Direct Store Delivery operations demand more than a basic route planner — they need intelligent, constraint-aware routing, automated dispatch, and airtight proof of delivery. NextBillion.ai's DSD software gives beverage, CPG, and distribution fleets the tools to cut drive time, eliminate manual handoffs, and deliver verifiable completion records at every stop, every day. Instead of stitching together separate tools for route planning, driver communication, and delivery verification, distribution teams get one connected platform. Dispatchers plan constraint-aware routes that account for time windows, vehicle capacity, and truck restrictions, then push updates to drivers in real time as orders change. Every stop generates a geofence-based, time-stamped delivery record, replacing paper logs and manual confirmation calls with an audit-ready digital trail that supports billing, compliance, and customer disputes.
End-to-end DSD capabilities from intelligent route planning and automated dispatch to live tracking and proof of delivery.
Automatically generate multi-stop, dispatch-ready DSD routes in seconds using 50+ hard and soft constraints — time windows, vehicle capacity, driver shift hours, and delivery priorities — reducing drive time and fuel costs across your fleet.
Push optimized routes directly from the planning engine to driver apps and fleet management systems the moment planning is complete, eliminating manual handoffs, re-entry errors, and dispatch delays across your DSD operation.
Monitor every DSD driver and vehicle in real time with sub-meter location accuracy, configurable alerts for route deviations and delays, and live ETA recalculations that keep dispatchers and customers informed throughout the delivery run.
Automate delivery confirmation with geofence-triggered arrival and departure events, time-stamped stop logging, and digital proof-of-service records that provide a defensible audit trail for every completed DSD stop.
Match drivers to DSD routes instantly using dynamic parameters — location familiarity, shift timing, order priority, and vehicle type — with real-time reassignment capability when drivers are unavailable or routes change mid-shift.
Inject operational knowledge directly into every route calculation — flag no-parking zones at retail stops, mark restricted delivery windows, and set vehicle-specific road rules so DSD routes reflect real-world conditions your drivers already know.
Upload your daily stop list via CSV or connect directly to your TMS or order management system. Set vehicle types, load capacities, driver shift hours, and delivery time windows. The platform handles fleets of any size, from five stops to five hundred, without additional configuration overhead.
See how distribution and delivery businesses cut costs and increased on-time performance with NextBillion.ai.
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"Rich in features, light in the pocket. NextBillion.ai is solving the complex processes of the best route for the right vehicle."
"We were unhappy with the pricing from big players in this space and needed a scalable alternative that offered customizability. NextBillion.ai's Maptiles API was exactly what we were looking for. For companies in the ferry and nautical map domain, we'd highly recommend NextBillion.ai."
"I admire NextBillion.ai's fast response and friendly manners whenever we need professional support in geospatial data processing. They have delivered a valuable service and support to our company that we appreciate."
"By substantially reducing the number of developer hours spent on scheduling, NextBillion.ai's MVRP and large Distance Matrix API have helped us improve our operational efficiency and increase our cost savings significantly!"
"Support very good and friendly. Nextbillion provide the maps distance calculation with the low price but high value service to us. Nextbilions has help us reduce the cost and provide the same service as google!"
"Rich in features, light in the pocket. NextBillion.ai is solving the complex processes of the best route for the right vehicle."
"We were unhappy with the pricing from big players in this space and needed a scalable alternative that offered customizability. NextBillion.ai's Maptiles API was exactly what we were looking for. For companies in the ferry and nautical map domain, we'd highly recommend NextBillion.ai."
"I admire NextBillion.ai's fast response and friendly manners whenever we need professional support in geospatial data processing. They have delivered a valuable service and support to our company that we appreciate."
"By substantially reducing the number of developer hours spent on scheduling, NextBillion.ai's MVRP and large Distance Matrix API have helped us improve our operational efficiency and increase our cost savings significantly!"
"Support very good and friendly. Nextbillion provide the maps distance calculation with the low price but high value service to us. Nextbilions has help us reduce the cost and provide the same service as google!"
"Rich in features, light in the pocket. NextBillion.ai is solving the complex processes of the best route for the right vehicle."
"We were unhappy with the pricing from big players in this space and needed a scalable alternative that offered customizability. NextBillion.ai's Maptiles API was exactly what we were looking for. For companies in the ferry and nautical map domain, we'd highly recommend NextBillion.ai."
Built by logistics technology veterans, NextBillion.ai delivers enterprise-grade DSD capabilities with predictable pricing and hands-on support.
Per-vehicle and per-order pricing means seasonal DSD demand spikes never translate into budget overruns or surprise API bills.
Handle the full complexity of DSD logistics — time windows, load capacity, truck restrictions, and driver shift rules — in a single optimization pass.
Around-the-clock access to NextBillion.ai's solutions engineering team ensures your DSD platform stays operational and optimized at every scale.
With 10.9+ million deliveries optimized and $11M+ in customer cost savings, NextBillion.ai has the operational track record DSD fleets can rely on.
The team that built enterprise location intelligence for the world's largest delivery platforms.
Co-Founder
Ajay Bulusu is a co-founder of NextBillion.ai, bringing deep expertise in geospatial technology and large-scale location platform engineering. His journey began in 2017 as part of Grab's pioneering Geo team, where he helped build the location infrastructure underpinning one of Southeast Asia's largest mobility and logistics platforms. That experience revealed how critical — and how underserved — accurate, flexible location technology was for real-world operations. Driven by a mission to democratize sophisticated location intelligence, Ajay co-launched NextBillion.ai in 2020. Under his technical leadership, the platform has scaled to serve 150+ businesses globally, optimize over 10.9 million deliveries and field tasks, and deliver more than $11 million in documented cost savings to customers.
Co-Founder
Gaurav Bubna drives product innovation at NextBillion.ai, bringing a proven track record of building successful products from scratch across ride-hailing, food delivery, and logistics. Before co-founding NextBillion.ai, Gaurav held product leadership roles at Grab, Ola, and Morgan Stanley — organizations where location technology and operational efficiency are existential. His time on Grab's Geo team alongside Ajay and Shaolin crystallized the vision: logistics and field service businesses needed enterprise-grade location intelligence without prohibitive per-call pricing. Since launching NextBillion.ai in 2020, Gaurav has led the product evolution that has helped the platform navigate over 557 million miles and raise $34.25M in venture capital from investors including Lightspeed and Microsoft's M12.
Co-Founder
Shaolin Zheng is a co-founder of NextBillion.ai, contributing deep technical expertise in geospatial systems and scalable mapping infrastructure. Like his co-founders, Shaolin's formative experience building location technology for Grab's Geo team gave him firsthand insight into the operational gaps that generic mapping solutions leave unaddressed — particularly for field service and logistics businesses operating at scale. His engineering perspective shapes NextBillion.ai's core philosophy: location technology must be customizable, cost-predictable, and production-reliable. The platform he helped build now powers GPS tracking, route optimization, and field service intelligence for over 150 businesses worldwide, with on-premise deployment options and SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certifications ensuring enterprise-grade security.
DSD (Direct Store Delivery) software is a logistics platform that manages the end-to-end workflow of delivering products directly from a distributor or manufacturer to retail locations, bypassing a central warehouse. It typically includes multi-stop route optimization, driver dispatch, real-time fleet tracking, and digital proof of delivery. For distribution teams, this replaces spreadsheets, manual route sequencing, and paper delivery slips with a single system that ties planning, execution, and verification together, reducing driver downtime and giving operations managers visibility into every stop as it happens rather than after the fact.
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