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What Is Samsara?

Samsara simplifies physical operations by bringing all your people, equipment, systems, and sites onto one open platform.

With the world's largest Connected Operations dataset, we deliver more accurate insights to help you make smarter decisions. Whether you’re managing fleets or optimizing work sites, you’ll get recommendations you can trust and features that keep you ahead. From small fleets to major enterprises, our solutions serve organizations across transportation, construction, manufacturing, and logistics. Our platform is secure, easy to deploy, grows with your business, and connects easily with your existing tools. With ongoing innovation backed by over $1B in research and more than 150 patents, Samsara is your partner for long-term success.

Who Uses Samsara?

Samsara is a proud technology partner to the largest and most complex operations across construction, transportation and warehousing, field services, manufacturing, retail, logistics, and government.

Samsara Software - One platform to connect your people, systems, and data.
When your cameras, sensors, and workflows are connected, your whole organization operates as one. That means faster, more informed decisions for a secure, scalable, and flexible organization.
Samsara Software - Samsara’s to-the-second GPS and vehicle diagnostics give you best-in-class visibility to improve route performance, fleet efficiency, and customer service.
Samsara Software - Detect risk and protect your fleet. Capture risk with reliable, AI-detected safety events and seamless, cloud-based video retrieval.
Samsara Software - Elevate your driver experience with personalized workflows in the Driver App.

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Reviews of Samsara

Average score

Overall
4.3
Ease of Use
4.3
Customer Service
4.1
Features
4.2
Value for Money
4.1

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Wesley
Wesley
Dispatch manager in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Top-notch tools

5.0 6 months ago

Comments: My overall experience with samsara is outstanding.

Pros:

Samsara allows me to accurately track and monitor my fleet of vehicles. Safety inspections allow tracking of vehicle service and maintenance. Also, the app allows drivers to login lunch breaks. This app has everything you need to monitor drivers and vehicles.

Cons:

What I like least about samsara is the price of the service.

James
Safety and Training Compliance Manager in US
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Mid State TK Camera ROI

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: Our experience overall has been a good one. The camera's have helped out out in several situations where the actual person at fault could have gotten off.

Pros:

The ease of use. How it can be used to get out of sticky situations when incidents occur. Has also helped with lowering idle times.

Cons:

Having to pay extra for things that should be included in your monthly payment.

Maria
Fleet Safety Officer in US
Farming, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Samsara Telematics and Dash Cams Fully Recommend!

5.0 2 months ago

Comments: My experience has been going great, then I expected. I've gotten all the help from a great samsara team; they were able to make everything so easy and hands on. Which has made my job easier and help all the drivers stay safe,

Pros:

As a fleet safety officer, with all the great technology system and great information provided from Samsara, I am able to monitor all my fleet and keep everyone safe.

Cons:

So far, have nothing to complain, due to everything has been great with all the vehicle telematics.

Mohamud
Owner in US
Medical Practice, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Alternatives Considered:

Samsara renewal is a joke

1.0 4 months ago

Comments: They are well above price of their competitors. Verizon's Connect is $5 per device per month cheaper and their customer service is unparalleled. They are quick to get your money and then ghost customers that have been loyal for over 3 years. They had so much going for them. But they have a 1.2 out of 5 rating on BBB and their google reviews are in the tank. They respond with a generic response but don't actually do anything.

Pros:

The equipment works and we were able to track the vehicles. The ai feature works great.

Cons:

The customer service. [sensitive content hidden] will not answer your messages or phone calls. We were suppose to do a renewal and he is absent. There is a bottleneck for the renewal where you can only deal with him. His management team doesn't intervene. You are left at his disposal. 3 weeks in the process of renewal with 7 systems failing. You can't buy replacements because you have to be in contract.

Anthony
Field supervisor and routing supervisor in US
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Route Supervisor CPSB schools.

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: Absolutely fantastic. Support has been so much better as the company has evolved into a better app and online experience.

Pros:

Instant video of accidents and issues. We are able to get quick footage in the event of a major accident.

Cons:

My only issue is not being able to assign drivers to there vehicle. We typically make many changes in that area as a school district.

Ahmad
Systems Admin in US
Retail, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

All-In-One

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: I noticed the outstanding functionality and superiority of Samsara over our previous ELD and Safety Solution provider as soon as we switched to Samsara 2 years ago. It's been a great experience and i always look forward for new features and improvements that are offered by Samsara. "Feature Management" and "What's New" are my to-go places to learn about the newest features and improvements in Samsara and they are usually very exciting.

