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[Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/ticketing/fareharbor-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/ticketing/fareharbor-profile/alternatives/) # FareHarbor User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.7/5 - Total reviews: 1,132 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.6/5 - Customer support: 4.8/5 - Value for money: 4.6/5 - Functionality: 4.5/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 937 reviews (83%) - 4 stars: 145 reviews (13%) - 3 stars: 23 reviews (2%) - 2 stars: 7 reviews (1%) - 1 star: 20 reviews (2%) ### Most mentioned pros - We could juggle multiple trips, keep our schedules tidy, and tweak availability on the fly. Plus, it made communicating with our guests a breeze and kept everything in one place, which was crucial during the hectic cruise seasons. - It’s a reliable and efficient booking platform that works especially well for tourism-based businesses with fluctuating schedules and high customer volume. - FareHarbor was a fantastic tool for handling bookings for our fishing charter business, especially since we had lots of international cruise clients. ### Most mentioned cons - Tasks that should be simple and quick often take far longer than necessary, which creates unnecessary stress when you’re trying to plan or manage something important. When you rely on a system to coordinate schedules or bookings, time matters, and the delays I experienced made the platform feel unprofessional. - Tasks that should be simple and quick often take far longer than necessary, which creates unnecessary stress when you’re trying to plan or manage something important. When you rely on a system to coordinate schedules or bookings, time matters, and the delays I experienced made the platform feel unprofessional. - It’s frustrating that you can’t simply transfer someone from one tour of your home to an in depth tour. ## FareHarbor customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 1,132 (page 1). ### My Only Regret Is Not Starting Sooner - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Dave N. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Leisure, Travel & Tourism - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Reliable, professional, honest. Every question is answered. Every promise fulfilled. What more is there? #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The Fareharbor software has freed me to get back to doing what makes my company great and puts the entire back office functions at my finger tips: booking, assigning roles, servicing my clients, and ensuring my reporting is clear and easy to follow has gone from consuming most of my time to becoming a second thought. I have an entire staff in my pocket and the support and training from FareHarbor are always there when I have a question. #### Cons I would like to be able to send more automatic mails than currently possible. That's it. #### Reasons for choosing FareHarbor You were the best. #### Reasons for switching to FareHarbor You are everything they fail to be. I have been beyond satisfied and would like to find a way to integrate FareHarbor into my other business. #### Vendor response Hi Dave - Thank you for taking the time to write this review! FareHarbor was designed to help tour operators, such as yourself, grow their businesses - we are happy to hear that you have been able to leverage the software to handle the operational day to day of your business. We look forward to growing this partnership! Thank you! Replied October 2019 --- ### Great software - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Dustin P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Leisure, Travel & Tourism - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall the company has been great for us, especially getting us through our growing pains. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like how you can do everything in the backend, reports, inventory, taxes. It allows you to look at future bookings and see future sales. #### Cons The training was not the best. But when you do need help the majority of the time there customer service is great. #### Reasons for choosing FareHarbor We chose Fareharbor over the others because the sales rep really dug into what we needed as a company. #### Reasons for switching to FareHarbor As we grew as a company it didn’t provide the necessary reporting and booking management we needed. #### Vendor response Hello, thank you for your review! We are very happy to hear about your experience switching to FareHarbor — we're thrilled to be your partner in success. Replied May 2025 --- ### FareHarbor Has Finger On Pulse of My Business & Like Having One's Own Private Team! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Shannon S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Hospitality - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2019 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I grew up with eTix, moved along with ZERVE (whom I adored) and then came into FareHarbor once ZERVE bit the dust. FareHarbor had some kinks at first but then took the torch and ran with it like a leader well in touch with things. I like that FareHarbor gets that although there's a template or universal aspect to tour businesses, that there are also some like my own that are constantly changing, evolving and pushing the envelope and do more than stay conventional. It means the world that their team is open to my evolution and are willing to work to create new dimensions to their own system to help me fulfill my vision! That's massive and money in the bank! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Sounds cliche, but it's very organic and "thinks" like someone in the tour industry. It's almost scary! It's like the software knows what I'm thinking at times, stays ahead of me but then other times, it's like I'm teaching it new things. Very collaborative feeling. #### Cons I doubt if anything is dummy proof but this is as close as it can get. I do hope that in the future, they will find a way for me to add some alternative things to the checkout for the customer. I have a product that is related to the traveler experience and would love to have it as a check out option right before they buy the tour tickets or complete the transaction because I feel its like a final sale's plug reminder that they might either jump on board with or be interested enough to go back and review the product's description and be influenced to purchase it last second. Currently its an item for sale but its too separated from where I think it needs to be personally. --- ### Good if you're a big business. - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: JOSEPH T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Leisure, Travel & Tourism - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. A little rough in the beginning but eventually got it working. They were helpful with all setups and tackled any issue quickly. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros API connectivity. It synced up with a lot of my partners #### Cons Trying to strong arm small businesses who are already being squeezed by Viator. #### Reasons for switching to FareHarbor They were not trying to strong arm me as a small business. #### Vendor response Hello Joseph, thank you for sharing your honest review about our product and services! Replied April 2025 --- ### Works for basic needs, but has gaps - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Law Practice - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall we are booking field trips, tours, and other events. There are multiple users and multiple locations that we are all trying to book within. In the event we are all paying very close attention to what is going on everywhere, we can manage with no problems, however, if we are very busy or someone is very stressed to get something on Fareharbor in a hurry, it is possible to double book something without Fareharbor having any warning. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 2/5 #### Pros Features that I like most include that a hold can be placed on dates and times by utilizing Private Headlines. New bookings for contacts are very convenient as well as rebooking and cancellations. Plenty of places for notes and the ability to run reports for those various reports. Love all the freedom to program what you want when creating an event, especially when it comes to what information you want to collect from the registrant. #### Cons The load times are extremely slow. In addition, the program will allow overlapping event reservations utilizing the same resources without telling the user. This can allow double booking of the same location, despite what resources are marked when setting up the event. This is a major problem. There is also the inability to delete several bookings for the contact during the same Order. This is annoying and time consuming when the order has 10+ bookings. #### Reasons for choosing FareHarbor I was not included in the decision. #### Reasons for switching to FareHarbor Previous software did not allow us to sale tickets on-line and Fareharbor did. #### Vendor response Hello - thank you for taking the time to write this honest review of your experience with FareHarbor. It is great to know you've been able to take advantage of our features and customization. Regarding your resources and overlapping event reservations, please reach out to our 24/7 Support team! We can review your current set up and provide any recommendations for optimizing your existing resources. Replied April 2020 --- ### Easy To Use Booking System With Great Customer Support - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Recreational Facilities and Services - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Because it costs the company nothing and their customer service is top-notch I have nothing but great experiences with FareHarbor and the customers do not seem to mind the added fee for online booking as the booking numbers have gone up since implementing FareHarbor! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The team at FareHarbor made the transition to their product super easy. They listened to our requirements and configured the product to accommodate everything required. Both the frontend and backend of the product is easy to navigate and use for both customers and administrators. It integrated with the website with no problems. #### Cons Their fee is pretty steep in my opinion. It's charged to the customer booking, but I don't like the amount of the fee no matter who it is passed on to! #### Reasons for choosing FareHarbor No cost to the company since the fee is added to the customer booking total. #### Vendor response Hello - Thank you for taking the time to share your review with us! We are thrilled to hear you had a great experience working with our Customer Support teams and you've found our Dashboard easy to use. We aim to make your life easier! We understand your feedback regarding the fee, however our experience shows that this fee does not affect your conversions! Once again, thank you for sharing this review with us. If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to reach out! Replied May 2021 --- ### Powerful and friendly - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: MATTHIEU F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Leisure, Travel & Tourism - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered So far so good, happy to use it and great team behind, helping us to improve our business online. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros its connectivity, various options helps feedbacks, friendly user #### Cons Not a master Jedi yet! but it might be hard to configurate it at your image, since many options are offered. #### Reasons for switching to FareHarbor Better connected, friendlier and better end user experience #### Vendor response Hi Matthieu - thank you for taking the time to give FareHarbor such a great review! We'll get you to master Jedi status in no time. We are always here to help, and never hesitate to reach out! Thanks again. Replied November 2019 --- ### Works well for fishing business! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Bree B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Fishery - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Overall, my experience with FareHarbor has been very positive. It’s a reliable and efficient booking platform that works especially well for tourism-based businesses with fluctuating schedules and high customer volume. It played a key role in keeping our fishing charter operations organized and running smoothly, particularly with the fast-paced nature of cruise clientele #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros FareHarbor was a fantastic tool for handling bookings for our fishing charter business, especially since we had lots of international cruise clients. The online booking system made it super easy for customers to snag their spots without a ton of back-and-forth chatting. The flexibility it offered was a game changer. We could juggle multiple trips, keep our schedules tidy, and tweak availability on the fly. Plus, it made communicating with our guests a breeze and kept everything in one place, which was crucial during the hectic cruise seasons. #### Cons While the platform is very functional, there can be a bit of a learning curve when first setting up trips, availability, and custom options. Some backend features aren’t as intuitive as they could be, especially when making quick changes during a busy day. #### Vendor response Thank you for such a lovely review, Bree. We're so happy to see our platform gives you more ease in your day to day. We hear you in the some features needing to be more intuitive, and we're going to continue to iterate on our features to make sure we can continue to support you so you can continue to give your guests an amazing experience. Thank you for trusting us with your business, cheers! Replied April 2026 --- ### Good Tour Software - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Adam P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Transportation/ Trucking/ Railroad - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Ease of setting up trips for passengers. Also getting info from the bookings for our trips. Value is good. #### Cons Does not show final price for bookings if you choose to have the customers pay for the credit card processing fees #### Vendor response Yes, we do have our current setup as you indicated, the customer does not absorb the credit card fee. However, if you'd like to change this, we can add it as a custom field in your book form with the credit card fee. Feel free to contact me if you have questions on this, I have included my email to be sent to you. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review and let us know what you'd like to see as we continue to improve our platform. Replied October 2026 --- ### Best activity booking system out there - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Katie S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Leisure, Travel & Tourism - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Great customer support and does almost everything you can think of and they are always implementing new features. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Fareharbor is nearly flawless with integrations to concierges and third party resellers. Customer support is top notch and fast. #### Cons It looks like it was built in 1994 and the cost is expensive but it does exactly what we need it to do. #### Vendor response Thanks so much for the kind words! We’re really happy to hear that FareHarbor’s integrations and support are working well for your team, it's great to see that the platform is helping you get things done. We hear you on the design side. We recently rolled out a modernized reporting experience and are continuing to evolve the look and feel of the platform. If you have suggestions on how we can improve the interface, we’d love to hear them! Feel free to send your ideas to support@fareharbor.com as your feedback plays a huge role in helping us grow and remain the best restech solution in the industry. Thanks again for being part of FareHarbor! Replied August 2025 --- ### FareHarbor Daily User - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Antoinette L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Entertainment - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2020 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I am very happy with FareHarbor! I like that there is no monthly fee that I have to pay and the fees that my customers have to pay are small. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I like the ease of the software and how quickly I am able to get a response from the support team when needed. #### Cons I wish the colors were more vibrant on the booking calendar. I have 3 separate escape rooms and the current color scheme is hard to distinct the difference between each room in the booking calendar. #### Reasons for choosing FareHarbor The gentleman whom originally reached out to me was very helpful and offered a remote tour of FareHarbor. He told me the switch from Bookeo would be easy and quick and that FareHarbor would take care of all of the details. It was a quick and easy transition! #### Reasons for switching to FareHarbor I was paying a monthly fee with Bookeo and their customer service team was based out of Austrailia, so any time I had a question or issue it would take days to get resolved. FareHarbor is also a lot more user friendly and easier to get around in. #### Vendor response Hi Antoinette - Thank you for taking the time to write this review! We are happy to hear you have had a great experience working with our team, from our Sales team to our Support! We appreciate your feedback about the colors on the booking calendar! Be on the lookout for our Product & Feature release emails as our team is always looking for ways to enhance the customer experience in our Dashboard. Replied November 2020 --- ### Great option overall - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Molly R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Leisure, Travel & Tourism - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: October 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros FareHarbor is an extremely user friendly platform for our business. We take daily reservations for scheduled times, and this program makes it easy to set capacity limits, collect custom information, and process payments. One aspect that is very helpful is the ability for administrators to make changes to all aspects of