Best GPS Tracking Software in 2025: Fleet Platforms Reviewed

Based on our research, Verizon Connect is the best fleet GPS tracking software. It updates vehicle location and status every 30 seconds while applying outstanding, multi-factor telematics smarts to route drivers. Add in advanced fuel and driver management features, such as safety leaderboards and efficiency metrics, plus tools to comply with laws such as Hours of Service (HOS) regulations, and we think Verizon is a step above the competition in 2025.

However, most top fleet management companies offer a service similar to Verizon, meaning that you also need to consider the return on investment you’ll be getting compared with other platforms. That’s especially true since Verizon Connect isn’t the cheapest option on the US market and may have too many features for smaller fleets to use effectively.

Keep reading for an in-depth guide of our seven best-rated GPS tracking systems that will help you find the software best suited to your specific business needs and budget size.

1. Verizon Connect: Best Overall Fleet GPS Tracking System

🔧 Verizon Connect’s key features

Verizon Connect has the best tracking and driver management features of all the products we researched, so much so that it was hard to pick which ones to focus on in our review. Here’s a brief summary of what it offers:

• Real-time tracking: 30-second refresh intervals.
• Driver management: Scheduling, performance monitoring, and safety alerts.
• Route optimization: Automatic planning with traffic and geofencing considerations.
• Compliance: Driver-Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR) and electronic logging device (ELD) compliant.
• Fuel management: Integration with major fuel card providers. Tools to monitor both fuel and EV-specific metrics, such as gas spend, charging status, and energy consumption.
• Mobile access: Smartphone apps for on-the-go management.
• AI dashcams: Enhanced driver safety and incident recording.
• Reports: Detailed summaries on areas from driver speed to jobs completed, allowing for smarter decisions regarding your future scheduling, route planning, and fuel usage.

🔗 Integrations

• Fuel cards: Verizon Connect integrates with major fuel card providers such as Comdata, FLEETCOR, and Fuelman. This integration allows for automatic alignment of fuel transactions with vehicle location and activity data, enhancing fuel management and fraud detection. ​
• Maintenance platforms: Integration with Fleetio allows for automatic vehicle maintenance updates, linking vehicle data and location information for streamlined maintenance tracking.
• Payroll and accounting systems: Through its API toolkit, Verizon Connect allows integration with payroll and accounting systems like QuickBooks, facilitating seamless data transfer for billing and payroll processing. ​
• CRM systems: The API also supports integration with CRM systems, enabling dispatch staff to assign drivers to jobs directly from within the CRM, with job details sent to drivers for processing. ​
• Route optimization tools: Integration with Route4Me simplifies last-mile delivery complexities.
• GIS software: Integration with Esri’s ArcGIS Velocity incorporates GPS data into real-time analytics for deeper insights.

📄 Contract terms and hidden fees

• Contract length: Typically requires a three-year contract commitment. ​
• Hardware fees: Charges $150 per device for hardware transfers or uninstalls. ​
• Setup costs: Potential setup fees may apply; specifics should be confirmed during the sales process.​
• Minimum requirements: A minimum of five tracking units is required to initiate service.

🎯Who’s Verizon Connect for?

Verizon Connect is a good option for small-to-mid-sized fleets that want access to a wide array of fleet management features.

Its flexible pricing structure means that what you eventually pay is based on your fleet size and the features you want to use, making it an easily scalable option. This can save you from having to switch providers as you grow.

That being said, Verizon is on the pricier side, starting at $23.50 per month on average. You can find a cheaper solution with Quartix, but it doesn’t come with as wide a breadth of features as Verizon – and we didn’t find it as easy to use.

2. Samsara: Most Suitable for Managing Vehicles

🔧 Samsara’s key features

When it comes to vehicle tracking, Samsara’s range of clever features stood out to us as extremely helpful for making crucial business management decisions.

Notably, Samsara uses AI route analytics to improve driving routes and make the best possible use of your automobile resources. It does this by letting you calculate what succession of jobs has the shortest distance traveled between them, estimating stop and departure times based on historical data, and then building an itinerary for you automatically.

