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Samsara

bySamsara
in
4.6
Market Presence: Transportation Mobility (Transitioning to Vehicle Fleet Telematics), Trucking ERP Solutions

Overview

Product Information on Samsara

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Samsara?

Samsara is a software designed to support businesses in managing and optimizing operations across fleet management, industrial processes, and physical assets. The software provides cloud-based monitoring of vehicles, equipment, and sites through real-time data collection, analytics, and reporting. It enables tracking of asset location, vehicle usage, fuel consumption, and driver behavior, offering insights that help improve operational efficiency and safety compliance. Integrated with various sensors and GPS technologies, the software supports preventive maintenance and automated workflows. Samsara aids organizations in streamlining logistics, monitoring environmental conditions, and ensuring adherence to operational policies and regulatory standards.

Samsara Pricing

Samsara software uses a subscription-based pricing model that charges a recurring fee per device or asset, with costs varying depending on the features and modules selected, such as fleet management, safety, and compliance. The software typically requires an annual commitment and hardware purchase is often sold separately from the software subscription.

Overall experience with Samsara

IT Associate
10B - 30B USD, Retail
FAVORABLE

“There are very few vendors that truly deserve a 5-star rating. For me, Samsara is the exception.”

5.0
Mar 31, 2026
I hardly ever give 5-stars to any vendor; but, in Samsara's case, I'll make an exception. Their customer service is outstanding. Their products are all very reliable and well-tested long before they're customer-facing. The company I work for also field-tested Samsara competitors claiming to offer similar Fleet Management System (FMS) products/services. It's really hard to overstate how far ahead of the game Samsara is compared to its competition.
Operations Manager
10B - 30B USD, Services (non-Government)
CRITICAL

“Customer Service Limitations Impact Real-Time Assistance During Vehicle Theft Incident”

3.0
May 12, 2026
While the equipment is good quality, easy to install and works as directed, I was very disappointed in the 5 minute cap per month that you can view vehicles. A company our size made sure we had extended viewing, however, the representative would not assist me with going over the 5 minute cap (in error) when a vehicle was stolen and I ahd to give realtime information to law enforcement

About Company

Company Description

Updated 2nd November 2023

Samsara's mission is to improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the operations that power the global economy. Each day, millions of people work to ensure our communities run smoothly. They are the frontlines that build our cities. Deliver our goods. Keep the water running and the lights on. Samsara is working every day to make this essential work better, safer, and easier—for organizations managing complex physical operations and the people that power them.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2015
Head office location
San Francisco, United States
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Annual Revenue
500M-1B USD
Website
http://www.samsara.com

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Samsara Reviews and Ratings

Showing data for 97 ratings and reviews for Transportation Mobility (Transitioning to Vehicle Fleet Telematics) market. View all 110 ratings and reviews across markets for a complete picture.

4.6

(97 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
67%
4 Star
30%
3 Star
3%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.6

Integration & Deployment

4.6

Service & Support

4.6

Product Capabilities

4.8

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  • IT Associate
    10B+ USD
    Retail
    Review Source

    There are very few vendors that truly deserve a 5-star rating. For me, Samsara is the exception.

    5.0
    Mar 31, 2026
    I hardly ever give 5-stars to any vendor; but, in Samsara's case, I'll make an exception. Their customer service is outstanding. Their products are all very reliable and well-tested long before they're customer-facing. The company I work for also field-tested Samsara competitors claiming to offer similar Fleet Management System (FMS) products/services. It's really hard to overstate how far ahead of the game Samsara is compared to its competition.
  • Operations Manager
    10B+ USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    Customer Service Limitations Impact Real-Time Assistance During Vehicle Theft Incident

    3.0
    May 12, 2026
    While the equipment is good quality, easy to install and works as directed, I was very disappointed in the 5 minute cap per month that you can view vehicles. A company our size made sure we had extended viewing, however, the representative would not assist me with going over the 5 minute cap (in error) when a vehicle was stolen and I ahd to give realtime information to law enforcement
  • Safety Supervisor
    10B+ USD
    Consumer Goods
    Review Source

    Continuous Development: A Notable Advantage of Samsara

    5.0
    Mar 23, 2026
    Samsara's personnel are well trained, responsive, and knowledgeable. The product is extremely well thought out, easy to use, reliable, and stable. Top-flight stuff in every way.
  • Operations Associate
    10B+ USD
    Consumer Goods
    Review Source

    Tracking Vehicle and Driver Locations Becomes Simpler With Visibility Tools Provided

    5.0
    May 11, 2026
    I use this mainly for tracking where a unit is or a driver. Finding them is easy and it's a great tool.
  • Group Product Manager
    <50M USD
    Construction
    Review Source

    Adaptable Analytics Valued, Customization Support and Cable Costs Highlighted as Issues

    4.0
    Mar 13, 2026
    Overall, good product, good analytics, and dashboards!!!
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Reviewer Insights for: Samsara
Performance of Samsara Across Market Features

Samsara Likes & Dislikes

Like

Samsara is designed from the ground-up to integrate with its customers' internal systems. Integration options include an extensive suite of REST/APIs, real-world/near-real-time/event-driven webhooks, stream connectors to modern messaging systems, and native SSO/SAML/SCIM support for IDP integrations. As a general rule of thumb, my experience is that if Samsara has the information, then there's a way to consume it. So far, I haven't seen any exceptions to that rule.

Like

The ability to see what is going on and the voice features

Like

I really appreciate that the product is under constant development and proven. That's a huge selling point compared to some competitors which have basically stopped their development work years ago and are not welcoming of feedback and development requests.

Dislike

For me, this is a hard question to answer. I have encountered limitations that were show-stoppers to one or more business initiatives; however, in every single case I have been able to work out a solution with the support team assigned to our account. I can think of at least two cases where the answer was as simple as making a feature request and the feature was rolled out within a three month period. However, if I had to pick something, I would say the rate limits on the REST/APIs can be kind of a drag. Still, every time we have to adjust the rate limits on an endpoint, Samsara always finds a way to get us to optimal speeds.

Dislike

The issues with talking to customer service when obviously they did not have the company coded correctly leaving me at a 5 minute cap when a vehicle was stolen

Dislike

Integration of other systems with Samsara has been somewhat complicated by lack of detail in the documentation of their API library. That issue can be resolved through a statement of work to discuss details with Engineering, but better documentation would be a better solution.