Discover the most frequently asked Tracking questions
What are market prices for vehicle tracking systems, for subscription-based and subscription-free solutions?
The sophistication of these systems, their features, their suppliers are naturally as many factors determining the prices of geolocation of business vehicle tracking systems.
More importantly, the choice between a subscription-based solution and a subscription-free solution determines the cost of vehicle tracking systems for the company.
Choosing a subscription-based vehicle tracking solution can limit the initial investment required to enjoy a complete system, including hardware, software and telecommunications services.
The price of vehicle tracking system subscriptions are generally between £20 and £100 per vehicle, per month.
It is also possible to purchase the GPS units used by the vehicle tracking system.
Prices per vehicle can vary between £50 and £500 depending on a series of criteria such as:
- GPS unit size,
- Battery life,
- Whether or not it includes modules allowing this unit to be connected to the vehicle’s control centre,
- Whether or not it supports two-way communications with the supervisor,
- Whether or not it supports data transfer in real time, or on request, or only data recording on local memory.
To calculate the price of a complete vehicle tracking solution, it will nevertheless be necessary to add to this investment the price of the subscription to the data transfer service, which is somewhat similar to a mobile phone plan, and the price of software. And most software solutions on the market, in keeping with the trend for cloud computing, are generally only accessible by subscription!
To get a clear picture, it is recommended to request as many vehicle tracking system quotes as possible. Services like Companeo make it possible to quickly obtain vehicle tracking system prices from most of the specialist suppliers in the market. Information on these quotes then makes it possible to quickly determine which GPS system to choose for a vehicle fleet, according to the specific needs of the business.