Here’s a summary of the other areas where Samsara shines:

• Real-time GPS tracking: Updates every 30-60 seconds for accurate vehicle location.
• Driver behavior monitoring: Tracks speeding, harsh braking, and idling to promote safety.
• Preventive maintenance scheduling: Automates service reminders based on diagnostics. You’ll also have real-time vehicle diagnostics to spot faulty parts ahead of time.
• Fuel management: Analyzes fuel usage and identifies areas to reduce consumption.
• Mobile app access: Provides drivers with route information and compliance tools.
• AI dashcams: Offers dual-facing cameras for incident recording and driver coaching.​

While it’s one of the best options for vehicle maintenance and management, Samsara doesn’t offer a hardwired option, unlike Verizon Connect. So hopefully, everyone you work with is good at keeping batteries charged, or you could face some issues with loss of data connectivity.

🔗 Integrations

• Fuel cards: Compatible with providers like Comdata, Fuelman, and Universal Premium, enabling automatic fuel transaction tracking and fraud detection.
• Payroll and accounting: Integrates with systems such as QuickBooks for streamlined billing and payroll processes.
• Dispatch and routing: Supports integration with third-party routing software to centralize operations.
• Maintenance platforms: Works with tools like Fleetio for comprehensive vehicle maintenance management.
• CRM systems: API access allows for integration with customer relationship management tools to enhance dispatch efficiency.

📄 Contract terms and hidden fees

• Contract length: Typically requires a three-year commitment.
• Hardware costs: Initial hardware purchase ranges from $99 to $148 per device.
• Software subscription: Monthly fees between $27 and $33 per vehicle, depending on features selected.
• Setup and installation: Installation support may be limited; self-installation is common.
• Free trial: Offers a 30-day trial period to assess suitability.

🎯Who’s Samsara for?

Samsara is a good option for managers of medium-sized, established fleets who want to save time and money by optimizing vehicle usage. Its scheduling features will accelerate shift planning and cut down on wasted time and fuel.

You’ll also be able to avoid costly breakdowns and look after the health of both your vehicles and your drivers with Samsara’s maintenance calendar and diagnostic features.

We wouldn’t, however, recommend Samsara to small fleets of fewer than five vehicles. That’s because it’s an expensive option, and a small fleet owner won’t necessarily need super-advanced vehicle management features, since they won’t have many vehicles to manage.

3. Teletrac Navman TN360: Most Suitable for Managing Drivers

🔧 Teletrac Navman TN360’s key features

Teletrac Navman’s TN360 is one of the best systems for effectively managing drivers. When you’re scaling up operations, managing the workforce quickly gets complicated. So, you’ll benefit from its driver management features, such as job dispatch and routing, driver fitness declaration, as well as schedule progress.

• Real-time tracking: Offers live GPS tracking with customizable alerts for speeding, harsh braking, and geofence breaches.
• Driver safety reports: We found the TN360’s driver performance scoring more comprehensive than that of competitors such as GPS Trackit (which gives individual driver ratings), as the TN360 creates customizable driver league tables, giving a clearer general overview.
• Natural language search: You can easily find other reports you want, too, by using phrases that you would use in reality. For instance, typing “show me speed alerts over the past week”, will bring up the corresponding data.
• In-vehicle alerts: Delivers real-time feedback to drivers without requiring additional hardware. Other systems, such as Verizon and Samsara, only do this if you’ve also purchased a dashcam.
• ELD and DVIR compliance: Ensures adherence to electronic logging and vehicle inspection regulations. We’d argue Teletrac Navman is also one of the best ELD providers since its hardware gives some of the most detailed overviews of driver status and activity of all the trackers we researched.
• Built-in messaging: Facilitates direct communication between fleet managers and drivers, streamlining dispatch, job updates, and document sharing.

A downside is that Teletrac Navman’s system lacks some more advanced features offered by competitors Verizon and Samsara, such as adverse weather alerts, vehicle diagnostics, and satnav integration.

🔗 Integrations

• Fuel cards: Recent integration with Ekos allows for live fuel card data import, aiding in fuel usage analysis and cost savings.
• Maintenance platforms: Compatible with systems like Fleetio and B2W Maintain, enabling synchronized maintenance scheduling and tracking.
• Dispatch and routing: Integrates with Route4Me if you want improved route planning and optimization capabilities, on top of what Samsara already offers.
• Open API access: Offers an Open API, facilitating custom integrations with various third-party applications.

