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Trytn has no monthly fee but takes 5% of every online booking. EquipDash is $23/mo + 2%, with rentals built in.

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Fees on each booking

Trytn5% per online booking
EquipDash2% platform fee
Which one fits

When to stay, when to switch

TrytnStay with Trytn if
  • You want no monthly bill. Just 5% on online bookings and 1% on manual ones.
  • You want a fast, simple setup. Built for small US tour and activity operators.
  • OTA distribution matters early. Native Viator, GetYourGuide and TripAdvisor Experiences integrations.
  • Your needs are simple. Online booking, a calendar, Stripe Terminal POS and Smartwaiver.
EquipDashSwitch to EquipDash if
  • You run rentals as well as tours. Item-level inventory, bundles and maintenance logs.
  • You want one system. Native waivers, staff rostering, POS and a native mobile app.
  • You want AI that does something. Dash AI, Dash Bots and MCP for Claude and ChatGPT.
  • You want predictable cost as you grow. A flat $23/mo + 2% does not grow with every online booking.
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Stay with Trytn if
  • You're a small US tour/activity operator and want the lowest-friction setup
  • You'd rather pay a 5% online booking fee than any monthly subscription
  • Your needs are simple: online booking, a calendar, OTA sync and Stripe Terminal POS
  • A third-party Smartwaiver integration covers your waiver requirements
  • You want no monthly bill. Trytn charges nothing up front, just a 5% fee on online bookings (1% on manual). At low volume that can genuinely be the cheapest way to start taking online reservations.
  • You want a fast, simple setup. Built “by tour operators for tour operators,” Trytn is designed to get a small US tour or activity business live in minutes, with in-app tips to speed the learning curve.
  • OTA distribution matters early. Native Viator, GetYourGuide and TripAdvisor Experiences integrations sync availability and pull bookings back into one dashboard.
  • Your needs are straightforward. If online booking, a calendar, Stripe Terminal POS and a Smartwaiver integration cover everything you need, Trytn's lighter feature set is a fair, low-cost fit.
Switch to EquipDash if
  • You run equipment rentals and want item-level tracking, bundles and maintenance logs
  • You want native digital waivers, a mobile app and staff rostering built in, not bolted on
  • A 5% fee on every online booking starts to cost more than a flat subscription as you grow
  • You want a built-in AI assistant, bots and MCP for Claude & ChatGPT
  • You run rentals as well as tours. Item-level inventory, availability, bundles, plus maintenance logs, checklists and service history, all native. Trytn lists rentals among its sectors but doesn't document this depth.
  • One system for everything. Native digital waivers, staff rostering, walk-in POS, reviews and surveys, plus a native iOS and Android app, all included. Trytn leans on Smartwaiver and Stripe Terminal integrations for several of these.
  • AI that actually does something. Dash AI answers customers, generates reports and drafts emails. Dash Bots chase unsigned waivers. Plus MCP so Claude and ChatGPT can act on your business. Trytn has no native AI.
  • Predictable cost as you scale. A flat $23/mo + 2% doesn't grow with every online booking the way a 5% fee does, so the more you sell online, the more the subscription model tends to favor you.
2026 comparison

EquipDash vs Trytn

The eight things rental and tour operators ask about most.

Feature
EquipDash
Trytn
Pricing modelHow you actually pay
$23/mo + 2% platform fee
5% online / 1% manual booking fee
Flat subscription optionCost that does not scale with revenue
Self-serve free trial
21 days, no card
14 days, no card
Equipment rentalsItem-level tracking, availability, bundles
Native digital waiversBuilt-in e-signature, reminders, expiry
Smartwaiver integration
Native AI assistantIn-product AI for operators & customers
Dash AI + Bots
Equipment maintenanceAsset logs, checklists, service history
Native iOS + Android appDedicated operator mobile app
Web, no native app documented
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Feature
EquipDash
Trytn
Tours & experiencesScheduling, capacity, manifests
Walk-in POSIn-person payments
Via Stripe Terminal
Website builderYour own site, built and hosted in the platform
Built by Dash AI
Custom build service
AI front deskAI answers the phone and your booking-page chat, then takes the booking
$49/mo add-on
Run the business from WhatsAppAsk the assistant and get your bot reports in your own chat app
MCP for ChatGPT and Claude
Staff management & rostering
Reviews & surveysPost-experience review capture, NPS
OTA / channel distributionViator, GetYourGuide, TripAdvisor
Via integrations
Native channel manager
Best fitWhere each platform is strongest
Rentals + tours combined
Small US tour/activity operators
Starting price
$23/mo (annual)
No subscription · 5% / 1% per booking

Claims cross-checked against Trytn's official site, support and feature-announcement pages, third-party software directories, and public review listings. Trytn has limited public reviews at time of writing. Last verified October 2026.

Pricing

What you'd actually pay

Trytn has no monthly fee, but a 5% cut of every online booking adds up as you grow.

EquipDash

EquipDash Starter

$23 /mo
  • Transparent flat subscription
  • 2% platform fee (optionally passed through)
  • Rentals and experiences, native AI
  • 2 team members, 1 location
2 more
  • 21-day free trial, cancel anytime
  • No sales call to get started
Trytn

Trytn

5% /online booking
  • No monthly subscription
  • 5% fee on bookings made online or via OTA
  • 1% fee on bookings your team enters manually
  • Fee can be absorbed, passed to travelers, or split
2 more
  • 14-day free trial, no credit card
  • Custom website builds quoted separately

Source: support.trytn.com/hc/en-us/articles/15123644592788-Pricing

For a $1,000/week operator taking bookings mostly online, Trytn's 5% is roughly $50/week ($2,600/year) versus $23/mo + 2% on EquipDash. At low volume Trytn's no-monthly-fee model can be cheaper; the flat subscription pulls ahead as your online volume climbs. Verify current rates before committing, Trytn's fee applies per online booking.

Switching

Moving from Trytn

Moving from Trytn is straightforward: export your customers, reservations and products to CSV, then import them directly into EquipDash. You can run a free trial in parallel with your existing setup, rebuild your products and rentals, and switch over once you're confident, no contract, no sales call.

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Other options

Other Trytn alternatives

The three most often compared with Trytn.

Checkfront

Subscription booking platform with solid inventory and rental handling. No native generative AI.

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Rezdy

Subscription plus a booking fee, with a 100+ OTA channel manager. Thinner on rentals.

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Bókun

TripAdvisor-owned (Viator's sister product) since 2018, with a low commission. Weaker rental tooling.

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More on these platforms

Checkfront. Subscription-based booking platform with solid inventory and rental handling. Stronger feature depth than Trytn, with a monthly cost instead of a per-booking fee. No native generative AI.

Rezdy. Subscription plus a booking fee, with published pricing and a free trial. Its strongest asset is the channel manager (100+ OTAs). Thinner on equipment rentals and maintenance.

Bokun. TripAdvisor-owned (Viator's sister product) since 2018, with a low commission and a large OTA marketplace. Marketplace-first focus means more setup effort and weaker rental tooling than EquipDash.

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Is Trytn good for tour operators?

Yes, for small US tour and activity operators who want a low-cost, low-friction way to take online bookings, Trytn is a reasonable fit. It was built by tour operators, sets up quickly, has no monthly fee, and offers native Viator, GetYourGuide and TripAdvisor integrations. Its limits show up when you need equipment-rental depth, native waivers, a mobile app, staff rostering or AI.

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How do I migrate from Trytn to EquipDash?

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Flat $23/mo + 2%, with rentals, waivers, a mobile app, staff tools and Dash AI.

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