Circuit sells two separate products. Circuit Route Planner (the solo-driver app) is free up to 10 stops per route, then $9.99/month Lite or $19.99/month Standard. Circuit for Teams — now Spoke — is the dispatch product, sold as monthly stop packages: $125/month for 1,000 stops, $200/month for 2,000 and $1,000/month for 12,000, plus a per-stop overage once you exceed the package. EfiRoute is the free Circuit for Teams alternative that does not meter stops at all: a permanent free plan, then $29/month plus $1 per courier per optimization run. Against Routific (from $150/month for 1,000 orders), Circuit is cheaper at entry while Routific includes more planning polish — both still price by volume, EfiRoute does not.
Circuit for Teams (recently rebranded as Spoke) is a popular choice for small delivery teams, but its stop-package pricing means a busy month can force you into the next tier. EfiRoute prices by optimization run, not by stops, so growth in order volume does not automatically raise your software bill. This page covers all three questions people arrive with: what Circuit Teams actually costs, what the cheaper Circuit Route Planner app does and does not do, and how Circuit compares with Routific — the other name on most shortlists.
| EfiRoute | Circuit for Teams (Spoke) | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | $29/mo Pro or $49/mo Business + $1 per courier per optimization run | $125/mo (1,000 stops) → $1,000/mo (12,000 stops) + per-stop overage |
| Stop limits | None — stops per route are not metered | Hard monthly stop packages |
| Free plan | Yes — 3 projects/mo, $5 monthly credit, no credit card | Limited trial |
| Optimization engine | Google Cloud Route Optimization API (fleet-grade) | Proprietary solver |
| Courier chat & voice notes | Built-in chat with push-to-talk voice notes | Not built in |
| Loading assistant (warehouse checklists) | Included — per-courier loading lists in route order | Not available |
| Real-time tracking | Real-time GPS tracking included | Included |
| Proof of delivery | Photo & signature proof of delivery included | Included |
Competitor pricing reflects publicly listed prices as of October 2026 and may change. Always confirm on the vendor's site.
Circuit sells monthly stop packages; EfiRoute charges per optimization run. Bars within each volume share a scale, so each row answers one question: at this volume, what does each tool cost per month?
EfiRoute: ~3 couriers, optimized every weekday
EfiRoute: ~4 couriers, optimized every weekday
EfiRoute: ~10 couriers, optimized every weekday
EfiRoute figures include the $29 Pro subscription and subtract the $29 monthly optimization credit. Plan three times a week instead of daily and the same volumes drop to $8–$40 / month.
Circuit (Spoke Dispatch) sells monthly stop packages, and exceeding a package means overage fees or an upgrade to the next tier. EfiRoute never meters stops — the table below shows what a comparable delivery volume costs on EfiRoute with one optimization per weekday.
| Circuit / Spoke plan (monthly stops) | Circuit price | Same volume on EfiRoute (Pro) |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Trial only | Free forever: 3 projects/month, 2 couriers per project, $5 optimization credit |
| Starter — 1,000 stops | $125 / month | ≈ 3 couriers daily: $29 + 3 × 22 × $1 − $29 credit = $66 / month (−47%) |
| Premium — 2,000 stops | $200 / month | ≈ 4 couriers daily: $29 + 4 × 22 × $1 − $29 credit = $88 / month (−56%) |
| Expert — 12,000 stops | $1,000 / month | ≈ 10 couriers daily: $29 + 10 × 22 × $1 − $29 credit = $220 / month (−78%) |
EfiRoute prices by couriers per optimization run, so stop counts are illustrative — plan weekly instead of daily and the same volumes drop to $29–40/month, 77–96% below Circuit’s packages. Circuit charges extra per stop beyond the package allowance; EfiRoute has no equivalent charge, and its free plan is permanent rather than a trial.
Searches for “Circuit route planner pricing” usually land on the consumer app rather than the dispatch product, and the two are priced nothing alike. Circuit Route Planner is for one driver planning their own day; it has no dispatcher view, no multi-courier assignment and no live fleet tracking. If that is all you need, it is cheaper than anything on this page — including EfiRoute.
| Circuit / Spoke Route Planner plan | Price | Closest fit on EfiRoute |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 — max 10 stops per route | Free forever: 3 projects/month, 2 couriers per project, $5 optimization credit, unlimited stops per route |
| Lite | $9.99 / month — unlimited stops, one driver | Free plan already covers one courier with unlimited stops; $29/month Pro adds up to 10 couriers |
| Standard | $19.99 / month — unlimited stops, one driver | $29/month Pro: up to 10 couriers per project, dispatcher view, live tracking, courier chat and proof of delivery |
| Dispatching to other drivers | Not available — requires Circuit for Teams from $125/month | $29/month Pro or $49/month Business + $1 per courier per optimization run |
Circuit Route Planner prices are the published monthly rates on the vendor's own pricing page as of October 2026. The jump that catches teams out is the last row: the moment you assign work to a second person, the solo app no longer applies and the entry price becomes $125/month on Circuit for Teams.