📄 Contract terms and hidden fees

• Contract length: Options range from 12 to 60 months, with automatic 12-month renewals.
• Pricing: Estimated starting at $25 per vehicle, per month; exact pricing is customized based on fleet size and requirements.
• Hardware costs: No upfront installation fees; hardware costs vary depending on device selection.
• Cancellation policy: Requires a 30-day notice for cancellation; early termination may incur fees.
• Warranty: Standard 12-month warranty on hardware components.

Who’s Teletrac Navman TN360 for?

The Teletrac Navman TN360 is a good option for medium-sized fleet managers looking to keep a close eye on their drivers. Driver management might sound draconian, but it can actually help improve your drivers’ on-the-job experience by making them feel valued and looked after.

The TN360’s emphasis on communication between operators and drivers through messaging, in-vehicle alerts, and healthy point-based leadership systems can help you motivate your team, and lead to improved efficiency.

However, we wouldn’t recommend the Teletrac Navman TN360 to a fleet that transports temperature-sensitive cargo (medicine, perishables), since it doesn’t come with a cargo temperature monitoring system.

4. Azuga: Most Suitable for Creating Efficient Routes

🔧 Azuga’s key features

Linked directly with Google traffic alerts, Azuga adapts to suggest the best routes for each driver based on your preferences. We were impressed by the range of options you get when it comes to picking routing priorities: revenue per route, maximum route duration, maximum distance per vehicle, stops per route, and more.

That’s a high level of customization you won’t get with Teletrac Navman’s TN360, which simply guides your drivers back to the first route suggested. Combined with geofencing features that track how long your drivers spend in a defined location, Azuga offers a laser-sharp tracking solution for fleet managers looking to make their routes more efficient.

Here’s what else it does well, at a glance:

• Flexible refresh rates: Customizable from 30 seconds to 59 minutes.
• Geofencing: Monitor vehicle entry and exit in designated areas.
• State mileage reporting: You can generate reports on miles driven within a state for a requested period, particularly useful when filing International Fuel Use Agreement (IFTA) Use Fuel Tax reports.
• Driver rewards program: Incentivizes safe driving behaviors.
• Mobile app access: Real-time updates and communication for drivers and managers.
• Schedule automatic reports: Vehicle movements, shifts, driver behavior, etc.
• ELD and DVIR compliance: This is provided at extra cost.

Azuga’s solution isn’t completely comprehensive, however. It’s missing a hardwired option, satnav integration, and crash reporting. Plus, the panic button is within the mobile app, which, in an emergency, could increase the risk to the driver.

For comparison, the TN360 has crash report alerts, and Samsara even records crash data based on G-force values.

🔗 Integrations

• Fuel cards: Integrates with major fuel card systems for streamlined fuel expense tracking.
• Maintenance platforms: Works with tools like AUTOsist for vehicle maintenance management.
• Dispatch and routing: Compatible with Towbook for enhanced dispatching capabilities.
• CRM systems: API access allows for integration with customer relationship management tools to enhance dispatch efficiency.

📄 Contract terms and hidden fees

Unlike all other vehicle tracking software on this page, Azuga sets out the difference between its three package tiers and their respective prices publicly. To make it obvious what the difference is between each of them, I’ve put the varying features in the table below:

• Contract length: Standard three-year commitment.
• Pricing tiers:

• Hardware costs: No upfront fees; plug-and-play devices included.
• Early termination fees: Calculated based on remaining contract duration.

🎯 Who’s Azuga for?

Azuga is a good option for small- to mid-sized fleets that operate small trucks or vans, regularly travel across state lines, and want to prioritize optimizing routes and journeys. The platform’s state mileage reports make fuel tax reporting easier, and the route optimization feature can be customized to fit the needs of your fleet.

However, we wouldn’t recommend Azuga to fleets that operate large trucks. These vehicles have a higher risk of crashing than smaller ones, and Azuga’s lack of crash reporting and app-based panic button make it unsuitable for high-risk journeys.

5. Spireon: Most Suitable for Performance Monitoring

🔧 Spireon’s key features

Spireon’s FleetLocate system gives greater insight and control into driver performance management than any other system we looked at.

Its data refresh rate can be set to 60, 30, and even 15 seconds (faster than the likes of Samsara and Verizon Connect), and it has real-time alerts for dangerous driving events, including speeding, harsh cornering, harsh acceleration, and geofencing breaches.

