Compare · as of 15 October 2026

Porch Routes vs Onfleet

Onfleet is a mid-market delivery orchestration platform — two-way masked messaging, auto-dispatch, a command centre and thirty-plus webhooks — starting at $619 a month for 2,500 tasks, as of Oct 2026. Competitor prices change, so check their pages. Porch Routes is a small-business product from free: temperature as a hard rule, no-login driver links, signed webhooks and customer messages on every plan.

Every fact about Onfleet below carries a numbered source from its own website. Competitor prices change; check each vendor’s pricing page for current numbers.

In fairness

What does Onfleet do well?

Two-way, masked customer communication: proxy numbers live only while a task is active, with replies routed to the driver or the office 3
Thirty-plus webhooks including ETA and delay thresholds, a REST API and a driver-app SDK 4
A native Shopify app with delivery slots, prep and cutoff times at checkout 5
Auto-assign and team auto-dispatch, a Command Center with planned-versus-actual, and ID and age verification on Scale 2 6
Native driver apps rated 4.7 on the App Store and 4.6 on Google Play 7
Overflow to DoorDash Drive with a live quote, and a Courier Suite add-on from $299 a month 1 8

Pricing

What does Onfleet cost?

Onfleet’s published prices as of 15 October 2026, then Porch Routes’.

Launch
Price
From $619/month
What it includes
2,500 tasks; basic route optimization; 90-day reporting; email and scheduled phone support 1
Scale
Price
$1,349/month
What it includes
5,000 tasks; barcode and ID scanning; advanced optimization; auto-dispatch; Command Center 1
Enterprise
Price
From $3,099/month
What it includes
10,000+ tasks; multi-brand; SSO; lifetime reporting 1
Texts
Price
Per segment
What it includes
Overage rate per task not published 2 1

Onfleet published pricing
Plan	Price	What it includes
Launch	From $619/month	2,500 tasks; basic route optimization; 90-day reporting; email and scheduled phone support 1
Scale	$1,349/month	5,000 tasks; barcode and ID scanning; advanced optimization; auto-dispatch; Command Center 1
Enterprise	From $3,099/month	10,000+ tasks; multi-brand; SSO; lifetime reporting 1
Texts	Per segment	Overage rate per task not published 2 1

Porch Routes

Porch Light: Free. No credit card needed. Up to 150 orders a month. 1 vehicle. Email and tracking-link updates. Email support.
Starter: $39/mo or $390 a year, two months free. Up to 500 orders a month. No fee per driver or vehicle. 750 customer texts a month. Email support.
Porch: $79/mo or $790 a year, two months free. Up to 1,000 orders a month. No fee per driver or vehicle. 1,500 customer texts a month. Email support. Customer texts are included and turn on once texting is ready.
Route: $189/mo or $1,890 a year, two months free. Up to 5,000 orders a month. No fee per driver or vehicle. 7,500 customer texts a month. Priority support.
Fleet: Custom. Priced for your volume. More than 5,000 orders a month. No fee per driver or vehicle. Texts set for your volume. A dedicated contact.

Annual billing is two months free. Every feature is on every plan.

Onfleet counts a task when it is completed 1; Porch Routes counts an order once, when it is put on a route.

Side by side

How do Onfleet and Porch Routes differ?

On the things farms, food businesses and local delivery operations ask about first. Left, their side with sources; right, what Porch Routes does today.

