Fleet tracking in Australia costs A$8 to A$35 a vehicle a month for the plan, plus A$89 to A$329 for each tracker, on the price lists we checked on 18 October 2026. Some vendors include the tracker in the monthly price. For 3 vehicles over 3 years the totals run from about A$1,300 to A$4,000, GST included, and ours is A$1,496.91.
This guide is for a small business with a few work vehicles, not a transport company with a depot. It sets out what you pay once, what you pay every month or year, whether the price on the page includes GST, and what a contract adds. Every competitor price is quoted as the vendor listed it, with the date we read the page, and the 3-year table puts all of them on the same 3 vehicles and 36 months.
Contents
- How Much Does Fleet Tracking Cost in Australia?
- What Does Tracking 3 Vehicles Cost Over 3 Years?
- What Is the Difference Between Hardware, a Subscription and a Contract?
- Do Fleet Tracking Prices Include GST?
- Is a No-Contract Tracker Cheaper Than a 36-Month Plan?
- What Does a Small Business Not Need to Pay For?
- How Do I Work Out the Cost for My Own Vehicles?
- Can I Claim Fleet Tracking Costs?
How Much Does Fleet Tracking Cost in Australia?
Between A$8 and A$35 a vehicle a month for the plan, and A$89 to A$329 a vehicle for the tracker, on the 4 Australian price lists we read on 18 October 2026. The spread is wide because the vendors price different things: one sells the tracker outright and the plan on top, one includes the tracker in the monthly fee, and the guide most people find first gives no tracker price at all.
Expert Market listed entry-level trackers from A$13 a vehicle a month, advanced systems from A$25 and expert-level systems from about A$35 on 18 October 2026. Its guide was last updated on 20 March 2023, and it gives no tracker price, no GST position and no contract term. Its fleet management page puts most systems between A$20 and A$35 a vehicle a month, with the cheapest from A$10 and the dearest up to A$250.
Fleet Mate listed its GPS tracking subscription with a SIM at A$15 a month, cancel anytime, or A$99 a year, both marked as sale prices down from A$30 and A$180, GST included, on 18 October 2026. Its FMC003 plug-in OBD2 tracker was A$145 and its wired FMC920 was A$89, on sale from A$93. The page does not say in words that the subscription is per vehicle, but each one comes with its own SIM, so we have counted 1 for each vehicle.
Fleetlog listed its Standard plan at A$25 + GST a vehicle a month, with a 4G tracker at A$299 + GST, no lock-in contract and no extra charge for the SIM or data, on 18 October 2026.
Ctrack listed its Essential plan at A$29 a month for 1 to 10 vehicles, with a plug-and-play OBD tracker included, prices excluding GST and no lock-in contract, on 18 October 2026. Setup is A$99 a vehicle on monthly billing and waived on annual billing, which also takes 15% off. The page does not say whether the A$29 is for each vehicle or for the account, so the table below shows both.
Our OBD GPS tracker is A$199 for the tracker, GST included, then A$99.99 a year for each tracker, GST included, with no contracts and the first 31 days free. In New Zealand it is NZ$229 and NZ$99.99 a year. The plan covers the SIM, unlimited data and the app, and one account holds as many trackers as you need.
What Does Tracking 3 Vehicles Cost Over 3 Years?
A$1,496.91 with our OBD tracker on the yearly plan, GST included, and A$1,326 to A$3,956.70 on the other price lists we checked. Every row below is 3 vehicles for 36 months, with the tracker bought once and 1 plan for each vehicle, at the prices listed on 18 October 2026.
