Compare nationwide RTK services
Published prices for subscription and free correction services that work across state lines.
Cheapest nationwide service with a published price
Tie: GEODNET RTK and RTKdata
$400 per RoverThe receiver that moves around the job, like a survey pole or a drone. It uses the base's corrections to find its exact spot.Full definition, per year, both
Lowest published yearly list price for one rover. Real coverage depends on Base stationA GNSS receiver sitting still on a known spot. It figures out how wrong the satellite signals are right now and shares that as corrections.Full definition near your site.
Next cheapest
- Swift Skylark (Nx RTK)$699/yr
- Point One RTK (True RTK)$1,200/yr
- Carlson SkyNet RTN$1,500/yr
- Topcon Topnet Live$1,800/yr
Full price table23
| Service | Type | From | Published pricing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point One Navigation Polaris | Paid | from $42/mo | Virtual RTKReal-time kinematic. A way to make GPS accurate to about an inch by getting live corrections from a nearby base station.Full definition $42/mo per license (~10 cm); True RTK $125/mo per license (1-3 cm); annual discounts |
| GEODNET RTK | Paid | from $40/mo | $40/mo or $400/yr per device |
| RTKdata | Paid | from $40/mo | $40/mo, $400/yr, or $1,920 for 5 yrs per device |
| E38 RTK Premium | Paid | from $100 | From $100 (shortest term; see page for durations) |
| Emlid Corrections | Paid | from $699 | 1 yr included with eligible Reach receivers; top-up $699/1 yr or $1,199/3 yr per device (via E38) |
| u-blox PointPerfect Flex | Paid | from $5.90/mo | From $5.90/mo (up to 100 hrs); 30-day free trial |
| Swift Navigation Skylark | Paid | from $69/mo | From $69/mo (1 cm RTK) or $29/mo (sub-decimeter RTK-SSR) per ArduSimple |
| Leica (HxGN) SmartNet | Paid | Price not published | — |
| Trimble VRS Now | Paid | Price not published | — |
| Topcon Topnet Live | Paid | from $1,800 | $1,800 new US subscription (Topcon store); monthly/project terms via dealers |
| Carlson SkyNet RTN | Paid | from $1,500/yr | $1,500/yr; 14-day free trial |
| RTK2GO | Free | Free | Free community CasterThe internet server that hands out correction streams. Your rover logs in to it, like tuning into a radio station.Full definition; no quality guarantees |
| NOAA NGS CORS | Free | Free | Free post-processing data (RINEXA standard file format for raw GPS data. Any brand of receiver or software can read it.Full definition); not a real-time RTK service |
| Onocoy | Paid | from $20 | $20 per 30 days + $0.15/hr used |
| EarthScope NOTA real-time streams | Free | Free | Free for non-commercial use; commercial license required |
| Emlid Caster | Free | Free | Free (relay for your own base station) |
| Trimble CenterPoint RTX | Paid | from $1,150/yr | $1,150/yr (US dealer listing) |
| Trimble Catalyst | Paid | from $455/mo | $455/mo per user (dealer listing) |
| NovAtel TerraStar | Paid | Price not published | Not published (dealer quote) |
| John Deere RTK | Paid | from $1,250 | Not published (dealer); forum reports ~$1,250-$1,500/machine/yr |
| Case IH AFS RTK+ | Paid | from $838.10/yr | $838.10/yr (dealer listing) |
| New Holland PLM RTK+ | Paid | Price not published | Not published (dealer subscription) |
| IGS real-time streams (IGS-IP / BKG) | Free | Free | Free (registration required) |
Head-to-head comparisons
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GEODNET vs RTKdata
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