Best Samsara and Geotab Alternatives for Construction in 2027

Samsara and Geotab are excellent road-fleet platforms. Contractors start looking for Samsara alternatives for construction or Geotab alternatives for construction when the bill grows with every excavator, trailer and attachment, or when the team realizes mileage-based maintenance never triggers for a machine that runs on engine hours. This guide compares the alternatives that handle construction properly and helps you decide whether to switch, add, or keep what you have.

Why contractors look for alternatives

1. Per-asset pricing scales badly with equipment. At about $27–35 per vehicle per month plus $150–350 per device in hardware, adding 25 machines and attachments to 30 trucks can more than double the monthly cost.
2. Construction workflows are thinner. Engine-hour maintenance, attachment and small-tool tracking, job-site assignment and utilization reporting are core for contractors and secondary for road-fleet tools.
3. Mixed OEM equipment. Contractors need CAT, Deere, Komatsu and Volvo data in one place through ISO 15143-3.
4. Contract terms. Multi-year contracts and hardware commitments make seasonal and rented assets expensive.

Quick comparison: Samsara and Geotab alternatives for construction

Alternative	Best for	Equipment strength	Pricing model
Tenna	One record for vehicles, equipment and tools	GPS, Bluetooth and QR tracking; AEMP integrations; Procore and Viewpoint	Quote-based
Clue	Equipment-heavy contractors	Utilization reporting, OEM integration	Quote-based
Trackunit	Large mixed OEM fleets	Normalized cross-OEM utilization and fault data	Quote-based
HCSS	Heavy civil contractors	OEM Link plus job costing and Equipment360 maintenance	Quote-based
Motive	Truck fleets wanting lower-cost ELD and dash cams	Light equipment features	About $20–35 per vehicle per month plus hardware
Teletrac Navman	One established vendor for vehicles and equipment	Mixed vehicle and equipment tracking	Quote-based
Fleetio	Maintenance layer on top of existing telematics	Maintenance and inspections; integrates with GPS providers	About $4–7 per vehicle per month
Fleet Sync Pro (Ortem)	Small and mid-size fleets wanting flat-rate operations software	Work orders, maintenance, fuel, parts; custom integrations	From $79/month

How we built this list

Ortem Technologies wrote this guide and includes its own product, Fleet Sync Pro, with that disclosure. We compared published product and pricing information (checked October 2026) and the construction-specific features contractors ask us for when they commission custom fleet software.

The best alternatives in detail

Tenna

Built for construction, Tenna tracks heavy equipment, vehicles and tools, integrates OEM telematics under ISO 15143-3, and connects to Procore and Viewpoint. Reviewers rate it highly for reservations and dispatch. Switch to it if: you want one system for everything you own, with construction workflows first.

Clue

Clue concentrates on construction equipment management with strong utilization reporting and OEM integration. Switch to it if: your biggest decisions are which machines to keep, rent or sell.

Trackunit

Trackunit maps each OEM's definitions of utilization, idle and fault codes to one standard, which gives trustworthy cross-brand reports. Switch to it if: you run many equipment brands and need comparable numbers.

HCSS

HCSS's OEM Link pulls data from major manufacturers and sits alongside estimating, job costing and Equipment360 maintenance. Switch to it if: you are a heavy civil contractor and want equipment costs flowing into job costing.

Motive

Motive (formerly KeepTruckin) offers ELD compliance and AI dash cams, usually at a lower price than Samsara. Switch to it if: your fleet is mostly trucks and you mainly want lower cost for the same core features.

Teletrac Navman

An established telematics provider for vehicles and equipment in construction and transport. Switch to it if: you want one long-standing vendor for both road and off-road assets.

Fleetio

Fleetio is a maintenance-first platform that integrates with GPS providers such as Samsara and Geotab, priced around $4–7 per vehicle per month. Add it if: you like your telematics but need much better maintenance, inspections and parts control.

Fleet Sync Pro (Ortem)

Fleet Sync Pro is a flat-rate fleet operations platform with work orders, interval maintenance, fuel tracking, parts inventory and five roles, from $79 per month. Ortem adds the GPS and OEM integrations a client needs. Choose it if: per-asset pricing is the main problem and you want maintenance control with tailored integrations.

Switch, add, or keep: a quick decision guide

Situation	Recommendation
Mostly trucks, cost is the issue	Compare Motive and renegotiate, or keep and add a cheaper maintenance tool
Mostly equipment, mixed brands	Move equipment to Trackunit, Tenna or Clue; keep road telematics for trucks if contracts allow
Heavy civil with job costing pain	Evaluate HCSS
Maintenance is the real problem	Add Fleetio or Fleet Sync Pro on top of existing telematics
No platform fits your workflows	Consider a custom layer; see fleet management software development companies

Before you switch: checklist

1. Export all historical data from your current platform first.
2. Check contract end dates and hardware ownership.
3. Model 12-month cost for your full asset list under each option.
4. Run a 30-day pilot on 10 assets across at least three brands.
5. Confirm integrations with accounting, payroll and project tools.

Related reading:

• Best construction telematics platforms (ROI compared)
• Best mixed-fleet management software
• Best construction fleet management software
• Best fleet maintenance software

Want help modelling the switch? Talk to our fleet team.