Comparison · Taxi & car sharing
Taxiye Bot - ታክሲዬ vs LibreTaxi
For a rider in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania or Uganda, Taxiye (@taxiye_bot) is the better pick: it is the company's own booking channel, named on Taxiye's official Facebook page next to its 6055 line, and it runs the full ride-hailing loop of dispatch, live tracking of the approaching car and a driver rating, though only in English and only in the cities Taxiye serves. LibreTaxi (@libretaxi_bot) has no fleet and no driver vetting: a passenger posts a trip, nearby drivers reply with a price, and the fare is settled in cash with no commission. Choose LibreTaxi outside Taxiye's cities, or if you drive and want to take requests without paying a cut, as long as enough people around you use it.
@taxiye_bot
PaidOfficial
64/ 100
#1 in Taxi & car sharingTaxiye is an East African ride-hailing service that takes bookings through Telegram as well as its app: order a car, watch it approach and rate the driver, in the cities it covers in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
@libretaxi_bot
FreeOfficial
61/ 100
An open-source, commission-free ride service that lives inside Telegram, a passenger posts where they are going and nearby drivers answer with their own price, settled in cash between the two of them.
By the numbers
Taxiye Bot - ታክሲዬ is ahead: 64 against 61 out of 100 for LibreTaxi. Taxiye Bot - ታክሲዬ wins on functionality, reliability & speed, popularity & trust, safety & privacy, freshness. LibreTaxi wins on price & free tier. Taxiye Bot - ታክሲዬ: Paid. LibreTaxi: Free · Free for drivers and passengers with no limit on rides, you pay only the fare agreed with the driver, in cash..
At a glance
| Taxiye Bot - ታክሲዬ | LibreTaxi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and limits | Paid | Free · Free for drivers and passengers with no limit on rides, you pay only the fare agreed with the driver, in cash. |
| Languages | EN | EN · RU · ES · PT · ID |
| Inline mode | no | no |
| Mini App | no | no |
| Works in groups | no | no |
| Works in channels | no | no |
| Accepts voice | no | no |
| Accepts files | no | no |
| Requires phone number | no | no |
| Requires registration | no | no |
| Shows ads | no | no |
| Official | yes | yes |
| Developer | Taxiye | Roman Pushkin |
| Last check | October 23, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
Score by criterion
| Criterion | Weight | Taxiye Bot - ታክሲዬ | LibreTaxi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 7 | 6 |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 7 | 5 |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 4 | 3 |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 4 | 10 |
| Usability | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Freshness | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Localization | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 100 | 64 | 61 |
Pros and cons
Taxiye Bot - ታክሲዬ
- Booking a ride without adding another app to the phone
- The bot is named by the company on its own official page
- Real-time tracking and driver rating, as in the app
- Rides exist only in the East African cities Taxiye serves
- Every trip is paid for, there is no free tier
- No monthly-user count shown on the Telegram profile
LibreTaxi
- Free with no service commission on either side
- Open source, the code can be read on GitHub
- Interface available in five languages
- Useful only where enough drivers nearby already use the bot
- No driver vetting, no in-app payment and no dispute handling
- No monthly-user count shown on the Telegram profile
Frequently asked questions
Taxiye Bot - ታክሲዬ or LibreTaxi: which is better?
Taxiye Bot - ታክሲዬ is ahead: 64 against 61 out of 100 for LibreTaxi. Taxiye Bot - ታክሲዬ wins on functionality, reliability & speed, popularity & trust, safety & privacy, freshness. LibreTaxi wins on price & free tier. Taxiye Bot - ታክሲዬ: Paid. LibreTaxi: Free · Free for drivers and passengers with no limit on rides, you pay only the fare agreed with the driver, in cash..
Are Taxiye Bot - ታክሲዬ and LibreTaxi free?
Taxiye Bot - ታክሲዬ: Paid. LibreTaxi: Free · Free for drivers and passengers with no limit on rides, you pay only the fare agreed with the driver, in cash..
Do Taxiye Bot - ታክሲዬ and LibreTaxi work in groups?
Taxiye Bot - ታክሲዬ: no. LibreTaxi: no.