wakesys vs Aluvii
wakesys vs Aluvii:
Focused & simple
Aluvii can do everything. That's the problem. wakesys focuses on what activity parks actually need, and it works out of the box.
Aluvii's own FAQ says its team needs a few days to a week to set you up, and then you build your products yourself. You need guests booked, signed and ready before they reach your gate.[1]
From booking to check-in
Everything happens before guests arrive. No queues. No chaos. Just happy faces walking straight in.
60 seconds on their phone
Guest books online
Pick the activity and the time, add who's coming, pay with Apple Pay. No account, no app to download.
Learn more about booking- Pick the activity: The guest taps Aqua Park on the park's own booking page.
- Continue as guest: No account, no password. The e-mail comes later, with the details.
- Pick a time: Every slot shows seats left and the price.
- Choose who's coming: Three tickets with the stepper, then Add to cart.
- A second session for less: Back on the time slots, every other session now costs $9.99 instead of $18.00. The guest skips it and carries on.
- Add-ons: Aqua Socks × 3, straight into the order.
- An upgrade on offer: Ropes Course as a bundle, crossed-out price and all. A quick "No, thanks" and it's gone.
- Your details: One tap on the AutoFill suggestion fills every field. Tick the terms and continue.
- Check out: Everything in one order, taxes on top, total at the bottom.
- Pay with Apple Pay: Double-click and it's paid.
- Booked: The confirmation already points to the next step: assigning the tickets.
At home, before arriving
Family claims tickets
Share a link. Each person claims their ticket and signs their own waiver. All done before leaving home.
Learn more about waivers- Share the booking: Chris can share an invite link, so friends in the group assign their own tickets and sign their own waivers.
- Take your own ticket: Chris picks Myself.
- Sign the waiver: Read it, sign with a finger, done. Name and address come from AutoFill.
- Next ticket: One down, two to go.
- For his kids: Chris picks Child.
- Annick has been here before: She's already on the account from a past visit, with her waiver on file. One tap, no new waiver.
- Levi's ticket: Two down, one to go.
- For his kids: Child again.
- A new child: Levi hasn't been here yet, so Chris adds him as his own child.
- Levi's details: Name and date of birth, with Chris recorded as legal guardian.
- Sign for Levi: The same waiver, signed by Chris as Levi's legal guardian.
- Everything is set up: Three tickets, three named people, every waiver in place. Before anyone leaves home.
One tap on the iPad
Staff checks in
Green means everyone's signed. Tap to check in. No questions, no waiting, no chaos.
Learn more about check-in- Today's bookings: Every booking for the day, grouped by time slot.
- Everyone has signed: Each guest's signature is right there. Select all, tap Check In.
- Checked in: The whole family is in with one tap. No clipboard, no queue.
wakesys vs Aluvii
See how wakesys stacks up feature by feature.
Measured, not claimed
What actually happens at the door
Numbers from live wakesys parks, with the method attached so you can weigh them yourself.
arrive with a signed waiver already on file, before they reach the desk[2]
of tickets are assigned to a named guest before check-in, by the host or the guest themselves rather than your staff[2]
of guests still end up signing a waiver at the desk[2]
Based on tens of thousands of checked-in tickets at live wakesys parks. Counts tickets guests booked online and bookings staff entered in advance, such as groups and birthday parties. Same-day walk-up sales at the counter are excluded, because staff assign those at the counter by definition.
Why operators choose wakesys over Aluvii
What changes for your guests, your front desk and your bills.
Focused, not overwhelming
Aluvii is a full ERP with modules for everything. wakesys focuses on what activity parks actually need: booking, waivers, and POS.
Live within a day
Most parks are operational within a day. We set up your products, pricing and booking rules with you on a call. Aluvii's own FAQ says a few days to a week, and then you build your products yourself.[1]
Pre-arrival waivers that eliminate lines
Guests sign at home. One adult pays and shares one link, and each family claims its own ticket and signs for its own kids. 93% of checked-in tickets had a signed waiver before the guest arrived.[2]
True mobile-first design
wakesys was designed for phones from day one. Guests book, pay with Apple Pay, claim their tickets and sign, all with one thumb.
Your POS is an iPad
The wakesys POS runs in the browser on an iPad. Aluvii's printers and cash drawers need its Windows Gateway service, which does not work on Apple or Android.
First 12 months free
Use every feature free for your first 12 months. No yearly contract, no credit card. After that it's 2% of what you take, dropping to 1% above $250,000 a year.
Built by water park operators
We run Charleston Aqua Park. We built wakesys because we lived the same frustrations you have. Every feature exists because we needed it ourselves.
How to switch from Aluvii
Most parks are live within a single day. Here's the typical migration path.
Book a Demo
Book a 30-minute call with our team. We'll show you wakesys and talk through your current Aluvii setup.
List what you sell
Write down the products, prices and schedules you sell today. Guests create their own profiles when they book, so there is no customer database to move.
Set up wakesys
Most parks are operational within a day. We set up your products, pricing and booking rules with you on a call.
Connect payments
Link your Stripe account to wakesys. It takes a few minutes.
Configure waivers
Paste in your waiver text. Every family then signs for their own kids from the group link, before they arrive.
Train your team
Your front desk runs check-in, walk-ins and refunds on the real system before you switch. It runs on an iPad, so there is no Windows hardware to set up.
Go live
Switch your booking to wakesys. Many parks run both systems side by side at first.
Need help with migration? Our team will guide you through every step.
Book a DemoFrequently asked questions
Common questions answered.
Both offer online booking, POS, ticketing and digital waivers. The difference is scope. Aluvii is a full ERP with modules for everything. wakesys does booking, waivers and an iPad POS, and keeps them simple. One adult pays and shares one link, each family claims its own named ticket and signs for its own kids, and most parks are operational within a day.
wakesys covers what an activity park runs on every day: online booking, group tickets each family claims itself, pre-arrival waivers, an iPad POS, capacity and check-in. Equipment and extras sell with the booking. Memberships, season passes and punch cards belong to a named person, so members book without a code. If you need rental asset tracking, inventory and payroll in one ERP, Aluvii is built for that.
Most parks are operational on wakesys within a day. We set up your products, pricing and booking rules with you on a call, and guests create their own accounts as they book. You can run wakesys alongside Aluvii while you switch.
Absolutely! We built wakesys while running Charleston Aqua Park. The platform is specifically designed for water parks, aqua parks, and inflatable parks, with features like pre-arrival waivers, group booking, weather-ready cancellation tools, and capacity management.
Yes. Your first 12 months on wakesys are free, with every feature. After that it's 2% of what you take, dropping to 1% above $250,000 a year. And over your first three years you pay at least 30% less than you pay Aluvii for the software today.
More about Aluvii
More comparisons and guides.
See it in action
30 minutes. No pressure. We'll show you why operators are switching to wakesys.