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Difference Between inReach Consumer, Professional, and Flex Team Plans

Garmin offers multiple options for choosing the inReach® subscription plan that is right for you.

  • Our inReach Consumer subscription plans are designed for a single user and are ideal for personal use, whether it be seasonal or year-round.

  • Professional Flex subscription plans are designed for multiple users and devices on one account and are ideal for businesses, organizations or teams.

  • Flex Team subscription plans are designed for high-performance off-road racing teams and are only compatible with the Tread® XL - Baja Chase and Tread® XL - Race Edition GPS navigators from Garmin.

Garmin inReach device subscription plans are similar to mobile phones. Because of that, the plans have varying options, and it is important to choose the best plan that fits your needs.

The information below helps show the differences and scenarios to help in deciding on a plan.

inReach Plan Types

Consumer

Plans

Pro Flex

Plans

Flex Team

Plans

  • Designed for single users.

  • Ideal for personal use, whether it be seasonal or year-round.

  • Service cannot be suspended, but can be cancelled when it is no longer needed without any early cancellation fees.

  • For inReach personal plan pricing, see - Subscription Plans for Individuals.

  • Designed for multiple users and devices on one account.

  • Ideal for businesses, organizations, or teams.

  • Suspend service (for a monthly fee) in the off season, or when staff is not deployed in the field.

  • Enhanced administration tools are available to manage devices, tracking, and communications.

  • For inReach professional plan pricing, see - Subscription Plans for Professionals.

  • Designed for multiple Tread Baja Series devices on one account.

  • Ideal for high-performance off-road racing teams.

  • Suspend service (for a monthly fee) in the off season.

  • Enhanced administration tools are available to manage devices, tracking, and communications.

  • For Flex Team pricing, see - Subscription Plans for Tread Baja Series.


Need Help Deciding the Right Plan For You?

Consider the following examples:

  • I just want a device to use so my family and friends can keep track of me, and we can communicate when I’m outdoors.

o The ideal plan would be an inReach Consumer subscription plan. 

  • I want an inReach device for me, one for my spouse, and one for our adult son or daughter, so we can all keep in contact on our various adventures.

o If each family member is going to be personally in charge of their own account and consistently using the same device, we would again recommend the Consumer plans.

o If one person in the family is paying for each of the devices, it is still best to create an individual consumer plan for each member of the family. Consumer plans are designed for a typical outdoor adventure experience.

  • I am going to activate several inReach devices that I want to distribute and share between different members of a group or organization.

o If you are going to be financially responsible for and manage several devices that are going to be used by multiple users in an organization, we recommend the Professional flex plan options. This will allow you to create separate users for each device and keep track of all the devices under one account. You can assign a user for each device as needed.

  • I own a business and I have several employees who are going to be out in the field and I want to be able to communicate with them even when out of cell service.

o Anytime you are a business and working with devices that you want to manage and have administrative rights to the devices and associated subscription, select a Professional flex plan.

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