Tarn vs. FareHarbor
An independent, transparently priced alternative built for outdoor outfitters — where you keep your data, your website, and your Stripe account.
FareHarbor is one of the largest booking platforms for tours and activities, owned by Booking Holdings. It's broad and well-distributed. But its standard model adds a per-booking fee at your guest's checkout, runs bookings through its own infrastructure, and is built for activities in general — not the specific way an outfitter runs a river day. Here's how Tarn compares.
Comparison based on publicly available information about each vendor's standard offering as of 2026. Vendors change their terms — confirm current pricing and features directly with each provider.
What you get by switching.
Transparent, published pricing
One published rate — 3% per booking stepping down to 2% with volume, no monthly fee, and no contract. You decide how the fee is handled — absorb it in your prices or pass it on at checkout.
You own your data, your site, and your Stripe
Tarn embeds on the website you already own, runs on your own Stripe account with payouts straight to your bank, and lets you export every booking, contact, and waiver anytime. Nothing is held hostage.
Built for outfitters, not 'any activity'
Guide assignments, daily manifests, put-in locations, live river and weather conditions, deposits, and waivers are first-class — because Tarn is built for the water, not adapted to it.
Set up yourself in an afternoon
No mandatory demo, no multi-week onboarding, no implementation fee. Add your trips, share your booking link, and you can be live the same day.
If you run a large, year-round attraction with a dedicated booking desk and lean heavily on OTA distribution, FareHarbor's scale may suit you. Tarn is built for the small-to-mid outfitter who wants to own their data and pricing and run a leaner morning.
Your next season starts at the desk. Make it a short visit.
Set up your trips, take your first booking, and get back to the river — with no monthly fee.