| Provider | Trackers, 3 vehicles | Plans, 36 months | 3-year total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solid GPS, yearly plan | A$597.00 | A$899.91 | A$1,496.91 |
| Fleet Mate, yearly plan | A$435.00 | A$891.00 | A$1,326.00 |
| Fleetlog Standard | A$986.70 | A$2,970.00 | A$3,956.70 |
| Ctrack Essential, monthly billing | Included, plus A$326.70 setup | A$1,148.40 to A$3,445.20 | A$1,475.10 to A$3,771.90 |
| Expert Market range | Not stated | A$1,404 to A$3,780 | A$1,404 to A$3,780 plus trackers |
Every figure includes GST, so the rows compare like for like. Fleetlog and Ctrack list their prices without GST, and we have added 10% to them. Expert Market does not say either way, so its range is as listed. The Ctrack row runs from the A$29 counted once for the account to the A$29 counted for each of the 3 vehicles, and its annual billing would take 15% off the plan and drop the setup fee. Fleet Mate’s row uses its yearly sale price; on its monthly plan the same 3 vehicles come to A$2,055.
Our total is 3 trackers at A$199 and 3 yearly plans at A$99.99 for 3 years, which works out at about A$13.86 a vehicle a month. There is no contract, so the 3 years is a comparison period and not a commitment, and the free 31 days are not deducted, so the figure is a ceiling. The first year alone is A$896.97, the same number as in our guide to choosing a GPS tracker for work vehicles.
See every work ute, van and truck on one map on your phone, with a tracker that plugs into the OBD2 port and runs off the vehicle. Tracking 3 work vehicles costs A$1,496.91 over 3 years, with no contract.
What Is the Difference Between Hardware, a Subscription and a Contract?
The hardware is the tracker you buy once, the subscription is the monthly or yearly fee that keeps it reporting, and a contract is how long you promise to keep paying that fee. A price that leaves out any of the 3 is not a price you can compare.
The tracker is a one-off cost of A$89 to A$329 on the lists above, unless the vendor folds it into the monthly fee, as Ctrack does. The subscription pays for the SIM, the mobile data and the app, and Fleet Mate, Fleetlog and Solid GPS include those in the plan rather than charging for them separately. Some add a setup fee on top, such as Ctrack’s A$99 a vehicle on monthly billing, so read for one before you add up the year.
Installation is the cost most lists skip. A plug-in tracker goes into the OBD2 port under the steering wheel and needs no tools, and a vehicle with no port can take our A$10 wiring harness to the battery instead. A tracker that must be wired in by an auto electrician adds a fitting charge for each vehicle, so ask for it in writing. Our guide to the types of GPS trackers sets plug-in, wired and battery trackers side by side, and what to look for in a GPS tracker covers the hidden fees to ask about.
Do Fleet Tracking Prices Include GST?
Not always, so check before you compare 2 prices. Of the 4 vendors we read on 18 October 2026, Fleetlog and Ctrack list their prices without GST, Fleet Mate lists them with GST included, and Expert Market’s guide does not say. Our own prices include GST. That is a 10% gap between 2 numbers that look the same on the page.
If your business is registered for GST, the GST on a tracker and its plan is usually a credit on your business activity statement, so the fair comparison between vendors is the price before GST. The Australian Taxation Office notes that you cannot also claim the GST component as a deduction when you can claim it as a GST credit. If you are not registered, the GST is part of what you pay, so compare the prices with GST included, as the table above does.
Is a No-Contract Tracker Cheaper Than a 36-Month Plan?
Over 36 months it often costs about the same a month, and it is cheaper the moment anything changes. A contract fixes the number of months you pay for, while a no-contract plan lets you stop paying for a vehicle you have sold, written off or parked for the winter.
All 4 of the vendors we checked on 18 October 2026 said they have no lock-in contract, so for a small business the real choice is between monthly and yearly billing. Fleet Mate charges A$15 a month or A$99 a year for its subscription, Ctrack takes 15% off for annual billing and waives its setup fee, and our plan is A$99.99 a year for each tracker, paid yearly, which you can cancel at the end of any year. The yearly price is lower, and the monthly price is for a vehicle you may not keep.
