Firefly Reservations alternative: CampStack vs Firefly

Firefly Reservations is a straightforward, per-booking priced tool with a lot going for it. This page compares it with CampStack using Firefly's own public pages, checked on October 25, 2026.

Pricing at a glance, checked October 2026

Source: Firefly pricing, checked October 2026. We left out Firefly's SMS plan dollar amounts because the figures were unclear when we read the page. Check them yourself.

Where Firefly is genuinely good

• Honest, simple pricing. There is a number on the page: $3.50 per unit. No quote form, no hidden tier. Plenty of vendors do not do this.
• No setup fee, no contract. Firefly says so in plain words.
• All features on every plan, with what the page calls unlimited support from a U.S. and Canada based team and dedicated onboarding specialists.
• A free trial with no card required.
• Partner connections. Firefly's pages list Airbnb, Hipcamp and ReserveAmerica.com as partners. CampStack does not have those connections, and we will not pretend otherwise.
• Built-in POS, guest portal and an interactive map, plus long-term reservation handling.
• Good help articles. Firefly's knowledge base documents how reports work, which makes leaving easier too.

Firefly also publishes a data import service for parks arriving from other systems. If you are a small park with a low number of bookings, a fee on every booking can cost less than a flat plan, and Firefly's model is fair for that.

Where CampStack is different

• A flat price. Firefly's bill grows with every unit you book. CampStack's does not.
• No guest fee. If a Firefly park passes its fee along, the guest sees a line at checkout. CampStack never adds one.
• Unlimited everything. Reservations, users, no add-on plans.
• We are newer. CampStack launched in 2026. Firefly has more history, more partners and a bigger help center. That matters.

The break-even point

Firefly at $3.50 per unit booked costs the same as CampStack's $490 a year at 140 units booked a year. $490 divided by $3.50 is 140. Below that, Firefly is cheaper on software cost. Above that, CampStack is. You know your own number. Look at last season's reservation count before you decide.

If you pay $49 a month instead of $490 a year, the break-even is $588 divided by $3.50, which is 168 units a year.

What a park pays at 300, 800 and 1,500 bookings a season

Assumptions: one unit per booking, and the park pays the fee. Firefly says the park may pass it to the guest, in which case the guest pays that amount in a line at checkout. Long-term reservation charges ($3.50 a month each) and card processing are not included.

The math: 300 x 3.50 = 1,050, minus 490 = 560. 800 x 3.50 = 2,800, minus 490 = 2,310. 1,500 x 3.50 = 5,250, minus 490 = 4,760.

If some of your reservations book two or more units, such as two adjacent sites for one party, the Firefly total goes up, because the fee is per unit booked. The page says per unit, not per reservation, so we count units.

If you keep seasonal guests on long-term reservations, add $3.50 a month for each one. Ten seasonal guests for six months adds 10 x 6 x 3.50, or $210.

Under the CampStack launch offer, your first 25 online bookings are free, which reduces your first-year cost further.

Features to compare side by side

Both tools offer an interactive map, a reservation grid, POS and online booking. Firefly lists a guest portal and partner connections to other travel sites. CampStack offers an online booking page, a widget for your own website, Stripe Connect payouts, seasonal billing, POS-lite, reports and roles. Neither list is complete, so ask each vendor for a demo with your own park's sites loaded.

A word on trust and track record

Choosing software is also choosing a company you will depend on for years. Firefly's public pages describe a dedicated onboarding team and a support team based in the United States and Canada. They do not state a park count on the pages we read, so we will not quote one. CampStack is run by Hive Asset Group, LLC and launched in 2026. We have no park count to show, no reviews to quote and no logos to put on this page, and we would rather leave the space empty than fill it with something invented. What we can offer is a written price, a free trial, no contract and a full export if you leave. If a long track record matters most to you, weigh that honestly.

Switching from Firefly

Firefly documents its reports. Go to Reports in the main menu, choose a report and a date range, and run it. Exports are PDF, CSV and Excel. The reports to run are Units, Rates, Guests, Reservations and Reservation Units, and Payments or Deposit Summary for deposits. Details are in our switch guide.

Two Firefly warnings worth repeating: clear column filters and the search box before exporting, since exports honor what is on screen, and make sure each report includes the reservation ID so reservations and units can be joined.

Questions to ask Firefly before you decide

1. If a reservation has three units, is the fee $3.50 times three?
2. Do changes, extensions and rebookings count as a new unit booked?
3. How does the $3.50 a month for long-term reservations work for a guest who stays seven months?
4. Which processor handles my cards, and what is the rate?
5. If I pass the fee to guests, how is it labeled at checkout?

Firefly's page answers some of these only in general terms. A written answer is worth having before you move your park.

Who should choose which

Choose Firefly if you take fewer than about 140 bookings in a season, you want its partner connections, or you like having a U.S. and Canada based support team and a long track record.

Choose CampStack if you take more than that, you do not want guests to see a booking fee, or you want a fixed bill you can plan around.

Either way, keep your Firefly account open until your future reservations are moved. You can claim your free CampStack directory listing without cancelling anything.

See also: all comparisons, pricing, Campspot, RoverPass, booking fee calculator.