Looking for a Checkfront alternative in NZ?

Checkfront runs about NZ$163 a month plus 3% of every online booking, with support hours half a world away. GoodKeen is a flat NZ$39–79/mo, with 0% booking fees — to you and your guests. Built in NZ.

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Free forever up to 25 bookings a month. No credit card required.

Checkfront pricing and support hours per checkfront.com, checked Aug 2026 — check each provider for current rates.

Do the maths

A subscription and 3% of every booking

Checkfront charges a monthly plan and then takes 3% of each online booking on top. A percentage fee means your busiest months are your most expensive.

Checkfront

~NZ$163 + 3%

shown as $99/€99 a month depending on region — currency isn’t labelled — plus a 3% fee on every online booking

GoodKeen

NZ$39–79 flat

Flat NZD pricing, 0% booking fees, nothing per booking — and a free plan to start on

Worked example: take NZ$10,000 of online bookings in a month. On Checkfront that’s roughly NZ$463+ — about NZ$163 for the plan plus NZ$300 in 3% booking fees. On GoodKeen it’s NZ$39, flat. That’s a swing of over NZ$400 a month — around NZ$5,000 a year.

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Checkfront pricing per checkfront.com/pricing, checked Aug 2026 — displayed as $99/€99 per month depending on region (currency not labelled; ~NZ$163 if USD, at approximate exchange rates) plus a 3% online booking fee. If you use Checkfront Payments in NZ, their published processing rates are 2.70% + NZ$0.30 for domestic cards and 3.70% + NZ$0.30 for international cards (support.checkfront.com), on top of the plan and the 3% booking fee. Check each provider for current rates. Card processing (Stripe) is charged separately by your payment provider on GoodKeen.

Why NZ operators go looking for an alternative

Checkfront is capable software. But for a New Zealand operator, three things grate.

The 3% never stops

Every online booking hands over 3% on top of the subscription. The better your season goes, the more you pay — a summer that doubles your bookings doubles your fees, too.

Support on Pacific time

Checkfront’s support runs 9–5 Pacific time. In New Zealand that window opens around 4–6am and is done by early afternoon — so a problem in your afternoon or evening waits overnight. GoodKeen is built and supported in NZ, on NZ hours.

Price hikes & merger churn

Operators on legacy plans have seen price increases — vendor-confirmed in Checkfront’s own responses on Capterra. And since the 2023 merger with Rezdy and Regiondo (per PhocusWire and Arival coverage), it’s an open question where the combined company’s roadmap — and pricing — goes next.

Weighing up the other side of that merger? See how GoodKeen compares to Rezdy →

Checkfront pricing and support hours per checkfront.com, checked Aug 2026 — check each provider for current rates.

Checkfront vs GoodKeen, honestly

Checkfront has been at this a long time, and some of it shows in a good way. Here’s a straight comparison — including the rows where they win.

Feature	GoodKeen	Checkfront
Monthly price	NZ$39–79, in NZD	~US$99 (~NZ$163) — currency unstated
Online booking fee	0%, on every plan	3% of every online booking
Free plan	Free forever, 25 bookings/mo, full features	No free tier
Digital waivers	Included — signed at booking, exportable	Included
Gift cards	Included, NZ 3-year-expiry law built in	Included
Promo codes	Included	Included
Resource scheduling	Timeslot & capacity model instead	Guides, vehicles and rooms
Time in market	New — built in NZ	Long-established
Embeddable booking widget	Included	Included
Billing	NZD, public pricing	Currency unstated on pricing page
Support hours	NZ hours, NZ-based	9–5 Pacific time

When Checkfront might still be the right call: if your business runs on scheduling individual resources (guides, vehicles, rooms), Checkfront’s longer time in the market shows there. For session-based operators — timeslots, capacities, groups — our simpler model covers it: see how it works for kayak hire and bike hire.

Checkfront details per checkfront.com/pricing and public documentation, checked Aug 2026; currency is unstated on their pricing page, so NZ$ figures are approximate conversions. Check each provider for current rates and features.

Switching? Export before you cancel

Checkfront has self-serve exports, so your data is yours to take. Do it in this order and nothing gets left behind.

Export your bookings and customers — self-serve CSV/XLS downloads from your Checkfront account.
Export gift certificates and voucher balances — note each code, remaining balance and expiry date.
Download the reports your accountant needs — sales and payment history for past seasons.
Honour outstanding vouchers in your new system — NZ law requires a minimum 3-year expiry on gift cards sold from 16 March 2026; GoodKeen enforces that automatically. Read the gift-card law guide →
Cancel only once everything’s confirmed — keep your old account open until the new booking page is live and tested.

And you won’t do it alone: we’ll help you move — import your customers from a CSV, and we’ll migrate your gift cards and vouchers with you. Talk to us.

Frequently asked questions

Checkfront’s advertised plan shows as $99 or €99 a month depending on where you browse from — the currency isn’t labelled; roughly NZ$163 if USD — plus a 3% fee on every online booking. GoodKeen is a flat NZ$39–79 a month, with 0% booking fees on every plan.

No. GoodKeen never charges a per-booking fee — not to you, and not to your guests — on any plan. Payments go through your own Stripe account, so the money goes straight to you. The only card cost is Stripe’s standard processing fee, which goes to Stripe, not to us.

Yes — Checkfront has self-serve exports, so you can download your bookings, customers and gift certificates as CSV/XLS files yourself. Export everything before you cancel, then bring your customer list into GoodKeen with a CSV import.

Checkfront has been in the market a long time, and its resource scheduling for guides, vehicles and rooms reflects that tenure. GoodKeen uses a simpler timeslot-and-capacity model, which covers most session-based hire, tours, classes and escape rooms.

Yes. We’ll help you move — import your customers from a CSV, and we’ll migrate your gift cards and vouchers with you. Talk to us.

Yes. GoodKeen’s Free plan is free forever for up to 25 bookings a month — a booking is one reservation, not one person — with every feature included. Checkfront doesn’t offer a free tier.

Comparing other platforms too? FareHarbor · Rezdy · Bookeo