PeopleNet Vs TranWare (Sep 2020)

Shlomi Lavi / Sep 07, 2020

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Looking for the right Fleet management solution for your business? buyers like you are primarily concerned about the real total implementation cost (TCO), full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, pros and cons. in this article we compare between the 2 software products:

Vendor comparison

PeopleNet Communications: Founded in 1994, PeopleNet provides fleet mobility technology for North America’s land transportation industry that enables greater levels of safety, compliance, cost reduction and customer service. The PeopleNet platform combines network communications, mobility and analytics to create the next-generation standard in technology-driven fleet performance and decision-making management. Its products are used by more than 2,000 truckload, LTL, private, and energy services fleets in the United States and Canada, including several Fortune 500 companies. The company aggressively develops new products that continue to improve fleet management. Industry recognition of the company’s leadership includes: Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year Award, Inbound Logistics Top 100 Award; Food Logistics’ 100 Top Technology Solutions and Service Providers; Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Award; and M2M Value Chain Award. PeopleNet is a Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) Company and part of its international Transportation and Logistics Division. PeopleNet was named as a key factor in Trimble’s top ranking by ABI Research’s 2013 Commercial Fleet Telematics Competitive Assessment.

Universal TranWare, LLC.: Universal TranWare™ has been a leading technology and services company focused on the taxi and limousine industry technology since its inception. We are a proudly American company with a longer than 16 year track record of innovation, reliability, and affordability. We have developed our large client base, solid reputation and remarkably high client retention by providing more than just affordable leading edge solutions. We have earned it by steadfastly supporting what we sell and by seeing ourselves as partners in the long-term success of our clients. Our proprietary technologies, carefully selected suppliers and partners, and unique strategic approach set us apart from the “big box” players who treat valuable customers like second class citizens, the cottage industry mom and pop shops who just don’t have the horsepower to deliver what it takes, and the “out of nowhere” start-ups that disappear as quickly as they pop up.

Pricing/cost comparison

The real cost of Fleet management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training cost, customization cost, required hardware, and the cost of maintenance & support and other related services. It's critical that you account for all of these costs to gain an understanding of the system's "total cost of ownership". We prepared a total cost calculator for PeopleNet TCO and TranWare total cost to help with the total cost of ownership calculation.

PeopleNet price Starting from $1,200 per vehicle , on a scale between 1 to 10 PeopleNet Fleet Manager is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Fleet management software. TranWare price Starting from $29.95 per user/month , when comparing TranWare to their competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Fleet management software cost.

Bottom line:TranWare is more expensive than PeopleNet.

Features and functionality

As with any business software solutions, it’s important to consider the features & functionality. The tool should support the processes, workflows, reports and needs that matter to your team. To help you evaluate this, we've compared PeopleNet Vs. TranWare based on some of the most important and required Fleet management features.
PeopleNet: We are still working to collect the list of features of PeopleNet. .
TranWare list of features include the following: We are still working to collect the list of features of TranWare.

Target customer size

PeopleNet's typical customers include: Small business, Medium business, Large business, and TranWare's target customer size include: Small business, Medium business, Large business.