1. [Home](https://www.ticketinghub.com/) 2. [Blog](https://www.ticketinghub.com/blog) 3. [Industry Playbooks](https://www.ticketinghub.com/blog?category=industry-playbooks) # Best Booking Software for Walking Tours in 2026: 8 Platforms Compared [Bibim Banez](https://www.ticketinghub.com/blog/author/bibim-banez)September 25, 202611 min read Eight walking tour booking platforms compared on published pricing, an example month's costs and what to test in a demo. Pricing checked October 2026. 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And places sold on your website and through marketplaces need to draw from the same availability. With a low ticket price, the way a platform charges matters more than usual. A fixed monthly fee is felt in quiet months, while a percentage fee grows with every sale. This guide compares eight platforms, explains their pricing and gives you practical scenarios to test before choosing. **Disclosure:** We make TicketingHub, one of the eight platforms in this guide. We’ve included alternatives with different pricing models so you can compare them against your own operation. ## What walking tour companies need from booking software ### Group limits shared across every sales channel Each departure needs its own limit, and it must hold across your website, walk-ups, phone bookings and every marketplace. Test what happens when the last place sells through Viator or GetYourGuide, and how staff learn about failed updates. ### Fast mobile checkout Many walking tour guests book on their phone, often close to the start time. Time a booking on your own phone, including payment, and check that the widget works on your website without sending guests elsewhere. ### Guest lists and meeting points Guides need a list of who is coming, with any notes, before the tour. Check where guides see the latest list, and whether guests get a reminder with the meeting point and time. ### Free and tip-based tours If you run free or tip-based tours, check whether the platform accepts zero-price bookings, how it handles no-shows, and whether you can still cap the group and message guests. ### Guest changes and rain cancellations Check whether guests can reschedule themselves without emailing you. Ask the provider to cancel a departure that has both direct and marketplace bookings. Follow how guests are told, how refunds or rebookings work, and which steps your team handles manually. ### Clear costs throughout the season Ask for subscription, booking, payment-processing and marketplace charges separately. Include fees paid by guests at checkout. Compare a quiet month, a busy month and the full year. ## Walking tour booking software pricing compared **Pricing checked in October 2026.** The figures below come from vendor pricing pages where published. FareHarbor and Peek Pro don’t publish a rate card; their **6% customer-paid booking fee** is the rate operators typically see, so confirm it in your quote. Dollar and euro symbols follow the vendors’ pages. Confirm currency, taxes, regional terms and your written agreement before signing. | Platform | Subscription and setup | Booking fees and other charges | | - | - | - | | Bókun | Paid booking plans: $49 / $149 / $499 a month | 1.5% / 1.25% / 1% on applicable bookings. No Bókun booking fee on Viator or offline bookings under these plans. | | Bookeo | Tours & Activities plan: US$39.95 a month | No commission on payments. Payment-gateway charges apply separately; plans have booking and resource limits. | | bookingkit | €49 / €99 a month | 3% / 2% booking commission by plan, plus a separate 3% online payment fee and €0.60 per ticket. | | CaptainBook | Starter / Extended / Ultra: €49 / €199 / €349 a month | 0% direct booking fees. Selected marketplace connections list €14.99 per product per month; other marketplace channels cost 3.5% / 3% / 2.5% by plan. | | FareHarbor | Confirm subscription, setup and other charges in your quote | Typically 6%, paid by the end customer; not published, so confirm it in your quote. | | Peek Pro | Confirm subscription, setup and other charges in your quote | Typically 6%, paid by the end customer; not published, so confirm it in your quote. | | Rezdy | Foundation / Accelerate / Expansion: $49 / $99 / $249 a month | 3% per online booking. Offline or agent bookings cost $1 / $0.85 / $0.70 by plan. | | TicketingHub | No monthly or setup fee on pay as you go | 3.5% of each booking on every channel, cash at the till included; 2.75% with a 12-month subscription. Operators can absorb the booking fee or pass it to guests. Free or tip-based tours: £0.20 a ticket on pay as you go, included in the subscription. Payment processing is separate. | Sources: [Bókun](https://www.bokun.io/pricing), [Bookeo](https://www.bookeo.com/tours/pricing/), bookingkit, [CaptainBook](https://www.captainbook.io/pricing), [Rezdy](https://rezdy.com/pricing/) and [TicketingHub](https://www.ticketinghub.com/en-US/pricing). A marketplace connection fee is separate from the commission charged by a marketplace such as Viator or GetYourGuide. ## What an example month could cost Assume **120 direct online bookings at $35 each: $4,200 