The Checkfront Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Checkfront in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Checkfront
The Insider’s Guide
Online booking software for tours, rentals and activities
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among calendar and scheduling apps, read from Checkfront’s own pages.
Made by Checkfront Inc. · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Checkfront’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Checkfront’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 5 of the 114 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade
Checkfront is cloud-based booking software for tour operators, activity providers, rental businesses and accommodation. It handles availability by day, night, timeslot or flexible time, takes payments, and connects to online travel agents and resellers. There is one plan for every customer: a monthly subscription plus a booking fee on online sales.
To get you started, here are 8 things to know about Checkfront, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No store rating on record, and an inventory of tours or rentals is yours to build.
- 1
Best for booking software for tours, rentals and activities
Checkfront handles availability, payments and resellers for tours, rentals and activities.
- 2
Paid plans start at $99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $99 per month, plus a 3% online booking fee.
- 3
It runs on Web
Web.
- 4
Flexible availability
Products can be booked by the day, multiple days, the night, a timeslot or flextime, with capacity limits, rules such as guest minimums and cut-off times, and seasonal pricing.
- 5
Booking widgets
Four embed options: a catalog widget, a product widget, a booking widget and a Book Now button, plus WordPress, Drupal and Joomla connections.
- 6
Resellers and online travel agents
Connects to channels such as GetYourGuide, Viator, Expedia and Tripadvisor. The vendor says it adds no fee on top of OTA commissions.
- 7
A 1.8 GPA, above 5 of 114
That is against the other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 8
Keep it
To replace Checkfront you would be making two-way connections to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Checkfront at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid, from $99 per month, plus a 3% online booking fee
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Checkfront Inc.
- Category
- Calendar & Scheduling
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for booking software for tours, rentals and activities
Checkfront handles availability, payments and resellers for tours, rentals and activities. But it costs $99 a month plus a 3% fee on online bookings, and there is no free plan or trial.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | $99 a month plus 3% of online bookings, against $49 for the dearest tenth of calendar tools. |
| Free plan and trial | F | No free plan or trial on the pricing page; a demo is offered. |
| Features | B | Availability by day, night or slot, widgets, payments, waivers, online travel agent links and automated messages. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record, and an inventory of tours or rentals is yours to build. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web service with 8 listed integrations; no phone or desktop apps listed. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Checkfront is for
- Fits if you run tours, rentals or activities with limited availability
- Works for operators who sell through online travel agents
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you are small: $99 a month plus a 3% fee on every online booking
- Not for you if you book one-to-one meetings, as it is built for tours and rentals
- Watch out: the page says the price may vary by region and currency
- Not for you if you want a free plan or trial, as none is listed
Good to know
Good for
- Tour, activity and rental operators who sell through OTAs and resellers
- Businesses that take many offline or phone bookings, which carry no fee
- Operators who want one flat monthly price with no setup fee
Worth knowing
- Online bookings carry a 3% fee on top of the monthly subscription, which can be passed on to guests.
- The pricing page quotes $99 a month but notes that the price may vary by region and currency.
- There is no free plan or free trial on the pricing page; a demo is requested instead.
- It is built for tours, rentals and activities, not for one-to-one meeting scheduling.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$99
A month to start
Checkfront is a paid product, starting at $99 per month, plus a 3% online booking fee.
No free plan or trial on the pricing page; a demo is offered.
Checkfront
$99
per month, plus a 3% online booking fee
The only plan, for every business type. The 3% fee applies to online bookings and can be absorbed or passed on to guests; offline bookings have none.
Read from checkfront.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Online booking software for tours, rentals and activities. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: calendar, appointment booking, channel manager, ticketing.
Availability by day, night or slot, widgets, payments, waivers, online travel agent links and automated messages.
- Flexible availability
- Products can be booked by the day, multiple days, the night, a timeslot or flextime, with capacity limits, rules such as guest minimums and cut-off times, and seasonal pricing.
- Booking widgets
- Four embed options: a catalog widget, a product widget, a booking widget and a Book Now button, plus WordPress, Drupal and Joomla connections.
