Fees and commissions
Last updated: August 2026 · Who pays what, how much Vribe charges and what it is calculated on
Vribe earns when the host earns: the platform charges the host a commission, deducted from their payout, and adds nothing to the traveler on top of the host's price — except on vehicles rented without a security deposit, where the price already includes the Administrative fee. This document explains on what amount the commission is calculated, how the percentage that applies to you is determined, when it is deducted, what the traveler pays on those vehicles, and what happens when a booking is cancelled or modified.
Definitions
- Booking:
- The agreement between a traveler and a host for the use of a vehicle on specific dates, created on the platform and governed by the contract both sign.
- Rental:
- The amount corresponding to use of the vehicle for the booked period, excluding deposit and delivery fee.
- Security deposit:
- Refundable amount that answers for damage, missing items, fuel, fines and other charges under the contract.
- Delivery fee:
- Optional charge set by the host for bringing the vehicle to the traveler.
- Payout:
- The payment Vribe transfers to the host for a booking, with the commission already deducted.
1. What Vribe charges, and to whom
Vribe charges two things, and never both to the same person. To the host, on every booking: a commission on the rent, deducted from their payout. To the traveler, only when the vehicle is rented without a security deposit: the Administrative fee, already included in the price they see. On vehicles that do ask for a security deposit, the traveler pays no fee to the platform. These are the items that appear on a booking and who each one belongs to:
- Rental for the period: set by the host and theirs, less the commission.
- Delivery fee, if the traveler chooses delivery: set by the host based on distance and also theirs, less the commission.
- Security deposit: not a fee. It is refundable and generates no commission for anyone.
- Vribe's commission: the platform's only revenue on a booking.
2. The host commission, by volume
The percentage is not fixed: it goes down as the host completes more trips. The tiers below are calculated with the same function that applies the deduction to your payout, so this table cannot fall out of sync with the actual charge.
| Trips last month | Commission | Deducted | You receive |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20 bookings/month | 18.5% | −$55.50 | $244.50 |
| 21–40 bookings/month | 15% | −$45.00 | $255.00 |
| 41+ bookings/month | 13.5% | −$40.50 | $259.50 |
2.1 What amount it is calculated on
The commission applies to the booking's base, which is the rent for the period, the delivery fee if there was one, the extras the traveler chose (a child seat, a cooler) and, on a trip with a chauffeur, the chauffeur fee. It does not apply to the security deposit, which is refundable and foreign to income, nor to the Administrative fee, which is Vribe's income and not the host's. The commission is never added to the traveler on top of the host's price: it is deducted from what the host receives — and that is why the host earns the same with a deposit or without one.
2.2 How your tier is determined
Your tier for this month is calculated from the trips you completed in the PREVIOUS CALENDAR MONTH, and stays fixed for the whole current month. It resets on the 1st: if last month you did not reach the next threshold, this month you return to the base tier. This is deliberate, so you know from day 1 what commission you will pay and it does not change mid-month.
2.3 When it is deducted
The commission is not charged in advance or when the booking is confirmed: it is deducted when your payout is released, after the trip is completed and the review window has passed with no damage reported. If the trip never happens, there is no commission.
2.4 The host's extras
An extra is something the host offers on top of the vehicle — today, a child seat or a cooler — at a price the host sets, per day or per trip, and that the traveler chooses when booking. If the host marks it as included, it costs nothing. The extra's price is part of the booking base: it enters the host's commission like the rental and the cancellation policy as part of the total.
3. The commission is frozen on each booking
When a booking is created, the rate in force at that moment is stored on it and never recalculated. This matters in two specific situations.
3.1 Why it is frozen
If the rate were recalculated at payout time, a host could end up paying a different commission from the one they saw when accepting the booking, simply because their tier changed in between. The rate applied is always the one in force when the booking was created.
3.2 What happens in a cancellation with a penalty
When a cancellation leaves a penalty in the host's favor, that penalty is split using the same frozen commission from the booking: it is treated as a normal rental, not as a separate case. The host receives their share and Vribe theirs, at the percentage already fixed.
4. The delivery fee
It is optional and set by the host in distance ranges for their vehicle. Three points about it:
- It is charged together with the booking and goes to the host, not to Vribe.
- It forms part of the commission base, just like the rental.
- If the booking is cancelled with a full refund, the delivery fee is refunded along with the rest.
5. What the traveler pays, and what they don't
The price you see in the search results and at checkout includes everything mandatory for that vehicle: nothing is added at the moment of paying. There are no cleaning charges, nor charges for using the platform, nor for paying with one card instead of another. What appears separately is the security deposit, which is not a charge, and the services you choose —home delivery and extras—. Vribe's commission is paid by the host and comes out of their payout. On vehicles rented without a security deposit, that price includes the Administrative fee: US$ 4.50 per booking day, up to a maximum of 31 billable days, and it does not depend on the vehicle or its price. It pays for the service described in the Payment Terms. The Administrative fee is not insurance and does not change your liability: if there is damage or there are charges, you answer for them under your trip's contract, just as in any other booking. What changes is that you do not leave money held in order to rent. On vehicles that ask for a security deposit, the traveler pays no fee to the platform. If at any point Vribe were to charge the traveler a fee other than this one, it would be announced here before being applied.
5.1 Extra hours and late return
The price of the extra hour is set by the host for each vehicle, not by Vribe. Vribe suggests one sixth of their daily rate, and that is the value used if they set none. The hourly charge never exceeds what a day costs: from the sixth hour a full day is charged, and below that the hourly charge stops when it reaches the day's price. That charge is rent and belongs to the host. Vribe charges its usual commission on it, on the same terms as on the rest of the rent: it is not a separate platform charge nor a penalty that Vribe keeps. When the trip crosses the threshold and a full day is charged, that day counts as one more day of your booking for all purposes, including the Administrative fee if your booking is for a vehicle without a deposit.
5.2 Extra kilometres
If a host limits their vehicle's kilometres per day, they also set the price of each extra kilometre. Vribe shows them an indicative value depending on the type of vehicle; the decision is theirs. Both numbers are on the listing before you book and are fixed in your booking. The extra kilometre charge is rent and belongs to the host, with Vribe's usual commission. Vribe calculates it when the return is recorded, with the odometer readings from the handover and the return; Vribe does not invent or estimate it, and charges no fixed fee of its own for kilometres. If your vehicle has unlimited mileage, or your trip is with a chauffeur, there is no distance charge at all, however far you drive.
6. Taxes and currency
Vribe does not take part in either party's tax obligations or in your bank's currency conversion.
6.1 Taxes
Each party is responsible for its own tax obligations. Vribe does not withhold, report or remit taxes on behalf of hosts or travelers, nor issue tax documents in their name. A host's income may be taxable in their jurisdiction.
6.2 Currency
All amounts are expressed and processed in US dollars. If your card is issued in another currency, your bank applies its own exchange rate and may charge a conversion fee: that charge is between you and your bank, and Vribe receives no part of it.
7. Changes to fees
Vribe may change its commissions with prior notice. A change never affects bookings already created: because the rate is frozen on each booking, what was agreed at booking time is what gets settled.
What this policy is not
It does not set prices: the daily rate, the deposit and the delivery fee are decided by each host for their vehicle. Nor is it a promise of earnings: how much you make depends on your demand, your location and your costs. And it does not cover refunds, which are governed by the Cancellations and Changes Policy and the Deposits and Payments Policy.
In the event of any discrepancy between the translated versions of this document, the Spanish version prevails.