VrixPlay vs Bookeo

Monthly subscription, or pay only when you book?

Bookeo is an established booking system with published monthly plans and no Bookeo commission on your bookings. VrixPlay charges nothing monthly and a flat 3% per booking. Neither is universally cheaper, so this page includes a calculator and a charter-by-charter workflow comparison rather than a verdict we picked in advance.

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Quick verdict

Bookeo's model is honest and predictable: pay the subscription, keep 100% of the booking value, and scale plans as you grow. That wins for high-revenue operators with steady year-round volume. VrixPlay costs nothing in a blown-out month, includes waivers, manifests, crew assignment, tip pages, and HighLevel automation without add-on purchases, and is built specifically around boats and trips rather than generic bookable resources.

Best for

Which one fits your dock?

VrixPlay

Best for captains and fleet owners who want:

  • No bill at all during the slow season
  • Charter-native trips, hulls, crew, capacity, and manifests
  • Digital waivers and dock manifests without an add-on purchase
  • Post-trip crew tip pages and automated review requests
  • Native HighLevel CRM sync and automations
  • Setup done for them by a US-based team in Destin

Bookeo

Best for charter businesses that want:

  • A fixed monthly cost with no Bookeo commission per booking
  • Public, self-serve pricing with a free trial and no contract
  • High booking volume where a percentage would cost more
  • A mature, widely used booking engine and calendar
  • Multi-language and multi-currency operations
  • A large library of third-party integrations
Feature comparison

VrixPlay and Bookeo, line by line.

  • Monthly software fee

    VrixPlay
    $0 per month
    Bookeo
    Published plans, commonly listed from about $14.95 to $119.95 per month depending on staff, resources, and monthly booking volume

  • Booking fee

    VrixPlay
    Flat 3% per booking, published publicly
    Bookeo
    No Bookeo commission on bookings

  • Plan limits

    VrixPlay
    No boat, booking, or user limits
    Bookeo
    Plans are tiered by number of staff or resources and bookings per month. Larger fleets need a higher tier

  • Card processing

    VrixPlay
    Stripe's standard card rates, billed by Stripe on your own account
    Bookeo
    You connect your own payment gateway, including Stripe, and the gateway bills its own rates

  • When you get your money

    VrixPlay
    Stripe pays out to your bank on your Stripe schedule, typically within a couple of business days
    Bookeo
    Paid directly by your own connected gateway, so payouts follow that gateway's schedule

  • Half day, full day, custom trips

    VrixPlay
    Half day, three quarter day, full day, overnight, and custom trip lengths with per-trip pricing and add-ons
    Bookeo
    Configurable durations, courses, and classes in a general booking model

  • Private and shared charters

    VrixPlay
    Private whole-boat charters and shared per-seat trips on the same boat calendar
    Bookeo
    Group and individual bookings supported. Confirm whole-boat and per-seat handling on the same resource for your account

  • Deposits and balances

    VrixPlay
    Deposits at booking with the balance collected by payment link or on the dock
    Bookeo
    Deposits and partial payments are supported

  • Boat availability and fleet scheduling

    VrixPlay
    Boat-by-boat availability, turnaround gaps, and fleet-wide day view
    Bookeo
    Resource-based availability, where each boat is set up as a resource

  • Captain and crew assignments

    VrixPlay
    Assign captain and mates per trip and see who is running what
    Bookeo
    Staff scheduling and availability, with plan tiers based on staff count

  • Capacity and manifests

    VrixPlay
    Per-boat passenger capacity with live seat counts and USCG-style manifests
    Bookeo
    Capacity limits per booking slot. Confirm charter manifest output for your account

  • Digital waivers

    VrixPlay
    Digital waivers included, signed on any phone before departure
    Bookeo
    Available. Confirm whether waivers are included on your plan or purchased as an add-on

  • Trip reminders

    VrixPlay
    Automated email and SMS confirmations, reminders, and dock instructions
    Bookeo
    Automated email reminders included. SMS is available through purchased SMS credits

  • SMS

    VrixPlay
    Included. We submit your business for A2P 10DLC approval, which the carriers grant, not us
    Bookeo
    Sold as SMS credits in addition to the subscription

  • Weather cancellations

    VrixPlay
    Reschedule or cancel a trip and notify the whole group in one action, with credits or refunds through Stripe
    Bookeo
    Cancel and reschedule with customer notifications. Confirm bulk group notification for your account

  • Payment links and tips

    VrixPlay
    Payment links for balances, add-ons, and last-minute upsells Post-trip tip pages so anglers can tip the crew by card
    Bookeo
    Payment requests supported through the booking system. Confirm crew tip collection for your account

