A practical guide for teams evaluating SimpliRoute (route optimization) alongside a recoverable third-party freight file.
OCL vs SimpliRoute: verdict
OCL Cargo covers dynamic last-mile routing, own fleet, workshops, third-party freight, and multimodal. SimpliRoute is LATAM routing and last-mile SaaS. GetApp: users praise fast route building; they also report losing vehicle location when the route ends and hard edits in some scenarios. If you only need to optimize stops, SimpliRoute can be enough; if you need the file + fleet/workshop + WhatsApp for externals, prioritize OCL.
OCL vs SimpliRoute: who wins when
Do not fight “who routes”: fight stop-optimization-only vs the full stack.
Only optimize delivery / last-mile routes (no AP or workshop)
Prioritize: SimpliRoute
Why: Routing is their core (and where positive reviews concentrate).
Dynamic last-mile routing + fleet/workshop + freight audit + multimodal
Prioritize: OCL Cargo
Why: One stack with agents + recoverable file.
Audit and recovery of third-party freight
Prioritize: OCL Cargo
Why: File + agents + 5–7%.
Stamp CFDI/Carta Porte and review supplier docs before pay
Prioritize: OCL Cargo
Why: OCL stamps invoices and Carta Porte; also reviews suppliers’. From ~$50 MXN per shipment.
Sales/CS desk, tower, finance/AP; own fleet, workshops, dynamic last-mile routing; supplier portal and driver app (WhatsApp if external cannot use app); multimodal
Prioritize: OCL Cargo
Why: SimpliRoute documents a driver / last-mile app. OCL also routes last mile — plus own fleet, workshops, third-party freight, multimodal, and WhatsApp channel for externals.
Start from the day’s route that must leave useful evidence for AP the next day
SimpliRoute is oriented to building and running routes. Useful when the floor lives in daily routing. It does not decide the file AP uses to release carrier pay.
Practical question: does the second role recover the same reference with freight evidence, or only the stop plan? Test both moments before declaring a “TMS winner.”
This page is not a specs sheet, pricing card, certification list, or a feature verdict for OCL or SimpliRoute. It is a field guide to test one normal trip/invoice and one normal exception before a buying decision.
SimpliRoute: praised routing vs OCL stack (route + file)
Both route. A route plan is not a CFDI cross-check; OCL also routes and closes pay.
- SimpliRoute (docs): route optimization, per-vehicle capacity/cold-chain attributes, zones, blocked areas, live tracking. Positioned as LATAM routing software.
- GetApp (paraphrase): pros = simplicity and speed building routes; cons = vehicle location lost toward the plant after route end; some route edits are not easy; connector marketplace limited in digests.
- OCL: dynamic last-mile routing + own fleet + workshops + agents that quote/assign, track with GPS mirror, and audit 100% before pay + multimodal. WhatsApp if the external cannot use the app.
- Typical coexistence: SimpliRoute can stay on daily planning if already live; OCL governs fleet/workshop, FTL/LTL freight, and the file, without ceding routing as “SimpliRoute-only”.
- Stamps and reviews invoices and Carta Porte. Not only generating your own docs.
- Sales, ops, Finance, fleet, and suppliers in one flow. Contrast: SimpliRoute documents a driver / last-mile app. OCL also routes last mile — plus own fleet, workshops, third-party freight, multimodal, and WhatsApp channel for externals.
Tower and mirror-account depth: GPS mirror accounts · OCL control tower · Auditor agent.
Questions to run in both evaluations
Same test on both vendors. The OCL column describes the recoverable file; the vendor column describes what to ask in their demo.
Initial case
OCL Cargo: Bring a real third-party trip: contracted rate, CFDI, Carta Porte, GPS, and POD that AP actually uses
SimpliRoute evaluation: Bring the same delivery/route identifier into the proposed SimpliRoute flow
Evidence check
OCL Cargo: Name what must stay attached to the file before pay (rate, tax docs, GPS, POD, exception)
SimpliRoute evaluation: Ask how SimpliRoute presents the same route/stop reference and what a second role can still recover
Routine exception
OCL Cargo: Use detention, an accessorial, or an incomplete POD the team already sees; ask for owner and next action
SimpliRoute evaluation: Run the same exception in SimpliRoute and ask who sees it first and what stays open
Later lookup
OCL Cargo: Ask AP or finance to find the file after ops “closed” the trip
SimpliRoute evaluation: Ask the equivalent reviewer to recover the same event in the SimpliRoute flow
Commercial conversation
OCL Cargo: Define the file, AP handoff, and field test before a bounded demo
SimpliRoute evaluation: Clarify routing/last-mile scope, fleet assumptions, support, and how the handoff to third-party freight is tested
Run a routine case and a case the floor cannot ignore
Use a real day route and a billed freight trip. Insert a known exception in each flow. Compare what stays recoverable without asking the route planner to explain the case again.
