Podfather
Podfather is a delivery management system for planning, managing, and monitoring fleet deliveries.
What Podfather is
Podfather is a delivery management system for planning, managing, and monitoring fleet deliveries. Its route optimization accounts for multiple stops, delivery windows, and vehicle capacity. Jobs can be entered manually, brought in by spreadsheet, or submitted through a customer portal added to a business website. The Android and iOS driver app provides job information, vehicle checks, driver tracking, and electronic proof of delivery. Drivers can capture signatures, barcode scans, photos, item discrepancies, timestamps, and GPS locations. Customers can receive ETA notifications and live tracking links by text or email. Dashboards and reports cover planned versus actual performance and On Time In Full metrics. Podfather connects to ERP, sales order, warehouse management, and invoicing systems through web services or sFTP, using XML, JSON, or CSV. It is also available on the web and through an API. Pricing is on request; the pricing page recommends more than 10 vehicles to get started and says there is no daily route limit. The company says it launched in 2000 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Good
- Route planning accounts for delivery windows and capacity
- Drivers can capture signatures, photos, and GPS locations
- Customers can receive live tracking links
- Integrates with business systems through several data formats
Watch out
- Pricing is available on request
- The pricing page recommends more than 10 vehicles
Who it suits
Podfather suits fleet operators and businesses in logistics or other sectors that need to plan and monitor deliveries. Its stated starting recommendation is more than 10 vehicles.
Verdict
Podfather combines route planning, driver evidence capture, customer updates, and delivery reporting. Businesses considering it should note that pricing is on request and the stated vehicle recommendation is more than 10.
Plans and prices
From Podfather's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Podfather | Priced on request | Pricing tiers discussed after a demo · recommends more than 10 vehicles · no limit to routes handled per day |
The facts
Each one read from Podfather's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API access
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Customer updates
- The system can send customer ETA notifications and live tracking links by text or email.checked 8 Oct 2026
- ePOD
- Drivers can capture delivery signatures, barcode scans, photos, item discrepancies, timestamps and GPS locations.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- It integrates with ERP, sales order, warehouse management and invoicing systems using web services or sFTP and XML, JSON or CSV formats.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The company says it serves fleet operators of varying sizes and businesses across logistics and multiple industry sectors.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Job entry
- Jobs can be entered manually, imported by spreadsheet, or submitted through a customer portal added to a customer's website.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Pricing limits
- The pricing page recommends more than 10 vehicles to get started and says there is no daily route limit.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Podfather is a delivery management system for planning, managing and monitoring fleet deliveries.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- Podfather provides dashboards and reports for planned versus actual performance and On Time In Full metrics.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- Podfather says it complies with UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and PECR, and uses an ISO 27001 certified information security management system.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Existing customers can contact technical support by email at [email protected] or by phone at +44 (0) 131 553 0400.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- Podfather says it launched in 2000 and has helped companies manage fleet logistics for over 20 years.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2000checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdomchecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Driver app
- The driver app supports Android and iOS and handles job information, vehicle checks, driver tracking and electronic proof of delivery.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Route planning
- Its route optimisation accounts for multi-stop routes, delivery windows and vehicle capacity.checked 8 Oct 2026
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