Choosing a taxi app in the Netherlands

In Dutch cities you can book a ride through a ride-hailing app, call a local taxi company or take a taxi from the rank. They differ less in the car than in what you know before you ride.

What to look at

Do you see the price before you confirm, or does the meter decide? Can you follow your driver on the map? Can you pay the way you like, and do you get a receipt? And for drivers: what does the platform keep, and do you see your payout before you accept?

Ride-hailing apps

The big apps show a price up front and let you follow the ride. What drivers keep is set by the platform: research for the City of Amsterdam put the fee of the largest app at 25% of the fare in 2022.

Local taxi companies and the rank

Local companies are familiar and often good for airport runs and business accounts. Booking is often by phone or the company's own app, and the price is often set by the meter; ask for a fixed price before you ride. At the rank, the meter decides, within the legal maximum tariff.

How Mango works

With Mango you see the price before you confirm, follow your driver live on the map and pay by card or iDEAL through a checkout secured by Stripe. You can book as a guest, and every ride ends with a transport receipt as PDF. Drivers see their payout before they accept a ride, and on example rides Mango keeps about 12–15% of the fare.