Fairgo
Last reviewed: 4 September 2026.
Fairgo charges drivers a 1% technology fee (0% in Morocco), never takes custody of the fare, and lets riders pay the driver directly in cash or by card.
Who sets the fare
Fairgo (the ride-hailing app at fairgo.website) prices a ride in one of three ways, and the app says which applies in your market before you book.
- Driver-set markets — the model Fairgo prefers. Each driver has their own tariff. Before you are matched the app shows a range; once matched, the price is the tariff of the driver who takes the trip, and it does not change when you arrive.
- Platform-priced markets — the fare is computed centrally from distance, time and the market's pricing rules; any surge is shown with its multiplier rather than folded in.
- Meter markets — the law requires a taxi meter, and the meter decides.
A worked example: a 20.00 fare
Suppose the fare is 20.00 in whatever the market's currency is, and the rider adds a 2.00 tip.
What the rider pays
22.00. No booking fee, no service fee, no platform fee. The rider pays the driver directly — cash in the car, or card where the market supports it, settling to the driver's own Stripe account. Fairgo never receives any of it.
What the driver keeps, 1% market
All 22.00 arrives with the driver. The tip is never part of the fee base, so the 1% applies to the 20.00 fare only: 0.20 accrues on the driver's Fairgo balance. It is not deducted from this trip. If this trip was paid by card, Fairgo's share of the charge is 0.20 plus as much of any earlier balance as the cap allows, never more than 10% of the payment — so never more than 2.00 from this 20.00 card payment. If this trip was cash, the 0.20 waits for a later card payment. Over all the driver's fares it comes to exactly 1%.
What the driver keeps, 0% market (Morocco)
All 22.00, and nothing accrues. There is no card payment to recover a fee from, so the rate is 0%, the earnings screen shows nothing owed, and Fairgo earns nothing on the trip.
The same 20.00 fare on other platforms
| Platform | Rate | Fairgo, 1% | Fairgo, 0% | Driver keeps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uber | ≈25% (varies per trip) | 19.80 | 20.00 | ≈15.00 |
| Lyft (US) | up to 30% (70% guaranteed weekly) | 19.80 | 20.00 | 14.00 or more |
| Bolt | 15–21% by city | 19.80 | 20.00 | 15.80–17.00 |
| inDrive | 10–12.99% | 19.80 | 20.00 | 17.40–18.00 |
| Yango | not verified | 19.80 | 20.00 | not verified |
| Empower (US) | 0% + monthly subscription | 19.80 | 20.00 | 20.00 minus subscription |
Over 1,000 in fares: 990 on Fairgo in a 1% market, 1,000 in Morocco, about 750 at 25%. Over a working year that difference is not a rounding error.
The 10% cap, explained
The cap exists so that a balance built up on cash trips is drawn down gently. A driver in a 1% market who does 500 in cash fares accrues 5.00. Their next 20.00 card payment yields at most 2.00 to Fairgo (0.20 for that trip plus 1.80 of the balance); the remaining 3.20 waits for later card payments. The driver never sees a single payment reduced by more than a tenth, and the total never exceeds 1% of fares.
Taxes and what is not published
The 1% is a fee to the driver with applicable taxes added where the law requires. Fairgo has not published the legal entity that invoices it, the governing law, or the statutory retention period for fee records; those are marked as unresolved on the Terms rather than filled with plausible values. Fairgo does not publish fare comparisons by city.
Where this applies today
On 18 August 2026 the open markets were Czechia, Finland, Germany, Morocco, the Netherlands, Peru, Spain and Sweden. Card payment requires Stripe to operate in the driver's country and the driver to have completed Stripe onboarding; otherwise the market is cash only and the app says so. As of 4 September 2026 neither Fairgo app is on the App Store, there is no public TestFlight link and there is no Android version. See Get the app for the honest current state and how to be told when that changes.
Sources for the competitor figures
Retrieved 4 September 2026. Competitor rates change by city and by month; where a figure could not be confirmed from the company itself or from a dated report, the table says “not verified” rather than guessing.
- Uber — service fee “varies per trip” (Uber help centre); typical effective take of 25–30% per the National Employment Law Project report Unpacking Uber & Lyft's Take Rates, July 2025 (nelp.org). Uber withdrew from Morocco in February 2018 (press reports).
- Bolt — 15–21% depending on city; Bolt stated in January 2026 that drivers retain over 75% of the fare (BusinessDay Nigeria, bolt-related coverage, January 2026).
- inDrive — 10–12.99% standard commission (Wikipedia, inDrive, retrieved 2026-09-04); temporary 0–1% programmes in specific cities (ITWeb, Gulf News, 2024–2025). Established in Morocco in 2022 (Le Desk, Telquel, 2024–2025).
- Lyft — “drivers will receive at least 70% of rider payments after external fees”, weekly, all US markets since May 2024 (CBS News, February 2024; Lyft Form 8-K, Q1 2024).
- Yango — launched a pilot in Casablanca in 2023 and was ordered to stop by the city for lack of prior authorisation (le360.ma, Jeune Afrique, 2023). Commission not published.
- Empower — drivers pay a subscription (DC Monthly Flex $49.99–$449.99) and set their own rates; 0% commission (driveempower.com; ridester.com). Regulatory disputes in Washington DC and an announced withdrawal from DC in October 2025 (51st.news).
Frequently asked questions
Does the rider ever pay Fairgo's 1%?
No. The 1% is charged to the driver and never added to the rider's fare. Riders pay no booking fee, no service fee and no platform fee.
Is the fee deducted from each trip?
No. It accrues on the driver's account and is recovered from the driver's next card payment, capped at 10% of that payment. It is never invoiced.
What if a driver only takes cash?
In a market with card payment, the 1% on cash trips accrues and is drawn down from later card payments. In a cash-only market such as Morocco the rate is 0% and nothing accrues.
Are tips included in the 1%?
No. Tips are cash, go to the driver in full and are never part of the fee base.
Are the competitor rates on this page exact?
No. They are typical published or reported rates with sources listed above, and they vary by city and over time. Where a figure could not be confirmed it is marked not verified.
More Fairgo guides
- Uber alternative — what makes Fairgo different from Uber, Bolt, inDrive and Yango
- Where drivers keep 100% — in which markets a Fairgo driver keeps the whole fare, and why it is 99% elsewhere
- Without hidden surge — how Fairgo prices a ride and what it does instead of quiet surge
- Driver-friendly ride-hailing — the seven rules that make Fairgo driver-friendly, each one checkable
- Zero-commission ride-hailing — whether Fairgo is a zero-commission app (0% in Morocco, 1% elsewhere) and how that differs from subscriptions and promotions
- Fairgo for drivers — what a driver keeps, how activation and dispatch work, and what is not yet available
- Fairgo for riders — what a rider pays, how a ride works, how to pay, and the safety mechanics
- Where Fairgo operates — the dated list of open markets, and why the app is the authoritative answer
- Get the app — the honest current state of the two apps and how to be told when they can be installed
- Ride-hailing apps for drivers, 2026 — Fairgo vs Uber, Bolt, inDrive, Yango, Lyft and Empower on commission, fare-setting, cash, tips, payout and markets, with sources
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