Plan Comparison
Which plan is the best fit for you?
Check out the Premium vs. Basic Plan feature comparisons below. If you’re still not sure, give us a call at 802-774-1124.
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| Feature | Premium$240/year | Basic$125/year |
|---|---|---|
Works with all website platformsThe Availability Online Booking engine is compatible with all website platforms, including WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, GoDaddy, traditional html sites, and others. Your booking engine link can also easily be added into your email campaigns. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Traditional Calendar DisplayThe traditional calendar display shows 2-weeks of availability at a time, and gives guests the ability to search up to 2 years in the future. The two-week calendar is an effective tool for your website helping guests see your entire inventory. Unit rates, a single photo, descriptions and links to your website's room pages can be easily added to this availability display. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Availability Search DisplayThe Search & Display booking engine model shows your guests only units available for the dates searched. This display option has the ability to show descriptions, rates, links to your website's unit pages and unit photos (1 photo for Basic Plan, up to 5 photos for Premium Plan). | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
ADA AccessibilityAll Availability Online booking engine pages include an accessibility widget. The widget contains several accessibility tools to make booking easier for those who need audio and visual assistance. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Standard Visual SettingsEasily change certain visual elements, such as font, colors, etc., to match the look of your website. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Monthly Availability CalendarsPlace monthly calendars anywhere on your website to display availability for each month. | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
Enhanced Visual SettingsWith the enhanced visual capabilities guests won't know that they are using a 3rd party software when booking online. Your booking engine can be fully customized to seamlessly match your website's navigation links, logos and color schemes. | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
Individual Unit Availability DisplayShow an entire availability calendar for a single unit. | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
| Feature | Premium$240/year | Basic$125/year |
|---|---|---|
Easy to use Administration CenterManage your property on your schedule. Log in to your Availability Online Booking Engine Administration Center 24/7 to update your rates, change minimum night stay requirements, edit unit listings, and check on new reservations. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Simple Point & Click Calendar UpdatingAvailability Online is designed to accommodate small to mid-sized properties with our easy point-and-click manual update feature. If you still use paper charts, you can set your manual update vacancy feature to match them, making it easy to update your availability. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Adjust Occupancy SettingsSet specific maximum occupancy settings for each unit in your account. Guests will know exactly how many guests, adults and/or children are allowed in each unit. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Flexible Minimum Night Stay OptionsImprove your booking process by displaying and enforcing your minimum night stay requirements. This gives guests the information they need upfront, helping to prevent reservations that don't meet your criteria. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
| Easy Interface to Make Reservation Form Edits | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
| Easy Interface to Make Unit Information Edits | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Property Management SolutionsAvailability Online is a stand-alone, award-winning booking engine. However, if you need a more robust solution, our premium service connects with several Property Management Software (PMS) systems. | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
Automatic Vacancy UpdatingUpdating vacancy info and rates can be made less time consuming with automatic uploads using one of our Property Management add-on solutions. With a click of a button your entire property's vacancy/rates can be updated into your booking engine. | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
Automatic Reservation DownloadsAutomatically download online bookings using one of our Property Management (PMS) add-on solutions. With a click of a button new reservations will automatically be downloaded into your PMS system making reservation and guest management quick and easy. | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
| Feature | Premium$240/year | Basic$125/year |
|---|---|---|
Secure Booking from your WebsiteThe Availability Online Booking engine is compatible with all website platforms, including WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, GoDaddy, traditional html sites, and others. Your booking engine link can also easily be added into your email campaigns. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Calculate Nightly/Seasonal RatesChoose to display and calculate your nightly rates. Adding nightly rates to your Availability Online Booking Engine gives you the ability to show your guests how much each unit/night is and show a reservation total. Different nightly rates can be applied for each different unit and/or date, so you can easily add seasonal, weekend and/or special holiday rates. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Reservation ConfirmationsYou can send guests a reservation confirmation email from your Availability Online Administration Center (if you choose). Your guest's reservation information (e.g. name, check-in date, cost, etc) will automatically generate in the confirmation email. You can also add custom default text. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Reservation Policy – Guest AgreementRequire guests to Agree to your reservation policy information prior to submitting their online booking. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Sell/Reservation Add-On CapabilitiesOur secure booking form allows your guests to purchase individual à la carte items (e.g. box of chocolates, spa services, theatre tickets, etc). | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Collect Guest Credit Card/Payment InfoThe Availability Online Booking Engine securely collects credit cards. Properties are responsible for processing credit card payment as they would a phone reservation. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Reservation Request FormsThe reservation request form would be used for those who wish to have a more hands-on approach with guests. Guests will expect to hear back from you directly with final confirmation. Guests will automatically receive an emailed copy of their reservation request. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Real-Time Booking FormsThe real-time booking form can immediately and automatically block out the unit/date when a reservation is submitted. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Add Custom Questions to Booking FormEasily create fully custom questions to ask guests during the booking process, such as; How did you hear about us?, or Do you have any special dietary restrictions?. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Add Taxes to Reservation TotalChoose to calculate your state, local, lodging taxes into your reservation subtotal. Guests will know exactly how much their reservation costs. | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
Add Cleaning & Other Fees to Reservation TotalChoose to calculate fees, such as a cleaning or resort fee, into your reservation subtotal. Your guests will know exactly how much their reservation costs. | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
Additional Person FeesSet your reservation form to calculate additional person fees. Add the same fee for all guests, or apply different fees based on if the guest is an adult or child. You can also choose to calculate a total for under occupancy reservations. | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
Show Reservation Deposit AmountHave your reservation form automatically create and show guests the deposit due at the time of booking. | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
| Feature | Premium$240/year | Basic$125/year |
|---|---|---|
Download Past Reservations FunctionEasily download guests' email addresses for e-mail marketing blasts, or find your online booking revenue history. Download options include file type, selecting specific fields to be included in your download, and what type of reservation(s) are you looking for, e.g. archived reservations, pending reservations or all reservations. | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
Discounted Website Design ServicesOur partner designer, OnnaWebDesign.com, offers Availability Online Booking Engine users a discount on new design costs. Professionally designed and affordable WordPress sites that are fully responsive and customized to meet your needs. Design Samples / Get Quote | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
Secure Gift Certificate Order FormPlace a secure Gift Certificate Order form on your website allowing guests to purchase gift certificates from you online. | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
Special Events DisplaySpecial Events or notices can be shown on the availability display section of your booking engine. Choose to show these events at all times, or only when certain dates are searched. | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
Google Ads Pay-Per-Click TrackingAvailability Online can work with your Google Ads campaign tracking so you know how many online reservations are derived from your advertising. | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
Google Analytics (GA4) TrackingThe Availability Online Booking Engine offers full Google Analytics (GA4) E-commerce tracking capabilities. *Availability Online does not provide Google Pay Per Click or Google Analytics setup support. | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
iCal Export Feed to Airbnb, VRBO, etc.Export your vacancy information from Availability Online to 3rd party booking sites such as Airbnb, VRBO, Google Calendar, Yahoo! Calendar and more. This feature could save you time as you will only need to maintain vacancy in one location. Your Availability Online iCal Feed will work with sites who accept .ics/iCal formats. | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
| Feature | Premium$240/year | Basic$125/year |
|---|---|---|
Free Booking Engine SetupGetting started with Availability Online is a hassle-free experience. We'll quickly set up and customize your booking engine for you, all at no extra charge. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Free Phone and Email SupportEnjoy free, unlimited phone and email support from our friendly and helpful technical staff. | ✓ Included in Premium | ✓ Included in Basic |
Free Booking Engine Updates & MaintenanceYou're busy! We get it. If using our Premium Plan contact us anytime and we will update any information found in your booking engine such as rates, min. stay requirements, photos, etc. | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
Discounted Website Design ServicesOur partner designer, OnnaWebDesign.com, offers Availability Online Booking Engine Premium users a discount on new design costs. Professionally designed and affordable WordPress sites that are fully responsive and customized to meet your needs. Design Samples / Get Quote | ✓ Included in Premium | – Not included in Basic |
