portatour vs Straightaway

portatour provides automatic route planning and territory optimization for field sales teams making customer visits. Its planner can revise schedules after cancellations and factor in visit urgency, business hours, and other considerations. Territory Optimization presents up to seven scenarios for assigning customers among field representatives. Customer lists can be imported from Excel, CSV, or ODS files, and the maker lists integrations for Salesforce, SAP Sales Cloud Version 2, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Veeva CRM, and Zoho. An HTTPS API supports automated import and export; it is included with company accounts and available from two field service licenses. The web application can keep important data in browser storage for offline access. The maker says it uses in-house heuristic algorithms rather than external AI or LLM providers, and says it is ISO 27018 and ISO 27001 certified, with data hosted in a secure Vienna data center. The SaaS product has no perpetual license. A one-person trial lasts 30 days, needs no credit card, and ends automatically. Pricing is per person per month, billed quarterly or annually in advance; prices are not displayed.

Straightaway is a mobile app for planning and optimizing multi-stop delivery routes, with turn-by-turn navigation built in. Drivers can enter addresses manually or use the camera to scan a manifest, package label, or Excel sheet; that camera workflow can add up to 500 addresses. The route optimizer considers traffic patterns, weather, elevation, road conditions, construction, and 130 other data sources in real time. A birds-eye view shows the driver's location and upcoming stops in the area. Straightaway is available on Android and iOS, with use cases including food delivery, cable and telecom, retail routes, pest control, junk removal, real estate, home healthcare, local delivery, and field sales. The free Starter plan allows up to 25 stops. Personal plans allow up to 250 stops: $9.99 a month or $95.99 a year, listed as $7.99 a month. Team pricing is custom and its plan lists vehicle tracking, unlimited routes, a team discount, and enterprise support. The app may receive precise real-time location, route information, delivery photos, and notes; Straightaway says it does not sell personal data.