Plan delivery routes with up to 100 stops
Paste or import your drop list and let Sort My Stops work out the order. Check it, move anything you want, then open the finished route in Google Maps. No account, no card, no trial.
What changes when the order is right
Optimization is not about driving faster. It is about not driving the same three blocks four times.
Cut unnecessary backtracking
A tighter order avoids repeated crosstown loops and keeps the route moving in one direction.
Reduce extra mileage
Fewer detours can mean less fuel use and less wear on the vehicle.
See the whole route
See every stop in order before you pull out, instead of working out what is next at each address.
Why a delivery route is harder than it looks
With five stops you can often estimate a sensible order. With twenty-five, the number of possible sequences is already too large to compare by eye. The practical difference depends on geography, traffic and the order you started with, so compare the optimized total with the original sequence.
This is the traveling salesman problem. A 30-stop list has about 2.65 × 1032 possible orders, so checking every one is not practical. A planner instead measures drive times between stops, builds a candidate order and improves it with techniques such as swapping stops and reversing sections.
The part that matters for you is the input: drive times, not straight-line distance. Two addresses half a mile apart with a river, a rail yard or a highway between them are not neighbors, and any planner that measures with a ruler will happily send you back and forth across the same bridge.
Who uses the delivery route planner
Couriers and gig drivers
Package routes, same-day work and grocery batches, from a handful of drops to a full block.
Local delivery and catering
Restaurant runs, florists, pharmacies, bakeries and anyone with a standing list of customers.
Service techs and field teams
Move between job addresses with a clear order and notes on what each visit needs.
Four things worth doing before you optimize
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Pin down the start and end
Choose the depot, store or home address where you start. Also set a fixed end if you need to return there. A round trip and a one-way run can produce different orders.
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Check the addresses
A missing apartment number or a wrong ZIP puts a pin in the wrong place, and one bad pin can drag the whole order sideways. The planner flags anything it could not match confidently.
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Account for real-world constraints
Lunch, fuel, parking instructions or a customer who is only available after 3pm. Keep passwords, access codes and sensitive personal data out of notes and shared links.
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Send it to your phone
Scan the QR code or open mobile route mode while you still have good signal at the depot.
Working from a spreadsheet?
Paste a column of addresses straight in, or upload an .xlsx or .csv. Anything the geocoder is unsure about is held back for you to fix on a map first. See the import guide.
Frequently asked questions
Why do delivery drivers use Sort My Stops?
It replaces sorting a stack of addresses by hand with a route that is already in a sensible order. Add up to 100 stops without an account, then drive it from Google Maps, Apple Maps, Waze or OsmAnd.
How do I create a delivery route?
Open the free planner, paste your addresses from a spreadsheet or add them manually, and choose Optimize route. Sort My Stops puts the stops in an efficient driving order.
What does a delivery route planner do?
It measures the drive time between every pair of stops on your list and searches for a visiting order with a low total. That is a different job from navigation, which only tells you how to get from one address to the next.
How many delivery stops can I plan for free?
Up to 100 per route, with no published daily route quota. Shipday publishes the same 100-stop free ceiling; selected alternatives such as Geo2, Spoke, RouteXL and MapQuest cap routes lower.
Can I use it for gig work like Amazon Flex or DoorDash?
Yes. Paste the addresses from your block or batch and optimize them. Sort My Stops does not connect to those platforms, so you copy the addresses across yourself.
Does it handle pickups as well as drop-offs?
Yes. A stop is a stop, whether you are dropping something off or collecting it. Add a note to each address so you know which is which when you get there.
Does the planner work with Google Maps?
Yes. After optimizing, open the route in Google Maps in one tap. Routes longer than Google's own limit are split into legs automatically.
Is the route planner really free?
Yes. No account, no card, no trial that expires. It is free up to 100 stops per route.
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