Where a vendor does ask for a 36-month term, do the sum before you sign. Sell a van in month 20 and you still owe 16 months on its tracker, and at A$25 a month that is A$400 for a vehicle you no longer own. The other risk is the hardware going dead before the contract does: when the 3G networks closed, businesses on long contracts were left paying for trackers that could no longer report. Our guide to the 3G shutdown and GPS trackers explains what happened and what to check on any tracker you are offered now.
What Does a Small Business Not Need to Pay For?
Separate logins for each driver, reports, driver scoring and engine data, in most cases. Those are the features that lift the price from the A$13 entry tier to the A$25 and A$35 tiers in Expert Market’s guide, and that guide ties the dearer tiers to fleets of 21 vehicles and more.
A business with 2 to 10 work vehicles usually wants to know where each one is, where it went yesterday, and whether it moved overnight. A plug-in tracker does that with live location, trip history and movement and geofence alerts, and the GPS tracker for work vehicles guide has a table of what a plug-in tracker does and does not do next to a full fleet system. The pros and cons of GPS trackers covers the wider trade-offs.
Jason runs a small fleet of delivery vans with our OBD trackers. He sees every van live on one map and gets an alert when something is off, and that is the whole of what he pays for.
One cost is time rather than money. In most states you must tell staff in writing before a work vehicle is tracked, and in 5 states you need their consent. Our guide to GPS tracking laws in Australia sets out the rules state by state.
How Do I Work Out the Cost for My Own Vehicles?
Add 3 lines: the trackers, the plans for the years you want to compare, and any setup or fitting fee. Put GST on any price listed without it before you add it to the rest.
- Trackers: the tracker price multiplied by the number of vehicles.
- Plans: the yearly plan price multiplied by the number of vehicles, multiplied by the number of years.
- Fees: any setup or fitting fee multiplied by the number of vehicles.
For 5 utes over 3 years with our tracker, that is 5 trackers at A$199, which is A$995, plus 5 plans at A$99.99 for 3 years, which is A$1,499.85, and no fees, for a total of A$2,494.85, GST included. The current prices for each tracker model are on our Solid GPS plans page. For a vendor that lists prices without GST, multiply each line by 1.1 first, and for one that includes the tracker in the monthly fee, leave the first line empty and ask whether the A$29 or similar is for each vehicle or for the account.
Can I Claim Fleet Tracking Costs?
Usually, yes, for vehicles used in your business. The Australian Taxation Office says you can claim a tax deduction for most expenses you incur in carrying on your business if they are directly related to earning your assessable income, and it lists day-to-day operating expenses and depreciating assets such as equipment among them.
The plan is an operating expense, which the ATO says you generally claim in the year you incur it. The tracker is a depreciating asset, claimed over time, although the ATO says a small business entity using the simplified depreciation rules may be able to claim the business-use portion immediately. If a vehicle is also used privately, you can claim only the business portion, and you must keep records to prove the expense. This is general information from the ATO’s page as it stood on 18 October 2026, so check your own position with your accountant.
Sources
| Source | Used for | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| Expert Market: vehicle tracking systems cost | A$13, A$25 and A$35 tiers, updated 20 March 2023 | 18 October 2026 |
| Expert Market: fleet management | A$20 to A$35 typical range | 18 October 2026 |
| Fleet Mate: GPS tracking subscription | A$15 a month or A$99 a year, GST included | 18 October 2026 |
| Fleet Mate: FMC003 OBD2 tracker | A$145 tracker, GST included | 18 October 2026 |
| Fleetlog: pricing | A$25 + GST a vehicle a month, A$299 + GST tracker | 18 October 2026 |
| Ctrack: trades | A$29 a month for 1 to 10 vehicles, A$99 setup, prices exclude GST | 18 October 2026 |
| ATO: business deductions | What a business can claim, updated 18 June 2026 | 18 October 2026 |
| Solid GPS: OBD GPS tracker | A$199 tracker and A$99.99 a year, GST included | 18 October 2026 |
