Compare the real monthly and annual savings of the Coast and Fuelman fuel cards on your fleet's gallons, after fees.
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About Coast
Coast is a modern fleet and fuel card built on the Visa network, so it works at any station that takes Visa with no network to plan routes around. It requires no personal guarantee, charges no per-transaction fees in the US, and its app lets owners set spending policies by driver, vehicle, day or merchant category with real-time alerts, plus 1 percent back on non-fuel business purchases.
About Fuelman
Fuelman is unusual in selling its cards with subscription plans (Basic, Pro and Enterprise) that bundle features such as real-time fraud alerts, annual loyalty bonuses, 24/7 roadside assistance and priority support. It offers Mixed Fleet and Diesel Fleet cards with rebates at over 40,000 Discount Network stations, plus a Fuelman Mastercard usable anywhere Mastercard is accepted at lower savings.
Coast and Fuelman pricing
Coast costs $4 per active user per month with no inactive card fees. Fuel savings of 3 to 9 cents per gallon are applied on your statement at any gas retailer, alongside 1 percent back on non-fuel spend, so the discount travels with you rather than depending on an in-network station. Fuelman savings run roughly 3 to 12 cents per gallon inside its Discount Network depending on card and plan, with the anywhere-accepted Mastercard earning less; the subscription plans add a monthly cost per card that varies by tier. The calculator applies each card's discount to your monthly gallons, subtracts card fees, and compares net savings and effective price per gallon at the current diesel price.
How they compare
Coast's pitch is simplicity: one flat discount that works at every Visa-accepting station, modern software controls and no personal guarantee, rather than a station network you have to fuel inside to earn the headline rate. Fuelman's plan-based model bundles extras like roadside assistance into the card cost, and its value depends on how much fueling you can keep inside its 40,000-station Discount Network. The honest comparison is a blended one: estimate what share of your gallons would actually earn each card's in-network rate on your real routes, set the discounts accordingly, and let the annual difference decide.
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