A charter workflow, or a full activity operating system?
Peek Pro is a large booking and operations platform for tours, activities, rentals, and attractions, with marketplace reach and a deep feature set. VrixPlay does one industry: fishing charters. Trips, boats, deposits, crew, capacity, waivers, manifests, and tip requests, at $0 per month with a flat 3% per booking.
No credit card required. Free software. Flat 3% per booking.
Quick verdict
Peek Pro brings scale: distribution, a broad AI and automation toolset, POS, and a long feature list built for every kind of activity business. VrixPlay brings focus: the exact workflow a charter fleet runs on, a published price, and setup we do for you. If you also sell jet ski rentals, parasail, and attraction tickets under one roof, Peek Pro's breadth earns its keep. If you run boats and trips, the narrower system is usually faster to live and easier on your office staff.
Which one fits your dock?
VrixPlay
Best for captains and fleet owners who want:
- Charter-specific trips: half day, full day, overnight, custom
- Whole-boat and per-seat sales on the same fleet calendar
- A published price: $0 per month, flat 3% per booking
- Their own Stripe account, in their own business name
- Native HighLevel automations for reminders and reviews
- Setup handled for them by a US-based team
Peek Pro
Best for charter businesses that want:
- A large platform used across tours, activities, rentals, and attractions
- Marketplace and distribution reach beyond their own website
- A broad automation, dynamic pricing, and AI toolset
- POS and front-desk selling for walk-up traffic
- Abandoned-booking recovery and waitlist tools
- An established support organization and mobile app
VrixPlay and Peek Pro, line by line.
| Charter need | VrixPlay | Peek Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Industry focus | Fishing charters only | Tours, activities, rentals, and attractions, including charters |
| Monthly software fee | $0 per month | Not published as a rate card. Pricing is quoted per operation. Confirm for your account |
| Booking fee | Flat 3% per booking, published publicly | Not published publicly. Confirm the current per-booking fee for your account |
| Card processing | Stripe's standard card rates, billed by Stripe on your own account | Integrated payment processing through Peek Pro |
| When you get your money | Stripe pays out to your bank on your Stripe schedule, typically within a couple of business days | Payouts through Peek Pro's processing. Confirm the schedule for your account |
| Half day, full day, custom trips | Half day, three quarter day, full day, overnight, and custom trip lengths with per-trip pricing and add-ons | Flexible activity durations, packages, and add-ons |
| Private and shared charters | Private whole-boat charters and shared per-seat trips on the same boat calendar | Private bookings and per-seat ticketing both supported |
| Deposits and balances | Deposits at booking with the balance collected by payment link or on the dock | Deposit and balance handling supported. Confirm the configuration for your account |
| Boat availability and fleet scheduling | Boat-by-boat availability, turnaround gaps, and fleet-wide day view | Resource management across staff and equipment |
| Captain and crew assignments | Assign captain and mates per trip and see who is running what | Staff scheduling and assignment tools |
| Capacity and manifests | Per-boat passenger capacity with live seat counts and USCG-style manifests | Capacity controls and manifests for departures |
| Digital waivers | Digital waivers included, signed on any phone before departure | Digital waivers are part of the platform |
| Trip reminders | Automated email and SMS confirmations, reminders, and dock instructions | Automated email and text messaging |
| Weather cancellations | Reschedule or cancel a trip and notify the whole group in one action, with credits or refunds through Stripe | Rescheduling, waitlists, and guest notification tools |
| Payment links and tips | Payment links for balances, add-ons, and last-minute upsells Post-trip tip pages so anglers can tip the crew by card | Payment tools and upsells. Confirm crew tip collection for your account |
| Review requests | Automated review requests after the trip, including through HighLevel | Post-experience review and marketing automation tools |
| Website booking | 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 | Conversion-optimized embedded booking flow |
| Marketplace exposure | No consumer marketplace. VrixPlay drives bookings from your own site, ads, and repeat customers | Distribution through Peek's consumer channels and partners |
| Point of sale | Take walk-up bookings and card payments from the same app or a payment link | Dedicated POS for front desk and walk-up selling |
| Customer data | Your customer list is yours, exportable at any time | Customer records in Peek Pro. Confirm export terms for your account |
| CRM and HighLevel | Native HighLevel integration for contacts, automations, and review requests. VrixHub white-label CRM is available for an added fee | Confirm HighLevel integration requirements for your account |
| Stripe | Your own Stripe account, connected directly, in your business name | Payments run through Peek Pro's processing |
| Mobile | Installable mobile PWA for captains, mates, and office staff | Native operator mobile app |
| Support | US-based team in Destin, Florida by phone and email, with guided onboarding | Established support organization. Confirm hours for your plan |
