Is Moovit or Sawyer better?

Neither clearly leads. Moovit starts at Free and Sawyer at $189/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Moovit or Sawyer?

Moovit has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Moovit and $189/month for Sawyer.

Does Moovit or Sawyer run on more platforms?

Moovit runs on Ios, Android, Web. Sawyer runs on Web, iOS, Android.

Can I use Moovit for free?

Yes. Moovit has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Sawyer starts at $189/month.

What is Moovit best used for?

Moovit is most often used for daily commuting, public transit navigation, trip planning. Of those, daily commuting and public transit navigation are not what Sawyer is typically brought in for.

What can Moovit do that Sawyer cannot?

Moovit covers Real-time arrivals, Live GPS tracking, Multimodal routing, Crowdsourced updates. Sawyer covers Class and camp registration, Memberships and class packs, Consumer marketplace, Auto-billing.

Scheduling · head to head

Moovit vs Sawyer

Moovit

Scheduling

Your public transit companion for seamless urban travel

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Sawyer

Scheduling

Class and camp booking software for children activity businesses, with a marketplace that takes up to 30 percent

From: $189/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Moovit has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Moovit no pricing information published on website; vendor does not list rates publicly; Sawyer the Launch plan looks free but forces a marketplace listing at 30 percent commission, so a single high-value camp booking through the marketplace can cost more than a year of the Grow subscription would have.
They diverge on capability: Moovit covers Real-time arrivals, Sawyer covers Class and camp registration.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Moovit and Sawyer actually diverge.

Attributes where Moovit and Sawyer differ
Attribute	Moovit	Sawyer
Starting price	Free	$189/month
Pricing model	freemium	Per business per month, plus marketplace commission
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Ios, Android, Web	Web, iOS, Android
Founded	2012	Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Scheduling).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Moovit

Real-time arrivals
Live GPS tracking
Multimodal routing
Crowdsourced updates
Accessibility features
Uber
Transit agencies
Bike sharing services

Only in Sawyer

Class and camp registration
Memberships and class packs
Consumer marketplace
Auto-billing
Waivers and e-signature
Multi-location

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Moovit

Daily commutingnot Sawyer
Public transit navigationnot Sawyer
Trip planningnot Sawyer

Sawyer

A new kids activity studio with no mailing list that wants the marketplace to fill its first termsnot Moovit
An established music school moving off spreadsheets that will run Sawyer as software only and never list on the marketplacenot Moovit
A gym selling memberships, class packs and birthday parties that needs all three billed from one systemnot Moovit
A provider running summer camps alongside term-time classes who wants a single parent account for bothnot Moovit

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Moovit

No pricing information published on website; vendor does not list rates publicly
Contact sales required to obtain pricing for any tier

Sawyer

The Launch plan looks free but forces a marketplace listing at 30 percent commission, so a single high-value camp booking through the marketplace can cost more than a year of the Grow subscription would have.
Marketplace commission applies to the order value, not the margin, so low-margin providers can lose money on a marketplace booking.
Payment processing fees are charged separately by Stripe on top of the subscription and any commission, which the plan comparison does not surface clearly.
The step from Grow to Scale doubles the monthly cost for account management and integrations rather than for capability most providers need, making the middle tier the only sensible choice for many.
It is built for consumer activity businesses, so providers who invoice schools, councils or corporate clients will find the billing model a poor fit.

Pricing, plan by plan

Moovit

Free

FreeFree
- Real-time transit info
- Live arrival times
- Route planning

Sawyer

$189/month

Launch$undefined/month
- No monthly subscription fee
- 3 percent per transaction
- Marketplace listing required, 30 percent commission on marketplace orders
Grow$189/month
- 189 USD per month billed annually, 219 monthly
- Marketplace listing optional, 20 percent commission if used
- Advanced scheduling, waitlists, free trials
Scale$379/month
- 379 USD per month billed annually, 399 monthly
- Marketplace listing optional, 15 percent commission if used
- Dedicated account manager and registration launch support
Enterprise$undefined/month
- Custom pricing for large multi-site operators

Which should you pick?

Choose Moovit if

You need real-time arrivals.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Ios, Android, Web.
You also want live gps tracking.

Moovit review

Choose Sawyer if

You need class and camp registration.
You work on Web, iOS, Android.
You also want memberships and class packs.

Sawyer review

Questions people ask

Is Moovit or Sawyer better?: Neither clearly leads. Moovit starts at Free and Sawyer at $189/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Moovit or Sawyer?: Moovit has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Moovit and $189/month for Sawyer.
Does Moovit or Sawyer run on more platforms?: Moovit runs on Ios, Android, Web. Sawyer runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Moovit for free?: Yes. Moovit has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Sawyer starts at $189/month.
What is Moovit best used for?: Moovit is most often used for daily commuting, public transit navigation, trip planning. Of those, daily commuting and public transit navigation are not what Sawyer is typically brought in for.
What can Moovit do that Sawyer cannot?: Moovit covers Real-time arrivals, Live GPS tracking, Multimodal routing, Crowdsourced updates. Sawyer covers Class and camp registration, Memberships and class packs, Consumer marketplace, Auto-billing.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Moovit: How much does Moovit cost?

Moovit does not publish pricing on its website. The platform offers mobility app, MaaS solutions, and advertising platform products; pricing is available only through contacting the sales or support team.

Source

Sawyer: Is the Launch plan really free?

No. It has no monthly fee but charges 3 percent per transaction and requires a marketplace listing that takes 30 percent of marketplace orders.

Sawyer: Can I use Sawyer without the marketplace?

Yes, on Grow and Scale the listing is optional. On Launch it is required.

Sawyer: What does the marketplace commission apply to?

The full order value of bookings originating on hisawyer.com, not to bookings from your own website.

Sawyer: Is there a contract?

Monthly plans are month to month with 30 days notice; annual billing saves roughly 5 to 14 percent depending on tier.

Moovit vs Sawyer

Moovit

Sawyer

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Moovit

Only in Sawyer

What people use each for

Moovit

Sawyer

Where each one falls short

Moovit

Sawyer

Pricing, plan by plan

Moovit

Sawyer

Which should you pick?

Choose Moovit if

Choose Sawyer if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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