Resova is a solid, commission-free booking platform — strong with escape rooms, tours and activities, and packed with built-in marketing and CRM tools. Where it gets thinner is deep equipment-rental operations, a dedicated walk-in POS, a native mobile app, and AI. EquipDash is a transparent $23/mo subscription that covers rentals and experiences with item-level tracking, maintenance logs, native waivers, a native iOS + Android app, walk-in POS, and Dash AI built in.
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2026 FEATURE COMPARISON
The factors rental and tour operators ask about most. Each claim links to a source.
| Feature |
Rentals + tours combined
|
Resova
Commission-free, experience-first
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|---|---|---|
| Pricing model How you actually pay | $23/mo + 2% platform fee | From $40/mo, commission-free |
| Published pricing | ||
| Monthly booking caps Limit before overage / upgrade | No caps | 100–600, then $0.20/booking |
| Self-serve free trial | 21 days, no card | 14 days, no card |
| Tours, activities & escape rooms Scheduling, per-participant pricing | ||
| Equipment rentals Item-level tracking, availability, bundles | ||
| Equipment maintenance Asset logs, checklists, service history | ||
| Walk-in POS Dedicated point of sale | Online checkout, no dedicated POS | |
| Native iOS + Android app | Tablet & mobile-friendly web | |
| Native digital waivers Built-in e-signature, reminders, expiry | Native per-participant | |
| Native AI assistant In-product AI for operators & customers | Dash AI + Agents | |
| MCP — use with ChatGPT & Claude | ||
| Marketing & CRM tools Gift vouchers, abandoned-cart, reviews | ||
| Staff management & rostering | ||
| Reviews & surveys Post-booking review capture | Review requests | |
| Starting price | $23/mo (annual) | $40/mo (Lite) |
PRICING TRANSPARENCY
Both platforms publish pricing and both are honest about fees. The real difference is structure — flat subscription with no caps vs tiered plans metered by booking volume.
Source: get.resova.com/pricing
Resova's commission-free model is genuinely operator-friendly — there's no percentage skimmed off bookings. The trade-offs are monthly booking caps (with a $0.20 overage) and a higher entry price than EquipDash's $23/mo. EquipDash adds a 2% platform fee you can pass through at checkout, but no booking caps. Verify current rates on each pricing page before committing.
BALANCED VIEW
No platform wins on every dimension. Here's the honest split.
MIGRATION
Moving from Resova is straightforward. Export your customers, bookings and products to CSV, then import them into EquipDash to bring your history across. The fastest way to compare is to run a real week on both — start a free trial and see how rentals, POS and Dash AI feel with your own data.
OTHER OPTIONS
EquipDash isn't the only alternative. These three come up most often when operators compare against Resova.
Subscription-based with per-booking tiers, strong on classes, tours and escape rooms. Commission-free on its own bookings. Lighter on equipment rentals and has no native generative AI.
Broad booking platform covering rentals, tours and activities. Subscription pricing with booking-volume tiers. Capable inventory management, though no native AI assistant.
Tour-first and owned by Booking Holdings, with strong OTA distribution. Commission-based (~6%) rather than subscription, and demo-only with no public price page.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
The questions operators ask before switching from Resova. Contact us if yours isn't here.
Contact UsYes. Resova is a well-regarded, commission-free booking platform — especially popular with escape rooms (1500+ run on it), tours and activities. It includes native waivers, gift vouchers, abandoned-cart recovery, automated review requests and CRM, and holds a 4.3/5 on Capterra. It gets thinner on deep equipment-rental operations, a dedicated walk-in POS, a native mobile app and AI.
Flat $23/mo + 2%, no booking caps. Native rentals + experiences, walk-in POS, a native mobile app, waivers and Dash AI included. 21-day free trial, no card, no sales call.
