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$14.99/vehicle/month versus $10.99/monthBoth were present in current RAM-owned U.S. materials during the research audit. The public materials reviewed did not clearly explain the eligibility difference.
Spytec Research · September 2026
What 5-, 10-, 25- and 50-vehicle fleets can determine from publicly available GPS tracking pricing — and what they get for the money.
This study was conducted by Spytec GPS, which is one of the providers analyzed.
To make the research reproducible, the study uses first-party public information, links to its primary sources, states its methodology in full, and does not use third-party pricing estimates.
The study does not rank providers or declare an overall winner.
Fleet GPS pricing is harder to compare than a simple list of monthly prices suggests.
Spytec reviewed current public U.S. pricing and product information from 12 GPS and fleet-management providers relevant to smaller commercial fleets.
Only five of the twelve providers had first-party pricing clear and internally consistent enough for us to calculate standard recurring subscription costs for fleets of 5, 10, 25 and 50 vehicles without contacting sales or choosing between conflicting public prices.
Those five providers were Spytec GPS, Quartix, Momentum IoT, Linxup and Azuga.
Among those publicly reproducible offerings, modeled recurring subscription costs for a 50-vehicle fleet ranged from $4,296 to $15,000 per year — a difference of roughly 3.5 times.
Pricing is only one part of the comparison. Providers also differ in hardware economics, commercial terms, location-reporting cadence, historical-data availability and the features included at the advertised price.
The research also found several cases where providers' own current public materials presented different pricing or commercial representations. Rather than select whichever figure produced the cleanest comparison, this study records those conflicts explicitly.
These findings concern publicly documented pricing mechanics. They are not an overall ranking of product value.
Among the five providers with publicly reproducible pricing, modeled annual recurring subscription costs run from $510.15 to $1,500.00 for five vehicles and from $4,296.00 to $15,000.00 for fifty vehicles.
We modeled only offerings whose public first-party pricing was sufficiently explicit to reproduce the subscription cost at all four fleet sizes. Automatic fleet discounts were included only when the provider publicly stated both the discount percentage and qualifying fleet size. Negotiated discounts, unpublished volume pricing, temporary promotions, introductory free periods, taxes and optional products were excluded.
| Provider / plan | Standard rate used | 5 vehicles / year | 10 vehicles / year | 25 vehicles / year | 50 vehicles / year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpytecPulse OBD annual | $8.95/device/month before automatic fleet discount | $510.15 | $966.60 | $2,282.25 | $4,296.00 |
| QuartixInfo Point | $14.00/vehicle/month | $840.00 | $1,680.00 | $4,200.00 | $8,400.00 |
| Momentum IoTEagle One annual billing | $16.00/asset/month | $960.00 | $1,920.00 | $4,800.00 | $9,600.00 |
| LinxupStandard Vehicle GPS service | $25.00/device/month | $1,500.00 | $3,000.00 | $7,500.00 | $15,000.00 |
| AzugaBasicFleet | $25.00/vehicle/month | $1,500.00 | $3,000.00 | $7,500.00 | $15,000.00 |
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These figures are modeled recurring subscription costs, not negotiated customer quotes.
Formula: standard monthly-equivalent subscription × 12 × vehicle count.
Only publicly documented automatic fleet-size discounts were applied. Mandatory one-time costs are discussed separately. The five modeled offerings are not necessarily feature-equivalent.
Annual Advertised GPS Subscription Cost
Modeled annual recurring subscription cost, U.S. dollars. Select a fleet size.
These are publicly reproducible standard recurring subscription costs, not negotiated quotes. Hardware, commercial terms and functionality differ between providers.
Most publicly priced providers in the modeled group advertise a flat per-vehicle rate, so the annual cost rises in a straight line with fleet size.
Spytec is different in one specific pricing respect: its public pricing publishes exact automatic fleet-size discounts and device thresholds. The effective per-vehicle rate below is the $8.95/device/month annual rate after the published automatic discount at each fleet size.
Other providers may offer negotiated or sales-assisted volume pricing. This study does not estimate unpublished discounts.
The remaining seven providers were researched but excluded from the modeled cost chart because their public information did not meet the study's reproducibility standard.
