Swiftly
Public transportation software
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What is Swiftly
Swiftly is a public transit data and operations platform used by transit agencies to improve service reliability and rider information. It aggregates real-time vehicle location and schedule data to support performance analytics, on-time performance monitoring, and passenger-facing real-time arrivals. The product is typically used by planning, operations, and customer information teams to identify service issues and communicate accurate predictions. It differentiates through a focus on real-time data quality, service performance insights, and integrations with common transit data standards.
Real-time performance analytics
Swiftly provides tools to monitor on-time performance, headway adherence, and service reliability using real-time operations data. This supports day-to-day service management and longer-term planning workflows. Compared with schedule-focused planning tools, it is oriented toward operational performance measurement. Agencies can use the outputs to prioritize interventions such as schedule adjustments or operational changes.
Rider information support
Swiftly supports real-time arrival information that can be used across rider channels such as apps, web, and digital signage via integrations. This helps agencies improve consistency between internal operations views and public-facing predictions. The platform is commonly used to reduce uncertainty caused by missing or low-quality vehicle location data. It fits agencies that need to operationalize real-time information without building a full in-house prediction stack.
Standards-based integrations
Swiftly commonly works with transit data standards such as GTFS and GTFS-realtime and integrates with existing CAD/AVL and passenger information ecosystems. This can reduce implementation effort when an agency already publishes or consumes standard feeds. It also supports interoperability with other agency systems used for scheduling, dispatch, and customer information. The integration approach is relevant for agencies operating mixed vendor environments.
Not a full scheduling suite
Swiftly is not primarily a scheduling, run-cutting, or rostering system. Agencies typically still require separate software for detailed service planning, block building, and operator assignment. This can increase the number of systems to manage and integrate. Buyers looking for an end-to-end planning-to-operations suite may need additional products.
Data quality dependency
The accuracy of analytics and predictions depends on the quality and completeness of underlying AVL, schedule, and operational data. If vehicle location data is intermittent or poorly mapped to trips, results can require significant configuration and ongoing tuning. Agencies may need internal data governance and operational processes to sustain accuracy. Implementation timelines can vary based on the state of existing feeds and hardware.
Scope varies by deployment
Capabilities available to an agency can depend on contracted modules, integrations, and local operational practices. Some advanced workflows (for example, specialized reporting, custom KPIs, or bespoke integrations) may require professional services or additional development effort. This can affect total cost and time to value for complex environments. Procurement teams may need to validate exact deliverables in the statement of work.
Seller details
Swiftly, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, USA
2014
Private
https://www.goswift.ly/
https://x.com/goswiftly
https://www.linkedin.com/company/goswiftly/