- Resellers and online travel agents
- Connects to channels such as GetYourGuide, Viator, Expedia and Tripadvisor. The vendor says it adds no fee on top of OTA commissions.
- Payments
- Guests can pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, iDEAL or Alipay, with receipts and invoices sent from the system.
- Waivers and guest forms
- Built-in online waivers and a custom form builder collect guest information at booking or afterwards.
- Automated email and SMS
- Reminders and review requests can be sent on custom booking statuses, with Twilio SMS and Slack notifications as add-ons.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- QuickBooks Online
- Xero
- GetYourGuide
- Viator
- Expedia
- Tripadvisor
- Twilio
- Slack
Checkfront is made by Checkfront Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
5/114
Other calendar and scheduling apps it is graded above
Checkfront's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 5 of the 114 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on features (B, above 78 of 114) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $99 a month, against a middle price of $8.13 for the category: 82 of the 85 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 18 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 115 calendar and scheduling apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Checkfront’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 114
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 114
- BFeaturesAbove 78 of 114
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 114
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 34 of 114
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 100 calendar and scheduling apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Checkfront is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Checkfront you would be making two-way connections to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 104 of the 114 other calendar and scheduling apps grade higher. It costs $1,188 a year.
What you could make
- Appointment booking and calendar: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Two-way connections to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo.
- Selling tickets and checking them at the door.
- It plugs into other products, QuickBooks Online, Xero and GetYourGuide among them.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Checkfront’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
FareHarbor, Rezdy, Bookwhen, SuperSaaS and SimplyBook.me
The 5 tools Checkfront is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
FareHarbor
Paid
Booking and business software for tours, rentals and attractions.
- Checkfront also covers calendar.
- 1.8GPA
Rezdy
From $49/mo
Booking software and channel manager for tours and activities.
- Checkfront also covers calendar.
- Rezdy also covers reports.
- 2.0GPA
Bookwhen
Free plan · from $16/mo
Online booking system for classes, courses, workshops and events.
- Bookwhen has a free plan. Checkfront does not.
- Checkfront also covers calendar and channel manager.
- Bookwhen also covers booking links and class booking.
- 2.6GPA
SuperSaaS
Free plan · from $9/mo
Booking system priced by upcoming appointments, not seats.
- SuperSaaS has a free plan. Checkfront does not.
- Checkfront also covers channel manager and ticketing.
- SuperSaaS also covers booking links, invoicing and class booking.
- 2.4GPA
SimplyBook.me
Free plan · from €11.9/mo
Online booking system for service businesses, priced by volume.
- SimplyBook.me has a free plan. Checkfront does not.
- Only SimplyBook.me lists iOS and Android apps.
- Checkfront also covers calendar, appointment booking, channel manager and ticketing.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Checkfront free?
No. Checkfront is a paid product, starting at $99 per month, plus a 3% online booking fee.
How much does Checkfront cost?
Checkfront lists one plan. Checkfront: $99 per month, plus a 3% online booking fee.
What platforms does Checkfront work on?
Checkfront is available on Web.
Does Checkfront have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Checkfront is listed for Web.
Does Checkfront have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Checkfront is listed for Web.
Is Checkfront open source?
Checkfront is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
What does Checkfront integrate with?
Checkfront's listing names QuickBooks Online, Xero, GetYourGuide, Viator, Expedia, Tripadvisor, Twilio and Slack.
Who makes Checkfront?
Checkfront is made by Checkfront Inc.
What are the alternatives to Checkfront?
The closest alternatives to Checkfront in our directory are FareHarbor, Rezdy, Bookwhen, SuperSaaS and SimplyBook.me.
How does Checkfront compare with other calendar and scheduling apps?
Checkfront's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 5 of the 114 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, and level with 5.
Is Checkfront good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Checkfront D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $99 a month, against a middle price of $8.13 for the category: 82 of the 85 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Checkfront?
To replace Checkfront you would be making two-way connections to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Checkfront’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Checkfront's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Checkfront Inc. Prices change, so check checkfront.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Checkfront, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/checkfront
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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