# Timefold

> Pick a proven scheduling API or describe your problem and get a custom one.

Pick a proven scheduling API or describe your problem and get a custom one. Field service, shifts, pickup and delivery, tasks. Deterministic, explainable.

## Facts
- Website: https://timefold.ai
- Pricing: free
- Categories: Productivity, Developer Tools
- LotsDirectory page: https://lots.directory/products/timefold
- Listing state: Unclaimed. We listed this product from its public website, and its owner has not claimed it yet.

## Detailed info

## What is Timefold?

Timefold is an operational scheduling and routing optimization platform and constraint solver engine.

## What Timefold does

The platform solves complex resource allocation, routing, and workforce planning problems using mathematical optimization, offering pre-built APIs for field service routing, employee shift scheduling, and pickup and delivery, as well as an open-source solver for Java and Kotlin applications.

## Who Timefold is for

Software engineers, operations teams, and logistics managers scheduling field technicians, delivery fleets, nurse rosters, and manufacturing shifts.

## How Timefold works

Users describe their scheduling problem, integrate the suggested API or solver with Quarkus or Spring Boot, and generate optimized schedules with transparent scores and constraints.

## Key features

- Optimizes field service routing by assigning qualified technicians to jobs and travel routes.
- Schedules employee shifts while respecting labor rules, employee preferences, and overtime constraints.
- Coordinates pickup and delivery routing to move loads with fewer vehicles and tighter routes.
- Provides the open-source Timefold Solver under Apache 2.0 for Java and Kotlin developers.
- Explains scheduling trade-offs through transparent score analysis and constraint breakdowns.
- Includes built-in travel time and distance matrix calculations via maps service integration.
- Supports what-if scenarios and efficiency analysis to simulate operational adjustments before rollout.

## Pricing

As listed on timefold.ai, checked 8 November 2026. Prices can change; see the site for current terms.

- Community: Free open-source constraint solver engine licensed under Apache 2.0.
- Enterprise: Solver tier with multi-threaded solving, constraint profiling, and SLA support.
- Spark: Pure API access tier with enterprise solver power, maps service integration, and webhooks.
- Flow: Multi-user collaboration platform with score analysis, plan visualizations, and KPI dashboards.
- Horizon: Strategic tier with what-if scenarios, real-time traffic, and efficiency X-Ray.

## Facts from timefold.ai, checked 8 November 2026

- Built by a team of 40+ talented builders across the globe.
- Provides the full Timefold Solver engine as open-source under Apache 2.0.
- Integrates natively with Java, Kotlin, Quarkus, and Spring Boot.
- Scales enterprise solver search up to 500,000 jobs, shifts, or tasks.

Written from Timefold's own website ([Homepage](https://timefold.ai/), [Pricing](https://timefold.ai/pricing), [Features](https://timefold.ai/use-cases), [About](https://timefold.ai/about-us)). The maker can claim this listing to edit it.

## FAQ

### What scheduling use cases does Timefold support?
Timefold provides specialized APIs for field service routing, employee shift scheduling, pickup and delivery routing, and general task scheduling.

### How does Timefold explain its scheduling results?
Timefold uses transparent score analysis and constraint profiling to show exactly which rules, weights, and trade-offs produced the schedule.

### Is Timefold available as open source?
The full Timefold Solver engine is open-source under Apache 2.0 and free forever.

### What development frameworks are supported?
Timefold provides native support for Java and Kotlin, with integrations for Quarkus and Spring Boot.

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