High Point GPS vs Isaac Instruments: An Isaac ELD Alternative Built on Geotab

For a fleet looking for an Isaac Instruments alternative, the closest option in Quebec is a Geotab ELD installed and supported by a partner such as High Point GPS in Montreal. Isaac and Geotab both appear on Transport Canada's list of certified electronic logging devices; they differ in the fleets they serve, the hardware in the cab, and how the system is installed and supported.

Isaac Instruments is a Quebec company headquartered in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, just outside Montreal. It focuses exclusively on trucking and supplies the whole stack itself: a tablet built for trucking, a communication gateway, ISAAC InView cameras, the software and the hosting. High Point GPS is a Montreal company founded in 2013 and a Geotab partner. It installs the GO10 device, configures the High Point GPS platform, builds custom add-ins and supports over 500 fleets across Canada and the United States, in English and French.

Every row below can be checked on a public page: Transport Canada's list of certified electronic logging devices, read in October 2026, and Isaac Instruments' own website. Transport Canada notes that the certification body keeps authority over each model's status, so confirm the current entry before you sign.

Comparing Isaac and Geotab means comparing two models. Isaac designs its own hardware and software and describes its offer as a fully managed platform: hardware, software and hosting. Each client gets a dedicated Client Success Manager. The platform is still open to third-party tools: Isaac's site lists integrations with TMS products such as Axon and Mastery's MasterMind, fuel cards such as Comdata and WEX, cameras from Lytx and Netradyne, and visibility tools such as project44.

Geotab, headquartered in Oakville, Ontario, makes the GO devices and the MyGeotab software, and works with a network of partners who provide service, training and support to fleets. So a fleet does not buy Geotab alone: it also picks the partner who will install, configure and answer the phone. With High Point GPS, that is the same team from start to finish, and it builds custom add-ins for the platform, such as GeoDocs, listed on the Geotab Marketplace.

Isaac is a strong choice for a for-hire trucking carrier, and that should be said plainly. Everything is designed around the truck: the tablet is rugged and built for the cab, driver coaching happens in real time, and the ISAAC InView system combines forward-facing, side and driver-facing cameras. Isaac says its AI cameras detect close following, rolling stops, distraction, cell phone use and a missing seat belt, among other events. The company holds ISO 27001 certification for information security. In February 2024 it said it served more than 500 fleet clients and 50,000 connected trucks. For a heavy-truck fleet that wants one vendor accountable for the tablet, the software and the cameras, with TMS integrations already built, Isaac is worth a demo.

High Point GPS suits fleets that are not only heavy trucks. A construction company, a service business or a municipality running trucks, vans, pickups, equipment and trailers can track all of them on one platform, with the ELD on the vehicles that need it. Drivers use the Geotab Drive app on an Android or iOS device, and the GO10 connects at the OBD-II or 9-pin port through a T-harness, with no wires cut. A fleet can install it itself, but High Point GPS always recommends a professional installer.

The platform is open: an API, an SDK, the add-on library, and custom add-ins built by High Point GPS developers when nothing exists for the way you work. You choose the camera, including the Dual Dash AI Camera. Plans are 3-year contracts with free equipment, bonuses, add-ons, custom plans and bundles. The same Montreal team sells, installs and answers your calls, in English or French.

Four questions settle most cases. First, is your fleet mostly highway tractors, or a mix of trucks, light vehicles, equipment and trailers? Second, do you want a dedicated tablet supplied and managed by the vendor, or the ELD app on a device you choose? Third, is your TMS already on the vendor's integration list, or will you need a custom add-in? Fourth, who will install the devices and answer the phone in your region? A long-haul carrier that answers "tractors, a dedicated tablet, a TMS already integrated" is a fair Isaac customer. A mixed fleet that wants to choose its devices and cameras, and to talk to the team that installed them, should ask High Point GPS for a quote.