Yatra is an open-source travel-booking platform built for tour operators, travel agencies and adventure businesses. Because it is self-hosted, every booking, customer record and payment stays in a database you own — and there is no transaction fee skimmed off your sales. Pro adds OTA distribution to Viator and GetYourGuide, 9 bundled payment gateways, white-label admin, granular staff roles and email/WhatsApp automation, all under one license rather than a stacked monthly bill.
- Best for
- Tour operators, travel agencies and activity businesses that want to own their booking stack and customer data — with no monthly bill and no per-booking fee.
- Pricing
- Free core · Pro from ~$99/yr · Scale from $349/yr (sale) · Lifetime from $1,299
Key features
- Trip catalogue with multi-date departures & real-time, anti-overbooking inventory locks
- OTA Channel Manager — two-way Viator + GetYourGuide sync (Scale)
- 9 bundled payment gateways (PayPal, Stripe, Razorpay, Mollie, Paystack, Square, Authorize.Net, Bank Transfer, Pay Later)
- White-label admin, granular team roles + audit log, and HMAC-signed webhooks to any CRM
- Email + WhatsApp Business booking automation, and dynamic seasonal pricing
Pros
- ✓No monthly subscription and no per-booking transaction fee — your gateway pays straight to your bank
- ✓You own the code (open-source) and the customer data (your WordPress DB)
- ✓Lifetime license option — pay once, perpetual updates
Cons
- –Self-hosted, so you need a website + basic hosting — not ideal if you want a fully managed, no-website SaaS
- –GDS/airline retailing is out of scope — it is built for tours, activities and packages, not flight ticketing
Bókun, owned by Tripadvisor, is a hosted reservation system with one of the strongest OTA distribution networks in the industry — natural if Viator is already your biggest channel. It embeds booking widgets on your site, but the storefront and customer data live in Bókun's cloud, and the booking-fee model means you pay on volume as you grow.
- Best for
- Operators who live inside the Viator/Tripadvisor ecosystem and want a deep marketplace network.
- Pricing
- Free "Start" plan · Pro plan with a per-booking fee (public pricing ~1.5% online booking fee)
Key features
- Deep Viator / Tripadvisor marketplace connection
- Channel manager and reseller (B2B) network
- Embeddable booking widgets for any website
- Centralised availability and product management
Pros
- ✓Excellent OTA reach via the Tripadvisor/Viator network
- ✓Free entry plan to start
Cons
- –Per-booking fee scales with your revenue
- –Hosted — your storefront and customer data sit in Bókun's cloud
Rezdy is a mature, well-regarded booking and channel-management SaaS. It does distribution well and is a reasonable pick if you have no website to build on. The thing to model carefully is total cost: the monthly subscription is only part of it — the 3% per-online-booking fee on top is what makes Rezdy expensive at volume.
- Best for
- Mid-sized operators with no website who want a hosted system and broad channel distribution.
- Pricing
- Public pricing: ~$49–$249/mo + 3% per online booking
Key features
- Online booking engine with real-time availability
- Marketplace / channel manager for OTA distribution
- Agent and reseller tools
- Reporting and payment processing
Pros
- ✓Solid, proven distribution and channel management
- ✓Good fit when you have no website at all
Cons
- –3% per-booking fee stacks on top of the subscription
- –Hosted SaaS — recurring cost forever, data in their cloud
FareHarbor charges no monthly software fee; instead it earns a per-booking fee that most operators pass on to the customer. It is a capable, support-heavy platform popular with activity operators. The model works if your customers tolerate the added checkout fee, but it is still a hosted system where the storefront and data live with the vendor.
- Best for
- Operators who prefer no software subscription and are comfortable passing a booking fee to customers.
- Pricing
- No subscription · a per-booking fee (commonly passed to the traveler at checkout)
Key features
- Dashboard-based reservation management
- Embeddable booking flow with strong support
- Waivers, resources and crew scheduling
- Payment processing built in
Pros
- ✓No fixed software subscription
- ✓Strong onboarding and support reputation
Cons
- –Per-booking fee (often surfaced to the traveler at checkout)
- –Hosted — limited control over the storefront and data
Peek Pro is a feature-rich, mobile-first booking platform aimed at tours and activities, with strong point-of-sale and on-the-go management tools. Like FareHarbor it leans on a per-booking fee rather than a subscription. Great UX; same hosted-SaaS trade-offs on data ownership and long-term cost as volume grows.
- Best for
- Activity and experience operators who want a polished mobile/POS-first toolset.
- Pricing
- No subscription · per-booking fee model
Key features
- Mobile apps and POS for in-person sales
- Automated review requests and marketing tools
- Channel/OTA distribution
- Dynamic pricing and upsells
Pros
- ✓Excellent mobile and POS experience
- ✓No fixed subscription to start
Cons
- –Per-booking fee model
- –Hosted platform — storefront and data live with the vendor
TrekkSoft is an established tours-and-activities booking system covering online sales, in-person POS and channel distribution. It is a competent all-rounder; as with the other SaaS options the long-run consideration is the combination of subscription plus transaction/payment fees, and that your data lives in their platform.
- Best for
- Tour and activity operators wanting an all-in-one hosted booking + payment system.
- Pricing
- Subscription plans + booking/payment fees (public pricing varies by plan)
Key features
- Online booking engine + POS
- Channel manager for OTA sales
- Integrated payments
- Resource and capacity management
Pros
- ✓All-in-one hosted toolset
- ✓Good for mixed online + walk-in sales
Cons
- –Subscription plus transaction fees
- –Hosted — recurring cost and vendor-held data
WeTravel is payments-first: it shines at collecting deposits, installments and group payments, with booking pages on top. If your core pain is "getting paid for group trips" rather than running a full catalogue and OTA distribution, it is a strong, low-friction choice. It is not a full WordPress-native operations system.
- Best for
- Group-trip organisers and agencies who mainly need flexible payment collection and installments.
- Pricing
- Free to start · transaction-fee model (public pricing from ~1% per transaction)
Key features
- Flexible payment plans, deposits and installments
- Branded booking pages
- Built-in supplier payments / payouts
- Basic trip management
Pros
- ✓Best-in-class group payment collection
- ✓Low entry cost with a transaction-fee model
Cons
- –Lighter on catalogue, inventory and OTA distribution
- –Transaction-fee model; hosted data
Lemax is enterprise tour-operator software covering the full back office — quoting, packaging, supplier and B2B management, accounting and reporting — for larger DMCs running complex, multi-supplier itineraries. It is powerful and broad, with the cost, onboarding and commitment of an enterprise platform; overkill for a small or mid-sized operator.
- Best for
- Large DMCs and tour operators needing end-to-end ERP-style operations.
- Pricing
- Enterprise / custom pricing (quote-based)
Key features
- End-to-end tour operator ERP (quote → book → operate → account)
- B2B / agent portals and supplier management
- Dynamic packaging
- Advanced reporting and finance
Pros
- ✓Deep, enterprise-grade operational coverage
- ✓Built for complex multi-supplier businesses
Cons
- –Enterprise cost and implementation effort
- –Far too heavy for small/mid-sized operators
