The difference
Two different jobs that both involve driving.
Most people arrive here having done rideshare. These are the differences that actually change the day.
Prearranged, not hailed
Every ride is booked in advance, with a name, a time and an address that were agreed before you were assigned. There is no queue to sit in, no surge to chase, and no accepting a trip without knowing where it goes.
That is also the legal line. Prearranged for-hire work and street-hail work are regulated separately in Florida, and a county registration for one is not permission for the other.
One passenger's day, not a sequence of strangers
No pooled rides. The guest is often the same person repeatedly, and they ask for chauffeurs by name. That cuts both ways: the work follows a good reputation, and the same is true of a bad one.
Waiting is the job, not dead time. An hourly booking covers the hours whether the guest is in the car or in a meeting, so a consultation that runs long is not a loss.
A desk, and a person on it
When something changes, a dispatcher handles it with you rather than a support form. That matters most in the cases that go wrong slowly: a flight that moves, a guest who does not come out, a pickup you cannot physically reach.
What is harder about it
The entry cost is real, and it is front-loaded: county registration, a qualifying vehicle, commercial insurance. Rideshare lets you start in the car you own. This does not.
The standard is also fixed rather than rated. A vehicle and a turnout that would pass without comment elsewhere will not here.