Entry price
Onfleet
From $619/month for 2,500 tasks; no free tier; 14-day trial 1
Porch Routes
Free to 150 orders; $39 a month to 500, $79 to 1,000
Temperature rules
Onfleet
Optimization by vehicle type; “cold chain delivery” as a task template on Enterprise 2 6
Porch Routes
Frozen, refrigerated and dry as hard constraints on every vehicle, every plan
Delivery zones
Onfleet
Route Zones in beta on Scale and above, with max-task capacity 9
Porch Routes
Zones with delivery days, a window, a daily limit and a cutoff, every plan
Driver app
Onfleet
Native apps; offline mode off by default with a 2-minute grace period when off 10
Porch Routes
No-login link in the browser with an offline retry queue
Two-way messaging
Onfleet
Proxy numbers with reply routing 3
Porch Routes
Customers can reply to a text; replies land in the business’s Messages inbox and the office answers from there, once texting is ready
Undo after “delivered”
Onfleet
Not documented
Porch Routes
An undo window holds the notice and webhook
Custom tracking domain without the vendor badge
Onfleet
Enterprise only 11
Porch Routes
Not offered; tracking pages carry the business’s name and never Porch Routes’
Webhooks
Onfleet
30+ events with URL validation and secrets 4
Porch Routes
12 events for stops, orders and routes, HMAC-SHA256 signed, retried with backoff for about two days, reconciled, with a delivery log and one-click resend
Store integrations
Onfleet
Native Shopify app with delivery slots, prep and cutoff times at checkout 5
Porch Routes
Shopify and WooCommerce connectors (orders in by signed webhook; Shopify fulfillment write-back), CSV import and the orders API

Feature comparison: Onfleet and Porch Routes
Feature	Onfleet	Porch Routes
Entry price	From $619/month for 2,500 tasks; no free tier; 14-day trial 1	Free to 150 orders; $39 a month to 500, $79 to 1,000
Temperature rules	Optimization by vehicle type; “cold chain delivery” as a task template on Enterprise 2 6	Frozen, refrigerated and dry as hard constraints on every vehicle, every plan
Delivery zones	Route Zones in beta on Scale and above, with max-task capacity 9	Zones with delivery days, a window, a daily limit and a cutoff, every plan
Driver app	Native apps; offline mode off by default with a 2-minute grace period when off 10	No-login link in the browser with an offline retry queue
Two-way messaging	Proxy numbers with reply routing 3	Customers can reply to a text; replies land in the business’s Messages inbox and the office answers from there, once texting is ready
Undo after “delivered”	Not documented	An undo window holds the notice and webhook
Custom tracking domain without the vendor badge	Enterprise only 11	Not offered; tracking pages carry the business’s name and never Porch Routes’
Webhooks	30+ events with URL validation and secrets 4	12 events for stops, orders and routes, HMAC-SHA256 signed, retried with backoff for about two days, reconciled, with a delivery log and one-click resend
Store integrations	Native Shopify app with delivery slots, prep and cutoff times at checkout 5	Shopify and WooCommerce connectors (orders in by signed webhook; Shopify fulfillment write-back), CSV import and the orders API

Which to pick

Who should choose which?

Pick Onfleet if…

You complete 2,500 or more tasks a month and need auto-dispatch and a command centre
You need masked two-way calls and texts between drivers and customers
You need ID or age verification at the door
You want delivery slots sold at Shopify checkout with prep and cutoff times

Pick Porch Routes if…

You deliver a few hundred to a few thousand orders a month and $619 is out of proportion
Frozen and refrigerated orders need a hard rule on every plan, not a template on Enterprise
Your drivers won’t install an app; a link is enough
You want signed webhooks, proof and customer email updates on every plan, with texts from $39

Questions

Onfleet or Porch Routes?

How much cheaper is Porch Routes than Onfleet?

Onfleet’s Launch plan is from $619 a month for 2,500 tasks [1]. Porch Routes’ Route plan is $189 a month for up to 5,000 orders, Porch is $79 for up to 1,000 and Starter is $39 for up to 500, with every feature included.

Does Porch Routes have Onfleet’s two-way masked messaging?

No. Once texting is ready, Porch Routes’ customers can reply to a text, and the office answers from the Messages inbox under the business’s name. There are no proxy numbers or driver-to-customer calls.

Does Onfleet treat temperature as a routing rule?

Onfleet optimizes by vehicle type and offers a “cold chain delivery” task template on its Enterprise plan. Porch Routes makes frozen, refrigerated and dry hard constraints on every vehicle on every plan.

Do both send webhooks?

Yes. Onfleet lists more than thirty events including ETA and delay thresholds. Porch Routes sends 12 events for stops, orders and routes, HMAC-SHA256 signed, retried with backoff for about two days, reconciled, with a delivery log and one-click resend.

Sources

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