Blu Star add-on · $10/user/month
Orion cuts scheduling from hours to minutes — guaranteed
A month of routes, in one look
Orion auto-drops every order into the shortest drive sequence while honoring time windows, technician skills, and even leaving room for callbacks. Built by former WorkWave CTO Jason Kochel, using our vision and development environment—designed to save schedulers time and build tighter routes.
4.13 min
To lay out a month of routes
Was 5 hours per tech at Adam’s
98.6%
Scheduling time saved in the office
20+
Employees, where the ROI is significant
$10
Per user, per month
Proven results
“Orion optimizes our schedules quickly, saving office labor. At Adam's, it took us 5 hours on average per tech to lay out July. With Orion, laying out November only took 4.13 minutes—a 98.6% savings in the office. And the routes are a lot more efficient, too, saving labor in the field, allowing us to set record production weeks with fewer technicians!”
Tia Lightner
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Contact Center Manager, Adam's Pest Control
Who Orion is for — and who it isn’t yet
Orion delivers the most value for pest control companies with 20+ employees where route optimization ROI is significant.
The real gate
50+
stops a day
High daily volume
Running 50+ stops per day? Small efficiency gains compound into major savings — a couple of minutes shaved off each stop is a route’s worth of capacity by the end of the week.
Under that line the drives are short enough that a scheduler who knows the territory is hard to beat, and Orion is honest about it.
Multi-technician operations
Managing 5+ technicians with daily routes? Orion saves schedulers hours every week.
Large service territories
Covering multiple cities or counties? Route optimization reduces drive time significantly.
And who it isn’t yet
One or two trucks inside a single tight territory? The routing math is thinner than the subscription, and we would rather say so on the call.
What you’ll gain
Route optimization isn’t just about maps—it’s about maximizing profitability.
Save scheduling time
Build optimized routes in minutes instead of hours. Let Orion do the heavy lifting.
Cut fuel costs
Reduce drive time and miles traveled with smarter routing. Less fuel, lower costs.
Increase daily stops
Optimize routes to fit more stops per day. More stops = more revenue.
Improve on-time arrivals
Realistic time estimates and optimized sequences mean happier customers.
How Orion Works
Step 01 · Import
Import your schedule
Orion pulls service appointments, locations, and time windows from your CRM (Blu Star or others). No manual data entry required.
Step 02 · Optimize
Automatic optimization
Orion analyzes locations, drive times, service durations, and priorities to build the most efficient routes. Advanced algorithms consider traffic, territories, and technician assignments.
Step 03 · Review
Review and adjust
Review optimized routes on a visual map. Drag-and-drop to make manual adjustments if needed. Orion recalculates automatically.
Step 04 · Dispatch
Push to technicians
Send optimized routes to technician mobile devices. They get turn-by-turn directions and accurate arrival times.
The ROI math, shown
Here’s how a mid-size pest control company with 10 technicians saves with Orion.
The assumptions
Company shape
A mid-size pest control company: 10 technicians, 250 working days.
Scheduler time
Save 5 hours/week on route planning = $15,000/year (at $60/hr).
Fuel
15% reduction in drive time = 10 technicians × 100 miles/day × 15% × 250 days × $0.67/mile = $25,125/year.
Daily stops
1 additional stop per tech per day = 10 techs × 250 days × $100 profit/stop = $250,000/year.
Total annual value
~$290,000
The three line items opposite, added up — scheduler time, fuel, and the extra stop per technician per day. Your numbers are not these numbers.
Run your own numbers →Five scenarios you actually face
Orion adapts to the various scenarios you face every month.
12 things Orion honors
Every constraint the optimizer respects when it drops orders into a sequence — the whole list, not a teaser for it.
Dates, times and windows
Honors orders that must be serviced on particular dates, times, windows, weeks, or days
Confirmed appointments
Maintains confirmed appointments in place (no disruption to customer commitments)
Recurring spacing
Keeps recurring orders consistently spaced (monthly on the 25th stays late next month too)
Calendar events
Respects events like meetings, appointments, or full-day blocks
Working hours and start points
Accounts for each technician's working hours and start/end locations (home or office)
Multi-visit services
Properly spaces multiple-times-per-month services
Early starts
Handles orders earlier than usual start times (restaurant at 6am, etc.)
Callback room
Leaves time open for callbacks and new customers
Three views at once
Map, timeline, and tabular views displayed simultaneously
Manual override
Drag-and-drop manual adjustments with automatic recalculation
What-if projects
What-if scenarios saved as projects until you commit changes
Conflict resolution
Encapsulates human intelligence in resolving conflicts, saving time
Questions operators actually ask
The same 6 questions and answers published as structured data for this page — one source, so they cannot drift.
What is Orion route optimization software?
Orion is route optimization software for pest control companies that automatically drops every order into the shortest drive sequence while honoring time windows, technician skills, and leaving room for callbacks. Built by former WorkWave CTO Jason Kochel, it integrates with Blu Star CRM and reduces scheduling time by 98.6%.
How much does Orion cost?
Orion costs $10 per user per month with no long-term commitment required. The software pays for itself through time savings (98.6% reduction in scheduling time) and more efficient routes that reduce fuel costs and increase daily stops.
How much time can Orion save on scheduling?
Orion reduces scheduling time by 98.6%. At Adam's Pest Control, laying out a month's schedule went from 5 hours per technician to just 4.13 minutes total. This saves schedulers hours every week that can be spent on higher-value tasks.
Does Orion work with pest control software?
Orion integrates directly with Blu Star CRM, Collabetive's pest control field service management software. It pulls service appointments, locations, and time windows from your CRM with no manual data entry required.
What makes Orion different from other route optimization software?
Orion is built specifically for pest control by former WorkWave CTO Jason Kochel using Collabetive's vision. Unlike generic route software, Orion handles pest control-specific needs: monthly recurring services, callback slots, technician skill matching, and territory management. It also offers map, timeline, and tabular views simultaneously with drag-and-drop adjustments.
Can Orion handle technician scheduling constraints?
Yes. Orion respects each technician's working hours, start/end locations (home or office), skill certifications, and territory assignments. It maintains confirmed appointments, properly spaces recurring services, and handles special timing requirements like early-morning restaurant visits.
The offer
Ready to cut scheduling time by 98.6%?
Orion costs $10 per user per month, but pays for itself. Guaranteed.
With 98.6% time savings in the office and more efficient routes in the field, Orion delivers measurable ROI inside the first week. No long-term commitment required.
Join Adam's Pest Control and other leading companies using Orion to save hours every week.
$10/user/month. Pays for itself. Guaranteed.