The booking fee breakdown
FareHarbor takes a cut of
every booking
FareHarbor charges 6% on every online booking. For a busy activity park, that adds up fast.[1]
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.
The real cost
6% of every booking.
FareHarbor's booking fee seems small until you do the math. On $100,000 in annual online bookings, that's $6,000 straight to FareHarbor.[1]
$100K revenue → $6,000 to FareHarbor a year. On wakesys: nothing in your first 12 months, then $2,000.
What wakesys costs
First 12 months free. Then 2% of what you take, dropping to 1% above $250,000 a year.
FareHarbor isn't built for activity parks
FareHarbor was designed for tour operators. Activity parks have different needs. wakesys was built by park operators for park operators.
Built by park operators, not tour software engineers
We run activity parks ourselves. Every feature exists because we needed it.
We live it
We operate activity parks. We know the Saturday afternoon rush, the birthday party chaos, the walk-in crowds.
We're growing with you
Our parks use wakesys daily. When we improve it for ourselves, you benefit too.
Honest pricing
No sales calls required. No custom quotes. Just fair, transparent pricing.
FareHarbor is great for kayak tours and whale watching. Activity parks need something different: real-time capacity, walk-in POS, pre-arrival waivers. That's wakesys.
See why parks are switching
60-second mobile booking that guests actually complete.
Select activity
Large tap targets, clear pricing, instant date selection.
Walk-in sales FareHarbor can't do
iPad POS for your front desk. Check-in, walk-in sales, refunds, all in one.
Frequently asked questions
How much does FareHarbor really cost?
FareHarbor charges around 6% per online booking. They hide it by passing the fee to customers or building it into your pricing. Either way, it's money leaving your business.
Why is the first year on wakesys free?
Because switching costs you time, and we know it: we run our own park. So your first 12 months are free. 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 the booking fees on your FareHarbor statement.
Is wakesys as established as FareHarbor?
FareHarbor started in 2013, and we started in 2013 too, specifically for activity parks. We're smaller, more focused, and built for venues with physical capacity limits and walk-in traffic.
Can I try wakesys before committing?
Your first 12 months are free, so there's nothing to commit to. Book a demo, get set up, and use it for a full year risk-free.
Stop paying 6% of every booking.
Start for free with wakesys. Know your cost before you go live.