Checkfront alternative
Tourtify vs Checkfront
Checkfront is a booking system for tours, activities and rentals, priced, at the time of writing, as a monthly plan plus a booking fee. Here is how Tourtify compares, so you can decide what fits your business.
At a glance
The key differences
| Topic | Tourtify | Checkfront |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat monthly plans, from $29 a month, published on our website | One plan: $99 a month, plus a fee on online bookings |
| Fee per booking | None on any plan | 3% of online bookings; none on offline bookings |
| Booking website | A complete website: themes, visual editor, blog, SEO and your own domain | Four booking widgets for your existing website |
| Free trial | 30 days, set up on your own | See their website |
| Moving from Checkfront | Customers and bookings imported from Checkfront CSV exports, with a dry run first | — |
| Who pays the booking fee | No booking fee to pay | You choose: absorb it or pass it on to your guests |
| Waivers | Waivers and consent forms, signed before the trip | Built-in waivers |
- Checkfront · Founded
- 2010, in Victoria, Canada
- Checkfront · Price
- $99 a month
- Checkfront · Online booking fee
- 3%
- Checkfront · Offline bookings
- No fee
Checkfront details as published on their website at the time of writing (October 2026). Plans and prices change; check Checkfront for current details.
Cost
What a year of bookings costs
Checkfront ($99 + 3%) against Tourtify Growth, billed yearly. Card processing is charged on top in both cases, so it is left out.
| Online sales a year | Checkfront ($99 + 3%) | Tourtify Growth |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $2,688, plan plus fee | $708, the same at any volume |
| $150,000 | $5,688, plan plus fee | $708, the same at any volume |
| $300,000 | $10,188, plan plus fee | $708, the same at any volume |
| $600,000 | $19,188, plan plus fee | $708, the same at any volume |
Checkfront prices and fees as published or, where they aren't published, as most often reported (see the sources below); yours may differ. Every Tourtify plan has no booking fee: compare all plans on the pricing page.
One plan, plus a fee on online sales
Checkfront publishes a single plan: $99 a month plus a 3% fee on online bookings, with no fee on offline bookings and no setup fee. You can absorb the fee or pass it on to your guests.
At $150,000 of online bookings a year that is $4,500 in fees on top of $1,188 for the plan. Tourtify charges a flat monthly plan and nothing per booking, so a strong season doesn't raise your software bill.
Widgets or a whole website
Checkfront gives you booking widgets to place on a website you run yourself. Tourtify includes the website: themes made for tour operators, a visual editor and page builder, tour pages with itineraries, maps, reviews and FAQs, a blog and search engine settings, in up to 28 languages on your own domain.
Tours as well as rentals
Checkfront grew up with rentals and inventory-style bookings, with daily, multi-day, timeslot and flexible availability. Tourtify is built around tours: departures with day-by-day itineraries and printable trip PDFs, traveller types and per-date prices, deposits and instalments, guides, manifests and QR check-in. Rentals, passes and memberships are available as a plugin.
Why operators choose Tourtify
What you get with Tourtify
- No percentage on bookings
- A complete booking website with themes included
- Deposits, balances and instalments
- Departures and itineraries for multi-day tours
- Import your customers and bookings from a Checkfront CSV export, checked row by row before anything changes
When Checkfront may suit you better
- You mainly rent equipment or rooms and rely on Checkfront's inventory tools.
- Most of your bookings are taken offline, where Checkfront charges no fee.
- You only need booking widgets on a website you already maintain.
Moving from Checkfront
- 1Export from Checkfront. Download your customers and bookings as CSV files from Checkfront.
- 2Start a Tourtify trial. Set up your business on its free address. Nothing you do there affects your live website.
- 3Import with a dry run. Upload the CSV files. Tourtify shows every row it will create, and what it will skip, before anything changes.
- 4Add tours and payments. Create your tours, prices and departures, connect your own payment provider and take a test booking.
- 5Switch your domain. Point your domain at Tourtify and add redirects from old links. Keep Checkfront open until the bookings made there have run.
What's included
Everything in Tourtify, on every plan
Whichever system you compare us with, this is what every Tourtify plan includes before you add any of our 75 plugins.
- A booking website with your own domain and SSL
- Six themes and one visual site editor and page builder (four premium themes on Growth and Scale)
- Unlimited tours, departures and bookings
- Real-time availability and per-date prices
- Multiple start times and traveller types
- Deposits, balances and payment reminders
- Payments straight to your own account
- Manifests, team roles and reports
- A trip builder for day-by-day itineraries, with maps and a PDF
- Branded emails and booking reminders
- Verified reviews on your tour pages
- SEO, sitemaps and structured data
- Email support from the people who build Tourtify
How much does Checkfront cost?
At the time of writing Checkfront's pricing page lists $99 a month plus a 3% online booking fee, with no fee on offline bookings. Pricing may vary by region and currency.
Does Tourtify handle rentals?
Yes. The Rentals, passes and memberships plugin covers equipment and pass sales next to your tours.
Is Tourtify cheaper than Checkfront?
It depends on how much you sell and on Checkfront's current pricing. Tourtify is a flat monthly price with no fee per booking, so its cost doesn't grow with your sales. Use the calculator on our home page with your own numbers and compare it with Checkfront's pricing.
Can I move my tours from Checkfront?
Yes. Bring your tours across with the importer or set them up in the console, add redirects from your old links, and switch your domain when you're ready. We'll help you plan the move.
Can I keep selling on other channels while I switch from Checkfront?
Yes. Build and test your Tourtify site on its free address first. Resellers can connect through OCTO, and agents get their own links, so nothing stops while you move.
Do I need to sign a long contract?
No. Monthly plans have no long-term contract, and you can export your bookings at any time.
Sources (checked October 2026)
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