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Fifteen vs Go X
An independent comparison of two fleet management platforms to help you choose the right fit for your business.
Fifteen
Paris, France
Go X
San Francisco, CA
Fifteen vs Go X: What You Need to Know
Fifteen and Go X represent diametrically opposed models of how shared micromobility gets deployed — one is a 15-year-old Paris-based municipal partner that wins city contracts for 100 to 20,000+ docked e-bike networks through public procurement, and the other is a San Francisco-born hospitality scooter operator that places vehicles outside hotels like the Hyatt Centric and Hard Rock in Honolulu and Las Vegas with zero upfront cost to venue partners. Fifteen's proprietary magnetic docking hardware (inherited from its Zoov acquisition) and in-house manufactured e-bikes require significant capital and infrastructure commitment, with B2G contracts procured through formal tender processes. Go X's model eliminates capital investment entirely for venue partners by taking a revenue share from rider fees — the venue simply gets scooters placed outside without any procurement, staffing, or maintenance involvement. The two platforms serve different buyers: Fifteen sells to mayors and transit directors; Go X signs agreements with hotel general managers.
Bottom Line
Fifteen is built for city governments and transit agencies deploying large-scale public bike-share infrastructure through formal procurement; Go X is built for hospitality venues that want zero-effort scooter amenities placed outside their property on a revenue-share basis.
Key Differences
Buyer profile and procurement process
Fifteen exclusively contracts with city governments and transit agencies through B2G procurement, often requiring multi-year RFP processes. Go X targets hotel GMs and venue managers with a simple revenue-share agreement and no formal procurement process.
Capital and operational involvement
Fifteen requires significant capital investment in docking infrastructure and hardware; cities take on a long-term service contract. Go X requires zero upfront cost and zero operational involvement from the venue partner — Go X handles all charging, maintenance, and deployment.
Vehicle type and hardware
Fifteen manufactures its own e-bikes and uses proprietary magnetic docking stations that require no construction, charging while docked. Go X deploys scooters (including the Go X Apollo teleoperated self-driving scooter in limited markets), which are more suited to short tourism-oriented trips than bike-share commuting.
Geographic focus
Fifteen operates across France, Finland, Canada, Spain, and Peru — cities where public bike-share is a mobility infrastructure investment. Go X concentrates in warm-weather US tourism markets including Honolulu, Las Vegas, and Florida, where hotels and entertainment venues anchor the model.
Fleet scale
Fifteen has operated city networks with 20,000+ vehicles (including the Velib' system in Paris). Go X's per-venue deployments are measured in dozens to hundreds of scooters, with total fleet across 15+ cities not publicly disclosed — a fundamentally different scale.
Platform Overview
About Fifteen
Fifteen was created from the 2021 merger of Smoove (founded 2008, docked bike-share systems) and Zoov (founded 2017, magnetic docking e-bikes), rebranding under the Fifteen name in 2022. Named after the "15-minute city" concept. Operates 52,000+ bikes across 30+ cities including 20,000 in Paris (Vlib'), 5,000 in Helsinki, and deployments in Nice, Vancouver, Marseille, Montpellier, Strasbourg, Gijon (Spain), Avignon, and Lima. Raised EUR 40M from Eiffel Essentiel, 2050, and Via iD. Combines Smoove's municipal contract expertise with Zoov's innovative ultra-compact magnetic docking technology. Manufactures all bikes in-house and sells exclusively to city governments and transit agencies through B2G contracts.
