What Platform Science is good at
- Certified US and Canadian ELD
- Virtual Vehicle app and integration marketplace
- Usage-based billing model tied to active devices and units
Pricing: what the vendor publishes
Platform Science publishes a flexible usage-based billing model that charges for active mobile devices and trucks in use, but does not publish one universal dollar rate for the full platform.
Contract note
Confirm device rollout, active-unit billing rules, selected apps, marketplace subscriptions, implementation, support and renewal terms.
Tradeoffs to verify
- No universal public dollar price.
- Platform flexibility can require more solution design than a closed all-in-one bundle.
Questions to ask in the demo
- Which Platform Science apps and marketplace products are required for our operating model?
- How does active-device and active-unit billing work during swaps, spare inventory and seasonal changes?
- What hardware, installation and driver-training work is required for rollout?
- Which current ELD, navigation, workflow and safety tools would be replaced versus integrated?