Onboard drivers and stay compliant — without a recruiting platform built for big fleets.
If you're a small carrier looking at Tenstreet mainly to onboard drivers and keep their files straight, there's a right-sized option. Fleetive does onboarding, driver qualification files, compliance, and settlements in one app — flat pricing, no contract. (Need to source drivers at volume? That's Tenstreet's strength, not ours.)
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recruiting · modular
back office · flat
- Digital onboardingIncluded
- DQF & compliance trackingBuilt in
- Driver settlementsIncluded
- High-volume recruitingNot our focus
- Per-driver / module feesNone
Tenstreet fills your trucks. Fleetive runs what comes next.
Credit where it's due: Tenstreet is a genuinely strong recruiting and onboarding platform. If your challenge is finding drivers — advertising jobs, working a pipeline of applicants, processing high volumes — it's built for exactly that, with a big driver network and a recruiting CRM. Fleetive doesn't compete on recruiting, and we won't pretend to.
But most small carriers aren't running a recruiting machine. You hire a handful of drivers a year, and the real work is everything after the application: onboarding them cleanly, building a complete driver qualification file, keeping medical cards and CDLs from lapsing, paying them right, and staying audit-ready. That's a back-office job — and it's what Fleetive is built for, at a price and complexity sized for 1–10 trucks instead of a recruiting department.
| Tenstreet recruiting platform | Fleetive back-office software | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Driver recruiting + onboarding platform | All-in-one small-carrier back office |
| Job advertising & sourcing | Yes — job-board marketplace + driver network | No — not a recruiting/sourcing tool |
| Recruiting CRM & application | Yes (IntelliApp, lead tracking) | No |
| Digital onboarding | Yes | Yes — flows into the DQF |
| Driver qualification files | Yes (DQF module) | Built in — tracked against 49 CFR 391 |
| Compliance & expiration tracking | Safety module / add-on | Built in — alerts before anything lapses |
| Driver settlements / pay | Not included | Included — automated, itemized |
| Document management | Yes | Included — audit-ready export |
| Pricing model | Modular, by fleet size (On Demand pay-as-you-go for small fleets) | Flat platform fee (not per-driver) |
| Best for | Fleets that hire at volume and need a recruiting engine | Owner-operators & small fleets (1–10 trucks) hiring a few drivers |
Comparison reflects Fleetive's perspective for small carriers; competitor offerings and pricing change — confirm current details with each provider.
What Fleetive covers
- ✅ Digital driver onboarding (app, docs, signatures)
- ✅ Driver qualification files & driver management
- ✅ Compliance & credential expiration tracking
- ✅ Automated, itemized driver settlements
- ✅ Document management & audit-ready export
What it doesn't (and that's honest)
- ➡️ Not a recruiting marketplace — no job-board advertising or driver network
- ➡️ No applicant-sourcing CRM or lead pipeline
If high-volume sourcing is your real need, pair a recruiting tool with Fleetive for the back office. For the hiring side we do own, see hiring & onboarding.
Everything after "you're hired," in one app
From the moment a driver signs on, Fleetive carries them through: onboarding into a complete driver record and DQF, watched by compliance tracking, paid through automated settlements, with every document organized and audit-ready — no modules to bolt together, no per-driver pricing.
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Tenstreet alternative questions
Is Fleetive a driver recruiting platform?
No. Fleetive is not a recruiting marketplace or applicant-sourcing engine — it does not advertise your jobs across job boards or give you a candidate network. Tenstreet is built for that. Fleetive picks up where hiring starts: digital onboarding, driver qualification files, compliance tracking, settlements, and documents for the drivers you bring on.
What is the difference between Tenstreet and Fleetive?
Tenstreet is a driver recruiting + onboarding platform — job marketing, an application (IntelliApp), a recruiting CRM, a large driver network, plus onboarding and DQF modules, geared to fleets that hire at volume. Fleetive is an all-in-one back office for small carriers: onboarding, DQF and compliance tracking, driver management, settlements, and document management in one app. One fills your trucks; the other runs the operation behind them.
Do I need both Tenstreet and Fleetive?
If your bottleneck is sourcing lots of drivers, a recruiting platform earns its keep — and you can pair it with Fleetive for the back office. But a 1–10 truck carrier hiring a few drivers a year usually does not need a high-volume recruiting engine. For that operator, Fleetive covers onboarding, DQF, compliance, and settlements without paying for a recruiting platform.
Is Fleetive cheaper than Tenstreet?
They price differently, so compare against what you need. Tenstreet is modular and commonly scales by fleet size and the modules you turn on (it also offers a pay-as-you-go "On Demand" tier for smaller fleets). Fleetive is a flat platform fee, not per-driver. If you do not need recruiting and sourcing, paying for a recruiting platform is usually more than a back-office tool. Confirm current pricing with each vendor.
Does Fleetive do driver onboarding?
Yes. Fleetive includes digital onboarding — collecting the application, documents, and signatures the same way every time — which flows straight into the driver qualification file and your compliance tracking. It is built for the steady, lower-volume hiring a small carrier actually does.
What is the best Tenstreet alternative for a small fleet?
It depends on your bottleneck. If you need to source and process drivers at volume, compare recruiting-first platforms. If what you really need is to onboard a few drivers cleanly and keep their files, compliance, and pay organized, Fleetive is built for 1–10 truck carriers — no recruiting platform overhead, flat pricing, no contract.
Onboard and manage drivers without the overhead
Fleetive runs onboarding, DQFs, compliance, and settlements in one app — sized for small carriers. Start your 14-day free trial, no card required.