Comparison
Take Fleet vs Curb
Honest breakdown: Take Fleet ($99/mo customer tracking links) compared against Curb (taxi marketplace and rider acquisition). Use this to figure out which is right for your fleet. Sometimes the answer is Curb.
Quick verdict
Choose Take Fleet if
- · You run a small-to-mid taxi, tow, roadside, or shuttle operation
- · You want a $99/month flat fee, not per-vehicle pricing
- · Your customers should track without installing an app
- · You already have dispatch / booking infrastructure
Choose Curb if
- · Real consumer demand: Curb riders open the app looking for cabs in your area, especially at airports
- · Established consumer app presence in major US metros
- · No upfront cost; Curb only takes a fee when it actually sends you a ride
- · Stronger fit for cab companies whose primary growth need is new rider acquisition rather than improving direct-customer experience
Pricing comparison
Take Fleet
$99 / month flat
- · Whole fleet, up to 15 active drivers (Starter)
- · Unlimited customer tracking links
- · Free driver accounts
- · No per-ride or per-job fees
- · 30-day free pilot, no credit card
- · Month-to-month, cancel any time
Curb
Free for cab companies to join, but Curb takes a per-booking fee on every ride it sends. Effective cost depends on how many of your rides come from Curb riders versus direct customers.
Curb is a taxi marketplace and rider acquisition platform. Consumer-facing taxi marketplace app connecting riders to local taxi companies in major US markets.
Typical customer: Local and independent taxi companies in Curb-active US markets (NYC, Chicago, Boston, Las Vegas, Washington DC, others) looking for app-driven rider demand and willing to share revenue.
Where Take Fleet wins
- ·$99/month flat with no per-ride fee; Take Fleet does not touch your fares, you keep 100% of every dollar
- ·Serves the customers who already call your dispatch directly, not customers Curb sends through its app
- ·No marketplace cut and no payment processing fees
- ·Pair with Curb (run both): Take Fleet adds the modern tracking experience for direct customers while Curb handles its own riders through its app
- ·Works in any US market, not just Curb-active cities
Where Curb wins
- ·Real consumer demand: Curb riders open the app looking for cabs in your area, especially at airports
- ·Established consumer app presence in major US metros
- ·No upfront cost; Curb only takes a fee when it actually sends you a ride
- ·Stronger fit for cab companies whose primary growth need is new rider acquisition rather than improving direct-customer experience
- ·Handles cashless payment processing through the rider's Curb app
Common questions
What is Curb?
Curb is consumer-facing taxi marketplace app connecting riders to local taxi companies in major us markets. It is a taxi marketplace and rider acquisition platform, typically used by local and independent taxi companies in curb-active us markets (nyc, chicago, boston, las vegas, washington dc, others) looking for app-driven rider demand and willing to share revenue. Free for cab companies to join, but Curb takes a per-booking fee on every ride it sends. Effective cost depends on how many of your rides come from Curb riders versus direct customers.
How does Take Fleet compare to Curb on price?
Take Fleet is $99 per month flat for the dispatch portal, with unlimited customer tracking links and free driver accounts. Free for cab companies to join, but Curb takes a per-booking fee on every ride it sends. Effective cost depends on how many of your rides come from Curb riders versus direct customers. This makes Take Fleet meaningfully cheaper than Curb for fleets whose primary need is customer-facing tracking links rather than taxi marketplace and rider acquisition.
When is Curb the right choice over Take Fleet?
Curb is the better fit when you need: Real consumer demand: Curb riders open the app looking for cabs in your area, especially at airports; Established consumer app presence in major US metros; No upfront cost; Curb only takes a fee when it actually sends you a ride; Stronger fit for cab companies whose primary growth need is new rider acquisition rather than improving direct-customer experience; Handles cashless payment processing through the rider's Curb app. If those are the core requirements driving the purchase, Curb is the more capable platform.
When is Take Fleet the right choice over Curb?
Take Fleet is the better fit when you need: $99/month flat with no per-ride fee; Take Fleet does not touch your fares, you keep 100% of every dollar; Serves the customers who already call your dispatch directly, not customers Curb sends through its app; No marketplace cut and no payment processing fees; Pair with Curb (run both): Take Fleet adds the modern tracking experience for direct customers while Curb handles its own riders through its app; Works in any US market, not just Curb-active cities. For a small or mid-size taxi, tow, roadside, or shuttle operator that just wants to send customers a tracking link without paying enterprise pricing or replacing their existing dispatch workflow, Take Fleet is the simpler and cheaper option.
Other comparisons
Decide on a free trial.
30 days free, no credit card. Worst case you decide Curb is the right fit anyway.