Fuel Card Fee Comparison: See How Much Fleet Fuel Cards Cost

Fuel card fees are the hidden cost of using fuel cards. You will often see fuel card advertisements offering discounts which is what everyone is looking for. But then after signing up, many fleet managers find that these discounts are for a limited time only or are limited to select locations and then the fees start stacking up at the bottom of the invoice.

Usually fuel card fees are small on a monthly basis, but they add up over the lifetime of the account. In this article we have researched the main fees for the top universal fleet fuel cards and compared these fuel cards’ fees so you can get an idea of what you would expect to pay in fees.

These are standard fees listed on these fuel cards’ websites. Some of these fuel cards charge additional fees for custom reporting or custom account projects. Also some of these fuel cards may waive their fees for select customers.

Fuel Card Fee Comparison

Voyager  WEX FUELMAN COMDATA
Setup Fee $0 $40 $0 $50
Monthly Per Card Fee $0 $2 $4-$12 $8
Replacement Card Fee $0 $2 $0 $0
Monthly Membership $0 $0 $39-99 $0

Now let’s add up these fuel cards’ fees to see how much they will cost your business on a monthly and annual basis.

Monthly & Annual Fee Cost For Fleet With 25 Fuel Cards

Voyager WEX Fuelman Comdata
Per Month $0 $54 $139-399 $200
Per Year $0 $648 $1,668-$4,788 $2,400

If you are already using a fleet card, the easiest way to find out how much fuel card fees you are paying is to look at the bottom of your fuel invoices where fees are often line itemed. You can also use our fuel card fee calculator to help you total up the cost.

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