The best Regiondo alternatives for tour operators (2026)

Samba
Regiondo logoRegiondo
Entry price
$0 — everything included
€59/mo (no free plan)
Booking fee
2% flat (first $10k free)
Ticket fee + unpublished % (reported)
Paid plans
None — one free plan
€59–€99/mo

Last updated

By Valentin Fily

The short version

For operators selling direct, Samba is the strongest Regiondo alternative: a flat, published 2% per-booking fee (first $10,000 of bookings free), native deposits and installment plans, and a free $0/mo plan with every feature included — where Regiondo starts at €59/mo with layered, unpublished booking fees. If OTA distribution is your priority, Bókun or Regiondo's own sibling Rezdy keep the reach with transparent pricing.

1

Samba is the direct-sale pick

Flat, published 2% per booking (first $10k free), native deposits and installment plans, and a free $0/mo plan with every feature included — versus Regiondo's €59/mo entry and unpublished fees.

2

Regiondo's strength is EU distribution

A channel manager for GetYourGuide, Viator and other OTAs, used by 7,000+ operators. The catch is opaque, layered per-booking fees and no automatic installment schedule.

3

Bókun and Rezdy keep the reach

If you stay OTA-heavy, Bókun's 2,600+ reseller marketplace or Rezdy's 12,000-agent network match Regiondo's distribution with published fees. Rezdy shares Regiondo's parent group.

4

Match the tool to your channel mix

Direct-selling operators should weigh fee transparency and payment plans; OTA-heavy operators should weigh reseller reach over headline price.

How they compare

How they compare
SambaRegiondo logoRegiondoBókun logoBókunRezdy logoRezdyWeTravel logoWeTravelFareHarbor logoFareHarborbookingkit logobookingkit
Entry price
$0 — everything included
€59/mo (no free plan)
$0 (no online selling)
$49/mo (Foundation)
$0 (Basic)
$0 (no subscription)
€49/mo (no free plan)
Booking fee
2% flat (first $10k free)
Ticket fee + unpublished % (reported)
1–1.5% (0% on Viator)
+3% per online booking
Not published
6% direct (accounts under $35k/yr), 2% on API/OTA bookings
2–3% + 3% pay + €0.60/ticket
Paid plans
None — one free plan
€59–€99/mo
$49–$499/mo
$49–$249/mo
$79/mo
None
€49–€99/mo + custom
Transparency
Public
Partial — fees opaque
Public
Public
Partial
Partial: rate published only for accounts under $35k/yr
Partial — Prokit on request
Deposits & plans
Deposits + installments
Deposits, no installments
Deposits, no installments
Deposits + emailed payment requests
Auto-billing + schedules
Deposits, no auto plans
BNPL installments only
OTA distribution
Channel sync (Viator, GYG)
Strong (OTAs + resellers)
Strong (2,600+ resellers)
Strong (12,000+ agents)
Weak
Strong (Viator, GYG, Expedia)
Strong (Viator, GetYourGuide)
Track record
Founded 2026
7,000+ operators
Not published
12,000+ agent marketplace
10,000+ businesses
20,000+ operators
Since 2014; 6,000+ clients

Source: compared against 16 other tour booking platforms, including Resmark, Rezdy and Rezgo. Browse every Samba comparison.

Why are operators looking for a Regiondo alternative?

Regiondo is a capable European platform — by its own count it powers more than 7,000 operators, and its distribution is the real draw: a channel manager that pushes availability to GetYourGuide, Viator and other OTAs, including local European ones. For an operator whose bookings come mostly through resellers, that reach can be the whole reason to stay.

The friction is somewhere else: what it actually costs is hard to pin down, and it isn't built for collecting money over time.

What does Regiondo actually charge?

