OneBookPlus vs EzLicence
Own your bookings, skip the 25%
EzLicence is a learner marketplace: it brings you students and takes about 25% of every lesson, for as long as they book you. OneBookPlus is the flat-fee platform you own, bookings, prepaid lesson credits, student CRM, invoicing and accounting, with no per-lesson commission.
Key takeaways
5- EzLicence is a learner-facing marketplace that brings demand but takes roughly 25% of every lesson (plus payment fees), for the life of the customer. OneBookPlus is a flat ~$49/month platform you run yourself, with no per-lesson cut.
- On a full diary of 25-30 lesson-hours a week, a 25% commission is roughly $20,000-$30,000 a year. OneBookPlus costs the same whether you teach two lessons a week or twenty.
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- EzLicence genuinely wins on new-learner demand, it is a marketing channel. OneBookPlus wins on everything after the first booking: you own the customer, and repeat and referral lessons are commission-free.
- OneBookPlus adds what a marketplace doesn't: prepaid lesson credits you control, a student and parent CRM, pickup route mapping, GST invoicing and full accounting/BAS, all in one subscription.
- The common play is to run both: keep some marketplace leads while you build word-of-mouth, and move repeat and referral bookings to OneBookPlus where you pay no commission and keep the relationship.
At a glance
What you get with each
OneBookPlus Driving School Suite
Flat ~$49/mo, you own the bookings and the business
- Online lesson bookings
- Prepaid lesson packages & credits
- Student & parent CRM
- Pickup / route mapping
- GST invoicing & ABN
- Built-in accounting & BAS
- Free OneBookPlus directory listing
- No per-lesson commission
EzLicence
No subscription, ~25% commission on every lesson
- Brings new-learner demand
- Learner self-service booking
- Prepaid credits you control
- Student & parent CRM
- Route mapping
- GST invoicing & accounting
- You own the customer
- Commission-free repeat bookings
Feature by feature
OneBookPlus vs EzLicence, side by side
A marketplace and a management platform do different jobs. Here is where each one fits.
| Feature | OneBookPlus | EzLicence |
|---|---|---|
| Learner self-service online booking | Yes | Yes |
| Brings new-learner demand / leads | No | Yes |
| Prepaid lesson packages & credit ledger | Yes | No |
| Student & parent CRM | Yes | No |
| Pickup / route mapping | Yes | No |
| GST-native invoicing & ABN | Yes | No |
| Built-in accounting & BAS | Yes | No |
| You own the customer relationship | Yes | No |
| Commission-free repeat & referral bookings | Yes | No |
| Flat monthly fee (no per-lesson cut) | Yes | No |
| Cost | Flat ~$49/mo | ~25% per lesson |
| You own the customer | Marketplace owns the customer |
Category by category
The dimensions driving instructors check first
Where a lead marketplace and an AU-built management platform genuinely differ.
| Category | Feature | OneBookPlus | EzLicence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business model | How you pay to use it | Flat subscription (~$49/mo) | ~25% commission on every lesson + payment fees [src] |
| New-learner demand | Brings you students to book | You market yourself + a free listing in the OneBookPlus directory | Marketplace brings ready learner demand [src] |
| Own the customer | Who owns the learner relationship | You do, contacts, history, marketing | The marketplace owns the customer [src] |
| Repeat & referral | Commission on repeat / referral lessons | None, flat fee whoever books | ~25% on every lesson, including repeats [src] |
| Online bookings | Learner self-service booking | Yes | Yes |
| Lesson packages | Sell + track prepaid lesson credits you control | Yes | Pay-per-lesson via the marketplace [src] |
| Student CRM | Student & parent records, notes, progress | Yes | No |
| Route map | Pickup / drop-off route mapping | Yes | No |
| Invoicing | GST-native invoicing + ABN | Yes | Marketplace processes payment, not your books [src] |
| Accounting / BAS | Built-in accounting + BAS-ready GST | Yes | No |
| Other verticals | Runs the rest of your business too | Full small-business platform (18 verticals) | Driving lessons only [src] |
| Data residency | Where your data is stored | AWS Sydney (ap-southeast-2) | AU-built (Sydney) [src] |
| Pricing model | What it costs at volume | Same flat fee at 2 or 20 lessons/week | Cost rises with every lesson you teach [src] |
| Starting price (AUD, inc. GST) | Flat ~$49/mo | ~25% per lesson | |
| No per-lesson cut · you own the customer | Brings demand · marketplace owns the customer |
Where EzLicence wins
Credit where it’s due
EzLicence does one thing very well: demand. It is a well-known Australian learner marketplace, so students searching for a driving lesson can find and book you without you spending a cent on marketing, and its instructor pages handle the booking and payment for you. If you are just starting out, have empty slots to fill, or are moving to a new area, that ready stream of learners is genuinely valuable, and the commission is a fair trade for bookings you would not otherwise have. As a marketing channel, it works.
