Velobook vs Workshop by Bike Book
Workshop by Bike Book does servicing well at a flat US$89.99 a month. Velobook covers servicing too, then adds hire and rentals, guided tours, bike fittings, workshops and AI setup, priced at a dollar a booking and capped every month.
Priced locally, not a straight exchange-rate markup: a dollar a booking capped at $100 in Australia, 50p capped at £50 in the UK, 60c at €60 in the Eurozone, and the like. Switch currency below.
Both tools are built for bike workshops. The difference is breadth: Workshop by Bike Book sticks to servicing, while Velobook covers rentals, tours, fittings and workshops in the same plan.
| What you pay | Service & repairs | Hire & rentals | Guided tours | Bike fittings | Workshops | AI setup & scheduling | Everything in one plan | Charges per mechanic | Takes a % of sales | Text messaging | Support | Free trial | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| velobook | $0.70 / booking, $70 cap | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Never | Never | Optional, our only extra. Some regions | Direct to founders | 30 days |
| Workshop by Bike Book | $90 / mo | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | Not till 5+ | No | Credits "coming soon" | Chat & email | 28 days |
Credit where it's due: if servicing is all you book, Workshop by Bike Book has real strengths.
It does one job, service and repairs, and that focus suits shops that only ever take workshop bookings.
It doesn't start charging by team size until you reach five mechanics.
The 28-day trial is one of the longer ones going, close to Velobook's 30 days.
It prices by region, and the £49.99 UK rate sits well under its US$89.99 US price.
And here's where Velobook takes a different line.
Hire and rentals, guided tours, bike fittings, workshops and AI setup and scheduling are all in Velobook's plan. Workshop by Bike Book covers servicing only.
Workshop by Bike Book is a flat US$89.99 a month, quiet or busy. Velobook has no monthly fee: a dollar a booking, capped every month.
At five or more mechanics, or a second location, Workshop by Bike Book moves to custom pricing. Velobook never charges per mechanic or per location.
Text messaging on Workshop by Bike Book is listed as credits coming soon. On Velobook it's an optional extra that already works in some regions, and it's the only extra we have.
Your bookings rise and fall with the seasons. A flat monthly plan doesn't. Tell us your busiest and quietest months, your team, and who you're weighing up, and we'll lay the year out side by side.
The things shops ask when they're weighing Velobook against Workshop by Bike Book.
On published prices, Velobook's US monthly cap is $70, under Workshop by Bike Book's flat US$89.99, so even your busiest month costs less. In quiet months the gap widens, because Velobook only charges per booking. Run your own season through the calculator on this page.
Yes. Hire and rentals are part of Velobook's one plan, along with guided tours, bike fittings and workshops. Workshop by Bike Book doesn't cover rentals.
Nothing changes on Velobook: it never charges per mechanic or per location. Workshop by Bike Book moves to custom pricing at five or more mechanics or a second location.
Velobook's trial is 30 days to Workshop by Bike Book's 28, and cancellations are never charged on Velobook.
Weighing up something else? Each page gives one tool the same fair, side-by-side treatment.
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Read the comparison →BikeDesk is a servicing tool priced in euros at €99 to €149 a month in capped tiers; Velobook covers servicing plus rentals, tours, fittings, workshops and AI, at a dollar a booking capped every month.
Read the comparison →Square Appointments is a general scheduler at US$49 per location plus 2.5 to 3.3% of payments; Velobook is built for bike shops, with servicing, rentals, tours, fittings and workshops at a dollar a booking capped every month and no cut of sales.
Read the comparison →Or see every tool side by side on the full comparison page.
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