BookWild vs Wix Bookings
Wix is a website builder with bookings built in, and for plenty of small operators it's the sensible default: one plan for your website and simple class bookings. BookWild isn't a website builder. It's the booking and operations side of an outdoor business, from guides and waivers to safety reporting and experience vouchers, and it works alongside your Wix site.
Pricing side by side
Taken from each company's own website in September 2026.
- Platform fee
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BookWild: £1 per participant.
Wix Bookings: None listed per booking. You need a paid Wix plan, Core or above, to take bookings and payments.
- Who pays it
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BookWild: You. It's never added to your customer's bill.
Wix Bookings: You, through your Wix plan.
- Monthly fee
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BookWild: None.
Wix Bookings: Your Wix plan. Wix sets prices by country, so check wix.com/plans for UK prices.
- Card processing
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BookWild: Stripe's standard rates, through a Stripe account in your business's name: 1.5% + 20p for standard UK cards, 2.8% + 20p for premium UK cards.
Wix Bookings: Wix Payments: 2.1% + 20p for UK cards, 3.1% + 20p for Amex. You can connect Stripe instead.
- Contract
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BookWild: None. Cancel any time.
Wix Bookings: Wix shows prices for yearly plans paid up front; other billing periods are available.
| Pricing | BookWild | Wix Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| Platform fee | £1 per participant. | None listed per booking. You need a paid Wix plan, Core or above, to take bookings and payments. |
| Who pays it | You. It's never added to your customer's bill. | You, through your Wix plan. |
| Monthly fee | None. | Your Wix plan. Wix sets prices by country, so check wix.com/plans for UK prices. |
| Card processing | Stripe's standard rates, through a Stripe account in your business's name: 1.5% + 20p for standard UK cards, 2.8% + 20p for premium UK cards. | Wix Payments: 2.1% + 20p for UK cards, 3.1% + 20p for Amex. You can connect Stripe instead. |
| Contract | None. Cancel any time. | Wix shows prices for yearly plans paid up front; other billing periods are available. |
Wix's pricing lists no fee per booking, so once you have more participants a month than your Wix plan costs in pounds, the plan costs less than BookWild on platform fees alone.
Platform fees at face value; card processing is listed separately above. Prices correct as of September 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.
Feature by feature
"Not listed" means we couldn't find it on the Wix Bookings website or help pages in September 2026. It may still exist, so tell us if we've missed it.
Bookings and payments
- Online bookings
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BookWild:
Yes
Scheduled sessions, private bookings and equipment hire
Wix Bookings:
Yes
Classes with a capacity
- Digital waivers
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BookWild:
Yes
Versioned, with guardian signing for under-18s
Wix Bookings:
Yes
Waiver forms with signatures
- Gift cards and discount codes
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BookWild:
Yes
Wix Bookings:
Yes
- Buy a Gift and Red Letter Days vouchers
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BookWild:
Yes
Checked automatically
Wix Bookings:
Not listed
- Equipment hire
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BookWild:
Yes
Stock per base, with card-hold deposits
Wix Bookings:
Partly
Resources don't limit class availability
- Card readers for walk-ins
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BookWild:
Yes
Stripe Terminal
Wix Bookings:
Yes
UK card readers through Wix POS
Team and safety
- Staff scheduling
-
BookWild:
Yes
Guides accept or decline
Wix Bookings:
Yes
Staff calendars
- Qualification tracking
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BookWild:
Yes
Expiry reminders; expired guides can't be assigned
Wix Bookings:
Not listed
- One login for guides who work for several operators
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BookWild:
Yes
Wix Bookings:
Not listed
- Incident and near-miss reports
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BookWild:
Yes
With a RIDDOR flag
Wix Bookings:
Not listed
Reach and admin
- OTA listings
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BookWild:
No
Not yet
Wix Bookings:
Partly
Reserve with Google (beauty services for now) and ClassPass
- Accounting sync
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BookWild:
No
Wix Bookings:
Yes
QuickBooks or Xero
- Text messages
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BookWild:
No
Wix Bookings:
Partly
Reminders 24 hours before
- Native mobile app
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BookWild:
No
Wix Bookings:
Yes
Wix Owner app, plus Spaces for customers
| Feature | BookWild | Wix Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| Bookings and payments | ||
| Online bookings | Yes Scheduled sessions, private bookings and equipment hire |
Yes Classes with a capacity |
| Digital waivers | Yes Versioned, with guardian signing for under-18s |
Yes Waiver forms with signatures |
| Gift cards and discount codes | Yes |
Yes |
| Buy a Gift and Red Letter Days vouchers | Yes Checked automatically |
Not listed |
| Equipment hire | Yes Stock per base, with card-hold deposits |
Partly Resources don't limit class availability |
| Card readers for walk-ins | Yes Stripe Terminal |
Yes UK card readers through Wix POS |
| Team and safety | ||
| Staff scheduling | Yes Guides accept or decline |
Yes Staff calendars |
| Qualification tracking | Yes Expiry reminders; expired guides can't be assigned |
Not listed |
| One login for guides who work for several operators | Yes |
Not listed |
| Incident and near-miss reports | Yes With a RIDDOR flag |
Not listed |
| Reach and admin | ||
| OTA listings | No Not yet |
Partly Reserve with Google (beauty services for now) and ClassPass |
| Accounting sync | No |
Yes QuickBooks or Xero |
| Text messages | No |
Partly Reminders 24 hours before |
| Native mobile app | No |
Yes Wix Owner app, plus Spaces for customers |
Where Wix Bookings is the better choice
If you mainly need a good-looking website with simple class bookings, and you don’t manage a team of guides, Wix covers both in one plan with no per-booking fee. It’s a proper website builder, with 2,000+ templates, hosting and SEO tools, and BookWild doesn’t build websites at all.
Using Wix and BookWild together
You don’t have to choose. Keep your Wix website and either:
- point your Book now buttons at your BookWild booking page, or
- embed BookWild’s availability widget, which lists your upcoming sessions and links each one straight to checkout.
Bookings, payments, waivers and guides then run through BookWild, and Wix does what it’s best at.
Get in touch and we’ll help you set up your activities.
Sources
Checked in September 2026. Each company can change its pricing and features at any time.
- Wix: plans
- Wix help: choosing a premium plan
- Wix help: Wix Payments transaction fees
- Wix help: connecting Stripe
- Wix: scheduling software
- Wix help: creating a class
- Wix help: setting up a waiver
- Wix help: Wix gift cards
- Wix help: resources and rooms
- Wix help: point of sale for Wix Payments
- Wix help: syncing staff calendars
- Wix help: Reserve with Google
- Wix help: SMS reminders
- Stripe: UK pricing
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