How we make this list: we compare pricing pages, product documentation and public user reviews. Ratings come from G2, Capterra or Trustpilot, with the date we checked them.
Key takeaways
- Geotab and Motive are the platform peers: Geotab for open integrations and mixed fleets, Motive for trucking, ELD and AI dash cams as one safety stack.
- Lytx is the video safety specialist, Azuga and Linxup are the published price picks at 25 dollars per vehicle per month, and Fleetio covers the maintenance half at 4 dollars.
- Almost nobody publishes pricing: quote based vendors land roughly between 20 and 50 dollars per vehicle per month depending on fleet size, hardware and term.
- Compare three year totals, not monthly headlines: hardware, installation, camera licences and a 36 month contract decide the real cost, and cancellation clauses vary brutally.
Quick comparison
| Tool | Best for | Starting price | Free plan |
|---|
 Geotab | Mixed fleets wanting an open platform | See website | No |
 Motive | Trucking safety and ELD compliance | See website | No |
 Verizon Connect | Carrier backed fleet platform | See website | No |
 Lytx | Video first driver safety programmes | See website | No |
 Azuga | Small fleets wanting published pricing | $25 per vehicle per month | No |
 Omnitracs | Large fleets, routing and compliance | See website | No |
 Linxup | Simple tracking for service fleets | $25 per vehicle per month | No |
 Fleetio | Maintenance led fleet management | $4 per vehicle per month | No |
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The best Samsara alternatives
#1Geotab
Best for: Mixed fleets wanting an open platform4.5/5 on
G2 (250 reviews, checked Oct 2026)
Visit geotab.com
Starting priceSee website
Free planNo
What we like- Geotab is the open platform of telematics: its GO devices and MyGeotab software feed a marketplace of hundreds of integrations, rich vehicle diagnostics and custom rules, sold through resellers who handle installation and support locally. Mixed fleets, vehicles, equipment, EV and combustion together, and international operations fit its model best. Market pricing reports put typical costs in the low 30s per vehicle per month on multi year terms, hardware included in many packages.
Watch out for- The reseller model means your experience is your reseller's quality, and pricing arrives as a partner quote rather than a page. Add ons and integrator work can grow the bill beyond the telematics line. Its depth rewards fleets with someone to own it
- A ten van company may find the platform's ceiling irrelevant and its complexity real.
#2Motive
Best for: Trucking safety and ELD compliance4.4/5 on
G2 (3,257 reviews, checked Oct 2026)
Visit gomotive.com
Starting priceSee website
Free planNo
What we like- Motive, formerly KeepTruckin, bundles the trucking stack: ELD compliance on the FMCSA registered list, AI dash cams with safety event detection, GPS, driver workflows and a fuel card, aimed squarely at fleets that run hours of service. Its safety scoring and coaching workflow are its centre, and insurance partnership discounts are part of its pitch. For an interstate carrier, Motive is usually the first quote requested against Samsara.
Watch out for- Quote only, typically on 36 month terms in market reports, with per vehicle figures in the mid 30s and data and seat details to pin down in writing. The breadth beyond trucking, equipment and site operations, is thinner than Samsara's connected operations story. Camera and module packaging needs the same careful reading as the incumbent you are leaving.
Starting priceSee website
Free planNo
What we like- Verizon Connect offers the full fleet suite, GPS tracking, driver behaviour reporting, compliance tools, route and job features, backed by a carrier's scale and installation network. Established fleets that want one vendor with national field service find its offer coherent, and its reporting depth suits larger operations teams. Market reports place typical per vehicle pricing in the high 30s on multi year contracts.
Watch out for- Contract terms draw the sharpest complaints in this category's market reporting, including cancellation terms cited at the full remaining balance in one pricing study, which makes the signature a three year decision whatever the fleet's plans. Quote only pricing and bundled packaging obscure the per module maths. Smaller fleets report feeling like small accounts.
#4Lytx
Best for: Video first driver safety programmes4.3/5 on
G2 (188 reviews, checked Oct 2026)
Visit lytx.com
Starting priceSee website
Free planNo
What we like- Lytx is the video telematics specialist: machine vision and AI event detection, a huge driving data corpus behind its risk models, and a coaching workflow built with safety professionals rather than appended to a tracker. Fleets whose problem is claims, incidents and insurer pressure buy Lytx for outcomes its clients' published aggregate results support: fewer events, exoneration footage, defensible coaching records. It pairs with existing GPS platforms rather than demanding a full rip out.
Watch out for- It is a safety layer, not a fleet platform: dispatch, maintenance and ELD breadth live in other systems or integrations. Quote only enterprise pricing. Camera centred programmes require driver communication done well
- Deployed clumsily, they read as surveillance and poison the safety culture they were bought to build.
#5Azuga
Best for: Small fleets wanting published pricing4.7/5 on
G2 (210 reviews, checked Oct 2026)
Visit azuga.com
Starting price$25 per vehicle per month
Free planNo
What we like- Azuga publishes its number: from 25 dollars per vehicle per month, with live tracking, driver behaviour scoring, plug and play hardware and an AI safety camera as an add on, plus insurance partnerships aimed at small fleets. ELD is available as a module for fleets that need hours of service. For a service business of five to fifty vehicles that wants Samsara's core jobs at a sticker price with a short sales cycle, Azuga is the default comparison.
Watch out for- Published entry pricing reaches 35 dollars per vehicle for higher tiers, and cameras and ELD are add ons rather than the headline. Platform depth, integrations, equipment tracking and analytics, trails Geotab and Samsara. Its sweet spot is small and mid fleets
- Very large operations will test its reporting ceiling.
