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Alternatives to Bokun
23 travel tools sit alongside Bokun in this directory. Below is what separates each from Bokun on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 11
- Cheaper to start
- 1
- Bokun starts at
- Free, then $49/month
Why people look past Bokun
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Bokun entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Bokun publishes 4 tiers, from Free up to $499/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Bokun pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Booking and reservation software for tour and activity operators with no subscription fee
- No free tier, where Bokun has one.
- Sold on a Per booking fee added at checkout model rather than Per month plus a booking fee.
- 1 tier to Bokun's 4.
Channel management and ticket redemption connecting attractions to resellers
- No free tier, where Bokun has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per month plus a booking fee.
- 1 tier to Bokun's 4.
Cloud-based hospitality management platform unifying PMS, channel management, and booking engine
- No free tier, where Bokun has one.
- Starts $49 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per month plus a booking fee.
Southeast Asia super-app combining ride hailing, food delivery and payments across around eight countries in the region
- Sold on a Free app, pay per ride and per order with dynamic pricing model rather than Per month plus a booking fee.
- 1 tier to Bokun's 4.
Dominant ride hailing app in China from Didi Chuxing, which acquired Uber China in 2016 and now operates almost entirely within China plus a handful of other markets
- Sold on a Free app, pay per ride with dynamic pricing model rather than Per month plus a booking fee.
- 1 tier to Bokun's 4.
Travel booking marketplace and package deal platform, part of Expedia Group, earning commission from hotels and margin on bundled packages
- Sold on a Free for travellers, commission and package margin model rather than Per month plus a booking fee.
- 1 tier to Bokun's 4.
Every Bokun alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bokun (this page) | Free, then $49/month | Per month plus a booking fee | 4 | |
| FareHarborIf you would rather pay nothing monthly and add a booking fee to the customer price | On request | Per booking fee added at checkout | 1 | vs Bokun |
| RedeamIf your need is reseller connectivity and redemption rather than your own booking engine | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bokun |
| CloudbedsIf you sell accommodation alongside experiences and need a property system too | Free | Quote | - | vs Bokun |
| Grab | Free | Free app, pay per ride and per order with dynamic pricing | 1 | vs Bokun |
| Didi | Free | Free app, pay per ride with dynamic pricing | 1 | vs Bokun |
| Expedia | Free | Free for travellers, commission and package margin | 1 | vs Bokun |
| Lyft | Free | Free app, pay per ride with dynamic pricing | 1 | vs Bokun |
| Booking.com | Free | Free for travellers, commission charged to listed properties | 1 | vs Bokun |
| Kayak | Free | Free to users, revenue from referral commissions and advertising | 1 | vs Bokun |
| Skyscanner | Free | Free for travellers, referral fees from booking partners | 1 | vs Bokun |
| Careem | Free | Free app, pay per ride with dynamic pricing | 1 | vs Bokun |
| Ola | Free | Free app, pay per ride with dynamic pricing | 1 | vs Bokun |
| Hopper | Free | Free to book, paid add-ons for price freezing and cancellation flexibility | 3 | vs Bokun |
| Bolt | Free | Free app, pay per ride with dynamic pricing | 1 | vs Bokun |
| Egencia | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bokun |
| Center | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bokun |
| myCWT | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bokun |
| BCD TripSource | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bokun |
| Sabre Red 360 | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bokun |
| Travelport Smartpoint | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bokun |
| Spotnana | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bokun |
| Corporate Traveller | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bokun |
| Amadeus Selling Platform Connect | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bokun |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Bokun badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (11)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Grab , Free
- Didi , Free
- Expedia , Free
- Lyft , Free
- Booking.com , Free
- Kayak , Free
- Skyscanner , Free
- Careem , Free
Cheaper than Bokun (1)
Entry price under Bokun's $49/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Cloudbeds , Free
What you would be giving up
Bokun is most often brought in for an operator already doing significant viator volume who wants that channel to cost nothing in software fees, a city tour company reselling partner products and taking commission through the bokun marketplace, an operator wanting a fixed monthly subscription rather than a percentage of every booking as fareharbor charges, a business taking most bookings by phone, which incur no bokun booking fee at all. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Bokun is broadly right and the question is cost, the Bokun pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Travel category lists everything the directory holds, and best travel tools ranks them.
Bokun runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Bokun alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Bokun?
- 23 other travel tools are listed in this directory, led by FareHarbor, Redeam, Cloudbeds, Grab. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Bokun?
- 11 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Grab, Didi, Expedia, Lyft, Booking.com.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Bokun?
- Yes. 1 of the alternatives below start under Bokun's $49/month: Cloudbeds at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Bokun?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Bokun?
- Bokun is most often brought in for an operator already doing significant viator volume who wants that channel to cost nothing in software fees, a city tour company reselling partner products and taking commission through the bokun marketplace, an operator wanting a fixed monthly subscription rather than a percentage of every booking as fareharbor charges, a business taking most bookings by phone, which incur no bokun booking fee at all. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Bokun?
- None of the travel tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Bokun alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Travel, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Bokun against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Bokun covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every travel tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Travel category, 23 tools beside Bokun. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.