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Chevin FleetWave vs Emlid Studio

Chevin FleetWave logo

Chevin FleetWave

Fleet Management

Fleet management system covering vehicles and equipment assets, sold in three tiers from FleetWave Lite at £3 per vehicle per month upward

From
On request
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite
Emlid Studio logo

Emlid Studio

Maps

Free desktop GNSS post-processing that works with other manufacturers' receivers as well as Emlid's

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Emlid Studio has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Chevin FleetWave only the Lite tier has a published price; any fleet with real operational complexity ends up in the unpublished Core or Advanced tier regardless of the appealing £3 headline figure.; Emlid Studio it is free but it is not open source, so if Emlid changes direction or ends the product there is no community fork and no way to keep it maintained
  • They diverge on capability: Chevin FleetWave covers Maintenance scheduling, Emlid Studio covers RINEX conversion.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Chevin FleetWave and Emlid Studio actually diverge.

Attributes where Chevin FleetWave and Emlid Studio differ
AttributeChevin FleetWaveEmlid Studio
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelPer vehicle per month (Lite); quote for Core and AdvancedFree of charge, no licence fee
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWindows, macOS
CategoryFleet ManagementMaps

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Chevin FleetWave

  • Maintenance scheduling
  • Compliance tracking
  • Fuel management
  • Total cost of ownership reporting
  • Multi-asset tracking
  • Accident and incident recording

Only in Emlid Studio

  • RINEX conversion
  • Static post-processing
  • Kinematic post-processing
  • Drone PPK geotagging
  • Third party receiver support
  • Emlid Flow point extraction
  • Solution quality reporting

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Chevin FleetWave

  • A smaller fleet wanting a published, budgetable entry price rather than a full sales negotiation for basic maintenance and compliance trackingnot Emlid Studio
  • A mixed fleet needing vehicles and non-vehicle equipment tracked in one system rather than separate toolsnot Emlid Studio
  • An operation needing total cost of ownership reporting broken down by vehicle and asset typenot Emlid Studio
  • A fleet outgrowing FleetWave Lite and needing Core or Advanced tier compliance and reporting depthnot Emlid Studio

Emlid Studio

  • A drone operator whose RTK link dropped to float during a flight and needs to recover centimetre accuracy from the logs afterwardsnot Chevin FleetWave
  • A surveyor establishing a base station coordinate from a two hour static occupation against a national CORS stationnot Chevin FleetWave
  • A research team with mixed brand receivers that cannot justify a manufacturer office suite licencenot Chevin FleetWave
  • An archaeologist geotagging survey photography to a local grid without buying a commercial photogrammetry pipelinenot Chevin FleetWave

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Chevin FleetWave

  • Only the Lite tier has a published price; any fleet with real operational complexity ends up in the unpublished Core or Advanced tier regardless of the appealing £3 headline figure.
  • Pricing is in GBP by default, reflecting Chevin UK base, which adds currency conversion uncertainty for buyers budgeting in other currencies before a formal quote.
  • The Lite tier is explicitly a simpler feature set, so a fleet that starts there and later needs compliance depth or multi-asset TCO reporting faces a tier upgrade and a new, unpublished price negotiation.
  • As a UK-headquartered vendor, integration depth with US-centric telematics and fuel card providers may be less mature than with UK and European partners.
  • Equipment and asset pricing at $0.50 per asset is a separate line item from the vehicle rate, so a mixed vehicle-and-equipment fleet needs to calculate two different per-unit costs to budget accurately.

Emlid Studio

  • It is free but it is not open source, so if Emlid changes direction or ends the product there is no community fork and no way to keep it maintained
  • Support is a community forum with no service level, which is a problem for a commercial survey firm that needs an answer before a deliverable deadline rather than when someone volunteers one
  • It only post-processes; there is no network adjustment, no project management, no least squares reporting suitable as a survey record, so it does not replace an office suite
  • The software exists to sell Emlid receivers, so features that matter to owners of competing hardware are unlikely to be prioritised even though third party RINEX is accepted
  • Results depend on the quality of the base data and on the user understanding fix, float and single solutions, and the interface will happily produce a poor solution without stopping an inexperienced operator

Pricing, plan by plan

Chevin FleetWave

On request
  • FleetWave Lite$undefined/month
    • £3 per vehicle per month
    • Equipment and associated assets $0.50 per asset
    • Simpler feature set aimed at smaller or less complex fleets
  • FleetWave Core / Advanced$undefined/year
    • No published pricing, consultation required
    • Expanded compliance, TCO and multi-asset reporting features

Emlid Studio

Free
  • Emlid StudioFree
    • No licence fee and no seat limit
    • Windows and macOS
    • Works with RINEX from non-Emlid receivers

Which should you pick?

Choose Chevin FleetWave if

  • You need maintenance scheduling.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want compliance tracking.
Chevin FleetWave review

Choose Emlid Studio if

  • You need rinex conversion.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Windows, macOS.
  • You also want static post-processing.
Emlid Studio review

Questions people ask

Is Chevin FleetWave or Emlid Studio better?
Neither clearly leads. Chevin FleetWave starts at On request and Emlid Studio at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Chevin FleetWave or Emlid Studio?
Emlid Studio has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Chevin FleetWave and Free for Emlid Studio.
Does Chevin FleetWave or Emlid Studio run on more platforms?
Chevin FleetWave runs on Web, iOS, Android. Emlid Studio runs on Windows, macOS.
Can I use Emlid Studio for free?
Yes. Emlid Studio has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Chevin FleetWave starts at On request.
What is Chevin FleetWave best used for?
Chevin FleetWave is most often used for a smaller fleet wanting a published, budgetable entry price rather than a full sales negotiation for basic maintenance and compliance tracking, a mixed fleet needing vehicles and non-vehicle equipment tracked in one system rather than separate tools, an operation needing total cost of ownership reporting broken down by vehicle and asset type, a fleet outgrowing fleetwave lite and needing core or advanced tier compliance and reporting depth. Of those, a smaller fleet wanting a published, budgetable entry price rather than a full sales negotiation for basic maintenance and compliance tracking and a mixed fleet needing vehicles and non-vehicle equipment tracked in one system rather than separate tools are not what Emlid Studio is typically brought in for.
What can Chevin FleetWave do that Emlid Studio cannot?
Chevin FleetWave covers Maintenance scheduling, Compliance tracking, Fuel management, Total cost of ownership reporting. Emlid Studio covers RINEX conversion, Static post-processing, Kinematic post-processing, Drone PPK geotagging.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Chevin FleetWave: Is FleetWave pricing public?

Only for the Lite tier, at £3 per vehicle per month plus $0.50 per equipment asset. Core and Advanced tiers require a consultation.

Emlid Studio: Is Emlid Studio really free?

Yes, with no seat limit and no paid tier. Emlid makes its money on GNSS receivers.

Chevin FleetWave: What is the difference between Lite, Core and Advanced?

Lite is a simpler feature set for smaller or less complex fleets; Core and Advanced add compliance, TCO and multi-asset reporting depth, priced separately.

Emlid Studio: Does it work with receivers from other manufacturers?

Yes. It accepts standard RINEX logs, so a base or rover from another brand can be processed.

Chevin FleetWave: Does it track non-vehicle equipment?

Yes, equipment and associated assets are tracked within the same platform, priced separately from vehicles.

Emlid Studio: Is it open source?

No. It is free of charge but proprietary, so there is no community fork if the product is discontinued.

Emlid Studio: Can I use it as my survey office software?

No. It handles post-processing only. Network adjustment, drafting and deliverable production need other tools.

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