Pros:

I like the evolving technology in Samsara and the ability to run the operation on single platform.

Cons:

Not being able to manage equipment or vehicles (like rentals) without a VG.

Igor
Igor
Trucking company owner. in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Logistics & Supply Chain, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Samsara user.

4.0 4 months ago

Comments: Like i said previously i never had any issues with it as a driver.

Pros:

It never had any issues with the location and you were able to switch it to personal convenience while in motion.

Cons:

I never had any issues with it. I was driving under someone else's company so it worked perfectly for me.

Daniel
General Manager in US
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Highly recommend

5.0 4 months ago

Comments: I’m a Samsara user for the past 8 years and can’t express with words how great experience it’s been for me.

Pros:

We love how accurate and real time the information is provide to operations.

Cons:

Pricing has been a great challenge to keep up with the service provider.

Jerrad
Safety Manager in US
Construction, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Endless possiblities

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: We have been using Samsara for four years now. It makes my job easier.

Pros:

The website is concise and easy to navigate.

Cons:

The false readings for the following distance.

Muhammad Abdullah Ahsan
Safety and Compliance Coordinator in Canada
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

A good one stop shop app

4.0 last month New

Comments: It was really good and amazing. User friendly interface.

Pros:

Best software, very easy to use and understand.

Cons:

Needs a bit of time to get a hang on. But it is overall ok.

Virginia
Operations Director in Mexico
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

I love Samsara

5.0 6 months ago

Comments: I like it a lot, easy to use, easy to have the information from reports, easy to identify any kind of situation on the way. Also this provide us a very good tool of tracking to offer to our customers and drivers

Pros:

I love to have the information on time and real, that is the reason I choose Reports Routes Tracking

Cons:

I did not figure out it yet, but could be that I do not know how integrate some of the apps in Samsara to my daily activities

Alejandra
Dispatcher in US
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Overall, Amazing Logbook!

4.0 8 months ago

Comments: My overall experience with Samsara has been very favorable. As I mentioned before, they provide great service with their products. Very few times have we had issues, but when we do a ticket is created and solved promptly. I would definitely recommend this product to other carriers.

Pros:

I like that we are able to share this live tracking, including what day & what time the link expires. It's also very simple to use, it gives me a breakdown as to fuel, miles per state, etc. There is lots of good features it has in our favor.

Cons:

I don't like the fact that the HOS change randomly. One minute my driver can have 1 hour left, and the next minute he has no HOS left.. It sometimes is hard to know exactly how many HOS driver actually has

Roberto
General Manager in US
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great and reliable GPS

5.0 7 months ago

Comments: Reliable and easy to use. when we switch from our previous GPS tracking the feature that i like a lot is that is very ise to shared the tracking links.

Pros:

that is easy to share tracking links to my customers even from my mobile device

Cons:

that u cant check driver hours from the mobile app like the web.

ANTHONY
CEO in US
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

WAS A GREAT COMPANY AND NOW ITS TERRIBLE

1.0 8 months ago

Comments: There customer service is terrible. No one has the ability to help. Worst company to deal with issues ever.

Pros:

There customer service is terrible. No one has the ability to help. Growth turned this once great company to trash.

Cons:

There customer service is terrible. No one has the ability to help. Woke management will not help.

Samsara Response

7 months ago

We always aim to put our customers first and are very sorry to hear this has been your experience. We have forwarded your feedback to the appropriate teams. We've also located your account and can confirm that a member of our team has reached out to you recently to resolve your issues.

Dan
Dir. of Safety in US
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Samsara ELD

5.0 9 months ago

Pros:

Simplicity of the in cab system makes it easy for use for any Driver

Cons:

I have no complaints about Samsara at all

Miriam
Field Supervisor in US
Utilities, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

How effective is Samsara for a big corporation

5.0 8 months ago

Comments: I like it because I can see were my crew is at all time

Pros:

all the information at the tip of your finger tips

Cons:

privacy because most of my tech was concern of losing their privacy

Nathan
Shipping Supervisor in US
Building Materials, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Douglas Lumber Samsara Review

5.0 6 months ago

Comments: Overall, this application is hands down the best vehicle tracking system we've ever used here.

Pros:

Overall we love how easy this is to use. The ability to track vehicles accurately is huge for us at Douglas Lumber. Vehicle Diagnostics is also a huge help and makes scheduling service for our fleet easy!

