How does Navitia compare to alternatives?

[paro-]

Hi,

After seeing the listed alternatives (OTP, rrrr, Synthese), do you know how Navitia fare compared to them?
Do you have a performance benchmark, or additional features?

Thanks, kind regards,
Paul

[stifoon]

Hi,

there is this benchmark, writed 4 years ago, but you could find some answers :
https://github.com/hove-io/navitia/wiki/OpenTripPlanner-and-Navitia-comparison.

Main differences are around

• Navitia has the capability to manage multiple coverages through one endpoint
• Navitia can compute multiple alternatives (walk / bike / Public transport / car / etc.) in 1 really fast request
• Navitia is really difficult to install and manage vs OTP, especially if you plug all components

[stifoon]

Some precision on the "single endpoint":
It is possible to set up a Navitia platform over a national or an international territory.
This is what we did with api.navitia.io. It means

• search for data throughout the territory,
• daily updates : public transport timetables change very oftenly ;
• integration of real-time flows
• many enrichments (stations entrance, etc.)

Then, it is possible to request Navitia only with coordinate

• On Bordeaux https://api.navitia.io/v1/journeys?from=-0.598219%3B44.832927&to=-0.55669%3B44.82527
• On Rennes https://api.navitia.io/v1/journeys?from=-1.67773%3B48.11363&to=-1.66852%3B48.10014
• On Paris https://api.navitia.io/v1/journeys?from=2.35972%3B48.84318&to=2.27457%3B48.83595

This the main interface difference with OTP : OTP needs multiple instances for each territory