Fuel Express and Coast both control fleet fuel spending, but Coast is a Visa-network card that charges $4 per active user each month and relies on the telematics you already run, while Fuel Express is accepted at 320,000+ fuel and maintenance locations with no startup, annual, or hidden fees and provides Geotab and GPS Insight tracking directly.
Coast is a fintech fleet fuel and expense card issued on the Visa network and paired with the customer’s own telematics. It is accepted anywhere Visa is, with a separate discount network for per-gallon savings.
What is Coast?
Coast is a fintech fleet fuel and expense card issued on the Visa network, so it is accepted anywhere Visa is, and it markets a discount network of 30,000+ stations [Source: coastpay.com]. Coast publishes its pricing openly: $4 per active user per month [Source: coastpay.com]. It advertises per-gallon discounts of 3 to 9 cents at those network stations [Source: coastpay.com], custom spend policies with a $25,000 fuel-fraud guarantee, and integrations with telematics and accounting tools such as Samsara, Geotab, and QuickBooks.
How do Fuel Express and Coast compare?
Coast offers Visa-anywhere acceptance and expense features for a per-user monthly fee and uses the telematics you supply, while Fuel Express covers 320,000+ fuel and maintenance locations with no card fees and provides GPS tracking with the card.
| Feature | Fuel Express | Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptance | 320,000+ fuel and maintenance locations nationwide | Anywhere Visa is accepted; discount network of 30,000+ stations [Source: coastpay.com] |
| Card and account fees | No startup, annual, or hidden fees | $4 per active user, per month [Source: coastpay.com] |
| Fuel discounts | Volume-based — quoted to your fleet in writing | 3c to 9c per gallon at 30,000+ stations [Source: coastpay.com] |
| Spend controls | Per-driver and per-vehicle limits, purchase restrictions, pump security code | Custom driver and vehicle policies, merchant blocking, tank-capacity flags; $25,000 fraud guarantee [Source: coastpay.com] |
| GPS and telematics | Geotab and GPS Insight provided and integrated with the card | No GPS of its own; integrates your telematics such as Samsara or Geotab [Source: coastpay.com] |
| Best suited for | Fleets of any size wanting wide fuel and maintenance access with no card fees | Construction and trades fleets that already run telematics |
Sources: coastpay.com (Coast acceptance, fees, discounts, controls, telematics). Only figures published on the provider's own website are cited; provider terms change often, so confirm current terms directly with each provider. See how we compare. Facts last verified: August 3, 2026.
How does Fuel Express compare?
Fuel Express charges no per-user monthly fee and no startup, annual, or hidden fees, and is accepted at 320,000+ fuel and maintenance locations. Where Coast asks you to bring your own telematics, Fuel Express provides Geotab and GPS Insight and integrates them with the card, and the same account handles fuel and maintenance with per-driver purchase controls. See our comparison methodology for sourcing and the comparison hub for the other alternatives.
Choosing between Fuel Express and Coast
Choose Fuel Express if
- You want no per-user monthly fee and no startup, annual, or hidden fees.
- You want fuel and maintenance on one 320,000+ location network.
- You want GPS tracking provided with the card rather than supplying your own.
- You run a fleet of any size and want a single account team.
Choose Coast if
- You already run telematics such as Samsara or Geotab and want to keep it.
- You want Visa-anywhere acceptance and broader expense-card features.
- You are a construction or trades business comfortable with a per-user monthly fee.
Frequently Asked Questions
Coast publishes a fee of $4 per active user per month. Fuel Express charges no startup, annual, or hidden fees, so there is no per-user monthly cost to weigh against fuel savings.
Coast runs on the Visa network, so it is accepted anywhere Visa is, with a separate discount network of 30,000+ stations for per-gallon savings. Fuel Express is accepted at 320,000+ fuel and maintenance locations.
No. Coast does not provide its own GPS; it integrates telematics you already run, such as Samsara or Geotab, to validate purchases. Fuel Express provides Geotab and GPS Insight and integrates them with the card.
Construction and trades fleets that already run their own telematics and want Visa-anywhere acceptance with broader expense features, and are comfortable with a per-user monthly fee. Fleets that want no card fees and GPS provided usually fit Fuel Express better.
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