Starting priceSee website
Free planNo
What we like- Omnitracs is a trucking institution: decades in fleet technology, ELD and compliance depth, routing and dispatch tooling and analytics for large transportation fleets, now inside the Solera family. Long haul carriers with complex compliance and routing needs find capabilities the newer platforms are still building. Market reports put typical pricing in the low 40s per vehicle per month on standard terms.
Watch out for- Its legacy shows in interface and pace of change compared with the modern platforms. Support tiers and activation charges feature in market pricing reports as lines to negotiate. Small and mid fleets are not its audience and feel the enterprise gravity in the buying process.
#7Linxup
Best for: Simple tracking for service fleets4.7/5 on
G2 (26 reviews, checked Oct 2026)
Visit linxup.com
Starting price$25 per vehicle per month
Free planNo
What we like- Linxup sells simplicity at a published price: real time vehicle and asset tracking from 25 dollars per vehicle per month, hardware from free to modest cost, driver behaviour alerts, optional ELD and AI dash cam tiers at stated prices, and a no contract option that almost nobody in this category offers. Local service fleets, HVAC, plumbing, landscaping, that want visibility without a platform programme choose it and are running the same week.
Watch out for- Simplicity is the ceiling: no deep diagnostics, limited integrations and reporting, and safety tooling lighter than Motive or Lytx. Per feature tiers mean the tracking price and the camera price are separate decisions. Fleets that grow into compliance and coaching needs will migrate again within a few years.
#8Fleetio
Best for: Maintenance led fleet management4.6/5 on
G2 (209 reviews, checked Oct 2026)
Visit fleetio.com
Starting price$4 per vehicle per month
Free planNo
What we like- Fleetio is the honest partial alternative: it does not sell trackers at all. It is maintenance and fleet management software, inspections, work orders, parts and service history, from 4 dollars per vehicle per month billed annually, and it integrates with Samsara, Geotab, Motive, Verizon Connect and Azuga to pull their location and diagnostic data into the maintenance record. Fleets whose Samsara pain is the maintenance module find that Fleetio on top of a cheaper tracker beats a platform swap.
Watch out for- You still need a telematics provider for GPS, cameras and ELD, so the total stack has two vendors. As a standalone answer to a Samsara search it fails
- As the maintenance layer of a best of breed stack it is the strongest entry here. Per vehicle pricing climbs with tiers and asset types, so model your real fleet mix.
How we chose
Samsara itself is excluded because this article covers its alternatives. We selected fleet telematics and fleet management platforms in active operation in October 2026 spanning full platforms, safety specialists, published price trackers and the maintenance layer. Almost no vendor in this category publishes pricing; figures are the published ones where they exist, and market ranges from current pricing studies are identified as reports, not list prices. Contract and cancellation observations come from those published studies and should be verified in your own quote. Nothing was hands on tested.
How to choose your Samsara alternative
Start with your actual trigger. Safety and claims point to Motive or Lytx. Platform openness and fleet mix point to Geotab. Price transparency and simplicity point to Azuga or Linxup. Maintenance depth points to Fleetio over whatever tracker you keep or buy. Enterprise routing and compliance heritage point to Omnitracs, and carrier scale to Verizon Connect with the contract read twice.
Then run the three year sum for each finalist: per vehicle rate times fleet times 36, hardware purchase or rental, installation, camera licences, ELD modules, and the early termination clause priced as if you will need it, because fleets get bought, shrink and change. Ask for the 12 month price as a baseline even if you sign longer, and get FMCSA registration confirmed for any ELD claim. In telematics, the negotiation is the product: two fleets on the same platform rarely pay the same rate.
Frequently asked questions
How much does fleet telematics cost per vehicle?
Published prices are rare. The transparent trackers sit at 25 dollars per vehicle per month, Fleetio's maintenance software at 4 to 10 dollars, and the quote based platforms are reported in market studies roughly between 30 and 50 dollars per vehicle per month all in, varying with fleet size, hardware and term. Cameras and ELD are usually separate lines. Compare three year totals including hardware and installation.
How long are telematics contracts?
Twelve to thirty six months is the norm among the big platforms, with the best rates on the longest terms and cancellation clauses that range from reasonable to the full remaining balance in reported cases. Linxup's no contract option and Fleetio's standard billing are the exceptions that prove the rule. Get the termination terms in writing before the hardware goes in, because installed hardware makes leaving physically annoying as well as contractual.
Do we need AI dash cams, or is GPS enough?
GPS answers where and how fast. Cameras answer what happened, which is what insurers, courts and coaching conversations need. Fleets with meaningful accident exposure generally find video pays in exoneration and behaviour change; fleets whose problem is dispatch and ETAs do not. Camera licences are a separate price almost everywhere, so the question is worth asking with numbers attached, not as a bundle assumption.
What is ELD, and who here offers it?
An electronic logging device records hours of service for commercial drivers under the US mandate. Motive, Geotab, Verizon Connect and Omnitracs build their trucking offers around it, Azuga and Linxup offer it as a priced tier, and any device you rely on must appear on the FMCSA registered list. If you run interstate trucking, that registration check comes before every feature comparison.
Can telematics lower our insurance costs?
It can, through two routes: documented safety programmes with coaching records, and footage that exonerates drivers in disputed claims. Motive advertises insurance partnerships and Lytx publishes aggregate client savings. The discount, if any, is your insurer's decision based on your loss history, so get the conversation in writing before counting savings in the business case.
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