the experience listings without having to submit a ticket and wait for approval. The customer service is available 24/7 and the representatives are always knowledgeable or willing to find the answer. They will also walk you through the steps to make changes so that you know how to do it in the future. #### Cons Having come from another system, there are a few things I would have liked to have seen in FareHarbor. One is the ability to see abandoned carts. This was a good way to convert sales in our old system, and I feel that loss with FareHarbor. I would also like more control over emails sent out and the ability to cancel automated emails for a particular client or date. #### Reasons for switching to FareHarbor We had too many issues with TripWorks. One was the inability to quickly load pages in the field. Another was reservation times being incorrect after system updates. They also had limited customer service. #### Vendor response Hello Molly, thank you very much for sharing you review and feedback with us. We will take your suggestions into consideration! Replied November 2023 --- ### BEST RESERVATIONS software out there for Tour Providers - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Brenda C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Sports - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I love fareharbor. Recently explored PeekPro but right at the end of the setup, Fareharbor reached out to me and showed me that what I was seeking from Peek was right there. Just didnt know it. I recommend it to all the tour providers who ask. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Ive been with Fareharbor since they were a small group starting out in Hawaii. It has evolved over time to be more powerful than before. I like best that they receive their revenue from the credit card transaction. Thus if we have no transaction, there is no cost. #### Cons Doesn't handle multi day rates well. I would love for it to integrate with more apps that I use. Also, doesnt support retail add-ons well (Point of Sale) #### Reasons for choosing FareHarbor It has everything I need to run my business and keep my team organized #### Vendor response We love to hear your positive review! We also appreciate hearing your 'cons' — we cannot improve without hearing this feedback from our clients. Replied March 2023 --- ### Very feature-rich & easy to use! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: André H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Hospitality - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2019 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros - You get a beautiful overview of the day, week and month. You know exactly what's happening, who's handling it and what resources are being used; - Flexibility is a big plus with their 'availabilities' concept. Lets us adjust the schedule in order to optimise operations with incredible ease; - Filters that let you build your custom calendar (and save it!) are brilliant. You only see what you want to/need to see; - Reports are highly customisable; - Fantastic support. #### Cons - Needs work on the invoicing module, currently too basic - API features should be expanded to allow more custom development - Overall design could be a bit more flat/modern, not at all bad though #### Reasons for choosing FareHarbor The flexibility that their 'availabilities' concept allows. With FareHarbor, the system does not limit the optimisation of your operations; The ability to build your own custom calendar. #### Reasons for switching to FareHarbor Support & Features #### Vendor response Hi Andre - Thank you for taking the time to write this amazing review! We are so happy to hear that FareHarbor has made a positive impact on your business and that you have been able to take full advantage of all the software's features and functionalities. We look forward to sharing many more years of success. Thanks! Replied November 2019 --- ### Very disappointing service - Overall rating: 1/5 - Reviewer: Al S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Hospitality - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Extremely disappointed with them. They changed the fee structure and would not credit our funds into their account so that we can refund clients, despite numerous calls and emails requesting to do so. Very poor customer service. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 1/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros Dashboard is equal in quality to that of other alternatives, for example, bookingterminal.com #### Cons They changed the terms and fees so there is no guarantee that what they promise you when you sign up will actually stay that way long term. They have the worst customer service I encountered in any business, not replying to emails or calls, nor assisting even if things are urgent. #### Vendor response Hello Al, thank you for leaving your review. Your feedback has been noted! Replied January 2025 --- ### Pay as you go - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Rene A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Hospitality - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Fareharbor was the perfect solution for us over the last years but with increasing direct sales, the commission fee is getting now out of control. We will change therefore sooner or later again to Bokun, which is kinda sad. For comparison: Bokun Pro = 588USD/Year (1.5% Fee on 100.000USD Sales = 1.500USD) Total: 2.088USD/Year Farharbor = 6.0% Fee on 100.000USD Sales = 6.000USD) Total: 6.000USD/Year #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The pay-as-you-go function, as we have changed from Bokun to Fareharbor during Covid. I think this is the only business model that is fair, as both sides have the same reasoning to develop sales in that case. #### Cons - The Marketplace is very weak - No option to cover the booking fees for customers (this doesn't make sense to me, especially no with Google Business integration, as customers can see that tours are cheaper on other OTA platforms like GYG or Viator). - The bookings fees of 6,00% is very high, 4.00% would be much more reasonable #### Vendor response Hi Rene, thank you for leaving your review. We appreciate hearing your feedback and will take it into consideration! Replied December 2023 --- ### Lightyears beyond Bookeo - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Christopher W. - Industry: Transportation/ Trucking/ Railroad - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: May 2017 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Everything related to booking and reservation management, payment processing, etc. