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A shared inbox that can read a manifest.

Front and Heymarket are polished team inboxes with strong automation and reporting. InstaRoute Inbox handles email, SMS, and MMS the same way, then turns a message into a booking or change for dispatch to confirm.

A corporate manifest arrives by email

Re-key 40 trips, or confirm them.

InstaRoute
  1. 1Inbox splits the manifest into trips and compares them with the board
  2. 2Dispatch confirms
Shared inbox + dispatch
  1. 1Open the manifest in the inbox
  2. 2Copy each trip into dispatch
  3. 3Check each against the board
  4. 4Reply to confirm
Row by row, sourced

Where each one runs it.

CapabilityInstaRouteShared inboxes
Shared email plus SMS and MMS3IncludedIncluded
Assign, snooze, notes, drafts, presence3IncludedCore of these tools
Message prepares a booking or change3Dispatch confirmsNot publicly listed
Manifest split into trips, checked against the board3IncludedNot publicly listed
Failed card creates an alert on the reservation3IncludedNot publicly listed
Price1Included in TrackedPer seat + message credits
Built inAdd-onDifferent modelNot shown publicly
  1. 1Front pricingchecked Oct 21, 2026
  2. 2Heymarket pricingchecked Oct 21, 2026
  3. 3InstaRoute Inboxchecked Oct 21, 2026
  4. 4InstaRoute pricingchecked Oct 21, 2026
Credit where it's due

Good at what it's for.

Shared inboxes does this well

Front and Heymarket are polished team inboxes with strong automation, collaboration, and reporting. For teams whose messages aren't about trips, they're excellent.

  • Polished team inbox
  • Strong automation and rules
  • Good reporting
Where the operating model differs

InstaRoute Inbox writes to the board. A text becomes a pickup change, an email becomes a booking, a manifest becomes trips, each waiting for dispatch to confirm.

  • Messages become bookings
  • Manifests become trips
  • Card failures land on the trip
What it costs at your size

Inbox comes with Tracked.

InstaRoute Tracked
$1,125$45 × 25 vehicles
  • Dispatch, unlimited trips and users
  • Preconfigured vehicle GPS
  • DVIR and maintenance
  • Time and attendance
  • Radio, Team Chat, Inbox
  • Flight IQ, InstaTrain, branded website
Difference$1,000/mo
A shared inbox + the tools beside it
  • Front · Professional$65 × 5 office seats · annual billing$325
  • Samsara · Vehicle Gateway license$39 × 25 vehicles · annual billing · reported$975
  • Whip Around · Standard (Inspect)$5 × 25 vehicles · annual billing$125
  • When I Work · Pro$5 × 35 users (drivers + office) · annual billing$175
  • Zello Work · Plus$15 × 35 users (drivers + office)$525
Per month$2,125

Honest read: Inbox isn't sold on its own; it comes with Tracked, with SMS and MMS under fair use. Heymarket Standard is $49 per user on annual billing with a two-user minimum, plus 3-cent message credits. The cheaper inbox depends on team size and message volume.

Build your exact stack in the savings calculator Savings pricing research: Oct 13, 2026. Billing terms are shown per line; reported figures are labeled. Hardware and setup fees are excluded from monthly totals.
Bring this to both demos

Test it on a real day.

  1. 1

    Forward a real corporate manifest and see what each system does with it.

  2. 2

    Text a pickup change and follow it to the board.

  3. 3

    Fail a card authorization and see who finds out, and where.

Where each one fits

Two tools. Two jobs.

May fit

Front or Heymarket

may fit teams that need a general shared inbox across departments.

May fit

InstaRoute Inbox

may fit dispatch desks where most messages are about a trip.

Before you book the call

Questions operators ask first.

Tracked is $45 per vehicle each month with a $500 monthly minimum, and it includes unlimited users and trips. InstaCam is $94 per vehicle each month and includes everything in Tracked plus cameras. Phone is $15 per line plus 5 cents per minute. Full pricing is public.

Compare what happens after the message is read.

Bring one real workflow. We'll show you how the same day runs in InstaRoute.

Company setup includedHardware arrives preconfiguredLive support through go-live