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Hertz vs Enterprise for Business Travel

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By Rachel Julian, Editor-in-Chief · · 3 min read

Hertz or Enterprise for business travel? The two compared on published commitments — counter-skip, cost clarity, recovery — from the Curb-to-Client Index.

Direct answer: On the Curb-to-Client Index, Hertz scores 80/100 (rank #1 of 8) and Enterprise scores 53/100 (#8) — Hertz leads overall, 80 to 53. Hertz commits more on access (skip the counter) and self-serve speed and flexibility & recovery. Both are scored on 15 published commitments only — what each puts in writing, not marketing.

The category leader on published commitments versus the category’s biggest name — a genuine gap. Here is Hertz versus Enterprise on the Curb-to-Client Index, dimension by dimension.

Hertz vs Enterprise, dimension by dimension

DimensionHertzEnterpriseEdge
Access (skip the counter)2/30/3Hertz
Self-serve speed3/32/3Hertz
Care & support2/32/3
Cost clarity2/32/3
Flexibility & recovery3/32/3Hertz
Total /1008053Hertz

Scored on 15 published commitments each. Source: the The Curb-to-Client Index, 2026-07.

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Hertz: Gold Choice matches the aisle promise; the EV fleet comes with the most explicit published charging rules in the business.

Enterprise: The service-culture giant commits to almost nothing in writing — no skip program, no aisle, no published holds. The counter IS the product.

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