Where OneBookPlus wins
Everything after the first booking
The commission never stops. EzLicence takes roughly 25% of every lesson for the life of the customer, including repeats and referrals. A learner who books 40 lessons pays you for all 40, but you hand over a quarter of each. On a full diary that is roughly $20,000-$30,000 a year. OneBookPlus is a flat fee whoever books and however many lessons they take.
You own the customer, and the business. On a marketplace the learner is the marketplace’s customer, not yours. OneBookPlus keeps the student and parent on your own CRM, sells and tracks prepaid lesson packages you control, maps your pickups, and issues GST-compliant invoices under your ABN, then folds it all into built-in accounting with BAS-ready figures. It is the system that runs the business, not just the front door.
It scales the right way. The more you teach on a marketplace, the more you pay. The more you teach on OneBookPlus, the cheaper each lesson’s share of the flat fee becomes. As referrals and repeat students build, moving those bookings to a channel you own is the single biggest lift to your take-home. See how the tools and pricing compare in the best driving school software guide.
FAQ
OneBookPlus vs EzLicence, your questions answered
What is the difference between OneBookPlus and EzLicence?
EzLicence is a learner-facing marketplace: students search for a driving lesson, book an instructor, and EzLicence takes a commission (around 25%) on every lesson, plus payment fees. Its value is demand, it brings you new learners. OneBookPlus is a flat-fee (~$49/month) business platform you run yourself: online bookings, prepaid lesson packages and credits, a student and parent CRM, pickup route mapping, GST invoicing and full accounting. It doesn't take a cut of any lesson, and you own the customer relationship.
How much does EzLicence's commission cost an instructor?
EzLicence takes roughly 25% of every lesson, for the life of the customer, plus payment-processing fees. On an $80 lesson that's about $20 before your own costs. For a busy instructor teaching 25-30 lesson-hours a week, that adds up to roughly $20,000-$30,000 a year. Our free driving instructor earnings calculator lets you model exactly what a 25% commission costs you versus your own bookings.
Does EzLicence handle invoicing, accounting or GST?
No. EzLicence processes the lesson payment through the marketplace, but it isn't your accounting system, it doesn't produce GST-compliant tax invoices under your ABN, track your expenses, or give you BAS-ready figures. You keep a separate accounting tool for that. OneBookPlus includes GST invoicing, expense tracking and BAS-ready reporting in the same subscription.
Is OneBookPlus a good EzLicence alternative for driving instructors?
For most established instructors, yes, because the two do different jobs. EzLicence is a marketing channel that brings demand and skims a commission; OneBookPlus is the system that runs the business once a learner is yours. If you can fill your own diary from referrals and repeat students, moving those bookings to OneBookPlus means you stop paying 25% on every lesson and keep the customer. Many instructors keep some marketplace leads while building demand and run repeat bookings through OneBookPlus.
Can I use EzLicence and OneBookPlus together?
Yes, and many instructors do. EzLicence is worth its commission while you have empty slots to fill and are building word-of-mouth. Once students refer friends and rebook, you can take those bookings through OneBookPlus at no per-lesson cost, keep the relationship, and manage the whole business (lesson credits, invoicing, accounting) in one place. Over time, more of your diary shifts to the commission-free channel you own.
Does OneBookPlus bring me new learners like EzLicence does?
OneBookPlus isn't a lead marketplace, but it does give you a free public listing in the OneBookPlus directory where locals search for and book businesses, plus the tools to win repeat and referral work, online bookings you can share anywhere, automated reminders, and review requests. EzLicence's strength is raw demand; OneBookPlus's strength is converting and keeping the customers you get from any source without paying a commission.
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About this comparison
How we compared OneBookPlus to EzLicence
Feature claims about OneBookPlus reflect what is shipping today on onebookplus.com.au. EzLicence pricing and feature claims were last verified against EzLicence’s public Australian product pages on the date below; vendor pricing changes frequently, so check the EzLicence website for your specific situation before making a decision.
Disclosure: OneBookPlus publishes this comparison and stands to benefit if you switch. We aim to compare like-for-like on capability and Australian tax compliance, if you spot something out of date, email hello@onebookplus.com.au and we’ll review it.
About the author
Bishal Shrestha
Founder & CEO, OneBookPlus
Bishal spent a decade running digital projects for Australian small businesses before founding OneBookPlus. Bishal regularly assists Australian small to medium businesses with software stack consolidation, including the trade-offs of moving from EzLicence to an integrated platform. The comparison above is informed by direct migration experience, not a single read of the EzLicence marketing site.
Read the founder bioLast reviewed and updated: June 2026 by Bishal Shrestha