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Hilti ON!Track vs Tenna

Two ways to track a contractor's assets. Hilti ON!Track starts from the tool room: tags and gateways for tools, small equipment, consumables and PPE, with certification checks, low-stock alerts and a consultant-led rollout, and works with assets of any brand. Tenna starts from the fleet: telematics, maintenance, dispatch, AI dash cams and a new Virtual Superintendent load-count module across heavy iron, vehicles, tools and attachments. Vendor pages read Oct 22, 2026; desk research, not tested, no winner.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 22, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: Hilti ON!Track (Tool, equipment & inventory tracking; no public prices (quote / sales)) vs Tenna (Equipment management & telematics; no public prices (quote / sales)). Facts last checked Oct 22, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.

Side by side

Hilti ON!Track vs Tenna: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowHilti ON!TrackTenna
CategoryTool, equipment & inventory trackingEquipment management & telematics
AI role (our label)Not AI-firstAI features added to established product
What it doesAsset management for tools, equipment, supplies, consumables and PPE using tags and gateways, with maintenance scheduling. It uses durable asset tags plus inventory gateways (a heavy-equipment GPS gateway that also reads Hilti sensor tags on site, and a vehicle gateway that does remote inventory checks and alerts if items leave a vehicle after hours), coin-sized smart tags that detect when an asset was last used, GPS geo tags for mixers and trailers, maintenance scheduling and service records, safety-certification checks for who is using what, and ON!Track Unite open APIs. Hilti says it is manufacturer-independent, so assets from any brand can be managed, and that it delivers implementation with a productivity analysis, training and support. Two tags are named "AI T320" and "AI T400"; the page does not describe AI features, so we tag it Not AI-first. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: unchanged in substance; the page also lists proactive low-stock alerts and reports for supplies, tracking connected assets from small drill drivers to 40-ton excavators, and a start process of an onsite consultation and analysis, then setup, training and ongoing support. Still no AI features described beyond the tag model names. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: unchanged in substance; still no AI features described beyond the tag model names. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged in substance (tags and gateways for tools, equipment, supplies, consumables and PPE; low-stock alerts; certification checks; maintenance and service records; ON!Track Unite open APIs; manufacturer-independent; a productivity analysis, setup, training and support to start). Still no AI features described beyond the AI T320 and AI T400 tag model names.Equipment management software that puts equipment, vehicles, tools, attachments, and materials in one system for tracking, maintenance and dispatch. Features listed: GPS tracking and geofences, utilization, preventive maintenance and work orders, dispatching, asset financials, AI dash cams with driver and operations scorecards, DVIR/ELD/IFTA compliance, and a Virtual Superintendent with automated load counts. Sells its own trackers (TennaCANbus, TennaCAM, TennaFLEET, and more) and integrates with OEM telematics and accounting/ERP. Vendor says 750+ construction businesses use it (vendor claim). Tenna announced Virtual Superintendent on Oct 6, 2026; its first module, Load Tracking, runs machine-learning models on 1 Hz telematics data to recognize loading, queuing, and dumping and to count haul cycles and quantities by job, with no added hardware (vendor description). Re-read Oct 18, 2026: its custom inspections page lists a template builder by asset category, role or compliance need (or an inspection library), pass/fail logic, conditionally required fields, photos and e-signatures, QR-code inspections that work offline, recurring or usage-based schedules, automatic repair requests in Tenna's maintenance module for failed items, inspections attached to dispatch drop-offs, and results that feed its Operations and Safety Scorecard. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: unchanged in substance; the homepage also announces equipment job costing and billing powered by telematics as a new product, and the menu lists parts, mechanic time cards, cost codes and a TennaQR tracker. The separate equipment-management pricing URL now redirects to the same custom pricing form. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged in substance; the homepage now also announces Load Tracking (automated load counts in Virtual Superintendent) alongside Asset Financials (equipment job costing and billing powered by telematics), says it is trusted by 750+ construction businesses (vendor claim) and promotes TennaU Live 2026 registration.