Circuit and Routific are the two tools most small delivery teams shortlist against each other, and they are closer than their marketing suggests: both meter volume, just in different units — Circuit counts stops, Routific counts orders. EfiRoute is in the table because it is the one that meters neither.
| Circuit for Teams (Spoke) | Routific | EfiRoute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $125 / month (1,000 stops) | From $150 / month (up to 1,000 orders) | Free forever, then $29 / month (Pro) |
| What is metered | Stops per month, with per-stop overage | Orders per month by tier | Nothing — $1 per courier per optimization run |
| Free plan | Limited trial | Trial tier | Permanent free plan, no credit card |
| 5 couriers, ~1,200 stops/month | $200 / month (2,000-stop tier) | From $150 / month | $110 / month daily · $20 / month weekly |
| Optimization engine | Proprietary solver | Proprietary solver | Google Cloud Route Optimization API |
| Courier chat with voice notes | Not built in | Not built in | Included |
| Warehouse loading assistant | Not available | Not available | Included |
| Best when | Stop volume is very stable and setup speed matters most | You consistently run near 1,000 orders a month and want hands-on onboarding | Volume or driver count fluctuates and you do not want to count stops |
Circuit and Routific prices are their published rates as of October 2026. Both are reasonable buys at stable high volume; the reason small teams move to EfiRoute is that an idle week costs the same as a busy one on volume-metered pricing. See the full EfiRoute vs Routific comparison for that side of the table.
| Circuit for Teams (needs the 2,000-stop Premium tier) | $200 / month |
|---|---|
| EfiRoute (Pro, optimization every weekday) | $29 + 4 × 22 × $1 − $29 credit = $88 / month |
| EfiRoute (Pro, three runs per week) | $29 + 4 × 12 × $1 − $29 credit = $48 / month |
Choose Circuit/Spoke if your monthly stop volume is very stable, fits comfortably inside one package, and you value its minimal setup above all.
Choose EfiRoute if your volume fluctuates, you dislike stop counting, or you want dispatcher tools Circuit lacks — built-in courier chat with voice notes, a loading assistant for warehouse staff, and Google-powered optimization.
EfiRoute is the alternative this page focuses on, but the right choice depends on your operation. Here is how the most popular Circuit for Teams (Spoke) alternatives position themselves — each links to a full side-by-side comparison with EfiRoute.
The most common Circuit for Teams (Spoke) alternatives are EfiRoute, OptimoRoute, Routific, Route4Me, Zeo Route Planner and RoadWarrior. EfiRoute stands out for teams that dislike stop packages: it charges $29/month plus $1 per courier per optimization run, with no stop metering, no per-driver fees (up to 10 couriers per project on Pro, 25 on Business) and Google-powered optimization. Per-driver tools like OptimoRoute or Zeo fit operations that prefer fixed seat pricing, and RoadWarrior suits solo drivers.
Circuit for Teams — now Spoke — is sold in monthly stop packages: Starter at $125/month for 1,000 stops, Premium at $200/month for 2,000 stops and Expert at $1,000/month for 12,000 stops, each with a per-stop overage fee once the allowance is used. Drivers are unlimited, so the variable that raises your bill is order volume rather than fleet size. EfiRoute replaces that with a permanent free plan and then $29/month (Pro) or $49/month (Business) plus $1 per courier per optimization run, with no stop metering at all.
They are two different products. Circuit Route Planner is the solo-driver app: free up to 10 stops per route, then $9.99/month (Lite) or $19.99/month (Standard) for unlimited stops. Circuit for Teams (Spoke) is the dispatch product for assigning routes to other drivers, and it starts at $125/month for 1,000 stops. If you plan only your own route, the solo app is cheaper than anything else on this page; the moment you dispatch to a second person you need the Teams product, which is where the price jumps.
They suit the same size of operation and differ mainly in what they meter. Circuit for Teams counts stops ($125/month for 1,000, with per-stop overage) and wins on setup speed and driver-app simplicity. Routific counts orders (from $150/month for up to 1,000) and wins on planner polish and onboarding support. Neither gets cheaper in a quiet month, which is the trade-off both share: at five couriers and ~1,200 stops you pay $200/month on Circuit or from $150/month on Routific, versus about $110/month on EfiRoute optimizing every weekday and about $29/month planning weekly.
Nothing changes in your bill. EfiRoute charges per courier included in an optimization run, not per stop — 40 stops and 400 stops across the same couriers cost the same. On Circuit for Teams, exceeding your stop package means overage fees or upgrading to the next tier.
Yes. EfiRoute has a permanent free plan — not a time-limited trial — with 3 projects per month, up to 2 couriers per project and $5 of optimization credit each month, no credit card required. Circuit for Teams only offers a limited trial before its paid stop packages begin, so EfiRoute is the closest free Circuit for Teams alternative for a small delivery team that wants to test real route optimization at no cost.
Setup is comparable: import customers via Excel/CSV (addresses are geocoded automatically), add couriers, and run your first optimization. Most teams complete their first optimized route within minutes of signing up.
Yes. Couriers get a dedicated iOS/Android app with stop-by-stop navigation, status updates, proof-of-delivery capture, loading lists and chat with dispatch.