Hudson's Ground Transportation System is the deepest shared-ride platform in the industry — designed, priced, and implemented for large fleets. If you run 1–30 vehicles, you need 90% of that logic at 10% of the weight.
A factual comparison for small-to-mid airport shuttle and shared-ride operators (1–30 vehicles). Verify current competitor pricing on their site — plans change.
| Capability | Shuttle.Software | Hudson HGTS |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | 1–30 vehicle operators | Large enterprise fleets |
| Pricing | $99–$349/mo flat, published | Custom enterprise quote |
| Implementation | Live in 48 hours | Weeks to months |
| Shared-ride consolidation | Zone-based pooling | Deepest in industry |
| Overbooking prevention + capacity alerts | Included | Included |
| Complex rates, coupons, vouchers | Rates, promos, gift vouchers | Extensive (their edge) |
| Loyalty programs | Basic loyalty + repeat discounts | Advanced |
| Flight tracking | Included with auto-adjust | Included |
| Booking website + SEO | Included, agency-built | Booking engine only |
| Contract | Monthly, cancel anytime | Annual enterprise contract |
| Self-serve setup & changes | Yes — edit routes/rates yourself | Vendor-configured |
Choose Hudson HGTS if you're a large multi-market operator with complex loyalty programs, voucher ecosystems, and the budget and timeline for enterprise implementation. Choose Shuttle.Software if you're a small-to-mid operator who needs shared-ride consolidation, capacity control, flight-aware dispatch, and per-seat online booking — configured in days, not months, at a flat monthly price.
Hudson solved shared-ride for the giants. But every dollar and week you spend on enterprise implementation is a dollar and week not spent filling seats. Shuttle.Software gives a 5-van airport operator the same daily superpowers — pooling, capacity, flight-delay handling, per-seat online sales — with published pricing, self-serve control, and a website that wins direct bookings from day one.
For many operators under 30 vehicles, yes. HGTS is engineered for enterprise shared-ride networks, and its cost and implementation timeline reflect that. Smaller operators typically need consolidation, capacity control, and flight-aware dispatch without an enterprise contract.
Yes. It consolidates passengers by zone, time window, and destination into shared vehicles, prevents overbooking, and generates driver manifests automatically.
Most operators are live within 48 hours, including route setup, rate tables, and the booking website. Enterprise systems typically take weeks or months to implement.
Yes — data exports are open and unrestricted. If you grow past 50+ vehicles and need enterprise features, your data leaves with you. No lock-in.
Send us a two-line brief and we'll load your city, routes and rate sheet into a live sandbox before the demo call. Free migration from Hudson HGTS included.
Watch a per-seat booking travel from your website to the dispatch board to the driver's phone — then decide. Free migration from Hudson HGTS included.
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