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BookingPOS, Rezdy, FareHarbor and Checkfront
All four take bookings online. Here’s where they differ for an operator who also runs a shop, a counter and a team in the field.
Side by side
Bookings, till, online shop and crew app as one system. New in 2026.
- A full till: cash, your card terminal, till close
- Works offline: check-in, manifests, till
- Retail stock, gear hire and servicing
- Rosters with roles and certifications
- Shared vehicles, boats and minimums
- Gift vouchers and multi-trip passes
- Agents and commission, with a portal
- Waivers signed on the phone
- Website builder included
- Stripe or Westpac online, your own terminal
- iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, web
- Online travel agency channel manager (not yet)
Sydney, since about 2011. Plus $0.70–$1.00 per counter or agent booking.
- No till: in-person card payments through Square
- No offline mode found
- Agents and channel manager (takes 2% of agent commission)
- Gift vouchers (Accelerate plan and up)
- Waivers through a third party
- No rostering
- Choice of payment gateway, incl. Westpac
- Website included
- iOS app; manifests in the browser
Hawaii, 2013; owned by Booking Holdings. No monthly fee.
- Dock tablet app with retail
- No cash drawer or till close found
- Offline QR check-in on iPhone only
- Built-in waivers
- Payments only through FareHarbor Payments
- Rostering only through Papershift
- Affiliate network and travel agency connections
- Website: a paid add-on
- iOS and Android apps
Canada, launched 2010. Merged with Rezdy in 2023.
- No till: Stripe Terminal or Square
- No offline mode found
- Built-in waivers
- Gift certificates (add-on)
- Partner commission, paid outside the system
- Choice of 30+ payment gateways
- No website builder: booking widgets
- No rostering found
- iOS app; no Android app on Google Play
Switching from
The problems you’ll know, and what changes
If you’re on Rezdy, the problems you’ll know: walk-ins and retail go through a separate Square account, so the counter and the bookings are two sets of numbers. Rezdy takes 3% of online bookings, a fee on every counter and agent booking, and 2% of your agents’ commission.
What changes with BookingPOS:
- The counter is part of the system: the trip, the hire and the retail are one sale.
- No percentage of your bookings and no cut of your agents’ commission.
- Rosters, waivers and offline check-in are built in, not add-ons or other apps.
- We import your Rezdy customers, booking history, gift vouchers and agents.
If you’re on FareHarbor, the problems you’ll know: there’s no monthly fee because your customers pay a booking fee of up to 6% at checkout, which shows up in your price. Payments only go through FareHarbor’s own processor.
What changes with BookingPOS:
- Your price is your price: BookingPOS adds no fee to what your guest pays.
- Take online payments through your own Stripe or Westpac account.
- A full till with cash and till close, not just retail at a kiosk.
- The whole day works offline, not only scanning QR codes on an iPhone.
If you’re on Checkfront, the problems you’ll know: it’s strong on rentals, but there’s no till, no offline mode, no rostering and no website builder, and agents’ commission is paid outside the system. Checkfront and Rezdy have been one company since 2023.
What changes with BookingPOS:
- A real point of sale beside the bookings, with hire by the hour or day.
- Agent commission recorded on each sale, with statements and payments.
- Native apps on iPad, iPhone and Android that keep working offline.
- A website builder with your trips and vouchers on it, kept up to date.
Prices and features as published by each company in November 2026, in Australian dollars where they publish them, before GST. Sources: Rezdy pricing, Rezdy and Square, Rezdy channel manager, Rezdy waivers, FareHarbor Dock retail, FareHarbor app, FareHarbor price previews, FareHarbor and Papershift, Checkfront pricing, Checkfront features, Checkfront partner accounts, Checkfront and Rezdy merger. Spotted something out of date? Tell us at support@bookingpos.app and we’ll fix it.
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