Alternatives

FareHarbor alternatives for tours and activities

The most common reason to look past FareHarbor is its booking fee: 6% that guests pay on each booking at smaller businesses. Most alternatives charge a monthly plan instead, some with a smaller fee per booking. Here is who each one fits, with prices checked on each vendor's own website.

FareHarbor alternatives for tours and activities
FeatureTicketPaBókunRezdyCheckfrontPeek ProFareHarbor
Monthly price$19 to $99 a month$49 to $499 a month$49 to $249 a month$99 a monthPrice on requestNo monthly fee
Booking fee0.5% to 2%Paid by the business or passed on to guests · Online payments only1% to 1.5%Paid by the business or passed on to guests3%Paid by the business or passed on to guests · Online payments only3%Paid by the business or passed on to guests · Online payments onlyNot published6%Paid by the guest
Free trial30 days free14 days free21 days free
Online paymentsStripe, PayPalStripe, PayPal and othersRezdyPay (Stripe) and 20+ othersCheckfront Payments (Stripe)Peek Payments (Stripe)FareHarbor (Stripe, Adyen, PayPal)
Sync with Viator and GetYourGuide
Digital waiversBuilt inAdd-onAdd-onBuilt inBuilt inBuilt in
QR check-in on a phone
Booking page languagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Greek, Swedish, Danish, Finnish and Norwegian36 languagesNot published40 languagesNot published23 languages
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Who each one fits

  • TicketPa

    Best for direct bookings, with no guest fee unless you choose

    Monthly plans from $19 plus 0.5% to 2% of online payments, which you pay or add to the guest's price. Syncs with Viator and GetYourGuide, with waivers and QR check-in in Standard and Pro.

  • Bókun

    Best for selling through Viator

    $49 to $499 a month plus 1% to 1.5% per booking, with no Bókun fee on Viator bookings. Live connections to Viator, GetYourGuide and Expedia.

    TicketPa vs Bókun
  • Rezdy

    Best for agents and resellers

    $49 to $249 a month plus 3% on online bookings, which you can pass on. A channel manager and more than 12,000 agents on every plan.

    TicketPa vs Rezdy
  • Checkfront

    Best for rentals and mixed inventory

    $99 a month plus 3% on online bookings, with waivers, QR check-in and marketplace connections included. Starts with a demo.

    TicketPa vs Checkfront
  • Peek Pro

    Best for a sales-led setup in the Americas

    Quote-based pricing with a commission or flat fee per booking, free waivers and offline mobile apps. Starts with a demo and a contract.

    TicketPa vs Peek Pro

How to choose

If marketplaces bring most of your guests

Pick a system that syncs with them, so one calendar keeps your marketplaces and your own website in step. TicketPa syncs with Viator and GetYourGuide; Bókun, Rezdy and Checkfront connect to more.

If most bookings come direct

Work out the total on your own volume: the monthly plan plus any fee per booking. A system without a guest fee keeps the price guests see the same as your price.

If you rent out equipment

Look at Checkfront, which handles hourly and daily rentals. TicketPa is built around time slots and doesn't do rentals yet.

Before you switch

Bookings you already took stay in your old system, so run both until those dates pass. Add your activities, prices and schedules in TicketPa, then swap the Book now button on your website for the new one.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest alternative to FareHarbor?

TicketPa's Basic plan has the lowest monthly price, at $19 a month plus 2% of online payments, and bookings paid on arrival cost nothing extra. FareHarbor has no monthly fee, but your guests pay its booking fee.

Which FareHarbor alternative has no booking fees?

TicketPa adds no fee to your guests' price unless you choose to. It takes nothing on bookings paid on arrival and 0.5% to 2% of online payments, which you pay yourself or add to the guest's price as a booking fee.

Which alternative is best for Viator?

Bókun, which belongs to Tripadvisor like Viator, charges no Bókun fee on Viator bookings and syncs availability live. TicketPa also syncs with Viator and GetYourGuide.

Do I need a demo to switch?

FareHarbor, Checkfront and Peek Pro start with a demo. Bókun and Rezdy let you start a free trial yourself, and so will TicketPa when it opens.

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