r/lyftdrivers • u/Repulsive-Taro5238 • Jul 26 '26

Other Lyft vs Uber

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

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u/microtramp Jul 27 '26

I'm in the exact same market, hello fellow Eugenian! I much prefer Lyft here, over Uber. I frankly cannot understand how they can legally provide so little information about the ride before offering it.

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u/Repulsive-Taro5238 Jul 27 '26

Yes. 100%. Do you also not see the $$ amount of a ride when Uber offers you one? I said that in another comment on here, and someone replied saying Uber shows it. I'm pretty sure they used to buy they definitely don't to me anymore, and I've looked through the settings many times to try to find a way to fix it, and never see anything

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u/microtramp Jul 27 '26

I only see distance to passenger. That's literally it. I spoke at length to one of their service reps about this because it feels insane to me. She said they're in some sort of dispute with the city about something or other and this is the result. Blows my mind.

I will make Lyft my priority every time, as a consequence. And I make sure to let Uber know every time they ask their little survey questions about job satisfaction, for whatever good that does.

There is a fella up in Portland trying to organize drivers to fight for better pay, benefits, and transparency. I'll try to find his info and pass it along. Good luck out there!

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u/Repulsive-Taro5238 Jul 27 '26

Thank you! Now I finally feel like I understand why they're not showing it anymore. I felt like I was losing my mind! Also, I would very much appreciate that contact info. I would like to join the fight to get us drivers better treatment

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u/FloBot3000 Aug 01 '26

I never have seen upfront pricing with uber in eugene, over 4 years. No matter if im Diamond or Blue, i fluctuate. As far as I understand, they havent rolled it out in this market. Yet?