Verified User in Leisure, Travel & Tourism
UL
Verified User in Leisure, Travel & Tourism
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"An extremely poor booking engine with even worse user experience."
0/5
What do you like best about Checkfront?

The best aspect of Checkfront is definitely the tech support and customer service. When the website fails or the app fails (frequently), the customer support people are very nice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkfront?

Due to company partnerships, I have been required to use Checkfront for 7 years. And I can confidently say that this is (truly) the worst software and service I have ever used.

The UI/UX is simply nonsensical. One small example: when the app displays a list of bookings, the list is not displayed alphabetically or chronologically. It's just random. So I have to search through a long list of names every time I need to check someone in. Checking a customer in is the most basic functionality of Checkfront, and they can't even do that well. The website is a similar mess.

Integration is nonexistent--I can't track marketing or advertising because Checkfront can't tell me where traffic is coming from.

Customers frequently write or call with complaints about the difficulty in booking. So I have no idea how many potential customers simply give up. But Checkfront has certainly cost me business.

Checkfront has made it clear that they care far more about shipping new products and features rather than fixing existing problems, which is doubly unfortunate when their new features are broken as well.

I highly, highly recommend you find a different booking engine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Natalie A. of Checkfront

Hi there,

We’re sorry to hear you are having a frustrating experience and appreciate you bringing this to our attention. We take feedback seriously and have shared your experience with our Product team.

Our support team can help you with most of the points you referenced. If this is something you are interested in, please contact support@checkfront.com.

Thank you,

Natalie @ Checkfront

Verified User in Food & Beverages
EF
Verified User in Food & Beverages
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Bookings management software with depth and fantastic customer support"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Checkfront?

Checkfront is really comprehensive - it has layers of depth for pretty much any enterprise requirement. Love the support team - they're a notch over their competition and really care for your business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkfront?

Their built-in integrations are extensive, but make sure you check that all that you need to integrate to are fully supported first. Having said that, their support team have always helped us when we ran into roadblocks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MS
Melanie S.
Account Manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great website for small businesses!!"
5/5
What do you like best about Checkfront?

I can add my "products", set the prices, and I'm ready to go! It walks you through set up so it's really easy. You put in the price and taxes and any parameters that you want that item to have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkfront?

Some things are a little confusing. If you are not sure what it is talking about or meaning it doesn't explain it very well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Michael E.
ME
Michael E.
Marketing Director
Sports
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great customisable booking system with excellent support"
5/5
What do you like best about Checkfront?

Fully customizable, always updating with new features, extensions to link to services such as mail chimp, waivers etc Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkfront?

Checkfront can be quite complicated for the new user, or if you have complicated product offerings, that said, the customer support works with you to ensure that you get it right. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospitality
AH
Verified User in Hospitality
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Ideal solution for small b&b"
4/5
What do you like best about Checkfront?

It does what I need, for a reasonable price, and with great integrations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkfront?

I wish it was possible to make Checkfront charge a deposit of one night's fees automatically, currently it's not (or I'm dumb, or both). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ashish S.
AS
Ashish S.
Freelance LinkedIn Marketer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Helpful for small businesses.Awesome booking system and also a great site builder"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Checkfront?

Complete one stop application for your booking system. Good customization for booking simple transactions and reporting. I also liked the robust site builder supported by Checkfront. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkfront?

The product does not have too many options for inventory management. Some features required the help of support team which could have been featured better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AZ
Alyssa Z.
Marketing Manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Checkfront review"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Checkfront?

I used Checkfront to manage booking previously for a pretty simply wordpress site. It was great for simple transactions, reporting, and refunds Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkfront?

I disliked that you couldnt really customize too much how your products were viewed once you put the widget on your page Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Celine M.
CM
Celine M.
Inside Sales Representative
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Clients live for it!"
5/5
What do you like best about Checkfront?

Gives clients an easy experience when they’re booking appointments online or making online payments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkfront?

Nothing to dislike, no complaints so far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospitality
AH
Verified User in Hospitality
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great for smaller campground"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Checkfront?

User friendly interface makes for easy training when short on time to train Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkfront?

Not many options for activities/inventory. Also the inability to change some features and settings without support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospitality
AH
Verified User in Hospitality
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Good but Expensive"
2.5/5
What do you like best about Checkfront?

I use this booking engine to book clients. It is good but expensive. I like the high res images it displays for each property. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Checkfront?

The monthly price per month of 49.99 is a little steep. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.