| Setup | Self-service signup in about 15 minutes, or send us your trips and we do the setup | Guided onboarding and implementation |
Industry focus
- VrixPlay
- Fishing charters only
- Peek Pro
- Tours, activities, rentals, and attractions, including charters
Monthly software fee
- VrixPlay
- $0 per month
- Peek Pro
- Not published as a rate card. Pricing is quoted per operation. Confirm for your account
Booking fee
- VrixPlay
- Flat 3% per booking, published publicly
- Peek Pro
- Not published publicly. Confirm the current per-booking fee for your account
Card processing
- VrixPlay
- Stripe's standard card rates, billed by Stripe on your own account
- Peek Pro
- Integrated payment processing through Peek Pro
When you get your money
- VrixPlay
- Stripe pays out to your bank on your Stripe schedule, typically within a couple of business days
- Peek Pro
- Payouts through Peek Pro's processing. Confirm the schedule for your account
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
- Peek Pro
- Flexible activity durations, packages, and add-ons
Private and shared charters
- VrixPlay
- Private whole-boat charters and shared per-seat trips on the same boat calendar
- Peek Pro
- Private bookings and per-seat ticketing both supported
Deposits and balances
- VrixPlay
- Deposits at booking with the balance collected by payment link or on the dock
- Peek Pro
- Deposit and balance handling supported. Confirm the configuration for your account
Boat availability and fleet scheduling
- VrixPlay
- Boat-by-boat availability, turnaround gaps, and fleet-wide day view
- Peek Pro
- Resource management across staff and equipment
Captain and crew assignments
- VrixPlay
- Assign captain and mates per trip and see who is running what
- Peek Pro
- Staff scheduling and assignment tools
Capacity and manifests
- VrixPlay
- Per-boat passenger capacity with live seat counts and USCG-style manifests
- Peek Pro
- Capacity controls and manifests for departures
Digital waivers
- VrixPlay
- Digital waivers included, signed on any phone before departure
- Peek Pro
- Digital waivers are part of the platform
Trip reminders
- VrixPlay
- Automated email and SMS confirmations, reminders, and dock instructions
- Peek Pro
- Automated email and text messaging
Weather cancellations
- VrixPlay
- Reschedule or cancel a trip and notify the whole group in one action, with credits or refunds through Stripe
- Peek Pro
- Rescheduling, waitlists, and guest notification tools
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
- Peek Pro
- Payment tools and upsells. Confirm crew tip collection for your account
Review requests
- VrixPlay
- Automated review requests after the trip, including through HighLevel
- Peek Pro
- Post-experience review and marketing automation tools
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
- Peek Pro
- Conversion-optimized embedded booking flow
Marketplace exposure
- VrixPlay
- No consumer marketplace. VrixPlay drives bookings from your own site, ads, and repeat customers
- Peek Pro
- Distribution through Peek's consumer channels and partners
Point of sale
- VrixPlay
- Take walk-up bookings and card payments from the same app or a payment link
- Peek Pro
- Dedicated POS for front desk and walk-up selling
Customer data
- VrixPlay
- Your customer list is yours, exportable at any time
- Peek Pro
- Customer records in Peek Pro. Confirm export terms for your account
CRM and HighLevel
- VrixPlay
- Native HighLevel integration for contacts, automations, and review requests. VrixHub white-label CRM is available for an added fee
- Peek Pro
- Confirm HighLevel integration requirements for your account
Stripe
- VrixPlay
- Your own Stripe account, connected directly, in your business name
- Peek Pro
- Payments run through Peek Pro's processing
Mobile
- VrixPlay
- Installable mobile PWA for captains, mates, and office staff
- Peek Pro
- Native operator mobile app
Support
- VrixPlay
- US-based team in Destin, Florida by phone and email, with guided onboarding
- Peek Pro
- Established support organization. Confirm hours for your plan
Setup
- VrixPlay
- Self-service signup in about 15 minutes, or send us your trips and we do the setup
- Peek Pro
- Guided onboarding and implementation
Peek Pro details come from Peek Pro's own website and product pages, reviewed in August 2026. Peek Pro does not publish an operator rate card, so no fee figure is stated here. Rows marked confirm availability for your account are capabilities Peek Pro's public materials do not state clearly for a charter operation, not features we are claiming it lacks.
What each platform costs you.
VrixPlay publishes its numbers: $0 per month and a flat 3% per booking, with card processing billed separately by Stripe. Peek Pro does not publish an operator rate card, so the only honest instruction is to request a written quote and confirm exactly what is charged per booking, what is charged on distribution bookings, and how processing is billed.
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
Peek Pro
- No public rate card for operators. Pricing is quoted per operation
- Payment processing is integrated rather than run on your own Stripe account
- Distribution and partner bookings carry their own commercial terms
- Ask for the per-booking fee in writing, including online and POS bookings
- Confirm contract length and any minimums before signing
No calculator is shown on this page because Peek Pro does not publish a rate we could model honestly.
From the booking request to the tip request.
How each platform handles the day a charter business actually runs.
