Teslemetry and MyTeslaMate solve a specific problem: giving you clean access to the Tesla Fleet API and real-time telemetry — the plumbing behind Home Assistant, evcc, custom automations and DIY dashboards. Teslemetry does it with a fixed per-device subscription. MyTeslaMate does it pay-as-you-go, with no base fee — and, if you’re on a MyTeslaMate plan, telemetry is included. Here’s an honest, up-to-date comparison for anyone weighing Teslemetry, or looking for a Teslemetry alternative.
One thing up front, in fairness: Teslemetry is a focused, well-built API/telemetry service. It is not a hosted TeslaMate — there are no Grafana dashboards. MyTeslaMate covers the same API + telemetry ground and can host your full TeslaMate on top. So this page compares the API access directly, then shows what the MyTeslaMate combo adds.
Quick comparison table
| Teslemetry | MyTeslaMate (API plan) | |
|---|---|---|
| Tesla Fleet API access | Yes | Yes |
| Fleet Telemetry (real-time streaming) | Yes | Yes — free on a MyTeslaMate plan |
| Server-Sent Events / Webhooks | Yes | Yes |
| Managed authentication | Yes | Yes (one token, no app to register) |
| Home Assistant / evcc / DIY | Yes | Yes |
| Hosted TeslaMate + Grafana dashboards | No | Yes (with a subscription plan) |
| Base fee | €3.17/device/month · €31.62/device/year | None — pay-as-you-go |
| Command credits | 500/device/month included | Buy as needed: 500 credits = €1 |
| Overage credits | 2000 credits = €2.64 | 500 credits = €1 |
Pricing verified July 2026 — Teslemetry from teslemetry.com/pricing (prices shown incl. 20% tax); MyTeslaMate credits are ex-tax. Credit costs are the same on both: 1 command = 1 credit, vehicle data = 2 credits, wake-up = 20 credits.
The pricing model is the whole story
Both services pay Tesla the same per-use API fees (since Tesla introduced pay-per-use pricing). The difference is how they pass that on to you:
- Teslemetry charges a fixed subscription per device — €3.17/month or €31.62/year, per vehicle and per energy site — with 500 command credits/month included.
- MyTeslaMate’s API plan has no base fee at all. You buy credits only as you use them (500 for €1), and if you also have a MyTeslaMate subscription plan, telemetry is free — so you pay only for the commands you actually send.
Most owners have one car and one Energy Site — that’s two devices on Teslemetry, so €63.24/year before sending a single command. On MyTeslaMate, that same owner pays for telemetry nothing (with a plan) and a few cents for the handful of commands they send.
What a typical year costs
For 1 vehicle + 1 Energy Site, real-time telemetry running all year, plotted against how many commands you send:
The gap is the point: Teslemetry starts at €63/year whether or not you use it; MyTeslaMate starts at €0 and only moves as you send commands. A normal owner sends a few hundred commands a year — call it ~€1.
The honest caveat
Teslemetry’s marginal credit is actually cheaper than ours — €2.64 per 2,000 credits (≈€0.0013 each) versus our €1 per 500 (€0.002 each), and its subscription already includes 12,000 credits/year. So if you drive automations extremely hard — tens of thousands of commands a year — Teslemetry’s flat fee eventually wins. That crossover sits around ~31,000 commands a year (about 85 a day). Below that, which is virtually everyone, MyTeslaMate is cheaper — usually by a wide margin.
The unbeatable combo
Here’s what makes MyTeslaMate hard to beat: the API plan isn’t standalone. Pair it with a MyTeslaMate subscription and you get:
- The full hosted TeslaMate — open-source Grafana dashboards, backups, the works — which Teslemetry doesn’t offer at all.
- Telemetry included for free, so you pay only for the commands you actually send.
- Complete openness: direct TeslaMate API access, a live MQTT feed, and one-click backups you can download and restore yourself.
So instead of paying a per-device fee for raw API access, you get dashboards plus API plus free telemetry, and your only variable cost is the commands you choose to send.
When Teslemetry is the better choice
In fairness:
- You want only raw Fleet API + telemetry access and will never want dashboards or a hosted TeslaMate.
- You run very heavy automation (tens of thousands of commands a year), where its included credits and lower marginal rate pay off.
- You specifically want its Fleet & Rental management tooling.
When MyTeslaMate is the better choice
- You want Fleet API + telemetry without a per-device base fee — pay only for what you send.
- You have the typical one car (± one Energy Site) and light-to-moderate command usage.
- You’d like the hosted TeslaMate and Grafana dashboards on top, not just API plumbing.
- You value open access to your data — TeslaMate API, MQTT, downloadable and restorable backups.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Teslemetry? €3.17/month or €31.62/year per device (both vehicle and energy site), with 500 command credits/month and telemetry included. Overage is €2.64 per 2,000 credits. Check teslemetry.com/pricing for current rates.
Is there a cheaper Teslemetry alternative? For most owners, yes: MyTeslaMate’s API plan has no per-device base fee — you pay only for the commands you send (500 credits = €1), and telemetry is free on a subscription plan.
Do I need a subscription to use the MyTeslaMate API? No — the API plan is pay-as-you-go on its own. But pairing it with a MyTeslaMate plan makes telemetry free and adds the full hosted TeslaMate with Grafana.
Conclusion
Teslemetry is a clean, focused API/telemetry service with a flat per-device price that suits very heavy automation. MyTeslaMate does the same Fleet API and telemetry with no base fee — pay only for commands, telemetry free on a plan — and can host your full open-source TeslaMate on top. For the typical Tesla owner, that combination is hard to beat on price.
Comparing loggers too? See Tessie vs TeslaMate, TeslaFi vs TeslaMate and Teslascope vs TeslaMate.