Why people leave Gojek
- GoFood commission and delivery fees. Restaurants regularly post higher prices inside Gojek than on their own counters, and the platform charges a delivery fee plus a service fee per order. The cumulative gap on a typical weekday dinner is real and growing.
- GoRide and GoCar surge during rain. Jakarta and Bandung commuters see fares spike during predictable afternoon storms, and the upfront quote does not always reflect the wait time during the heaviest minutes.
- App weight. The home screen mixes rides, food, mart, send, pay and play, and the cold-start time has grown alongside the feature count. Users who only want a ride add taps and bounce through banners before reaching the pickup map.
- GoPay top-up friction. Money stuck in the wallet is easy to spend on Gojek services and slower to withdraw to a bank account. The recent unification with Tokopedia has helped but has not closed the gap entirely.
- Driver-supply quirks in secondary cities. Outside the major Indonesian metros, available GoCar drivers can be sparse during midday or late-night windows.
If any of that pushes you to compare, here are 7 Gojek alternatives worth installing.
Which app should you choose?
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Grab if you also travel inside the wider Southeast Asia region and want the closest like-for-like super-app outside Indonesia.
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inDrive if you want to name your fare. The rider-bid model often clears the trip below the Gojek surge price.
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Maxim if fixed-rate fares matter more than driver supply. Predictable prices, fewer cars.
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Bluebird if you want a metered taxi with a long Indonesian reputation. The original Jakarta taxi brand with its own app.
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Shopee if food delivery and shopping in one place matters. ShopeeFood operates inside the Shopee app in Indonesia.
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Green SM if you want an all-electric ride. New, growing in Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos and the Philippines.
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foodpanda if food delivery is the main reason you opened Gojek. Wider non-restaurant catalogue across many APAC markets.
Stay on Gojek if you depend on GoPay, GoFood and GoRide for the bulk of your week and live in Jakarta, Bandung or another core Indonesian metro. The integrated wallet, the largest GoRide motorbike supply and the long-running merchant relationships are the real reasons it sits on the home screen.
Comparison table
| App | Best for | Fare model | Food | Wallet | Rating |
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| Grab | SEA super-app | Upfront | Yes (GrabFood) | GrabPay | 4.8 |
| inDrive | Name your fare | Rider bid | Limited | No | 4.7 |
| Maxim | Fixed-rate budget | Fixed | Limited | Light | 4.6 |
| Bluebird | Metered taxi | Meter and flat | No | No | 4.5 |
| Shopee | Shopping plus food | n/a | ShopeeFood | ShopeePay | 4.6 |
| Green SM | All-electric | Upfront | Limited | No | 4.4 |
| foodpanda | Food-first | n/a | Yes | Light | 4.5 |
1. Grab -- closest super-app rival across Southeast Asia
Grab is the most direct replacement for Gojek and the natural first move for anyone who travels across Southeast Asia. The service mix is comparable: rides, food, mart, parcel, pay and rewards under one app. In Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines, Grab is dominant where Gojek either does not operate or runs a thinner service. In Jakarta and Bandung, the two apps run side by side and many commuters keep both installed to compare fares in real time.
The reason to install Grab is supply and cross-region coverage. The reason to keep Gojek alongside it is GoPay cashback, the larger Indonesian merchant base for non-food categories and the often cleaner GoRide motorbike pickup.
Advantages:
- Dominant supply in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Manila
- One account across eight SEA markets
- GrabRewards with frequent partner discounts
- 4.8 user rating
Disadvantages:
- Home screen denser than Gojek’s
- GrabPay top-ups can be slow to refund
- Commission on GrabFood comparable to GoFood
Pricing: Free, with city-set upfront fares.
2. inDrive -- name your own fare
inDrive flips the standard ride-hailing model. The rider proposes a fare, and the driver accepts it, counters or skips. In Jakarta, Surabaya and Medan, the bid model is widely used during off-peak hours to clear short trips below the Gojek upfront quote. The same flow works in cities where Gojek does not operate at all, since inDrive runs in over 45 countries.
The cost is fewer cars during the periods where Gojek’s instant-match value is greatest, namely rush-hour airport runs and late-night trips in unfamiliar neighbourhoods.
Advantages:
- Rider sets the fare
- No surge multiplier
- Operates in over 45 countries on one account
- 4.7 user rating
Disadvantages:
- Match times can grow when bidding below market
- Lighter integrated wallet
- No mart, send or food ecosystem
Pricing: Free, with the fare the rider proposes and a small service fee.