Selling a half day
VrixPlay
Charter trip types, per-boat pricing, and add-ons like rods, licenses, and fish cleaning, on a booking page built for boats.
Peek Pro
Configured as an activity with durations, packages, and add-ons in a general activity model.
Whole boat versus by the seat
VrixPlay
One hull sells privately or per seat depending on the day, on the same calendar.
Peek Pro
Private bookings and per-seat ticketing are both supported through the platform's inventory model.
Deposit now, balance later
VrixPlay
Deposit into your Stripe account at booking, balance by payment link before departure.
Peek Pro
Deposits and balances are supported. Confirm the exact configuration for your account.
The fleet day view
VrixPlay
Every hull, every trip, turnaround gaps, and the captain assigned to each, on one screen.
Peek Pro
Resource management covers staff and equipment across a broad range of activity types.
Waivers and manifests
VrixPlay
Waivers on a phone before the dock, manifest with names, counts, and waiver status for the mate.
Peek Pro
Digital waivers and departure manifests are part of the platform.
Blown-out morning
VrixPlay
Reschedule and notify the group by email and SMS in one action, refunds or credits through Stripe.
Peek Pro
Rescheduling, waitlists, and guest notifications are supported.
Tipping the mate
VrixPlay
Post-trip tip page, money into your Stripe account.
Peek Pro
Confirm crew tip collection for your account.
Repeat anglers
VrixPlay
HighLevel sync drives review requests, rebooking offers, and season openers.
Peek Pro
Marketing automation and abandoned-booking recovery are strengths of the platform.
Breadth versus fit
Peek Pro is built to run almost any experience business, and it is genuinely good at that. Dynamic pricing, waitlists, abandoned-booking recovery, POS, and distribution are real revenue tools, and a multi-activity operation gets a lot out of them.
The cost of breadth is configuration. A charter business setting up a general activity platform spends time translating boats, trip lengths, deposits, and crew into a model designed for tours and tickets.
VrixPlay starts where a charter starts. The fields are hulls, captains, trip lengths, seats, deposits, waivers, and manifests, because there is nothing else to support. If your business is boats and trips, that is less setup and less to explain to new office staff.
Pick the platform that matches your operation.
Choose VrixPlay if:
- Fishing charters are your business, not one product line among many
- You want your platform cost published rather than quoted
- You want deposits in your own Stripe account, in your business name
- You need crew assignment, capacity, waivers, and dock manifests as standard
- You use HighLevel, or want reminders and review requests automated
- You want to be live in days with setup done for you
Choose Peek Pro if:
- You sell rentals, attractions, or multiple activity types alongside charters
- Distribution beyond your own website is a core revenue channel
- You want a dedicated POS for a walk-up counter or ticket window
- You want dynamic pricing, waitlists, and abandoned-booking recovery
- You want a native operator mobile app
- You are comfortable with a quoted contract and guided implementation
Coming off Peek Pro?
Ask Peek Pro for a customer and booking export, then send it to us with your trips, boats, pricing, and availability. We rebuild it in VrixPlay, connect your own Stripe account, and hand you a booking page to review before anything changes on your website.
VrixPlay vs Peek Pro, answered straight.
How much does Peek Pro cost?
Peek Pro does not publish an operator rate card, so we do not quote a figure. Ask for the per-booking fee in writing, along with how POS and distribution bookings are charged and how payment processing is billed.
Is VrixPlay a Peek Pro alternative for fishing charters?
Yes, for charter operations. VrixPlay covers online booking, deposits, fleet and crew scheduling, capacity, waivers, manifests, messaging, tips, and reporting for charters. It does not attempt to cover attractions, ticketed venues, or rental fleets of equipment.
Does VrixPlay handle per-seat head boat trips?
Yes. A hull can sell per seat with live capacity or as a private whole-boat charter, on the same calendar, without double booking.
Can I keep my own Stripe account?
Yes. VrixPlay connects your own Stripe account so deposits and balances land in your bank in your business name, and Stripe bills processing separately.
Does VrixPlay have a marketplace?
No. VrixPlay drives bookings from your own site, ads, referrals, and repeat anglers. If you rely on marketplace demand, a platform with distribution partners may suit you better.
How long does VrixPlay take to set up?
Signup takes about 15 minutes. If you send us your trip list, pricing, boats, and availability, our team builds the whole configuration for you.
More on how VrixPlay runs charters.
Ready to run your charters from one screen?
Trips, deposits, waivers, manifests, reminders, and tip requests in one place. We handle the setup, you go fishing.
Free software. Flat 3% per booking. Setup in about 15 minutes.
Sources and review date
Last reviewed: August 2026. Peek Pro information is based on Peek Pro's own public website reviewed in August 2026, and features and pricing can change. Peek Pro does not publish an operator rate card, so no fee figure is stated. Platform fees and card-processing fees are stated separately. 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.