How far away can it find your pet?
Every tracker sits in the ring it can reach. Pick your pet and where you live, and the ones that don't fit step back and say why.
17
trackers fit
of 21 on sale
What it really costs over 3 years
The device is the small part. Here is each tracker's price plus three years of its cheapest plan, as each maker lists them today.
Every currency and plan
Popular comparisons
Head to head, with the differences first.
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Tractive GPS DOG 6 vs Fi Series 3+ Smart Collar
The two best-known cellular GPS dog trackers. Tractive is a 39 g clip-on with plans from €120 a year and coverage in 175+ countries on Premium; Fi is a 47 g collar with a claimed 3 months of battery and a $189-a-year membership.
vsApple AirTag (2nd generation) vs Tractive GPS DOG 6
The most common question: is an AirTag enough? AirTag is $29 with no plan but has no GPS, so it only shows where an Apple device last heard it. Tractive has GPS and a SIM, so it updates live anywhere with signal, for €69 plus a plan.
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Fi Series 3+ Smart Collar vs Halo Collar 5
Two smart collars at very different prices. Fi is a $129 tracking collar with a long battery; Halo is a $599 GPS fence collar that can cue and correct the dog at a virtual boundary, with about 2 days of battery.
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Halo Collar 5 vs SpotOn GPS Fence (Nova Edition)
The two big GPS fence collars. Halo is $599 and needs a Pack membership for everything; SpotOn is $999 but its fence works without a plan, with live tracking as a $101.88-a-year add-on. Both can use static correction.
vspetTracer 2.0 vs Tractive CAT 6 Mini
Two cat trackers that work in different ways. petTracer talks by radio to a base station, so it doesn't depend on mobile signal near the cat; Tractive's CAT 6 Mini uses GPS and a SIM and works anywhere with coverage.
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Tractive GPS DOG 6 vs Weenect XS
Two European cellular trackers for dogs and cats. Tractive is €69 with plans from €120 a year and worldwide coverage on Premium; Weenect XS is $49.99 with $100 a year, a 1-second live mode and 170+ countries on every plan.
Start from your pet
Each shortlist states its reasons, taken from the facts on this site. No scores.
Cats
Which tracker is small enough for my cat?
No subscription
Can I track my pet without paying every month?
Cheapest over 3 years
Which GPS tracker costs least once the plan is counted?
Hiking and hunting
What works where my phone has no signal?
Travel abroad
Will it work on holiday?
GPS fence
Which GPS fence collar should I look at?
All 21 trackers
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| Tracker and owner | How it finds | Device | Cheapest plan | Live update | Made for | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple AirTag (2nd generation)Apple | Bluetooth | $29 | None needed | $29 | 12 months | 11.8 g | No live GPS | Dogs, cats |
 Dogtra Pathfinder 2Dogtra | Radio | $429.99 | None needed | $430 | Not stated | 187 g | Every 2 s | Dogs |
 Fi MiniBarking Labs Corp. | Cellular | $99 | $189/yrFi Membership | $627 | 2 months | 16 g | Not stated | Dogs, cats |
| Fi Series 3+ Smart CollarBarking Labs Corp. | Cellular | $129 | $189/yrFi Membership | $657 | 3 months | 47 g | Not stated | Dogs |
 Garmin Alpha with TT 25 collarGarmin Ltd. | Radio | $1,199.98 | None needed | $1,200 | 2.8 days | Not stated | Every 2.5 s | Dogs |
| Halo Collar 5Protect Animals With Satellites LLC (d/b/a Halo) | Cellular | $599 | $109.89/yrBronze | $919if the price holds | 2 days | Not stated | Every 0.25 s | Dogs |
 Invoxia Biotracker (2026 Edition)Invoxia | Cellular | Not stated | $89.90/yrPlus | Not stated | 15 days | 37 g | Every 1 s | Dogs |
| Jiobit Smart TagLife360 | Cellular | $149.99 | $99.99/yrJiobit plan | $450 | 7 days | 18 g | Not stated | Not stated |
| Kippy DOG and CATDatamars | Cellular | £69.99 | £69.99/yrSubscription | £270 | 12 days | 29.6 g | Not stated | Dogs, cats |
 Life360 Pet GPSLife360 | Cellular | $99 | $99.99/yrSilver | $399 | 14 days | 28 g | Not stated | Dogs, cats |
 PAJ PET Finder 4GPAJ UG (haftungsbeschränkt) | Cellular | Not stated | $90/yrBasic | Not stated | 10 days | 48 g | Every 5 s | Dogs, cats |
 Pawfit 3SLatsen Technology Limited | Cellular | $59.99 | $95.88/yrBasic | $240 | 30 days | 27 g | Every 5 s | Dogs, cats |
 Pebblebee Clip 5Pebblebee | Bluetooth | $34.99 | None neededOptional extras from $24.99/yr | $35 | 12 months | 10 g | No live GPS | Dogs, cats |
 Petcube GPS TrackerPetcube, Inc. | Cellular | $52.99 | $84/yrBasic | $257 | 30 days | 29 g | Not stated | Dogs |
| petTracer 2.0petTracer AG | Radio | £184 | £144/yrMembership | £544if the price holds | 7 days | 34 g | Every 15 s | Cats |
 PitPat GPSPitpatpet Ltd | Cellular | £149 | None neededOptional extras from £47.88/yr | £149 | 42 days | 30 g | Every 10 s | Dogs |
 Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2Samsung | Bluetooth | $29.99 | None needed | $30 | 17 months | 13.75 g | No live GPS | Dogs, cats |
| SpotOn GPS Fence (Nova Edition)OnPoint Systems (SpotOn) | Cellular | $999 | $101.88/yrTracking plan | $1,281 | 1.4 days | Not stated | Not stated | Dogs |
| Tractive CAT 6 MiniBending Spoons | Cellular | €69 | €120/yrBasic | €345if the price holds | 7 days | 25 g | Not stated | Cats |
| Tractive GPS DOG 6Bending Spoons | Cellular | €69 | €120/yrBasic | €345if the price holds | 14 days | 39 g | Not stated | Dogs |
| Weenect XSHareau SAS | Cellular | $49.99 | $100/yrSubscription | $350if the price holds | 7 days | 27 g | Every 1 s | Dogs, cats |