Regiondo's pricing page shows two plans — Grow at €59/month and Pro at €99/month — under a "flat monthly fee, no commission" headline. The same page notes that a small per-booking fee applies to online bookings, and Regiondo's support documentation describes that cost as layers: a ticket fee, a system provision (a percentage of the ticket price), a payment fee and per-channel commissions. The headline percentage is never published. Third-party guides report a ticket fee of about €0.50 plus an undisclosed percentage, but because Regiondo doesn't quote it, you can't plan a year around it — you have to get the number on a demo.

Where does Regiondo fall short?

A trip that isn't paid in full upfront needs a deposit to hold the booking and an installment schedule to collect the balance over weeks. Regiondo takes deposits but doesn't advertise an automatic installment schedule, and its product center of gravity is activities and ticketing sold through OTAs, not trips sold direct. Operators selling higher-value trips often find they're missing the payment structure those trips depend on.

Who should stay on Regiondo?

Be fair about it: if you're a European operator who lives on OTA and reseller distribution, Regiondo's reach is a genuine asset, and the per-booking fee may be worth it for the volume it brings. The operators with the clearest reason to move are the ones selling direct, who want fees they can actually see and payment plans built in.

Fee math

What a layered booking fee can cost on a €3,000 trip

Samba · flat 2%€60
Regiondo · per-ticket fee + unpublished %€90
Samba charges a flat 2% per booking, with the first $10,000 of bookings free; Stripe processing is separate. Regiondo does not publish the rate of its per-booking fee. Third-party guides report a ticket fee of about €0.50 plus an undisclosed percentage, on top of payment and channel costs.

Want to see what this costs on your own bookings? Run your numbers in the fee calculator: subscription, booking fees, card processing and OTA commission, line by line.

6 Regiondo alternatives, ranked

Samba leads for operators selling direct. The honest trade-offs stay visible on every card.

Our pick
1

Samba

Best for: Operators who sell direct and want everything on one free plan, with deposits and installment plans built in

One free plan · $0/mo, every feature included · 2% per booking (first $10k free) · Stripe processing separate · Enterprise on request

Pros

  • One free plan at $0/mo with every feature included — no tiers, no setup fee
  • Flat 2% per booking, with the first $10,000 of bookings free
  • Native deposits and installment plans with automatic reminders
  • No OTA lock-in; you keep the direct customer relationship

Cons

  • Founded in 2026 — younger than the incumbents, but more agile
  • Syncs bookings from connected channels like Viator and GetYourGuide, but is not a full distribution channel manager — the incumbents have wider reseller reach
Honest take

Built for operators selling direct: every feature on one free plan, native deposits and installments, and a flat 2% with the first $10,000 of bookings free. Samba syncs bookings from connected channels like Viator and GetYourGuide, but it isn't a distribution play — if resellers drive most of your volume, a platform with a full channel manager still gives you more reach.

2

Bókun logoBókun

Best for: OTA-heavy operators who want maximum reseller reach and a channel manager

Free $0/mo · $49/mo · $149/mo · $499/mo · 1–1.5% per applicable booking (0% on Viator and offline bookings)

Pros

  • Marketplace of 2,600+ OTAs and resellers, plus 70+ global OTAs
  • 0% Bókun fee on Viator and offline bookings on paid plans
  • Transparent four-tier pricing

Cons

  • Takes deposits, but no automatic installment schedule
  • Day-tour and distribution focus
Honest take

The distribution play. If Viator and reseller volume drive your business, its channel manager and 0% Viator fee are hard to beat. It takes deposits, but it doesn't charge the remaining balance automatically, so plan how you'll collect it.

3

Rezdy logoRezdy

Best for: Operators who want an agent marketplace and a transparent channel manager

Foundation $49/mo · Accelerate $99/mo · Expansion $249/mo · +3% per online booking

Pros

  • Published +3% online-booking fee
  • 12,000+ agent marketplace and strong channel manager
  • API access and resource management on higher tiers

Cons

  • 3% online-booking fee runs above Samba's flat 2%
  • Deposits, but installments go out as emailed payment links, not automatic card charges; activity-tour focus
Honest take

A solid, transparent choice for operators who want agent distribution, with a published 3% online fee. It takes deposits and can email up to three scheduled payment requests, but doesn’t charge installments to a saved card automatically, and its online fee sits above Samba’s flat 2%.

