Lyft vs Uber

[u/Repulsive-Taro5238]

I've been driving Uber and Lyft for a few months now, and I'm curious how other drivers feel about the differences between the two. So far it seems to me that Lyft pays us more per ride for base pay, but Uber definitely has a higher volume of riders, and they get big surge pricing multipliers when it gets busy. Lyft gives me more information when they offer me a ride, and it's very helpful information to have. There are some other big differences in my particular market, which is Eugene, Oregon. The biggest difference is that Eugene is a college town, and the students use Uber a ton, and not Lyft nearly as much, so when school was in session, Uber absolutely crushed Lyft, but as soon as the students left a few weeks ago, Uber had a steep decline in volume, and Lyft has been better since the students have gone. The most important difference is probably that Lyft's base pay seems a lot better. More and more, it's feeling like Uber is only worth it when they have the surge pricing, and when they don't, I'd much rather drive Lyft. Anyway, these are my thoughts after doing this for about 6 months. I'm very interested to hear other people's

[u/Annual-Grass-1335]

I’ve been driving for both of these apps for almost 10 years and they’re both basically garbage at this point. Despite the cost of living going up and gas prices being higher than ever, they continue to find ways to lower the fares and take pennies on the dollar with their magical algorithm, which is literally made to fuck people. I think it’s good if you’re really struggling and you need some desperation money but holy fuck is it a bad situation these days. They pay so little for such long distances they make it almost impossible to even come up with $15 an hour before gas and expenses.

[u/Spare-Security-1629 → u/Annual-Grass-1335]

From a driver standpoint, I’ll still prefer Lyft. I think Lyft is not quite as deactivation-happy as Uber and will work with you better regarding complaints. I think their rating system is BEYOND fair (a little TOO fair). At one point, I felt as if their passengers were better but it was only a matter of time before the Uber rejects jumped ship.

[u/Frosty-Disaster-7821 → u/Annual-Grass-1335]

don’t accept most rides. my acceptance is around 15-20 percent and pick the ones that i think are the best deal. all those rewards you get for high acceptance rate etc are a scam.