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TripStub vs FareHarbor

FareHarbor is a Booking.com-owned booking platform known for per-booking fees passed to the customer. TripStub removes that fee entirely and keeps your pricing yours.

Short version

FareHarbor ships a capable platform but funds itself through a booking fee charged to the customer (or absorbed by you). TripStub starts free, never charges per booking on any plan, and you choose your own payment provider directly — no mandatory add-on.

FareHarbor's strengths
  • Very large install base — a reputation advantage
  • Mature distribution partnerships
  • Polished customer-facing checkout
  • Dedicated account managers at higher tiers
Where TripStub is different
  • No booking fee charged to your customer — on any plan.
  • Free plan is free forever — $0/month, not a trial, no credit card
  • Bring your own payment provider (Stripe, Adyen) directly
  • Full data export — no lock-in on the historical record
  • Own-brand storefront free; custom domains on the Scale plan
Feature by feature

What each gives you

Side-by-side capabilities. We flag where we're different (brand tint) and where the other side has the edge — honestly.

Capability
TripStub
FareHarbor

Monthly subscription

Different approach

Free plan — $0; paid plans flat monthly

Free platform; booking fee model

Per-booking fee

Different approach

$0 — any plan

6% service fee (passed to customer by default)

Payment provider choice

Different approach

Stripe / Adyen — bring your own

FareHarbor's merchant-of-record

Distribution partnerships

They do it differently

6+ channel managers via connectors (Growth plan)

Native integration with Booking.com family

Own-domain storefront

Comparable

Branded storefront free; custom domain on Scale

Included

Gate check-in

Comparable

Native, phone-friendly

Included

Data portability

Different approach

JSON / CSV export, any time

Limited

Full REST API

Different approach

Free on every workspace

Limited without account manager

Your cost

The math, side by side.

Here's the honest math for a small operator running 100 bookings / month at $80 avg.

TripStub Starter

You

Monthly

$0 / mo

Per booking

$0

Est. annual

$0

  • The whole core platform
  • Unlimited bookings & team
  • Full API access
  • Flat-rate upgrades — $0 per booking on every plan

Typical SaaS

Monthly

$99 – $499 / mo

Per booking

0 – 2%

Est. annual

~$2,400 – $8,000

  • Core features
  • Limited integrations
  • Custom channels (paid add-on)
  • Advanced reporting (top tier)

OTA commission model

Monthly

$0 / mo

Per booking

15 – 30%

Est. annual

~$14,400 – $28,800

  • Marketplace traffic
  • You own the customer? No.
  • You set the price? Not really.

Your savings, calculated

Plug in your numbers. The math is transparent — no pop-up, no email gate.

Bookings per month

50
500
1.5k

Average booking value

$50
$150
$350

Annual revenue

$122,400

120 × $85 × 12

22% OTA commission

$26,928

+ $3,588 SaaS

TripStub Starter cost

=$0

Free plan — and $0 per booking on every plan

Estimated annual savings on TripStub

$30,516

25% of revenue kept

Assumptions: 22% is the midpoint of typical OTA commissions (15–30%); $299/mo is the median for SaaS booking platforms in this category. Your actuals will vary. TripStub's Starter plan is $0 regardless; Growth and Scale are optional flat subscriptions — no TripStub plan ever charges per booking or takes a commission.

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