4

WeTravel logoWeTravel

Best for: Group and direct-sale organizers who want an itinerary builder and auto-billing

Basic $0/mo · Pro $79/mo · booking fee rate not published ($1.50 minimum) · processing ACH 0%, Visa/Mastercard 2.9%

Pros

  • Native multi-day itinerary builder and group management
  • Deposits, auto-billing, and payment schedules built in
  • Public plan pricing; 10,000+ travel businesses

Cons

  • Booking fee isn't published; confirm the rate on a demo
  • Weaker OTA distribution than FareHarbor or Bókun
Honest take

The closest match to Samba for operators selling direct, with a strong itinerary builder and auto-billing. The catch is fee transparency: it references a booking fee it doesn't publish, so pin down the number before you commit.

5

FareHarbor logoFareHarbor

Best for: Operators who want the largest, most established brand and heavy OTA distribution

$0/mo for the booking system · 6% per direct booking for accounts under $35k a year (added to the traveler's price) plus a 2% API fee on OTA bookings (FareHarbor help center); other accounts' rates not published

Pros

  • The biggest name in the category — 20,000+ companies and a Booking Holdings brand
  • Strong OTA distribution: Viator, GetYourGuide, Expedia and Google Things to Do
  • No monthly subscription to start

Cons

  • 6% booking fee on direct bookings for accounts under $35k a year, plus a 2% API fee on OTA bookings; rates for other accounts aren't published
  • No automatic payment plans on standard bookings
Honest take

FareHarbor is the heavyweight, and its distribution is a genuine asset. The trade-off is the fee. Its help center lists a 6% booking fee on direct bookings for accounts under $35,000 a year in online direct bookings, added to the traveler's price by default, plus a 2% API fee on bookings that come in from OTAs. Newer and larger accounts get a rate that isn't published, so get yours in writing.

6

bookingkit logobookingkit

Best for: European attractions, tours and activities operators whose main goal is OTA channel distribution and reseller reach

Starterkit €49/mo (annual) · Businesskit €99/mo · Prokit custom · 2–3% booking fee + 3% payment fee + €0.60/ticket · no free plan

Pros

  • Strong European OTA channel manager — Google, Viator, GetYourGuide and 50+ partner networks
  • Its own "bookingkit reach" B2B reseller network
  • Public pricing on its two lower tiers
  • 6,000+ clients across Europe since 2014

Cons

  • No free plan — entry is €49/mo, billed annually (in euros)
  • Fees stack: a 2–3% booking fee plus a 3% payment fee and €0.60 per ticket
  • No operator-set deposits; installments only via Klarna, Scalapay or Alma
Honest take

bookingkit's channel manager and reseller network are a strong, established fit for European OTA-driven operators. For an operator who sells direct, the gaps are no free entry, euro pricing, a stacked fee structure, and no operator-set deposit or installment schedule (travelers can split payments only through Klarna, Scalapay or Alma).

How should you choose a Regiondo alternative?

There's no single best tool — there's a best tool for how you actually sell. Start with one question: where do your bookings come from?

What if most of your bookings come from OTAs?

Then distribution outweighs the headline fee. Bókun is built for it: a marketplace of 2,600+ OTAs and resellers and a 0% Bókun fee on Viator bookings on paid plans, all on transparent four-tier pricing. Rezdy plays the same game with a 12,000-agent marketplace and a published +3% online-booking fee — and, notably, it shares Regiondo's parent group, so it's the closest thing to "Regiondo with the fees in the open."

What if you sell multi-day trips direct?

