Shopping for campground software means reading five different pricing pages written five different ways. This page puts them side by side in one table, with a source for every number. We make CampStack, so we have a stake in the result. We have tried to be fair, to say where each competitor is good, and to say plainly when a number is not published.
All prices were checked on October 25, 2026. Vendors change prices, so click through before you sign.
The five pricing models
- Guest pays a booking fee, the park pays little or nothing. Campspot is the large example. The campground's software cost is not published, and the camper sees a fee at checkout.
- Park pays per booking. Firefly ($3.50 per unit booked), CampLife ($3.00 per reservation) and RoverPass ($3.50 per reservation).
- Per booking with a monthly minimum. CampLife has a $99 minimum, and RoverPass has a $99 minimum for small parks. You pay the larger of the minimum or the per-booking total.
- One-time license. Campground Master at $795.
- Flat monthly or yearly fee. CampStack at $49 a month or $490 a year, with no booking fees.
Side-by-side pricing table, checked October 2026
| Product | What the park pays | What the guest pays | Setup | Contract | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CampStack | $49/month or $490/year, flat | Nothing. No fee, badge or surcharge | None | None | Pricing |
| Campspot | Subscription amount not published | Guest-paid booking fee on online reservations; amount not published | None, per Campspot | No long-term contract | Campspot |
| Firefly Reservations | $3.50 per unit booked; $3.50/month per long-term reservation | Park may pass the fee on | None | None | Firefly |
| CampLife | $3.00 per reservation, $99 monthly minimum (greater of the two); Premium from $249/month | Park may pass the fee on | Onboarding deposit $100 to $250, credited after go-live | End User Agreement; no penalty to leave, per CampLife | CampLife |
| RoverPass | Small parks: $99/month minimum, $3.50 per reservation credited toward it. Medium: $3.50 per reservation. Large: from $1.50 | Park chooses who pays | Not published | "Cancel anytime," per RoverPass | RoverPass |
| Campground Master | $795 one time, no monthly fees | Not published | None beyond the $795 | Not published | Campground Master |
Also seen: Park With Us says its software is free to the park, with guest fees of 6% on online bookings, 2% at point of sale or invoice and 0% offline (source). Campground Commander says $775 one time, with card processing through Basys and a surcharge option shown to customers (source). We have not written full comparison pages for these.
Card processing is extra with every platform that takes payments online. With CampStack it is Stripe's standard rate, passed through at cost.
What a park pays at 300, 800 and 1,500 bookings a season
Same assumptions on every page: one unit or reservation per booking, the park pays the fee, minimums are applied over 12 months, and card processing is left out.
| Bookings a season | CampStack | Firefly ($3.50) | CampLife ($3.00, $99 min) | RoverPass small ($3.50, $99 min) | Campground Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | $490 | $1,050 | $1,188 | $1,188 | $795 once |
| 800 | $490 | $2,800 | $2,400 | $2,800 | $795 once |
| 1,500 | $490 | $5,250 | $4,500 | $5,250 | $795 once |
Campspot is not in this table because it does not publish what a park pays, and because its fee is paid by the guest. For the guest-paid side, see the Campspot page and the booking fee calculator.
How the numbers work: Firefly is bookings times 3.50. CampLife is the larger of bookings times 3.00 or 1,188. RoverPass small is the larger of bookings times 3.50 or 1,188. If your bookings bunch up, minimum-based totals will be at least these amounts.
Honest reading: below about 140 bookings a year, Firefly costs less than CampStack. Campground Master is the lowest cost after the first two years, if it does what you need. Its online booking runs through a separate engine with its own pricing.
Where each one is genuinely good
- Campspot: the largest platform, which says it serves more than 3,500 parks, with a long feature list, a marketplace and a mobile app. Full comparison.
- Firefly: a clear published price, no contract, a free trial with no card, and partner connections to Airbnb, Hipcamp and ReserveAmerica.com. Full comparison.
- CampLife: serving campgrounds since 2006, with deep reporting, kiosks, gate integration and onboarding coaches. Full comparison.
- RoverPass: public tiers, a channel manager, phone support and a marketplace. Full comparison.
- Campground Master: the lowest software cost over time, works without internet, quick to start. Full comparison.
Where CampStack is different
One price. No fee on any booking. No fee on any guest. Unlimited reservations and users. Stripe payouts straight to your park. A free directory listing you can claim. And an honest limit: CampStack launched in 2026, so we have a shorter track record, no channel manager and fewer features than the larger systems. We do not show a park count or reviews because we would rather show nothing than make something up.
How to read any fee on any pricing page
Pricing pages are written to be skimmed, and the important words are small. Four things to check on every one.
Per what? A fee "per reservation" and a fee "per unit booked" are not the same. Firefly's fee is per unit booked inside a reservation, so a party that books two sites pays it twice. Ask what counts as one.
Greater of, or plus? CampLife and RoverPass describe a monthly minimum. The minimum is a floor, not an extra charge on top. You pay the larger figure. People often describe it as "$99 plus $3," which overstates the bill.
Who pays? Some vendors let the park choose between absorbing the fee and passing it to the camper. The software cost is the same either way. The difference is whether your camper sees a line they did not expect.
What is left out? Card processing, texting, kiosks, gate hardware, onboarding deposits and marketplace commissions are often priced separately. CampLife, for instance, publishes a long list of add-on prices, and Campspot describes a commission on marketplace bookings. Add them to your total before you compare.
How to choose
- Count last year's bookings. Use the table above.
- Decide how your guests book: your website, phone, walk-ins or a marketplace.
- Check your internet at the office. It decides desktop or cloud.
- Ask each vendor for the numbers they do not publish, in writing.
- Run two systems side by side for a week before you commit. See the switch guide.
Review sites and what we left out
Review sites such as Capterra and G2 block automated reading, and we will not paste in a snippet we have not read in full. We do not quote reviews on any page. Read recent reviews yourself, and ask parks your size what they pay.
Compare pages
- CampStack vs Campspot
- CampStack vs Firefly
- CampStack vs CampLife
- CampStack vs RoverPass
- CampStack vs Campground Master
If something here is out of date or wrong, tell us at hello@campstack.online and we will correct it. See the about page for how corrections work. Back to pricing or the owner overview.
Sources
Facts about other companies come from their own public pages. Prices change, so open the source before you decide.
- Campspot pricing, checked October 25, 2026.
- Firefly Reservations pricing, checked October 25, 2026.
- CampLife pricing, checked October 25, 2026.
- RoverPass pricing, checked October 25, 2026.
- Campground Master, checked October 25, 2026.
- Park With Us pricing, checked October 25, 2026.
- Campground Commander, checked October 25, 2026.