Delivery Management Software
Built for Couriers
Whether you run a same-day courier with four drivers or forty, or a larger operation that has outgrown its software, Raute gives you route optimization, live driver tracking, AI order parsing, and proof of delivery in one app: $99.99 a month for up to 25 drivers, and Enterprise past that.
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Running a courier is hard. The software shouldn't make it harder.
Most courier dispatch tools were built for either solo owner-operators or 200-truck enterprises. If you sit in the middle, here's what usually breaks.
Orders come in 50 different ways
Email PDFs, customer portals, text messages, the occasional phone call. Someone has to retype every address into a route planner before the day even starts.
Same-day means routes change all day
A 9am route is meaningless by 11am. Between new pickups, cancellations, traffic, and a driver running late, you need to re-optimize on the fly without stopping to call everyone.
"Where is my package?" calls eat the day
Without a tracking link, every B2B client and every receptionist calls dispatch for ETAs. That is half a person’s job at most small couriers.
Disputes you can’t prove
Customer says it never arrived. Driver swears they dropped it. Without a timestamped photo and signature tied to a GPS location, you are eating the cost.
How Raute fixes the courier workflow
Built for the way same-day couriers actually work, with messy inboxes, last-minute pickups, and drivers on the road all day.
AI order parsing: paste anything
Forward an email, paste an order PDF, drop in a spreadsheet. Raute reads the addresses, customer names, and notes and turns them into structured stops.
- Parses messy email orders, PDFs, screenshots, plain text
- Auto-cleans bad addresses (apartment numbers, suite, ste #)
- No more retyping orders into a route planner
One-tap route optimization
Build optimized routes for every driver in seconds. Set time windows, vehicle capacity, and driver shift hours, then re-optimize whenever new orders come in.
- Time-window aware (1-hour, 2-hour, ASAP windows)
- Re-optimize live without re-sending the whole route
- Mid-shift add-ons drop into the right slot automatically
Live driver tracking for you and your customers
See every driver on a single map. Customers get a tracking link with a real ETA, so the phone stops ringing.
- Real-time GPS for the dispatcher view
- Public tracking link for B2B clients and recipients
- Status updates on assigned, en route, and delivered
Proof of delivery that holds up
Every drop captures the proof your insurer, your client, and your accountant want, without slowing the driver down.
- Photo, signature, or both (required by stop type)
- Geo-tagged and timestamped automatically
- Auto-emailed to the customer the moment it’s captured
Live the same day, built around you after that
Sign up, add drivers, paste orders, dispatch a route, with no setup call and no per-seat bills. When your operation needs a workflow, field or integration Raute does not have, we build it.
- Live within an hour of signing up
- One flat plan, not per-driver pricing
- iOS + Android driver app, web dashboard for dispatch
B2B and B2C in one tool
Run scheduled B2B pharmacy or parts routes in the morning, on-demand B2C drops in the afternoon. Same dashboard, same drivers.
- Mix recurring and one-off orders
- Custom fields per client (account #, PO, dock door)
- CSV exports for invoicing and dispatch reporting
A day in the life: 10-driver courier, 80 stops a day
Real numbers from the kind of operation Raute is built for.
Before Raute
- Dispatcher spends 90 minutes every morning copying orders out of email and into a spreadsheet.
- Routes are built in Google Maps, 8 stops at a time, then texted to drivers as a list.
- Two add-on pickups arrive at 11am. Dispatcher calls three drivers to figure out who is closest.
- Receptionist for the biggest B2B client calls four times asking for ETAs.
- One drop is disputed. No photo. Courier eats the $180 replacement.
With Raute
- Orders forwarded into Raute parse in 10 seconds.
- Optimized routes for 10 drivers built in under a minute.
- 11am add-ons drop into the closest driver's route automatically.
- The big B2B client gets a tracking link and makes zero ETA calls.
- Disputed drop has a geo-tagged photo. Dispute closes in 30 seconds.
The math
A dispatcher saving 90 minutes a day is roughly $40 saved per shift. One avoided dispute covers almost two months of Raute. Most couriers we talk to break even in the first week.
Why couriers switch to Raute
Most of the courier owners we talk to are leaving one of three setups: a stack of spreadsheets and Google Maps, a per-driver tool that got expensive as they hired, or an enterprise platform they never fully turned on.
Coming from spreadsheets and Google Maps
Routes feel "good enough" until a driver no-shows or a B2B client adds a stop at 2pm. The hidden cost is dispatcher time: copying addresses, fixing typos, and rebuilding routes by hand. A single dispatcher saving an hour a day is worth several times what Raute costs.
Coming from per-driver pricing tools
Per-driver tools like OptimoRoute start at $39 a driver, so 10 drivers cost $390 a month, and the cost grows with the team. Raute is $99.99 flat for up to 25 drivers, so the savings get bigger the more you scale.
Coming from Onfleet or other enterprise platforms
Enterprise tools have great features and a $500+ price tag that small couriers can't justify. Most of those teams use 20% of the platform. Raute keeps the 20% you actually need (routing, tracking, POD, AI parsing) and skips the parts that drive enterprise pricing.
Pricing built for small couriers
Business is $99.99/month for up to 25 drivers and 5,000 orders, with every feature included. No per-driver fees, no surprise overages inside the plan limits. Running a bigger courier than that? Enterprise has no driver limit, so talk to us.
See full pricingCourier FAQ
What is the best delivery management software for a small courier company?+
For couriers of any size, Raute is one of the most affordable options that still includes route optimization, live driver tracking, AI order parsing, and proof of delivery. It is $99.99 a month for up to 25 drivers and 5,000 orders, compared to Onfleet which starts at $619 per month, and Enterprise covers larger fleets with no driver limit.
Can Raute handle same-day courier dispatch with on-demand orders coming in throughout the day?+
Yes. Dispatchers can add orders any time during a shift, reassign stops between drivers, and re-optimize an active route in seconds. Drivers see new stops appear on their phone without needing to refresh anything.
Does Raute support proof of delivery for B2B courier runs?+
Yes. Drivers can capture a signature, photo, or both for every drop. Proof is timestamped, tied to the GPS location of the delivery, and instantly available to dispatch and to the customer if you forward it on.
How long does it take to set up Raute for a courier business?+
Most courier teams are dispatching live routes within an hour of signing up. You add drivers, paste or upload your orders, hit optimize, and send the route. There is no implementation project or sales call required.
Is there a free trial for couriers?+
Yes. Every new account gets a 7-day free trial with full access to every feature. No credit card is needed to start.
Keep reading
Route optimization, start to finish →
How modern routing actually works, and why it matters for same-day couriers.
Turning order emails and PDFs into stops →
How to turn email orders, PDFs, and screenshots into structured stops in seconds.
Proof that holds up when a client disputes →
What to capture, what to keep, and how to actually use POD to win disputes.
Onfleet at $619 a month, or Raute? →
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