Forguard vs. Ruhavik: What Do I as a Partner Need?

As a GPS tracking partner, choosing the right platform to offer your clients is crucial. With GPS-Trace, you have access to two powerful applications for GPS monitoring: Forguard and Ruhavik.

The Partner Panel serves as a comprehensive management tool, enabling partners to control and oversee client accounts for both Forguard and Ruhavik. You can create, manage, and optimize client services, with detailed control over settings, billing, and support. This tool also includes customizable options, business analytics, and a Platform API, which facilitates seamless integration with various systems.

Here's a comparison to help you determine which application for GPS tracking best meets your business needs.

📍 Customization
Forguard: Custom branding, logo, and color options are available, allowing partners to tailor the app’s appearance to match their business identity.
Ruhavik: No customization options are available, making it less suitable for businesses that want to brand the solution as their own.

📍Client Plans
Forguard: Partners can create custom client plans, offering flexibility in pricing and features to suit different client needs.
Ruhavik: No option for custom client plans. Ruhavik follows a standard subscription model, limiting the ability to offer tailored packages.

📍Number of Units per User Account
Forguard: Supports up to 70 units per user account, making it ideal for businesses with larger fleets or multiple assets to track.
Ruhavik: Allows tracking of up to 30 units per user account, which may be more suitable for smaller businesses or personal use.

📍Advanced Features
Forguard: Offers a commands panel along with event actions, enabling more advanced tracking and management features. These options allow for greater customization in how units are managed and tracked.
Ruhavik: Provides only basic tracking features, making it ideal for users with straightforward tracking needs.

📍 Financial Tools for collecting payments from customers
Forguard: Includes a comprehensive financial tool that allows partners to collect payments from their clients directly through the Partner Panel. Partners can create customized payment links, automate the invoicing process, and track the payment status. Payments can be handled through multiple gateways like PayPal and Stripe, ensuring flexibility for both partners and clients. In the event of non-payment,  in Forguard's system you can block client accounts, streamlining financial management and ensuring timely payments without manual intervention​.
Ruhavik: No integrated financial tool. 

📍 Autoblocking Client Accounts
Forguard: Yes
Forguard includes an autoblocking feature, which automatically restricts access to accounts in cases such as non-payment, offering an additional layer of control for partners.
Ruhavik: No

📍 Quick Switching Between User Accounts
Forguard: Yes. As a partner, you can quickly switch between multiple client accounts for efficient management and support.
Ruhavik: No   

📍Distribution
- Forguard: Exclusive Partner Distribution.  
   Forguard is distributed only through partners, giving businesses full control over how it is marketed and used.
- Ruhavik: Open to All Users.
   Ruhavik is available to any user, making it ideal for widespread, open-market adoption without the need for partner-specific distribution.

📍 Open User Registration
- Forguard: No, it does not allow open user registration; clients must be onboarded through the partner.
- Ruhavik: Yes, it allows open registration, enabling users to sign up freely and start tracking without needing a partner’s intervention.

📍 Billing
- Forguard: Unit-Based Billing. Partners using Forguard only pay for the number of units they activate, offering flexible and scalable billing.
- Ruhavik: Subscription-Based Billing. It uses a subscription-based billing model, where clients pay for premium features beyond the free account.

📍 Free Use
- Forguard: 30-Day Trial for a partner. 
   Forguard offers a limited 30-day trial period for partner to experience the platform.
- Ruhavik: Free for 1 Unit per User Account. It allows users to track one unit for free on a single account, making it attractive for smaller businesses or personal use.

📍 Premium Subscriptions
- Forguard: No. It doesn’t offer premium subscription options, as partners control the pricing and features through custom plans.
- Ruhavik: Yes. it provides premium subscription options for users who need advanced features, offering a straightforward upgrade path.

📍 Monthly Service Fee
- Forguard: Yes. Partners are required to pay a monthly service fee to use Forguard, which can increase operational costs.
- Ruhavik: No. Ruhavik has no monthly service fee, making it more cost-effective for partners with smaller or independent clients.

📍 Access to Client Accounts
- Forguard: Yes. Partners have full access to all accounts created under their management, allowing for complete control over client services and support.
- Ruhavik: Limited. Once a client activates their account, Ruhavik limits partner access to the account, reducing the scope for remote support.

📍 Business Size Suitability
- Forguard is ideal for medium to large businesses that require full control, branding, and a higher level of account management and customization.
- Ruhavik is better suited for small to medium businesses or personal use, offering a simpler solution with open access and minimal management needs.

Which Solution Is Right for You?

Forguard is tailored for medium to large businesses that need complete control over their clients’ accounts, with the flexibility to offer customized plans, advanced features, and branding. It’s a perfect fit for partners looking to offer a premium, full-featured solution with enhanced management capabilities.

Ruhavik is more suited for small to medium-sized businesses or personal use. It’s simple, straightforward, and ideal for partners who want a user-friendly solution without the need for customization or advanced features. The open registration, free unit option, and basic tracking functionality make it accessible to a broader audience with simpler tracking needs.

Both solutions integrate seamlessly with the Partner Panel, offering you the tools to manage client accounts effectively. Whether you need the robust features and control of Forguard or the simplicity and accessibility of Ruhavik, GPS-Trace provides flexible options to suit the unique needs of your business.

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