Metrobi Driver Review: B2B Routes With 0% Commission

GigOdo Team · Published July 16, 2026 · Pay figures attributed to their sources; company claims labeled as such

What is Metrobi?

Metrobi is a delivery platform that connects independent drivers with local businesses - the company names food, beverage, and floral as its verticals - that need recurring routes driven. Think a bakery's wholesale accounts or a florist's daily orders. Businesses post the job with pay attached; you choose the routes that fit your week.

The company was founded in 2019, is headquartered in Boston, and went through the Techstars accelerator; aggregators report about $3.49 million raised. That makes it a small operator next to the parcel networks in our State of Gig Work 2026 report - but it is chasing a different niche: repeat business deliveries rather than one-off e-commerce drops. Jobs post within a 100-mile radius, and route types include 9-to-5 routes, night routes, and weekend routes.

The 0% commission, in Metrobi's own words

Metrobi's core pitch is that it takes nothing from the driver's side of the transaction. The driver-payment page states: "Metrobi never takes a cut from your earnings. Instead, we charge a transparent access fee to businesses, so you always keep 100% of the payment they set."

Read the second half of that sentence as carefully as the first. The business - not Metrobi, not an algorithm - sets the number, and 100% of a low offer is still a low offer. What the model removes is the invisible spread between what the customer paid and what you received, a spread that offer apps never show you. Here the number on the job is the whole number.

How routes and pay actually work

Every Metrobi job is priced from three parts, per the company's driver FAQ: a flat fee based on your vehicle type, a per-stop payment, and a mileage payment - "all determined by the Shippers and shown to you before taking on the job." You see the total before you commit, the same pre-priced structure as claim-a-route parcel work.

The difference is who is on the other end. A parcel route is a one-time batch of strangers' packages; a Metrobi route is often the same business's standing delivery need - the same wholesale accounts every Tuesday. Land a recurring route with a business you work well with and your week starts to look like a schedule instead of a lottery. That predictability, not the headline pay, is the strongest argument for the model.

The "up to $1,200 a week" claim, examined

Metrobi's driver page headlines "Earn up to $1200 per week." That is a marketing ceiling, and the company's own fine print narrows it: the become-a-driver page adds an asterisk - "Average weekly equivalent for independent contractors with vans." So the number describes van drivers specifically, not the typical driver in any vehicle.

Third-party data is thin but not wildly out of line: Indeed's estimate for Metrobi delivery drivers is about $1,109 per week, which it flags as well above its national average for the role. Treat that as what it is - a self-reported estimate from a small sample, not audited payroll. Your real number depends entirely on which routes exist in your market for your vehicle, and whether you land recurring ones.

Where Metrobi operates in 2026

As of July 16, 2026, Metrobi lists 14 active markets: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Newark, and Washington DC. Eight more carry a "Launching Soon" label: Detroit, Nashville, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, and Tampa.

Below those, the site lists roughly 77 additional cities as "Coming Soon" - read that long tail as an intake list, not a promise. If your city is in the active 14, routes exist today; if it is in the launching group, an application now may mean work later; anything deeper in the list is aspiration. Job volume also matters within a market: this is a 14-market operation, so expect fewer daily postings than a 70-market parcel network.

Requirements: SUV or larger, no rentals

Metrobi's driver page lists the bar: 21 or older, a valid driver's license, a clean vehicle that is an SUV, minivan, van, reefer van, or box truck, the ability to carry items up to 40 lbs, a standard background check, and a smartphone with internet. Profile setup requires photos of your license, vehicle, and insurance.

Two exclusions do real work here. Sedans and pickup trucks are out - the become-a-driver page says flatly that there are "no available gigs" for them right now. And rentals are out: "We are not able to activate rental vehicles." The vehicle floor is the point: wedding cakes, catering trays, and flower arrangements need cargo space and careful handling, which is also why the earnings claim is written around vans.