• FleetLocate platform: Provides real-time GPS tracking (15, 30, or 60-second refresh time) and comprehensive fleet management tools.
• Driver behavior monitoring: Tracks and reports on unsafe driving behaviors with customizable alerts, with a driver leaderboard for safety scores.
• Fuel management: Integrates with fuel cards to monitor consumption and detect fraud.
• ELD and DVIR compliance: Supports electronic logging and vehicle inspection reporting.
• Theft prevention: Includes features like door sensors and after-hours movement alerts to deter unauthorized use. Competitor Quartix doesn’t have any such security features.

However, Spireon does have some shortcomings. Namely, its opaque pricing and somewhat lacking help and support options – there’s no 24/7 phone line, chatbot, or help center, unlike Azuga.

You also don’t have the same breadth and depth of features overall as our top picks, Verizon Connect and Samsara, such as the detail of route optimization, integrated scheduling and dispatch tools, or as comprehensive reporting and analytics for areas like emissions, maintenance, and more.

🔗 Integrations

• Fuel cards: Combines with Spireon’s WatchCard to centralize fuel purchases and monitor usage.
• Maintenance platforms: Integrates with platforms like Fleetio for streamlined vehicle maintenance tracking.
• Payroll and accounting systems: Offers API access for integration with payroll and accounting software, facilitating seamless data transfer.
• CRM systems: API support allows for integration with customer relationship management tools to enhance dispatch efficiency

📄 Contract Terms & Hidden Fees

• Contract length: Typically requires a three-year commitment.
• Pricing: Custom pricing based on fleet size, contract length, and selected features.
• Hardware costs:
  • FL360 LTE Standard: $12/month with a $50 setup fee.
  • FL360 LTE Advanced w/HOS: $25/month with a $50 setup fee.
  • CamCoach Dashcam: $34.95/month with a $250 equipment fee.
• Installation: Offers professional installation services through certified technicians.

🎯Who’s Spireon FleetLocate for?

Spireon is a good tracking solution for managers who need to identify and improve performance issues among drivers, thanks to its real-time driver behavior alerts and specific risk management reporting.

Its solid theft prevention tools also make it a good option for fleets that operate in areas with high vehicle theft rates.

That being said, because of its opaque pricing, we wouldn’t recommend it for newly formed or small fleets. You’ll likely need to be well-versed in GPS tracking software prices to negotiate a good deal with them.

6. RAM: Most Affordable GPS Tracking System

🔧 RAM Tracking’s key features

RAM Tracking has the lowest monthly fees of any provider on this list, starting at $11 per month, less than half of what you’d be paying at Verizon or Azuga.

But what do you get for your small spend? We’d argue RAM’s GPS tracking software is more focused on live tracking than reporting, providing you with an oversight of your drivers in a map view with each vehicle’s registration, driver ID, location, speed, and whether they’re stationary or on the move. Here are its key features at a glance:

• Real-time tracking: Provides live vehicle tracking with a 30-second refresh rate.
• Geofencing: Set up virtual boundaries and receive alerts when vehicles enter or exit designated areas.
• Driver behavior monitoring: Alerts for crash detection, idling, harsh driving, and speeding incidents.
• Financial reporting: Offers reports on travel and time-on-site costs, aiding in expense management.
• CO2 emissions reports: Helps monitor and manage environmental impact.

Unfortunately, RAM Tracking lacks smart route calculation, so you’ll have to plot your own journeys as best you can based on how long past journeys took. That’s a shame, as it involves a lot more manual work than Azuga, which automatically plans the best routes for you.

A few other missing pieces are a panic button and integration with satnav devices, as we’ll come to, which unfortunately compound the less-than-ideal route planning capability.

And while it does have the reporting features listed above, we found them to be a little less comprehensive than those offered by Verizon and Samsara. There aren’t any vehicle diagnostics or maintenance logs available on the platform, for example.

🔗 Integrations

• Fuel cards: Integrates with major fuel card systems, allowing for efficient fuel expense tracking.
• Maintenance management: Through the RAM Assist app, drivers can perform and record daily vehicle checks, ensuring timely maintenance.
• Payroll and accounting systems: Offers API access for integration with payroll and accounting software, facilitating seamless data transfer.
• CRM systems: API support allows for integration with customer relationship management tools to enhance dispatch efficiency.

