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Bokun vs Revinate

Bokun logo

Bokun

Travel

Tour and activity booking platform tied to Viator distribution, from free to $499 a month

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Revinate logo

Revinate

Travel

Hotel guest data platform, email marketing and messaging built on PMS profile data

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Bokun has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Bokun viator bookings are exempt from the booking fee while your own direct bookings are not, so the pricing structure rewards selling through the parent marketplace rather than through your own site.; Revinate pricing is not published and is quoted per property scaled by room count with a monthly floor, so small properties often find the minimum higher than the campaign revenue they can realistically generate.
  • They diverge on capability: Bokun covers Channel manager, Revinate covers Guest profile resolution.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bokun and Revinate actually diverge.

Attributes where Bokun and Revinate differ
AttributeBokunRevinate
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelPer month plus a booking feequote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Travel).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bokun

  • Channel manager
  • Booking widgets
  • Marketplace
  • Product and availability setup
  • Offline bookings
  • Vouchers and redemption

Only in Revinate

  • Guest profile resolution
  • Segmented email campaigns
  • Revenue attribution
  • Ivy messaging
  • Reservation sales
  • Multi-property database

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bokun

  • An operator already doing significant Viator volume who wants that channel to cost nothing in software feesnot Revinate
  • A city tour company reselling partner products and taking commission through the Bokun marketplacenot Revinate
  • An operator wanting a fixed monthly subscription rather than a percentage of every booking as FareHarbor chargesnot Revinate
  • A business taking most bookings by phone, which incur no Bokun booking fee at allnot Revinate

Revinate

  • An independent resort with fifteen years of dirty PMS profiles that wants a usable marketing database out of themnot Bokun
  • A hotel group proving that direct email campaigns produced enough room nights to justify cutting OTA spendnot Bokun
  • A property automating pre-arrival texts so front desk staff are not answering the same parking and check-in questions by phonenot Bokun
  • A casino resort segmenting a large guest database by spend and recency for targeted offersnot Bokun

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bokun

  • Viator bookings are exempt from the booking fee while your own direct bookings are not, so the pricing structure rewards selling through the parent marketplace rather than through your own site.
  • The booking fee sits on top of the monthly subscription, so an operator on Start pays $49 plus 1.5% of direct online revenue and the plan price alone understates the cost.
  • The free plan is limited to a single user and constrained features, so any business with staff has to move to a paid tier almost immediately.
  • Adopting it deepens commercial dependence on Tripadvisor and Viator, which is uncomfortable if your strategy is reducing OTA commission exposure.
  • Reporting and back-office depth are lighter than dedicated operator platforms, so businesses with complex resource scheduling or multi-site operations often need workarounds.

Revinate

  • Pricing is not published and is quoted per property scaled by room count with a monthly floor, so small properties often find the minimum higher than the campaign revenue they can realistically generate.
  • Value depends on database size and quality; a hotel with a few thousand contacts and mostly OTA business will not recover the licence cost through email revenue.
  • The platform is sold as several products including marketing, messaging and reservation sales, so the quoted figure often covers less than a buyer assumes and the full stack costs considerably more.
  • Profile resolution quality depends on how the PMS was operated, and a property with poor data capture at check-in gets a cleaner database that is still missing email addresses for most guests.
  • It is hotel-specific, so a group with mixed accommodation including serviced apartments or vacation rentals will find parts of the model and integrations do not fit those units.

Pricing, plan by plan

Bokun

Free
  • FreeFree
    • One user
    • No monthly fee
    • No Bokun booking fee
  • Start$49/month
    • Up to 5 users
    • 1.5% booking fee on direct online bookings
    • No booking fee on Viator bookings
  • Plus$149/month
    • Up to 10 users
    • 1.25% booking fee on direct online bookings
    • No Bokun fee on Viator bookings
  • Premium$499/month
    • Unlimited users
    • 1% booking fee on direct online bookings
    • No Bokun fee on Viator bookings

Revinate

On request
  • Revinate$undefined/month
    • Guest data platform and profile resolution
    • Segmented email marketing with revenue attribution
    • Ivy automated guest messaging

Which should you pick?

Choose Bokun if

  • You need channel manager.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want booking widgets.
Bokun review

Choose Revinate if

  • You need guest profile resolution.
  • You also want segmented email campaigns.
Revinate review

Questions people ask

Is Bokun or Revinate better?
Neither clearly leads. Bokun starts at Free and Revinate at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bokun or Revinate?
Bokun has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Bokun and On request for Revinate.
Does Bokun or Revinate run on more platforms?
Bokun runs on Web, iOS, Android. Revinate runs on Web.
Can I use Bokun for free?
Yes. Bokun has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Revinate starts at On request.
What is Bokun best used for?
Bokun is most often used 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. Of those, an operator already doing significant viator volume who wants that channel to cost nothing in software fees and a city tour company reselling partner products and taking commission through the bokun marketplace are not what Revinate is typically brought in for.
What can Bokun do that Revinate cannot?
Bokun covers Channel manager, Booking widgets, Marketplace, Product and availability setup. Revinate covers Guest profile resolution, Segmented email campaigns, Revenue attribution, Ivy messaging.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bokun: Are Viator bookings really free of Bokun fees?

Yes on the paid plans. Direct online bookings through your own widget carry 1% to 1.5% depending on tier.

Revinate: What does Revinate cost?

It is not published. Expect a per property monthly figure scaled by room count with a minimum, and confirm which products are inside that number.

Bokun: Can I pass the booking fee to customers?

Yes, on the paid plans the fee can be added to the customer price rather than absorbed.

Revinate: Does it replace my email tool?

Yes for guest marketing, because it is built on merged PMS profiles rather than a contact list you upload.

Bokun: Who owns Bokun?

Viator, which is part of Tripadvisor.

Revinate: Will it work with a small database?

Poorly. The economics depend on having enough guest records with usable email addresses to generate attributable revenue.

Bokun: Is the free plan usable in a real business?

Only for a solo operator. It is one user with limited features.

Revinate: Is Ivy included?

Not necessarily. Messaging is priced separately from the marketing platform; confirm in writing.

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