Skip to content

The device is the cheap part

Most GPS trackers need a plan to show you anything. Here is each one's price plus three years of its cheapest plan, as the makers list them, one currency at a time.

7

trackers where the plan is three quarters or more of the 3-year cost

6

of 21 on sale need no subscription

Apple AirTag (2nd generation), Dogtra Pathfinder 2, Garmin Alpha with TT 25 collar, Pebblebee Clip 5, PitPat GPS, Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2

6

cheapest plans where the maker doesn't state what it renews at

Their 3-year totals say "if the price holds".

Priced in US dollars

Priced in Euros

Device3 years of the cheapest planPrices in EUR, as listed by each maker
  1. Tractive CAT 6 Mini logoTractive CAT 6 Mini€345
  2. Tractive GPS DOG 6 logoTractive GPS DOG 6€345

Priced in Pounds

Device3 years of the cheapest planPrices in GBP, as listed by each maker
  1. PitPat GPS logoPitPat GPS£149
  2. Kippy DOG and CAT logoKippy DOG and CAT£270
  3. petTracer 2.0 logopetTracer 2.0£544

How the total is worked out

  • The device at the maker's list price, not a sale price.
  • Plus the cheapest way to pay for three years of the cheapest plan that shows location: monthly, yearly, a multi-year prepay or a lifetime plan, whichever costs least.
  • Where the maker states a different renewal price, years two and three use it. Where it doesn't, the total assumes today's price and says "if the price holds".
  • Prices in different currencies are never ranked against each other.
  • No total for Invoxia Biotracker (2026 Edition), PAJ PET Finder 4G: the device or plan price isn't stated.
How we check facts