Original research

What fleet software costs to commit to

We opened the pricing page of every vendor on this site, then read their master agreements, and recorded four things a buyer cannot otherwise compare: whether there is a price at all, what that price is charged against, whether you can try it, and what the contract locks you into. 13 of 38 publish a rate. The other 25 route you to a form.

Every row below was checked against the vendor's own website, not a review aggregator, and carries the date it was checked. Where a vendor publishes nothing, that is what we recorded — we did not fill the gap with a third-party estimate. Last checked Sep 30, 2026.

Written by Rajat GuptaRajat GuptaEditor

Rajat Gupta runs FleetOpsClub and writes its software reviews, comparisons and pricing pages. Every tool on the site is assessed against the vendor's own published documentation and pricing, and each pricing figure carries the date it was last verified so readers can judge how current it is. Where a vendor does not publish a price, the page says so rather than estimating one.

Last reviewed Sep 30, 2026
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Publishes a price (13)

A rate a buyer can read before contacting anyone.

VendorPublished rateCheckedSource
Azuga

Azuga publishes a full rate card on its own pricing page: "BasicFleet: $25 Per Vehicle Per Month", "SafeFleet: $30 Per Vehicle Per Month" and "CompleteFleet: $35 Per Vehicle Per Month". No quote is required to see the tier prices.

  • BasicFleet: $25 per vehicle per month
  • SafeFleet: $30 per vehicle per month
  • CompleteFleet: $35 per vehicle per month
  • SafetyCam: $41.99 per month (AI add-on, any plan tier)
Sep 30, 2026vendor page
Fullbay

Fullbay publishes its tier prices outright: "$188/ Month", "$258/ Month" and "$318/ Month", with additional full users at "$89/Month", "$109/Month" and "$119/Month" respectively. The page also states "All plans are on an annual agreement with convenient monthly billing", so the monthly figure is a payment schedule rather than a month-to-month term. Enterprise is quote-only: "CALL 385-399-0922 FOR PRICING".

  • Basic: $188/month, plus $89/month per additional user
  • Pro: $258/month, plus $109/month per additional user
  • Elite: $318/month, plus $119/month per additional user
  • Timesheet user: $25/month
Sep 30, 2026vendor page
Garmin eLog

Garmin publishes the price on its own product page for the Garmin eLog: "price": "249.99" with "priceCurrency": "USD", and $249.99 appears in the page itself. It is a one-time hardware purchase with no subscription.

  • Garmin eLog: $249.99 one-time (part 010-01876-00)
  • Subscription: None
  • Activation or setup fee: None
Sep 30, 2026vendor page
Linxup

Linxup's own pricing page now publishes rates: "The standard cost per vehicle for Linxup GPS tracking is $25 per month", with ELD service at "$30 per vehicle per month" plus a "$99 one-time tablet cost" and a standard plug-in tracker at "$69" one-time on month-to-month. This corrects this page's earlier finding that linxup.com/pricing showed no dollar figures and quote-gated every product line.

  • Vehicle Tracking (Plug-In, Wire-In, or JBUS): $94.99 hardware (includes first month of service) + $25/month service
  • Asset/Equipment Tracking: $94.99 (AT3) to $214.99 (ATSolar, solar-powered)
  • Dash Cams: LinxCam AI Dash Cam: $439.99
Sep 30, 2026vendor page
One Step GPS

One Step GPS publishes its rate on its own pricing page: "$13.95/month, no contracts", stated repeatedly as the headline offering. No quote is required to see it.

  • GPS Tracking: $13.95 per vehicle per month
  • GPS Tracking + ELD: $20.95 per vehicle per month
Sep 30, 2026vendor page
Onfleet

Read directly from onfleet.com/pricing on 22 September 2026. Every figure below is quoted as the page states it.

  • Launch: Starting at $619 / mo
  • Scale: Starting at $1,349 / mo
  • Enterprise: Starting at $3,099 / mo
  • Courier Suite (add-on): Starting at $299 / mo
Sep 22, 2026vendor page
OptimoRoute

OptimoRoute publishes per-driver rates on its pricing page: Lite at "$ 35. 10 per driver per month (BILLED ANNUALLY)" and Pro at "$ 44. 10 per driver per month (BILLED ANNUALLY)". The Custom tier is "Contact Sales for pricing".

  • Lite: $35.10 per driver per month
  • Pro: $44.10 per driver per month
Sep 30, 2026vendor page
Quartix

Quartix publishes named tiers with rates: Info Point at "$14.00 per month per vehicle" and Info Plus at "$15.00 per month per vehicle", with "No upfront costs" and installation listed as "Included". Enterprise is "POA" — "Contact us for the custom quote".