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Very deep, extensive functionality. It blows me away how much you can do with this software. The level of customization is mind boggling. We were formerly with Bookeo and it was alright, especially considering the low price, but it was quite simplistic and that caused us some frustrations. It was also pretty outdated in the user interface appearance. Fareharbor booking interface looks very slick and it's a lot quicker for customers and reservationists to make bookings. The software on the backend is very powerful and well thought out. You get complete functionality on mobile and iPhone app that you do with desktop. Bookeo was frustrating how watered down their mobile version was. And they said they had zero interest in making an iPhone or Android app. Fareharbor is a "full service" solution the likes of which I have never seen. They have a department that will create a new Wordpress website for you, a dept that works to set up affiliate access so third parties can book through the system without calling you. They integrate seamlessly with Viator/Expedia/etc. They have several teams of people that specialize in different areas. You get a ton of attention as a new customer and they take care of almost all the setup work. If you are the type that doesn't want to learn how to do any of this kinda stuff yourself or you don't have the time to, Fareharbor is a great solution. I was skeptical that any booking software could be THAT much better than another, but it really is. #### Cons I was very excited to hear about all the many impressive features they offer. What I didn't realize is that it takes a lot of effort to set them all up. Granted they can do ALL of the work for you, so you're in no way left on your own with any of it. But it does take time. I'm a do-it-yourself kind of person; Bookeo was 100% do-it-yourself and I was fine with that. I'm the type of person that doesn't like asking for help or asking other people to do something for me. I want to figure it out and customize it myself. ...Fareharbor is NOT a do-it-yourself system. You will absolutely need their help for a lot of the features to get set up properly. I tried exploring on my own to set up some customization and there's no way you'd be able to figure out most of the feature setup on your own. To be fair, their software isn't designed to be that way, though. It's not a Squarespace/Wix/Bookeo style product. It's very customizable, and as such, you need their help. It takes some time, dozens of phone calls and emails over the course of weeks (and months, as you fine-tune the deeper features). And there is a learning curve. But the depth of functionality and the extensiveness of their software is worth it in the end. Tech support team is great, always taking calls 24/7 (email response time is kinda slow though). Can't imagine anyone else being better. I see why they have so many customers. #### Vendor response Christopher, Thank you so much for the detailed review! We love hearing this kind of feedback from our clients, and appreciate you taking the time to lay out your experience. We're always looking to balance our catalog of features with overall ease-of-use. But know that we'll be here 24/7 while you learn your way around the more complicated features! Thanks again, Becca Replied May 2017 --- ### All in One Booking / POS System - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Bridgette B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Museums and Institutions - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros FareHarbor's user-friendly interface makes it easy to manage bookings, schedules, and customer information. This simplicity improves efficiency and reduces errors, allowing us to focus more on delivering exceptional experiences to our customers. #### Cons I have encountered occasional limitations in the reporting and analytics capabilities within FareHarbor. While it provides essential metrics and insights, there are times when I've needed more flexibility or detailed customization options in generating specific reports or analyzing data trends. #### Vendor response Hello Bridgette, thank you for leaving your review! We will pass along your feedback on reporting. Replied July 2024 --- ### FareHarbor and Tour Management - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Larry S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Entertainment - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I have been using FareHarbor for over 15 months on a daily basis as I give tours on a Segway part time. Its easy to monitor on my mobile home screen and gather data about a client before they arrive. It also lets me know what liability forms they have completed before their arrival. Overall I am happy with my FareHarbor experience. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros FareHarbor is easy to use as an app on my mobile phone or on the desktop computer. Its responsive and gives me data in real time and this is helpful when client's are making changes so I can react accordingly. Usage is intuitive so no real training is needed. #### Cons It would be helpful if FareHarbor would highlight clients that are double booked other wise there is no downside to FareHarbor. #### Vendor response Hello Larry, thank you for taking the time to leave a review! In terms of your double booking issue, we recommend reaching out to our Support team for any questions. https://fareharbor.com/support/ Replied December 2023 --- ### WOW, I am SO happy with this system - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: L B. - Industry: Recreational Facilities and Services - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: January 2017 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered We chose FareHarbor after having issues with our past "#1 