Does Geotab publish an ELD price?

No dollar price. Checked October 21, 2026, Geotab’s plan page says “Both the GO Core Plan and GO Plan include Geotab hardware in the subscription price. There is no upfront device cost or installation fee.” and “No upfront hardware costs.” It tells larger fleets to contact sales. Contract length is not on that page. Geotab Inc. has 6 registered rows on the export updated October 20, 2026.

Does Samsara publish an ELD price?

No. Samsara’s pricing page asks how many vehicles or assets you have and does not list an ELD price or a contract length. Checked October 21, 2026. SAMELD and SAMNI1 are registered.

Is Geotab Drive for Platform Science a Geotab Inc. device?

No. ELD ID PG5000, “Geotab Drive for Platform Science,” is listed under Platform Science. Status on this export: self-revoked on July 29, 2026. Geotab Inc.’s own rows are separate and are registered.

Which Geotab plan page mentions HOS?

The GO Plan “what’s included” list contains “Full HOS/ELD compliance & tachograph management.” The GO Core “what’s included” list on the same page does not contain that line. The page does not say GO Core cannot log hours. It only shows where Geotab placed that bullet.

Comparisons

Geotab vs Samsara

Both vendors withhold a dollar price. Geotab states a hardware cost model: hardware is included, with no upfront device cost. Samsara describes a Vehicle Gateway plus a driver app and does not say the gateway is included at no upfront cost. Neither page states a contract length.

Data from FMCSA, updated October 20, 2026 (US Eastern).

Rows under this company name

Geotab Inc.: 6 registered, 0 revoked, 0 self-revoked
Samsara Inc.: 2 registered, 0 revoked, 0 self-revoked

Data transfer on the export

Geotab Inc.: Telematic (Web Service, Email). Software 11.119+ on every Geotab Inc. rows.
Samsara Inc.: Telematic (Web Service, Email) (SAMELD); Blank (SAMNI1)

Hardware cost model

Geotab Inc.: Geotab’s plan page: “Both the GO Core Plan and GO Plan include Geotab hardware in the subscription price. There is no upfront device cost or installation fee.” Also “No upfront hardware costs.” Price not published. Not published contract terms.
Samsara Inc.: Samsara’s ELD page says the Vehicle Gateway plugs into the diagnostic port and that “The Samsara Driver App is free and available on any supported iOS or Android device.” The same answer says the app connects to the gateway. Price not published. Contract terms not published.

Where the vendor mentions HOS or ELD

Geotab Inc.: GO Plan’s included list says “Full HOS/ELD compliance & tachograph management.” That line is not in the GO Core included list on the same page.
Samsara Inc.: The ELD compliance page is about Samsara’s ELD. It is a product page, not a plan-tier bullet.

Geotab Inc. and Samsara Inc. on the FMCSA export and on their pricing pages
Detail	Geotab Inc.	Samsara Inc.
Rows under this company name	Geotab Inc.6 registered, 0 revoked, 0 self-revoked	Samsara Inc.2 registered, 0 revoked, 0 self-revoked
Data transfer on the export	Geotab Inc.Telematic (Web Service, Email). Software 11.119+ on every Geotab Inc. rows.	Samsara Inc.Telematic (Web Service, Email) (SAMELD); Blank (SAMNI1)
Hardware cost model	Geotab Inc.Geotab’s plan page: “Both the GO Core Plan and GO Plan include Geotab hardware in the subscription price. There is no upfront device cost or installation fee.” Also “No upfront hardware costs.” Price not published. Not published contract terms.	Samsara Inc.Samsara’s ELD page says the Vehicle Gateway plugs into the diagnostic port and that “The Samsara Driver App is free and available on any supported iOS or Android device.” The same answer says the app connects to the gateway. Price not published. Contract terms not published.
Where the vendor mentions HOS or ELD	Geotab Inc.GO Plan’s included list says “Full HOS/ELD compliance & tachograph management.” That line is not in the GO Core included list on the same page.	Samsara Inc.The ELD compliance page is about Samsara’s ELD. It is a product page, not a plan-tier bullet.

Geotab Inc. ELD IDs

These are the rows under Geotab Inc., not every product that uses the word Geotab. OEM rows are separate ELD IDs from Geotab Drive Cloud.

GEOTAB · Geotab Drive Cloud ELD · GO6, GO7, GO8, GO9, GO9B, GO10, PEP-GO7. PEP-GO8, or FL7 (Spireon), FL8 (Spireon) or RI7/8 (by BSM), SH9
FORD01 · Geotab Drive for Ford Trucks · Ford PassConnect
DAIM01 · Geotab Drive for Freightliner Trucks · CTP2, CTP3
NVSRN2 · Geotab Drive for International Trucks · N2
MACK01 · Geotab Drive for Mack Trucks · TGW 2.1, TGW3
VOLVO1 · Geotab Drive for Volvo Trucks · TGW 2.1, TGW3

A similar name that is not this vendor

Geotab Drive for Platform Science is self-revoked on July 29, 2026 under Platform Science. Do not treat that row as Geotab Inc.’s status. Samsara’s two registered rows are Samsara ELD and Samsara ELD for International Trucks.

Dollar figures elsewhere on Geotab’s plan page are customer stories about fuel, not a plan price. This page does not use them. Samsara’s pricing page, checked October 21, 2026, still asks for a fleet size and does not list an ELD price. Cheapest ELD options explains why those two silences cannot be ranked.

Sources

FMCSA registered ELD list
FMCSA revoked ELD list
Geotab software packages — checked October 21, 2026
Samsara ELD compliance page — checked October 21, 2026
Samsara pricing page — checked October 21, 2026

Check an ELD by name, company, or ELD ID · Revoked list

Questions

Does Geotab publish an ELD price?: No dollar price. Checked October 21, 2026, Geotab’s plan page says “Both the GO Core Plan and GO Plan include Geotab hardware in the subscription price. There is no upfront device cost or installation fee.” and “No upfront hardware costs.” It tells larger fleets to contact sales. Contract length is not on that page. Geotab Inc. has 6 registered rows on the export updated October 20, 2026.
Does Samsara publish an ELD price?: No. Samsara’s pricing page asks how many vehicles or assets you have and does not list an ELD price or a contract length. Checked October 21, 2026. SAMELD and SAMNI1 are registered.
Is Geotab Drive for Platform Science a Geotab Inc. device?: No. ELD ID PG5000, “Geotab Drive for Platform Science,” is listed under Platform Science. Status on this export: self-revoked on July 29, 2026. Geotab Inc.’s own rows are separate and are registered.
Which Geotab plan page mentions HOS?: The GO Plan “what’s included” list contains “Full HOS/ELD compliance & tachograph management.” The GO Core “what’s included” list on the same page does not contain that line. The page does not say GO Core cannot log hours. It only shows where Geotab placed that bullet.

Related comparisons

Motive vs Samsara
Motive ELD (MOTIVE) and both Samsara rows (SAMELD, SAMNI1) are registered. Neither vendor publishes an ELD price. The registry transfer cell is filled in for SAMELD and blank for Motive.
Best ELD for owner-operators
A match is a registered device whose vendor states a hardware cost model or the driver hardware. Garmin, Geotab, Samsara, and Motive match in different ways. There is no score.
Cheapest ELD options
There is no cheapest pick. Garmin part 010-01876-00 lists $249.99 USD. Motive, Samsara, Geotab, BigRoad, EROAD, and Azuga do not publish an ELD price on the pages checked October 21, 2026.