An alternative to Bookeo

VenueBookr as an alternative to Bookeo

If you are weighing up Bookeo, here is how VenueBookr compares — what each company publishes about itself and its prices, and a table where every mark can be traced to that company's own website.

The short version

Bookeo says it serves thousands of businesses in more than 120 countries, and its tours and activities product is perfect for guided tours, escape rooms, food tours, pedal parties, boat tours and much more. It publishes its prices in US dollars, by bookings a month, and does not charge commissions or flat fees on bookings. Digital waivers are a paid add-on.

VenueBookr is booking and venue management software built inside a working rage room and axe throwing venue in Kent: bookings, payments, waivers, the Day Plan, the till, the staff rota, vouchers, memberships and reports in one system, for £299 a month per venue with no commission on your bookings.

Price

System	What it publishes
VenueBookr	£299 a month per venue, every feature, no commission on bookings, and a one-off onboarding fee of £195. Text messages are pay-as-you-go at 7p a text.
Bookeo	Published in US dollars only: plans by bookings a month (Standard up to 1,000, Large up to 2,000, X-large up to 3,000). Waivers are an add-on from $9 a month. No commission.“$39.95 USD/month … All prices are in USD” — www.bookeo.com/tours/pricing/“Bookeo itself does not charge commissions on payments.” — www.bookeo.com/tours/pricing/

Prices read from each company's own website on 9 October 2026. Work out a year at your own numbers

Feature by feature

Every Bookeo mark here was read from Bookeo's own website and help centre on 9 October 2026, for its Tours & Activities product, and each one's source is listed below the table. Where we were unsure, Bookeo got the benefit of the doubt.

VenueBookr compared with Bookeo
Feature	VenueBookr	Bookeo
Online bookings	Yes	Yes
Staff and phone bookings	Yes	Yes
Lanes, rooms and equipment as bookable resources	Yes	Yes
A group too big for one session, booked online as one booking	Yes	In part Several bookings, one payment
Quotes that hold the rooms	Yes	In part Booking requests, paid on acceptance
Waitlist for full sessions	Yes	Yes
Customer accounts	Yes	Yes
Self check-in and waiver signing at the venue	Yes	In part Waiver kiosk, a paid add-on
Sell through GetYourGuide	Yes	Yes
Card payments into your own Square or Stripe account	Yes	Yes
PayMyBit: a group can split the bill, each guest paying their own share online	Yes	In part Each guest books separately, by a link
No percentage fee on your bookings	Yes	Yes
Customers can pay extra for the right to cancel	Yes	No
Gift vouchers, discount codes and add-ons	Yes	Yes
Memberships	Yes	Yes
Full point of sale, with stock control and reporting	Yes	In part Card payments for bookings; no stock control found
Cash-up at the till	Yes	No
Supplier orders and deliveries	Yes	No
Digital waivers	Yes	In part Paid add-on
Automatic confirmations and reminders	Yes	Yes
Email marketing campaigns, built in	Yes	In part Through Mailchimp
Staff roles and permissions	Yes	Yes
Staff rota	Yes	Yes
Staff clock in and out	Yes	No
Accident book and near-miss log	Yes	No
The venue's own mailbox, inside the system	Yes	No
Build your own reports	Yes	In part Preset reports with export

