For Ride-Hailing Startups

Your ride-hailing business, live in 14 days

If you're going up against Uber, Bolt, or Careem in a growth market — Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, the Gulf, the tourist islands — TaxiDex Starter gives you a complete business-in-a-box for a $1,500 setup. Branded apps, dispatch, payments, AI auto-dispatch. Keep 100% of your revenue.

Founder pain points

Four hurdles between you and your first 1,000 rides

Building a ride-hailing business from scratch is hard. We've helped 40+ startups launch in the last 24 months. Here's where they all stumble — and how we solve it.

No in-house engineering

To build dispatch + 2 apps + web booker + payments + admin in-house takes 12–18 months and $400k–$800k. Most founders don't have that runway.

Business-in-a-box

TaxiDex Starter ships dispatch console, branded iOS & Android apps for drivers and passengers, web booker, and payments — for $1,500 setup + $299/mo. Live in 14 days. You focus on driver acquisition, not engineering.

Revenue-share platforms penalize growth

Many startup-ride-hailing platforms charge 5–15% of every transaction. The faster you grow, the more they take. By month 12, software is your second-biggest cost.

Zero-commission flat fee

TaxiDex charges $299/$899/from $2,500 per month based on trip volume — never a % of your fare. 100% of marginal revenue stays in your business.

Local payment gateway nightmares

Stripe doesn't work in your market. M-Pesa requires Safaricom integration. Paystack and Flutterwave have different APIs. Each one takes 4–8 weeks of engineering.

Native gateway support

TaxiDex Enterprise ships with native M-Pesa (Kenya), Paystack & Flutterwave (Nigeria), Fawry (Egypt), and STC Pay (Saudi). For Starter customers, we add your local gateway during onboarding.

Driver acquisition is brutal

Uber pays referral bonuses. Bolt advertises everywhere. As a startup, you can't outspend them — you have to out-experience them. Drivers won't switch for the same app they already use.

Wallet + instant payout

Drivers earn more per trip (no commission cut) and see live earnings updates. Daily payouts, transparent tipping, in-app coaching. The wallet UX is your single biggest driver-acquisition lever.

The Business-in-a-Box

What you get for $1,500 setup + $299/mo

Everything you need to run a serious ride-hailing business. Add modules as you scale.

01

Branded passenger app

Published to App Store & Google Play under your company name. Your logo, colors, name. Book now or scheduled, live tracking, multiple payments, ratings.

02

Branded driver app

iOS + Android. Turn-by-turn navigation, one-tap accept, instant payouts, wallet, SOS button, offline-tolerant trip handling.

03

Dispatch console (web)

For your dispatchers: live driver map, drag-and-drop assignment, queue management, real-time alerts. AI auto-dispatch handles 90% without manual intervention.

04

Web booker widget

For your customers who don't want to install. Embed on your homepage, hotel partners, university sites. Apple Pay & Google Pay on web.

05

Admin dashboard & analytics

Live revenue, fleet utilization, top routes, peak hours. Driver verification, document expiry alerts, fraud detection.

06

Payment integrations

Stripe (global), regional gateways (M-Pesa, Paystack, Flutterwave, Fawry) added on request. Cash payments natively supported.

Honest startup pricing

The whole platform for $1,500 + $299/mo

No hidden fees. No revenue share. Cancel anytime.

Scaling to 10,000+ trips/month? See Professional and Enterprise plans.

Launch in 14 days

30 minutes. We'll walk through the full launch plan: timeline, app-store submission, driver onboarding, and your first 100 rides.