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Telemetry Studio vs Telemetry Overlay: an honest comparison

By Bart, who makes Telemetry Studio · Facts last checked

Pick Telemetry Overlay if you need Linux, an unusual data logger (it reads around 60), true 360 output with the gauges placed in 360, or your own custom gauges. Pick Telemetry Studio if you ride or run with a Garmin, Wahoo or Strava, film on a GoPro or an Insta360, and want it lined up automatically for $79 instead of $199.

I make Telemetry Studio, so read this with that in mind. I've tried to list where Telemetry Overlay is the better tool, and every claim about it links to a source below.

Side by side

Telemetry StudioTelemetry Overlay
Price$79 once, updates included$199 once, includes 1 year of updates
Free trial14 days, every feature3 days, watermark, 2 files at a time, no transparent export
PlatformsmacOS, WindowsmacOS, Windows, Linux
Data filesFIT, GPX, RaceBox CSV, VBO, DJI SRTAbout 60 formats: FIT, GPX, TCX, CSV, KML, AiM, MoTeC, OBD-II and more
Data inside the videoGoPro GPS, DJIGoPro, DJI, Insta360, Sony, dashcams and more
StravaConnects to your account: activities, segments, race your PR ghostImport a file
Insta360 360 videoOpens .insv directly; aim, Shots and camera moves inside the appReframe or convert in Insta360 Studio first, then import
360 output with gauges in 360No, flat reframed video onlyYes
OverlaysAbout 70 types in several themesHundreds of gauges and styles
Design your own gaugesNo (position, size, color, font, presets)Yes
Lining up data and videoAutomatic: camera clock, GPS speed match, or 360 camera turns. Or click a landmark on the mapAutomatic to camera time "in optimal conditions", or manual
Transparent overlay exportYes (ProRes 4444, PNG frames)Yes

Telemetry Overlay details are from its website and release notes (version 1.12, June 2026). Things I couldn't confirm, like its maximum export resolution, are left out.

Where Telemetry Overlay is the better pick

  • Linux. It has DEB and RPM builds. Telemetry Studio is Mac and Windows only.
  • Data sources. Motorsport loggers like AiM and MoTeC, OBD-II, aviation, sailing, diving, custom CSV. If your data comes from something unusual, it probably reads it. Telemetry Studio covers bike computers, watches, Strava, GoPro, DJI, RaceBox and VBO.
  • Gauge variety. Hundreds of gauges and a gauge editor. Telemetry Studio has about 70 overlay types you can restyle and arrange, but you can't draw a new one.
  • 360 output. It can export an equirectangular 360 video with the gauges placed in 360 space. Telemetry Studio exports reframed flat video only.
  • Maturity. It has been around since about 2020, with a big tutorial library and an active user group.

Where Telemetry Studio is the better pick

  • Price. $79 once, with updates included, against $199 with one year of updates.
  • Insta360 360 footage. Open the .insv straight from the card, aim the camera, steer it live or drop in ready-made moves, and sync by the camera's turns. No round trip through Insta360 Studio. See the Insta360 guide.
  • Strava. Connect your account instead of exporting files, then show segments as you ride them and race a ghost of your PR.
  • Sync without fiddling. It lines up by the camera clock, by matching the GoPro's GPS speed to your ride file, or by a landmark on the map when the clock was wrong.
  • A real trial. 14 days with everything on, so you can finish a whole video before deciding.

What the workflow looks like

In Telemetry Studio: open the video, add the FIT file or pick the ride from Strava, right-click the clip and choose Auto Sync, adjust the overlays, export. The Garmin and GoPro guide walks through it with screenshots.

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