Rezdy stacks a monthly subscription plus 1.75–3% per booking, gates the API to its higher tier, and was built for tour distribution — not escape-room operations. EscapeMVP replaces Rezdy with one tiered monthly bill, $0 commission, native waivers, and 16+ features designed only for escape rooms.
A direct comparison of pricing, features, and what's actually included.
| Feature | Rezdy | EscapeMVP |
|---|---|---|
| Built specifically for escape rooms | Tour operators (channel-manager focus) | ✓ Only escape rooms |
| Per-booking commission | 1.75–3% per booking + monthly | $0 — every tier |
| Monthly subscription | $49 / $99 / $249/mo | $80–$520/mo tiered |
| Native waivers | 3rd-party (Smartwaiver — gated to $99+ tier) | ✓ Every tier |
| Full API access | Expansion tier only (~$249/mo) | ✓ Every tier |
| Game Master Console | — | ✓ |
| Smart Review Routing (5★ → Google) | — | ✓ |
| Closed-Room Cost report | — | ✓ |
| Wages-vs-Revenue report | — | ✓ |
| Auto-personalized promo codes | — | ✓ |
| Problem Player tracker | — | ✓ |
| QR-code & email photo delivery | — | ✓ |
| TV Leaderboard (lobby display) | — | ✓ |
| Email marketing automation | Basic; deeper via Mailchimp/ActiveCampaign | ✓ Native Campaign Generator |
| OTA channel manager (Viator, GetYourGuide) | ✓ Strong | — (most escape rooms don't use) |
| Native Square + Stripe payments | Variable | ✓ Both, native |
The honest list — Rezdy is the better pick in two scenarios.
Rezdy's channel manager is genuinely best-in-class. They push your inventory to dozens of OTAs and travel resellers automatically. If 30%+ of your bookings come from those channels — common for tour operators in tourist markets — you'd lose that pipe by switching. Most escape rooms don't depend on OTAs (your bookings come from local search and word of mouth), but if you do, Rezdy's distribution is real.
If your business mixes escape rooms with kayak tours, walking tours, or other multi-product tour offerings, Rezdy is built around exactly that catalog model. MVP focuses only on escape rooms — we don't try to handle tours, museums, or rentals.
The four places Rezdy's tour-operator DNA costs escape rooms money or focus.
Rezdy charges both a monthly subscription and 1.75–3% per booking. A shop on the $99 Accelerate plan doing $20K/month in bookings pays $99 + $400–$600 in fees ≈ $500–$700/month total. EscapeMVP at the same volume is $200–$280/month flat with no per-booking fee.
Rezdy has no native waivers. Smartwaiver integration is locked to the $99/mo Accelerate plan and above — and Smartwaiver itself is a separate $20–$50/mo subscription. MVP includes native waivers at every tier from $80/mo, with waiver data stored alongside the booking.
Rezdy reserves full API access for its Expansion tier (~$249/mo). If you want to wire your booking system into accounting, kiosk, or custom reporting, you have to climb to the top tier. EscapeMVP includes API access at every tier from $80/mo upward.
Rezdy's product is shaped around channel management — pushing inventory to OTAs. Escape-room operators rarely use that. What they need is the GM Console, smart review routing, closed-room cost reports, problem-player tracker, photo delivery, social-media shoutouts — features that exist in MVP and don't exist in Rezdy.
Tiered by player volume. No per-booking commission. No tier-gated features.
See the full MVP pricing tiers.
A short list of the differences that show up on every booking.
Rezdy is a great tool — for tour operators who depend on OTA distribution. If you're an escape room, you're paying for a channel manager you'll never use, plus a per-booking fee on every transaction. MVP+ Booking trades that stack for one bill, built for the way escape rooms actually run.
Rezdy stacks a monthly subscription on top of a per-booking fee. Their tiers are roughly Foundation $49/mo, Accelerate $99/mo, and Expansion ~$249/mo, plus an additional 1.75–3% on every booking depending on plan. EscapeMVP is one tiered monthly bill from $80 to $520/month with $0 per-booking commission — what you see on the pricing page is what you pay.
No. Rezdy is built for tour and activity operators with a strong channel-manager focus — pushing inventory to Viator, GetYourGuide, Expedia, and other OTAs. The product is shaped around tour distribution, not room-based timed scheduling. There's no GM Console, no smart review routing, no closed-room cost report, and no native waivers. EscapeMVP is built only for escape rooms.
Rezdy's lower Foundation tier ($49/mo) limits API access and integrations. Smartwaiver integration unlocks at Accelerate ($99/mo) and above. Full API access is reserved for the Expansion tier (~$249/mo). EscapeMVP includes API access, multi-shop management, native waivers, and full marketing automation at every tier from $80/mo upward.
No. Rezdy relies on third-party integrations — primarily Smartwaiver — and that integration is gated to the Accelerate plan and above. So you pay for Rezdy, plus you pay extra for Smartwaiver, plus you have to be on at least the $99/mo Rezdy tier for the integration to work. EscapeMVP includes native waivers at every tier with no integration to manage.
Rezdy's channel manager is genuinely strong — they push inventory to Viator, GetYourGuide, Expedia, and dozens of other OTAs. For tour operators in tourist markets, that distribution is real. For most escape rooms, OTA distribution is irrelevant — the bookings come from local Google search, repeat customers, and word of mouth. Paying for a channel manager you'll never use is paying for the wrong product.
Migrating from Rezdy 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.
One predictable monthly bill. $0 per-booking commission. Built only for escape rooms.