Some require a sales or reseller process. Others currently publish multiple first-party pricing representations that cannot be confidently reconciled.
| Provider | Finding | Study treatment |
|---|---|---|
| ClearPathGPS | Current pricing material describes per-vehicle pricing, no-long-term-contract positioning and qualifying plans with no upfront hardware cost. However, the previously observed $13.99 commercial vehicle price could not be independently verified as a current offering during the August 31 research audit. | Current exact public dollar price not verified |
| RAM Tracking | RAM's canonical U.S. pricing page lists Lite from $14.99/vehicle/month. A separate current RAM-owned U.S. page advertises service from $10.99/month. The public material does not clearly reconcile the two prices. | Conflicting current first-party pricing |
| BrickHouse Security | BrickHouse's current business pricing material lists Basic Fleet at $17.99/device/month billed annually. Separate current BrickHouse fleet material represents fleet service starting at $9.95/month. | Conflicting current first-party pricing |
| Samsara | Current public pricing and product flows do not expose a reproducible numerical per-vehicle rate suitable for this model before further pricing or sales interaction. | Pricing/sales process required |
| Motive | Motive publicly documents GPS fleet-tracking functionality, but the material reviewed did not provide a current Motive-specific numerical vehicle subscription rate suitable for this model. | Sales/order-form pricing |
| Verizon Connect | Current U.S. materials direct buyers through plans/pricing and quote pathways without exposing a reproducible standard per-vehicle numerical rate in the reviewed material. | Quote required |
| Geotab | Geotab directs buyers to authorized resellers for current pricing. | Reseller pricing required |
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Quote-based pricing does not mean expensive pricing. Pricing transparency and price level are separate questions.
One notable finding from the study was that several providers currently publish first-party information that cannot be reduced to one unqualified commercial statement.
Instead of selecting one source and ignoring another, the study preserves the conflict.
Both were present in current RAM-owned U.S. materials during the research audit. The public materials reviewed did not clearly explain the eligibility difference.
Two separate current BrickHouse first-party representations of where fleet pricing starts.
One current Geotab software-packages page says GO Core and GO Plan include hardware in the subscription with no upfront device or installation fee. Geotab's live FAQ separately describes the GO device as involving an upfront device payment plus ongoing monthly service.
In each case, the research preserves the ambiguity instead of choosing whichever interpretation produces the cleanest comparison.
The same monthly subscription price can represent very different commercial arrangements. Hardware, annual prepayment, contract terms, installation and cancellation can materially affect the buying decision.
Annual billing and a fixed contractual term are different things, and the study keeps them separate below.
Spytec
Pulse OBD annualQuartix
Info PointMomentum IoT
Eagle OneLinxup
Standard Vehicle GPS serviceAzuga
BasicFleet"Real-time" does not mean one thing across providers. A GPS tracker can record a position at one interval, transmit data at another interval and refresh the user's map at another.
Providers do not always use the same definition. For that reason, this study does not reduce every service to one simplistic "updates every X seconds" ranking.
| Provider / offering | What the provider publicly documents | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Spytec — Pulse OBD | Real-time updates as fast as 1 second. | The public page does not separately define GPS sampling, cellular transmission and UI refresh. |
| Quartix — Info Point | GPS positions generated every minute. The last two one-minute positions are transmitted every two minutes. | One-minute GPS-position generation; two-minute transmission cadence. |
| Momentum — Eagle One | Coordinates logged every 10 seconds. Six breadcrumbs transmitted over cellular every 60 seconds. | 10-second location logging should not be described as a 10-second cloud or map refresh. |
| Linxup | Real-time vehicle tracking. | No fixed numerical cadence established No fixed numerical standard vehicle transmission cadence was established in the reviewed first-party evidence. |
| Azuga — BasicFleet | Location every two minutes. | BasicFleet's documented cadence is two minutes. |
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Other researched providers reinforce the terminology problem. Verizon Connect says vehicle locations can update in its fleet software as often as every 30 seconds. Geotab's Active Tracking behavior depends on plan and fleet state and should not be represented as one universal one-second rate.
These are technical context, not entry-plan performance figures comparable to the modeled price table.
Publicly documented history availability ranges from 3 months to 3 years among the providers where a duration was established, and several providers did not publish a duration the study could establish at all.
Historical location data can matter for customer disputes, proof of service, route investigations and operational analysis.
| Provider / offering | Publicly documented history |
|---|---|
| Spytec | 365 days of trip history |
| Quartix Info Point | 3 years |
| RAM Lite | 3 months |
| Linxup | Location History searches within the previous 2 years |
| ClearPathGPS | Trip and route history documented, but exact current retention duration was not established |
| Momentum IoT | Exact duration not established in the final publication-grade research |
| Azuga BasicFleet | Exact duration not established in the canonical pricing/product evidence |
A search or export window inside a provider's software is not the same thing as a data retention period, and this study does not convert one into the other.
Subscription price alone does not determine value. Providers vary in which capabilities are bundled into the researched offering, reserved for another tier, or documented at platform level without clear evidence that they belong to the advertised plan.
