The best booking software for NZ activity businesses
No “we win every row” table. Real NZD costs, who each platform actually suits, and where the others beat us. Yes, we make one of these — and we'll tell you when it isn't the right pick.
All prices in NZD and indicative — check each provider for current rates. Last reviewed Aug 2026.
How to read this
We wrote this to be genuinely useful, not to funnel you. A few honest ground rules:
- Prices are in NZD, indicative, and change — always confirm on the provider's own site.
- Where a fee or figure isn't published, we say so rather than guess.
- The platforms we cover here all offer self-serve exports — your data isn’t locked in. If you switch, export first.
- Complaints we mention are from published operator reviews, not our opinion.
GoodKeen
That’s us — made in NZNZ$0 free (≤25 bookings/mo) · NZ$39 · NZ$79
A NZ-built booking system for locals-facing activity, hire, class and experience operators who sell direct. Flat monthly price, 0% booking fees to you and your guests, waivers and gift cards included on every plan.
Strengths
- 0% booking fees, on every plan, to you and your guests
- Digital waivers included and immutable — not an add-on
- NZD pricing, NZ gift-card-law compliant
- Genuinely full-featured free tier up to 25 bookings/mo
Watch-outs
- New — a smaller track record than the incumbents
- NZ-only, and Stripe-only for payments at launch
- No recurring memberships (concession packs are on the roadmap)
- No OTA/agent distribution and no per-asset rental tracking
FareHarbor
No public price; funded by a guest booking fee
A mature, widely used platform with strong reseller distribution (its FHDN agent network). Free to the operator — the model is funded by a fee on your guest.
Strengths
- Deep OTA / reseller distribution for tourist-facing operators
- No monthly software fee to the operator
- Mature product with a large feature set
Watch-outs
- Typically adds ~6–8% to your guest's checkout — the rate is not published and is set per agreement
- No public pricing page to compare
- NZ operators contract under Dutch law; the hosted-site terms keep the website template as FareHarbor's IP
Rezdy
~NZ$53–81+/mo plans, plus ~3% per online booking
The channel-manager incumbent many NZ tour operators already use, with a large distribution network of agents and resellers.
Strengths
- Large agent/reseller distribution network
- Strong for multi-channel tour distribution
- Established APAC presence
Watch-outs
- About 3% per online booking on top of the plan, plus offline booking fees
- API access is gated to higher tiers (~NZ$271–411/mo)
- Operator reviews report forced plan migrations and price changes after the 2023 rollup
Checkfront
$99/€99 per month (region-detected, currency unlabelled; ~NZ$163 if USD) + 3% per online booking
A long-standing booking platform popular with outdoor and rental operators, now part of the same group as Rezdy after the 2023 merger.
Strengths
- Mature product with deep resource scheduling (guides, vehicles, rooms)
- Waivers and a capable booking widget included
- Self-serve exports if you ever leave
Watch-outs
- A subscription and a 3% online booking fee — its own pricing page suggests you can "pass it on to your guests"
- Currency is not labelled on the pricing page, and support hours are far from NZ time
- Operator reviews report price rises on legacy plans since the merger
Bookeo
~NZ$66–81/mo effective (USD-billed), no per-booking fee
A capable, no-per-booking-fee platform with a loyal following. Its flat pricing is genuinely well-liked — the trade-offs are the caps and the extras.
Strengths
- No per-booking fee — a flat subscription
- Mature, stable and broadly featured
- Well-regarded, predictable pricing
Watch-outs
- Each plan caps bookings (roughly 1,000–3,000/mo); busy operators pay up a tier
- Waivers are a paid add-on (from ~US$9/mo)
- Billed in USD; operator reviews describe the interface as dated
ClassBento
3.9% + NZ$0.30 widget · 20% marketplace (verified)
A NZ-facing creative-class marketplace that brings its own audience. Closer to a marketplace than a booking system — the reach is the point, and so is the commission.
Strengths
- Brings a built-in audience of class-goers
- Good fit for one-off creative workshops
- Low friction to list and sell
Watch-outs
- Takes 20% of payments on orders from its website
- Its own booking widget still costs 3.9% + $0.30 per order
- A marketplace channel, not a full booking system for your own operations
GymMaster
NZ$129 · NZ$189 · NZ$299/mo (native NZD)
A Christchurch-built membership system for gyms — recurring memberships, member billing and door access. A different job from casual booking, and priced for it.
Strengths
- Built in NZ, billed in NZD
- Strong membership, billing and door-access management
- Good fit for a 24/7 membership gym
Watch-outs
- Priced for membership businesses, from NZ$129/mo
- Built around memberships, not casual session booking or waivers-first flows
- Its QR is for door access, not booking check-in
TryBooking
NZ$0 subscription · 2.5% + 50c per ticket (GST-incl)
A NZD, GST-inclusive event-ticketing tool with no subscription. Great for the occasional ticketed event; lighter as a day-to-day activity operations system.
Strengths
- No monthly subscription — pay per ticket
- NZD and GST-inclusive
- Simple for one-off events and fundraisers
Watch-outs
- No digital waivers, gift cards or embeddable operations widget
- The 2.5% + 50c adds up — past ~NZ$1,560/mo of sales a flat NZ$39 plan is cheaper
- Built for event tickets, not recurring activity schedules
BookIt
NZ$0 Bookdirect · 15% BookNZ marketplace commission
A Hamilton-based NZ operator that runs the BookNZ activity marketplace alongside a direct-booking product.
Strengths
- New Zealand-based, with a local marketplace audience
- Free direct-booking (Bookdirect) tier
- Local support
Watch-outs
- The BookNZ marketplace takes 15% commission
- Its Operator Suite pricing is quote-only, not published
- Lighter on waivers and gift cards for activity operators
The honest short version
Pick for the job you actually have.
GoodKeen is likely right if…
- You sell direct — sessions, hire, classes, experiences — not mainly through OTAs
- You want 0% booking fees and NZD billing
- You need waivers signed and stored properly, without a second subscription
- You're starting out and want a real free tier, not a trial
Look elsewhere if…
- Your bookings come mostly from OTAs and agents — look at FareHarbor or Rezdy
- You run on recurring memberships and door access — look at GymMaster
- You want a marketplace to find you customers — ClassBento or BookNZ bring an audience (for a commission)
- You only run the occasional ticketed event — TryBooking is hard to beat on cost
Want the numbers side by side? The booking-fee calculator shows what each fee model costs at your volume, and our 0%-fees explainer breaks down who pays when software is “free.”
See if GoodKeen fits your business
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