  • Info Point: $14.00/vehicle/month
  • Info Plus: $15.00/vehicle/month
Sep 30, 2026vendor page
RAM Tracking

RAM Tracking publishes entry rates on its own pricing page, the lowest being Vehicle Tracking Lite at "From $14.99/vehicle/month". The published rate is not the whole commercial picture — RAM's Lease Agreement Terms describe the standard contract as "a non-cancelable, binding contract" — but a price is stated publicly without a quote.

  • Vehicle Tracking — Lite: $14.99/vehicle/month
  • Dash Cam — SD: $28.99/vehicle/month
  • Job Management (Klipboard) — Starter / Innovator / Professional: $32.99 / $45.99 / $65.99 per user/month
  • Bundle — Essential Fleet: $24.99/unit/month (36-month term)
  • Bundle — Advanced Fleet: $72.34/unit/month (36-month term)
  • Bundle — Fleet & Field Master: $105.27/unit/month (36-month fleet term; 24-month for job management)
Sep 30, 2026vendor page
Routific

Routific publishes an order-volume rate card: "Up to 100 orders a month: Free", "101 to 1,000 orders a month: $150", then per-order add-ons from "Add 15c per order" (1,001-2,000) down to "Add 3c per order" (20,001-50,000). Above 50,000 orders is quote-led. Billing is by monthly orders, not vehicles or drivers.

  • Free: Free up to 100 orders per month
  • 101-1,000 orders: $150 per month
  • 1,001-5,000 orders: $0.15 per order (1,001-2,000), $0.13 (2,001-3,000), $0.10 (3,001-5,000)
Sep 30, 2026vendor page
RTA Fleet Management

RTA now publishes a rate card for RTA Fleet360: Pro at "$6", Advanced at "$8" and Enterprise at "$11", all on the same stated terms — "unlimited users, per asset per month, scales with your fleet, billed annually, minimum 100 assets." This corrects this page's earlier finding that RTA was quote-only with no published per-asset rate.

  • Pro: $6 per asset per month
  • Advanced: $8 per asset per month
  • Enterprise: $11 per asset per month
Sep 30, 2026vendor page
Simply Fleet

Simply Fleet publishes per-vehicle rates: Essential at "$3 per vehicle per month" and Advanced at "$5 per vehicle per month", with annual billing at "$30 per vehicle per year" and "$50 per vehicle per year" respectively and a free tier up to 5 vehicles. The announced 15 September 2026 change has landed — these supersede the $2 and $4 rates recorded at the previous check.

  • Free: Free for up to 5 vehicles
  • Essential: $3 per vehicle per month
  • Advanced: $5 per vehicle per month
  • Add-ons: WEX fuel card $0.50 per vehicle per month; small tools and equipment $0.50 per item per month
Sep 30, 2026vendor page
Verizon Connect

Government (GSA) rate card, not a public consumer price list — a commercial quote may be priced differently.

  • Base vehicle tracking: $15.95/vehicle/month
  • ELD / Log Book: +$4.03/vehicle/month
  • Powered / non-powered asset tracking: $9.95 / $8.45 per asset/month
  • AI dashcams: $19.95-$24.45/vehicle/month
  • Navigation, DVIR, roadside assistance: $6.05 / $1.00 / $1.51 per vehicle/month
  • Professional installation: $106.80/vehicle, one-time
Sep 13, 2026vendor page

Quote only (25)

No rate on the vendor's own site. Pricing requires a sales conversation.

VendorBilling modelCheckedSource
CalAmp

CalAmp's pricing page returns HTTP 404 Not Found, as it did at the previous check in March 2026. CalAmp publishes no price on calamp.com and pricing remains quote-led through direct, reseller and OEM channels.

Quote-led through direct, reseller, or OEM channelsSep 30, 2026vendor page
ClearPathGPS

ClearPathGPS's pricing page no longer carries plan rates: it states only that "ClearPathGPS GPS tracking plans start at competitive per-vehicle monthly rates" and routes both plans to "Contact us for Pricing". The single published figure is an add-on, "Vehicle dash cam for additional $30/month", not a plan price.

Quote-led per vehicle; no long-term contract advertisedSep 30, 2026vendor page
Dossier

Could not verify: arsenault.com did not respond at all on 2026-09-30 (connection failure, no HTTP status, on both www.arsenault.com and arsenault.com). With the vendor's own site unreachable there is no vendor-published price to cite, so this is recorded as not published rather than guessed.

Quote-based via direct sales (on-premise or hosted)Sep 30, 2026vendor page
Fleet Complete

Fleet Complete (now Powerfleet) shows no dollar figure on its pricing page; every package routes to Contact Us. The page states: "Pricing may vary depending on your fleet size, operations and your reporting needs. To learn more, please refer to our software packages above or contact a Powerfleet (formerly Fleet Complete) expert here for the most accurate insights." Third-party per-vehicle estimates are not vendor figures and are not published here.