📄 Contract terms and hidden fees

• Contract length: Typically requires a three-year commitment.
• Pricing: Custom pricing based on fleet size, contract length, and selected features.
• Hardware costs: Professional installation is included in the contract.
• Documentation fee: A one-time administrative fee is charged to cover account setup and agreement handling.​

🎯Who’s RAM Tracking for?

RAM Tracking is a good option for small fleets, thanks to its affordable starting price (according to our understanding, since its prices are quote-based). It’ll provide you with core GPS tracking features, such as vehicle tracking, driving behavior monitoring, alerts, and basic reporting across its core package.

Its lack of route optimization across any of its plans is a big downside, however, especially if you’re creating routes for multiple vehicles, which is why we wouldn’t recommend RAM to mid-sized or large fleets.

7. Quartix: Most Suitable for Fuel Spend Control

🔧 Quartix’s key features

We rate Quartix highly for its ability to connect with your fuel card data through its partnership with FleetCheck, so you’ll get one central system to oversee fuel spending. Automatic expense reporting and digitization can step up your control over gas expenditure.

Combine this with advanced driver behavior insights in the form of speeding, acceleration, and braking data, and you’ve got all the info you need to coach drivers on how to bring down gas wastage. Here’s what it can offer you at a glance.

• Real-time tracking: Provides live vehicle tracking with refresh rates between 15 to 60 seconds.
• Geofencing: Set up virtual boundaries and receive alerts when vehicles enter or exit designated areas.
• Driver behavior monitoring: Alerts for harsh driving, idling, and speeding incidents.
• Fuel management: Offers reports on fuel consumption, MPG breakdown, and CO2 emissions with FleetCheck. IFTA mileage and IFTA fuel tax reporting are also included.
• Trip reports: Generates detailed reports on trips, routes, and driving metrics to help prevent fraudulent insurance claims.

You should, however, be aware that Quartix does not support ELD (electronic logging device) compliance, and isn’t looking to develop this. It also doesn’t automatically optimize routes, and can only identify journey duplication (two vehicles delivering in the same area).

🔗 Integrations

• Fuel cards: Integrates with major fuel card systems, allowing for efficient fuel expense tracking.
• Maintenance platforms: Through the FleetCheck app, drivers can perform and record daily vehicle checks, ensuring timely maintenance.
• Payroll and accounting systems: Offers API access for integration with payroll and accounting software, facilitating seamless data transfer.
• CRM systems: API support allows for integration with customer relationship management tools to enhance dispatch efficiency.

📄 Contract terms and hidden fees

• Contract length: Typically requires a 12-month commitment.
• Pricing: Custom pricing based on fleet size, contract length, and selected features.
• Hardware costs: Professional installation is included in the contract.
• Documentation fee: A one-time administrative fee is charged to cover account setup and agreement handling.

🎯 Who’s Quartix for?

Quartix has price plans to suit both small- and mid-sized fleets, and is a particularly good option for managers looking to keep a close eye on fuel spending, thanks to its partnership with FleetCheck.

Manager-operators can generate fuel card reports to better monitor how much is being spent on fuel, and get insights into driver behaviors that waste fuel, such as harsh acceleration and braking, so you can identify which drivers need further training.

The platform can also identify potential instances of fuel theft, allowing you to nip problems in the bud.

GPS Fleet Tracking Software Providers that Didn’t Make the Cut

We’ve reviewed what we judge to be the top GPS tracking providers above, but a few options sat just outside our top seven picks. This is because their overall scoring – based on the criteria evaluated in our methodology, including feature set, usability, and customer support options – wasn’t high enough to make the cut.

Still, we thought we should highlight them here in brief, so that you have a complete picture of the major players in the fleet tracking and management software market.

Buying Guide: How to Choose the Right GPS Tracking System

You should choose a GPS fleet tracking software based on the specific requirements of your business and your drivers. Here’s what you should consider.

Cost: How much do you have to invest in a GPS system?

On average, fleet management costs range from $25 to $45 per month. Samsara, Teletrac Navman TN360, and Azuga all fall comfortably within this range. Other providers, such as Verizon, offer variable price quotes based on your fleet size, contract length, and breadth of features.

