# Podfather Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 Podfather Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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Podfather

## What is Podfather?

With PODFather, multi drop route planning becomes a straightforward process. One your job information is uploaded, and your customer details have been configured, you can click on our optimise button to produce cost effective and resource efficient multi drop route. These multi drop route plans will take all planning parameters into consideration and help to ensure that your items get to the right place, at the right time in the most cost-effective way.

## What is Podfather used for?

[Delivery Management](https://www.capterra.com/delivery-management-software/)[Route Planning](https://www.capterra.com/route-planning-software/)[Transportation Dispatch](https://www.capterra.com/transportation-dispatch-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 2 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

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Neutral

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Negative

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Starting price

£50

Per User, Per Month

Free trial  
not available

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### Podfather

3.5 (2)

VS.

[4.7 (356)](https://www.capterra.com/p/131389/Elite-EXTRA/reviews/)

Starting Price

£50

Per User, Per Month

Starting Price

$24

Per User, Per Month

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

3.0 (2)

Ease Of Use

4.5 (938)

Value For Money

5.0 (1)

Value For Money

4.6 (874)

Customer Service

5.0 (1)

Customer Service

4.8 (885)

## Podfather alternatives

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Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Highest Rated

[5.0 (20)](https://www.capterra.com/p/204166/Cigo/reviews/)

Starting price

$299.00

Per User, Per Month

[4.1 (76)](https://www.capterra.com/p/218952/Tookan/reviews/)

Starting price

$129.00

Per User, Per Month

[Samsara](https://www.capterra.com/p/167543/Samsara-for-Fleets-0-00-6-23/)

[4.5 (938)](https://www.capterra.com/p/167543/Samsara-for-Fleets-0-00-6-23/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

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## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Billing & Invoicing

5.0 (1)

100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers

Delivery Tracking

5.0 (1)

100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Track item deliveries through dispatch notifications, status and location tracking, and ETA updates

Dispatch Management

4.0 (1)

100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Manage sending personnel and resources to a site as needed

GPS

5.0 (1)

100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

System to support the positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) measurements of an object or individual

Live Driver Tracking

5.0 (1)

100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Track driver locations on a map in real time

Proof of Delivery

5.0 (1)

100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Capture photos, signatures, customer IDs, GPS coordinates or other information to act as proof of delivery

Podfather 46 features

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

System alerts about the need to escalate an issue or request

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Automatically create schedules based on business needs or employee availability and qualifications

Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers

Store and organize information about customers and previous interactions

A website or login for customers to access information

Import and export data to and from software applications

Track item deliveries through dispatch notifications, status and location tracking, and ETA updates

Manage sending personnel and resources to a site as needed

Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components

Generate estimated arrival times for drivers to keep back office or customers informed

Track all personnel who operate company vehicles

Transfer of data from one computer system to another

Digitally sign online documents

Intended to be used by freight brokers and logistics companies

Monitor fuel consumption and optimize fuel usage

Visualize locations on a map

System to support the positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) measurements of an object or individual

Track driver locations on a map in real time

Identify the physical location of an individual, asset, device, etc.

Capture signatures via mobile devices

Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user

Entering, storing, and transmitting electronic and/or online orders, tests and other services for all types of industries

Manage and track customer orders for goods, investments, or any other purchases

Track orders throughout the fulfillment process

A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc.

Reporting on how each user, task or process has advanced since its initiation

Capture photos, signatures, customer IDs, GPS coordinates or other information to act as proof of delivery

Receive data and information in real time

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Notifications that are delivered to users as soon as an event occurs

Receive system updates as soon as any changes are made

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Track past routes to better plan and optimize repeat trips

Finding the most optimal routes for drivers based on various factors and constraints

Plan daily routes to optimize employee scheduling and provide directions

Plan availability and assign specific time slots for tasks and resources

Send messages via SMS

Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction

Gauge satisfaction and receive information for improvement and success

Organize customer data and accounts by user or geography

Organize and track the physical movement of goods from one location to another

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Features

3.5 (2)

3.5

Based on 2 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

5.0 (1)

Basic

£50.00

Per User,Per Month

Value for money

5.0 (1)

5.0

Based on 1 reviews

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## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

5.0 (1)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

5.0 (1)

5.0

Based on 1 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

3.5

Based on 2 reviews

Filter by rating

5(1)

4(0)

3(0)

2(1)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

SB

Stephen B.

Transport manager

Construction

### "A good piece of software"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

January 17, 2024

I think it is great and works well for our company, definitely worth giving it a go

Pros

It is super easy to use and get used to and helped us soo much getting more efficient

Cons

There isn’t really anything I didn’t like about it

Alternatives considered

[Descartes Fleet Management](https://www.capterra.com/p/215164/Descartes-Route-Planner-On-demand/)

Reasons for choosing Podfather

Because it is a lot easier to use and the staff all found it better

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

RG

Rne G.

Sales

Construction

### "Clunky system"

2.0

Overall Rating

2.0

2.0

Ease of Use

1.0

1.0

Features

2.0

2.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

3/10

December 8, 2023

Pros

Helped us to transition from paper-based to digital

Cons

Clunky and difficult to navigate much of the system

Review source

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