Online Booking System," including it's failure to list a calendar when our site was viewed on mobile. I wouldn't have left if not for the stream of failures of the other software, which was pretty nice when it worked... now I'm happy it happened because FareHarbor is amazing. We are an escape room business with 3 themes, 4 rooms, 5 menu selections. It took a few days to get everything dialed in with FareHarbor, now the system saves me so much time and effort. The flexibility is amazing. I was a little worried because, although you can do everything yourself, it seemed you are encouraged not to. I worried this was going to be an issue, but their customer support is top notch. If I want schedules, promotional campaigns, ANYTHING changed, they get it done, and probably faster and smoother than trying to do it myself. Yet I still have the flexibility to easily change and add bookings, dates, prices, availability to individual activities on the schedule on the fly. Two of our rooms can be booked together or separately. We used to put them on schedule separately (book individual rooms this time of day, book pair of rooms for bigger groups that time of day) since if one of the rooms was booked, the two room option was no longer available. With FH both options are on schedule and customer demand drives the calendar selection... if one is chosen, the two room option automatically stops displaying, and the other room can still be booked individually (and visa versa). I saw someone mention the "cost" of the system. We weighed this against other systems and find the cost differences to be pretty much a wash. Their credit card rate is great, especially compared to the cost of going with one of a few other popular escape room booking systems, I would have had to pay for a gateway, route with a merchant's account, pay a variable and mostly higher rate for credit cards... this is all in one and so easy... and a few less things I need to keep track of. Yes, there is a convenience fee for online booking, we absorb this fee into our prices. And really, it's a booking you may not have had were it not for the booking system. They have many features I'm sure (or would hope) other systems have such as auto booking cutoff times, auto email confirmations and reminders, etc. Actual 24 hr cust svc, not "you can contact them 24 hrs a day, leave a message, but not hear back until the next business day." #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Flexibility, ability to change items on the fly and really give the best customer service I can because I can be flexible. I integrate it with my personal calendar so I get the bookings synced right to my phone. The ability to be flexible. Did I mention how flexible it is? #### Cons There are a couple items that are tricky to set up, but why would you when you can just email or call and have them do it. I'm learning to delegate to them, and it's freeing up even more of my time... ok that part's not a con, but the tricky to set up thing is. #### Vendor response Wow! Thank you so much for the detailed review. We hope you know how grateful we are for your support. Flexible is our favorite word too! We're very excited to hear that we've delivered on that. If you ever need anything in the future, never hesitate to reach out. 24/7 means 24/7! Thanks again. - Becca Replied April 2017 --- ### Good Product - Poor Quality Control - Overall rating: 2/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Consumer Services - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2018 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Good product. The product could be even better with more effective business training and the implementation of a formal quality control process. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 3/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It allows businesses to setup and online reservation system making it easier for customers to book a tour. #### Cons As the product continues to evolve and grow it has become harder to use--particularly for small businesses with limited staff resources. Quality control is a major concern for this product. When we first integrated the system with our website it became clear that the company did not perform any quality checks to ensure everything was setup correctly. This is a major concern as there are a myriad of ways that mistakes can be made. Mistakes cause problems for us and for our customers. Most recently, an integration error with an affiliate resulted in a trip cancellation and loss of significant revenue. When problems like this happen, the burden is on us as the business owner--not Fareharbor. This product would be a much greater benefit and quality if more effort was spent on business training and quality control. #### Vendor response Hello! We would like to apologize for your negative experience with our product. We value your partnership and appreciate your honest feedback. Our teams strive to have world-class support and that includes quality control; please be assured that this has been communicated internally. If you have any suggestions for business trainings that will improve our operations, we would love to connect! Replied February 2019 --- ### Fareharbor Prioritises Marketing Itself above its Customers - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Steve P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Arts and Crafts - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: November 2020 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Fareharbor offers a great booking service aside from the limitations mentioned. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros Customer service was excellent for installation and has been great for trouble shooting ongoing issues. Backend of the software is quite intuitive. #### Cons We selected and installed Fareharbour over Rezdy but one of the big disadvantages I see with Fareharbor relates to branding. Our website has a dark theme and Fareharbor currently does not have any flexibility to move beyond its white background booking windows (Rezdy does). This means our customers are jolted into a new environment once they click the book now button. The other issue is the only chance given to brand the pages is on the initial booking landing page, all subsequent booking pages are branded by Fareharbor logos and there is no option even to co-brand. I raised this with their developers and the response was sorry, its all hard coded. I then asked if I could have the fareharbour branding removed from the booking pages. Same deal, sorry, its all hard coded. For me this is not service orientated, we are the client and we should at least be able to choose if we want their logo presented, even if we have to pay a different rate. This would be important if you think that Fareharbor software gives your business a competitive advantage and you dont want to advertise to your competitors who provides your booking software. Bottom line seems that Fareharbor cares about their brand more than yours. That sux! Fareharbors booking calendar cannot manage multi-day bookings very well. Our business runs courses that span over 4 weeks. The Fareharbor calendar can only publish a workaround that presents all dates as text on the course start date. Clunky! #### Reasons for choosing FareHarbor We chose Fareharbor because Rezdy couldnt really work with multi-day bookings. #### Vendor response Hi Steve - Thank you for taking the time to write this review and providing us with your honest feedback. Above all else, our priority is to grow your business. While the FareHarbor logo may pop up during the book form, the FareHarbor Lightframe is designed to create a streamlined buying experience for your customers that converts. As you mentioned, this hard-coded on our end, however this integration allows you to easily track sales sources and conversion metrics. Regarding the multi-day bookings, while we understand there may be some current limitations, our Product Team is always looking for ways to expand on our current features and functionalities. Please be on the look out for our Product and Feature Release Announcements Replied December 2020 --- ### One size really does fit all, shape it to fit your form - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Cleopatra B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Leisure, Travel & Tourism - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Many other platforms have tried to lure us away from FH over the years. I can't fault their service or product, so we'll be staying put for now :) #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Customer support is at the other end of the phone. Not only immediate but knowledgable with solutions. System has developed with our product over the years. FH are always open to new ideas and improving their system. Easy booking system on the customer end. Great admin platform on the backend. #### Cons Some of the features can be a little confusing initially. Restrictions on bookings & availabilities, coupon codes. --- ### Fareharbor has been one of the best business decision we have ever made. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Bill L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2018 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Makes signing up for our programs easier for our clients and easier for us to manage. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Fareharbor is totally customer focused. They work to help us grow our business. You hear businesses say these things but usually they are only looking to grow their business. Fareharbor's customer support is the best we have ever used. Most of the service is easy to use but when you need that extra help, Fareharbor is always there to help with staff that are professional and know the product well. They both save us money and at the same time help us grow our business and make more profits. The bottom line is if you have a business that takes reservations, you should be using Fareharbor. #### Cons While I think the service is easy to use, I hope (and know) it will get easier and move powerful each month. Fareharbor is constantly updating the service and the updates are mostly transparent to us and to our clients. I really don't have anything even a little negative to say about Fareharbor. #### Vendor response Okay, this might just be our new favorite review! Thanks for the wonderful feedback. We really appreciate it. It makes us happy to hear that our customer focus shines through. If there's ever anything we can help with in the future, please don't hesitate to reach out. Our support team is always available! Replied April 2018 --- ### More than just software - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Steve B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Transportation/ Trucking/ Railroad - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2019 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered The folks at FareHarbor have created a culture that is dedicated to taking care of their customers. And they understand that to do that well, I need to be able to take good care of my customers too. From onboarding, to management transitions, to routine support, the team at FareHarbor has truly been a pleasure to work with. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros FareHarbor provides our business with a solid platform from which to sell our tickets, with particular emphasis on online conversion. The ability to manipulate booking flow for various seasons, events, and accommodations is key, along with the ability to shape consumer expectations through confirmation and reminder emails or text messages. Adjusting bookings is simple and intuitive. On top of all that, FareHarbor's SUPPORT is top notch. #### Cons Because of the depth and breadth of our product offerings, FareHarbor can at times be a cumbersome dashboard to work with at the Point of Sale level. But I wouldn't trade the flexibility that we have to negotiate bookings and assist customers for something simply less-cumbersome. #### Vendor response Hi Steve! Thanks so much for your honest review and spotlighting our support teams. Our culture involves treating every customer like Ohana and we are thrilled to hear you feel the same way. We understand that features housed in our powerful booking software can be a bit intimidating but please do not hesitate to reach out to our support team if you every have questions. 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