in base booking revenue**. The figures below illustrate the stated fees. They exclude payment processing (except bookingkit’s separate payment fee), taxes, marketplace commissions and optional services. Dollar subscription calculations assume USD terms apply; euro amounts stay in euros without conversion. | Platform and plan | Illustrated charge | Calculation and fee payer | | - | - | - | | Bookeo Tours & Activities | US$39.95 | Monthly subscription, within the published booking allowance. | | CaptainBook Starter | €49 | Subscription only for this direct-booking example; no marketplace connections included. | | Bókun Start | $112 | $49 subscription + $63 booking fees. Booking fees can be absorbed or passed on. | | TicketingHub | $147 | 3.5% of $4,200 on pay as you go, absorbed by the operator or passed to guests. | | Rezdy Foundation | $175 | $49 subscription + $126 booking fees. | | bookingkit | €121 + $252 | €49 plan + €72 ticket fees (120 × €0.60), plus 3% commission and 3% payment fee on $4,200. | | FareHarbor | $252 booking fee | 6% of $4,200 at the typical rate, paid by customers. Other charges remain unconfirmed. | | Peek Pro | $252 booking fee | 6% of $4,200 at the typical rate, paid by customers. Other charges remain unconfirmed. | These figures don’t all represent money deducted from the operator’s revenue. A customer-paid fee changes the checkout price instead. For example, a **6% fee added to a $35 ticket is $2.10**, taking the price to **$37.10 before taxes or other charges**. Compare both your business’s cost and what guests ultimately pay. ## Eight walking tour booking platforms to consider ### Bókun **Worth considering if:** Viator accounts for a substantial share of your bookings. Its paid booking plans exempt Viator reservations from Bókun booking fees. **Check before choosing:** The free plan can’t take online bookings, so include the monthly subscription and the fees on your other channels. [View Bókun pricing](https://www.bokun.io/pricing) or read [Bókun pricing explained](https://www.ticketinghub.com/blog/bokun-pricing). ### Bookeo **Worth considering if:** You sell mainly on your own website and prefer a monthly subscription without a percentage commission. **Check before choosing:** Bookeo has no built-in Viator or GetYourGuide channel manager, so marketplace bookings need another route. Check booking limits, staff allowances and add-on charges. [View Bookeo pricing](https://www.bookeo.com/tours/pricing/) or see the [Bookeo alternative](https://www.ticketinghub.com/alternatives/bookeo). ### bookingkit **Worth considering if:** You operate in German-speaking markets and want a platform widely used there. **Check before choosing:** The commission, payment fee and per-ticket fee are charged separately. On a low ticket price, the per-ticket fee is a larger share, so calculate the combined rate at your own price. See the [bookingkit alternative](https://www.ticketinghub.com/alternatives/booking-kit). ### CaptainBook **Worth considering if:** You prefer a subscription with no direct booking commission. CaptainBook markets itself to food tours, boat tours and cooking classes, among others. **Check before choosing:** Marketplace connections can add per-product monthly charges, and other channels carry percentage fees. The subscription runs through quiet months too. [View CaptainBook pricing](https://www.captainbook.io/pricing). ### FareHarbor **Worth considering if:** You want to evaluate its booking tools and you are comfortable with guests paying the booking fee. **Check before choosing:** Use the typical **6% customer-paid fee** when comparing checkout prices, and confirm it in your quote. Request a written breakdown of processing, marketplace and any recurring charges. [FareHarbor alternatives](https://www.ticketinghub.com/blog/fareharbor-alternatives). ### Peek Pro **Worth considering if:** You want to assess booking, resource management and marketing tools together. **Check before choosing:** Use the typical **6% customer-paid fee** as one component of the comparison, and confirm it in your quote. Get processing and other charges in writing. [Explore Peek Pro](https://www.peekpro.com/). ### Rezdy **Worth considering if:** Agents and resellers are important sales channels, or you’re comparing reservation software and channel management together. **Check before choosing:** Confirm which plan you need and how offline and agent bookings are charged. [View Rezdy pricing](https://rezdy.com/pricing/) or read [Rezdy pricing explained](https://www.ticketinghub.com/blog/rezdy-pricing). *Disclosure: TicketingHub uses Rezdy’s channel manager to reach some marketplaces.