Comparison
Passly vs GoRoadie
GoRoadie built a pupil marketplace and added instructor software; Passly built instructor software and added a marketplace. The difference shows in the pricing: £25.99 per referred pupil and 1.9% on payments there, free leads and a lower 1.5% payment fee here. The full picture, feature by feature.
The quick verdict
Passly runs the whole business (online booking, card payments, credits, finances, lesson gap filling and school features) for a flat £14.99 a month with marketplace leads free and a lower, published 1.5% payment fee, against GoRoadie's £15 plus £25.99 for every referred pupil and 1.9% on payments. Even if GoRoadie's referral stream appeals, each of those pupils costs £25.99 before their first lesson; Passly's leads land in your inbox at no charge.
| Feature | Passly | GoRoadie |
|---|---|---|
| Diary & calendar | ||
| Online diary on web and mobile app | Yes | Mobile app (iOS & Android) |
| Recurring lessons (weekly / fortnightly) | Yes | Not advertised |
| Working hours & unavailability | Yes | Yes |
| Double-booking / conflict detection | Yes | Not advertised |
| Calendar feed to Google & Apple Calendar | Yes | Device calendar sync |
| Pick-up locations & one-touch sat nav | Pick-up locations | Yes |
| Lesson gap filling (offer empty slots to pupils) | Yes | Yes, fills nearby open slots |
| Getting new pupils | ||
| Free public profile that ranks on Google | Yes | Yes |
| Marketplace where learners find you | Yes | Yes |
| Cost per new pupil from the marketplace | Free, leads land in your inbox | £25.99 per accepted referral |
| Pupils book real diary slots online | Yes | Request & accept flow |
| Embeddable booking widget for your own website | Yes | — |
| Enquiry / leads inbox | Yes | Yes |
| Done-for-you instructor website (optional) | From £29/mo | — |
| Pupil records & progress | ||
| Pupil records, notes & full lesson history | Yes | Yes |
| Per-pupil pricing & lesson types | Yes | Multiple lesson rates |
| Syllabus progress tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Live progress record shared with the pupil | Yes | Yes |
| Driving test result logging | Yes | Yes |
| Reflective logs | — | Yes |
| Theory test app integrations | — | Theory Test Pro & 4 in 1 |
| Digital terms & conditions signing | — | Yes |
| Waiting list | — | Yes, with automated check-ins |
| GDPR record-retention tool | — | Yes |
| CSV export of your data, any time, free | Yes | Financial export |
| Pupil app & portal | ||
| Free pupil portal / app | Web portal, no download needed | Native learner app |
| Pupils see lessons, progress & balances | Yes | Yes |
| Pupils book & manage lessons themselves | Yes | Check-in & slot claims |
| Messaging & reminders | ||
| In-app messaging with pupils | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic lesson reminders (included free) | Yes, email, in-app & push | Yes, SMS, email & in-app |
| SMS text reminders | — | Included, no per-text fee |
| Pupil lesson check-in the day before | — | Yes |
| Automatic payment reminders | Yes | Payment requests |
| Payments & finances | ||
| In-app card payments from pupils | Yes, Stripe | Yes, Stripe |
| Commission on your lesson money | 1.5% flat, published, plus standard Stripe fees | 1.9% platform fee per transaction |
| Prepaid lesson credits & packages | Yes | Package hours |
| Discounts, coupons & block-booking pricing | Yes | Block-booking discounts |
| Refunds handled in-app | Yes | £20 to £50 learner refund fees apply |
| Income & expense tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Mileage tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Profit & loss and financial reports | Yes | Cash-flow dashboard |
| CSV export for your accountant | Yes | Yes |
| Driving schools & multi-instructor | ||
| Multi-instructor diaries & management | Yes | Yes, demo-gated product |
| School-wide takings & finances | Yes | Not advertised |
| Allocate pupils to instructors | Yes | Yes |
| Transparent per-seat pricing | £14.99 per instructor | Quote only |
| Pricing & contract | ||
| Monthly price (one instructor) | £14.99, one plan, everything included | £15 + £25.99 per marketplace pupil |
| Free trial | 14 days | 60 days |
| Cancel any time, self-serve | Yes | Yes |
| Contact pupils directly outside the platform | Always, they're your pupils | Restricted for marketplace referrals |
Comparison based on publicly available information from goroadie.com, app store listings and GoRoadie's terms, checked July 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.
Where GoRoadie shines
GoRoadie's marketplace is its engine: verified learners, weekly ad campaigns run on your behalf, upfront payment before the first lesson and a no-show guarantee. The Pro app is thoughtful too: three automatic reminders per lesson across SMS, email and app, a live waiting list that checks in with pupils automatically, and digital T&Cs pupils sign paperlessly. PDIs even get it free.
The costs sit in the margins: £25.99 for every marketplace pupil, 1.9% on card payments, learner refund fees of £20 to £50, and terms that stop you taking marketplace relationships off-platform.
Where Passly is different
Passly charges you £14.99 a month and a flat, published 1.5% on card payments, less than GoRoadie's 1.9%, with nothing hidden. Leads from your marketplace profile are free, and your learners are simply your learners, with no restrictions on how you contact them.
It's also deeper as business software: online booking from real availability with an embeddable widget, prepaid credits, discounts and in-app refunds, proper profit-and-loss and mileage reporting, CSV exports whenever you like, and transparent per-seat school pricing rather than a demo-gated quote.
Passly vs GoRoadie: your questions
Is Passly cheaper than GoRoadie?
The subscriptions are close: £14.99 for Passly against £15 for GoRoadie Pro. The real difference is what a new pupil costs: GoRoadie charges £25.99 for every pupil you accept from its marketplace, while leads from Passly's marketplace land in your inbox free. GoRoadie also takes a 1.9% platform fee on card payments; Passly's is lower at a flat 1.5%, published right here rather than buried in terms.
What does GoRoadie have that Passly doesn't?
A few genuinely good things: SMS reminders included with no per-text fee, a live waiting list with automated pupil check-ins, digital T&C signing, reflective logs, theory app integrations, a GDPR retention tool and a generous 60-day trial. Its marketplace is also larger and longer-established, with GoRoadie running Google and Facebook ads on instructors' behalf.
What does Passly do better than GoRoadie?
Passly is a complete business platform rather than a marketplace with a diary attached. Online booking from your real availability, an embeddable widget for your own site, prepaid credits with discounts and in-app refunds, proper profit-and-loss reporting, transparent multi-instructor school pricing at £14.99 a seat, and no fee per pupil, a lower payment fee (1.5% against GoRoadie's 1.9%), and no restrictions on contacting your own learners directly.
Can I switch from GoRoadie to Passly?
Yes. Start the free 14-day trial, add your pupils (we'll help with your export), and share your portal link with learners. Both platforms are contract-free monthly subscriptions, so you can run them side by side while you compare.
Try it yourself
Keep the pupils and the margin
14 days free, no card required, £14.99 a month after, with free marketplace leads and a flat, published 1.5% payment fee.