Each cell below reports the evidence state for that capability at that specific researched plan — not a rating.
| Capability | Spytec Pulse OBD annual | Quartix Info Point | Momentum IoT Eagle One | Linxup Standard Vehicle GPS | Azuga BasicFleet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live GPS | Included at researched plan | Included at researched plan | Included at researched plan | Included at researched plan | Included at researched plan |
| Route / trip history | Included at researched plan | Capability documented — plan inclusion unclear | Capability documented — plan inclusion unclear | Capability documented — plan inclusion unclear | Capability documented — plan inclusion unclear |
| Geofences | Included at researched plan | Higher / different plan | Capability documented — plan inclusion unclear | Included at researched plan | Included at researched plan |
| Driver behavior | Included at researched plan | Higher / different plan | Capability documented — plan inclusion unclear | Included at researched plan | Included at researched plan |
| Maintenance | Included at researched plan | Capability documented — plan inclusion unclear | Capability documented — plan inclusion unclear | Included at researched plan | Included at researched plan |
| Customer location / ETA sharing | Included at researched plan | Not found in reviewed plan materials | Capability documented — plan inclusion unclear | Capability documented — plan inclusion unclear | Capability documented — plan inclusion unclear |
| Reporting | Included at researched plan | Included at researched plan | Capability documented — plan inclusion unclear | Capability documented — plan inclusion unclear | Included at researched plan |
| Mobile access | Included at researched plan | Included at researched plan | Capability documented — plan inclusion unclear | Capability documented — plan inclusion unclear | Capability documented — plan inclusion unclear |
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"Not found" means only that the capability was not established from the reviewed first-party plan materials. It does not mean the provider does not offer it.
This matrix deliberately uses a conservative evidence standard. General platform capability is not automatically treated as included in a specific publicly priced plan. The same standard is applied to Spytec as to every other provider.
Five of the twelve providers published an exact numerical vehicle price that a U.S. buyer could turn into a recurring cost at all four fleet sizes without submitting contact information, requesting a quote or resolving conflicting prices.
The table below records the raw result for each provider. The study does not convert these results into a transparency score.
| Provider | Exact numerical vehicle price found? | 5/10/25/50 cost reproducible? | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spytec | Yes | Yes | Published standard rate plus automatic fleet discounts |
| Quartix | Yes | Yes | Info Point publishes $14/month |
| Momentum IoT | Yes | Yes | $16 annual-billing rate is public |
| Linxup | Yes | Yes | Standard $25 recurring rate is public; unpublished discounts excluded |
| Azuga | Yes | Yes | BasicFleet publishes $25/month |
| ClearPathGPS | No current exact rate verified | No | Canonical pricing was nonnumeric during audit |
| RAM Tracking | Yes | No | Conflicting current first-party starting prices |
| BrickHouse Security | Yes | No | Conflicting current first-party pricing |
| Samsara | No reproducible exact rate | No | Pricing/sales process required |
| Motive | No Motive-specific exact rate established | No | Order-form / sales pricing |
| Verizon Connect | No reproducible exact rate | No | Quote process |
| Geotab | No | No | Authorized-reseller pricing |
Scroll the table sideways to read the reason column.
This audit measures pricing transparency only. It is not a measure of price level, product quality or suitability.
These questions follow directly from what the research found to be inconsistent or under-documented across providers.
A per-vehicle headline price may change because of automatic discounts, negotiated pricing or commercial terms.
Check hardware purchase, activation, shipping and installation independently from subscription cost.
Annual billing and a fixed contractual term are different things.
Ask how frequently the tracker records a position, transmits data and refreshes the software.
This can matter for customer disputes, route investigations and proof of service.
Check maintenance, geofences, driver behavior, reporting and customer location/ETA tools rather than assuming that every platform feature belongs to the lowest-priced plan.
Understand notice periods, early-termination fees, annual-prepayment treatment and any hardware-return requirements.
The study models a provider's cost only when its own current public materials make the recurring price reproducible at all four fleet sizes. Everything else is reported as an evidence state rather than estimated.
Every material finding in this study traces to a first-party page listed below. All sources were accessed on August 31, 2026.
