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Checkfront vs daybag
Checkfront costs $99 a month plus 3% on online bookings, and its API carries no extra fee. daybag is $0 on Free or $39 a month flat on Pro, with no per-booking cut and no guest fees, plus an MCP server for AI agents on every plan.
Side by side
| daybag | Checkfront | |
|---|---|---|
| Fees to the operator | $0 on Free, or $39 a month flat on Pro. No per-booking cut | $99 a month, plus 3% on online bookings |
| Fees to guests | None | Not listed |
| API access | On every plan, Free included | Included, with no API fee |
| MCP server | Yes, on every plan | Not listed |
| Cheapest plan | $0, with a soft cap of 25 bookings a month | $99 a month |
As of October 2026, from each company's published pricing and docs. Sources: checkfront.com · daybag.io/pricing
Not listed: we found nothing on it in their published pricing and docs. Online payments with daybag run through your own Stripe account, at Stripe's own rates.
Which to pick
Checkfront suits operators who are happy at $99 a month plus 3% online, with an API at no extra fee. daybag suits operators who want to start at $0, pay a flat monthly price with no percentage on online bookings, and connect an AI agent through MCP.
daybag is deliberately small: classes, appointments and rentals, a booking page and widget, card payments through Stripe on Pro, and the API and MCP server. If you need more than that, compare feature lists before you switch.
Pricing
Free is $0, with a soft cap of 25 bookings a month. Pro is $39 a month, flat. No guest fees, no per-booking cut, and the API, MCP and webhooks on every plan.