Total Drive vs Passdesk

Total Drive7.9Visit Passdesk7.3Visit

Higher score Total Drive #4 in Driver Education Software 7.9/10 From £18/mo · 30-day trial ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Total Drive

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Passdesk #8 in Driver Education Software 7.3/10 From £9.99/mo · 14-day trial ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Passdesk

• Total Drive fits best

  Schools wanting teaching tools plus operations

• Passdesk fits best

  UK instructors needing theory and scheduling

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Side by side

Feature	Total Drive 7.9/10 Visit ↗	Passdesk 7.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.9	7.3
Ranking	#4 in Driver Education Software	#8 in Driver Education Software
Best for	Schools wanting teaching tools plus operations	UK instructors needing theory and scheduling
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Free trial length	30 days · no card needed	14 days · card required
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email
Integrations	3 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Total Drive 4/4 · Passdesk 4/4
Theory lessons	✓	✓
Practice tests	✓	✓
Progress tracking	✓	✓
School administration	✓	✓
Specs
Mobile app coverage	Ios_and_android	None
Student limit	Not published	1 students
Our review
Pros	Covers diaries, progress, reflective logs, finances and enquiries Supports Google Calendar, Apple iCal, Stripe, iOS and Android Adds optional theory tests, hazard perception and 3D teaching resources	Drag-and-drop scheduling with waitlists and public booking pages Theory practice, mock tests, rubrics and route planning in one portal Multi-instructor permissions with Stripe, calendar and mapping integrations
Cons	No general free plan beyond the 30-day trial Advanced features require the Ultimate, Pro or Elite tiers The broad feature set may exceed the needs of diary-only users	No free plan is listed Mobile apps are not available Advanced branding, API and support features require higher tiers
Our verdict	Total Drive is driving-school management software for independent instructors and multi-car schools. It combines lesson diaries, pupil records, progress syllabuses, reflective logs, finances, payments, reminders, enquiry management and… Read the review →	Passdesk is a web-based platform for UK driving schools, instructors and learner drivers. It brings calendars, lesson bookings, payments, learner progress, theory practice, route planning, waitlists and public booking pages into one… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Total Drive — where it wins

  • Covers diaries, progress, reflective logs, finances and enquiries
  • Supports Google Calendar, Apple iCal, Stripe, iOS and Android
  • Adds optional theory tests, hazard perception and 3D teaching resources

  Where it doesn't

  • No general free plan beyond the 30-day trial
  • Advanced features require the Ultimate, Pro or Elite tiers
  • The broad feature set may exceed the needs of diary-only users

• Passdesk — where it wins

  • Drag-and-drop scheduling with waitlists and public booking pages
  • Theory practice, mock tests, rubrics and route planning in one portal
  • Multi-instructor permissions with Stripe, calendar and mapping integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is listed
  • Mobile apps are not available
  • Advanced branding, API and support features require higher tiers

• Total Drive7.9/10 · From £18/mo · 30-day trial

  A broad driving-school platform combining teaching, scheduling, payments and administration.

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• Passdesk7.3/10 · From £9.99/mo · 14-day trial

  A UK-focused web platform combining scheduling, payments, learner progress and theory practice.

  Visit PassdeskFull verdict →