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Most trip planners optimise for arriving. Drivers Atlas optimises for the driving. Here is an honest look at how it sits next to the other tools drivers use, and where each of them is genuinely the better choice.
Feature chart
| Feature | Drivers Atlas | Best Driving Roads | NewRoads | Roadtrippers | calimoto | Google Maps | Kurviger |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scored great road libraryA curated library of roads with a driving quality score rather than a plain list. | |||||||
| A to B planner with scenic detoursEnter a start and a finish, then get an Epic or Scenic version that bends the route onto great roads. | |||||||
| Driver Hotel ScoreStays rated on secure parking, road access and the drive out of the door, not just stars. | |||||||
| Experiences along the routeAutomotive museums, collections and worth the detour attractions matched to your stops. | |||||||
| Vehicle suitability reportChecks your width, length and ground clearance against narrow passes, fords and rough surfaces. | |||||||
| Fuel and charging layersStations and chargers along the corridor of your route with power and plug types. | |||||||
| GPX exportDownload the route for a Garmin, a head unit or another app. | |||||||
| Printable itinerary with live linksA road book PDF with clickable hotel and map links for the glovebox. | |||||||
| Group tours with other membersStart a tour, take applications, approve drivers and share costs before you go. | |||||||
| Members forumA moderated place for drivers to swap routes, cars and advice. | |||||||
| Street View previews of the roadSee the surface and the sightlines before you commit to a pass. | |||||||
| Free membershipEvery feature open without a subscription. |
Full support Partial or indirect Not offered
Based on the publicly available features of each product at the time of writing. If something here is out of date, tell us in the forum and we will correct it.
Head to head
bestdrivingroads.com
Drivers Atlas vs Best Driving Roads
A long running directory of driving roads with user submitted entries and ratings, strongest on raw road coverage in Europe.
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Drivers Atlas vs NewRoads
A modern driving route app with AI assisted planning, vehicle fit checks and brand fuel layers.
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Drivers Atlas vs Roadtrippers
The best known general road trip planner, built around points of interest, campsites and long distance American touring.
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Drivers Atlas vs calimoto
A motorcycle first route planner known for its winding roads algorithm and offline navigation.
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Drivers Atlas vs Google Maps
The default navigation layer for almost everyone, unbeatable on live traffic and turn by turn accuracy.
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Drivers Atlas vs Kurviger
A curvy route generator popular with riders in German speaking Europe, with fine grained routing controls.
See the differencesQuestions
It depends on what you want. Google Maps is the best navigator, calimoto and Kurviger are strong curvy route generators for riders, Roadtrippers is built for American sightseeing trips, and Drivers Atlas is built for drivers who care about the quality of the road itself, the stay at the end of it and the people they drive with.
Yes. Membership is completely free, including the planner, the road library, group tours and the forum.
No, and it is not meant to. Drivers Atlas finds and builds the route, then hands it to Google Maps for turn by turn navigation, or exports it as GPX for a Garmin or head unit.
Each road in the library is scored on corners, surface, scenery, traffic and the sense of occasion, so you can compare a Welsh B road against an Alpine pass on the same scale.