laboratories. Industry: Glass, Ceramics & Concrete Company size: 2–10 Employees Used Daily for 1+ year Review Source Source: Capterra This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. "> Overall rating Value for Money Ease of Use Customer Support Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10 WorkWave Route Manager for Recycling Collection Reviewed on 22/07/2024 WorkWave works well for my one truck operation, I didn't need anything built for large orgs, or the...WorkWave works well for my one truck operation, I didn't need anything built for large orgs, or the price that came with them, so WW is a good option. Pros I can import my addresses, verify them then push a single button and the route is ready to go. Since my routes change month to month, I can't use some of the saved route features, but it's smooth to upload. Cons There is no left hand turn preferred option to make an even more efficient route. Response from WorkWave Thank you for your review of RouteManager! We have made notes of your comments and passed them along to the team. -WorkWave Industry: Real Estate Company size: 11–50 Employees Used Daily for 1+ year Review Source Source: Capterra This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review

Your route planning software has to take into account, and both WorkWave Route Manager and Track-POD do that.WorkWave Route Manager allows up to three breaks a day – you need to specify these for each driver. Track-POD also considers driver’s breaks when creating multi-stop and long-distance routes, so you can be sure this need is covered.In addition to driver's break, both route planners consider service time, i.e. how long it takes the driver/field service rep to complete the job.Route costsWhen adding a vehicle in WorkWave Route Manager, you can specify the following constraints: orders, mileage, speed, driving hours, working hours, minimum working hours, up to 5 loads, as well as tags to indicate that a certain vehicle is best used for certain orders, e.g. refrigerated goods require refrigerated trucks.In addition to that, WorkWave Route Manager allows you to indicate costs.Fixed.Service time.Driving time.Idle time.Break time.Per mile.Per stop.Track-POD, meanwhile, allows you to specify multiple maximum values for things like weight, pallets, volume, maximum sites/orders, worktime, distance, speed, etc. – for each of your vehicles. It also offers route rates.Cost per distance.Cost per hour.Base fare.Vehicle area restrictionsWhen you need to route multiple vehicles at once, you might want to assign certain drivers to certain areas. Both WRM and Track-POD give you the option to do that.If you’re managing a smaller delivery operation and have different types of vehicles in your fleet – think truck, car, motorcycle or bicycle – consider Track-POD as it allows you to plan routes for different vehicle types.Recurring routesWhen you have regular customers or shippers you often work with, or if you provide a subscription-based delivery service, being able to add recurring routes aka milk runs to your route planner is crucial.In Track-POD, recurring routes come out of the box and you can use them in your routing dashboard right away. In WorkWave Route Manager, you’ll need to use the Simulations environment where you can experiment with routing without dispatching orders, as well as store repeatable routes or orders.Driver's home addressTrack-POD arranges orders and routes automatically considering your optimization settings and the strategy you’re going with: time, distance, or expense. On top of that, Track-POD allows you to have different setups for starting and ending routes.From driver location.From Depot.Ends at Depot.Ends at driver location.As you can see, there’s a lot that goes into route planning and optimization. It’s a 2-party effort: you input the correct data, and the software does its magic and arranges routes in the best way possible.Return to depotIf you want your drivers to be able to complete more than one delivery route a day, you need to consider a route optimization algorithm that supports multiple runs, i.e. returns to depot, a day. Track-POD is a route planner that does that, allowing you to maximize the usage of your in-house resources.User & order managementManaging a logistics operation, you want to make sure you control the level of access different people have to different parts of your supply chain. As far as last-mile delivery is concerned, your