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Drive It vs Detrack

Looking for a Detrack alternative? Compare the plan you would actually buy, the evidence your customers require and the difference between delivery software and access to courier opportunities.

60 days free after approval. Then £79 including VAT monthly when renewal is authorised. Separate mapping usage and applicable network charges.

Per-driver delivery software versus a UK owner-driver membership

Which is the better fit for your courier business?

Detrack sells delivery management software by driver app, with POD and tracking on Pro and additional planning tools on Advanced. Drive It combines an owner driver’s own jobs, routes, tracking and evidence with eligible Deliverate opportunities. The accounts have different scope and pricing currencies, so compare the full working month. [1] [2] [3]

Published by Drive It / Nexus Delivery Team Limited. Official provider information checked . Recommendations are our assessment of the advertised services, not an independent performance test. The providers are separate businesses.

Drive It is currently available in the UK only, including Northern Ireland. Interested in using Drive It in an EU market, including the Republic of Ireland? Register your interest with the team. EU availability and launch dates are not confirmed.

When to consider Detrack

Consider Detrack if your operation needs a published per-driver software price with web access for office users and a choice of planning features.

When to consider Drive It

Consider Drive It if you are a UK owner driver, including Northern Ireland, who wants own-customer bookings, routes, tracking and POD alongside eligible Deliverate opportunities.

Detrack and Drive It compared

Compare the account and features you actually need. Prices retain the provider’s displayed currency and billing basis; confirm the current quote, taxes, limits and optional charges before subscribing.

Advertised services checked on 13 October 2026
What to compareDetrackDrive It
Published monthly pricePro is US$29 per driver app; Advanced is US$39 per driver app. Unlimited web users and jobs are advertised. [1] £79 including VAT monthly after the approved-user trial, with authorised renewal. Mapping usage and applicable network charges are separate.
Proof of deliverySupports delivery evidence including signatures, photos, location and timestamps. [2] Record the outcome, recipient details, photographs and signature with the relevant delivery.
Driver trackingLive tracking runs through the driver app, with customer-facing progress information. [3] Connect recorded route progress and supported location updates with customer tracking.
Routing planRoute optimisation and recurring jobs are listed on Advanced. [1] Organise own-customer collections and deliveries in the route workflow. Confirm complex constraints with the team.
Poor signalIts ePOD page advertises offline capture with synchronisation when the connection returns. [2] Check that evidence has reached the job record. Do not assume an interrupted upload is already available to the customer or office.
Trial and opportunitiesAdvertises a 14-day software trial without a credit card. [1] 60 days free after operational approval. Eligible Deliverate opportunities are available to assess; apps are in beta and work is not guaranteed.

Choose the Detrack plan that matches your route requirements

The distinction between Pro and Advanced matters if planning is central to the purchase. Use the published plan table and confirm any additional services you need before comparing a quote with Drive It. [1]

Count drivers separately from office access, preserve the supplier’s displayed currency, and check tax and billing commitments. A lower headline software price does not by itself establish the better fit for your business.

Make delivery evidence useful after the driver leaves

A photo is useful when you can identify the booking and understand the handover. Test a normal stop, an unsuccessful attempt and a delivery with specific recipient instructions. Then retrieve each record using the customer’s reference.

Drive It keeps evidence in the own-job workflow so you have a clear place to review the outcome. Check the record rather than assuming a location near the address means the handover was completed.

Test a weak-signal stop before moving your workload

Detrack explicitly describes offline operation for its ePOD app. If your rounds include poor coverage, demonstrate capture, reconnection and the appearance of the final record in the office. [2]

Apply the same practical test to any proposed setup. Record what happens when a connection is interrupted and confirm when the upload is complete. This guide does not assert equivalent offline behaviour for Drive It.

Separate the value of software from the value of additional work

Use the jobs you already have to judge whether the tools are useful at the full ongoing price. Additional work must still fit your vehicle, area, hours and margin.

