GPS Fleet Tracking Pricing

Samsara vs. Momentum IoT

If you have ever tried to get Samsara pricing, be prepared to hand over your name, email, phone number, fleet size, company name, and maybe your first-born just to get a quote. No straight answers. No posted pricing. Just forms, callbacks, and sales reps. That’s fine if you want to talk about a customized system and quote. It’s a lot of nonsense if you just want to know how much it costs. Don’t worry— we found it for you.

Below is what happens when you click on the “Pricing” buttons anywhere on the Samsara site. When you get to the end, you will be told that someone will get back to you. Prepare for lots of emails and follow-up phone calls.

Here are more details from our research into the GPS fleet tracking pricing from Samsara for 10 trucks.

Contract Length: 3 Years

• You must pay in full upfront according to their Small Business FAQ.

GPS Fleet Tracking List Pricing:  $39 per month per asset.

• They focus mainly on enterprise customers and offer custom quotes.
• Offer “sales” to bring down to $27 to $33 a month – makes the price $10,710 – $13,360.
• Add on will raise the cost of the per month price.

Hardware Costs: Between $99–$148 per vehicle

• Payable upfront.
• Samsara pays for shipping upfront, but you have to reimburse them for the cost.
• If you cancel in the first 30 days, you must return the GPS hardware and pay for shipping.

Samsara’s upfront cost for 10 trucks: $15,030 – $15,520*.

• Mandatory 3-year contract payable upfront.

Samsara Includes:

• Cloud software, ongoing firmware updates, and cellular data connectivity for cellular gateways.
• Cables with a 1-year warranty.

What You Can’t Do:

• Can’t remove trucks from the contract.
• New equipment starts its own 3-year contract, payable upfront.
• Samsara locks you in after 30 days for the full three years.

Important Things To Know:

• Customer support is off-shore.
• When they declare a product End of Life, you must purchase the upgraded version to replace all of the old equipment you own.
• You own the shipment once it leaves Samsara’s facility. If the shipment is lost or damaged in transit, it’s your problem.
• The contract auto-renews unless you cancel it in writing within the correct timeframe.

Momentum provides enterprise-level features with small-business-friendly products and terms. All costs are clearly posted on our pricing page.

Contract Length: No contract. 

• You can cancel anytime.

GPS Fleet Tracking Pricing: $20/month per asset

• Everyone pays the same monthly fee. We keep it simple, affordable, and flexible.

Hardware Costs: None.

• The monthly fee includes the hardware.
• If you cancel, you must return the GPS hardware. We pay for shipping.

Momentum’s upfront cost for 10 trucks is $0 — the first month is free.

• Then $200/month for 10 trucks.
• No other fees or costs.

Momentum Includes:

• Cloud software, ongoing firmware updates, and cellular data connectivity.
• Storage of your data.
• Hardware and cables with a lifetime warranty.
• Unlimited users.

What You Can’t Do:

• Can’t keep the hardware if you cancel the service.

Important Things To Know:

• Our customer support team works in the U.S.
• We make Momentum hardware in the U.S.
• The hardware is plug-and-play and automatically syncs with the software.
• You can be up and running in minutes.
• We focus mainly on small companies, including landscapers, contractors, and service pros with under 25 trucks.