BSJ against Howen
The nearest thing to a like-for-like rival: a Chinese manufacturer selling video hardware to telematics integrators rather than to fleets. They are ahead of us on connectors and we are ahead on what comes with the box.
Per camera, ex VAT
€145–189
Howen: €78–436
The price
One model, three listings, six times the price
Howen publish no price list and no distributor price, so the Hero-ME40-02 V3 costs whatever the reseller in front of the customer says it costs. These are published listings for the same part number, read on the same day.
BSJ EH26 through us — published, by volume band
€145–189
Hero-ME40-02 V3, one unit on eBay
€78
The same model at a retailer
€436
The short answer, row by row
| BSJ via FleetSight | Howen Hero-ME40 | |
|---|---|---|
| The device | EH26: 2 × 1080p, H.265/H.264, ADAS and DMS on board. 1 to 8 channels, 1080p, ADAS and DMS on the device | Hero-ME40-02 V3: 2 × 1080p plus 1 × 720p, H.265/H.264, AI optional — DMS, ADAS and face recognition are an add-on |
| AI on the device | Standard on the dash cam range, not an option line | Listed as optional on the ME40-02; specify it or you get a recorder |
| Platform connectors | Wialon today (BSJ Video, 14 models); flespi telemetry for one tracker; no Navixy connector | flespi and Navixy both carry the ME40 range, plus RedGPS and others — genuinely wider than ours |
| Video platform | Included with the hardware, white-labelled to you, no per-device fee | Howen's own cloud, or whichever platform you already pay for |
| MDVR range | ED02R-V2 (4 channels) and ED08R-V2 (8 channels, 512 GB card plus a 2 TB drive) | Hero-ME40-04: 4 channels, single card up to 512 GB |
| Who owns the fleet relationship | You. Fleet enquiries that reach us go to the integrator covering the region | You, through whichever platform you resell |
Feature by feature, with the connector gap marked as theirs
The closest like-for-like on the whole list, and the table shows it: most rows are a draw, one is decisively theirs, and the two that are ours are the two an integrator lives with for three years.
| BSJ EH26 | Howen Hero-ME40-02 V3 | |
|---|---|---|
| ADAS and driver monitoring standard | On the dash cam range as shipped, not an option line | Listed as optional on the ME40-02 — specify it or you get a recorder |
| Channels in the box | 2 × 1080p on EH26; four on EH03T-V2, six on EH15-V2 | 2 × 1080p plus a third at 720p on the one unit |
| H.265 | On EH26 — half the data off the SIM for the same clip | H.265 and H.264, same as ours |
| Platform connectors beyond Wialon | Wialon today; flespi telemetry for one tracker, no Navixy connector | flespi, Navixy and RedGPS carry the range — genuinely wider than ours |
| Video platform included | White-labelled, €0 a device, your domain and your tenants | Their cloud, or whichever platform you already pay for |
| Storage on a four-channel unit | ED02R-V2 takes two cards at 512 GB each | Hero-ME40-04 takes a single card up to 512 GB |
| Published price | A tier list an integrator can have on request: €145–189 by annual volume | Quoted per order. Ask for it configured, with the AI on |
3 rows ours, 2 theirs, the rest a draw. From the ME40-02 V3 entries on flespi and Navixy and from bsjiot.com, read 20–22 September 2026. Neither manufacturer publishes a list price, which is why there is no price chart on this page and why you should get both configured and quoted before you believe anybody.
When to buy theirs instead
- If your platform is Navixy, Howen is supported today and BSJ is not. That is a real reason to buy theirs this quarter, and it is the gap we are closing with the vendor.
- If you want one vendor for both the tracker and the camera on a platform that already carries them, the integration work you save may be worth more than the unit price.
- The ME40-02 without the AI option and an EH26 are not the same purchase — compare the configured price, not the headline one.
- The price spread above is published retail, not what Howen charge a distributor. Their trade price is very probably close to ours; the point is that neither you nor your customer can look it up.
Our side of the table
The models this page has been arguing about
Every figure above is one of these three. The specification on each page is transcribed from the manufacturer's own product page, with a link to it at the bottom so you can check the transcription rather than trust it.
EH26
2-CH AI dash cam
The workhorse. Two 1080p channels with road and driver events on board.
The specification →ED02R-V2
4-CH AI MDVR
Four channels with real-time upload and two card slots.
The specification →EH15-V2
4/6-CH AI dash cam
Up to six channels with serial ports and I/O, on the modular V2 software.
The specification →Then there are the two questions a price never answers: what the fitting involves and what it costs , and which platforms these run on today .
The other comparisons
Streamax
AI dash cams and MDVRs, sold through distribution
The benchmark in this class: €284–397 a camera and €4.49–11.21 a month on top.
The comparison →Teltonika DualCam
A camera accessory for a Teltonika tracker
The lowest-friction option for a Teltonika shop — and the smallest amount of video you can sell.
The comparison →Jimi IoT
4G dash cams sold to integrators and fleets
Similar channel counts on paper; the difference is what is standard and what is an option.
The comparison →Movon MDAS-9
An ADAS warning module that feeds a tracker
A Tier-1 ADAS warning module — excellent at warnings, not a video system.
The comparison →Samsara
A subscription fleet platform with its own cameras
The subscription incumbent: $94 per vehicle a month at list, against hardware you own.
The comparison →Hikvision mobile DVR
Security-brand mobile recorders, sold through CCTV distribution
The default onboard recorder in Latin America — strong hardware, somebody else's ecosystem.
The comparison →Intelbras iFleet
The Brazilian incumbent: DVR veicular with local support
Brazil's default: local brand, local RMA, 720p on the entry recorder.
The comparison →Put one in a vehicle before you decide.
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