Getting paid: weekly, via Stripe

Metrobi pays on a weekly cycle. Per the driver FAQ, businesses pay for all jobs you complete between Saturday and Friday on Monday, and the funds transfer to your bank account that same day. Payouts run through a Stripe account you connect during onboarding.

That is slower than the instant-cashout button on the big food apps, but it is a predictable rhythm: finish the week, get paid Monday. One planning note - Metrobi publishes no tips policy, and business-to-business drops are effectively untipped work. The number you accepted is the number you will see, so there is no tip upside to gamble on and no tip screen to resent.

What drivers report

Public driver feedback is limited - this is a small platform - but it splits along a familiar line. On the positive side, Indeed and Glassdoor reviewers cite flexible scheduling, simple deliveries, reliable payments, and a personal dispatcher assigned to drivers, which is more human support than most gig apps offer.

The sharpest complaint, from a detailed Glassdoor review, alleges that route terms changed after acceptance - a start time moved, stops growing from three to nine on a $97 route - and that the company "does not negotiate pay for routes." That is one driver's account, not a documented pattern, but the defensive move costs nothing: screenshot every job at acceptance, with the stop count, mileage, and pay visible, and compare against Monday's deposit.

Metrobi vs Veho and Jitsu: the route-work wave

Metrobi sits in the 2026 route-work wave alongside Veho and Jitsu: all three show you the pay before you commit and skip the ping-chasing entirely. The structural difference is who sets that pay - at Metrobi it is the business shipping the goods, while Veho and Jitsu price their own routes.

Sources: Metrobi driver page and FAQ; Veho driver page; Jitsu driver page and payment FAQ. Company claims, not guarantees.

Pick by vehicle and temperament. A sedan rules Metrobi out immediately. If you have a van and want the same businesses week after week, Metrobi's niche is the differentiated one; if you want maximum route volume in the most markets, the parcel networks post more work.

The tax angle: untipped B2B miles

Metrobi drivers are independent contractors - the company's own pages use exactly that term - so nothing is withheld from those Monday deposits. Self-employment tax, quarterly estimated payments, and every deductible mile are your job, and with no tips in the model, the mileage deduction is most of your margin.

The miles are substantial: jobs post within a 100-mile radius, and multi-stop wholesale routes stack distance fast. Every business mile is worth 76 cents for July-December 2026 driving (72.5 cents for January-June, per the IRS split-year rates) - our 2026 mileage rate guide has the full math. Metrobi's mileage payment is income, not a record; an automatic tracker like GigOdo logs every route leg contemporaneously, which is the standard the IRS actually requires.

Verdict: who Metrobi fits

Metrobi fits a driver with an SUV, van, or box truck in one of its 14 markets who values a predictable week over a maximal one: pre-priced routes, repeat business relationships, no tip lottery, and a stated 0% take from the driver side. The fit is strongest for van owners, who get the most jobs and anchor the company's own earnings claim.

It does not fit sedan drivers, renters, anyone outside the market list, or anyone who needs daily cashouts. And its pay claim deserves the same discipline as every platform's: run two weeks, log true door-to-door hours and every mile, and compare your real hourly against the other apps in our platform guides. GigOdo's free tier tracks unlimited trips, no card required - the per-mile log is what decides whether any route model works.

FAQ

Sources: Metrobi driver page (markets, requirements, earnings claim); Metrobi become-a-driver (van fine print, sedan exclusion, application steps); Metrobi driver-payment page (0% commission wording, contractor status); Metrobi driver FAQ (pay structure, payment schedule); Metrobi funding announcement; Crunchbase (founding, reported funding); Indeed salary estimate; Glassdoor driver reviews; Veho driver page; Jitsu driver page; IRS Announcement 2026-11 (IRB 2026-29) and Notice 2026-10 (mileage rates). Pay figures are estimates, company claims, or driver reports, not guarantees. This article is general information, not tax advice.