At Routal we are very proud to announce that we have been awarded the award Top Performer Fall 2025 Of SourceForge , the world's largest B2B software review and comparison platform, attracting nearly 20 million software buyers every month.

This recognition highlights products with a high volume of recent and excellent user reviews, placing them in the top 10% of the best rated products from among more than 100,000 tools evaluated on the platform.

“We're excited to announce the exceptional Top Performers of this fall of 2025,” says Logan Abbott, president of SourceForge. “Routal has proven to be highly valued by its users, as reflected in the large number of outstanding reviews it has received.”

This award is even more special for us because We have already been recognized as Top Performers for eight consecutive quarters. Eight times in a row on the podium. Eight quarters in which our users have confirmed, with their feedback, that we are on the right track.

“At Routal, we are thrilled to receive this recognition from SourceForge once again. We work every day to provide a robust, intuitive and powerful platform that makes it easy to plan, optimize and track last-mile deliveries. That our users rate it with so many positive reviews is the best reward,” says our management team.

This award belongs to all of you: our users, who use Routal to design efficient routes, improve delivery times and provide a memorable customer experience.

Thank you for trusting Routal! We continue to work to offer the best in every delivery.

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In recent years, artificial intelligence has taken gigantic strides and tools such as ChatGPT have become increasingly popular. It's common for many companies to ask themselves:

”Can I use ChatGPT to solve my logistics and route planning problems?” The short answer is: Not at all. And in this article, we explain why.

What is ChatGPT and what is it for?

ChatGPT is a language model trained to understand and generate text in a coherent way. It's ideal for tasks such as:

• Compose automated emails or messages.
• Respond to customer inquiries in natural language.
• Help understand complex documentation.
• Identify conversational or behavioral patterns.

In short, ChatGPT shines in unstructured processes or contexts where human language is key. But that doesn't mean it's the right tool for solve a mathematical route optimization problem.

What is route optimization and what does it require?

Route optimization is a highly structured process that involves complex calculations to determine the most efficient path for making multiple deliveries or visits. It takes into account variables such as:

• Traffic and estimated times.
• Vehicle capacities.
• Delivery time windows.
• Operating costs and service priorities

Solving this type of problem requires specialized algorithms that belong to another field of artificial intelligence: Operational research or mathematical optimization.
Tools like Routal use optimization engines specifically designed to plan routes efficiently, something that an LLM like ChatGPT is not prepared to do.

Where can an LLM such as ChatGPT provide value?

Although you can't decide which is the best route for a delivery, ChatGPT can bring a lot of value to the logistics chain. For example:

• Personalized communication with the customer: Generate proactive messages about the status of the order, answer frequent questions or send automated satisfaction surveys.
• Understanding the business context: ChatGPT is very useful for understanding the problem faced by a distribution company and helping to translate it into a technical need.
• Conversational analysis: Detect patterns in customer complaints or understand which areas generate the most friction.

At Routal, for example, we use ChatGPT to improve our interaction with users and to understand more precisely the challenges they face. This allows us to offer solutions that are more aligned with your real needs.

Optimization and language: two complementary pillars

Both LLMs and optimization engines They are part of the big artificial intelligence family, but they are designed to solve very different types of problems:

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Optimization engines: Solve structured problems such as planning routes, minimizing costs and organizing resources.

Language Models (LLM): Understand natural language, assist in decision-making, facilitate interaction with people.

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Combining both technologies is where the real magic lies.

Try it yourself

At Routal we have integrated processes that take advantage of the power of ChatGPT to better understand the objectives of our clients and, from there, use our optimization engines to design efficient and sustainable routes.
If you are a mass-market company or you have hair and last mile processes, we encourage you to try out how artificial intelligence can help you: reduce delivery times, improve customer experience and optimize your costs.

Technology is here to help, but choosing the right tool for each task is what really makes the difference.

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If you ask a delivery person what is the Best Delivery app, I'll probably tell you:

“the one that wastes less time and helps me deliver more without going crazy.”

And he's right.

Because in the world of Last kilometer, every minute counts... and every detour costs.

📊 Comparison of the most used delivery apps

According to recent reviews from distributors and usage data in Spain, these are the apps that stand out the most today:

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🚀 Why do the most efficient delivery people choose Routal?

Professionals who complete more deliveries per day don't just rely on a good navigation app.

They rely on a tool that Think for them.

With Routal:

✓ Routes are automatically optimized in seconds.

✓ Last-minute changes are reordered stress-free.

✓ Customers know when their order will arrive (and you get their feedback instantly).

And that translates into More Deliveries, Fewer Kilometers and Less Wasted Time.

💬 Real reviews from delivery people

“Since using Routal, my working hours are shorter, but I deliver more.”
— Delivery person in Barcelona

“I used to do 25 stops a day; now I do 30 and get home sooner.”
— Last-mile driver in Mexico City

📈 In short

If what you are looking for is the Best app for delivery routes, compare well:

The difference is not only in the map, but in Everything That Happens Before and After Delivery.

Find out why more and more delivery people trust Routal to go further, in less time.

👉 Download Routal and see for yourself.