Quote-only; no public per-vehicle rateSep 30, 2026vendor page
Fleetio

Could not verify: fleetio.com/pricing returned HTTP 403 Forbidden to automated retrieval on 2026-09-30, as it has at previous checks. No vendor page could be read, so no price is asserted here.

Per vehicle per monthSep 30, 2026vendor page
Geotab

Checked directly on 22 September 2026. Note geotab.com/pricing returns a 404 — the live page is /software-packages/, which lists two plans and shows no figure for either.

Quote only, through reseller partnersSep 22, 2026vendor page
GPS Insight

GPS Insight's dedicated pricing page carries the title "Fleet Tracking Price | Starting Under $20" but the page body contains no per-vehicle figure and no rate table — every call to action is "Get Pricing", "Book a Demo" or "Get a Fleet Tracking Quote Today", all routing to gated forms. A title-tag claim with no purchasable rate behind it is not a published price.

Quote-only; the dedicated pricing page's own title tag references a starting price the page content doesn't showSep 30, 2026vendor page
GPS Trackit

GPS Trackit no longer operates its own pricing page: gpstrackit.com/pricing/ 301-redirects to zonar.com/get-pricing (with utm_campaign=gpstrackit_domain_migration), and that Zonar page shows no dollar amount — only a "Get Pricing" button leading to a form. No vendor-published price exists for GPS Trackit today.

Per vehicleSep 30, 2026vendor page
IntelliShift

IntelliShift does not publish pricing, and there is no pricing page on its site at all — its own sitemap lists none, and the URL has never been archived. No credible third-party per-vehicle figure exists either: GetApp’s listing reads “No pricing info”, Capterra’s reads “Contact vendor for pricing”, and Software Advice reads “No plan information available”. TrustRadius shows a starting price of $16.99 but states no billing unit, so it cannot be read as a per-vehicle rate. Checked 12 September 2026.

Quote only; no published price and no pricing pageSep 12, 2026vendor page
Lytx

Lytx publishes no price. lytx.com/pricing returns HTTP 404, and the fleet tracking product page carries only a "Get Pricing" call to action linking to /contact-us/contact-sales and "Talk to our team to see how Lytx can help you optimize fleet operations." Any per-vehicle figure in circulation is third-party, not Lytx's.

Per vehicle with partner and direct enterprise sales motionSep 30, 2026vendor page
Motive

Motive publishes no price — checked its pricing page directly, which is a demo-request form with no dollar figures. The $25-$55/vehicle/month figures below are third-party estimates, not vendor-published rates, and should be read as a rough range rather than a quote. The subscription terms do specify one real number: renewal periods are twelve months, on thirty days' notice, but the initial term itself is set by whatever the individual Order Form says — there's no vendor-wide "1-year contract," and the widely repeated claim that it's shorter than a rival's typical term isn't supported by the terms.

Per vehicle, quote-based; contract length set per Order Form, not fleet-wideSep 13, 2026vendor page
Netradyne

Netradyne publishes no price. The pricing URL redirects to a demo-request form, and there is no tier, billing unit or contract length anywhere on the site. It also publishes no subscription agreement, terms of service or MSA — seven candidate URLs return 404 and the /legal/ section carries only privacy and data-processing documents — so contract length, renewal terms, early-termination fees and hardware ownership are all disclosed only inside a quote. One historical data point: an archived 2024 version of the pricing page carried a "Free Hardware, save up to $550" promotion, which puts a list value on the device. That offer is no longer on the site.

Quote only; no published price, tiers or billing unitSep 12, 2026vendor page
Omnitracs

Omnitracs still publishes no price: omnitracs.com/pricing returns HTTP 404 Not Found, consistent with the previous check. The only figures in circulation come from aggregators (Capterra, GetApp, Software Advice, TrustRadius, SelectHub), which are not treated as a source of truth here.

Quote-only; no public rate at any tierSep 30, 2026vendor page
Optima ELD

Could not verify: optimaeld.com/pricing/ returned HTTP 403 Forbidden to automated retrieval on 2026-09-30 (Cloudflare), as at previous checks. The last readable version of the page was a two-step quote form with no dollar figure at any step; no price is asserted here.

Quote-only across all six listed product lines; no figures published anywhereSep 30, 2026vendor page
Rastrac

Rastrac publishes no rate. rastrac.com/pricing returns HTTP 404 and the site carries only a cost comparison, not a price: "RastracFusion connects to your vehicles' factory-embedded systems and delivers real-time tracking, engine diagnostics, and maintenance alerts for less than $1 a day." That is an upper-bound claim with no purchasable figure behind it; everything else routes to "Request a Demo" or "Contact Us".

