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Felt vs Ridecell

Felt logo

Felt

Maps

Collaborative browser mapping with a free non-commercial tier and annual-only paid contracts

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
Full reviewWebsite
Ridecell logo

Ridecell

Fleet Management

Fleet automation that sits on top of the telematics you already run

From
On request
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Felt has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Felt felt publishes no prices for Professional or Enterprise, so buyers cannot compare against ArcGIS Online or QGIS with hosting without entering a sales process; Ridecell it requires an existing telematics or connected-vehicle data source, so it is always an additional line of spend rather than a consolidation, and its output is only as good as that underlying feed.
  • They diverge on capability: Felt covers Real-time collaboration, Ridecell covers Telematics-agnostic ingestion.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Felt and Ridecell actually diverge.

Attributes where Felt and Ridecell differ
AttributeFeltRidecell
Starting priceFreeOn request
Free tierYesNo
CategoryMapsFleet Management

Identical on both: pricing model (quote), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), 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 Felt

  • Real-time collaboration
  • Drag and drop data
  • Unlimited viewers
  • Field app with offline support
  • Dashboards
  • Live cloud sources
  • API and SDK

Only in Ridecell

  • Telematics-agnostic ingestion
  • Workflow automation
  • Digital keys and access
  • Damage and readiness detection
  • Fleet recovery
  • Mobility platform

What people use each for

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

Felt

  • An environmental consultancy that needs a client to view and comment on survey results without installing GIS softwarenot Ridecell
  • A utility field crew collecting asset condition offline and syncing to the same map the office is looking atnot Ridecell
  • A planning department sharing a proposal map with the public where the viewer count is unpredictable and viewer seats would be uncostednot Ridecell
  • A team of analysts who each hold data in different formats and want one map assembled in an afternoon rather than a weeknot Ridecell

Ridecell

  • A rental or carsharing operator that needs keyless handover, damage detection and automated recovery across thousands of vehiclesnot Felt
  • A large corporate fleet with several telematics vendors from past acquisitions that wants one automation layer rather than a device replacement programmenot Felt
  • An OEM or dealer group launching a subscription or shared vehicle service without building the booking and access stack itselfnot Felt
  • A fleet operations team spending significant staff time manually triaging telematics alerts into work ordersnot Felt

Where each one falls short

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

Felt

  • Felt publishes no prices for Professional or Enterprise, so buyers cannot compare against ArcGIS Online or QGIS with hosting without entering a sales process
  • Paid tiers are annual contract only with no monthly option, which excludes consultancies that need a tool for a single short engagement and forces them to the free non-commercial tier they are not licensed to use for client work
  • The API, JavaScript SDK and live warehouse connections are enterprise-only, so a mid-sized team that wants programmatic access has to buy the top tier rather than pay for one capability
  • Analytical depth is limited: there is no meaningful geoprocessing, topology checking or model building, so Felt sits beside a real GIS rather than replacing one
  • The Professional tier caps data processing at 25 GB a month and map views at 100,000 a month, which are easy to exceed with raster imagery or a public-facing map, and the overage terms are not published either

Ridecell

  • It requires an existing telematics or connected-vehicle data source, so it is always an additional line of spend rather than a consolidation, and its output is only as good as that underlying feed.
  • Pricing is enterprise and quoted, with implementation services attached, so the first-year cost is dominated by a project rather than a subscription and small fleets are effectively excluded.
  • Much of the automation overlaps with rules and workflow features that Geotab and Samsara now include, so the business case depends on needing more than those platforms do natively.
  • The company has repositioned from consumer mobility software to fleet automation, so reference customers from the carsharing era do not tell you much about how it performs for a utility or leasing fleet.
  • It is a small vendor next to the telematics platforms it sits on, which means a thinner partner network for implementation and a real concentration risk if it is embedded in daily fleet operations.

Pricing, plan by plan

Felt

Free
  • PersonalFree
    • Free forever for non-commercial mapping
    • Map creation, upload and sharing
    • Not licensed for commercial use
  • Professional$undefined/year
    • 10 full-access seats with unlimited viewers
    • 25 GB of data processing per month
    • 100,000 map views per month
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • Live cloud sources including Postgres, Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks and S3
    • REST API and JavaScript SDK
    • AI features

Ridecell

On request
  • Ridecell$undefined/year
    • Enterprise agreement priced by fleet size and modules
    • Implementation and integration services quoted separately
    • No hardware sold; existing telematics or OEM data feeds required

Which should you pick?

Choose Felt if

  • You need real-time collaboration.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want drag and drop data.
Felt review

Choose Ridecell if

  • You need telematics-agnostic ingestion.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want workflow automation.
Ridecell review

Questions people ask

Is Felt or Ridecell better?
Neither clearly leads. Felt starts at Free and Ridecell at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Felt or Ridecell?
Felt has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Felt and On request for Ridecell.
Does Felt or Ridecell run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Felt for free?
Yes. Felt has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Ridecell starts at On request.
What is Felt best used for?
Felt is most often used for an environmental consultancy that needs a client to view and comment on survey results without installing gis software, a utility field crew collecting asset condition offline and syncing to the same map the office is looking at, a planning department sharing a proposal map with the public where the viewer count is unpredictable and viewer seats would be uncosted, a team of analysts who each hold data in different formats and want one map assembled in an afternoon rather than a week. Of those, an environmental consultancy that needs a client to view and comment on survey results without installing gis software and a utility field crew collecting asset condition offline and syncing to the same map the office is looking at are not what Ridecell is typically brought in for.
What can Felt do that Ridecell cannot?
Felt covers Real-time collaboration, Drag and drop data, Unlimited viewers, Field app with offline support. Ridecell covers Telematics-agnostic ingestion, Workflow automation, Digital keys and access, Damage and readiness detection.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Felt: What does Felt cost?

Felt does not publish prices for Professional or Enterprise. Personal is free but licensed for non-commercial use only.

Ridecell: Does Ridecell replace my telematics provider?

No. It sits above your existing devices or OEM data feed. Budget for both, and confirm your current provider exposes the data Ridecell needs before signing.

Felt: Can I pay monthly?

No. Paid plans are annual contracts. There is a 7 day trial of Professional.

Ridecell: Is this useful for a fleet of fifty vehicles?

Rarely. The value comes from automating high-volume repetitive coordination, and the pricing and implementation model assume a much larger operation.

Felt: Do viewers cost anything?

No. Viewer access is unlimited on the paid plans, which is the main reason organisations with large map audiences choose it.

Ridecell: Can it work with OEM data instead of aftermarket devices?

Yes, that is one of the reasons to consider it, though coverage depends on which manufacturers and model years are in your fleet and what their APIs expose.

Felt: Is there a nonprofit discount?

Yes, 30 per cent for verified United States nonprofits, and free access for verified students and classrooms.

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