If you operate a small fleet, you might prefer going with a provider that has upfront, transparent pricing. This makes it easier to plan and budget. But don’t forget about “hidden fees” that often come in the form of add-ons (for instance, some providers might charge extra for premium features like cargo temperature monitors), extra hardware, or service fees (installation and termination fees, or technical support fees).

Features: What features do you need, and what can you live without?

If you’re going to be smart about your business spending, you need to identify which features are essential and which are just window dressing. Basic features all GPS tracking software should have include:

• Real-time vehicle tracking
• Alerts and notifications will help you quickly identify incidents
• Driver behavior management will help you improve driver safety and identify drivers who need further training
• Fuel management and mileage tracking can help you plan routes and manage fuel more efficiently

Depending on your operations, other features you should consider for your GPS tracking software can include geofencing, cargo temperature monitoring, crash reporting, or maintenance scheduling tools. There may also be extra tools that aren’t directly related to GPS tracking but could come in handy for your business, such as job scheduling and dispatch tools.

Ease of use: Does it match you and your drivers’ skill levels?

Whether you’re new to GPS tracking software, or switching providers, consider that there will be a learning curve when onboarding your drivers with the new technology. This will be the case even if they’re already familiar with GPS tracking software, so you’ll have to commit to some upskilling.

Choosing a provider that has a free trial or demo can help you determine whether it’s the right fit for you and your team. Providers with free trials include Verizon, Samsara, and Quartix.

Contracts: Are their contracts flexible? How long do they run for?

If you’re a first-time buyer, you should know that a GPS tracking platform isn’t a simple one-time purchase. They are usually contract-based, with a typical length of three years.

You may get better deals if you make a longer-term commitment. But we’d usually only recommend this option to large, established fleets, that can withstand prices going up.

Customer Support: How can you contact them, and how available are they?

Ideally, you don’t want anything to go wrong with your GPS tracking software, but since we live in an imperfect world, it’s best to be aware of your support options if you run into issues.

We recommend that you look for a provider that has several channels for support, including email, phone, live chat, and a help center. Phone support should be your go-to for emergencies, so check that the opening hours align with your fleet’s operating hours.

Compliance: Does the system meet state and federal requirements, and can it help you stay compliant?

Before you implement GPS tracking, make sure you’re aware of the GPS tracking laws in your state, and that your chosen provider can help you stay compliant with them.

At the federal level, businesses that operate big commercial vehicles need to ensure their vehicles are fitted with an ELD-compliant device.

GPS Tracking Software Benefits

There are several ways in which GPS tracking improves your profitability as a business. Here are the top five benefits:

1. Reducing costs

Rising costs are the greatest concern for the majority of fleet managers today. But Verizon’s research finds vehicle managers are bringing down outgoings on fuel (by an average of 9%), accident costs (by 17%), and labor (by 12%) thanks to installing GPS tracking.

2. Improving safety

It’s your responsibility to keep drivers safe – your company’s reputation depends on it. If you know exactly where your drivers are, you can send help out to their precise location.

Weather alerts can also provide critical insight, raising an alert if heavy snow or rain is going to pose a risk. Automatic re-routing can resolve safety issues before they become a concern.

3. Finding opportunities for better efficiency

Thanks to insights on things like idling time, driving habits, and fuel usage, vehicle trackers provide a range of opportunities to reduce waste in your operations. Do your drivers take the same old routes out of habit? You could find more cost-effective routes with smart GPS suggestions.

4. Boosting client satisfaction

With vehicle tracking, you’ll know exactly what vehicles are available the moment they finish their last job. That means you can dispatch the right driver at the right time for their next mission.

Then you can furnish your clients and customers with accurate arrival times based on traffic, weather, and road conditions. And you won’t have drivers waiting around for work while your clients await their cargo.

5. Timely vehicle maintenance

If you currently schedule your vehicle inspections based on monthly or seasonal intervals, you’re in danger of missing safety issues with more heavily used vehicles. GPS tracking monitors mileage, too, meaning you can allocate resources more effectively by only inspecting vehicles after they’ve driven a certain distance.

Advanced systems include engine diagnostic alerts, so you’ll be warned if any urgent issues arise in between check-ups. And you’re less likely to be caught off guard with major repair bills if you nip issues in the bud.

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