Contact for pricing (quote-based)Sep 30, 2026vendor page
Rhino Fleet Tracking

Rhino Fleet Tracking's pricing URL redirects to a gated form at forms.rhinofleettracking.com/get-pricing headed "Get a Personalized Quote.", which asks for industry, fleet size and contact details and shows no dollar amount. rhinofleettracking.com/pricing/ itself returns HTTP 404. Figures still repeated on Capterra, GetApp, Software Advice and Forbes are historical third-party numbers and are not published as Rhino's price.

Quote-only as of 2026; previously per device per month with an activation feeSep 30, 2026vendor page
Route4Me

Route4Me states no price a visitor can see: route4me.com/pricing 301-redirects to /get-started, whose visible body contains no dollar figure. Prices exist only in the page's JSON-LD — e.g. {"@type":"Offer","price":"199","priceCurrency":"USD","name":"Route Optimization"}, plus 299 (Business Optimization) and 349, each with "priceValidUntil":"2026-10-30". Structured-data-only figures with no on-page rate are recorded as not published. Note the earlier per-user figures ($40/$60/$90) no longer appear anywhere on the site.

Not stated by the vendor; monthly plans exist but no billing unit is publishedSep 30, 2026vendor page
Samsara

Checked directly on 22 September 2026. The page loads, but it renders a fleet-size questionnaire rather than a rate card, and no dollar figure appears anywhere in it.

Quote only, routed by fleet sizeSep 22, 2026vendor page
Spireon

Spireon shows no dollar figure on the FleetLocate product page; the only calls to action are "Book your demo today!" and "Request a Demo". There is still no pricing page in the site navigation for any Spireon line. Circulating per-vehicle ranges are third-party estimates, not Spireon's.

Fully quote-gated across all three product lines; no pricing page exists in site navigation for any of themSep 30, 2026vendor page
Teletrac Navman

A real, itemized government contract, not a vendor rate card — figures reflect this customer's negotiated pricing and will differ for other fleets.

Per vehicle per month, quote-based; figures below are one public contract's actual ratesSep 13, 2026vendor page
Transflo

Transflo publishes no subscription rate: the /pricing/ URL on transflo.com is dead (HTTP 404) and product pages route to a demo request. The $60.00 per month figure on Transflo's device registration page is explicitly labelled by Transflo as an example whose actual cost may vary, so it is not a published price.

Quote-only; one published recurring feeSep 30, 2026vendor page
Trimble

Trimble Transportation publishes no rate card. Its product pages show no price and route to "Contact us" and "Connect with us"; the only dollar figures on the page are customer-outcome statistics such as "$60 billion US dollars in annual freight spend", not Trimble's pricing. Implementation ranges quoted elsewhere are third-party estimates.

Custom quote (contact for pricing)Sep 30, 2026vendor page
TruckX

TruckX publishes no ELD subscription rate: there is no live pricing page on truckx.com — the /pricing/ URL is gone (HTTP 404). The homepage line "Starting at only $30 a month, per truck" sits inside a named customer testimonial rather than a rate card, which is why it is not treated as a published price.

ELD subscription quote-only; accessory pricing publishedSep 30, 2026vendor page
Whip Around

Whip Around's live pricing page shows no dollar figure — it offers only "Start Free Trial", "Book a Demo" and "Try for Free". The orphaned /pricing-old/ page no longer displays plan rates either. There is no vendor-published Whip Around price to cite today; the $9 and $10 Pro figures recorded previously are historical.

Per asset per month (was tiered; no live rate card as of this check)Sep 30, 2026vendor page
Zonar Systems

A real, itemized public-school-district contract, not a vendor rate card — figures reflect this district's negotiated volume pricing and will differ for other fleets.

Per vehicle per month, quote-based; figures below are one public contract's actual ratesSep 13, 2026vendor page

What the price is charged against

A monthly rate means nothing until you know what it multiplies. Across 38 vendors we found 7 different billing units, which is why two quotes that both read “$30 per month” can differ by an order of magnitude once your fleet is priced out. A per-shop rate does not move when you add vehicles; a per-vehicle rate does. A per-driver rate diverges from a per-vehicle rate in any fleet where vehicles outnumber the people driving them — which is most of them.

Billing unit by vendor
Billing unitVendorsWho
not stated18CalAmp, Dossier, Geotab, GPS Insight, IntelliShift, Linxup, Netradyne, Omnitracs, Optima ELD, RAM Tracking, Rastrac, Rhino Fleet Tracking, Route4Me, Samsara, Spireon, Transflo, Trimble, TruckX
per vehicle13Azuga, ClearPathGPS, Fleet Complete, Fleetio, GPS Trackit, Lytx, Motive, One Step GPS, Quartix, Simply Fleet, Teletrac Navman, Verizon Connect, Zonar Systems
per asset2RTA Fleet Management, Whip Around
one-time hardware1Garmin eLog
per driver1OptimoRoute
per order1Routific
per shop1Fullbay
per task1Onfleet

The largest single group is the 18 vendors who do not state a unit at all. That is not an oversight in our data — it is the finding. You cannot model the cost of these products before a sales call, because the vendor has not said what it charges against.