About Go X
Go X (legally Cheetah X Inc.) is a micromobility operator, not a SaaS platform. It places its own branded scooters at partner business locations such as hotels, resorts, restaurants, and entertainment venues, and the host earns a revenue share for letting the vehicles sit outside while Go X handles charging, maintenance, and deployment. Go X promotes its program with claims like 'Make Over $15,000 a Month From Rentals,' though it does not publish the actual partner revenue split. Its public site lists 8 active markets (Galveston, Honolulu, Reykjavik, Daytona Beach, Las Vegas, Clearwater, New Orleans, and St. Petersburg) while its blog references 15+ cities and 250 to 350 business partners. Go X grew through a self-described roll-up of seven acquisitions in three years (including assets from Bolt Mobility) on seed funding with no Series A, and it developed teleoperated 'Apollo' scooters with Tortoise back in 2020. The critical caveat for any prospective operator: in July 2025 the SEC filed a civil securities-fraud complaint against Go X and two founders over a 'scooter ownership' investment program, and on April 21, 2026 a federal judge denied Go X's motion to dismiss, so the case is proceeding. Go X is fundamentally a franchise-style hosting arrangement, not a platform you can license to build and control your own fleet, which is where Levy is a completely different (and far more stable) proposition.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Category | Fifteen | Go X |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Headquarters | Paris, France | San Francisco, CA |
| Founded | 2008 | 2018 |
| Website | https://fifteen.eu | https://goxapp.com |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing Model | Municipal B2G contracts with modular service tiers | Undisclosed revenue share with venue hosts; riders pay per-ride, no software sold to operators |
| Starting Price | Contact for pricing (B2G only) | No upfront cost to hosts (revenue share undisclosed) |
| Scale & Hardware | ||
| Fleet Size Range | 100-20,000+ vehicles | Go X owns and controls all vehicles; hosts have no fleet of their own |
| Hardware Provided | Yes — bundled | Yes — bundled |
| IoT Approach | Complete vertical integration -- designs and manufactures all e-bikes, magnetic docking stations, and charging infrastructure in-house. Proprietary IoT connectivity embedded in every bike and station. Fifteen Control platform handles fleet management, diagnostics, and monitoring. | Go X uses proprietary branded vehicles exclusively, with built-in GPS and cellular connectivity that report only into Go X's own systems. Specific IoT hardware and firmware details are not publicly disclosed. The Apollo line adds Tortoise teleoperation hardware from a 2020 pilot. Hosts cannot bring their own hardware, cannot choose an IoT vendor, and never touch the fleet backend. Levy, by contrast, is hardware-agnostic and integrates with multiple IoT vendors (OKAI, Segway, and others), giving operators remote lock, unlock, locate, telemetry, and speed controls from the dashboard or API. |
How Does Levy Fleets Compare to Both?
Before deciding between Fifteen and Go X, consider Levy Fleets — a turnkey platform that delivers enterprise-grade features at a fraction of the cost, with no tiered feature gates on any plan.
| Category | Levy Fleets | Fifteen | Go X |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $250/mo | Contact for pricing (B2G only) | No upfront cost to hosts (revenue share undisclosed) |
| Pricing Model | Revenue share, per-vehicle, or self-managed — your choice | Municipal B2G contracts with modular service tiers | Undisclosed revenue share with venue hosts; riders pay per-ride, no software sold to operators |
| Feature Gating | None — full features on every plan | Varies by tier | Varies by tier |
| Minimum Fleet Size | No minimum | 100 | Go X owns and controls all vehicles; hosts have no fleet of their own |
| Setup Fees | $0 (white-label optional at $2,750) | Varies | Varies |
| Support | 24/7 US-based, included on all plans | Varies by plan | Varies by plan |
| Hardware Included | Yes — IoT pre-installed on all vehicles | Yes | Yes |
Levy Fleets includes payment processing, chargebacks, rider support, ID verification, push notifications, and marketing analytics on every plan — features that Fifteen and Go X either gate behind premium tiers or charge extra for.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Fifteen | Go X |
|---|---|---|
| Fifteen Features | ||
| Innovative magnetic docking system (from Zoov) -- ultra-compact stations | ||
| In-house manufactured electric bikes with dock charging | ||
| Fifteen Control fleet management platform | ||
