GoRoadie Alternatives for UK Driving Instructors (2026)
GoRoadie sells two things: the GoRoadie Pro diary app and a pay-per-pupil referral service. This page is about alternatives to the app, with every rival fact taken from the vendor's own site on 19 September 2026.
Quick answer: GoRoadie Pro costs £17 a month after its free trial and charges 1.9% when you request a payment through the app. Its FAQ says pupils can't book into your diary themselves. Alternatives include PassReady (£0 a month, pupils book and pay on your own page, the pupil pays the booking fee), LessonBuddy (£9.99), DriveInstruct (£10), Passly (£14.99) and ADI Network (free, with a 2% + 30p payment fee).
We build PassReady, so we have a side. That is why every competitor fact here is dated and comes from the company's own website. For the whole field in one table, see every UK driving instructor app compared.
What GoRoadie Pro costs today
GoRoadie Pro's page offers a 60-day free trial with no card, and says the app costs £17 a month after the trial. (The FAQ on the same page also mentions a one-month trial.) PDIs get free access. Online payments carry a 1.9% service fee when you, the instructor, request money through the app. If the pupil pays through the app instead, the pupil pays the Stripe fee and you receive the full lesson amount.
On booking, its FAQ is direct: pupils can't see or book into your diary, though you can offer them slots. Separately, GoRoadie's pupil referral service charges £25.99 for each pupil referred to you, with the first one free.
GoRoadie Pro and five alternatives at a glance
| App | Monthly price | Pupils book into your diary | Charge on card payments | Free trial | Trainees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoRoadie Pro | £17 | No, you offer slots | 1.9% when you request payment; pupil pays the Stripe fee if they pay in the app | 60 days | Free |
| PassReady | £0 | Yes, on your own booking page | Pupil pays PassReady's 4.2% plus card processing, rounded up to the next whole pound | None needed | £0, and still £0 once qualified |
| LessonBuddy | £9.99 | Yes, from your live availability | Not published on its pricing page | 60 days | Up to 6 months free |
| DriveInstruct | £10 (Pro) | Yes | 2% | 1 month | 12 months, up to 5 pupils |
| Passly | £14.99 | Yes, booking widget | 1.5% on top of Stripe processing | 14 days | Not published |
| ADI Network | £0 | Not stated on the pages we checked | 2% + 30p, instructor or learner pays | n/a | Free app |
All figures from each vendor's own site, 19 September 2026.
The alternatives
1. PassReady: £0 a month
PassReady gives you your own booking page where pupils pick a slot from your live diary and pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. There is no monthly fee. The only fee is a booking fee on online card payments, paid by the pupil: PassReady's 4.2% plus card processing, rounded up to the next whole pound. On a £40 lesson the pupil pays £43 and you receive £40.23, so you never pay a percentage out of your lesson price. Cash lessons are logged in the same diary for free.
The pupil pays about £3 on a £40 lesson, a normal booking fee of the kind charged on event tickets, and it pays for the pupil's free app with theory practice and progress tracking. Worked examples for other prices are on the pricing page.
2. LessonBuddy: £9.99 a month
LessonBuddy is £9.99 a month or £89.99 a year, with one set of features for everyone. Qualified instructors get 60 days free and trainees up to six months. Pupil and parent access is included. Its pricing page doesn't show a charge for card payments.
3. DriveInstruct: £10 a month
DriveInstruct Pro is £10 a month after a one-month trial and includes online booking, deposits and Stripe payments with a 2% fee. It also lists you on its learner marketplace.
4. Passly: £14.99 a month
Passly is £14.99 a month with a 14-day trial, and card payments carry a flat 1.5% on top of standard Stripe processing. It also runs a free marketplace listing for instructors. You can export pupils, lessons, income and expenses as CSV.
5. ADI Network: free app
ADI Network's app is free and offers jobs from its partner companies, which its terms say include PassMeFast. Payments from your private learners carry a fee of 2% plus 30p, which you can pay or pass to the learner.
If you use GoRoadie for new pupils
GoRoadie's referral service is separate from the Pro app, so you can use a different diary app and still buy referrals if you want to. On PassReady, pupils who find your booking page book you directly, and there is no charge per pupil.
Moving from GoRoadie Pro to PassReady
GoRoadie's FAQ says it can sync your lessons to your phone's calendar and will export your data for you if you leave. Once your lessons are in Google Calendar, PassReady can read them (read-only). You can also upload a calendar file (.ics) or a CSV. Or email a photo of your diary to hello@passready.co.uk and we'll add your pupils for you, free. More in our guide to switching.
Common questions
How much does GoRoadie Pro cost?
£17 a month after the free trial, according to its Pro page on 19 September 2026, plus a 1.9% service fee when you request payment through the app. PDIs get free access.
Can pupils book themselves on GoRoadie Pro?
Its FAQ says pupils can't see or book into your diary; you can offer them slots. On PassReady pupils book and pay on your booking page.
What is a free alternative to GoRoadie?
PassReady is £0 a month; the pupil pays a booking fee on online card payments. ADI Network is also free to use and charges 2% + 30p on payments through its app.
Sources (checked 19 September 2026)
- GoRoadie: goroadie.com/pro and goroadie.com/partner
- LessonBuddy: lessonbuddy.co.uk/pricing/ and homepage
- DriveInstruct: driveinstruct.co.uk
- Passly: passly.co.uk/instructor
- ADI Network: adinetwork.co.uk and /terms
- PassReady: passready.co.uk/pricing/
Paid more than you charge. £0 a month.
Pupils book and pay on your own page. No subscription and no percentage taken from your lesson price. On a £40 lesson the pupil pays £43 and you receive £40.23. Cash lessons stay free forever.
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