Hellotracks vs Samsara

The short version

Samsara is vehicle telematics: a gateway in every vehicle, dash cams and compliance tools, priced per vehicle on a quote. Hellotracks is an app on your team's phones that follows the person, with dispatch, routes, timesheets and proof of work, from $10 per user a month. Pick by what you need to see: the truck or the worker.

Choose Samsara if

You run commercial trucks that need hours-of-service logs, fuel tax reporting or inspections, you want AI dash cams or engine data, or you track trailers and equipment.

Choose Hellotracks if

Your work happens outside the vehicle, you want to see each person, dispatch jobs and prove visits, and you don't want hardware or a multi-year contract.

Facts about other tools checked on September 17, 2026. Prices can change, so confirm on their website.

Side by side

HellotracksSamsara
What it tracksThe person, through the app on their phoneThe vehicle or asset, through a gateway plugged into it
HardwareNone. Android and iPhone.Vehicle gateway per vehicle; dash cams and asset trackers optional
Location updatesLive stream, same secondEvery second from the vehicle gateway
Price$10 per user a month (Location) or $12.50 (Dispatch), billed annually. Published.Not published. Review sites report about $27 to $33 per vehicle a month plus hardware.
ContractMonthly or annual, billed per user by the dayNot published by Samsara. Review sites report 3-year terms that renew automatically.
Free trial30 days, no credit card30-day hardware trial
Dispatch and routesJob board, auto-assign, route optimization up to 100 stops per driverRoute planning and dispatch for drivers and routes
Compliance and safetyNot offered: no ELD, hours of service, dash cams or engine dataELD and hours of service, inspections, AI dash cams, diagnostics
Proof of workPhotos, signatures, forms and time on site per jobInspection reports, document capture, e-signatures and forms in the driver app
Customer arrival linkYes, a link when the worker is on the wayLive sharing links with a map and ETAs, per Samsara's help center

To be honest

When Samsara is the better choice

  • Your trucks must meet ELD and hours-of-service rules, fuel tax reporting or vehicle inspections.
  • Safety video matters to you: AI dash cams, driver coaching or evidence for insurance claims.
  • You need engine data such as fault codes, fuel use and maintenance based on engine hours.
  • Tracking must not depend on a phone, for example shared vehicles or drivers without smartphones.
  • You track trailers, heavy equipment or other assets, not only people.

Where we fit

When Hellotracks is the better choice

  • The work happens outside the vehicle and you need to see each person on site, not the parked truck.
  • You want dispatch, routes, timesheets and proof of work in one app your team already has on their phone.
  • You don't want hardware to buy, install or return.
  • Your team size changes with the season and you want to pay per user by the day, not per vehicle on a long contract.
  • You want to start today and see real data before you commit.

Using both

Several Hellotracks customers keep telematics for the vehicles and add Hellotracks for the people and the jobs. Samsara answers where the truck is and how it is driven. Hellotracks answers who was on site, for how long, what was done, and what job comes next.

People also ask

Is Hellotracks a good alternative to Samsara?

Yes, if this describes you: Your work happens outside the vehicle, you want to see each person, dispatch jobs and prove visits, and you don't want hardware or a multi-year contract. Stay with Samsara if this fits better: You run commercial trucks that need hours-of-service logs, fuel tax reporting or inspections, you want AI dash cams or engine data, or you track trailers and equipment.

Does Samsara track people without its hardware?

Samsara says its driver app gives real-time GPS tracking when connected to a Samsara vehicle gateway. We could not confirm a phone-only mode for tracking people without Samsara hardware.

Is Hellotracks cheaper than Samsara?

For tracking people, usually yes. Hellotracks publishes its prices: $10 per user a month on annual billing, with no hardware. Samsara does not publish prices; review sites report per-vehicle fees plus hardware on multi-year terms.

Can Hellotracks replace Samsara for trucking compliance?

No. Hellotracks has no ELD, hours of service, dash cams or engine data. If you need those, keep telematics.

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