A consumer-facing mobile app needing an on-demand REST API for ride comparison — Uber, Ola, and Rapido fares, vehicle categories, and ETAs — for any route.

Use Case

Ride Comparison App

Region

India

Providers

Uber • Ola • Rapido

Ride Providers

Fare + ETA

Per Category

On-Demand

REST API

Route-Level

Normalized Response

Contact Sales

Key Takeaways

Actowiz delivered an on-demand REST API that compares ride fares, vehicle categories, and ETAs across Uber, Ola, and Rapido for a consumer-facing mobile app. For any pickup and drop location, the API returns each provider's fare estimates by vehicle category (auto, bike, sedan, and so on) and expected ETAs, fetched in real time and normalised into one response so the same route is compared like-for-like. This gave the app a single integration point to show users the cheapest and fastest option across three providers — turning fragmented, per-app fare checks into one instant comparison.

What did the client need?

The client is building a consumer-facing mobile app that needed to compare ride options across Uber, Ola, and Rapido — fares, vehicle categories, and ETAs — so users can instantly pick the cheapest or fastest ride for their route.

They needed this as an on-demand REST API: for a given pickup and drop, return each provider's fare estimates and ETAs by vehicle category, in one normalised response.

What made this hard?

Three providers, one response. Uber, Ola, and Rapido expose fares and categories differently, yet had to unify into one comparison.
Route-based, on-demand. Fares depend on pickup/drop and change with demand, so data had to be fetched per request in real time.
Category alignment. Vehicle categories (auto, bike, sedan) differ per provider and had to be aligned for comparison.
ETA capture. Expected wait/arrival times had to be captured alongside fares.
API-grade reliability. Predictable latency and a defined response format were required for a live app.

How did Actowiz solve it?

Actowiz delivered an on-demand REST API returning normalised fare, category, and ETA data across the three providers per route.

Approach

Route-based queries. Each request scoped to pickup and drop coordinates.
Three-provider coverage. Uber, Ola, and Rapido unified into one response.
Fare + category + ETA. Fare estimates by vehicle category plus ETAs captured per provider.
Category alignment. Comparable vehicle categories aligned across providers.
On-demand REST delivery. Real-time fetch with a defined JSON response format.

Data Attributes / Fields

Field	Description
pickup / drop	Route coordinates
provider	Uber / Ola / Rapido
vehicle_category	Auto / bike / sedan / etc.
fare_estimate	Estimated fare for the route
currency	₹ (INR)
eta	Estimated arrival / wait time
surge_indicator	Demand/surge flag where available
captured_at	Real-time capture timestamp

What were the results?

One-tap comparison. The app shows the cheapest and fastest option across three providers instantly.
Live fares & ETAs. On-demand fetch keeps fares and wait times current per route.
Unified integration. One API replaced three separate provider integrations.
Better user choice. Users pick the best ride without opening multiple apps.

Project at a Glance

Metric	Value
Use Case	Consumer ride-comparison app
Region	India
Providers	Uber, Ola, Rapido
Data	Fares, vehicle categories, ETAs
Input	Pickup & drop location
Freshness	On-demand / real-time
Delivery	REST API (normalised JSON)

Client Feedback

“Our users shouldn't have to open three apps to find the cheapest ride. Actowiz gave us one API that returns Uber, Ola, and Rapido fares and ETAs for any route — we just plug it in and show the best option.”

— Product Lead, Mobility App

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Which providers are compared?

A: Uber, Ola, and Rapido, unified into one normalised API response.

Q: What data does the API return?

A: Fare estimates by vehicle category, expected ETAs, and a surge indicator where available, per provider.

Q: Is it real-time?

A: Yes — fares and ETAs are fetched on demand per route, since they change with demand.

Q: How is it delivered?

A: As an on-demand REST API with a defined JSON response format for easy app integration.

Need a ride-fare comparison API?

Actowiz Solutions delivers on-demand, multi-provider mobility comparison APIs with normalised fare, category, and ETA data. Visit actowizsolutions.com to discuss your data requirement.

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