* ### TicketingHub **Worth considering if:** You prefer a percentage-based fee with no fixed monthly subscription, so quiet months cost little. TicketingHub includes a website booking widget, point of sale and marketplace connections. It takes free and tip-based tour bookings at £0.20 a ticket on pay as you go, included in the subscription, and guests can reschedule themselves through a link. Guides can see each departure’s guest list in the app or as a CSV. For rain cancellations, a TicketingHub playbook alerts you and can then message each guest on the departure, asking whether they want to cancel or reschedule. Secret Food Tours runs its multi-city walking food tours on TicketingHub. **Check before choosing:** Ask us to demonstrate a sell-out through a marketplace, guide guest lists, free or tip-based bookings if you run them, and every marketplace connection you need. Compare TicketingHub’s 3.5% on pay as you go, or 2.75% with a subscription, against subscription alternatives using your annual booking mix. [View TicketingHub pricing](https://www.ticketinghub.com/en-US/pricing). ## How to choose your shortlist Start with your booking mix and operating requirements: - **Viator-heavy sales:** Include Bókun’s paid booking plans and calculate costs across your other channels. - **Direct sales only, steady volume all year:** Compare Bookeo and CaptainBook, checking limits and connection charges. - **Seasonal demand or no fixed monthly subscription:** Compare TicketingHub, FareHarbor and Peek Pro, including guest-paid fees and processing. - **Free or tip-based tours:** Include TicketingHub, which charges £0.20 a free ticket on pay as you go and nothing on the subscription, and check how other platforms handle zero-price bookings. - **German-speaking markets:** Include bookingkit and calculate its combined fees at your ticket price. - **Agents and resellers:** Include Rezdy and verify the exact connections and booking charges you need. Then run the same demo scenarios with every provider. ## Six things to test in a demo 1. **Sell the last place through a marketplace.** Check that the departure closes across your other channels. 2. **Book on your own phone.** Time the full checkout, including payment. 3. **Find the guest list as a guide.** Check names, numbers and notes for one departure. 4. **Send a reminder.** Check that guests receive the meeting point and start time. 5. **Make a free booking,** if you run free or tip-based tours, and mark a no-show. 6. **Cancel a departure for rain.** Follow notifications, refunds and rebookings for direct and marketplace guests. Also ask how existing bookings, gift vouchers and customer records would move from your current system. For a broader comparison, see [Best tour booking software in 2026](https://www.ticketinghub.com/blog/how-to-best-online-booking-software-for-tour-operators). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is the cheapest booking software for walking tours? It depends on volume and seasonality. A percentage-only fee costs nothing in months you don’t sell. A flat subscription can cost less at high, steady direct volume. Calculate a full year at your own ticket price, including payment and marketplace charges. ### Can I take bookings for free walking tours? Check whether the platform accepts zero-price bookings and still caps the group, sends reminders and tracks no-shows. Test it in the demo with your own tour. TicketingHub takes free and tip-based bookings at £0.20 a ticket on pay as you go, included in the subscription. ### Do I need a channel manager if I sell on Viator? If marketplaces sell more than a few places a week, a connection that keeps their availability equal to yours saves closing departures by hand and prevents overselling. See [how OTA channel managers work](https://www.ticketinghub.com/blog/ota-channel-manager-for-tour-operators). ### Does connecting to a marketplace remove its commission? No. A connection manages availability and booking information. Marketplace commission remains separate from booking-software and payment-processing charges. ### Should I pass the booking fee on to guests? Some platforms let you choose. On a $35 ticket, a 3.5% fee is about $1.23 and a 6% fee is $2.10. Compare what your business pays with what guests see at checkout. ### Does TicketingHub charge a monthly fee? No. Standard published pricing is **3.5% of each booking on pay as you go, on every channel**, with **no monthly or setup fee**. A 12-month subscription lowers it to 2.75%. Free or tip-based tour bookings cost £0.20 a ticket on pay as you go, and payment processing is separate. [See TicketingHub pricing](https://www.ticketinghub.com/en-US/pricing). Ready to test your own setup? [Explore TicketingHub for walking tours](https://www.ticketinghub.com/industries/tour-and-activity-booking-software-for-walking-tours) or [book a demo](https://www.ticketinghub.com/book-a-demo) with your busiest departure. ## More articles. ### [Cooking Class Booking Software: Compare 9 Platforms](https://www.ticketinghub.com/blog/best-booking-software-for-cooking-classes) Compare nine cooking class booking platforms: what to look for, how to compare pricing fairly, a shortlist by booking mix and six scenarios to test in every demo. Bibim Banez Oct 19, 2026 ### [Best Booking Software for Boat Tours in 2026: 9 Platforms Compared](https://www.ticketinghub.com/blog/best-booking-software-for-boat-tours) Nine boat tour and charter booking platforms compared on published pricing, an example month's costs and what to test in a demo. Pricing checked October 2026. 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