Where each Bookeo mark comes from

Online bookings: “Accept bookings anywhere, anytime, with online booking software.” — www.bookeo.com/
Staff and phone bookings: “where you can also easily record in-store and phone bookings and payments.” — www.bookeo.com/tours/
Lanes, rooms and equipment as bookable resources: “if you have 4 lanes available at 6pm, the system will show 4 slots at 6pm - one slot per lane.” — support.bookeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018202671-How-should-I-set-up-
A group too big for one session, booked online as one booking: “If you want to let customers make multiple bookings in one transaction, you can enable Bookeo's booking cart feature.” — support.bookeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017922832-Booking-cart-multipl
Quotes that hold the rooms: “If you accept a booking request, the system will send a payment request to confirm the booking.” — support.bookeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/21197805801997-Can-I-manually-rev
Waitlist for full sessions: “Offer waiting lists with automatic notifications when tours are sold out.” — www.bookeo.com/tours/
Customer accounts: “Bookeo lets you offer your customers a private area where they can: manage their profile manage their bookings” — support.bookeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360054112172-Customer-area-where-
Self check-in and waiver signing at the venue: “Let customers sign waivers online before their tours, on-site through the Kiosk app, or by scanning the waiver kiosk's QR code.” — www.bookeo.com/tours/
Sell through GetYourGuide: “With Bookeo you can sell your tours and activities on GetYourGuide (GYG)” — support.bookeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034372811-Integration-with-Get
Card payments into your own Square or Stripe account: “Click on the Connect my Stripe account button to integrate your Stripe account with Bookeo.” — support.bookeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018196551-Integration-with-Str
PayMyBit: a group can split the bill, each guest paying their own share online: “let participants pay for their own tickets, you should: set that the class/tour/game can only be booked by customers with a secret link.” — support.bookeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017925872-Can-a-customer-book-
No percentage fee on your bookings: “Bookeo does not charge commissions or flat fees on bookings.” — www.bookeo.com/
Customers can pay extra for the right to cancel: not found on Bookeo's own website (searched: help: "refund protection", "insurance", "refundable", "cancellation protection"; online payments page)
Gift vouchers, discount codes and add-ons: “You can offer extras, bundles, memberships, discount codes, and gift cards.” — www.bookeo.com/tours/
Memberships: “Easily set membership rates with automatic recurring payments.” — www.bookeo.com/tours/features/marketing-features/
Full point of sale, with stock control and reporting: “Accept in-store and on-the-go tap and swipe payments with our integrated POS payment system.” — www.bookeo.com/tours/
Cash-up at the till: not found on Bookeo's own website (searched: help: "cash", "cash drawer", "till", "end of day", "daily takings", "point of sale")
Supplier orders and deliveries: not found on Bookeo's own website (searched: help: "supplier", "purchase order", "stock", "inventory", "merchandise")
Digital waivers: “Digital Waivers add-on From $9/month” — www.bookeo.com/tours/pricing/
Automatic confirmations and reminders: “Reduce costly no-shows with automatic email and text reminders before the tour or activity.” — www.bookeo.com/tours/
Email marketing campaigns, built in: “To create marketing campaigns in Bookeo, you have to enable the integration with MailChimp.” — support.bookeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018198891-Can-I-send-newslette
Staff roles and permissions: “You can add multiple users to your Bookeo account, with different permissions and restrictions” — support.bookeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017919332-Can-I-give-my-staff-
Staff rota: “Roster staff and vehicles has never been easier.” — www.bookeo.com/tours/
Staff clock in and out: not found on Bookeo's own website (searched: help: "clock in", "timesheet", "staff hours", "shifts", "roster shifts")
Accident book and near-miss log: not found on Bookeo's own website (searched: help: "incident", "injury", "accident", "near miss")
The venue's own mailbox, inside the system: not found on Bookeo's own website (searched: help: "inbox", "email inbox", "reply to customer"; email is outbound only)
Build your own reports: “All reports are visible on your screen and can also be downloaded as Excel spreadsheets” — support.bookeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017919972-Generate-Reports-Boo

Who is better off staying with Bookeo

For a small operation, Bookeo's price is hard to argue with — $39.95 a month for up to 1,000 bookings — and it has a waitlist, memberships with recurring payments and a GetYourGuide connection built in. If you do not need a till with stock control, a cash-up or a staff clock, it may be all you need.

What moving to VenueBookr involves

Bookeo can be cancelled at any time from your account, and the cancellation takes effect at once. Its reports download as Excel spreadsheets; send us that export and we bring your customers, products, future bookings and outstanding gift vouchers into VenueBookr for you, and a person reads the file before anything lands in your account. You get two weeks of onboarding with us before your first bill, and a person to talk to throughout.

Bookeo is a trademark of its owner. VenueBookr has no connection with Bookeo. If anything on this page is out of date, tell us and we will put it right.