Samsara vs Donlen: User Reviews & Pricing 2025

Samsara and Donlen are two of the leading truck tracking companies.

But which one is better? And which one has the features you need?

Below we compare them based on user reviews, pricing (where available) and the range of fleet management features they both offer.

Samsara vs Donlen User Reviews

	Samsara	Donlen
Trustpilot Rating (out of 5)	3.7	No Rating
Number of Reviews	282	No Reviews
Websites:	Click To Visit The Samsara Website	Click To Visit The Donlen Website

All data was believed to be correct at the time of collection but may have since changed.

	Samsara	Donlen
Do they have iPhone App?	Yes	Yes, several
iPhone App Rating	4.7	1.6
Number of iPhone App Reviews	5.5k	73
Do They have an Android App?	Yes	Yes
Android App Rating	4.5
Number of Android App Reviews	9.04K

All data was believed to be correct at the time of collection but may have since changed.

	Samsara	Donlen
Do they offer a free trial?	No	No
Starting Monthly Cost	Hardware purchase comes with 3 Year License	Pricing Not Publicly Listed
Set-up / Hardware Cost	$32	Pricing Not Publicly Listed

Data gathered from the Samsara and Donlen websites.

	Samsara	Donlen
ELD Solution	Yes	Yes
Dash Cam	Yes	No
GPS Fleet Tracking	Yes	Yes
Telematics	Yes	Yes
Asset Tracking	Yes	No
Compliance Managment	Yes	Yes
Driver Safety	Yes	Yes
Routing & Disptach	Yes	Yes
Maintenance	Yes	Yes
Reefer/Refrigerated Truck Monitoring	Yes	No
EV Solutions	Yes	Yes
Equipment Tracking	Yes	No
Trailer Tracking	Yes	No
Spend Management	Yes	No
Waste Reduction	Yes	No
IFTA Fuel Tax Reporting	Yes	No
Fuel Monitoring	Yes	No
Access Controls/Permissions	Yes	No
Alerts/Notifications	Yes	Yes
Cost Tracking	No	No
Employee Management	Yes	No
Geofencing	Yes	Yes
Incident Reporting	Yes	Yes
Mileage Tracking	Yes	Yes

Data gathered from the Samsara and Donlen websites.