Drive It offers access to eligible Deliverate opportunities alongside direct work. Treat those as opportunities to review, rather than income assumed to cover the subscription.

What to test before choosing

  • Compare Pro and Advanced against your actual requirements.
  • Price the full number of driver apps and required services.
  • Test POD retrieval and customer tracking.
  • Try weak connectivity and confirm synchronisation.
  • Assess additional work separately from the software’s usefulness.

Explore the details: Proof of delivery software · Delivery tracking software · POD and tracking together.

Drive It vs Detrack: common questions

What is Detrack’s published monthly price?

Its pricing page lists Pro at US$29 and Advanced at US$39 per driver app per month. Confirm current billing, taxes and optional services directly. [1]

Does Detrack support offline POD capture?

Its ePOD page advertises offline operation and synchronisation when connectivity returns. Demonstrate the behaviour on your intended devices. [2]

Is Drive It cheaper than Detrack?

This guide makes no such claim. Currency, tax, account scope, mapping usage and applicable network charges differ. Compare complete costs for your own requirements.

Can Drive It be used in Northern Ireland?

Yes. Current availability is UK only, including Northern Ireland, subject to operational approval. Deliverate work depends on eligibility and local demand.

Choose what helps you today

A delivery to arrange, a business to run, or an order to follow?

Start with the service that matches your need. Explore more of Nexus when your work calls for it; you do not need to choose a whole operation’s setup to ask about one useful tool.

Arrange transport with Deliverate

Moving furniture, boxes, an appliance or a business delivery? Prepare your request, review available courier responses and agree the price and service before moving day.

Explore the Deliverate marketplace

Find suitable courier opportunities

Explore Deliverate for work that fits your vehicle, location and availability. Approval and job eligibility apply, and work or earnings are not guaranteed.

Explore courier opportunities

Run your own work with Drive It

Keep your own customer bookings, routes, tracking and delivery evidence together. Assess the driver tools with the work you already have.

Explore Drive It

Organise bookings with Book It

For retailers, merchants and delivery businesses: capture goods, addresses, dates and instructions, then keep the booking connected to the work. Ask about Book It as an addition to your setup.

Explore the Book It add-on

Connect conversations with Engage It

Ask about adding business calls and messages to your Nexus setup. Start an Engage It account to explore your requirements; creating the account does not activate or purchase a communications service.

Explore the Engage It add-on

Follow your delivery with Track It

Receiving an order? Use the tracking link supplied by your merchant or courier to follow the available updates for your delivery. For the Track It customer app, ask the team about current access.

Ask about Track It for customers

Need several office users, a fleet or a merchant connection? Tell us what your operation needs. Add-on availability, setup and charges are confirmed separately; these options are not all included automatically in a Drive It membership.

Try Drive It with your own courier work

Drive It is currently available in the UK only, including Northern Ireland. Interested in using Drive It in an EU market, including the Republic of Ireland? Register your interest with the team. EU availability and launch dates are not confirmed.

Approved users receive 60 days free. Continue at £79 including VAT per month from day 61 when renewal is authorised through secure Stripe checkout. There is no separate joining fee. Mapping is provided by Nexus. Applicable network charges are separate.

Without payment authorisation, no charge is taken and full access ends after the trial; saved records remain read-only. Cancel before renewal to avoid the next payment. Complete the required checks before operational access. The iPhone and Android apps are in beta. Work and earnings are not guaranteed.

Ask about your requirements · Download the app · Explore Drive It’s tools

Sources and comparison notes

Checked on 13 October 2026. Each provider sets its own features, eligibility and commercial terms. Check the linked official pages for changes. We have not tested relative route performance, job availability or earnings.

  1. Detrack monthly plans, inclusions and trial
  2. Detrack electronic POD and offline capture
  3. Detrack delivery tracking

Drive It details: current courier tools, membership terms and pricing and trial. Competitor names identify the services being compared and do not imply endorsement, partnership or data sharing.

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