  • Review requests

    VrixPlay
    Automated review requests after the trip, including through HighLevel
    Bookeo
    Confirm availability for your account, or run it through an integration

  • Website booking

    VrixPlay
    Hosted booking page plus an embeddable widget for your own site. We also build and host a booking website free of charge while you are on VrixPlay; the site remains VrixPlay property and may not be transferred
    Bookeo
    Embeddable booking widget for your own website

  • Marketplace exposure

    VrixPlay
    No consumer marketplace. VrixPlay drives bookings from your own site, ads, and repeat customers
    Bookeo
    No consumer marketplace

  • Customer data

    VrixPlay
    Your customer list is yours, exportable at any time
    Bookeo
    Customer database with export, and your own gateway holds the payment relationship

  • CRM and HighLevel

    VrixPlay
    Native HighLevel integration for contacts, automations, and review requests. VrixHub white-label CRM is available for an added fee
    Bookeo
    Confirm HighLevel integration requirements for your account

  • Mobile

    VrixPlay
    Installable mobile PWA for captains, mates, and office staff
    Bookeo
    Mobile-friendly web access. Confirm native app availability

  • Support

    VrixPlay
    US-based team in Destin, Florida by phone and email, with guided onboarding
    Bookeo
    Email and online support with extensive documentation

  • Setup

    VrixPlay
    Self-service signup in about 15 minutes, or send us your trips and we do the setup
    Bookeo
    Self-service signup with a free trial and no contract

Bookeo details come from Bookeo's own website and published pricing page, reviewed in August 2026. Plan prices and tier limits change, so confirm current terms with Bookeo. Rows marked confirm availability for your account are capabilities Bookeo's public materials do not state clearly for a charter operation, not features we are claiming it lacks.

Pricing and fees

What each platform costs you.

Two clean models. Bookeo bills a monthly subscription and takes no commission on your bookings. VrixPlay bills nothing monthly and takes a flat 3% per booking. Below the table, the calculator shows estimated platform cost at different annual direct-booking volumes so you can see where the lines cross for your operation. Card-processing charges are excluded from both sides because you connect your own gateway either way.

VrixPlay

  • $0 per month for the software, no per-user fee and no minimums
  • Flat 3% per booking, published publicly
  • Card processing is billed separately by Stripe at Stripe's standard rates
  • No setup fee. We migrate your trips, pricing, and availability for you
  • No contract and no long sales cycle

Bookeo

  • Tiered monthly subscription, commonly published from about $14.95 to $119.95 per month
  • No Bookeo commission on bookings
  • Tiers are set by staff or resource count and bookings per month
  • SMS is purchased as credits on top of the subscription
  • You connect your own payment gateway, so the gateway bills processing directly
  • Free trial, no contract, cancel any time

Card-processing fees are excluded from both estimates because both platforms let the money run through your own gateway. Bookeo prices are as published in August 2026.

$
$25,000$2,000,000

VrixPlay at 3%

$7,500

Estimated platform cost per year

Bookeo Standard

$479

12 months at $39.95, no booking commission

Lower platform cost

Bookeo

By about $7,021 per year

At the Standard plan, the two models cost about the same at $15,980 of annual direct booking revenue. Below that, VrixPlay’s 3% is the lower platform cost. Above it, Bookeo’s subscription is. Bookeo plan tiers are also limited by staff or resource count and monthly booking volume, so confirm which tier your fleet actually needs.

Card-processing charges are excluded from both estimates because both platforms let payments run through your own gateway, and are billed by that gateway. Bookeo SMS credits and other add-ons are not included. Bookeo prices are as published in August 2026. This is an estimate, not a quote.

Charter workflow

From the booking request to the tip request.

How each platform handles the day a charter business actually runs.

Setting up a half day trip

VrixPlay

A trip type with a duration, a hull, a capacity, per-person or whole-boat pricing, and charter add-ons like rods and licenses.

Bookeo

Configured as a bookable resource and service in a general model that also serves classes, tours, and appointments.

Whole boat versus by the seat

VrixPlay

The same hull sells privately or per seat with live seat counts, no double booking.

Bookeo

Group and individual bookings are supported. Confirm handling both modes on one resource for your account.

Deposit and balance

VrixPlay

Deposit at booking, balance collected by payment link or at the dock.

Bookeo

Deposits and partial payments are supported through your own gateway.

The fleet on a Saturday

VrixPlay

Fleet-wide day view with each hull, its trips, turnaround gaps, and the assigned captain.

