PhpJabbers sells inexpensive one-off booking scripts — you buy the code, host it and maintain it. Shuttle.Software is a hosted product: the same booking form, plus dispatch, driver app, flight tracking, payments and an SEO website, with nothing to patch.
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 | PhpJabbers |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Hosted SaaS, updates included | One-off script licence, self-hosted |
| Upfront cost | $299 setup | Low one-time script fee |
| Ongoing cost | $99/mo flat | Hosting + developer time |
| Who patches security | We do | You do |
| Per-seat capacity control | Included | Basic / manual |
| Dispatch board + driver assignment | Included | Not included |
| Driver app with QR check-in | Included | Not included |
| Flight tracking | Included | Not available |
| Payments | Stripe + MB WAY, Bizum, Multibanco, CMI | Basic gateway hooks |
| SEO booking website | Included, agency-built | Template only |
| Support | Human onboarding + WhatsApp | Ticket / paid customisation |
Choose a PhpJabbers script if you need the cheapest possible booking form and have a developer on hand. Choose Shuttle.Software if you actually have to run shuttles — dispatch, manifests, delayed flights, driver phones and refunds — and would rather not own a PHP codebase.
A one-time script fee looks unbeatable until you add hosting, SSL, a developer for every change, no dispatch board, no driver app and no one to call when payments break during a bank-holiday rush. Shuttle.Software's $99/month buys the whole operating system, patched and supported.
It can take a booking, but it cannot dispatch a run, hand a driver a manifest, re-time a delayed airport pickup or check a passenger in by QR code. Those are daily tasks for a shuttle operator.
Script fee plus hosting, SSL, and a developer for every change and security patch. Shuttle.Software is $299 once and $99/month all-in, including the website, driver app and support.
Yes — customers, bookings and rate data import from CSV or a database export, free of charge.
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 PhpJabbers included.
See what $99/month replaces: booking form, dispatch board, driver app, flight tracking and an SEO website in one 20-minute walkthrough.
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