3. Maxim -- fixed-rate fares without surge
Maxim publishes a fixed kilometre rate per city and does not apply dynamic surge. For commuters who run the same route twice a day, the predictability matters more than the absolute price. In Indonesian secondary cities like Yogyakarta, Solo and Malang, Maxim has built a meaningful driver pool over the past two years and is often the lower-cost choice against Gojek during peak hours.
The trade-off is supply during heavy demand. Maxim cars and bikes are slower to match when rain hits at 6 pm than Gojek’s upfront quote on the same route.
Advantages:
- Fixed rates per kilometre, no surge
- Lower commission to drivers
- Motorbike, car and parcel in one app
- 4.6 user rating
Disadvantages:
- Match queue grows during peaks
- Customer service slower than Gojek
- Wallet and rewards lighter than the super-apps
Pricing: Free, with city-set fixed kilometre rates.
4. Bluebird -- metered taxi with a long Jakarta history
Bluebird is the metered-taxi brand that defined Jakarta street hailing before the super-apps arrived. The My Bluebird app brings the same fleet under a familiar ride-hailing flow, and many users keep it as a reliable backup when Gojek surge prices jump or when they want a fully metered fare without the algorithmic guesswork. The fleet covers Greater Jakarta and most major Indonesian metros, with airport counters in Soekarno-Hatta and Ngurah Rai.
The reason not to default to Bluebird is supply outside the major routes and the higher base price during off-peak hours compared with GoCar.
Advantages:
- Metered taxi with long-standing local reputation
- Airport counters in Jakarta and Bali
- Flat fare options on selected routes
- Predictable customer service through a long-running call centre
Disadvantages:
- Higher base fare during off-peak than GoCar
- Coverage outside major metros uneven
- App refresh cadence slower than the super-apps
Pricing: Free, with metered or flat fares per route.
5. Shopee -- ShopeeFood and shopping in one app
ShopeeFood lives inside the main Shopee app for Indonesian users, alongside marketplace shopping, ShopeePay and ShopeePayLater. The reason to keep Shopee on the home screen as a Gojek alternative is the cashback layer: a regular Shopee user already earns Shopee Coins on marketplace orders, and those coins apply to food delivery without an extra wallet. The driver pool is smaller than GoFood, but for non-time-critical evening orders the price gap is often meaningful.
Shopee does not carry rides, so it is an add-on for delivery and not a full Gojek replacement.
Advantages:
- ShopeeFood inside the main Shopee app
- Shopee Coins discount stack across categories
- ShopeePay wallet usable at offline merchants
- 4.6 user rating
Disadvantages:
- No rides or transport
- Driver pool smaller than GoFood
- Delivery time variance higher during peaks
Pricing: Free, with marketplace and delivery fees per order.
6. Green SM -- all-electric rides in Vietnam, Indonesia and beyond
Green SM runs a 100 percent electric fleet across Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos and the Philippines. The cabin is quieter than a petrol Gojek car, the pricing model leans flat rather than dynamic, and the driver standard is centrally trained. Indonesian users in Jakarta and Bali report a noticeably more consistent ride experience than the Gojek surge-and-driver-variance combination.
The cost is geographic and supply: outside the major operating cities the fleet is still growing, and Green SM does not yet match Gojek on rural and secondary-city coverage.
Advantages:
- All-electric, quieter cabin
- Flat-fare pricing with limited dynamic surge
- Background-checked drivers, central training
- Operates in four Southeast Asian markets
Disadvantages:
- Coverage outside major metros still thin
- No integrated food or wallet ecosystem
- Newer brand, fewer crowd-sourced reviews
Pricing: Free, with city-set fares per ride class.
7. foodpanda -- food-first across Asia-Pacific
If GoFood is the only reason Gojek is still installed, foodpanda is a real replacement in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Inside Indonesia the brand is no longer the daily default, so users who only need food delivery in Jakarta or Bali should default to GrabFood or ShopeeFood. For travellers who move across APAC for work, foodpanda is the cleanest single-account food app outside Indonesia.
The trade-off is no rides and no integrated wallet at Gojek’s scale.
Advantages:
- Single account across most APAC markets
- pandapro subscription lowers repeat-order fees
- Strong rider chat and live tracking
- 4.5 user rating
Disadvantages:
- Not the default delivery brand inside Indonesia
- No rides
- Delivery fees rise during peaks
Pricing: Free, with delivery and service fees per order, plus optional pandapro at a modest monthly fee.