Who it's forContractors managing tool parks, small equipment and consumables across warehouses, vans and jobsites.Contractors' field, shop, and office teams managing mixed fleets.
Pricing (as publicly stated)Not publicly listed (the page offers a productivity analysis / consultation). (Checked Oct 16, 2026; unchanged Oct 19 and Oct 20, 2026.) Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged (productivity analysis / consultation; no prices).Not publicly listed. The pricing page is now a four-step request form (products, asset types, quantity, contact) for customized pricing; no prices shown. (Checked Oct 16, 2026; unchanged Oct 18, Oct 19 and Oct 20, 2026; the form lists Fleet & Equipment Tracking, Preventative Maintenance Management, Safety & Compliance, System Integrations, Resource Management & Scheduling and Asset Tracker Management & Verification as product choices, and says implementation is priced on asset count, installation and training locations and features.) Earlier note (Oct 15, 2026): Not publicly listed (custom pricing by request). Pricing page says data and hardware pricing is based on asset count, with Premium Products such as Maintenance and Safety & Compliance as optional add-ons to the TennaCORE platform. Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged (the same four-step custom pricing form with the same six product choices; no prices).
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Facts last checked: Oct 22, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • What they track: ON!Track lists tools, equipment, supplies, consumables and PPE, from small drill drivers to 40-ton excavators, using durable asset tags, coin-sized smart tags that record last use, GPS geo tags for mixers and trailers, a heavy-equipment GPS gateway that also reads Hilti tags on site and a vehicle gateway that checks inventory remotely and alerts on after-hours removal. Tenna lists heavy equipment, vehicles, mid-size machines, tools, attachments, consumables and inventory, tracked with GPS telematics, BLE, its own trackers (including TennaCAM and TennaQR) and OEM telematics feeds.
  • Maintenance and compliance: ON!Track schedules maintenance and repairs, keeps service records and documentation reachable from the jobsite, and checks who is using which equipment and whether they are certified. Tenna lists preventive maintenance alerts, work orders and fault-code diagnostics, custom inspections with QR codes, DVIR, ELD and IFTA compliance, and an Operations and Safety Scorecard.
  • Operations: Tenna adds scheduling and dispatch with equipment requests and reservations, equipment job costing and billing from telematics (Asset Financials), and Virtual Superintendent, whose first module, Load Tracking, counts haul cycles from telematics data. ON!Track lists low-stock alerts and reports for supplies and ON!Track Unite open APIs for connecting other construction software; Tenna lists accounting, ERP, construction software and OEM/AEMP integrations.
  • AI: Tenna describes AI dash cams and machine-learning load counting, and is tagged AI features added here. ON!Track's page names two tags AI T320 and AI T400 but describes no AI features, so it is tagged Not AI-first.
  • Getting started: Hilti offers a productivity analysis with an onsite consultation, then setup, training and ongoing support, and says ON!Track is manufacturer-independent. Tenna describes onboarding with a project plan, system set-up, onsite tracker installation and verification and end-user training, with a dedicated account manager.
  • Pricing (checked Oct 22, 2026): neither publishes prices. Hilti routes buyers to a productivity analysis. Tenna's pricing page is a request form; it says data and hardware pricing is based on asset count, Maintenance, Safety & Compliance and Integrations are optional add-ons to the TennaCORE platform, and implementation is priced on asset count, locations, duration and features.
  • Not used here: Tenna's customer savings figures, asset counts and quotes, and Hilti's customer testimonials (vendor material). Neither tool has been tested by Means & Methods Lab.

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What users say

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  • Whether ON!Track's gateways or Tenna's BLE trackers find more small tools on a large site
  • What each costs for a fleet of mostly hand tools versus mostly heavy iron
  • Whether a contractor could run ON!Track for the tool room and Tenna for the fleet, and how the two would share data
  • How each handles rented and third-party equipment
  • What did you use it for, on what kind of work and project size?
  • How long did setup and training take, and who on your team did it?

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