Who lets you try it first

A demo is not a trial. In a demo, someone shows you their fleet. In a trial, you put your own vehicles in and find out whether the thing works on your data. 13 of 38 vendors let you start something yourself — a free trial or a free tier. 20 do not: they either offer a scheduled demo or advertise nothing at all. A further 3 offer neither, but will refund you if you change your mind inside a window, which is the closest thing to a trial that a hardware-shipping vendor can give you.

We kept “none advertised” separate from “not stated” on purpose. The first means we read the pricing page and there is no trial on it. The second means we could not tell — true for exactly two vendors here, and we would rather say so than round it off.

free trial

11

Fleet Complete, Fleetio, Fullbay, GPS Trackit, Onfleet, OptimoRoute, Rastrac, Route4Me, Teletrac Navman, Trimble, Whip Around

demo only

10

Azuga, CalAmp, Dossier, Lytx, Motive, Omnitracs, Quartix, RTA Fleet Management, Verizon Connect, Zonar Systems

none advertised

10

Garmin eLog, GPS Insight, IntelliShift, Linxup, Netradyne, Optima ELD, RAM Tracking, Rhino Fleet Tracking, Spireon, Transflo

money-back guarantee

3

ClearPathGPS, One Step GPS, TruckX

free tier

2

Routific, Simply Fleet

not stated

2

Geotab, Samsara

What you are actually committing to

This is the part no pricing page shows. We read each vendor's own master agreement or terms and recorded the minimum term, whether it renews by itself, and how much notice you must give to stop it. 18 of 38 auto-renew. 4 describe the arrangement, in their own words, as a lease.

The notice windows are the trap. They run from 7 days to three months, and they are counted backwards from a renewal date you have to remember without being reminded. Miss it and the next term has already started.

Contract terms by vendor
VendorMinimum termAuto-renewsNotice to cancelSource
Azuga

“If the Order does not set out the Initial Term, then the Initial Term will be four (4) years. Each Order will automatically renew for a period equal to the Initial Term unless Customer provides notice of non-renewal at least sixty (60) days…”

4 years (default if the Order does not specify)Yes60 days' notice of non-renewal before the end of the initial or then-current renewal termagreement
CalAmp

“The Subscription Term for each Order Form shall automatically renew for successive 12-month periods unless Customer provides written notice of non-renewal to CalAmp at least ninety (90) days prior to the scheduled expiration. For leases of …”

Not statedYes90 days' written notice of non-renewalagreement
ClearPathGPS

“Renews for successive terms unless a party gives written notice of termination at least 60 days before the end of the then-current Subscription Term. Termination without cause requires thirty (30) days prior written notice.”

Not statedYes60 days' written notice before the end of the then-current subscription term; 30 days' notice to terminate without cause, with remaining fees still owedagreement
Fleet Complete

“The Subscription Term continues until the Initial Contract Term identified in the Order Form, or if no Initial Contract Term is listed, for thirty six (36) months. The Agreement will automatically renew for successive one (1) year terms. Cl…”

36 months (default if the Order Form lists no initial contract term)Yes60 days' written notice of non-renewal before the end of the then-current termagreement
Fullbay

“Fullbay offers customers the option of paying month-to-month without a contract, or locking in savings by switching to an annual contract. You are free to upgrade or downgrade the number of users on your plan, or even cancel your subscripti…”

Month-to-month, or an annual contractNot statedNot statedagreement
Garmin eLog

“Simple setup, with one-time purchase and no subscription fees.”

Not statedNot statedNot statedagreement
GPS Trackit

“Upon the expiration of the Initial Term, the Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one-year terms at the prevailing catalogue pricing, unless either party sends a written termination notice to the other party no less than 30 da…”

Not statedYesWritten notice no less than 30 days before the expiration of the initial term or any renewal termagreement
IntelliShift

“Each Work Order shall be automatically renewed for successive one (1) year renewal periods unless Customer notifies IntelliShift in writing at least ninety (90) days prior to end of the Initial Term or the then-current Renewal Term. Work Or…”

Not statedYesWritten notice at least 90 days before the end of the initial term or the then-current renewal termagreement
Linxup

“The pricing page offers No Contract, 2-year Contract and 3-year Contract options. No auto-renewal or notice language is stated on the page.”

Customer's choice of no contract (month-to-month), 2-year, or 3-yearNot statedNot statedagreement
Lytx

“Such subscriptions are non-transferable, non-cancelable and cannot be terminated early without consent from Lytx; if Client is permitted to terminate early, all payments due through the end of the Subscription Term shall accelerate, and Cli…”

Not statedNot statedNot statedagreement
Motive

“Will automatically renew at the end of the Subscription Term for successive renewal periods of twelve (12) months unless Customer provides at least thirty (30) days' written notice of non-renewal prior to the date of contract expiration. On…”

Not statedYes30 days' written notice of non-renewal before contract expirationagreement
One Step GPS

“This Agreement will begin on the date Customer places its order. Fees are non-cancellable and, except as explicitly set forth in this Agreement, non-refundable, with month-to-month terms by default unless an order form specifies otherwise.”

