Reservio has a permanent Free plan. Its pricing page caps it at 40 bookings per 30 days and 100 clients, which a full-time instructor teaching 25 or more lessons a week will pass within a fortnight. DriveSchoolPro is free with no booking cap until 31 March 2027 while in early access. From 1 April 2027 its permanent Free plan covers 1 instructor and up to 60 lessons a month, with every feature included; Solo is £22 a month for unlimited lessons, with no VAT charged.
DriveSchoolPro vs Reservio
A plain, feature-by-feature comparison for UK instructors weighing up Reservio's booking system. It covers what's different, and what DriveSchoolPro doesn't do yet.
How does DriveSchoolPro compare to Reservio?
This page is for an instructor who has found Reservio's free plan and wants to know what a driving-specific tool adds. Reservio is a polished booking system, so this isn't a case against it. It's a list of what's different.
Free until 31 March 2027 while in early access, with no subscription fee and no card needed to start. Card payments taken through DriveSchoolPro carry a 3% platform fee plus Stripe's own processing fee.
Prices change, so we don't quote them here. See Reservio's current pricing →
Feature comparison
Features only, no pricing. Reservio entries reflect what their public website lists, checked 8 October 2026.
| Feature | DriveSchoolPro | Reservio |
|---|---|---|
| Built specifically for UK driving instructors | General booking tool for many industries | |
| AI lesson briefings | Not listed | |
| DVSA 27-skill, 8-category progress tracking | Not listed | |
| Google review requests at each test pass | Not listed (feedback requests listed) | |
| Automatic lesson reminders | Yes (email; SMS add-on) | |
| WhatsApp reminders | Coming soon | Not listed |
| Booking widget for your own website | Yes | |
| Clash checks across pupil, instructor and vehicle | Double-booking checks via calendar sync; vehicles not stated | |
| Vehicle MOT, tax and insurance tracking | Not listed | |
| Pupil app or portal | Yes (iOS, Android or web) | Yes (client booking app) |
| Multi-instructor schools | Yes | |
| Test bookings and results recording (coming soon) | Coming soon | Not listed |
| Cancellation-gap broadcast to pupils | Not listed | |
| Theory content | Not listed | |
| Permanent free plan | Yes, from 1 April 2027 (60 lessons a month; free and unlimited until then) | Yes (40 bookings per 30 days, 100 clients) |
"Not listed" means we could not find the feature on Reservio's public website on 8 October 2026. It may exist. We use "Not listed" rather than "No" so we never say a competitor lacks something we haven't seen them say. If anything here is out of date, email info@driveschoolpro.com and we'll correct it.
Where DriveSchoolPro differs
These are the differences that exist today, from the table above.
- Built for teaching people to driveDriveSchoolPro tracks the official DVSA 27 skills across 8 categories, so you and your pupils can see how close they are to test-ready. Reservio tracks bookings and attendance.
- Clash checks that include the carEvery booking is checked against the pupil, the instructor and the vehicle together, and MOT, tax and insurance dates are tracked with alerts.
- Lesson prep written for youBefore each lesson, DriveSchoolPro writes a short briefing from your last notes and the pupil's skill ratings, using Claude. We couldn't find an equivalent on Reservio's site.
- Review requests at the right momentWhen a pupil passes, they appear on your Today screen with a Google review request ready to send. It's prompted, not automatic: you decide whether to send it.
- No booking cap while in early accessDriveSchoolPro has no subscription fee and no booking limit until 31 March 2027, and doesn't ask for a card. From 1 April 2027 there's a permanent Free plan (1 instructor, up to 60 lessons a month), Solo at £22 a month, or School at £22 a month plus £10 per extra instructor, with no VAT charged.
What DriveSchoolPro doesn't do yet
Both have a permanent free plan: from 1 April 2027 DriveSchoolPro's covers 1 instructor and up to 60 lessons a month. Reservio offers SMS reminders as an add-on, where DriveSchoolPro sends email reminders only for now (WhatsApp is coming soon). Reservio also has point-of-sale, vouchers and memberships, which we don't. If any of these decides it for you, that's a fair reason to choose Reservio.
Where this information comes from
- Reservio — driving school software
- Reservio — pricing
- Reservio — reminders
- Reservio — client management
- Reservio — about us
Checked 8 October 2026. Compare more platforms on our comparison hub.
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DriveSchoolPro vs Reservio — common questions
Not that we could find. Reservio tracks bookings, attendance and client notes, which is what a general booking tool is built for. DriveSchoolPro tracks each pupil against the DVSA 27 driving skills in 8 categories, and pupils see their own progress in their portal.
If you only need pupils to book and pay online, with reminders, a general tool like Reservio does that well, and its free plan suits a part-time instructor. Once you're tracking pupils toward a test, sharing pupils between instructors or keeping cars compliant, a driving-specific tool saves you running a second system alongside it.
We've tried to make it one. The Reservio column only records what Reservio's own public website says, checked on 8 October 2026. Where we couldn't find a feature we say "Not listed", not "No". We don't quote Reservio's paid prices because they change, so use their own pricing page. The gaps in DriveSchoolPro are set out above. If you spot an error, email info@driveschoolpro.com and we'll correct it.
No. Keep your current diary running alongside DriveSchoolPro until you're confident everything's in. There's no big switch-over day, and it's free until 31 March 2027 with no card required.