Compare what Samsara and Lytx 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 Lytx
Lytx is the global leader in video safety and video telematics. Its DriveCam program pairs AI dash cameras with managed driver coaching workflows and risk detection, and it is the safety layer of choice for many trucking, waste and distribution fleets. Lytx focuses on video-first safety rather than being a general fleet management suite, and integrates with platforms such as Geotab and Fleetio.
Samsara and Lytx 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. Lytx is quote-based and does not publish prices; buyer reports place typical programs in the range of roughly $30 to $60 per vehicle per month depending on camera hardware, AI features and coaching services, with camera hardware around $200 to $400 per vehicle when itemized. The defaults below reflect a mid-range program. 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
These two overlap on video safety but differ in scope, so compare them only on the video and safety capability both offer, and remember the telematics platform is also covering tracking and compliance in its price. Both are leaders in AI fleet video, approached differently: Samsara's cameras are one part of a full operations platform, while Lytx is a specialist whose managed coaching program sits on top of any telematics stack. If video safety is the whole point, Lytx goes deeper; if you want cameras inside one platform, Samsara is simpler.
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