Is Velobook cheaper than BikeDesk?
On published prices, yes in the Eurozone: 60 euro cents a booking capped at €60 a month, under BikeDesk's €99 entry tier, and quiet months cost far less. Run your own season through the calculator on this page.
Velobook vs BikeDesk
A BikeDesk alternative without the tier maths
BikeDesk covers servicing in clear tiers from €99 to €149 a month. Velobook covers servicing plus hire, tours, fittings and workshops, at a dollar a booking capped every month, with no tiers to outgrow.
✓ Capped every month✓ No monthly fee✓ No per seat charge✓ No cut of your takings✓ 30 days free
Priced locally, not an exchange-rate markup: a dollar capped at $100 in Australia, 50p capped at £50 in the UK, 60c capped at €60 in the Eurozone. Switch currency below.
Velobook and BikeDesk, side by side
Both are built for bike workshops. BikeDesk keeps to servicing with tiered flat pricing; Velobook covers the rest of the shop in one plan and charges per booking.
| 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. AU, UK, US, CA | Direct to founders | 30 days |
| BikeDesk | $113–170 / mo | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | Capped tiers | No | SMS & email included | Phone, email, chat | 14 days |
Where BikeDesk is strong
In fairness to BikeDesk:
Phone support
Phone support alongside email and chat.
Clear tier boundaries
€99 a month covers up to five users, €149 up to ten, and each plan states its ticket and product limits.
Messaging included
SMS and email on every plan, not a separate add-on.
No cut of your sales
Like Velobook, BikeDesk's published plans are flat fees with no percentage of your takings.
Where Velobook differs
The split with BikeDesk is breadth of plan and the shape of the bill.
One plan for the whole shop
Hire, guided tours, fittings, workshops and AI setup are all in Velobook's plan. BikeDesk sticks to servicing and the shop floor: workshop tickets, point of sale and inventory.
Pricing that follows your season
BikeDesk is €99 to €149 a month, busy or quiet. Velobook is a dollar a booking, capped every month, no monthly fee.
No tiers to outgrow
Past ten users, or more than one store, BikeDesk moves to custom-priced Enterprise. Velobook never charges per mechanic or per location.
No caps on your busy months
BikeDesk caps tickets per month: 200 on €99, 500 on €149. Velobook caps what you pay, not what you can take.
What Velobook costs across a year
Bookings rise and fall with the seasons. A flat monthly plan doesn't. Set your busiest and quietest months, your team and who you're weighing up.
Currency
Your market.
Your busiest month80
Confirmed bookings in peak season.
Your quietest month12
Bookings when the season's dead.
Mechanics on the tools2
Some tools charge more per mechanic. Velobook never does.
Locations1
Some tools bill per shopfront. Velobook doesn't.
Compare against
$386 a year
averages$32a month
Velobook
$32 / mo avg
$386
BikeDesk
$1,355
$969 more
Common questions
What shops ask when weighing Velobook against BikeDesk.
Does Velobook cover more than servicing?
Yes. One plan covers servicing, hire, guided tours, fittings, workshops and AI setup. BikeDesk covers servicing, point of sale and inventory, but not those booking types.
Does either tool take a cut of my sales?
Velobook never does. BikeDesk's published plans are flat monthly fees with no percentage listed.
How do the free trials compare?
Velobook 30 days, BikeDesk 14. Cancellations are never charged on Velobook.
More comparisons
Weighing up something else? Each page gives one tool the same side-by-side treatment.
Velobook vs Hubtiger
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Read the comparison →Velobook vs Workshop by Bike Book
Workshop by Bike Book is a servicing tool at US$89.99 a month (£49.99 ex VAT in the UK). Velobook covers servicing plus rentals, tours, fittings, workshops and AI, at a dollar a booking capped every month.
Read the comparison →Velobook vs Square Appointments
Square Appointments is a general scheduler at US$49 per location on its Plus plan, plus card fees from 2.5% + 15c a payment. 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 on the full comparison page.
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Pay for the bookings you take. Nothing you don't.
A dollar a booking, capped every month. No monthly fee, no per-seat charge, no cut of your sales. Every feature from day one. The first 30 days are free.
Cancellations are never charged.