Two booking platforms, two very different price stories. One says it has no subscriptions. The other asks you to request a quote. If you run boat tours, you just want to know how each one gets paid, and what that means for your ticket.

This post compares Xola vs Peek Pro using only what each company publishes on its own website, checked in September 2026. Where a number isn’t public, we say so and give you the question to ask. For more head-to-heads, see our booking software comparisons page.

Xola vs Peek Pro: the short answer

They price in different ways. Xola describes a partner fee paid by your customers, plus a published card processing rate. Peek Pro uses custom quotes. Neither page we checked lists a booking fee amount you can plug into a spreadsheet. So the only fair comparison is a written quote on your real ticket price. Below, we lay out what each one says in public, and what to ask next.

What Xola publishes about pricing

According to Xola’s pricing page (as of September 2026), “Xola assesses a small partner fee to your customers on every purchase.” The page does not state the amount. It also says “No subscriptions. No added OTA fees. No hidden fees.”

The same page shows card processing at 2.39% + $0.30, with a note that rates vary outside of the United States.

Questions to ask Xola:

• How much is the partner fee on a $100 ticket, and on a $400 private charter?
• How does the fee appear on your guest’s checkout screen?
• What happens to the fee when you refund a weather cancellation?

What Peek Pro publishes about pricing

According to Peek Pro’s homepage FAQ (as of September 2026), “Peek Pro uses custom, quote-based pricing tailored to your business rather than a fixed monthly plan.” It asks you to request a demo for a quote. The same page lists AI dynamic pricing, automated waitlists, abandoned booking recovery, POS and waivers among its features.

Questions to ask Peek Pro:

• What is my total cost per booking, in dollars, on my real ticket price?
• Is that a percentage, a flat amount, or both?
• Who pays it, you or your guest?
• Which features are included in the quote, and which cost extra?

If you can’t write the fee down before the demo, write it down during the demo.

Xola vs FareHarbor: which offers a better pricing model?

Many people who compare Xola also look at FareHarbor. According to a FareHarbor blog post dated August 21, 2024, under its pricing model “the booking fee is transferred to the customer at checkout,” and it describes this as generally “omitting any monthly payment plans or upfront costs.”

That sounds a lot like Xola’s model: your guest pays the fee. FareHarbor does not publish its booking fee percentage on the pages we checked. So ask both companies for the exact fee in writing. As for features and marketing tools, ask each one to show you, live, the tools you’ll actually use.

Side by side, as published

Checked September 2026 on each company’s own site. Prices change, so confirm with each company before you decide.

Why “the customer pays” still matters to you

Here’s the thing. A fee your guest pays is still part of your price. Guests compare totals, not base prices. A bigger number on the last screen can cost you a booking (and maybe earn you a grumpy “surprise fee” comment).

Here’s generic example math. A 6% booking fee on a $400 private charter adds $24. A 3% fee adds $12. A flat $1.50 adds $1.50. The percentage grows every time your price does. The flat fee doesn’t budge (it’s stubborn like that).

Beyond price: what a boat operator should test

Price matters, but boats have their own headaches. We’ve worked with charter and tour boat operators for years, and the same few moments decide whether software helps or hurts. So in any Xola vs Peek Pro demo, test these with your own trips.

• The dawn weather call. How fast can you tell every guest on a trip at once? What does a refund cost you?
• The manifest. Can the crew pull a clean passenger list with a live headcount at the dock?
• Walk-ups and private charters. Can both live on the same calendar as open-party seats, without double booking?
• Sold-out trips. How does the waitlist fill a canceled seat? Peek Pro’s homepage lists automated waitlists, so ask to see how it works on a boat.

Where GoFish.Rocks fits

We’re built for charter captains and boat tours. Our pricing is a flat $1.50 per passenger, per trip. No percentage, no setup fee, no monthly subscription, no contract. You choose whether to pass the $1.50 to guests or absorb it.

• $0 on canceled and refunded bookings, including weather days.
• Payments go to your own merchant account. Stripe, Square, Authorize.net or our fair credit card processing option. We never hold your money.
• Booking happens on your own website, with no redirects.

Want the full matchups? Read our Peek Pro alternative and FareHarbor alternative pages.

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper for boat tours in Xola vs Peek Pro?

Neither page we checked publishes a booking fee amount, so you can’t tell from public pages alone. Ask each company for a written quote on your real ticket price.

Does Xola charge a subscription?

Xola’s pricing page says “No subscriptions” and describes a partner fee paid by your customers, as of September 2026.

How does GoFish.Rocks price bookings?

A flat $1.50 per passenger, per trip, with no percentage, no monthly fee and no contract. Canceled and refunded bookings cost $0.