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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Motive

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AMotive builds technology to improve the safety, productivity, and profitability of businesses that power the physical economy. The Motive Automated Operations Platform combines IoT hardware with AI-powered applications to automate vehicle and equipment tracking, driver safety, compliance, maintenance, spend management, and more. Motive serves more than 120,000 businesses across industries, including trucking and logistics, construction, oil and gas, food and beverage, field service, agriculture,…N/A

    Simpro

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASimpro, headquartered in Brisbane, provides business management software for the trades and services industry. The solution combines field service management with asset tracking and maintenance, project management features with resource scheduling, and invoicing. For enterprises, Simpro helps manage business complexity such as franchises, multiple companies or multiple locations with a tailored Simpro framework that aims to handle complexity while maintaining the simplicity of working with one…N/A
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    MotiveSimpro
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    Pricing Offerings
    MotiveSimpro
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Simpro uses quote-based pricing tailored to each business and its requirements. A personalized demo and consultation are available. Simpro does not offer a self-service free trial or free version. Pricing varies based on the selected platform capabilities, add-ons, onboarding, training, and professional services.
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    Community Pulse
    MotiveSimpro
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
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    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    MotiveSimpro
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    Kickserv
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MotiveSimpro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (133 ratings)
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    9.9
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
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    Availability
    8.8
    (128 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    7.8
    (113 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    MotiveSimpro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Motive
    Motive is the ONLY application I will recommend in this industry to other companies needing ELD solutions. I have helped a couple other companies develop their own in house Electronic Logging Device systems and while they were promising initially, the companies lost sight of the important aspects and began to focus on cosmetic details over full functionality.
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    Simpro Software
    Simpro is well suited for job and team management, tracking inventory and the workflow is very logical. The mobile app for our field technicians works very well to clock on and off and then being in a position to report to a customer based on factual information has made invoicing a breeze! Reporting can be a bit frustrating especially on materials used on different cost centre numbers as you can only specify a job number, but not a cost centre number.
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    Pros
    Motive
    • ELD- alerts drivers when they are close to their hours of service, ensuring they stay compliant
    • Dashcams- allows us to provide feedback and coaching to drivers on things that need addressed as well as things that are going well
    • Customer Service- drivers and fleet personnel can chat with customer serviced. Resolutions are provided very quickly and efficiently.
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    Simpro Software
    • Billing: straight from a closed, complete job. Carries overall equipment, hours, takes one click to bill.
    • simPRO retains notes on all emails; notes can be entered by anyone to track communication with clients.
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    Cons
    Motive
    • One of the features I find frustrating to use is adjusting speed limits. Sure, when someone breaks a speed limit and it gives me an event I can go into the event and easily adjust the speed limit, but ONLY FOR THAT SECTION they sped in. If I need to adjust the speed limit for the whole road, thats another matter entirely. We work in the middle of no where so I have noticed there have been more examples of this than I would like. But I also understand they get their speed limit data the same as every other service so its not like Motive is behind, just limited to the data they receive.
    • I would like to be able to determine event criticality so that any event I want to be automatically assigned as "coachable" will be. Also in regards to the events page, I would like to see a way to select multiple events (maybe some check boxes to select the ones you want) and be able to assign them all to "coachable" or dismissed". Especially during implementation we are getting a lot of "obstructed view" and this is not going to count against their score, we just want to dismiss them after seeing who it is so we can address it. But we get 10 or 12 for each person and have to go into each one individually... It is just a little time consuming and I think the multi select functionality fixes that.
    • Currently maintenance reminders use engine hours OR miles. I would like to see the capability of using both. for example, a good estimate is 1 hour of engine idle time is equivalent to 30 miles driven. So if we set a 10,000 mile maintenance alert, I would want that to include the actual odometer reading (lets say 7,000 miles) and add the engine hours to miles conversion, lets say it has 100 idle hours (100x30 = 3,000). Hope that makes sense.
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    Simpro Software
    • Ability to create leave forms for the employees (to my best knowledge, this doesn't exist).
    • Ability to color code jobs, quotes by criticality.
    • Assign status to equipment (e.g. "ordered"; "arrived").
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Motive
    There are recently many other new companies that offer the same idea at a cheaper rate, but on the other hand, we are happy with Motive...
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    Simpro Software
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    Usability
    Motive
    When signing into Motive upon entering and starting motor vehicle, the app and the transmitting unit pair immediately. Once paired it is extremely easy and efficiently started to populate the necessary unit information. Then entering the Work Order info is seamlessly entered to the E- log. Doing the pre and post vehicle checks is completed quite accurately.
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    Simpro Software
    As mentioned before, materials reporting could use some work as one cannot report by cost centre number, only by job number. It makes it difficult with large jobs with multiple cost centre numbers to easily extract information for reporting. Other than that the system is user friendly and easy to understand.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Motive
    I don't have any outage issues with Motive. Anything unplanned is typical in the tech world and you have to go with the flow. The good thing is that any outages that would happen with Motive would not stop us from operating. That would be something I would be concerned with if so, otherwise I think we are in a good spot.
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    Simpro Software
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    Support Rating
    Motive
    Our support team is very responsive but not always helpful. As great as our implementation team and check in team have been, I think there needs to be a middle ground support techs for the physical machinery. I think our support team can have trouble diagnosing past what the device should be doing. However, they have always been eager to help, quick to respond, and do their best to see a resolution is found
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    Simpro Software
    It is a great option for solar project management. It needs some improvements for real-time one-page reports, inventory management, scheduling and custom views. I believe these will come because they listen to their customers. I would also like to see some better training and not be expected to pay out of pocket for it.
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    Online Training
    Motive
    Trainer was hard to understand but very knowledgeable in my needs.
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    Simpro Software
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    Implementation Rating
    Motive
    The last device we got had a $10 increase, this feature can make customers upset and send them to the competition.
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    Simpro Software
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    Alternatives Considered
    Motive
    The ease of use and features Motive had to offer were hands down a better product. We work with the Motive team providing feedback and constantly feel as if we are building the product with them rather than working with what we have.
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    Simpro Software
    monday.com was easier to set up and you can create boards with loads of subtasks which helps manage a project. Also, the ability to integrate with google was much better as we could link it to the calendar and also store documents that the engineers could see easier onsite. Overall we could make monday.com work better for our business based on how we are set up but simPRO will be great for other businesses with more specific needs.
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    Return on Investment
    Motive
    • The speeding data allowed us to create a speeding policy almost a year ago. We went from 5-10 drivers/week "breaking" our policy to 0-2 drivers/week "breaking" it. We have also noticed fewer challenging braking events due to fewer drivers speeding.
    • On more than one occasion, the video footage has saved us after the accident. In one instance, I was able to send the camera footage to the Trooper while on the scene of the accident, clearing us from any wrongdoing before the police even left the scene.
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    Simpro Software
    • Increased team collaboration.
    • Increased inventory awareness.
    • Decreased down time between jobs.
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    ScreenShots

