# Free alternatives to Life360

> Life360 (Silver) costs $119.88 a year. Free alternatives: OwnTracks (Recorder) and Traccar. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/life360/
- Category: Location Sharing (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/location-sharing/)
- Vendor: Life360
- Plan: Silver
- Price: $9.99/month, $119.88/year
- Billing: monthly (annual toggle says "Save 17%" but annual price was not rendered separately)
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Silver $9.99 Save 17% $9.99 Try 7 days free"
- Price source: https://www.life360.com/plans-pricing/ (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### OwnTracks (Recorder)

- Website: https://owntracks.org
- Repository: https://github.com/owntracks/recorder (1,216 stars, last push 2026-09-08)
- License: unknown
- Open source: not verified
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- Note: Needs your own server and MQTT or HTTP setup, and there's no crash detection, SOS or driving reports.
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/owntracks-recorder/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### Traccar

- Website: https://www.traccar.org
- Repository: https://github.com/traccar/traccar (7,883 stars, last push 2026-10-17)
- License: Apache-2.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- Note: A fleet-tracking server you host; family sharing works through its phone app, but there's no crash detection or SOS.
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/traccar/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Life360?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are OwnTracks (Recorder) (License unknown, license not verified) and Traccar (open source, Apache-2.0).

### How much does Life360 cost?

Life360's Silver plan costs $9.99 a month, which is $119.88 a year (monthly (annual toggle says "Save 17%" but annual price was not rendered separately)). Source: the official pricing page at life360.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Life360 alternatives run on Linux?

OwnTracks (Recorder) (self-hosted server; web UI) and Traccar (self-hosted server; web UI).

### Can you self-host a Life360 alternative?

Yes. OwnTracks (Recorder) and Traccar run on your own server.

### Are these Life360 alternatives open source?

OwnTracks (Recorder)'s license couldn't be verified automatically. Traccar (Apache-2.0) is open source.

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Source: Stop Renting (https://stoprenting.dev). Methodology: https://stoprenting.dev/methodology/