A Q-Book Alternative That Costs Less, Fits Better and Picks Up the Phone
One System for Tents, Glamping and more.
Why Campsite Owners Are Looking Beyond Q-Book
Q-Book is a well-regarded UK booking platform and for many sites it has served well. But it is a subscription service with per-booking fees on top — charges that scale with your success and never reduce. The platform is built for a generic campsite, so your specific pricing rules, deposit structures and operational quirks have to bend to fit the software. And when you want something changed or a new feature added, you are one customer among many in a support queue that moves on the platform's timetable, not yours.
The alternative is a booking system built around how your site actually runs, with a lower monthly cost, no per-booking commission on direct reservations, and a team you can call directly when you need something. Nobody understands what campsite booking software should do better than campsite owners — and our platform is built by listening to them.
Lower Monthly Cost. No Per-Booking Fee on Direct Reservations.
The Campsite Booking System starts free on one pitch, and after that it's £25 a month, or £250 for the year, covering 10 pitches, with extra pitches at £25 a year each and everything included — a lower monthly fee than Q-Book as you grow, with no commission on direct bookings made through your own website. Every guest who books directly pays you in full. You continue paying commission to your OTA channels on the bookings they generate — Pitchup, Hipcamp, Campsites.co.uk and Booking.com earn their commission fairly — but direct bookings are yours entirely, with nothing deducted.
For an active site, the saving on per-booking fees alone is significant. A campsite taking forty direct bookings a month at £180 average and paying Q-Book's per-booking rate is spending several hundred pounds a month on fees for bookings it is generating itself. Shifting those to the Campsite Booking System saves that cost every month, compounding across the season and every season after.
Features Built by People Who Listen to Campsite Operators
Q-Book's feature roadmap is decided by Q-Book. Our roadmap is decided by our clients — campsite owners and managers who tell us what they need and get it built. When Estuary View Escapes needed a particular add-on flow, we built it. When Hazel Mount Fellside needed a specific warden check-in screen, we built it. Every improvement goes into the core system and every client benefits. That is what client-driven development looks like in practice, and it is only possible because we are a small, focused team working with a small number of campsite clients — not a platform trying to serve thousands of generic accommodation businesses simultaneously.
Everything Q-Book Does. Built Around Your Site.
The Campsite Booking System covers the full picture: online booking with real-time pitch availability, seasonal pricing per pitch type, deposit collection at booking, automated balance reminders, a warden arrivals view accessible from any device, a guest self-service portal, and full OTA calendar sync. Your Pitchup, Hipcamp, Campsites.co.uk and Booking.com channels all connect by two-way calendar feed — a booking on any channel blocks the dates in your system and across all others automatically. One calendar, no double bookings, no separate diaries.
The difference from Q-Book is that the system is configured around how your site actually runs, not a generic template. Your pitch types, pricing structure, add-ons and deposit rules are set up to match your operation precisely. Try the booking experience in the live demo, see how staff manage arrivals in the warden view, and explore how guests self-serve in the guest portal.
Switching From Q-Book Without Disrupting Your Live Season
Switching platforms feels risky when your diary is full. The key is sequencing. Your new system is built while Q-Book continues running — nothing changes for guests during the build phase. Once ready, your forward book of direct bookings is imported as real records: guest name, contact details, pitch, dates, deposit paid and balance owing. Your OTA channels are paused for the hour it takes to repoint their calendar feeds, then switched back on, now syncing with your new system. Both run side by side briefly while you confirm everything matches, then Q-Book is retired.
The migration runs in a single day. At no point is a live booking at risk. The full process is documented in our guide to switching campsite booking systems without losing a single booking.
Real Campsites. Real Results.
Estuary View Escapes at Millom Pier, Whicham Parish Council's motorhome aire near Silecroft Beach, and Hazel Mount Fellside are all live on the Campsite Booking System. Each takes direct bookings commission-free, manages its OTA channels from one calendar, and has a personal relationship with the team that built and supports the system. These are not showcase sites — they are working businesses handling real bookings every day, and every one of them is paying less per month than Q-Book would cost for an equivalent setup.
From First Conversation to Go-Live
Getting started is self-serve. Sign up free, and our AI setup assistant can build your pitch types, prices, seasons and guest content from a plain-English description — or set it all up yourself in the dashboard. Add booking to your own website with our WordPress connector plugin, connect WooCommerce and your payment gateway, and you're live. Moving from Q-Book? Import your bookings and repoint your OTA feeds, usually in a single day. After that you have a system that starts free, takes no commission on direct bookings, and is supported by a team who pick up the phone. Prefer we handle the lot? Our optional Done-For-You setup does it all for you.
Campsite Booking System vs Q-Book: The Key Differences
Campsite Booking System
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Lower monthly cost than Q-Book
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No per-booking fee on direct reservations
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Personal service from the team that built your system
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Features added when clients need them
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Built around how your site actually runs
Q-Book
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Higher monthly subscription cost
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Per-booking fee on every direct reservation
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Generic platform — your site bends to fit the software
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Feature roadmap controlled by Q-Book, not by you
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Large support model — not a personal service
Q-Book Alternative — Questions We Hear Most Often
It's £25 a month, or £250 for the year, covering 10 pitches, then £25 a year for each extra pitch — everything included, and no per-booking fees at all. A 30-pitch site pays £66.60 a month, or £666 for the year. Talk to the Technophobia team and we will give you a direct cost comparison against your current Q-Book subscription and per-booking fees. Most sites see a meaningful saving from month one.
Yes. All your OTA channels reconnect by calendar feed. They are paused for the hour it takes to repoint the feed, then live again, syncing directly with your owned system.
Tell us and we build it. Client feature requests are how the platform grows. If it benefits other campsite operators, it goes into the core system and everyone gets it.
Yes. Each accommodation type has its own pricing, seasons, minimum stay rules and add-ons, all on one calendar and one booking flow for the guest.
Most campsite builds take a week from brief to go-live. The migration from Q-Book runs in a single day.
By card, directly to you, through the booking. The money is yours from the start — there's no marketplace sitting in the middle.
The booking lands in your diary instantly, the pitch is held so it can't be double-booked, and your guest gets a confirmation and a personal welcome book automatically.
It's £25 a month, or £250 for the year, covering 10 pitches, then £25 a year for each extra pitch, with everything included — see our pricing. No per-booking commission, ever.
A Campsite Booking System That Costs Less and Works Better for Your Site
Sign up free and try it on your own site, or talk to the Technophobia team. We will give you a direct cost comparison against Q-Book, show you the system in action, and map out a no-loss migration for your site.
