SEARCH INTEREST
Pathao gets 59% of Google searches between the two.
PathaoShohoz
- Pathao
- +8% 3 mo
- Shohoz
- -43% 3 mo
Google Trends, 12 months, searches for “Pathao” and “Shohoz”.
Pathao vs Shohoz
PickDuel generated this matchup from public website evidence · Updated 22 Sept 2026
Too close to call.
Two Bangladeshi apps, two sites that stop at the app store door
COMMUNITY PICK
Community verdict is still open. The first back decides the Community Pick.
One tap, no signup. Your back moves that company up the community board; more backers make it the Community Pick. The score doesn't change.
WHICH SHOULD YOU CHOOSE?
Both are defensible: it depends on which of these you actually care about.
Choose Pathao if…
- you care most about courier & parcel service3 of 21 reviewers praise it
Choose Shohoz if…
- you can't afford problems with driver conduct6 reviewers raise it about Pathao
Worked out from prices read on each company's own site and what reviewers repeatedly say, both linked below. We don't pick a winner: the right answer depends on which of these you care about.
AT A GLANCE
WHY IT'S CLOSE
Pathao packs more into its homepage: five verticals, funding history, a Forbes mention, and big usage numbers. Shohoz answers fewer questions but answers them more directly, naming its founder, its legal entity, and a helpline number a nervous first-time booker can actually call.
- 1
Pathao covers more ground, faster
EDGE PATHAOPathao's homepage lists Bike, Car, Food, Parcel and Pay in one scroll, with specifics like '4000+ restaurants' and Car Lite/Plus/Prime/Max tiers. Shohoz sticks to one job, ticket booking across bus, train, flight and events, and never expands beyond it.
- 2
Shohoz names its humans, Pathao doesn't
EDGE SHOHOZShohoz's about page lists a leadership team by name and links its founder to a BBC feature, plus the registered entity Shohoj Limited. Pathao's about page leans on brand-level claims like Forbes Asia 100 to Watch and a 2015 founding date, with no named executives.
- 3
Neither site lets you finish anything on the web
EDGE SHOHOZPathao's CTAs are almost all 'Download App' or merchant signup links, pushing every real action off-site. Shohoz at least has a live ticket search on its homepage, even though booking still funnels to app downloads or a phone helpline.
HEAD TO HEAD
| Measure | Pathao | Shohoz |
|---|---|---|
| PickDuel score | 62/100 | 60/100 |
| Rating | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Positioning | 18/25 | 18/25 |
| Product clarity | 16/20 | 14/20 |
| Trust | 14/20 | 14/20 |
| Conversion | 14/20 | 12/20 |
| Pricing clarity | 0/15 | 2/15 |
| Web popularity rank | #58,123 | #98,863 |
| Share of Google searches | 59% | 41% |
| Community backers | 0 | 0 |
Pathao
GOOD AT
Making its multi-service scope obvious in one scroll, with concrete numbers like 15 million downloads and 350 million trips served.
COSTING THEM
Zero pricing information anywhere, and an about page that talks about company values instead of naming anyone who runs the place.
Shohoz
GOOD AT
Grounding trust in specifics: a named leadership team, a BBC-featured founder, a registered legal entity, and a real helpline number.
COSTING THEM
A single-purpose site that never explains why 100+ operators or which routes, so the pitch stays generic next to Pathao's laundry list of features.
THE OVERTAKE MOVE
Shohoz should put its 'compare prices' claim on the homepage next to an actual fare range, since right now pricing scores near zero for both and a real number would separate it from Pathao immediately.
Fix it, then rescan in a week to see if the result flips.
QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK
Which is better, Pathao or Shohoz?
Pathao scores 62/100 to Shohoz's 60/100 on PickDuel. Pathao packs more into its homepage: five verticals, funding history, a Forbes mention, and big usage numbers. The score rates how clearly each public website explains the product, earns trust, shows pricing and asks for the next step. It is not a judgement of product quality.
What does Pathao do?
On-demand ridesharing, food delivery, parcel logistics, and fintech services in Bangladesh and Nepal. (Based on pathao.com.)
What does Shohoz do?
Online booking platform for bus, train, flight, and event tickets in Bangladesh. (Based on shohoz.com.)
How do Pathao and Shohoz compare on pricing?
Pathao: No pricing tiers, trip rates, or commission structures are detailed in the pages we read (pricing depends dynamically on in-app usage). Shohoz: Mentions comparing prices and refund policies, but specific ticket fares depend on search queries and are not detailed in the pages we read.
Who does the community back, Pathao or Shohoz?
Nobody has backed either side yet. Anyone can back one side, once, with no signup. Backing never changes the PickDuel score.
How is the PickDuel score calculated?
PickDuel reads up to three public pages per website and runs one web search. A language model rates 11 specific signals from 0 to 5, and fixed code turns them into a 0-100 score: positioning 25, product clarity 20, trust 20, conversion 20, pricing clarity 15.
SOURCES
- Pathao
- pathao.com/
- pathao.com/about-us/
- Analysed 22 Sept 2026
- Shohoz
- www.shohoz.com/
- www.shohoz.com/about-us
- Analysed 22 Sept 2026
PickDuel scores public website communication, not product quality. Backers never change the score. How scoring works
THE SHORTLIST
Almost nobody decides between two. These are the businesses the public puts next to Pathao, with the reason each one comes up — checked against their own sites and their public reviews, not our opinion.
- Careem61
Multi-service super app for ride-hailing, food delivery, grocery delivery, and digital payments across MENAP.
- Already compared head to head
- Same market · Super App
- Already compared head to head
- Already compared head to head
- Sheba.xyz53
On-demand marketplace connecting consumers with home repair, cleaning, and professional services in Bangladesh.
- Already compared head to head
The same rules run in both directions: Pathao is on 7 other shortlists for the same reasons. Nothing here rates anyone's product, and no business can pay to be added or removed. Something wrong? Tell us
YOUR TURN
Who beats your business?
Your score, your closest rival and the one fix that would flip it. About a minute.