CompareComparisonChecked 23 September 2026
Axlerun vs Simply Fleet for Australian businesses
Low-cost maintenance software from the US against Australian compliance software with a free tier.
Axlerun- Free for 3, then from A$3.49; Cruise A$10.99
- None
- Month to month
- US$2 to US$4 per vehicle, min 5
- None
- Monthly, no minimum term
Simply Fleet and Axlerun look alike from a distance: both are per-vehicle software with a mobile app, no hardware, a free way in and a price on the website. Up close they are built around different records. Simply Fleet is a maintenance system, with preventive maintenance schedules, inspections that turn into work orders, parts inventory and AI receipt scanning, priced in US dollars with a five-vehicle minimum. Axlerun is a compliance system for Australian small fleets, with the FBT logbook, rego and CTP dates by state, fuel, fines and drivers on each vehicle, priced in Australian dollars with the first three vehicles free.
Choose Simply Fleet if
The job is maintenance: schedules, inspections, work orders and parts, and you are happy paying in US dollars for a minimum of five vehicles.
Choose Axlerun if
The job is Australian compliance: the FBT logbook, rego and CTP by state, fuel and fines per vehicle, priced in AUD 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%.
US$2 to US$4 per vehicle, min 5
Essential US$2 and Advanced US$4 per vehicle per month, with a minimum of five vehicles, or US$20 and US$40 per vehicle per year. Add-ons at US$0.50 for the WEX fuel card and per item of small equipment. The page announced a price change for 21 September 2026; as at 23 September 2026 the published rates are unchanged and the banner is still up.
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.
Free plan, 5 vehicles
A free plan for up to 5 vehicles and 3 users, with 6 months of data storage and 10 one-time AI credits.
Hardware
None
Trips record from the phone the driver already carries.
None
None required. Telematics integration with Samsara, Geotab, Verizon Connect and Motive is an Advanced-plan feature for fleets that already have devices.
Contract
Month to month
Cancel from the customer portal; your data stays exportable.
Monthly, no minimum term
Monthly with no minimum commitment, or annual for a 17% discount. Vehicles can be added or removed at any time.
Built for
2 to 50 vehicles, priced per vehicle
Built for small businesses, priced per vehicle rather than per driver.
Minimum 5 vehicles
A minimum of five paid vehicles, volume pricing above 500. The customer stories on the site run from 45 to more than 170 assets.
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.
Trip logging, no FBT export
Trip logging with automated distance, speed and location detection, and mileage logging with daily reminders. No FBT logbook, ATO export or business/private classification is listed.
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.
Registration dates; no CTP
Registration and permit renewal dates can be tracked, alongside inspection and compliance reporting. No CTP or Australian state-specific handling is listed.
Servicing and maintenance
By date or odometer; alerts on Cruise
Next service by date or odometer on Drive; proactive alerts on Cruise.
PM schedules, work orders
The core of the product: preventive maintenance schedules with vehicle-specific recommendations, service history, inspections whose failed items become work orders, and parts inventory on Advanced.
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 log, WEX add-on
Fuel logging with automatic fuel-station detection, efficiency calculation and receipt uploads, plus a WEX fuel-card add-on. 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.
Driver management; no fines
Driver and technician management with role-based mobile workflows. No fine allocation or driver scores listed.
Platforms
iOS, Android, web, CarPlay, Android Auto
The fuel & EV locator on CarPlay and Android Auto is part of Cruise.
Web and mobile
Web and a mobile app.
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.
Migration is an add-on
Bulk import is included. Data migration, onboarding services and training are listed as add-ons rather than included.
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%.
Simply Fleet
US$2 to US$4 per vehicle, min 5
Essential US$2 and Advanced US$4 per vehicle per month, with a minimum of five vehicles, or US$20 and US$40 per vehicle per year. Add-ons at US$0.50 for the WEX fuel card and per item of small equipment. The page announced a price change for 21 September 2026; as at 23 September 2026 the published rates are unchanged and the banner is still up.
