CompareAlternativesChecked 23 September 2026

Geotab alternatives for small Australian fleets

What to consider when the self-described leader in commercial telematics is more than your fleet needs: size, hardware and how it is priced.

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Geotab says it scales from five vehicles to five thousand, and it does, but the cost of entry is the same shape at either end: a GO device in every vehicle, a demo, and a quote. A small fleet weighing alternatives should decide three things first. Whether it needs data from the vehicle at all, or just the vehicle's records. Whether it can carry hardware per vehicle. And whether it wants a price on a page or a proposal in an inbox. This list is sorted by those questions. Axlerun is on it and is marked as ours; the rest are described from their own published pages.

The short answer

If a small Australian fleet needs records rather than engine data, Axlerun is the alternative with no device and a published AUD price, free for three vehicles. If it still needs telematics, EROAD publishes a light-vehicle price, Teletrac Navman and Linxio quote, and Powerfleet is enterprise-scale. Simply Fleet and Fleetio are maintenance software without hardware.

How this list was chosen

  1. 1Fleet size: does the product publish who it is for, and does that include a fleet under 50 vehicles?
  2. 2Price: is a per-vehicle price published, in what currency, and with what hardware, minimum or term?
  3. 3Hardware: does it work from a phone, or does something have to be installed in each vehicle?
  4. 4Australian compliance: does its own site mention FBT logbooks, ATO export, or state rego and CTP?

The alternatives

Axlerun

Ours
Price publishedNo hardware

An Australian business running 2 to 50 vehicles that needs the FBT logbook, rego and CTP dates, fuel, fines and drivers on each vehicle, from a phone.

price
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%.
hardware
None. Trips record from the driver's phone.
contract
Month to month, cancel any time.
Features and pricing
T

Teletrac Navman

No published priceHardware required

A transport fleet that needs live tracking, electronic work diaries and heavy-vehicle compliance from installed telematics.

price
Not published. Quotes via 'Build Your Solution'; no pricing page.
hardware
Required: a GPS telematics device installed in each vehicle or asset.
contract
Not published.
Axlerun vs Teletrac Navman
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EROAD

Mostly by quoteHardware required

A fleet that wants a driver-facing screen in the cab, Fuel Tax Credit automation and Chain of Responsibility tools from installed telematics.

price
Plans quoted. Published 'from' prices only, currency unnamed: Clarity Locate for light vehicles from $25 a month with a $399 device, or $42 a month with nothing upfront.
hardware
Required: the Ehubo2 unit or Clarity Locate tracker; rental bundles installation.
contract
Monthly plans; rental terms not published.
Axlerun vs EROAD
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Linxio

No published priceHardware required

An Australian fleet that wants live GPS, dash cameras and dispatch from its own trackers, bought or rented.

price
Not published. A tailored proposal by email; a 30-day free trial is advertised.
hardware
Required: Linxio 4G GPS trackers, bought outright or rented; other devices can be integrated.
contract
Not published.
Axlerun vs Linxio
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Powerfleet (formerly Fleet Complete)

No published priceDevices required

An enterprise that wants vehicles, warehouse equipment and AI video from any vendor's devices unified in one platform.

price
Not published. A form for a personalised quote.
hardware
Telematics and IoT devices, from any vendor.
contract
Not published.
Axlerun vs Powerfleet
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Simply Fleet

Price publishedNo hardware

A maintenance-led fleet with a workshop that wants software without hardware, priced in US dollars with a five-vehicle minimum.

price
Essential US$2 and Advanced US$4 per vehicle per month, minimum five vehicles; free plan up to five vehicles. A price change was announced for 21 September 2026; as at 23 September 2026 the published rates are unchanged.
hardware
None; telematics integration on Advanced for fleets that already have devices.
contract
Monthly with no minimum term, or annual.
Axlerun vs Simply Fleet
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Fleetio

Price publishedNo hardware

A maintenance-led fleet with work orders, parts and existing telematics or fuel cards to integrate.

price
Essential $4 per vehicle per month billed annually or $5 monthly; Professional $7 and Premium $10 annual only; five-asset band assumed; currency not named.
hardware
None; integrates with telematics devices you already have.
contract
Higher tiers billed annually only.
Axlerun vs Fleetio

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