FareHarbor alternative
Tourtify vs FareHarbor
FareHarbor is a widely used booking system for tours and activities. At the time of writing it does not publish pricing on its website; operators are asked to request a demo. Here is how Tourtify compares, so you can decide what fits your business.
At a glance
The key differences
| Topic | Tourtify | FareHarbor |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat monthly plans, from $29 a month, published on our website | Not published; independent reviews describe no subscription, paid for through a fee on online bookings |
| Fee per booking | None on any plan | Paid by your customers on online bookings, commonly reported at about 6% |
| Booking website | A complete website: themes, visual editor, blog, SEO and your own domain | A booking calendar and checkout added to the website you already run |
| Free trial | 30 days, set up on your own | Set up with their sales team; no self-serve sign-up on their website |
| Moving from FareHarbor | Customers and bookings imported from FareHarbor CSV exports, with a dry run first | — |
| Who pays for the software | You do, with a flat monthly plan. Your customers pay only the price of your tour | Your customers, through a booking fee added to online bookings (commonly reported at about 6%) |
| Card processing | Charged by your own payment provider (Stripe, PayPal, Square or one of 15+ regional providers) and paid into your account | Charged on top, under your agreement with FareHarbor |
| Ownership | Independent software company | Part of Booking Holdings |
| Contract | Monthly or yearly plans, cancel any time and export your data | Terms agreed with their sales team |
- FareHarbor · Founded
- 2013, in Hawaii
- FareHarbor · Owner
- Booking Holdings, the parent company of Booking.com, since 2018
- FareHarbor · Headquarters
- Denver, Colorado
- FareHarbor · Pricing
- Not published on its website
FareHarbor details as published on their website at the time of writing (October 2026). Plans and prices change; check FareHarbor for current details.
Cost
What a year of bookings costs
FareHarbor (booking fee, about 6%) against Tourtify Growth, billed yearly. Card processing is charged on top in both cases, so it is left out.
| Online sales a year | FareHarbor (booking fee, about 6%) | Tourtify Growth |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $3,000, paid by your customers | $708, the same at any volume |
| $150,000 | $9,000, paid by your customers | $708, the same at any volume |
| $300,000 | $18,000, paid by your customers | $708, the same at any volume |
| $600,000 | $36,000, paid by your customers | $708, the same at any volume |
FareHarbor 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.
Who pays for your booking system
FareHarbor does not publish a price list. Independent reviews and operators describe the same model: no monthly subscription for the operator, and a booking fee added to online bookings and paid by the customer, most often reported at around 6%, with some reports of 6 to 8% and lower rates for large operators. Card processing is charged on top. Your exact terms depend on your agreement with FareHarbor, so check them before you compare.
Free for the operator is not the same as free. The fee is part of what your customer pays for your tour: on a $150 booking, a 6% fee adds $9 at checkout. Either your price looks higher than it is, or you lower your price to absorb the fee and pay it yourself.
Tourtify works the other way round. You pay a flat monthly plan, published on our pricing page, and there is no booking fee for you or your customers: the price on your website is the price they pay. Card processing is charged by your own payment provider and the money goes straight into your account.
Your website and your brand
With FareHarbor, the booking calendar and checkout are added to the website you already have. You keep running that site, its hosting and its plugins, and the booking flow lives in a separate system.
Tourtify includes the website itself: themes made for tour operators, a visual site editor and page builder, tour pages with itineraries, maps, reviews and FAQs, a blog, search engine settings and structured data, and your own domain with SSL. Bookings, payments and the pages that sell them sit in one place, so a price or date you change in the console is right on your website straight away.
Selling through other channels
FareHarbor is part of Booking Holdings and connects to a range of distribution partners. If most of your bookings come through those partners, that connection matters, and you should weigh it carefully.
Tourtify keeps your direct website at the centre and adds channels around it: a channel manager plugin for online travel agencies, resellers and agents with their own links and commission, an open API and OCTO connectivity for distribution platforms. Availability stays in one calendar, so a seat sold on one channel disappears from the others.
Running each departure
Both systems cover the day-to-day work of a tour business. In Tourtify that includes manifests and check-in with QR tickets, guides and their schedules, waivers and traveller details collected before the trip, deposits, balances and instalments with automatic reminders, gift vouchers, add-ons and reports. Multi-day tours and treks get departures, day-by-day itineraries and a printable trip PDF.
Why operators choose Tourtify
What you get with Tourtify
- Public, flat monthly pricing you can see before you talk to anyone
- No commission on your bookings
- A full booking website with themes included
- Start on your own with a free trial
- Import your customers and bookings from a FareHarbor CSV export, checked row by row before anything changes
When FareHarbor may suit you better
- You want no fixed monthly cost at all, and your customers accept a booking fee at checkout.
- Most of your bookings come through partners in the Booking Holdings network.
- You prefer a sales-led setup, with pricing and onboarding agreed on a call.
Moving from FareHarbor
- 1Export from FareHarbor. Download your customers and bookings as CSV files from your FareHarbor dashboard.
- 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 FareHarbor 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
Does FareHarbor charge a monthly fee?
FareHarbor does not publish its pricing. Independent reviews describe no monthly subscription for most operators, with a booking fee paid by customers on online bookings and card processing on top. Check your own agreement for your exact terms.
Who pays card processing with Tourtify?
Your payment provider charges its usual processing fee, and the payment goes straight into your own account. Tourtify adds no fee of its own on top.
What happens to bookings already made in FareHarbor?
Import your future bookings so your team sees every departure in one place, and keep FareHarbor open until the trips booked there have run. Travellers who booked there keep their confirmations.
Is Tourtify owned by an online travel agency?
No. Tourtify is an independent software company. Your customer data and bookings are yours, and you can export them at any time.
Is Tourtify cheaper than FareHarbor?
It depends on how much you sell and on FareHarbor'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 FareHarbor's pricing.
Can I move my tours from FareHarbor?
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 FareHarbor?
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.
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