OpenGTS vs Simply Fleet

OpenGTS is an open-source, web-based system for collecting and storing GPS tracking and telemetry data from remote devices, with vehicle fleets as its focus. Its described uses include taxis, delivery vehicles, equipment, ships, and personal tracking. Fleet operators can view live locations, diagnostics, and sensor data, and use customizable historical, detail, and summary reports. Custom geofences can produce arrival and departure events in reports. Accounts can contain multiple users with separate passwords and controlled access to account sections. Mapping options include OpenLayers/OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Microsoft Virtual Earth, and Mapstraction. Several tracker protocols and phone-tracking options are included, and custom devices can be added through an example communication server. Each device needs a supported communication server, which may require protocol configuration or implementation. OpenGTS is written in Java, uses an SQL database, and runs its web interface and HTTP device servers in a servlet container such as Apache Tomcat. The project is licensed under Apache License version 2 and provides installation and configuration documentation, a tutorial, JavaDocs, and a FAQ.

Simply Fleet brings vehicle, driver, fuel, expense, compliance, maintenance, inspection and work-order management into one system. It runs on the web and has Android and iOS apps. A failed mobile inspection can automatically create a work order, keeping the inspection and service history together. AI tools can scan receipts and invoices, turn voice updates into structured information, recommend maintenance schedules and answer questions about fleet data. The integrations page lists telematics providers including Motive, Verizon Connect, Samsara and Geotab, as well as WEX fuel cards; those connections cost $0.50 per vehicle per month as optional add-ons. The free plan covers five vehicles and three users, with six months of data storage and ten one-time AI credits. Essential and Advanced require at least five vehicles and are listed at $3.00 and $5.00 per vehicle per month, respectively. The company describes its intended customers as fleets with roughly 50 to 500+ assets, often across locations and with workshops or compliance obligations. Its privacy policy says the app may collect precise device location during logged fill-ups or trips.