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Alternatives to CalAmp
20 fleet management tools sit alongside CalAmp in this directory. Below is what separates each from CalAmp on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 1
- Cheaper to start
- -
- CalAmp starts at
- On request
Why people look past CalAmp
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the CalAmp entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for CalAmp carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 1 of the 20 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
CalAmp publishes a single plan, CalAmp Telematics Cloud at On request. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The connected operations cloud
Priced and rated the same as CalAmp on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Unlock fleet potential with data
- Publishes an entry price of $25/month, where CalAmp does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to CalAmp's 1.
ELD compliance, AI dashcams and spend management for North American commercial fleets
Priced and rated the same as CalAmp on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Digital vehicle inspection and maintenance software priced per asset per month, with a firm minimum monthly charge that changes the real cost for small fleets
- Can be used without paying; CalAmp cannot.
- Sold on a Per asset per month, with a monthly minimum on paid tiers model rather than quote.
- 4 tiers to CalAmp's 1.
Fleet management system covering vehicles and equipment assets, sold in three tiers from FleetWave Lite at £3 per vehicle per month upward
- Sold on a Per vehicle per month (Lite); quote for Core and Advanced model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to CalAmp's 1.
Fleet and enterprise asset management software built for government and public sector buyers, owned by Constellation Software subsidiary Volaris Group
Priced and rated the same as CalAmp on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Every CalAmp alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CalAmp (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| SamsaraA more unified, better-capitalised hardware-and-software telematics platform, the clearest current market leader | On request | Quote | - | vs CalAmp |
| GeotabAnother major telematics platform with a strong partner ecosystem model similar in structure to CalAmp | $25/month | Subscription | 3 | vs CalAmp |
| MotiveA combined telematics and compliance platform competing directly for the same fleet buyers | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CalAmp |
| Whip Around | Free | Per asset per month, with a monthly minimum on paid tiers | 4 | vs CalAmp |
| Chevin FleetWave | On request | Per vehicle per month (Lite); quote for Core and Advanced | 2 | vs CalAmp |
| AssetWorks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CalAmp |
| Uptake | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CalAmp |
| NexTraq | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CalAmp |
| Fleet Complete | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CalAmp |
| Webfleet | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CalAmp |
| Lytx | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CalAmp |
| Zonar Systems | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CalAmp |
| GPS Trackit | On request | Per vehicle per month | 1 | vs CalAmp |
| Quartix | On request | Per vehicle per month | 1 | vs CalAmp |
| Ridecell | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CalAmp |
| Azuga | On request | Per-vehicle monthly subscription; published on the vendor site | - | vs CalAmp |
| Omnitracs | On request | Quote | - | vs CalAmp |
| Teletrac Navman | On request | Quote | - | vs CalAmp |
| Route4Me | $199/month | Subscription | 3 | vs CalAmp |
| Verizon Connect | $40/month | Subscription | 3 | vs CalAmp |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the CalAmp badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (1)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Whip Around , Free
What you would be giving up
CalAmp is most often brought in for a software company or system integrator wanting telematics hardware and a data api to build a custom fleet application on top of, a fleet needing basic gps tracking, driver behaviour and diagnostic alerting without a full bi-grade analytics suite, an asset-heavy operation needing non-powered trailer and equipment tracking alongside vehicle telematics, a buyer specifically wanting a hardware-plus-cloud vendor rather than a software-only platform layered on third-party devices. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If CalAmp is broadly right and the question is cost, the CalAmp pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Fleet Management category lists everything the directory holds, and best fleet management tools ranks them.
CalAmp runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about CalAmp alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to CalAmp?
- 20 other fleet management tools are listed in this directory, led by Samsara, Geotab, Motive, Whip Around. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to CalAmp?
- 1 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Whip Around.
- Why do people look for an alternative to CalAmp?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from CalAmp?
- CalAmp is most often brought in for a software company or system integrator wanting telematics hardware and a data api to build a custom fleet application on top of, a fleet needing basic gps tracking, driver behaviour and diagnostic alerting without a full bi-grade analytics suite, an asset-heavy operation needing non-powered trailer and equipment tracking alongside vehicle telematics, a buyer specifically wanting a hardware-plus-cloud vendor rather than a software-only platform layered on third-party devices. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to CalAmp?
- None of the fleet management tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these CalAmp alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Fleet Management, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare CalAmp against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against CalAmp covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every fleet management tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Fleet Management category, 20 tools beside CalAmp. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.