Compare what Samsara and Fleetio would cost your fleet per month and over a full contract. Adjust every figure to match your quotes.
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About Samsara
Samsara is the market-leading enterprise fleet platform, publicly traded and serving tens of thousands of operations across trucking, construction, field services and government. Its strengths are AI-powered dash cameras, real-time operations dashboards, a broad sensor ecosystem (trailers, reefers, equipment) and deep integrations, sold almost always on 36-month contracts.
About Fleetio
Fleetio is fleet maintenance management software rather than a telematics system: it handles service schedules, work orders, inspections (DVIRs), parts, fuel logs and asset records, with unlimited users on every plan. It is software-only, pulls location and odometer data from telematics providers such as Samsara and Geotab via integrations, and offers flexible terms including monthly rolling contracts.
Samsara and Fleetio pricing
Samsara quotes per fleet rather than publishing prices; 2026 buyer data and procurement records typically show around $27 to $39 per vehicle per month for core telematics on 36-month terms, with camera licenses extra and hardware commonly $150 to $350 per vehicle when not bundled. Fleetio publishes its prices: in 2026 the Essential plan is about $4 per vehicle per month billed annually ($5 monthly), Professional $7 and Premium $10, with a 5-vehicle minimum and no hardware to buy. That makes it far cheaper than telematics platforms, because it solves a different problem. The calculator multiplies each side's per-vehicle subscription by your fleet size and contract length, adds upfront hardware, and compares contract totals, which is the only fair way to compare offers with different hardware and term structures.
How they compare
One is a telematics platform and the other is maintenance software, so this is a budget comparison rather than a substitute comparison: many fleets run both, connected by integration. Not true substitutes: Samsara supplies telematics, cameras and compliance, while Fleetio is the maintenance layer that many Samsara fleets bolt on via integration. The cost gap in this calculator mostly reflects that difference in scope, so treat it as budgeting for two complementary tools rather than picking a winner.
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