Traccar review

Traccar is the free answer for vehicle tracking, the one part of fleet management the other free plans here skip. It is open source GPS tracking software that you can run on Windows, Linux or a cloud server, and its site lists live tracking on maps, alerts for geofence crossings, harsh driving, fuel drops and maintenance events, and reports of trips and location history that export to Excel. It works with a wide range of GPS tracker devices and protocols, and the Traccar Client app can turn a phone into a tracker, which suits a small fleet testing the idea before buying hardware. The trade off is setup: self-hosting needs someone comfortable with a server. If that is not you, the developers sell a Tracking Account on a shared server for $9.95 per month with 5 or 20 devices, live tracking, reports, geofences and a year of history, or a dedicated server from $49.95. Pair it with a maintenance app for service records.

Who it is for

Fleets that want live vehicle tracking without a per vehicle subscription and can run a server or pay for light hosting.

Price

Free to self-host; managed Tracking Account from $9.95 per month.

Tracking Account A single user account on a shared server. From $9.95 / month
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• Live tracking on road maps or satellite imagery with sensor readings
• Alerts for geofence crossings, harsh driving, fuel drops and maintenance events
• Trip reports, charts, summaries and location history, exported to Excel
• Support for a wide range of GPS tracker devices and protocols, or a phone as a tracker
• Web, Android and iOS apps, plus REST and WebSocket API access

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Traccar says the software will always be free and fully open source
• Strength: Works with many GPS trackers, so you can pick low cost hardware
• Strength: Hosted accounts are cheap, from $9.95 per month for up to 5 devices
• Weakness: Self-hosting means installing and maintaining a server
• Weakness: It covers tracking and alerts, not inspections or full maintenance logs
• Weakness: Hosted accounts keep one year of tracking history

Key facts

• License: Free and open source
• Hosted account: $9.95 per month, 5 or 20 devices
• Hosted server: From $49.95 per month for 50 devices
• Free trial: 7 days on hosted plans
• Apps: Web, Android and iOS

Where it ranks

Traccar is No. 6 in our Best Free Fleet Management Software verdict.