Product Comparison
Here is a comparison of our two Driving Route websites:
Feature | Driving Route Planner | Driving Route Optimizer |
Maximum Number of Stops per Route in Free Version | 3 | 6 |
Maximum Number of Stops per Route in Paid Version | 25 or 50 | 23 |
Number of Routes Provided | several including fastest, shortest, as entered | 1 - most optimal |
One-Time Registration/Setup Fees | $49/USD | $5/USD |
Basic Monthly Fees | $9.99/USD for 25 stop version; $19.99/USD for 50 stop version | $9.99/USD includes 999 stops |
Additional Monthly Fees | only if Google API usage exceeds $200/USD – charged directly by Google to your Google Account which must be set up | $0.01/USD per stop in excess of 999 |
Billing Period | Monthly Fees are charged at the BEGINNING of the month and are payable even for months when there is no usage. | Monthly Fees are computed at the END of the month and charged in the first week of the following month. Monthly fees are waived if there is no usage during the month. |
Address Lookup | When verifying addresses, the detailed address is shown. | When verifying addresses, only the city is shown, not the detailed address. |
Computation Times | Slower - especially with 50 stop version, computations can take several minutes. | Faster - optimal route is generally calculated within seconds |
Route Restrictions | Not available | can Avoid Tolls, Highways and/or Ferries |
Printable Map | is dynamic and uses numbered stops | is static and uses letters to mark the stops |
Ability to Specify a Starting Time | YES | YES |
Ability to Set Stopover Durations | YES | YES |
Advanced Version | YES - allows placeholders in addresses to be substituted for city names, etc. | NO |
Dedicated URL for each Client | YES - users login to a unique dedicated website that is password protected for your usage only. | NO - all users login via Google account to same website |
Multiple Users Allowed? | YES | NO - first user session will be terminated when a second user session is detected. |