| Fifteen Analytics with KPI tracking and reporting | ||
| Automatic fault diagnosis and 24/7 connected monitoring | ||
| Modular station deployment (no construction required for magnetic docks) | ||
| Short-term sharing and long-term rental on single platform | ||
| Public service contract expertise spanning 15+ years | ||
| Transit system integration for first-mile / last-mile | ||
| Multi-country deployment (France, Finland, Canada, Spain, Peru) | ||
| Unified platform addressing cities of all sizes | ||
| Turnkey operation option with Fifteen-managed staff | ||
| Go X Unique Features | ||
| Rider app (iOS, Android, web) with QR-code activation and GPS vehicle locator | ||
| Manager Portal for hosts to track daily ride revenue (view-only, no fleet controls) | ||
| Fully managed physical operations: charging, maintenance, rebalancing, and deployment | ||
| Multi-Ride: rent multiple scooters at once with a single phone for groups | ||
| Multiple rider payment methods (Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo) | ||
| GPS and cellular connectivity on all proprietary vehicles | ||
| Go X Apollo teleoperated 'self-driving' scooters (2020 Tortoise pilot, not scaled) | ||
| 24/7 customer support for riders, plus daily check-ins with hosts | ||
| Proprietary vehicle lineup including scooters, a 3-wheel 'Land Surfer,' an e-bike, and a micro EV | ||
Pricing Breakdown
Fifteen Pricing
Custom enterprise contracts negotiated per city deployment. Three service levels: bike supply only (city operates), software only (city owns bikes), or full turnkey operation (Fifteen handles everything). Multi-year public service contracts typical. EUR 40M funding supports ongoing expansion. No public pricing -- all quotes require direct engagement with Fifteen sales team.
Go X Pricing
Go X does not sell software and publishes no operator pricing, because there is nothing for an operator to buy. Hosts pay nothing upfront and receive an unspecified cut of ride revenue while Go X owns the vehicles and runs everything. The exact partner revenue share percentage is not publicly disclosed anywhere on Go X's site or marketing. Rider-facing pricing is roughly a $1.00 unlock fee plus $0.25 to $0.88 per minute depending on the market, with a $29.99 daily unlimited pass in some cities. Go X markets earning claims to prospective hosts ('Make Over $15,000 a Month From Rentals'), but those are potential gross rental figures at a busy location, not a guaranteed or contracted payout, and the split that determines what the host actually keeps is never stated. A separate 'scooter ownership' investment program, which offered individual scooters for purchase with promised returns, is now the subject of an active SEC securities-fraud case (motion to dismiss denied April 2026). By contrast, Levy publishes exactly what an operator pays: Managed at 20% of GMV (15% at 100 to 249 vehicles on annual terms) with a $250/month minimum, or Software-Only at $14/vehicle/month for 100 to 249 vehicles, with no franchise fees, no royalties, and no setup fees.
When to Choose Each Platform
Choose Fifteen if you...
- You are a city government or transit agency deploying a large-scale public e-bike network through formal procurement
- You want vertically integrated hardware — proprietary bikes, magnetic docking stations, and charging — from a single manufacturer
- You need transit system and MaaS integration for first-mile/last-mile urban mobility
- You want short-term sharing and long-term rental managed on a single platform
- You operate across multiple countries and need a vendor with deployments in France, Finland, Canada, Spain, and Peru
- You want turnkey operations with Fifteen-managed staff as an option for your concession
Choose Go X if you...
- You manage a hotel, resort, or entertainment venue and want scooters placed outside with zero cost and zero operational burden
- You operate in Honolulu, Las Vegas, or another warm-weather US tourism market where Go X is already established
- You want a revenue share from rider fees rather than a capital expenditure or service contract
- You need multi-rider simultaneous unlock (Multi-Ride) to serve resort guests traveling in groups
- You want 24/7 fully managed operations — charging, maintenance, deployment — handled entirely by the vendor
Looking for an Alternative to Both Fifteen and Go X?
Levy Fleets offers a turnkey fleet management solution with flexible pricing — revenue share (20% of GMV (15% at 100-249 vehicles, annual terms)), per-vehicle ($14 per vehicle/mo), or self-managed — and the same full feature set on every plan. No tiered feature gates, no minimum fleet sizes, and US-based 24/7 support included.