Then deposits, installments and fee transparency matter more than reseller count. Samba is purpose-built for this: native deposits and installment plans, a free $0/mo plan with every feature included, and a flat 2% per booking with the first $10,000 of bookings free. WeTravel is the closest alternative, pairing a native itinerary builder with auto-billing — confirm its booking fee on a demo, since it isn't published.

How much should fee transparency weigh in your decision?

More than operators expect, because you can't optimize what you can't see. Regiondo's layered per-booking fee is real but unpublished, so the only way to know your true cost per departure is to model it after the fact. A platform that quotes a flat, visible rate — Samba's 2%, Rezdy's 3%, Bókun's 1–1.5% — lets you price each trip with the fee already in the math. On a €3,000 trip Samba's 2% is €60. Regiondo's number for the same trip only shows up once a demo gives you its rate.

How hard is it to switch from Regiondo to Samba?

Switching booking platforms feels heavier than it is, mostly because your live calendar and customer relationships are on the line. The practical work breaks into three parts: moving your experiences and availability, redirecting your booking links, and bringing across any in-flight bookings.

What do you need to move first?

Your experiences and their availability. On Samba's free plan you can rebuild all your experiences, set deposit and installment terms, and run real test bookings through the engine before you point any traffic at it. In Samba, deposits and automatic installment plans are built in.

What happens to bookings already in Regiondo?

Let existing departures run out on Regiondo while new bookings flow to Samba — there's no need for a hard cutover. Point your website's "Book now" links and embedded buttons at the new checkout, keep Regiondo live until its last booked trip departs, then close the account. Offline payments you mark manually carry no Samba fee, which keeps reconciling a transition period straightforward.

The honest part: there's real setup work, and if a lot of your volume comes through Regiondo's OTA connections, you'll want to keep a distribution plan for those channels — Samba syncs bookings from connected channels like GetYourGuide, but it isn't a full distribution channel manager. What you get in exchange is fee math you can actually see — a flat 2% per booking, first $10,000 free, processing billed straight to Stripe — and deposits and installment plans built in. If you're ready to see it against your own trips, you can start free on Samba.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Regiondo cost?

Regiondo's published plans are Grow at €59/month and Pro at €99/month, billed monthly on a one-year contract (10% off if you pay the year upfront), and no free plan. Online bookings also carry a per-booking fee whose rate Regiondo doesn't publish; third-party guides report a ticket fee of about €0.50 plus a percentage they can't confirm either. Samba is one free plan at $0/month with every feature included, plus a flat, published 2% per booking with the first $10,000 free.

Does Regiondo charge commission per booking?

Yes, indirectly. Regiondo headlines a 'no commission' flat monthly fee, but its own support documentation describes a per-booking cost made up of a ticket fee, a system provision (a percentage of the ticket price), a payment fee and per-channel commissions. The exact percentage isn't published; third-party guides report a ticket fee of about €0.50 plus a percentage they can't confirm either, so confirm the rate on a demo.

What is the best Regiondo alternative for OTA distribution?

Bókun is the closest like-for-like, with a marketplace of 2,600+ OTAs and resellers and transparent four-tier pricing ($0–$499/month, 1–1.5% per applicable booking, 0% on Viator). Rezdy is the other strong option, with a 12,000-agent marketplace and a published +3% online-booking fee — and it shares Regiondo's parent group.

Is there a free Regiondo alternative?

Yes. Samba offers a $0/month plan with a working booking engine, and WeTravel has a free Basic plan. Bókun's Free tier is also $0, but it only manages Viator and manual bookings; selling online starts at $49/month plus 1.5%. Regiondo's pricing page shows a €59/month entry plan with no free tier. Samba's free plan adds a flat 2% per-booking fee, with the first $10,000 of bookings free and Stripe processing billed separately.

Does Regiondo support deposits and installment payments?

Regiondo advertises deposit payments, but not an automatic installment schedule. If collecting a deposit and then the balance over time matters to you, Samba includes native deposits and installment plans, and WeTravel provides auto-billing and payment schedules.

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