FieldPulse vs OptimoRoute (2026): which should you pick?

Pick FieldPulse if

• Fits if you sell maintenance agreements and track equipment at each customer's site
• Works for techs in basements and rural spots with no signal, as the app works offline

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to try it on your own before talking to sales
• Not for you if you'd rather pay month to month, since seats are bought up front for a term
• Pricey if you want the price book, phone system or fleet tracking, which are add-ons
• Watch out: Operator AI, Chat AI, dynamic proposals and custom forms are add-ons too, priced separately
• Skip it if you keep your accounts in anything but QuickBooks, the only integration listed

Pick OptimoRoute if

• Fits if you run drivers or crews who make many stops a day and need a better order
• Works for firms that already have quoting and billing elsewhere

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want invoicing or quoting, as it has neither
• Pricey if your fleet grows, because the price is per driver
• Tight if you plan over 700 orders at once on Lite or 1,000 on Pro, which is the cap
• Watch out: proof of delivery, feedback, analytics and real-time tracking are not in Lite

FieldPulse

• No prices are published: pricing is per seat, quoted after a demo, and seats are bought up front for a contract term.
• There is no free trial; FieldPulse offers a live demo instead.
• Operator AI, Chat AI, the Engage phone system, fleet tracking, Pricebook, dynamic proposals and custom forms are add-ons priced separately.

OptimoRoute

• It plans routes and schedules only; it has no quoting, invoicing or customer records of its own.
• Price is per driver, so cost rises with each added driver.
• Proof of delivery, customer feedback, analytics and real-time order tracking are not in Lite.
• Plans cap the orders planned at one time: 700 on Lite, 1000 on Pro. Daily and monthly volume is not capped.

FieldPulse

Scheduling and work orders

Schedule and dispatch technicians, manage work orders and multi-step projects, and set custom workflows that crews follow job by job.

Estimates, invoices and payments

Send estimates and invoices, take payments through FieldPulse Payments that link to the invoice automatically, and offer customers financing.

Job costing and inventory

Track costs against each job and manage inventory, with automatic sync to QuickBooks Online or QuickBooks Desktop.

Agreements and assets

Manage recurring maintenance agreements and the equipment at each customer site, with a customer portal and an online booking portal.

Maverick AI assistant

On every plan, Maverick answers questions about your live data, looks up customers and drafts estimates from your own prices.

Offline mobile app

The iOS and Android app keeps working without signal and syncs when the technician is back online.

OptimoRoute

Automated route planning

Imported orders are assigned to drivers and sequenced with constraints such as time windows, priorities, driver skills, vehicle capacity and job duration.

Driver mobile app

Routes, schedules, navigation and customer details are sent to the drivers' phones. The app can scan barcodes to confirm an order is complete.

Live tracking and ETAs

Managers see where drivers are, which orders are done and who is behind. Customers can get ETA and status notifications by text or email.

Proof of delivery and feedback

Drivers capture signatures, photos and notes. Customers can get post-service surveys by email and SMS. Both need the Pro plan or higher.

Analytics

Route data is turned into statistics on driver performance and reasons for service delays. Analytics is part of the Pro plan.

Web service API

Orders and routes can be exchanged with other systems through an API that is included on every plan.

FieldPulse

Pricing could not be confirmed. See fieldpulse.com.

OptimoRoute

• Lite$35.10

  per driver / month, billed annually

  Driver app, route history, exports, live tracking and web service API. Plans up to 700 orders at once.

• Pro$44.10

  per driver / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)

  Lite plus analytics, real-time order tracking, proof of delivery and customer feedback. Up to 1000 orders at once.

• CustomCustom

  For unusual needs: thousands of orders at once, pickup and delivery, multi-day long-haul and commercial routing. Sold through sales.

FieldPulse

No public discounts listed.

OptimoRoute

• Annual discount

  10% off with annual billing

  The pricing page says paying for a full year upfront earns a 10% discount; the annual prices shown are already reduced.