What is the difference between a job bike and a company bike?

Company bike leasing is a model in which a company or department provides bicycles or e-bikes for its employees via a leasing contract. The company bike can be used for both business and private purposes.


It is usually financed via salary conversion, where the leasing installments are deducted directly from the employee's gross salary, which brings tax advantages. Alternatively, the employer can cover all or part of the costs. At the end of the leasing period, there are various options, such as buying the bike at its residual value or returning it.

The terms job bike and company bike are often used synonymously - and not without reason: both refer to a bicycle or e-bike that is made available to employees as a benefit through their employer, usually via a leasing model. The bike can be used both for business and private purposes.

In terms of content, there is no difference between the two terms - they describe the same principle. The term “company bike” is the more neutral and general term, while “job bike” is often used as a modern or marketing-oriented term.

The fact that there is still confusion may be due to the fact that some leasing providers have established their own brand names that are distinct from the general term. This gives many users the impression that these are different models or concepts - although in practice the basic principle behind them is the same.

For employees and employers, this means that whether it is a job bike or a company bike, legally and functionally it is the same model.