CoopCycle

federation of bike delivery cooperatives

CoopCycle

Industry Services

A federation and software platform for courier-owned bike delivery cooperatives, providing shared logistics tools and support for cooperative local delivery. CoopCycle scores well because ownership is comparatively aligned and governance has stronger accountability than peers, and no current penalty outweighs that structure.

Why this matters: CoopCycle is an A-grade delivery alternative because it turns platform delivery away from gig extraction and toward messenger ownership, shared infrastructure, and democratic control.

Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1

Final Score 66* A - Good

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material62
Bonus+4
Cap66No structure cap
After Cap66
Penalties0
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Evaluation Overview

A - Good

The score turns mainly on Ownership; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.

Strengths

  • Ownership10/10
  • Governance9/10
  • Extraction8/10

Penalties

  • No penalties applied in this version.

Evidence state

  • ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
  • ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
  • Linked claims7
  • Direct axis claims6
  • Coverage6/11

Scoring Axes

Axis Score Why this score
Ownership
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Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.
10 / 10

CoopCycle describes its model as messenger-run and messenger-owned, with delivery cooperatives owned and managed by couriers, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment.

Linked evidence
  • CoopCycle describes its model as messenger-run and messenger-owned, with delivery cooperatives owned and managed by couriers, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment. [1]
Governance
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Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.
9 / 10

CoopCycle says each member has one vote and decisions are made collectively through online and physical assemblies, supporting strong democratic Governance.

Linked evidence
  • CoopCycle says each member has one vote and decisions are made collectively through online and physical assemblies, supporting strong democratic Governance. [2]
Extraction
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Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.
8 / 10

CoopCycle explicitly positions itself against gig-platform extraction, saying couriers should control their cooperative and work tools, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment.

Linked evidence
  • context CoopCycle explicitly positions itself against gig-platform extraction, saying couriers should control their cooperative and work tools, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment. [3]
Labor Sovereignty
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Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.
7 / 7

CoopCycle explicitly positions itself against gig-platform extraction, saying couriers should control their cooperative and work tools, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment.

Linked evidence
  • CoopCycle explicitly positions itself against gig-platform extraction, saying couriers should control their cooperative and work tools, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment. [3]
Solidarity with the Unemployed
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Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.
6 / 7

CoopCycle explicitly positions itself against gig-platform extraction, saying couriers should control their cooperative and work tools, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment.

Linked evidence
  • context CoopCycle explicitly positions itself against gig-platform extraction, saying couriers should control their cooperative and work tools, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment. [3]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity
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Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.
7 / 7

CoopCycle explicitly positions itself against gig-platform extraction, saying couriers should control their cooperative and work tools, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment.

Linked evidence
  • context CoopCycle explicitly positions itself against gig-platform extraction, saying couriers should control their cooperative and work tools, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment. [3]
  • context CoopCycle describes its model as messenger-run and messenger-owned, with delivery cooperatives owned and managed by couriers, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment. [1]
Market Conduct
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Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
5 / 5

CoopCycle explicitly positions itself against gig-platform extraction, saying couriers should control their cooperative and work tools, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment.

Linked evidence
  • context CoopCycle explicitly positions itself against gig-platform extraction, saying couriers should control their cooperative and work tools, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment. [3]
  • context CoopCycle uses a coopyleft reciprocity license that restricts platform use to cooperative or limited-profit projects, preventing capitalist appropriation of the delivery software and is relevant to Good Deal and Cost Transparency credit because shared infrastructure. [4]
Product Integrity
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Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.
5 / 5

CoopCycle provides a logistics and e-commerce platform for bicycle delivery cooperatives, including order management, route planning, courier management, invoicing, and storefront tools, supporting Product Integrity for local delivery and courier logistics.

Linked evidence
  • CoopCycle provides a logistics and e-commerce platform for bicycle delivery cooperatives, including order management, route planning, courier management, invoicing, and storefront tools, supporting Product Integrity for local delivery and courier logistics. [5]
Scale Integrity
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Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
5 / 5

CoopCycle frames bicycle delivery and cycle logistics as a way to decarbonize urban logistics, describes conduct considered under Ecological Harm in this pass.

Linked evidence
  • context CoopCycle frames bicycle delivery and cycle logistics as a way to decarbonize urban logistics, describes conduct considered under Ecological Harm in this pass. [6]
  • context CoopCycle provides a logistics and e-commerce platform for bicycle delivery cooperatives, including order management, route planning, courier management, invoicing, and storefront tools, supporting Product Integrity for local delivery and courier logistics. [5]

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Bonus Credits

Bonus Credit Why this credit
Good Deal
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Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.
2 / 3

CoopCycle uses a coopyleft reciprocity license that restricts platform use to cooperative or limited-profit projects, preventing capitalist appropriation of the delivery software and is…

Linked evidence
  • CoopCycle uses a coopyleft reciprocity license that restricts platform use to cooperative or limited-profit projects, preventing capitalist appropriation of the delivery software and is relevant to Good Deal and Cost Transparency credit because shared infrastructure. [4]
Cost Transparency
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Credit for clear posted prices, all-in fees, unit costs, public rate cards, margin/cost visibility, or surplus-allocation transparency, especially in markets where opaque quotes, hidden fees, or individualized pricing are normal.
2 / 3

CoopCycle publicly describes its federation contribution as a first-year monthly fee followed by a percentage of delivery revenue, describes conduct considered under Cost Transparency.

Linked evidence
  • CoopCycle publicly describes its federation contribution as a first-year monthly fee followed by a percentage of delivery revenue, describes conduct considered under Cost Transparency. [7]

Confidence Basis

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

Medium 74/100

7 verified linked claims 6 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 6/11 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 20/20

7 verified linked claims

Source quality 10/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 9/18

6 direct claims across 11 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 5/10

6/11 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending
VerificationUnverified
ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
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Claims and Sources

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* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.
1CoopCycle describes its model as messenger-run and messenger-owned, with delivery cooperatives owned and managed by couriers, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment.

Ownership Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

2CoopCycle says each member has one vote and decisions are made collectively through online and physical assemblies, supporting strong democratic Governance.

Governance Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

3CoopCycle explicitly positions itself against gig-platform extraction, saying couriers should control their cooperative and work tools, provides evidence for the relevant scoring judgment.

Labor Sovereignty Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

4CoopCycle uses a coopyleft reciprocity license that restricts platform use to cooperative or limited-profit projects, preventing capitalist appropriation of the delivery software and is relevant to Good Deal and Cost Transparency credit because shared infrastructure.

Good Deal Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

5CoopCycle provides a logistics and e-commerce platform for bicycle delivery cooperatives, including order management, route planning, courier management, invoicing, and storefront tools, supporting Product Integrity for local delivery and courier logistics.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

6CoopCycle frames bicycle delivery and cycle logistics as a way to decarbonize urban logistics, describes conduct considered under Ecological Harm in this pass.

Ecological Harm Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

7CoopCycle publicly describes its federation contribution as a first-year monthly fee followed by a percentage of delivery revenue, describes conduct considered under Cost Transparency.

Cost Transparency Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending

AI scaffold

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