FreelanceSites.net New to earning online? Check what you can join →
All tours Platform type tour Ride platforms like Uber 1 / 9
Platform type tour1 / 9

Ride platforms like Uber in 9 slides

Ride-hailing and driving platforms anyone can sign up to drive for.

33live ride platforms
17.5%median cut
0open almost worldwide
How it works2 / 9

Earning on ride platforms

How the money is made: driving and delivery

  1. Pass the checks
  2. Go online in the app
  3. Take rides or orders
  4. Cash out

Against all 53 platform types

Skills needed
  1. None12 types
  2. Some34 types
  3. Specialist7 types
Startup cost
  1. None23 types
  2. Low14 types
  3. Medium10 types
  4. High6 types
First payout
  1. Days12 types
  2. Weeks14 types
  3. Months23 types
Typical earnings

Most California drivers made about $11-16 per hour after waiting time and car costs (LAO, 2020).

Source: lao.ca.gov ↗

Best for: People with a car and flexible hours who want to start earning this week

The leaders3 / 9

The best-known ride platforms

Best documented first: researched listings, then those with a Wikipedia article, then web traffic. Open one to take its tour.

Fee spread4 / 9

What ride platforms take

Guess first: roughly what is the median cut across these 17 ride platforms?

17.5%median cut across 17 ride platforms

Smallest cuts

The middle of each platform's published percentage fee, before payment or withdrawal charges.

Against other types5 / 9

How ride platforms stack up

9largest of 53 platform types we list
17.5%median cut, against 12.5% across types

Live platforms by type

Marketplaces75Remote job boards68Freelance sites58Payment receiving…53Delivery platforms41Tutoring platforms39Task platforms389. Ride platforms33
ItemLive platforms
Marketplaces75
Remote job boards68
Freelance sites58
Payment receiving platforms53
Delivery platforms41
Tutoring platforms39
Task platforms38
Ride platforms33
The seven largest types, and ride platforms at number 9.

Median cut by platform type

0%15%30%Payment receiving platforms: 1.7%Card processing platforms: 2.8%Course platforms: 4.3%Crowdfunding platforms: 5%Marketplaces: 9.3%Live shopping platforms: 9.8%Creator platforms: 10%Big marketplaces: 11.5%Freelance sites: 12.3%Mentorship platforms: 12.5%Ticket resale platforms: 12.5%Task platforms: 15%UGC marketplaces: 15%Rental platforms: 16.8%Ride platforms: 17.5%Website marketplaces: 17.5%Care platforms: 20%Tutoring platforms: 21.3%Tour platforms: 25%Ride platforms 17.5%Median 12.5%LowestHighest
PlatformMedian cut
Payment receiving platforms1.7%
Card processing platforms2.8%
Course platforms4.3%
Crowdfunding platforms5%
Marketplaces9.3%
Live shopping platforms9.8%
Creator platforms10%
Big marketplaces11.5%
Freelance sites12.3%
Mentorship platforms12.5%
Ticket resale platforms12.5%
Task platforms15%
UGC marketplaces15%
Rental platforms16.8%
Ride platforms17.5%
Website marketplaces17.5%
Care platforms20%
Tutoring platforms21.3%
Tour platforms25%
Each column is one type with at least five published percentage fees.
Countries covered6 / 9

Where you can join

19with verified country rules
0open almost worldwide
19limited to some countries

How many of them accept each country

Up to a quarterUp to halfUp to three quartersMoreNone

Where the most of them accept you

Getting paid7 / 9

How ride platforms pay out

The withdrawal methods listed by the 24 ride platforms whose payout options we have verified. Bank transfer is offered by 20 of them.

24platforms
  • Bank transfer2057%
  • Cash direct411%
  • Instant Pay debit card13%
  • Express Pay debit card13%
  • GrabPay13%
  • Other823%
Most platforms offer more than one method, so slices are shares of all the methods listed; the numbers are how many platforms offer each.
Best first platform8 / 9

Where to start

Our pick to start withUberThe highest rated of the 10 ride platforms that are free to join.4.3/ 5
  • Verified earnings
  • Free to join
  • Low payout bar
  • Fast payouts
  • Loved app
  • Top 10K website
  • 10 years running
  • Public company
  • Fully documented

Top rated of the 10 free to join

Uber4.3Lyft3.6Bolt3.6Rapido3.4Careem3.3inDrive3.3
ItemRating
Uber4.3
Lyft3.6
Bolt3.6
Rapido3.4
Careem3.3
inDrive3.3

Picked by formula from verified facts, not paid placement. How the rating works

Next steps9 / 9

Ready to go further?

See all 33 ride platforms →Compare two head-to-head

Platform tours

Next tourDelivery platforms like DoorDash8 slides · Courier and food-delivery platforms with open sign-up for couriers.
Arrow keys or swipe