AlignMix vs Scribble Maps

AlignMix is Windows desktop software for designing, mapping, balancing, and optimizing sales territories. It imports account and territory data from Excel or CSV and exports to Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, or image formats. Mapping tools include touch alignment, lasso editing, thematic maps, territory charts, hierarchy maps, and territory analytics. AlignMix AI uses mathematical optimization algorithms, not generative AI or large language models. Every license includes US ZIP code geography; Canadian FSA boundaries are a paid add-on. AlignMix Pro — In-House costs $2,400 a year per user and covers manual design and optimization with unlimited territories per file. Other listed plans range from AlignMix AI 50 at $5,000 a year per user to AlignMix AI Unlimited at $15,000 a year per user. A 14-day trial is available on request, with limited Excel and image exports. The software is installed locally; the maker says standard desktop use does not transmit project data to it or external cloud services. It does not support SSO or similar identity providers.

Scribble Maps is a web-based map-authoring platform for finding, creating, editing, annotating, embedding, and using maps, with Android and iOS support. It imports place-related spreadsheets, lists, and geodata in CSV, GeoJSON, and KML formats. Map tools include markers, lines, circles, donut and drive-time polygons, data filters, heat maps, measurement, and route optimization. Maps can be shared or embedded, and several users can work on one simultaneously. Its Connect Map Picker can integrate into web apps and return map data in formats including GeoJSON, KML, CSV, GPX, DXF, and Shapefile. Encryption uses AES-256 with PBKDF2 and takes place on the user's computer, but encrypted maps lack autosave, server-generated images, and listed-format exports; lost passwords cannot be recovered. The free plan allows one user, five lifetime map saves, and 450×450px images. Paid plans start at $14/mo (annual), and a 7-day trial is listed.