Separate the operational record from the pay decision
Optimizing stops does not approve invoices. Separate SimpliRoute’s job from OCL’s job so the shortlist stops mixing demos.
Consider OCL if:
- ✓Money is lost in freight invoices — not stop order
- ✓You need an AP handoff test with a diagnosed exception
- ✓You want coexistence with the current router
- ✓6–8 week pilot with 100% audit
Keep SimpliRoute on the shortlist if:
- ✓SimpliRoute is already on the routing shortlist
- ✓You can test normal route and exception in their setup
- ✓The RFP is distribution/deliveries — not freight audit
- ✓Ops defines KPI #1 as route efficiency
Hand the reference to a second reviewer before you end the meeting
Hand the reference to AP the next day. If there is no recoverable freight file, that does not “disqualify” SimpliRoute for routing — but it shows you need another layer (or OCL) for pay.
Test the handoff, not just the SimpliRoute demo
Run the same three moments with every vendor on the shortlist. The decision stays anchored to the work after the record is created — not to a clean demo screen.
Use a normal trip or invoice from the operation
Bring the shipment, CFDI, Carta Porte, rate reference, and evidence (GPS/POD) that actually reach AP or the tower. A staged sample does not show where the real handoff breaks.
Run a known exception
Use disputed detention, an unquoted accessorial, a weight mismatch, or an incomplete POD — something the team already sees. Look for an explicit owner and next action, not just a generic ticket.
Let another role recover the result
Ask AP, finance, or customer service to find the same file away from the person who captured it. The useful compare is whether the same data and decision state are recoverable.
Key takeaways4 points
- SimpliRoute = routing (GetApp: easy to build; limits after route end); OCL = last-mile routing + fleet + workshop + freight + multimodal.
- Typical pattern when auditing 100%: 5–7% freight-spend recovery; 6–8 week pilot without ripping out the TMS on day one.
- OCL stamps invoices and Carta Porte; it also reviews suppliers’ and builds the pre-pay file (rate, CFDI, GPS, proof of delivery).
- Sales, ops, Finance, fleet, and suppliers in one flow.
Next steps after comparing SimpliRoute
The fastest path after comparing SimpliRoute is to take every vendor through the same test: your corridor, your systems, your evidence requirements, and real implementation work.
Next operating step
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Sales, ops, Finance, fleet, and suppliers in one flow. SimpliRoute documents a driver / last-mile app. OCL also routes last mile — plus own fleet, workshops, third-party freight, multimodal, and WhatsApp channel for externals.
Stamps and reviews invoices and Carta Porte. It crosses rate, CFDI, Carta Porte, GPS, and POD before releasing pay.
If you need dynamic last-mile routing plus fleet, workshops, freight, and multimodal, prioritize OCL. If you only want stop-optimization SaaS, SimpliRoute can be enough. OCL also routes; they can coexist.
When the job is pre-pay file, 100% audit, and agents that operate portals, prioritize OCL. SimpliRoute usually owns Route optimization and delivery management. Different jobs; they often coexist. The field test (trip + exception + second reviewer) decides.
Not necessarily. The healthy pattern is coexistence: SimpliRoute covers its job; OCL executes audit, tower, proof of delivery, and assignment with agents — a 6–8 week pilot without forcing rip-and-replace.
The reference accounts payable already knows, the physical/ops data observed (rate, CFDI, Carta Porte, GPS, proof of delivery), exception state, and who can close the pay decision.
Yes. A 6–8 week corridor pilot with metrics vs baseline. Typical recovery when auditing 100%: 5–7% of freight spend. Stamps and reviews invoices and Carta Porte. Sales, ops, Finance, fleet, and suppliers in one flow.