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Yatra vs Bokun SaaS

Bokun alternative for WordPress.

Pay $49–$499/mo plus 1–1.5% — or pay Yatra once a year.

Bokun restructured to $49–$499 monthly subscriptions + 1–1.5% commission on marketplace bookings. Yatra Pro is one fixed yearly (sale $349) or one-time license, with the same Viator and GetYourGuide distribution baked in. No commission. No tier-locks.

Bokun pricing Free plan (limited) · Start $49 / mo + 1.5% · Plus $149 / mo + 1.25% · Premium $499 / mo + 1% — commission on marketplace bookings
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Verdict: Yatra Pro vs Bokun

Bokun's free tier is workable if you sell purely on Viator at low volume. Once you turn on the broader OTA marketplace, you trigger both a monthly subscription AND a 1–1.5% commission on every booking that flows through it. Yatra Pro Scale caps that cost at one yearly (or one-time) license — same OTA reach, no per-booking tax.

Yatra Pro vs Bokun — feature comparison

Hover any i for a quick explanation.

Feature
Yatra Pro
Bokun
Note
OTA distribution (Viator + GetYourGuide) Native two-way sync, signed webhooks, anti-overbooking.
Owner Who owns the platform.
You — independent open-source project
Tripadvisor (Viator)
Subscription floor (with online sales unlocked) Cheapest paid tier — Bokun's free plan blocks online sales widgets.
from $349 / yr (Scale, sale)
$49 / mo ($588 / yr) — Start
Per-booking commission Money taken on top of the subscription, on every marketplace booking.
1% — 1.5% (1.5% Start · 1.25% Plus · 1% Premium)
Bokun marketplace pulls 1–1.5% per applicable booking; Viator-only bookings are 0% on paid plans.
Cost · 1,000 marketplace bookings/yr @ $150 avg Subscription + commission for a small operator.
from $349 / yr (Scale, sale)
$588 sub + $2,250 (1.5%) ≈ $2,838 / yr (Start)
Cost · 5,000 marketplace bookings/yr @ $150 avg Subscription + commission for a mid-sized operator.
from $349 / yr (Scale, sale)
$1,788 sub + $9,375 (1.25%) ≈ $11,163 / yr (Plus)
Lifetime license One-time payment, perpetual updates.
from $1,299 (Scale)
Bokun doesn't offer this.
Customer data ownership Where customer records physically live.
Your WordPress DB
Bokun / Tripadvisor cloud
Native WordPress integration Run on the CMS you already use; share themes, SEO, hosting.
White-label admin Rebrand the admin as your own product.
Team & Access (granular staff roles) 8 built-in roles + custom roles, magic-link invites, time-limited access, full audit log.
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Bokun has a multi-user list but not granular per-feature permissions or an audit trail in the standard product.
Webhooks (outbound HMAC-signed events) POST booking, payment, customer events to any CRM, Zapier, Slack, or custom endpoint.
partial
Bokun exposes some webhooks; not field-selectable or replayable like Yatra's.
Source code access Open codebase — fork, audit, extend any module.
Dynamic pricing engine Auto-adjust prices by season, demand, last-minute.
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WhatsApp Business notifications Transactional messages via Meta Cloud API.

Bokun is now a subscription AND a revenue share. Yatra is a fixed bill.

Yatra Pro · Scale Yearly (sale)
$349 — fixed, regardless of volume
Yatra Pro · Scale Lifetime
from $1,299 once — never renews
Bokun Start · 100 marketplace bookings × $150
$588 sub + $225 (1.5%) = $813 / yr
Bokun Start · 1,000 marketplace bookings × $150
$588 sub + $2,250 (1.5%) = $2,838 / yr
Bokun Plus · 5,000 marketplace bookings × $150
$1,788 sub + $9,375 (1.25%) = $11,163 / yr
Bokun Premium · 10,000 marketplace bookings × $150
$5,988 sub + $15,000 (1%) = $20,988 / yr

Why operators move from Bokun to Yatra

  • No subscription tier escalator. Yatra costs the same whether you sell 50 or 50,000 bookings.
  • No 1–1.5% per-booking commission on marketplace sales.
  • Yatra is independent. Bokun is owned by Tripadvisor — a Viator competitor of your direct booking funnel.
  • Lifetime license available. Bokun doesn't offer one.
  • Open codebase. Audit every module. Self-host. Cancel us and the data stays.
  • White-label admin + 16 other Pro modules in one Scale license.

Migrating from Bokun in three steps

A typical 50–200 trip catalogue moves in an afternoon. Larger or more complex catalogues take longer — depends on how much you have customised on the other platform.

  1. 1

    Export your trips

    Bokun → Products → Export. CSV with name + duration + price + capacity.

  2. 2

    Import to Yatra

    Yatra → Tools → Import accepts CSV. For larger catalogues, post to the Yatra REST API directly or write a one-off mapping script.

  3. 3

    Re-point OTAs

    In Viator partner portal: paste Yatra's webhook URL + signing secret. Sandbox a test booking before flipping live.

Honest questions before you switch

What exactly does Bokun charge per booking?
Bokun's published tier model (May 2026) is: Start at $49/mo with 1.5% commission, Plus at $149/mo with 1.25%, Premium at $499/mo with 1%. The commission applies to "applicable bookings" — bookings flowing through the Bokun OTA marketplace. Viator-only bookings are 0% on the paid plans. Pricing can change — confirm directly on Bokun's pricing page before signing up.
Will Yatra connect to Tripadvisor Experiences directly?
Not today. Viator (Tripadvisor's parent-owned channel) IS supported today via Yatra's built-in adapter — and most Tripadvisor Experiences inventory routes through Viator anyway, so the same listings reach Tripadvisor surfaces. A direct Tripadvisor Experiences adapter is build-on-request via the ProviderInterface.
What about Bokun's free starter tier?
The free tier is fine if you sell purely on Viator at low volume — Viator bookings are 0% commission even on the free tier. The moment you turn on the broader OTA marketplace OR widget-based online sales, you need a paid tier ($49–$499/mo) AND the 1–1.5% commission kicks in. Yatra has no equivalent free tier — but the free Yatra plugin on WordPress.org gives you trips, departures, checkout and PayPal/Pay Later for $0, which covers earlier-stage operators.

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