Noliser and the alternatives.

Most charter businesses sell through a mix of marketplaces, tour software, spreadsheets and chat. Here's how they differ.

Noliser and the alternatives.
	Noliser	Marketplaces	Tour booking software	Spreadsheets and WhatsApp
What's sold	A whole boat with crew, by the hour, half day or full day	Listings, often per boat	Seats on a schedule	Whatever is agreed in the chat
Who owns the customer	You	The marketplace	You	You
What you pay	5% per online booking, which guests can pay, and nothing else	A commission on every booking, set by the marketplace	A subscription, a booking fee or both, depending on the product	Nothing, but hours of your time
Published price	Yes, on the Pricing page	Shown to operators when they sign up	Often only after a demo	Not applicable
Where the money goes	Your own Stripe account, straight away	The marketplace, paid out to you later	Depends on the product's payment setup	Bank transfer or cash, checked by hand
Crew and equipment	Captain, crew and equipment allocated with each booking	Not included	Guides and resources on some products	In your head or a spreadsheet
Double bookings	Refused: one calendar, synced with your marketplaces	Only prevented on their own calendar	Prevented on their own calendar	Possible
Holding a time while the customer pays	Yes, from 15 minutes to 24 hours	Depends on the marketplace	At checkout	No
Your brand	Your own booking pages, in eight languages	The marketplace's	Your pages, often with the software's branding	Your chats

What's sold

Noliser: 5% per online booking, which guests can pay, and nothing else
Marketplaces: A commission on every booking, set by the marketplace
Tour booking software: A subscription, a booking fee or both, depending on the product
Spreadsheets and WhatsApp: Nothing, but hours of your time

Marketplaces bring new customers, and many operators keep them. Noliser imports their calendars, so you can sell everywhere without double bookings.

One marketplace at a time: what it charges, what you get for it and its rules, with sources.