Resova's headline prices look attractive — until you discover waivers are gated to the $135 tier, marketing's gated to $90+, the API is a $150/mo add-on, and overages cost $0.20 per booking. EscapeMVP includes every feature at every tier, no surcharges, no caps, and 16+ escape-room features Resova doesn't ship at any tier.
A direct comparison of pricing, features, and what's actually included at each tier.
| Feature | Resova | EscapeMVP |
|---|---|---|
| Built specifically for escape rooms | Multi-vertical (escape rooms, museums, tours) | ✓ Only escape rooms |
| Booking caps with overage fees | $0.20 per booking over tier cap | No caps, no overage |
| Native waivers | Premium tier only ($135/mo) | ✓ Every tier |
| Email marketing & cart abandonment | Pro tier+ ($90/mo) | ✓ Every tier |
| API access | $150/mo add-on | ✓ Included |
| Multi-venue / multi-shop management | Enterprise tier (custom price) | ✓ Included |
| Game Master Console (pre-game context) | — | ✓ |
| Smart Review Routing (5★ → Google) | — | ✓ |
| Auto-personalized promo codes per recipient | — | ✓ |
| Closed-Room Cost report | — | ✓ |
| Wages-vs-Revenue report | — | ✓ |
| Problem Player tracker | — | ✓ |
| Puzzle / room issue tracker | — | ✓ |
| QR-code & email photo delivery | — | ✓ |
| TV Leaderboard (lobby display) | — | ✓ |
| Game stats & completion times | Basic | ✓ Full |
| Social-media shoutouts (auto-generated) | — | ✓ |
| Time clock + payroll-ready hours export | — | ✓ |
| Square integration (POS) | ✓ Native | ✓ Native |
| Per-booking commission | $0 | $0 |
Honest list — Resova is genuinely the better pick in three scenarios.
Resova's Lite tier ($50/mo) is cheaper than MVP if you don't need waivers, don't need email marketing, don't need cart abandonment, and stay under 100 bookings/month. For a brand-new shop testing the waters, it's a reasonable place to start.
But: a small shop is exactly the shop that needs operator tools most. Smart review routing, campaigns that bring lapsed players back, the GM Console — these are how a 50-bookings/month shop becomes 200/month. Saving $30/mo while staying small isn't a win.
Resova's platform serves tours, museums, and general experiences in addition to escape rooms. If your business mixes escape rooms with kayak tours or museum admissions, Resova handles all of them in one place. MVP focuses only on escape rooms — we don't try to cover other verticals.
The five places Resova nickels-and-dimes operators that MVP simply doesn't.
Waivers are locked behind Resova's $135 Premium tier. Marketing automation is locked behind their $90 Pro tier. Multi-venue requires a custom Enterprise quote. EscapeMVP includes all of these at every tier from $80/mo — no upsell pressure to climb tiers just to unlock basic features.
Resova caps each tier by booking count. Lite caps at 100 bookings/mo, Pro at 300, Premium at 600. Bookings over your cap cost $0.20 each. A great month can cost you an unexpected $40–$200. MVP's tiers cap by player count at much higher volumes (5,000/mo top tier) with no overage fees.
Resova charges $150/mo extra for API access. If you want to wire MVP into your accounting software, your kiosk system, your custom reporting — that's a $1,800/year line item with Resova. MVP includes API access at every tier, no charge.
Resova's tagline lists "escape rooms, museums, tours, classes." It's a multi-vertical platform that happens to support escape rooms. EscapeMVP is built only for escape rooms — every feature is designed around how escape rooms actually run. The GM Console, smart review routing, closed-room cost reports — none of these would make sense for a museum.
One all-in-one platform. Tiered by player volume, no overage fees, no feature gates.
| Feature need | Resova tier required | MVP+ Booking |
|---|---|---|
| Bookings only (no waivers, no marketing) | Lite — $50/mo | $120/mo |
| Bookings + email marketing | Pro — $90/mo | $120/mo |
| + waivers, gift vouchers, full CRM | Premium — $135/mo | $120/mo |
| + multi-venue management | Enterprise — custom $$$ | $120/mo |
| + API access | +$150/mo add-on | included |
| Going over your booking cap | +$0.20/booking | no caps |
Resova's $50 Lite looks cheaper, but adds $40–$50 to climb to a tier that has waivers. By the time you've added marketing + waivers + API + multi-venue, you're at $135 + $150 + Enterprise. MVP+ Booking starts at $120/mo with all of that included — and your bill stays predictable as you grow.
See the full MVP+ Booking pricing tiers — six tiers from 500 to 5,000 players/mo, no overage fees, no feature gates.
An at-a-glance look at where Resova nickels-and-dimes operators that MVP simply doesn't.
Resova's headline price is one number. The actual price is that number plus overages, plus the API add-on, plus the tier you have to climb to for waivers, plus the Enterprise quote you'll need to grow. MVP's price is just MVP's price.
Resova's headline prices ($50 / $90 / $135) are often lower than MVP's at low volume — but they're gated by booking count and by feature. Waivers are locked to Resova's $135 Premium tier. Bookings over your tier's cap cost $0.20 each. API access is a $150/mo add-on. EscapeMVP includes every feature at every tier — no overage fees, no API surcharges, no waiver paywall. You pay more per month, but you know exactly what you'll pay each month.
Resova's Lite tier ($50) is bookings only — no waivers, no marketing automation, no cart-abandonment recovery. Their Pro tier ($90) adds marketing but still no waivers. Waivers, gift vouchers, and CRM features unlock at Premium ($135). Multi-venue management requires Enterprise (custom-priced). API access is a $150/mo add-on at any tier. EscapeMVP gives you every one of these — waivers, marketing, multi-shop, API — at every tier from $80/mo upward.
Resova markets to escape rooms but their platform also serves tours, museums, and general experiences. EscapeMVP is built only for escape rooms — every feature is designed around the way escape rooms actually run. The GM Console gives game masters pre-game context. Smart Review Routing sends 5-star players to Google. Closed-Room Cost reports show you what each closure actually costs. None of these exist in Resova.
Each Resova tier has a booking cap (Lite 100/mo, Pro 300/mo, Premium 600/mo). Bookings over the cap cost $0.20 each. A shop on Pro that does 350 bookings pays $90 + (50 × $0.20) = $100. A shop on Premium that does 700 bookings pays $135 + (100 × $0.20) = $155. EscapeMVP's tiers cap by player count (not bookings) at much higher volumes — Up to 5,000 players/month at the top tier — and there are no overage fees at any tier.
Yes. MVP+ Booking accepts both Square and Stripe natively — connect them via OAuth in about 60 seconds. Existing Square gift cards can be redeemed through MVP.
Migrating from Resova to MVP+ Booking takes a single afternoon for most operators. We'll help you import your room data, GM accounts, and customer list, then you start taking bookings on MVP+ within a few hours.
EscapeMVP includes waivers, marketing, multi-shop, API, and 16+ escape-room features at every tier. No overage fees. No surprise bills.