Software · head to head
Fleetio vs Carfax
The short version
- Only Fleetio has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Fleetio priced per vehicle per month, so cost scales with fleet size rather than with the number of people using it; Carfax cARFAX's dealer-facing mobile app is restricted to business subscribers and explicitly cannot be used with a consumer CARFAX account
- They diverge on capability: Fleetio covers Vehicle tracking, Carfax covers Vehicle history reports.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Fleetio and Carfax actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Fleetio
- Vehicle tracking
- Maintenance scheduling
- Fuel management
- Digital inspections
- Work orders
- Parts inventory
- Vendor management
- Analytics & reports
Only in Carfax
- Vehicle history reports
- Service records
- Accident information
- Ownership history
- Title information
- Manufacturer recalls
- Odometer readings
- Price analysis
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Fleetio
- Fleet maintenance scheduling and vehicle inspection trackingnot Carfax
- Managing parts inventory, work orders and fuel across a vehicle fleetnot Carfax
Carfax
- Dealership Managementnot Fleetio
- Service Schedulingnot Fleetio
- Inventory Managementnot Fleetio
- Sales Operationsnot Fleetio
- Customer Relationshipnot Fleetio
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Fleetio
- Priced per vehicle per month, so cost scales with fleet size rather than with the number of people using it
- The Professional and Premium plans are billed annually only, with no monthly option
- Tire management is excluded from both Essential and Professional
- API access is rate limited by plan, at 50 requests a minute on Professional against 250 on Premium
- Active automations are rationed, at 5 on Professional against 40 on Premium
- The published per vehicle prices assume a 5 asset band, so a different fleet size is a different rate
Carfax
- CARFAX's dealer-facing mobile app is restricted to business subscribers and explicitly cannot be used with a consumer CARFAX account
Pricing, plan by plan
Fleetio
Free- FreeFree
- Up to 5 vehicles
- Basic tracking
- Service reminders
- Pro$5/month
- Unlimited vehicles
- Fuel tracking
- Inspections
- Advanced$8/month
- Everything in Pro
- GPS integrations
- Fuel card integration
Carfax
$2.99/report- Single Report$2.99/report
- One vehicle history report
- Service records
- Accident history
- Unlimited Reports$34.99/month
- Unlimited reports
- Service history
- Accident information
- Dealer Package$299/month
- Unlimited reports
- Dealer branding
- Customer tools
Which should you pick?
Choose Fleetio if
- You need vehicle tracking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want maintenance scheduling.
Choose Carfax if
- You need vehicle history reports.
- You work on Web, Mobile, App.
- You also want service records.
Questions people ask
- Is Fleetio or Carfax better?
- Neither clearly leads. Fleetio starts at Free and Carfax at $2.99/report, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Fleetio or Carfax?
- Fleetio has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Fleetio and $2.99/report for Carfax.
- Does Fleetio or Carfax run on more platforms?
- Fleetio runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Carfax runs on Web, Mobile, App.
- Can I use Fleetio for free?
- Yes. Fleetio has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Carfax starts at $2.99/report.
- What is Fleetio best used for?
- Fleetio is most often used for fleet maintenance scheduling and vehicle inspection tracking, managing parts inventory, work orders and fuel across a vehicle fleet. Of those, fleet maintenance scheduling and vehicle inspection tracking and managing parts inventory, work orders and fuel across a vehicle fleet are not what Carfax is typically brought in for.
- What can Fleetio do that Carfax cannot?
- Fleetio covers Vehicle tracking, Maintenance scheduling, Fuel management, Digital inspections. Carfax covers Vehicle history reports, Service records, Accident information, Ownership history.