Fusion Link vs. Chauffeur Drive Systems
Same model. Different meter.
CDS is the closest competitor we have on assumptions — their own site says it works whether you are an owner driver or own a fleet, and that it exists to strengthen relationships between your company, subcontractors and owner drivers. We agree with all of that. Where we differ is what you pay for: a monthly licence per active dispatch seat, against a fee per completed job.
R7 per completed trip. No licences, no seats, no monthly fee — the bill follows the work.
£90 + VAT per licence per month, no contract and no hidden charges. View-only logins are free.
The reasons that come up every time.
A quiet month costs you nothing
A licence bills the same in a dead February as in a full December. Fusion Link bills per completed job, so a seasonal dip costs nothing and a surge needs no plan change.
The meter counts work, not seats
CDS charges per active dispatch licence, so growing the office costs money before the extra work arrives. Nothing on Fusion Link is priced on headcount — add dispatchers, add drivers, the number is the same.
Overflow reaches a driver, not a company
CDS Connect is a partner network between chauffeur businesses. Fusion Link lists the job to individual owner-drivers, who claim it themselves at the Driver Pay already on the job.
GPS-stamped photo proof at checkpoints
Timestamped photo plus GPS at start and completion, driver trust scores off that GPS data, and configurable no-show timers. CDS's public pages describe live vehicle tracking, not checkpoint proof.
Every row, sourced.
Either confirmed on Chauffeur Drive Systems's public pages, or not mentioned. Something wrong? Email us and we'll correct it.
The rare row where a competitor agrees with us in writing.
UK chauffeur operators running steady, predictable volume through a small number of dispatch seats — the licence is a genuinely simple, honest deal and it is not metered on anything you don't control. Past roughly 300 completed jobs a month on a single licence, their flat fee is simply cheaper than ours — and they publish it rather than making you ask.
The licence is a fixed cost that does not care whether the month was any good, and it counts dispatch seats rather than work done. A seasonal operator, or one growing its driver roster faster than its office, pays for capacity it isn't using — and the price is in sterling wherever you happen to operate.
Common questions.
At what volume does CDS actually cost less than Fusion Link?
Past roughly 300 completed jobs a month on a single licence, comparing their published £90 ex-VAT against our UK per-job fee. Below that we're cheaper; above it they are, and the gap widens with volume. If price is the only thing you're weighing at that volume, they're the better buy — what you'd be giving up is checkpoint photo proof, driver trust scores, the owner-driver pool, and a fee in your own currency.
CDS already says it supports owner-drivers. What's actually different?
The meter and the network. They charge per active dispatch licence, so the bill tracks your office rather than your work; we charge per completed job. And CDS Connect passes overflow between chauffeur companies, where our pool lists the job to individual owner-drivers who claim it themselves.
Do I have to sign a contract?
No. Fusion Link is per-completed-trip billing out of a prepaid wallet. You can stop using it any day and owe nothing.
Can I keep my existing clients and branding?
Yes. You get a booking page on your own domain with your logo. We never touch your client relationship.
How long does onboarding take?
About 10 minutes to start dispatching. Your vendor account, branded booking page, and driver invites all run from one place.