0% per-booking commission
Founding operators pay $0, forever — no cut of every trip. Bokun's pricing analysis puts Peek at 6–8% per online booking; operator reports cited by JungleBee land the effective take around 8–11% (verified 2026-06-04).
Head to head
Baited vs Peek, with sources.
Every Peek figure below is sourced and dated. Where the public record is unclear, we say so.
01 The headline difference
Four differences that show up on every booking.
The same trip, the same card, the same guest. What changes is how much of it reaches your account, and what your anglers see before they pick a date.
Card processing at cost
Stripe's fee is Stripe's, passed through, never marked up. Peek's published card rate is 2.3% + $0.30 per ticket on top of commission (Bokun, 2026-06-04).
NOAA weather & tide in the flow
Anglers see the live marine forecast and tide for a date before they book it. We found no angler-facing tide or marine forecast in Peek's booking flow.
Deposits settle to your Stripe
The deposit lands in your own Stripe account with no per-booking commission held back. Operators report refund-triggered payout holds on Peek (Capterra reviews, 2026-06-04).
02 The comparison
The full table, dimension by dimension. The green column is Baited; Peek figures are published rates or, where noted, what operators report in public reviews.
| Dimension | Baited | Peek |
|---|---|---|
| Per-booking commission | 0% | 6–8% per online booking |
| Pricing model | Free for founding operators; flat monthly after | No subscription, pure commission |
| Card processing | Stripe at cost, passed through | 2.3% + $0.30 per ticket |
| Effective take on a booking | $0 for founding operators; flat monthly after | Operators report ~8–11% effective |
| Fee transparency | Itemized, $0 booking fee shown in checkout | Operators report fees that change booking-to-booking |
| Support | Direct human support (founding cohort) | Operators report AI-answered phone / ticket-only; 24h+ first response |
| Payout timing | Deposits settle to your own Stripe, no per-booking commission held back | Operators report refund-triggered payout holds |
| Weather & tide | Live NOAA forecast + tide in the booking flow | No angler-facing tide / marine forecast in the booking flow |
| Weather reschedule | One-tap close → auto reschedule offer, no re-charge | No weather-cancellation reschedule flow |
| Coast Guard manifest | One-click souls-on-board CSV export | — |
| Tips / gratuity | Clean single gratuity line, collected once | Operators report a double-charge gratuity bug |
| Checkout UX | Fast, calm, mobile-first flow | Operators report a delay on extras and a visible surcharge |
| The widget on your site | Neutral, themeable, drops into any site in minutes | Hosted / embed checkout |
| Self-service & lifecycle | Portal, waitlist, abandoned-cart recovery, promos, gift cards, store credit | Has waitlists + abandoned-booking recovery too, with a per-booking fee |
| Your season in bookings | Peek commission, ~8% effective | On Baited |
|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | ≈ $2,000 gone | $0 commission |
| $50,000 | ≈ $4,000 gone | $0 commission |
| $100,000 | ≈ $8,000 gone | $0 commission |
Operator reports put Peek's effective take at 8–11% of booking value (JungleBee, 2026-06-04); the math above uses the low end. On Baited that commission line is always $0. Founding operators pay $0 subscription too, forever; later signups pay a flat monthly subscription plus Stripe processing at cost.
03 Why operators switch
Fees that don't punish a good season
A percentage means your busiest month is your most expensive one. A flat subscription means the marginal booking costs you nothing but Stripe's processing. Across the incumbents the cut runs 5–11% of booking value (competitive map, verified 2026-06-04); we charge none of it.
A person, not a ticket queue
Founding operators get direct human support. Peek's support is a recurring theme in public reviews: operators report an AI-answered phone, ticket-only contact, and first responses past 24 hours (Capterra reviews, 2026-06-04). When a charter is on the water, that gap matters.
Built for fishing, not generic tours
Live NOAA forecast and tide on every date, a one-tap weather-cancellation reschedule with no re-charge, and a one-click Coast Guard souls-on-board manifest. These are charter-native features general booking tools leave to spreadsheets and phone calls.
04 Switching questions
What does it cost to switch?
Nothing to switch: no setup fee, no contract. Founding operators are free, forever — 0% commission, month-to-month, no bill, ever. Operators who join after the founding cohort closes will pay the monthly rate we're still setting.
Do I keep my own data and payouts?
Yes. Your bookings, customers, and manifests are yours and stay exportable, and deposits settle straight to your own Stripe account, with no per-booking commission held back.
How long does setup take?
The widget is neutral and themeable and drops into any site (React, Next, Astro, or plain HTML) in minutes. You set your trips, availability, and pricing; the booking flow inherits your site's look.
05 Sources & method
This page is a trust asset, so the method matters as much as the numbers.
- As of 2026-06-04. Every Peek figure was verified against live sources on that date by the research swarm and is dated accordingly in the table above.
- Published figures vs. operator reports. Pricing and card rates are Peek's published or third-party-analyzed figures. Lines about support, payout holds, gratuity, and checkout are written as operators report them in public reviews, not as claims Peek has confirmed.
- Where the record is unclear, we say so. Peek publishes no public rate card and quotes setup individually, so we don't put a single number on it. FareHarbor is included only where the fee model is shared.
- Cited sources. Bokun pricing analysis, Capterra reviews, JungleBee's Peek-vs-FareHarbor comparison, and automate.travel's fee guide. Each opens the primary source in a new tab; the full competitive map backs every row.
See it yourself
Run a real booking, then decide.
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