Get an app like inDrive

A negotiated-fare
ride-hailing service
branded for your market.

inDrive grew by inverting the fare model: riders propose, drivers accept or counter, the market clears. The economics work in cash-default emerging markets where standard surge feels exploitative. Waslni ships the same flow as a configurable pricing mode.

Configurable
Pricing model: fixed fare, negotiated, or hybrid
Low-commission
Driver commission per service type, your call
4 wks
Launch timeline, kickoff to public rides
8
Languages including Arabic RTL
Configurable
Pricing model: fixed fare, negotiated, or hybrid
Low-commission
Driver commission per service type, your call
4 wks
Launch timeline, kickoff to public rides
8
Languages including Arabic RTL
Last updated · May 20267 min readinDrive alternative

inDrive built one of the fastest-growing ride-hailing brands of the last decade by inverting the fare model. The rider proposes a fare; the driver accepts or counters; the market clears. In cash-default emerging markets where standard surge feels exploitative, the model works unusually well.

The flow is hard to retrofit onto a generic ride-hailing platform. Surge and dynamic pricing assume the platform sets the price; negotiated fare assumes the rider and driver negotiate it. The data structures, the dispatch logic, the receipt format, and the operator dashboards all change. A "negotiated mode" bolted onto a fixed-fare platform usually has rough edges that show up under load.

Waslni handles negotiated-fare as a first-class pricing mode at the service-type level. Run an inDrive-style economy service alongside a fixed-fare premium service in the same tenant. Switch a service type between modes from the admin panel without a code deploy. Commissions, peak windows, and finance reports are all aware of the pricing mode. Four weeks gets you from kickoff to apps in the stores under your brand.

What ships

The negotiated-fare flow,
end to end

Rider

Rider proposes the fare

Rider enters pickup + drop-off + a proposed fare. Nearby drivers see the offer; one accepts, or a driver counters with an adjusted fare. Familiar inDrive-style flow, configurable per service type.

Driver

Driver accepts or counters

Driver app shows incoming offers with proposed fare, distance, route. Accept, counter, or skip. The driver app retains all the smart-assignment, navigation, earnings, and document features of the platform.

Hybrid pricing

Mix negotiated + fixed

Some service types can run fixed fare (premium), others run negotiated (economy). Per-service-type, per-city configuration. Switch a service type from negotiated to fixed in the admin panel without a code deploy.

Operator

Operator + admin panel

Live dispatch with negotiated-fare visibility. Role-based permissions. Finance reports broken down by accepted-counter vs. accepted-initial offers.

Commissions

Low-commission economics

Driver commission is per-service-type and per-city configurable. Run an inDrive-style 10% commission alongside a 20% premium service in the same tenant.

Payments

Cash + cards + wallets

Cash is first-class for negotiated-fare markets. Cards and wallets via Lahza, Fawry, Kashier, Paymob in production.

Comparison

inDrive clone
vs. Waslni

Feature
Generic inDrive-style clone
Waslni
Negotiated-fare flow (rider proposes)
Configurable mix of fixed + negotiated per service type
Fixed
Yes
Low-commission model out of the box
Bolted on
Per-service-type, per-city
Native Arabic + RTL
Partial
Full
MENA payment gateways
Cash as first-class
Add-on
Yes
Launch timeline
3–6 months
4 weeks
Four-week launch

From kickoff
to first public ride

01 /
Week 1

Brand + tenant + pricing model

Decide which service types run negotiated, which run fixed. Brand applied. Tenant provisioned.

02 /
Week 2

Cities + commissions + driver onboarding

City geofences. Per-service-type commissions. Driver document checklist.

03 /
Week 3

Payments + driver pilot

Gateways live. 50-driver pilot validates negotiated-fare flow.

04 /
Week 4

Public launch

iOS + Android apps in the stores. Soft launch in your strongest city.

Operator questions

Plain answers
from negotiated-fare buyers

01 /

Is Waslni an inDrive clone?

No. Waslni is the white-label platform you build an inDrive-style negotiated-fare service on top of. The rider-proposes / driver-accepts-or-counters flow is a configurable pricing mode within the platform, alongside fixed-fare and hybrid modes.

02 /

Can I run inDrive-style and fixed-fare service types in parallel?

Yes. Service types are independently configurable for pricing mode. Run a negotiated-fare economy service alongside a fixed-fare premium service in the same tenant, same city.

03 /

What is the commission model?

Commission is per-service-type and per-city configurable. inDrive's low-commission positioning is replicated by setting your negotiated-fare service types to a 5–10% commission while keeping premium services at typical industry rates.

04 /

How does the rider know what to propose?

The app shows a suggested fare range based on distance, time of day, and historical accepted offers. Riders can use the suggestion or override. Suggestion bands are admin-tunable per city.

05 /

How does cash work in this model?

Cash is first-class. Driver accepts the negotiated fare; collects cash on completion; trip recorded in wallet; end-of-shift or end-of-week reconciliation against platform commission.

See it in action

A negotiated-fare demo,
provisioned in minutes

14 days free. Try the rider-proposes flow yourself. No card required.

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