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TripWorks alternative for fishing charters
The price on your site is the price they pay.
TripWorks adds a booking fee to your guest’s total and takes card processing from your payout. RIVERRISE BOOKINGS is $99 a month with no platform or booking fee for anyone, built only for fishing guides and charters.
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Built for
Charter captains
Inshore and offshore six-packs or a whole fleet. Sell seats one angler at a time or the whole boat, and balances charge automatically before the trip.
Fishing guides
Drift boat, walk-and-wade and fly trips. Waivers, meeting details and reminders go out for you, and the review request goes out the day after.
Outfitters
Several guides and boats on one calendar, guide assignment, a staff phone app, and marketplace calendars synced so nothing double-books.
Side by side
TripWorks vs RIVERRISE BOOKINGS.
Facts checked October 28, 2026.
| RIVERRISE BOOKINGS | TripWorks | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to you | $99 a month | Monthly platform fee, waived above a volume threshold; card processing from payouts |
| Fee added for your guests | None | Booking fee on card payments, rate set per account |
| Built for | Fishing guides, charters and outfitters | Tours and activities of all kinds |
| Payouts | Your own Stripe account | Through TripWorks |
| Deposits and automatic balance charges | Yes, balance charged before the trip | Check with TripWorks |
| Marine forecast and small craft advisory flags | Yes, on the day view | Not listed |
| FishingBooker and Guidesly calendar sync | Yes | Not listed |
| Waitlist, split payments, catch photos, crew tips | Yes | Tips yes; others not listed |
| Move your current bookings | Import from TripWorks included | n/a |
Sources: How TripWorks fees work, TripWorks platform fee. TripWorks sets rates per account and does not publish them. “Not listed” and “Check with TripWorks” mean we could not confirm it from public sources. Card processing applies to both.
The short answer: TripWorks adds a booking fee to your guest’s total, takes card processing out of your payout, and lists a monthly platform fee waived above a volume threshold. RIVERRISE BOOKINGS is $99 a month with no platform or booking fee for anyone, built only for fishing guides and charters.
How TripWorks charges
TripWorks explains its fees in its help center (how TripWorks fees work): a booking fee is added to the guest’s total on card payments, and the card-processing fee is withheld from your payout. Tips carry no platform or booking fee. TripWorks also lists a monthly platform fee that it waives once you pass a booking-volume threshold (source). The exact rates are set per account, so ask TripWorks for yours.
Why the guest fee matters
A guest who sees $500 on your website and $530 at checkout notices. Some book anyway; some don’t. With RIVERRISE BOOKINGS the price on your site is the price at checkout, with nothing added. You pay one flat $99 a month, $3,564 over three seasons.
Built for fishing, not every activity
- Seats by boat: sell per-angler seats or the whole boat, across several boats.
- Marine forecast: the National Weather Service forecast for each launch spot on the day view, with small craft advisory and strong-wind flags.
- Weather cancellations in one step: guests pick a new date or a refund on their own.
- Marketplace calendar sync: FishingBooker and Guidesly bookings block seats automatically.
- Charter extras: a waitlist on full dates, split payments, catch photos in the review email and tips for the crew.
Where TripWorks still fits
TripWorks is a broad tour-operator platform. Operations with many activity types, large crews, rentals or heavy reseller distribution may get more from its wider toolset.
How much does TripWorks cost?
TripWorks adds a booking fee to each guest’s card payment, and the operator pays card processing out of each payout. It also lists a monthly platform fee that is waived above a booking-volume threshold. TripWorks sets the exact rates per account and does not publish them, so ask them for yours. Checked October 28, 2026.
Is there a TripWorks alternative with no platform or booking fee?
Yes. RIVERRISE BOOKINGS is $99 a month with no platform or booking fee for you or your guests, and payouts go to your own Stripe account.
Is TripWorks built for fishing charters?
TripWorks serves many kinds of tours and activities, including charters. RIVERRISE BOOKINGS is built only for fishing guides, charters and outfitters, with seats by boat, private-boat trips, a marine forecast with small craft advisory flags, weather cancellations where guests pick a new date, and FishingBooker and Guidesly calendar sync.
Can you move my bookings from TripWorks?
Yes. The one-time import reads TripWorks exports and brings over upcoming bookings, past guests, open gift cards and blocked dates. Balances on imported trips are collected with an emailed pay link before the trip.
When does TripWorks make more sense?
If you run several activity types with a large staff, need its scheduling and resource tools, or sell heavily through reseller channels, TripWorks may suit you better.
One flat price. No fee at checkout.
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