Business Delivery Accounts vs Pay-Per-Order: What Actually Saves You Money

Most Guyanese small businesses start on pay-per-order — ping a courier when an order comes in. That works fine until volume grows. Somewhere between 10 and 30 deliveries a week, a business account starts to make obvious sense. Here's how to know when you're past the tipping point.

What a business account actually gives you

• Volume-tiered rates — the more you ship, the lower per-drop cost.
• Consolidated monthly invoicing — one payment instead of chasing receipts.
• Named account manager and dispatcher priority — your orders don't sit in the general queue.
• Cash-on-delivery reconciliation — we collect from customers and remit to you weekly.
• API / dashboard access — bulk-upload orders, track everything in one place.
• SLA guarantees — same-day cutoffs are contractual, not best-effort.

The math (2026 rates, Georgetown area)

Standard pay-per-order same-day within Zone A: GYD 1,200 per drop for the first 2.5 miles, then GYD 300 per additional mile. Partner plans bundle a monthly run quota at a lower rate per drop:

• Starter, Growth and Enterprise plans each include a set number of runs per month at a discounted rate per drop — the live rates are on the Partner Plans page.
• Runs beyond the monthly quota bill at the same discounted plan rate, not the standard rate.
• High-volume operations can add a dedicated driver; that is quoted per business.

The saving grows with volume: the more runs a business puts through its monthly quota, the lower the effective cost per drop — the Partner Plans page shows the current figures, before accounting for the labour hours saved on reconciliation and dispatch coordination.

When pay-per-order is still the right choice

1. You ship fewer than 8–10 orders per week and volume is unpredictable.
2. You're piloting a new product or region and don't want a commitment.
3. Your deliveries are one-off large items (freight/pallet), not a steady flow.