Comparison
Passly vs EzLicence
EzLicence is a learner marketplace, strongest in London, that fills your diary and takes 25% of every lesson; Passly is business software that costs £14.99 a month with free leads and a flat 1.5% payment fee. Different models, very different maths. Here's the honest picture.
The quick verdict
Passly runs your whole business (diary, online booking, upfront card payments, pupil progress, weekly payouts and a UK-wide marketplace listing) for £14.99 a month plus a published, flat 1.5% on payments. EzLicence's free For Business tool is a fair deal for managing private learners, but its marketplace takes 25% of every lesson: £8.75 of a £35 lesson against Passly's £0.53. And there's no built-in diary, no progress tracking and no mobile app on either side of its product.
| Feature | Passly | EzLicence |
|---|---|---|
| Getting new pupils | ||
| Marketplace where learners find you | Yes | Yes |
| Cost per new pupil from the marketplace | Free, leads land in your inbox | 25% commission on every lesson's price, incl. VAT |
| Coverage across the UK | UK-wide listing | Deep in London, plus Bristol & Bath, South Yorkshire, East Midlands and Surrey |
| Keep teaching your learners off the platform | Always, they're your pupils | No, fidelity clause keeps EzLicence learners on platform |
| Pupils book real diary slots online | Yes | Yes |
| Embeddable booking widget for your own website | Yes | — |
| Done-for-you instructor website (optional) | From £29/mo | — |
| Software for running your own pupils | ||
| Price of the software | £14.99/mo, everything included | Free (EzLicence For Business, £0/month) |
| Fee on your own pupils' payments | 1.5% flat, published, plus standard Stripe fees | 0% commission, 2.4% card fee incl. VAT |
| Built-in diary & calendar | Yes | Google Calendar sync rather than a built-in diary |
| Pupil progress tracking | Yes | — |
| Mobile app for instructors | Native iOS app | No, web dashboard only |
| Pupil records, notes & lesson history | Yes | Booking and payment records |
| Income reports & CSV export | Yes | Payment reporting |
| Payments & payouts | ||
| Pupils pay upfront before lessons | Yes | Yes |
| How often you're paid out | Weekly | 7, 14 or 28 day cycles |
| Payout processing fee | — | £0.10 + 0.35% per payout |
| Monthly account fee (marketplace) | — | £2.00/month |
| Prepaid credits & block bookings | Yes | Bulk discounts paid as bonus credits |
| Refunds | In-app, pro-rata on packages, funds held safely | Consumption-based, credit-first; bonus credits non-refundable |
| Pricing & contract | ||
| What a £35 lesson costs you in commission | £0.53 at 1.5% (plus the flat monthly fee) | £8.75 at 25% (marketplace learners) |
| Monthly price | £14.99, one plan | Marketplace free to join; For Business £0 |
| Contract | None, cancel any time | None, leave any time |
| Restrictions after you leave | None | Fidelity clause on EzLicence-sourced learners |
Comparison based on publicly available information from ezlicence.co.uk (including the Instruct page, the For Business pages and the published instructor and learner terms), Companies House filings and UK App Store and Google Play searches, accessed 19 July 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.
Where EzLicence shines
EzLicence has run a learner marketplace in Australia since 2015 and brought it to the UK in 2023. Where it has coverage, above all London, it delivers what it promises: learners who have already paid upfront, matched to your car type and area, with no chasing for money. Its For Business tool is free with 0% commission, and payouts run on a predictable 7, 14 or 28 day cycle you choose.
The costs sit in the marketplace terms: 25% of every lesson's price including VAT, a payout fee of £0.10 plus 0.35%, a £2 monthly account fee, and a fidelity clause that keeps EzLicence-sourced learners booking through EzLicence. Coverage outside London and a few regions is thin, with no local pages for Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow or Cardiff as of July 2026.
Where Passly is different
Passly is the software layer EzLicence doesn't have: a real built-in diary rather than a Google Calendar sync, pupil progress tracking your learners can see, a native iOS app, in-app messaging, income reports and an optional hosted website, all on one £14.99 plan.
The money side is simpler too: pupils pay upfront, funds are held safely with pro-rata refunds on packages, payouts land weekly, and the only percentage you'll ever see is a published, flat 1.5% plus standard Stripe fees. Leads from your UK-wide marketplace listing are free, and every learner is yours to keep, on or off the platform.
Passly vs EzLicence: your questions
Is Passly cheaper than EzLicence?
It depends which EzLicence you mean, so here's the honest breakdown. EzLicence For Business, their tool for managing your own private learners, is genuinely free with 0% commission and a 2.4% card fee, while Passly is £14.99 a month plus a flat 1.5% and standard Stripe fees. The big number sits on the marketplace side: EzLicence takes 25% of every lesson booked through its platform, plus a payout fee of £0.10 and 0.35% and a £2 monthly account fee. On a £35 lesson that 25% is £8.75; Passly's 1.5% is £0.53. If marketplace learners make up any real share of your diary, Passly's flat monthly fee pays for itself many times over.
What does EzLicence have that Passly doesn't?
A long-established learner marketplace with real demand, especially in London where its coverage is deepest. EzLicence has been matching learners with instructors since 2015 in Australia and launched its UK arm in 2023, and it handles marketing, booking and upfront payment collection so instructors sourced through it don't have to chase money. Its For Business tool is also free, which Passly's software isn't. If you teach in London and mainly want a steady stream of pre-paid learners without running your own book, EzLicence is a credible option.
What does Passly do better than EzLicence?
Passly is complete business software rather than a marketplace with a booking layer. You get a built-in diary (EzLicence syncs to Google Calendar instead), pupil progress tracking (EzLicence has none), a native iOS app (EzLicence is web-only, with no app on the UK App Store or Google Play as of July 2026), weekly payouts, an optional hosted website, and a marketplace listing that works UK-wide rather than mainly in London and a handful of regions. Most importantly, your learners are yours: there's no fidelity clause, no 25% commission, just a published 1.5% payment fee.
Can I use Passly and EzLicence together?
Yes. Neither platform ties you into a contract, so you can run EzLicence for marketplace demand and Passly for your own pupils side by side. One thing to know: EzLicence's instructor terms include a fidelity clause, so learners who came to you through EzLicence must keep booking through EzLicence. Learners you find yourself, or through Passly's marketplace, are entirely yours to manage however you like.
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14 days free, no card required, £14.99 a month after, with free marketplace leads, weekly payouts and a flat, published 1.5% payment fee.