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The industry standard charges nothing per month and takes a cut of every booking — from your guests, at your checkout. Simplo is $29 flat and takes 0%.
| Feature | Simplo ($29) | FareHarbor | Peek Pro | Checkfront | Bookeo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $29 flat | $0 | $0 | ~$99–125 | $39.95 |
| Booking fee on guests | 0% | ~6% at checkout | 6–8% (varies) | 3% (absorb or pass on) | 0% |
| Fee on a $10k month | $0 | ~$600 | ~$600–800 | ~$300 | $0 |
| Payment processing | Your own Stripe/Square — raw rates | Deducted by platform | 2.3% + 30¢ via platform | Via gateway | BYO gateway |
| Waivers in the same checkout | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| Deposits & party bookings | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smart waitlist w/ auto-rebook | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| Embed on your own site | One JS snippet | ✓ | ✓ | Reviewers call it clunky | ✓ |
| Contract | None | None, but fees forever | None | None | None |
Fee models from public pricing pages and operator guides (FareHarbor guide, Peek analysis, checkfront.com, bookeo.com), July 2026.
The complaints, answered
The single most argued topic on operator forums about FareHarbor and Peek: a $100 booking shows $106+ at checkout, and guests abandon carts over it. Simplo adds nothing to your guest's total — ever. You pay $29/mo; your guest pays your price.
Xola won't publish its consumer fee; Peek's varies per booking with no explanation. Simplo's entire price list is public: $29/mo for booking, $39 with waivers, usage add-ons priced per unit on the pricing page.
Peek reviewers report long holds and unreturned calls; platforms with per-booking fees earn the same whether they answer you or not. Simplo is flat-fee — the only way we keep your $29 is by keeping you.
Money should not sit in your booking software's hands. Simplo never touches the money flow: charges go straight through your own Stripe or Square account at raw processor rates, so there's no platform balance to freeze and no platform-side billing bug that can double-charge.
See the one-step booking + waiver checkout your guests would get — with no fee bolted on the end.