Bookeo

Each boat is a resource with its own availability. Plan tier depends on how many resources and staff you need.

Waivers before boarding

VrixPlay

Waivers signed on a phone, status visible on the manifest.

Bookeo

Waivers are available. Confirm whether they are included on your plan or an add-on.

The dock manifest

VrixPlay

Names, counts, waiver status, and notes, on the mate's phone.

Bookeo

Booking lists with capacity limits. Confirm charter manifest output for your account.

Weather pushes everything

VrixPlay

Reschedule and notify the group by email and SMS in one action.

Bookeo

Cancel or reschedule with notifications. SMS requires purchased credits.

After the trip

VrixPlay

Tip page for the crew, automated review request, contacts synced to HighLevel for rebooking.

Bookeo

Confirm tip and review request handling for your account, or add an integration.

Neither is a marketplace, so it comes down to cost shape

Bookeo and VrixPlay both sell software, not leads. Anglers book through your own website, the payment runs through a gateway you control, and the customer relationship belongs to you. No commission-taking intermediary in either case.

So the question is honest arithmetic. A subscription is cheap for a busy fleet and expensive for a two-boat operation that runs seven months a year. A 3% booking fee is the reverse: it costs nothing when the weather shuts you down and more when you are booked solid.

The second question is scope. Bookeo is a booking engine with a wide integration library, and it expects you to assemble waivers, SMS, and follow-up around it. VrixPlay ships the charter operation in one place: waivers, manifests, capacity, crew, tip pages, review requests, and HighLevel automation, with the setup done for you.

Honest fit

Pick the platform that matches your operation.

Choose VrixPlay if:

  • Your season is seasonal and you refuse to pay software in January
  • You want waivers, manifests, and crew assignment without add-on shopping
  • You want post-trip tip pages for your mates
  • You use HighLevel, or want reminders and reviews automated for you
  • You would rather someone else configure trips, pricing, and availability
  • You want a system that speaks in hulls and trips, not resources and services
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Choose Bookeo if:

  • You run high year-round booking volume where 3% exceeds a subscription
  • You want a fixed, predictable software line item every month
  • You already have waivers, CRM, and messaging solved elsewhere
  • You need multi-language or multi-currency booking
  • You want a large third-party integration library
  • You prefer to configure and maintain the system yourself

Coming from Bookeo

Export your customers and upcoming bookings from Bookeo, send them over with your trips, boats, pricing, and availability, and we rebuild the setup in VrixPlay. Your Stripe account connects directly, your existing booking links get replaced when you are ready, and you review everything before it goes live.

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FAQ

VrixPlay vs Bookeo, answered straight.

How much does Bookeo cost?

Bookeo publishes tiered monthly plans, commonly listed from about $14.95 per month for the smallest tier up to about $119.95 per month for the largest, with tiers set by staff or resource count and bookings per month. Bookeo does not charge a commission on your bookings. SMS is purchased as credits. Confirm current pricing on Bookeo's site.

Does Bookeo charge a booking commission?

No. Bookeo states it takes no commission on bookings. Its cost is the monthly subscription plus any add-ons such as SMS credits, and your own payment gateway bills card processing separately.

Is VrixPlay cheaper than Bookeo?

Not always, and we will not claim it is. Below a certain annual booking volume a 3% fee costs less than any subscription. Above it, the subscription wins on platform cost alone. Use the calculator on this page with your real numbers, then weigh what each platform includes.

What does VrixPlay include that Bookeo charges extra for or leaves to integrations?

SMS messaging is included with VrixPlay, subject to A2P 10DLC carrier approval, along with digital waivers, dock manifests, crew assignment, tip pages, review requests, and native HighLevel sync. With Bookeo, SMS is purchased as credits and several of these are handled through add-ons or integrations. Confirm what your Bookeo plan includes.

Can Bookeo handle a fishing charter fleet?

Yes, by setting each boat up as a bookable resource. It is a general-purpose booking engine, so charter concepts like whole-boat versus per-seat trips, crew assignment, and dock manifests are configuration work rather than built-in charter features.

Do both platforms let me use Stripe?

Yes. Bookeo connects your own payment gateway including Stripe, and VrixPlay connects your own Stripe account directly. In both cases card-processing rates are billed by the processor, not the software.

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Sources and review date

Last reviewed: August 2026. Bookeo information is based on Bookeo's own public website and pricing page reviewed in August 2026, and plans and prices can change. Platform fees and card-processing fees are stated separately, and card processing is excluded from the calculator on this page. All product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners. VrixPlay is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any company named on this page.