Compare School Bus Tracking Options
Last checked: 3 October 2026. Our own product, so read with that in mind. My School Ride is a product of Satcop India Pvt. Ltd, the company behind this website.
Choosing school bus tracking is not easy. There are apps, GPS devices, cameras and school ERP modules, and Maharashtra's new school bus rules (Government Gazette, 16 July 2026) add more questions to ask. These guides help schools, transport managers and parents ask the right ones.
We make My School Ride, so we are part of the comparison. Each guide shows where its facts come from and the date we last checked them. If we cannot find a public source for a fact, we leave it out.
The guides use simple English and are written for schools, transport managers and parents in India. Some help you choose an app, some explain devices and rules, and one explains cost. You do not need to read them in order. Pick the one that matches your question.
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How we compare
Who we are, what we check, where our facts come from, and how we handle prices, ratings and corrections. Read this first.
Guides
AIS-140 vs basic GPS for school buses
What AIS-140 means, how it differs from a basic tracker, and what the Maharashtra Gazette asks for.
How to choose a school bus tracking app in India
Seven questions to ask any school bus tracking app, what the Maharashtra rules ask for, and what My School Ride publishes on each point.
Phone-based vs GPS device school bus tracking
The trade-offs between tracking with a phone and tracking with a device fitted on the bus, and what to ask your RTO.
School bus GPS price guide
What decides the cost of school bus GPS tracking, which costs come once and which repeat, what the Maharashtra rules add, and what to ask in a quote.
School bus tracking vs school ERP
Does your school ERP already track buses? Questions to ask your ERP vendor and your tracking vendor.
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Sources
| # | Source | URL | What it supports | How checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharashtra Government Gazette, Extraordinary, Part IV-A, No. 309, 16 July 2026 | https://transport.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/Upload/GR/SchoolBusFinalRulesGazette16072026.pdf | The date of the Maharashtra rules mentioned in the intro | Downloaded and read in full, 2 Oct 2026 |
| 2 | How we compare (this site) | https://myschoolride.com/compare/how-we-compare/ | The method summarised in "How we keep this fair" | Own page |