Cons:

The way the tracking system shows times. Trying to figure out the point in time a vehicle was near a certain address on its route is a little less cut and dry than other aspects of the tracking system.

William
Chief of Operations in US
Hospital & Health Care, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Samsara in the EMS setting

5.0 8 months ago

Comments: My overall experience with Samsara has been very positive. Starting with the sales rep [sensitive content hidden] W, he was very professional, knowledgeable about the product and very eager to assist with any questions we had. The product delivery was very fast and was well packaged. Installation of the product was very easy and with [sensitive content hidden] help was done within a few hours. Setup of the system was very simple and the tutorial videos made it easy to navigate the dashboard. All that said I don't know why every Company doesn't utilize this system.

Pros:

Samsara is user friendly and takes much of the guess work out of locating our Ambulances. Whether using on mobile device or on a computer Samsara has become a vital part of our everyday operations. We use Samsara for Maintenance tracking/documentation, real time tracking of assets along with monitoring of safety concerns.

Cons:

I personally have not found anything with this system that I like less than any other feature.

Greg
Safety Manager in US
Telecommunications, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

A life saver for fleet safety.

5.0 7 months ago

Comments: Samsara is awesome and as long as I am responsible for a drivers safety, the vehicle will have a Samsara camera.

Pros:

The things I like most about Samsara is it helps with investigations and litigation. I think the ability to verify driver behavior when the public calls in to report a concern is critical. Being updated on when something happens that I need to be aware of makes monitoring team safety much easier.

Cons:

Sometimes it reports things that shouldnt be reported. Seatbelt violations when the person is very clearly wearing a seatbelt, or a stop sign violation when the stop sign was for a different lane.

Lance
operation manager in Canada
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

The Help of Samsara

4.0 9 months ago

Comments: Samsara has helped our business in many ways. Being able to see what our drivers are doing helps our company save money. Being able to submit videos when collisions happen and submitting to our insurance company is a bonus.

Pros:

I like that we can see where every truck is and what they are doing. When we are paying drivers by the hour we monitor where they are going at all times and how long they are at every stop. The cameras have especially helped us when accidents are video captured when submitting to ICBC.

Cons:

The video history somehow needs to be captured when needed. I believe you can only go back a certain number of weeks, or you cannot request to retrieve it.

Justin
Safety and Compliance in Canada
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Samsara for You

5.0 10 months ago

Pros:

Dash cams are a great tool that helps us see what our drivers see. Helps most when there are incidents or concerns that we need to monitor and review.

Cons:

Only concern is that it is a cellular based telematics system. meaning that it can lose connection if not in good cell coverage. Being a trucking company, sending drivers north can be a little nerve racking as it loses connection.

Dustin
Operations Manager in US
Construction, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Best bang for your buck

4.0 4 months ago

Pros:

Samsara has been hands down one of the easiest telematics providers we have worked with. They have gotten the product out immediately, and made activating these devices seamless. They have also offered the best pricing that I have seen in the industry.

Cons:

We still have not been able to get all the data points we want from our entire fleet. While Samsara has tried to help with some information, it feels we are still on our own to ultimately troubleshoot.

Max
Manager in US
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Samsara is good for any fleet size

4.0 4 months ago

Comments: I think Samsara overall is a good company and has a good range of products for any fleet size. There are a lot of pros and cons, but the pros for me outweigh the cons.

Pros:

Samsara has a wide range of equipment and a comprehensive package of tools to monitor your fleet safety, compliance, temperature control monitoring, and other aspects of your fleet with plenty of reporting and setting options.

Cons:

I do not like the customer support. You get the run around and escalation process via email and on the phone with people you can hardly understand. I have bad module units that should have been under warranty. We ended up just throwing them in the back room and purchasing new ones. That is not how customer service should be, but the fact of how frustrating it got.

Jeff
General Foreman in US
Government Relations, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Honest review

4.0 8 months ago

Pros:

I like a lot of the different options that us can use with Samsara. I use it daily for tracking equipment and see what was down for the day.

Cons:

At some times during the day it dose seam to cut out and not record when the vehicle is in motion and don't map it.

Ryan
Recruiting in US
Utilities, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Amazing App!

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: 10/10. Would highly recommend more companies buy in using Samsara

Pros:

I like how accurate Samsara is, I've used it for 2 years now and have absolutely no complaints.

Cons:

N/A nothing whatsoever could make me write a bad review for this amazing app.