None; month-to-month by default unless an order form specifies otherwiseNot statedNot statedagreement
Onfleet

“Each Service Order renews for additional periods based on the original duration ordered, unless either party provides the other with notice of non-renewal for its convenience at least 45 days prior to renewal date.”

Not statedYes45 days before the renewal dateagreement
OptimoRoute

“The subscription term can be either monthly or annual, depending on the initial choice of Customer. Customer may terminate the subscription, without providing notice, at any point. The subscription will remain active until the end of the su…”

Not statedNot statedNone requiredagreement
Quartix

“The Customer may not cancel or terminate the Contract until the Minimum Period specified in the Contract has expired, following which either the Customer or Quartix may give one month's notice to terminate.”

A minimum period specified in the contract, advertised as from 12 months, then rolling monthlyNoOne month's notice after the minimum period expiresagreement
RAM Tracking

“This is a non-cancelable, binding contract. It contains important legal and financial terms and conditions. Thereafter it will automatically renew for further periods of twelve calendar months. You may not cancel this Lease for any reason, …”

Initial term as stated in the agreement, then automatic renewal for further periods of twelve calendar months; notice may expire at the earliest of the third anniversaryYesNot less than three months' written noticeagreement
Rastrac

“Customer may terminate this agreement at any time, by providing Rastrac a minimum 30-day advance, written notice of cancellation. All cancellations become effective on the final day of the month following the 30-day cancellation period and …”

None for month-to-month; the customer may elect a one-, two-, or three-year termNot statedA minimum 30 days' advance written notice, effective the final day of the month following the 30-day periodagreement
Rhino Fleet Tracking

“Please notify us within 30 days if you wish for any reason to stop your service and return your equipment. Note that there are no refunds of any kind for activation, shipping, or monthly service charges.”

No contract requiredNot stated30 days' notice to stop service and return equipmentagreement
Route4Me

“The term of this Agreement begins on the Effective Date and will continue until either party gives the other party written notice of non-renewal of at least thirty (30) days.”

Not statedYesAt least 30 days' written notice of non-renewalagreement
RTA Fleet Management

“The initial Subscription Term is as stated on your Order Form and will automatically renew unless cancelled with thirty (30) days' written notice. Customer remains responsible for all fees through the end of the then-current Subscription Te…”

As stated on the customer's order form, which is not publishedYesAt least 30 days' written notice of non-renewalagreement
Samsara

“Unless you notify Samsara in writing of your intent to cancel auto-renewal at least thirty (30) days prior to the License Expiration Date, renewal runs for up to the greatest of one year, the same period as the immediately preceding license…”

Not stated as a universal figure; set by the applicable order formYesWritten notice at least 30 days before the license expiration dateagreement
Simply Fleet

“Customers are entitled to request a full refund of their payment within fourteen (14) days from the date of purchase. If the subscription is made on the website, then it can be canceled by going into the web app, clicking on the Billing men…”

Not statedNot statedCancel in the web app under the billing menu; full refund within 14 days of purchaseagreement
Spireon

“The term for each Solution is three (3) years, unless you have entered into a Try-Buy Agreement in which case the term for each Solution is 30 days, unless another term is agreed to in writing by Company or until terminated as specified her…”

3 years, or 30 days under the Try-Buy programNot statedNot statedagreement
Teletrac Navman

“At the expiration of the Term, the Agreement shall automatically renew for successive 12 month periods unless one party gives the other written notice at least 30 days prior to the expiration date. All agreements involving Netradyne DashCam…”

Not stated for the base agreement; 36 months for agreements involving Netradyne dash camsYesAt least 30 days' written notice before expiration, or 60 days for Netradyne dash cam agreementsagreement
Transflo

“The Service shall commence upon the signing the Software Order Form, and shall continue for a term indicated on the order form, after which this schedule shall automatically be renewed for subsequent periods of one (1) year. Should a client…”

Not statedYes90 days' prior written noticeagreement
Trimble

“Each Subscription term shall automatically renew for successive one (1) year renewal terms unless notice of non-renewal is provided by a Party to the other Party at least ninety (90) calendar days before the end of the then-current term.”

