About DropRyde
DropRyde is free business software for local service pros: jobs, dispatch, payments and proof of work, under your own name. It was built for the worker who knows their trade but didn't have the back-office tools to look and run like a real company. We fixed that — and we made it free to start.
DropRyde started with a simple question: why does running a small service business feel so hard when the actual work isn't?
Providers were juggling five different apps just to quote a job, take a payment, and send a receipt. Coordinators were managing dispatch over WhatsApp. Customers had no idea what they were paying for or when the job was done. And every platform that tried to help took a piece of every dollar — whether the job was worth it or not.
We built DropRyde to collapse that stack into one. Post the job, dispatch the provider, do the work, collect payment, prove it with photos — all under your brand. The whole workflow, end to end.
Today DropRyde powers solo operators, small crews, multi-region coordinator networks, and industry verticals across transportation, home services, real estate, lending, and more — in the US, Dominican Republic, Nigeria, Pakistan, and growing.
We work for you. Not the other way around.
Where it started
Ariel's father · courier business, New York
He ran a courier business in New York, United Classic Messenger Service. He taught Ariel that all you need to dispatch is a phone and a notepad. Ariel's favorite part was going door to door handing out what his father called rate sheets.
Ariel's uncle · master plumber
When he started his first company, Pathway Plumbing, he gathered the family and they handed out flyers together. Ariel still remembers the work van with the lettering on the side. Today he runs Aqua Blue Plumbing.
Visit Aqua Blue Plumbing →Mentor · founder of USPack
Peter founded USPack, the New York same-day courier company, in 1986. He was Ariel's first mentor on a larger scale. Working alongside USPack, Ariel ran pharmacy deliveries, auto parts, big-box retail, package carrier and post office routes, blood bank runs and lab specimens. It was an amazing journey.
A phone, a notepad, flyers and a van with your name on it. That's how small businesses have always started. DropRyde puts all of it in your pocket.
Built by an operator
Before DropRyde, founder Ariel Rodriguez ran AR, his own delivery and trucking operation out of Allentown, PA: tractors, box trucks, drivers and routes. Today he also runs a property management company that works with local pros all the time.
Dispatching crews, chasing payments, proving the job got done: DropRyde is built from those exact problems, by someone who lived them.
The people behind DropRyde
Co-owner
Before there was any software, Ingrid ran the AR office. She did the payroll, the hiring and recruiting, the schedules and the insurance, and she paid the office bills. She was the office administrator, and she was also a driver and a pharmacy tech.
When she started, she didn't speak English. Today she handles it all in two languages, and in Ariel's words, “she amazes me every day.”
Our Vision
"A world where any hardworking provider — from a solo handyman to a multi-city dispatch network — runs like a real business: paid fast, looking the part, growing on their own terms. No back office. No developer. No middleman taking a bite of every dollar."
Our Mission
Give providers, coordinators, and the clients they serve one simple platform to get the job done end to end — post it, dispatch it, do it, get paid, prove it — all under the provider's own brand.
What We Stand For
You're the business. We're the software. We work for you — not the other way around.
We only charge when we actually move your money. Cash, Zelle, ACH and checks are always free. No sneaky cuts.
Your name on every invoice, pay page, and review — from day one. Not DropRyde's. Yours.
Not just an app. The templates, terms, and tools that make one person look and run like a real company.
Multi-vertical, multi-market, multi-currency. Made to reach every hardworking provider, everywhere.
Get paid fast. We don't sit on your time or your money. When the job is done, the money moves.
Sound familiar?
Every one of these came directly from real providers. Here's how we answered.
"I don't get paid fast enough."
→ Instant pay links, multiple payment methods, fast payouts.
"I look small and unprofessional."
→ Your brand on pro invoices, pay pages, and reviews — no setup needed.
"The big platforms take a huge cut."
→ 0% on cash, Zelle, ACH, and check. Card payments through DropRyde: 3.5% on your side, no monthly fee to start. The customer pays a matching 3.5% plus card processing at checkout.
"My tools are scattered everywhere."
→ One platform: booking, dispatch, invoicing, CRM, payments, and proof of work.
"I can't grow a team or network."
→ Coordinator and team tools to dispatch providers and earn from every job in your network.
"I want my own brand — not theirs."
→ Your name and logo on every call, text, invoice and page on paid plans. The free profile shows a small 'listed on DropRyde' line on the marketplace only.
The comparison
The all-in-one your business actually owns.
| Capability | Best value DropRyde All-in-one business OS | Thumbtack / Angi Lead marketplaces | Jobber / Housecall Pro Field-service software | Uber / DoorDash-style Gig platform apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your brand on invoices, pay pages & reviews | Your name, logo & colors everywhere | Their marketplace brand, not yours | Invoices yes — marketplace sends their brand | You're a worker under their app's name |
| 0% fee on cash / Zelle / ACH / check | Always free — pay only on Stripe card charges | Pay per lead regardless of close rate | No per-job fee, but monthly subscription required | Platform takes a % of every single job |
| Free pay-as-you-grow to start | Full tools free — upgrade only if it pays off | Paid lead credits from day one | Monthly subscription from day one | Apply, qualify — platform sets your rate |
| Build a team & coordinate a network | Coordinator OS + network dispatch built in | Lead gen only, no team or network tools | Basic team scheduling on higher tiers | Gig workers only, not business operators |
| Works across multiple industries | Rides, delivery, home services, RE, lending + more | Single trade or single category per platform | Built for one vertical (home services or field) | Single purpose per app |
| End-to-end: post → dispatch → do → paid → proof | Full workflow in one place | Lead generation only — you manage everything else | Scheduling + invoicing, but no marketplace or dispatch | Dispatch + pay, but no invoicing or proof tools |
| Built-in referral income (get paid to refer) | Earn on every job your referrals close | No referral program for providers | No referral program for providers | No provider referral income |
| Multi-country & multi-currency | US, DR, Nigeria, Pakistan + more | US-only or single country | Some support, but primarily US market | Selected markets, platform-controlled expansion |
| You own the customer relationship | Your CRM, your contacts, your brand loyalty | Marketplace owns the customer — you rent access | You keep your customers | Platform owns the customer — you're interchangeable |
| Capability-level only — always verify current pricing directly. |
DropRyde
All-in-one business OS
Your brand on invoices, pay pages & reviews
Your name, logo & colors everywhere
0% fee on cash / Zelle / ACH / check
Always free — pay only on Stripe card charges
Free pay-as-you-grow to start
Full tools free — upgrade only if it pays off
Build a team & coordinate a network
Coordinator OS + network dispatch built in
Works across multiple industries
Rides, delivery, home services, RE, lending + more
End-to-end: post → dispatch → do → paid → proof
Full workflow in one place
Built-in referral income (get paid to refer)
Earn on every job your referrals close
Multi-country & multi-currency
US, DR, Nigeria, Pakistan + more
You own the customer relationship
Your CRM, your contacts, your brand loyalty
Capability-level comparison — always verify current pricing directly with each provider.
Same job. Your brand, your customer, your money.
Start free. Upgrade when it pays for itself.