EZRouting vs RollCall

EZRouting is a student transportation management product for school districts planning routes and responding to daily operational changes. AI-powered route generation considers bell times, mileage, and student transit times. Dispatch tools support route consolidation, driver or vehicle substitutions, and turn-by-turn updates to driver tablets. Districts can notify parents or guardians about delays and route changes by email, SMS, or app notification. SafeDriver360 combines hands-free navigation, student scans, and pre-trip inspections on a tablet. Other modules manage driver certifications, leave requests, geofenced timesheets, and riding eligibility based on SIS data and district policy. The suite includes GPS-enabled tablets, turn-by-turn directions, and student ridership tracking, as well as workflows for activity trip requests, approvals, assignments, and invoicing. Pathwise describes the technology as cloud-based and reports 99% uptime. EZRouting supports Android, iOS, and web. Pricing is available from sales on request; Pathwise says it provides training and support.

RollCall provides school bus management and duty-of-care tools for schools and bus operators. Students tap on and off during journeys, updating parents and school staff with real-time journey information. Families can use the parent app to track buses, manage absences and bus changes, and make payments. Smart Route uses verified stops to help schools plan routes and reduce student transit times. Bus Guardian records a bus check when a driver or supervisor taps the control board at the back of the bus. Listed integrations include TASS, Sentral, Veracross, Compass, FACTS, Wonde, payment providers, and Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace sign-in. Schools connect their own payment provider, and RollCall says it takes no cut of payments. Its managed service supplies and runs devices and SIMs, and handles enrolment and support. RollCall states that its information security management system is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified, data is hosted in AWS Sydney and encrypted in transit, and security specialists conduct monthly penetration tests. The parent app is free; schools or operators subscribe at tailored pricing, with a quote or demo requested.