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.
Simply Fleet
Free plan, 5 vehicles
A free plan for up to 5 vehicles and 3 users, with 6 months of data storage and 10 one-time AI credits.
Hardware
Axlerun
None
Trips record from the phone the driver already carries.
Simply Fleet
None
None required. Telematics integration with Samsara, Geotab, Verizon Connect and Motive is an Advanced-plan feature for fleets that already have devices.
Contract
Axlerun
Month to month
Cancel from the customer portal; your data stays exportable.
Simply Fleet
Monthly, no minimum term
Monthly with no minimum commitment, or annual for a 17% discount. Vehicles can be added or removed at any time.
Built for
Axlerun
2 to 50 vehicles, priced per vehicle
Built for small businesses, priced per vehicle rather than per driver.
Simply Fleet
Minimum 5 vehicles
A minimum of five paid vehicles, volume pricing above 500. The customer stories on the site run from 45 to more than 170 assets.
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.
Simply Fleet
Trip logging, no FBT export
Trip logging with automated distance, speed and location detection, and mileage logging with daily reminders. No FBT logbook, ATO export or business/private classification is listed.
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.
Simply Fleet
Registration dates; no CTP
Registration and permit renewal dates can be tracked, alongside inspection and compliance reporting. No CTP or Australian state-specific handling is listed.
Servicing and maintenance
Axlerun
By date or odometer; alerts on Cruise
Next service by date or odometer on Drive; proactive alerts on Cruise.
Simply Fleet
PM schedules, work orders
The core of the product: preventive maintenance schedules with vehicle-specific recommendations, service history, inspections whose failed items become work orders, and parts inventory on Advanced.
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.
Simply Fleet
Fuel log, WEX add-on
Fuel logging with automatic fuel-station detection, efficiency calculation and receipt uploads, plus a WEX fuel-card add-on. 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.
Simply Fleet
Driver management; no fines
Driver and technician management with role-based mobile workflows. No fine allocation or driver scores listed.
Platforms
Axlerun
iOS, Android, web, CarPlay, Android Auto
The fuel & EV locator on CarPlay and Android Auto is part of Cruise.
Simply Fleet
Web and mobile
Web and a mobile app.
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.
Simply Fleet
Migration is an add-on
Bulk import is included. Data migration, onboarding services and training are listed as add-ons rather than included.
Axlerun’s column comes from the current plan comparison and pricing. Simply Fleet’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
The FBT logbook is built in
Simply Fleet logs trips and mileage. Axlerun classifies them business or private and, on Cruise, ranks the 12-week periods worth nominating and exports the ATO-compliant logbook per vehicle.
FBT LogbookRego and CTP the way each state does it
Renewal dates for all eight states and territories with the CTP scheme named correctly, alerts before they lapse on Cruise, and fines assigned to the driver who had the vehicle.
Compliance & Renewal AlertsPriced in AUD, GST included, no five-vehicle minimum
A business with four utes pays for one vehicle on Drive. On Simply Fleet's paid plans the same business is billed for five, in US dollars, and moving your old data across is listed as an add-on rather than included.
What 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
Simply Fleet
US$10 a month on Essential (the five-vehicle minimum applies), or US$20 on Advanced. As at 23 September 2026. Simply Fleet announced a price change for 21 September 2026 but its published rates have not moved.
10 vehicles
A$109.90a month on Cruise
A$24.43 a month on Drive
Simply Fleet
US$20 a month on Essential (10 vehicles × US$2), or US$40 on Advanced. As at 23 September 2026. Simply Fleet announced a price change for 21 September 2026 but its published rates have not moved.
25 vehicles
A$274.75a month on Cruise
A$76.78 a month on Drive
Simply Fleet
US$50 a month on Essential (25 vehicles × US$2), or US$100 on Advanced. As at 23 September 2026. Simply Fleet announced a price change for 21 September 2026 but its published rates have not moved.
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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