    Motive Screenshots

    Screenshot of Fleet View:
Fleet View gives real-time visibility and historical context for decision-making and customer service.
- Motive automatically pairs drivers, vehicles, trailers, and equipment for visibility. 
- Real-time geofence notifications enhance operational control with immediate updates on fleet movement, scheduling, and security.
- Live traffic and weather conditions layered directly onto maps allow for precise route planning and navigationScreenshot of Driver Safety:
Motive uses AI to monitor and protect drivers, and gives safety managers tools to prevent accidents and reduce risk. 
Motive detects 15+ safety events like close following and cell phone usage, issuing real-time alerts for immediate correction.
The 400+ person Motive Safety Team reviews videos and removes false positives, ensuring no driver is penalized for mistakes they didn’t make. 
Only true safety events get surfaced in Motive’s turnkey coaching workflow, where it’s easy to coach virtually or in-person. 
In the event of an accident, Motive detects 99% of severe accidents and delivers HD footage within seconds for swift recovery.
The AI Dashcam and AI Omnicam ensure 360-degree visibility around every vehicle. The AI Omnicam is the first AI-powered camera for side, rear, or cargo monitoring.
The AI Dashcam boasts ultrawide 1440p HD video at 30 frames per second.Screenshot of Equipment Monitoring:
Motive gives visibility into the location, utilization and health of equipment and automates major operational workflows.

-Operational oversight with real-time tracking– with automated pairing of vehicles, assets, and drivers .
- Finds any asset, immediately, even in battery mode. 
- Prevents theft and unauthorized use with geofence alerts. 
- Identifies dormant and underutilized equipment to reposition assets and increase utilization
- Sends maintenance alerts via engine hours and telematics, reducing downtime
-Integrates with OEMs using AEMP 2.0 to centralize management of heavy equipment from various manufacturers in a single platform.
-Includes reports on past dispatches to validate deliveries and determine which vehicles or assets were used.Screenshot of Fuel Utilization:
Motive helps with sustainability by providing insights into vehicle efficiency and utilization, helping save on fuel costs and reduce emissions.

-Offers insight into the efficiency and utilization of gasoline, diesel, hybrid and electric vehicles. 
-Improves vehicle efficiency by tracking fuel consumption by driver and vehicle.
-Coaches drivers by pinpointing wasteful behaviors.
-Displays true idling, productive idling, and the source of each.
-Offers comparisons of performance against the broader Motive network with suggestions for improvements.
-Assesses vehicles and routes for electrification with historic tracking and telematics data.
-EV charge levels and battery health information are displayed in the dashboard to simplify workflows for dispatchers with mixed fleets.Screenshot of Coaching:
Motive enables coaching drivers virtually through the Driver App, or in-person using Coaching Sessions.
-Turnkey coaching workflows identify drivers and behaviors that require attention.
-Coaching Sessions begin with a holistic view of the driver’s coachable events, unsafe driving patterns, and coaching history.
-Enables self improvement by allowing drivers to view their safety events in the Motive Driver App.
-Motive Coach automatically sends targeted coaching videos to drivers that exhibit recurring unsafe behaviors. Coming soon.Screenshot of Spend Management:
The Motive Card helps to eliminate data silos, reduces fraudulent and wasteful spend, and automates manual workflows.
- Fleet and spend  are managed in the same dashboard, with automated reporting.
- Detects and reduces fraud in through AI-enabled fraud alerts that highlight suspicious transactions in near real-time.
- Customizable spend controls to control cardholder spend by amount, day of week, and time of day
- Phone-based card unlock prevents skimming.
- Creates discounts on fuel, maintenance and more at over 25,000 partner locations.
- Offers visibility into wasteful spending habits so drivers can be coaches on more cost effective fuelling locations.
- Supports purchases everywhere Mastercard is accepted.

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