wakesys vs FareHarbor & Checkfront
wakesys vs FareHarbor:
Purpose-Built for Parks
FareHarbor and Checkfront were built for tours. wakesys was built for parks, by someone who runs one.
FareHarbor, Checkfront and Rezdy were built to sell seats on tours and experiences. A park works differently. The same families come back every weekend, one birthday booking brings fifteen kids with fifteen different parents, and half your Saturday walks in off the street. wakesys was built around the guest, so every ticket has a name on it and every signed waiver stays on file for the next visit.
wakesys vs FareHarbor
See how wakesys stacks up feature by feature.
Why operators choose wakesys over FareHarbor
What changes for your guests, your front desk and your bills.
Purpose-built for activity parks
FareHarbor and Checkfront are for tours and experiences. wakesys is specifically built for activity venues with physical capacity limits.
Waivers that stay on file
FareHarbor ties each signed waiver to a single booking. wakesys keeps each guest's signed waiver on file for their next visit, and asks every adult whether the child they sign for is their own.
Group booking done right
Birthday party? Share a claim link. Each parent claims their kids and signs their own waivers. No more chaos at check-in.
Walk-ins without the booking fee
FareHarbor sells walk-ins through its Dock app, and for operators under $35,000 a year in online direct bookings it adds its 6% booking fee to those sales too. wakesys puts online and walk-in guests on the same iPad POS, and your first 12 months are free.[1]
Mobile-first, not mobile-adapted
wakesys was designed for phones from the start. 60-second checkout, Apple Pay, thumb-friendly UI.
First 12 months free
FareHarbor charges a 6% booking fee. On wakesys your first 12 months are free, then it's 2% of what you take, dropping to 1% above $250,000 a year. Over your first three years you pay at least 30% less than the booking fees on your FareHarbor statement.[1]
A name on every ticket
Online and walk-in guests land on one list, one row per person, with each guest's waiver status. 86% of tickets are assigned to a named person before check-in, so your staff know who is coming before they arrive.[2]
How to switch from FareHarbor
Most parks are live within a single day. Here's the typical migration path.
Book a Demo
Schedule a 30-minute call with our team. We'll show you wakesys and discuss how it differs from generic booking platforms.
Set up your products
Set up your activities, time slots and pricing with us on a call. Guests create their own profiles the first time they book, so nothing has to be imported.
Configure your booking flow
Set capacity, booking rules and add-ons. Most parks are operational within a day, and you can run wakesys alongside FareHarbor while you switch.
Connect payments
Link your Stripe account directly. Significantly lower fees than FareHarbor.
Configure waivers
Add your waiver text. Guests sign before they arrive, groups share one claim link, and signed waivers stay on file for the next visit.
Train your team
Introduce your staff to the integrated POS. They'll have a unified view of online and walk-in guests.
Go live
Add a wakesys Book Now button to your site. First 12 months free.
Need help with migration? Our team will guide you through every step.
Book a DemoFrequently asked questions
Common questions answered.
They were built for tours, and a park runs on regulars, birthday groups and walk-ins. In wakesys every guest claims their own named ticket, parents sign for their own kids, and a signed waiver stays on file for the next visit. FareHarbor ties each waiver to a single booking and adds a 6% booking fee to the ticket price.
A tour platform sells a spot on a trip. A park needs to know who each guest is: which child belongs to which parent, who has already signed, who is coming back next Saturday. wakesys keeps all of that on one guest profile, from the booking to the POS.
Your first 12 months on wakesys are free. After that it's 2% of what you take, dropping to 1% above $250,000 a year. wakesys never adds a fee to what your guests pay; an online booking fee is your choice. Switching from FareHarbor? Over your first three years you pay at least 30% less than the booking fees on your FareHarbor statement.
Absolutely. Most parks are fully operational on wakesys within a day. We help you set up your products, connect Stripe payments, and configure your booking flow. Many operators run both in parallel during the transition.
wakesys is purpose-built for activity parks: trampoline parks, aqua parks, climbing gyms, ropes courses, escape rooms, indoor playgrounds, and any venue with time-based capacity and waiver requirements.
See it in action
30 minutes. No pressure. We'll show you why operators are switching to wakesys.