Not statedYesAt least 90 calendar days before the end of the then-current termagreement
TruckX

“The services will be automatically renewed and the non-refundable subscription charges will continue until TruckX gets a written request over email to discontinue the services seven (7) days before the renewal date. TruckX currently offers …”

Not statedYesA written email request 7 days before the renewal dateagreement
Verizon Connect

“This Agreement or specific Subscriptions to the Services may be terminated by either party at the end of the then current Service Term by providing notice at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of the then current Service Term. Renewal …”

Not statedYesAt least 30 days before the end of the then-current service term, by phone or email to account managementagreement
Whip Around

“At the end of each billing period these terms will automatically continue for another period of the same duration as that period, unless either party terminates these terms by giving notice in writing to the other party at least 60 days bef…”

Not statedYesAt least 60 days' written notice before the end of the relevant payment periodagreement

Who owns the box when you leave

Hardware advertised as free is usually not sold to you. On 14 of 38 vendors the device stays the vendor's property, and leaving means uninstalling every unit and shipping them back inside a window that can be as short as seven days — at your expense, with replacement cost billed for anything that does not arrive in acceptable condition.

For a fleet of any size this is the real switching cost, and it appears on no pricing page we checked.

Hardware ownership and return penalties by vendor
VendorModelUpfront costIf you don't return itSource
Azuga

“Title to the Purchased Devices (but not to the Device Software) will transfer to Customer at the time of delivery. Title to the Leased Devices remains with Azuga throughout the Order Term. Customer is…”

purchaseNot statedLeased devices not returned within 15 days after termination are charged at replacement cost, stated as $70-$499 depending on device typeterms
CalAmp

“Unless otherwise expressly identified on the Order Form, all transactions are based on Hardware purchases. Title to the Hardware and risk of loss or damage will pass to Customer when CalAmp delivers t…”

purchaseNot statedNot statedterms
ClearPathGPS

“Purchased Devices: title transfers to Customer upon delivery and Customer bears all risk of loss or damage thereafter. Rented Devices: ClearPathGPS retains ownership and Customer is liable for any los…”

purchaseNo upfront hardware cost on qualifying plansRented devices not returned within 30 days of termination are billed at full replacement valueterms
Fleet Complete

“Title to the Purchased Hardware will pass to Client when Fleet Complete delivers such material to the shipping carrier. For Bundled Hardware, full right, title and ownership shall at all times remain …”

purchaseAn upfront fee is payable in full before shipping, but the amount is set in the Order Form and is not publishedBundled hardware must be returned within 7 days of termination, otherwise the client pays an amount equal to the replacement costterms
Garmin eLog

“You just buy it. Install it. And drive. You have no subscription fees or ongoing costs.”

purchase$249.99Not statedterms
Geotab

“There is no upfront device cost or installation fee. Both the GO Core Plan and GO Plan include Geotab hardware in the subscription price.”

includedNone; no upfront device cost or installation feeNot statedterms
GPS Trackit

“Title to the Products is and will remain vested in Company, and Customer will not acquire any title or ownership interest in the Products. During the Term, the Customer is responsible for all loss and…”

includedNot statedProducts must be returned at the customer's expense within 45 days after the end of the term; otherwise the customer pays the company's then-current catalog prices for the productsterms
IntelliShift

“The cost for Equipment provided as part of a subscription shall be included in the cost of the overall subscription. Customer agrees to pay then current list price per Telematics Gateway, and/or Camer…”

includedNot statedA 30-day grace period to return subscription equipment; unreturned or damaged equipment is billed at the then-current list price per telematics gateway or camera, or the replacement cost of other componentsterms
Linxup

“$69 one-time for the plug-in tracker with no contract; free with a 3-year contract. ELD tablet $99 one-time on a three-year contract. The page does not state whether hardware is owned outright or must…”

not statedStandard plug-in vehicle tracker $69 one-time on no contract, free on a 3-year contract; ELD tablet $99 one-time on a 3-year contract, or bring your own device at no tablet costNot statedterms
Lytx

“Use of the applicable device enabling the Additional Service will be included in the subscription and title of the device shall remain at all times with Lytx; Client shall have care, custody and contr…”

includedNot statedNot statedterms
Motive

“Title and risk of loss to Hardware will transfer from Motive or its Affiliate to Customer pursuant to the Shipping Table. Trial hardware must be returned within thirty (30) days or Customer is charged…”

purchaseNot statedA replacement fee applies if hardware is not returned within 30 days of receiving replacement hardware; charges also apply for defaced returns and unreturned cablesterms
One Step GPS

“$95 per GPS tracker and $190 per dash camera. If equipment is not returned within 30 days of notifying support of the intent to cancel, or is found damaged on inspection, that processing fee is charge…”

loanedA one-time activation fee of $20 per GPS or ELD device, plus first and last month's subscription$95 per GPS tracker and $190 per dash camera if not returned within 30 days of notifying support of intent to cancel, or if returned damagedterms
Onfleet

“No hardware or lease provisions appear in the Onfleet terms; the agreement covers software accessed over the internet and mobile applications.”

