PayCamp vs CampManager: an honest comparison for UK sites
A long-established campsite booking system vs one account for pitches, moorings and boats
CampManager: Price not published · PayCamp: From £49/mo
PayCamp
Prices published on paycamp.co.uk
From £49/mo
CampManager
No price is published on campmanager.com; ask them for a quote
Price not published
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
Operator booking calendar
Guests book online on your website, 24/7
Channel management with third-party sites
Branded guest app
Site fee and utility invoicing
Electricity billing
Online card payments
No commission on bookings
QR code pay point
Marina berths and moorings
BSS certificate tracking
Staff users and access levels
Several sites under one login
Boat hire (PayCamp Hire)
Yard and workshop jobs
Price published online
CampManager column taken from campmanager.com (home and feature pages), checked 27 September 2026. "Not listed" means the feature is not described on their site, not that it cannot be done: ask them.
An honest comparison
Both are capable tools. Here is where each one tends to fit best.
PayCamp is the better fit for
UK sites that run pitches alongside moorings, boat hire or a workshop, that take bookings by phone and email and confirm them themselves, and that want a published monthly price.
CampManager is the better fit for
Campsites and holiday parks that need guests to book online by themselves 24/7, want channel management with third-party booking sites, a branded guest app, or automatic smart-meter readings.
The key difference
CampManager lets guests book online on your own website around the clock and connects to third-party booking sites. PayCamp does not do either yet: guests send an enquiry and you confirm the booking. PayCamp covers berths, boats and yard work in the same account, and publishes its prices.
Typical PayCamp operator
A marina with a few touring pitches, or a campsite that also runs moorings or day boats, moving off a paper diary or a spreadsheet.
Where PayCamp is stronger
Pitches, moorings, plots and boats in one customer record
Published monthly price by the number of units, with every feature on every plan
Electricity billed per kWh from your meter readings, on the same invoice
PayCamp Hire for boat hire and PayCamp Yards for the workshop, in the same system
PayCamp Pricing
From £49/mo
Flat monthly fee by number of units, with every feature on every plan. No commission; card fees apply only if you take payments through PayCamp.
CampManager Pricing
Price not published
No price is published on campmanager.com; ask them for a quote
Part of the Towpath Digital Ecosystem
PayCamp Hire for boat and paddle hire and PayCamp Yards for the workshop are modules of the same system: one login and one customer database.
Questions people ask
Is there a CampManager alternative with a published price?
Yes. PayCamp publishes its prices: from £49 a month for up to 25 pitches, berths or plots, with every feature on every plan and a 14-day free trial. CampManager does not publish a price on its website, so you would need to ask them for a quote.
Can guests book online with PayCamp like they can with CampManager?
Not yet. With PayCamp, guests send a booking enquiry from your website and you confirm it in the dashboard. Online self-booking is on our roadmap. If guests booking by themselves 24/7 is what you need today, CampManager does that.
Does PayCamp have a channel manager?
No. PayCamp does not connect to third-party booking sites. CampManager offers channel management.
Can PayCamp handle moorings as well as pitches?
Yes. Pitches, marina berths, residential plots and hire boats sit in the same account and the same customer record, which is the main reason a mixed site chooses PayCamp.
Keep reading
- Campsite booking software
What PayCamp does for a touring campsite, and what it does not.
- Electricity billing system
Meter readings to a kWh invoice line with VAT.
- PayCamp vs Anytime Booking
The same comparison against Anytime Booking.
- How to choose campsite software
A buyer's guide, including when a free tool is enough.
- PayCamp pricing
Every plan, by number of units.
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