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title: "MyBike vs BIKEBAZE: what's the difference?"
description: "MyBike vs BIKEBAZE: which bike registration offers better protection against theft and why BIKEBAZE is the smart choice"
canonical: "https://www.bikebaze.nl/en/blog/mybike-vs-bikebaze-whats-the-difference"
published: "2025-11-09T20:11:28.000Z"
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# MyBike vs BIKEBAZE: what's the difference?

MyBike is the official Belgian government platform: free registration with a basic sticker. BIKEBAZE adds the visible SafeTag, an active community, digital ownership transfer at resale, and international coverage. Use both for the Belgian baseline plus active protection.

Bicycle theft remains a major problem in Belgium. Both **MyBike** (government) as **BIKEBAZE** (private) want to do something about this. But what are the differences, and which platform is the most forward-looking?

## What is MyBike?

- Official Belgian government platform.
- Free registration with a free sticker that you put on your bike.
- Police can track down owners via the sticker and their internal system.
- **Restriction:** The status of a bike can only be checked via sticker ID or QR code. If the sticker is removed, you are not visible to third parties.

## What is BIKEBAZE?

- Private initiative, **internationally** active.
- Free registration based on your **frame number.**
- Optional: SafeTag sticker (€9.99) that visibly scares away and is linked to your registration. With MyBike, the sticker is free, but delivery can take up to 2 weeks. The BIKEBAZE sticker is harder to remove and is mailed immediately after ordering.
  - The [SafeTag](https://www.bikebaze.nl/en/shop) from BIKEBAZE is extremely difficult to remove and is weatherproof. The data from BIKEBAZE shows that the risk of theft decreases significantly (98% less risk of theft) (so the sticker is good at preventing) and bicycles are found using the sticker.
- Even without a sticker, your bike remains traceable via the frame number.
- Anyone can search the database, not just the police.
- **Active community **that helps to find stolen bicycles.

## Why is BIKEBAZE better?

- **Sticker + frame number:** double protection, even if the sticker is removed, the status of your bike can be viewed by anyone with just the frame number.
- **International:** works not only in Belgium, but worldwide.
- **Community:** not only the police, but thousands of cyclists are helping, they do this by actively scanning SafeTags and looking up frame numbers in our database.
- **Innovative private company.** BIKEBAZE has one mission and that is to combat bicycle theft and make cycling more fun. Every day, the team is committed to this mission alone.

**Conclusion:** MyBike is a good starting point in Belgium, but BIKEBAZE goes further. With international effect, [frame number checks](https://www.bikebaze.nl/en/scan) and community strength is BIKEBAZE the **smarter and safer choice** for Flemish cyclists.