| Provider | Source | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spytec GPS | spytec.com/pages/pricing | Pricing; volume discounts; hardware; activation; shipping; cancellation; 365-day trip history; included features; "as fast as 1 second" claim | August 31, 2026 |
| Spytec GPS | spytec.com/pages/features | Maintenance capability at the researched plan (preventive maintenance triggers on engine hours, odometer or dates; maintenance due alerts), documented for vehicle-connected trackers including OBD | August 31, 2026 |
| Spytec GPS | spytec.com/pages/contact-us | Shipping and guarantee-return mechanics | August 31, 2026 |
| Spytec GPS | spytec.com/pages/no-contract-fleet-gps-tracking | Contract positioning | August 31, 2026 |
| ClearPathGPS | clearpathgps.com/pricing | Current nonnumeric pricing; no-long-term-contract language; qualifying no-upfront-hardware language | August 31, 2026 |
| ClearPathGPS | clearpathgps.com/clearpathgps-master-service-agreement | Hardware and return procedures | August 31, 2026 |
| ClearPathGPS | clearpathgps.com/industries/gps-tracking-for-roofing | 30-second reporting; route history; geozones; driver behavior; mobile access; reporting | August 31, 2026 |
| Quartix | quartix.com/pricing | $14 Info Point; plan packaging; contract; unit ownership; installation and setup; 3-year history; GPS-position and transmission mechanics; renewal ambiguity | August 31, 2026 |
| RAM Tracking | ramtracking.com/us/pricing | $14.99 Lite; features; 2-minute updates; 3-month history | August 31, 2026 |
| RAM Tracking | www2.ramtracking.com/us-ram-vehicle-tracking-ux-1 | Conflicting $10.99 representation | August 31, 2026 |
| Momentum IoT | momentumiot.com/solution/fleet-gps-tracking | 10-second coordinate logging; 60-second transmission | August 31, 2026 |
| Momentum IoT | momentumiot.com/gps-devices/vehicles-trailers-heavy-equipment | $16 annual / $20 monthly; hardware treatment | August 31, 2026 |
| Momentum IoT | momentumiot.com | Fees; contract positioning; promotional exclusion | August 31, 2026 |
| BrickHouse Security | meta.brickhousesecurity.com/business | $17.99 Basic Fleet; annual billing; 30-day history; setup | August 31, 2026 |
| BrickHouse Security | brickhousesecurity.com/gps-trackers/fleet-tracking-devices | Conflicting $9.95 starting statement | August 31, 2026 |
| Linxup | linxup.com/pricing | $25 recurring price; hardware economics; activation; volume-pricing statement | August 31, 2026 |
| Linxup | linxup.com/about/terms | 31-day cancellation; early-termination fee | August 31, 2026 |
| Linxup | helpcenter.linxup.com/en_US/location-history/location-history | Two-year Location History | August 31, 2026 |
| Azuga | azuga.com/pricing | $25 BasicFleet; plan features | August 31, 2026 |
| Azuga | feeds.azuga.com/blog/cellular-asset-tracking | BasicFleet two-minute reporting cadence | August 31, 2026 |
| Azuga | azuga.com/license-agreement/general-terms | Termination caution | August 31, 2026 |
| Samsara | samsara.com/guides/fleet-gps-tracking-cost | Pricing process; lack of reproducible exact rate | August 31, 2026 |
| Samsara | samsara.com/products/telematics/gps-fleet-tracking | GPS product capability | August 31, 2026 |
| Motive | gomotive.com/legal/terms-of-service | Order-form commercial structure | August 31, 2026 |
| Motive | gomotive.com/legal/cancellation-policy | Renewal and cancellation framework | August 31, 2026 |
| Motive | gomotive.com/products/features/gps-fleet-tracking | GPS functionality | August 31, 2026 |
| Verizon Connect | verizonconnect.com/solutions/gps-fleet-tracking-software | GPS capabilities; quote pathway | August 31, 2026 |
| Verizon Connect | verizonconnect.com/features/near-real-time-gps-tracking | As-often-as-30-second software-location update | August 31, 2026 |
| Geotab | geotab.com/software-packages | Hardware-included representation | August 31, 2026 |
| Geotab | geotab.com/faq | Upfront-device representation; reseller pricing | August 31, 2026 |
| Geotab | support.geotab.com/help/mygeotab/access-and-administration/feature-availability/rate-plans | GO Core vs GO Plan capability | August 31, 2026 |
| Geotab | support.geotab.com/mygeotab/doc/active-tracking | Active Tracking mechanics | August 31, 2026 |
Scroll the table sideways to see what each source supports.
Every provider row behind this report, including the fields that are blank because no reproducible figure was established. CSV, one row per provider.
Among the five providers in this study with publicly reproducible standard pricing, modeled annual recurring subscription costs ranged from approximately $510 to $1,500 for five vehicles, excluding one-time costs and optional products.
The modeled annual recurring range was approximately $967 to $3,000 for ten vehicles.
The modeled annual recurring range was approximately $2,282 to $7,500 for 25 vehicles.
The modeled annual recurring range was approximately $4,296 to $15,000 for 50 vehicles — roughly a 3.5× spread.
The study only models providers whose current first-party public pricing allowed the recurring cost at all four fleet sizes to be reproduced without contacting sales or resolving conflicting price claims.
No. Buyers should also compare hardware costs, commercial terms, reporting cadence, historical-data availability and the capabilities included at the advertised price.
Third-party estimates may be outdated, negotiated or based on different product configurations. This study uses first-party public information so readers can independently examine the evidence.
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