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Axlerun vs Geotab for a small fleet
The company that calls itself the world's leading commercial telematics provider, against software built for the fleets it does not price for.
Axlerun- Free for 3, then from A$3.49; Cruise A$10.99
- None
- Month to month
- Not published
- GO device required
- Not published
Geotab describes itself as the world's leading commercial telematics provider, and in Australia it now includes Verizon Connect's customers. The GO device plugs into each vehicle's diagnostic port and feeds MyGeotab with location, engine data, driving events and collisions, with AI dash cams, an NHVR-accredited electronic work diary and an FBT add-in that Geotab describes as ATO-approved. It says it scales from five vehicles to five thousand, and it sells by demo with no price on the site. Axlerun is the opposite shape: no device, a published per-vehicle price, and the compliance records a small Australian fleet needs kept from the driver's phone.
Choose Geotab if
You want engine data, AI video and driver coaching from a device in every vehicle, heavy-vehicle compliance, or you already run Geotab hardware and want its FBT add-in.
Choose Axlerun if
You run 2 to 50 light vehicles and want the FBT logbook, rego and CTP tracking, fuel and fines from the phone, at a price you can see, with the first three vehicles free.
Side by side
AxlerunPricing
Free for 3, then from A$3.49; Cruise A$10.99
Drive is free for the first 3 vehicles, then from A$3.49 per vehicle per month. Cruise, the plan with the ATO logbook export, is A$10.99 per vehicle per month. Prices include GST; yearly billing saves about 17%.
Not published
Not published. geotab.com/au/pricing returns a 404; the site sells through 'Get a demo'.
Free tier
3 vehicles free forever
First 3 vehicles free forever on Drive, including automatic GPS trip recording. Every new account also starts on a 30-day Turbo trial for up to 3 vehicles. No credit card.
None
None listed.
Hardware
None
Trips record from the phone the driver already carries.
GO device required
Required. The Geotab GO device plugs into the vehicle's OBD-II port, with a harness for some vehicles; a bring-your-own-device path exists through the Platform Partner Program.
Contract
Month to month
Cancel from the customer portal; your data stays exportable.
Not published
Not published.
Built for
2 to 50 vehicles, priced per vehicle
Built for small businesses, priced per vehicle rather than per driver.
5 to 5,000 vehicles
'Whether your fleet has 5 vehicles or 5,000'; the device page carries a small-business section; 6 million+ subscriptions globally.
FBT logbook and ATO export
Recording free; ATO export on Cruise
Automatic recording is free on Drive. On Cruise, Axlerun ranks the 12-week periods worth nominating and exports an ATO-compliant logbook to Excel or PDF.
FBT Add-In on the device
The FBT Add-In, described by Geotab as approved by the ATO: drivers classify trips business or personal in the Drive App, and administrators see vehicles, drivers and classification status in MyGeotab.
Rego, CTP and insurance dates
All 8 states; alerts on Cruise
Rego, CTP, insurance and service dates held per vehicle on Drive, for all 8 states and territories. Alerts before a date lapses are on Cruise.
EWD, FTC; no rego
Electronic Work Diary accredited by the NHVR, Fuel Tax Credits and TCA/TMA certification. No rego or CTP renewal handling listed.
Servicing and maintenance
By date or odometer; alerts on Cruise
Next service by date or odometer on Drive; proactive alerts on Cruise.
Engine data, predictive
Predictive maintenance using engine fault codes, odometer and VIN read from the GO device.
Fuel
Fuel log + locator in NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA
Fuel entries on every plan. The cheapest-fuel and EV locator covers NSW, QLD, SA, VIC and WA, free in the app; on CarPlay and Android Auto with Cruise.
Fuel reports, FTC
Fuel management reports and idling insights from the device, plus Fuel Tax Credits. No cheapest-fuel locator listed.
Drivers and fines
Fines to the driver on duty (Cruise)
Driver allocation and fine entries on Drive. On Cruise a fine goes to the driver who had the vehicle that day, and driver scores are tracked.
AI dash cams, coaching
AI dash cams, driver coaching with in-cab alerts, collision detection, driver ID and a driver rewards program.
Platforms
iOS, Android, web, CarPlay, Android Auto
The fuel & EV locator on CarPlay and Android Auto is part of Cruise.
MyGeotab, Drive App, device
MyGeotab on the web, the Drive App on the phone, and the GO device in the vehicle.
Setup and migration
Plate lookup; migration included
Type a plate and the vehicle profile fills itself. Moving data across from your old system is included with a paid plan.
Plugs into OBD-II; demo
The GO device plugs into the OBD-II port 'in minutes'; sales through a demo.
Pricing
Axlerun
Free for 3, then from A$3.49; Cruise A$10.99
Drive is free for the first 3 vehicles, then from A$3.49 per vehicle per month. Cruise, the plan with the ATO logbook export, is A$10.99 per vehicle per month. Prices include GST; yearly billing saves about 17%.
Geotab
Not published
Not published. geotab.com/au/pricing returns a 404; the site sells through 'Get a demo'.
