Cabs or taxis are an important means of transportation for any country. This is because travelling via roads is more comfortable and convenient via a taxi. This is why companies providing cab booking services have been there for a long time.
The convenience of this is that the customer does not have to wait for an empty taxi or for a taxi which will not refuse its services. They can just book a cab online choose a convenient payment method and have the cab pick them up from any location they choose.
Here are some of the top cab booking apps which operate in India.
Uber
Uber is one of the leading cab booking services. It has its presence all over the world. The services provided by the company are good which is why people trust it a lot. Uber started its services in India in 2013 and has been quite successful.
The company boasts a large customer base with around 110 million people using its services. In India, Uber cabs are present in all prominent cities like Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, etc.
Their services are available through their website as well as their mobile app which is compatible with both android and iOS. They have provided multiple methods of payment for the convenience of the customers. They have different services like a hatchback, Sedan, prime Sedan, SUV, Uber intercity, etc.
Ola
Ola Cabs is another popular cab booking service which has been successful in India. It is an Indian company and is based in Bangalore. It was developed by ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
The founder of the company is Bhavish Agarwal. Ola has been quite successful in the market and has its presence in many major cities across India like Bangalore, Kolkata, Delhi, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, etc.
The company has also expanded its services overseas and currently it is present in Australia, New Zealand, UK. Ola has also experimented with auto-rickshaw services and is providing the service in the UK too. Ola is used extensively in India.
Meru Cabs
Meru Cabs is another Indian cab booking company. The company has achieved success in Mumbai and a few other prominent cities like New Delhi. Meru Cabs is convenient to use.
It has its own website and mobile app through which one can book a cab.They also allow cab booking via Messenger bots on Facebook. The company is based in Mumbai and started its services in 2007.
The founder of the company is Neeraj Gupta. The company has partnered with Google Now which enables them to provide instant alerts to its customers. Meru Cabs has also partnered with Taxis G7, a French company, so that they can provide their services overseas.
Carzonrent
Carzonrent has been around for nearly two decades. The company started its services in 2000. It is an Indian company which is based in New Delhi. It provides its services in many major cities as well like Mumbai.
They provide options for both short them and long term rentals. Earlier the booking or the utilisation of its services were on-call basis but recently it has launched a mobile app for the convenience of the customers.
It has been collaborating with IRCTC and providing taxi services to the railway customers. This has been done by the company under the name of EasyCabs.
Mega Cabs
Mega Cabs is another cab booking service in India which has been around for a long time. The company started its services in India in 2001. The company assures high quality, safe, and reliable service to its customers.
Mega Cabs believes in transparency when it comes to pricing and deals and it has been their practice for a long time. The company provides its services in various major cities in India like Kolkata, Delhi, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Delhi, etc.
One thing which is different about this company is that they provide growth and entrepreneurial opportunities for their chauffers.
Savaari
Savaari car rental services is an India car rental company which provides both intercity and local rental services. They have received certain success in this market and now are spread over 98 cities across India.
You can book their services for vacation so that you can sit back, relax, and enjoy your journey while their chauffeurs provide you with reliable and comfortable service.
Their outstation cab services can be used for travelling and site-seeing as they will take you to all the must-see places and let you enjoy the local culture of the place.
Zust Go 
Zust Go is a cab booking service based in Kolkata. The company is currently serving the state of West Bengal but is planning to expand its services across India by 2023. What makes Zust Go different from other cab booking services is that there is nor surcharges.
This is one of the main selling points for the company since many popular cab booking services like Ola and Uber increase their rates during peak hours and during heavy rainfall or natural calamity but with Zust Go the customers will not have to worry about that.
There are no surcharges. Zust Go promises to make the rides safe for its customers by providing an SOS button on the app. They are also training female drivers for the safety of their female customers. Zust Go provides four different categories of cabs viz. Hatchback, Sedan, Luxury Seda, and SUV.
Fasttrack Cabs
Fasttrack Taxi is a Chennai based cab booking service which has its presences in more than 10 major cities in India some of which are Chennai, Trivandrum, Hyderabad, Pune, Vellore, etc.
The company started its services in 2001 and has been running as an offline outstation and local cab booking service for a number of years before creating its own app and moving its business online.
The app is compatible with both android and iOS. There are more than 3000 registered drivers. The company provides online payment options for the convenience of customers.