164
Countries served
Car rental, made clear.
So you can travel freely.
DiscoverCars.com, the world's most-visited car rental comparison & booking site, helps you feel more confident booking a rental car so you can focus on enjoying your trip. We compare prices, explain how each rental works, and tell you exactly what you'll need at pick-up.
Thirteen years of clearer car rental, built one trip at a time
Over the past 13 years, DiscoverCars.com has helped millions of travelers worldwide. Our TrustScore of 4.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot — based on hundreds of thousands of real customer reviews — has been built steadily over that time.
Our focus remains the same: clear information, upfront pricing, and support when things don’t go as planned. That same clear experience is available through the DiscoverCars.com mobile app, making it easy to search, book, and manage your rental on the go.
“We needed to make a product that we would be proud to recommend to our closest friend.”
From three people to 164 countries
What began as a three-person start-up under the name Discover Car Hire set out to make car rental simpler and more transparent for travelers. As the company grew and our reach expanded, we became DiscoverCars.com, reflecting a broader, more global platform.
Today we help travelers book all types of cars across 50,000+ locations, working with more than 1,000 rental companies. Popular destinations include France, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Travelers can also search for one-way car rentals when they want to pick up a car in one location and drop it off in another.
We make car rental clearer, fairer, and easier for travelers
By putting transparency and trust first, we help people feel confident at every step of their journey.
Read more about our missionMilestones
A timeline of how we got here
Three steps from search to road trip
Find
Search for the perfect rental car for your trip. We give you all the information you need to choose with confidence.
Book it
Lock in your deal in just a few clicks. Change or cancel for free up to 48 hours before pick-up.
Enjoy
Enjoy a worry-free trip. And if anything goes wrong, our support team is just a phone call away.
Special offers, awards, ratings — and seven million road trips
1M+ bookings a year
Means we can secure contactless pick-ups, great prices, and free extras and pass them on to you.
5
Years winning World’s Leading Car Rental Booking Website in the World Travel Tech Awards.
4.6
Combined rating across trusted review platforms — over 375,000 reviews.
The reasons behind all of the five-star reviews
13 years in the business
Long enough to handle the edge cases, short enough to remember why we started.
Every major rental company
From global brands to trusted local operators — over 1,000 partners, all vetted.
Standard security practices
Your booking and payment details are protected with industry-standard encryption and audits.
Support when you need it
24/7 multilingual help, so you're never stuck if something goes wrong on the road.
Hundreds of thousands of travelers, one Trustpilot
Wherever the trip takes you, the car is ready
A worldwide network built one local market at a time — international names, regional specialists, and small operators who know their corner of the world.
164
Countries
50K+
Pickup locations
1,000+
Rental suppliers
Which car rental companies do we partner with?
We partner with over 1,000 international and local car rental companies and continuously review them based on customer feedback and service quality.
Where you might have already found us
DiscoverCars.com in the press
Entrepreneur
A Survey Exposed the Worst Parkers. Guess Which Car Brand Came in First?
May 14, 2026
Travel + Leisure
This 2,400-mile Classic American Road Trip Crosses 8 States From the Atlantic to the Pacific
March 2, 2026
Forbes
Travelers Rank Europe’s Easiest Airports To Fly Through For 2025
February 26, 2025
Condé Nast Traveller
European city breaks for families that won't break the bank
June 20, 2025
news.com.au
Surprise verdict on Aussie drivers
January 29, 2025
The Sun
Worst times to travel this weekend as millions of drivers to hit the road to get home for Christmas
December 17, 2025
Mirror
Worst drivers on the roads revealed with surprising entry at number three
September 4, 2025
Time Out
The countries with the most beautiful views, revealed
June 9, 2025
Recognition built up over a decade
Recognition from travelers and industry experts reflects the standards we hold ourselves to: clear standards, consistent quality, and a booking experience tested through years of real customer use.
World Travel Tech Awards - World's Best Car Rental Booking Website 2025
World Travel Tech Awards - World's Best Car Rental Booking App 2025
Magellan Awards Gold Winner 2025
FT 1000: Europe's Fastest Growing Companies - Top 300 Companies 2025
Uzakrota Travel Awards - World’s Leading Car Rental Website 2022
Travel & Hospitality Awards 2021
FT 1000: Europe's Fastest Growing Companies - Top 300 Companies 2021
The leadership team
Dmitrijs Zaznovs
Co-founder & CMO
Dmitrijs co-founded the company and has led its marketing team since then. He has been the main driver of our company’s astronomical growth, having mastered multiple channels for customer acquisition.
Inna Vilenska
Board Member
A seasoned executive, Inna has over two decades of experience leading financial services and tech companies. She’s helped lead our team for over 10 years, helping shape the company into a more structured, efficient, and professionally run organization.
Artjoms Bolsakovs
Co-founder & CTO
Artjoms co-founded the company and has led its development team since then. He has overseen the creation of our in-house reservation system in addition to all of our other systems.
Care. Learn. Trust. Succeed.
Four words we keep coming back to and four focus areas we measure ourselves against.
Care
We take responsibility when things go wrong.
Learn
We improve based on real customer feedback using every review is an input.
Trust
We make sure people know what to expect before they book. No fine-print surprises.
Succeed
We measure success by successful trips, not by bookings.
Customer SatisfactionHigh-Quality ProductEmployee WelfareEnvironmental Stewardship
Caring for our environment and the people in our community
At DiscoverCars.com, we care about leaving a positive impact on the world around us. Every year, we donate to and fund numerous charities and projects near and dear to our hearts.
In 2025, we supported nine charitable projects in our headquarters country focused on children, older people, palliative care, and animal welfare.
Built around growth, collaboration, and a diverse international team
We value learning and professional development through dedicated development time, regular team events, and a culture that consistently rates highly with the people who work here.
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