not statedNot statedNot statedterms
OptimoRoute

“No mention of hardware or lease arrangements appears in the OptimoRoute terms of service.”

not statedNot statedNot statedterms
Quartix

“Purchased products become the Customer's property after payment in full. Rented equipment remains Quartix property and must be returned to Quartix at the expense of the Customer in good working order …”

purchaseNone stated; the pricing page says no upfront costs and includes installationRented units must be returned at the customer's expense, and monthly payments continue until they are returned in good working orderterms
RAM Tracking

“The Lessor is the owner of the Equipment. Title to the Equipment shall at all times remain with the Lessor. You shall have no right, title or interest in the Equipment except as contained in this Leas…”

leasedA $150 administration fee is stated in the lease; equipment cost is recovered through rental payments, which total more than the purchase price of the equipmentNot statedterms
Rastrac

“All Rastrac equipment must be purchased when utilizing month-to-month Terms of Service. A device may be returned so long as the device is returned in new/unused condition. A restocking fee of 25% of t…”

purchaseEquipment must be purchased; the price is not stated on this page, and installation is available for a separate feeA 25% restocking fee on returned devices, which are accepted back only in new and unused conditionterms
Rhino Fleet Tracking

“For AOBRD and ELD systems, new, unused hardware (units and associated cables) can be returned to us within 30 days, but a 40% restocking fee will apply. We cannot accept returns or issue refunds for G…”

purchaseNot statedA 40% restocking fee on new, unused ELD hardware returned within 30 days; no returns or refunds at all for Garmin displays, Android devices, or associated equipmentterms
Route4Me

“Route4Me supplies no hardware; the word appears only in an indemnity carve-out for use of the solution in combination with hardware not provided by Route4Me.”

not statedNot statedNot statedterms
RTA Fleet Management

“RTA supplies no hardware; its support obligations exclude assistance with third-party hardware.”

not statedNot statedNot statedterms
Samsara

“No ownership rights are being conveyed to Customer under this Agreement. The terms grant a limited licence to use the products and do not address physical hardware return on termination.”

not statedNot statedNot statedterms
Simply Fleet

“Simply Fleet is software-only and integrates with third-party telematics; its terms contain no hardware provisions.”

not statedNot statedNot statedterms
Spireon

“Title to the Products remains with Company at all times. When the Solution Term for each Product ends for any reason, you must return the Product to Company within 30 days of the expiration or cancell…”

loanedNot statedThe current fair market value of each product not returned within 30 days of expiration or cancellationterms
Teletrac Navman

“Supplier and Supplier's licensors retain the legal and beneficial ownership of Product and the Software. Supplier is not transferring title or any ownership rights in Product or Software to the Custom…”

includedNot statedProduct must be returned within 45 days of the end of the term; otherwise, at the supplier's discretion, the agreement auto-renews monthly until it is returned, or the customer pays the then-current non-return feeterms
Transflo

“Independent or owner-operator drivers can purchase their own ELD device. You must submit a request to terminate your old devices or they will continue to be billed, even after the devices are replaced…”

purchaseNot statedNo return requirement is stated, but devices keep billing and incur non-refundable charges until termination is requestedterms
TruckX

“Most of TruckX's products require an upfront hardware payment plus a monthly, quarterly or yearly non-refundable subscription plan. There will be a charge of $150 per device (plus applicable taxes) as…”

purchaseAn upfront hardware payment is required, but the amount is not stated; installments may be offered at TruckX's discretion$150 per device plus applicable taxes if the device is damaged or lost; subscription charges continue until a leased device is returned or the lost device fee is paidterms
Verizon Connect

“Customer shall purchase Equipment required for the provision of Services and title in such Equipment shall transfer to Customer. Except for Equipment specifically sent to Verizon Connect for repair, s…”

purchaseNot statedNot statedterms

How we checked

One rule decides every row: does the vendor state a price on its own website? A “starting at” figure on a marketing page counts. A form that emails you a quote does not, however quickly it replies.

We only use the vendor's own pages. Review aggregators carry per-vehicle figures for several of the vendors in the quote-only group, and we deliberately left those out — they are not the vendor's numbers, and they are frequently stale.

Prices move. Three of the vendors below changed their published rates within eight days of our last check, so every row carries its own date rather than one date for the page. We re-verify quarterly.

The contract and hardware rows come from each vendor's own master agreement, terms of service or hardware schedule — linked on every row so you can read the clause yourself. We recorded a minimum term only where the document states one. Many agreements defer the term to an order form that is not public, and we marked those “not stated” rather than repeating a number from elsewhere. We marked a deal a lease only where the vendor's own document uses the word.

Where we came up empty. 9 of the 38 vendors publish no customer agreement on their own domain at all — only a website terms-of-use page, which governs browsing the site rather than buying the product. Those rows are blank here. That is a finding about disclosure, not a gap we filled with guesses.

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