Free tier
Axlerun
3 vehicles free forever
First 3 vehicles free forever on Drive, including automatic GPS trip recording. Every new account also starts on a 30-day Turbo trial for up to 3 vehicles. No credit card.
Geotab
None
None listed.
Hardware
Axlerun
None
Trips record from the phone the driver already carries.
Geotab
GO device required
Required. The Geotab GO device plugs into the vehicle's OBD-II port, with a harness for some vehicles; a bring-your-own-device path exists through the Platform Partner Program.
Contract
Axlerun
Month to month
Cancel from the customer portal; your data stays exportable.
Geotab
Not published
Not published.
Built for
Axlerun
2 to 50 vehicles, priced per vehicle
Built for small businesses, priced per vehicle rather than per driver.
Geotab
5 to 5,000 vehicles
'Whether your fleet has 5 vehicles or 5,000'; the device page carries a small-business section; 6 million+ subscriptions globally.
FBT logbook and ATO export
Axlerun
Recording free; ATO export on Cruise
Automatic recording is free on Drive. On Cruise, Axlerun ranks the 12-week periods worth nominating and exports an ATO-compliant logbook to Excel or PDF.
Geotab
FBT Add-In on the device
The FBT Add-In, described by Geotab as approved by the ATO: drivers classify trips business or personal in the Drive App, and administrators see vehicles, drivers and classification status in MyGeotab.
Rego, CTP and insurance dates
Axlerun
All 8 states; alerts on Cruise
Rego, CTP, insurance and service dates held per vehicle on Drive, for all 8 states and territories. Alerts before a date lapses are on Cruise.
Geotab
EWD, FTC; no rego
Electronic Work Diary accredited by the NHVR, Fuel Tax Credits and TCA/TMA certification. No rego or CTP renewal handling listed.
Servicing and maintenance
Axlerun
By date or odometer; alerts on Cruise
Next service by date or odometer on Drive; proactive alerts on Cruise.
Geotab
Engine data, predictive
Predictive maintenance using engine fault codes, odometer and VIN read from the GO device.
Fuel
Axlerun
Fuel log + locator in NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA
Fuel entries on every plan. The cheapest-fuel and EV locator covers NSW, QLD, SA, VIC and WA, free in the app; on CarPlay and Android Auto with Cruise.
Geotab
Fuel reports, FTC
Fuel management reports and idling insights from the device, plus Fuel Tax Credits. No cheapest-fuel locator listed.
Drivers and fines
Axlerun
Fines to the driver on duty (Cruise)
Driver allocation and fine entries on Drive. On Cruise a fine goes to the driver who had the vehicle that day, and driver scores are tracked.
Geotab
AI dash cams, coaching
AI dash cams, driver coaching with in-cab alerts, collision detection, driver ID and a driver rewards program.
Platforms
Axlerun
iOS, Android, web, CarPlay, Android Auto
The fuel & EV locator on CarPlay and Android Auto is part of Cruise.
Geotab
MyGeotab, Drive App, device
MyGeotab on the web, the Drive App on the phone, and the GO device in the vehicle.
Setup and migration
Axlerun
Plate lookup; migration included
Type a plate and the vehicle profile fills itself. Moving data across from your old system is included with a paid plan.
Geotab
Plugs into OBD-II; demo
The GO device plugs into the OBD-II port 'in minutes'; sales through a demo.
Axlerun’s column comes from the current plan comparison and pricing. Geotab’s column is taken from their own published pages as at 23 September 2026. Where a feature does not appear on those pages the cell says so rather than guessing.
Where Axlerun wins
No device, and a price you can read
Drive is free for three vehicles and Cruise is A$10.99 per vehicle per month including GST, month to month. Geotab publishes no price and sells by demo.
A logbook built for the export, not just the classification
Axlerun ranks the 12-week periods worth nominating, names what is blocking the export, and produces the Excel or PDF logbook per vehicle on Cruise. Geotab's add-in classifies trips; the pages checked do not describe the export.
FBT LogbookThe rego date is in the system
Registration, CTP and insurance dates for all eight states and territories with alerts on Cruise. Geotab's compliance features are the work diary and fuel tax credits.
Compliance & Renewal AlertsWhat it costs for a fleet your size
Axlerun figures are monthly billing including GST; yearly saves about 17%. Drive charges only for vehicles beyond the first three. Cruise is the plan with the ATO logbook export.
4 vehicles
A$43.96a month on Cruise
A$3.49 a month on Drive
Geotab
Quote only. No pricing is published.
10 vehicles
A$109.90a month on Cruise
A$24.43 a month on Drive
Geotab
Quote only. No pricing is published.
25 vehicles
A$274.75a month on Cruise
A$76.78 a month on Drive
Geotab
Quote only. No pricing is published.
First 3 vehicles free, forever
Switching to Axlerun
There is nothing to uninstall and no contract to run down. Add your vehicles by plate, invite the drivers, and trips start recording from their phones. If you take a paid plan we move your existing records across from the old system at no extra cost.
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