Compare the real monthly and annual savings of the Coast and Shell 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 Shell
Shell offers two business fleet cards: a standard card for use at Shell stations and a Flex card accepted at about 95 percent of US stations with bonus savings when fueling at Shell. Features include online and mobile card controls, customizable purchase reports, enhanced purchase controls, driver training resources and 24/7 support, with no card fees on most options.
Coast and Shell 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. Shell's savings run up to 5 cents per gallon on the Shell Card Business Flex and around 6 cents on Shell Fleet Plus, earned primarily at Shell locations, with most of its card options carrying no monthly fees. 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. Shell is a station-branded card that rewards loyalty to Shell locations, with the Flex version adding broad acceptance at reduced rewards, so its value tracks how often your routes pass Shell stations. 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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