Route planning built for courier economics

Routific screenshot showing a complex multi-route plan with clean routes.
Composite image showing a screenshot of the Routific Engine API code, along with an image of a route in progress.
Routific screenshot showing delivery details including customer name, the exact time the delivery was completed, and photo and signature proof of delivery.
Route Optimization API interface via JSON
Routing Engine API

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Routific’s AI-powered route optimization algorithm is blazing fast, scalable, and easy to integrate. Leverage 179 machine learning models across the globe for the most accurate ETAs.

Built for real courier businesses

Routific is used by couriers that run their own scheduled routes — same-day and next-day parcel carriers, last-mile contractors, medical and pharmacy couriers, refrigerated food logistics, and bike-courier fleets. Whether you're routing one van or two hundred trucks, Routific helps you run your routes fuller, tighter, and on time.
Routific's API is not complicated and the documentation is very clear. We got it up and running within days, honestly.
Hidde Stokvis, Co-founder & CTO, Trunkrs

Everything you need on-time courier delivery

Import the day's orders

Import a spreadsheet, or connect your clients' order feeds and your own platform through the API integration. However orders arrive — from shippers, a portal, or your dispatch team — Routific pulls them into one place, ready to route.
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mport a spreadsheet or push orders via API, and move from manual dispatch to Routific's route optimization.

Optimize and balance routes

Cut your cost per delivery by up to 25%. Routific splits the day's stops into practical, balanced routes that respect every delivery window and vehicle capacity — factoring in real traffic patterns and driver happiness, and skipping the messy "spaghetti routes" that make couriers turn down jobs.
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Routific's route optimization engine creates clean clusters and balances stops across drivers, lowering cost per delivery.

Dispatch to the driver app

Send finished routes straight to your drivers' phones — employees, contractors, or 3PL partners, invited by email in seconds. Drivers get turn-by-turn navigation in Google Maps, Waze, or Apple Maps, per-stop notes to cut failed drops, and proof of delivery by photo, signature, or barcode.
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Dispatch routes to the driver app so any driver can follow the optimized route, with live tracking for the depot.

Keep clients and recipients in the loop

Automated SMS or email notifications with a live tracking link let recipients know when to expect their parcel. And with time-stamped proof of delivery including photographs and signatures, there are fewer "where's my delivery?" calls, and a verifiable record for every drop.
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Illustration of the Routific courier workflow: the dispatcher view with optimized multi-stop routes in map and timeline views, a route details panel showing each stop's address and delivery window, overlaid with a spreadsheet of the day's orders

Build it or buy it?

Most couriers reach the same fork: keep planning routes by hand, or try to build routing yourself. Trunkrs spent 18 months on an in-house algorithm that got exponentially slower as they grew. They switched to Routific and were live within days through the Engine API, keeping the rest of their stack untouched. Start with a spreadsheet in the dashboard, or go straight to the API. No implementation project, no IT team required.
Illustration showing some of the delivery management workflow in Routific. The base image shows a screenshot of the dispatcher view inside Routific: An optimized delivery route visible in map and timeline views, with a route details panel on the right showing each customer's name, address, and assigned delivery time window. Overlaid at top left, a spreadsheet with a list of customer names and addresses in New York.

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Frequently asked questions

What types of courier businesses use Routific?

Couriers that run their own scheduled, multi-stop routes: same-day and next-day parcel carriers, last-mile contractors and DSPs, medical and pharmacy couriers, refrigerated food logistics, and bike-courier fleets. Our courier customers range from a single-van operator to Trunkrs — one of the Netherlands' fastest-growing tech companies — and FedEx Ground contractors running 20+ trucks and 2,500 stops a day.

Is Routific right for on-demand couriers?

Routific is built for pre-scheduled routes, where orders are batched and optimized into efficient multi-stop runs. It's not meant for dispatching single point-to-point jobs in real time.

Does Routific work for long-haul or freight?

Routific is built for last-mile and same-day local delivery, not multi-day long-haul. Because it optimizes for a single working day, it doesn't model overnight rest breaks or multi-day legs. If your routes are local, with trucks picking up from a depot and delivering on the same day, Routific is a good fit.

Should I build my own routing algorithm?

Most couriers who try, stop. Trunkrs spent a year and a half building one, and it became a bottleneck: results took hours to generate and drivers sat idle. As their CTO puts it, “an algorithm is a living thing — it's not like you build it once and you have a solution.” They replaced their routing with Routific's Engine API in a matter of days and redirected their engineers to work only they could do.

Does Routific have an API for couriers?

Yes. The Engine API gives you our routing engine as a service — send stops, vehicles, and constraints, get back optimized routes — so you can power your own dispatch platform without maintaining an algorithm. There's a free trial and public docs, and it's designed to swap in without disturbing the rest of your stack. Trunkrs integrated within days.

Can my clients see proof of delivery?

Yes. Every stop captures a timestamp, with the option of adding photographs and a signature. It's a verifiable delivery record that provides the information couriers need to keep contracts with hospitals, retailers, and B2B shippers.

Is there a driver app, and can contractors use it?

Yes. The Routific driver app is free and runs on any iOS or Android phone. Any driver — employee, contractor, or 3PL partner — can be invited by email and receive routes straight to their phone, with navigation, per-stop notes, and proof-of-delivery capture.

How much does Routific cost for a courier business?

Routific uses pay-as-you-go pricing based on orders scheduled per month — not per vehicle or driver, which matters when you're scaling drivers. Your first 100 orders each month are free; up to 1,000 orders is a flat $150/month; above that, per-order pricing runs from $0.15 down to $0.03 at 20,000+ orders. Every plan includes route optimization, the driver app, live tracking, and proof of delivery; SMS notifications are an add-on.

What's the best route optimization software for couriers?

The best fit depends on your operation. Routific is a good fit for couriers that need dense routes with clean clusters, time-stamped proof of delivery, a driver app contractors will actually use,  or an API to build on. Routific is purpose-built for multi-stop last-mile delivery — rated 4.9 on Capterra with 140+ reviews, and trusted by couriers across North America and Europe.

How long does it take to get started with Routific?

Most teams are up and running within an hour or two — import a spreadsheet of the day's orders, add your drivers and vehicles, and optimize. There's no installation or onboarding project. If you're integrating the Engine API, couriers like Trunkrs had it live within days.