EZRouting vs. BusPlanner: Proven Scale With A Simpler Day to Day
EZRouting handles scale through automation, so districts can roll out a routing solution in weeks (depending on district data readiness and staff participation), with a short training curve.
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Easy-to-use, intuitive user experience
Live tracking, alerts, and requests included for families
Route changes and callouts published the same day
WHAT EVERY DISTRICT GETS WITH A SIMPLER DAY TO DAY
Every transportation department needs planning depth and a workable daily routine. EZRouting delivers across both.
- Planning depth for boundaries and compliance. Boundary scenarios, walk zones, and state reporting are handled in the platform, scaling across districts small to large.
- Daily changes take minutes. Route edits, callouts, and disruptions can be made in the live route and published immediately.
- Automation instead of added headcount. Optimization, trip workflows, and ridership tracking cut the manual steps that would otherwise pile up as a fleet grows, so a lean team can run a large fleet and a large team can move faster.
- Modern parent tools included. Live tracking, alerts, ridership history, and transportation requests are configurable options within the platform.
- Training measured in days. A shorter learning curve means new dispatchers and schedulers are productive without a months-long ramp. Accounts are included for every user, so training reaches the whole transportation department.
WHY DISTRICTS CHOOSE EZROUTING: LESS COMPLEXITY, SIMPLER DAYS
Every district weighs the same thing: what a system costs in training, in staff hours, and in the time it takes to make a routine change.
Complexity is handled by the system. Bell schedules, shared vehicles, special programs, and multi-school structures are accounted for, so training stays short, whether that’s one dispatcher or a full department. A 6 to 8 week rollout, depending on district data readiness and staff participation, takes a fraction of the district time that a longer, more manual implementation pulls from the same people still running daily service.
The platform is built around the work that repeats. Boundary redraws happen once a year, while route changes, callouts, and parent questions happen every day. Families get tracking, alerts, and self-service requests (if permitted by the district) in a modern app, which districts of every size now treat as an expectation.
Cost and coordination stay predictable. Configuration, training, and support are part of the subscription rather than separately billed professional-services hours, and cloud access gives every school and contractor real-time visibility into routes without passing files between systems.
DISTRICTS HAVE SPOKEN
A sampling of what districts across the country say about EZRouting
From the time we started the onboarding process to the time we went live, the whole process just couldn't have been better. If we ever had a question or a request, the EZRouting services team always got back to us within an hour or less. They even developed new features in the software to support our specific needs.
We're able to send a quick message to parents telling them to expect delays on the bus, for instance, or what their child's bus information is, or the stop is moved. And as a return, we can see all the communication that we've had with the parents through our software.
EZRouting is by far the most powerful, easy-to-use, web-based software I've ever seen in my life... the speed of it is incredible and especially compared to what we're used to. My anxiety level has dropped since switching to Pathwise.
WHAT MOVING TO EZROUTING LOOKS LIKE
Districts moving to EZRouting typically go live in 6 to 8 weeks (depending on district data readiness and staff participation). Here is what the process covers:
- EZRouting helps districts to handle real-time route adjustments as conditions change, including driver availability, vehicle issues, and weather. Pathwise transportation experts provide onboarding support throughout the transition, and the cloud-based setup keeps the rollout straightforward.
- EZRouting connects with all major SIS platforms and includes a built-in parent portal and mobile app where families can access transportation information, submit transportation requests (if permitted by the district), and receive updates. EZRouting also provides testing sandboxes so districts can validate routes before anything is published.
- EZRouting offers flexible, modular pricing with unlimited users, unlimited map counties, and training included, with products and services configured based on district needs. That means districts avoid per-county map charges and extra training costs while selecting the modules and support that fit their operation.
A DEMO BUILT ON THE DISTRICT’S MOST COMPLEX ROUTES
A 30-minute session for evaluating a platform change.
What the demo covers:
- A live route change and a same-day disruption, timed against the district’s current process
- Boundary planning and compliance reporting for an operation of comparable size
- Realistic implementation plan, including the number of hours the district team is asked for
- Multi-year cost comparison including implementation and professional services
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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