Velobook vs Hubtiger
Hubtiger is a solid bike-shop tool: service and repair plans from US$52 to US$125 a month, rentals as a separate subscription. Velobook covers servicing, rentals and fittings in one plan, adds tours, workshops and AI setup, and charges a dollar a booking, capped every month.
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.
Both handle servicing, rentals and fittings. The differences are what else is included, how texts and support work, and what you pay in a quiet month.
| 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 |
| Hubtiger | $52–125 / mo | ✓ | ✓ | Group rides | ✓ | – | – | – | Yes, by tier | No | 100–350 credits/mo | Email & chat | 7 days |
Credit where it's due. What Hubtiger does well:
Servicing, repairs and fittings, with rental management sold alongside. That's most of the day for a lot of shops.
Service and repair plans include 100 to 350 SMS credits a month.
If your bookings barely move between summer and winter, US$52 to US$125 a month is easy to budget.
Hubtiger publishes your shop rides and lets riders register through its app or a widget on your site.
Where Velobook takes a different line:
No monthly fee. A dollar a booking, capped every month, so a quiet month costs almost nothing.
Hubtiger's plans step up with technician count: one on Lite, two to four on Professional, five or more on Premium. Velobook never charges per mechanic or per location.
Servicing, hire, guided tours, workshops and AI setup in one plan. Hubtiger prices rentals separately, publishes group rides rather than bookable tours, and doesn't list workshops.
30 days free against Hubtiger's 7. Cancellations are never charged.
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.
What shops ask when weighing Velobook against Hubtiger.
Usually, and more so across a seasonal year. Hubtiger's service and repair plans run US$52 to US$125 a month, flat out or quiet, plus a separate rentals subscription. Velobook is a dollar a booking, priced locally and capped: $100 in Australia, US$70 in the US, £50 in the UK. Run your own numbers in the calculator on this page.
Yes, in the one plan, plus guided tours, workshops and AI setup. On Hubtiger, rentals are a separate subscription.
Never. Hubtiger's plans step up by technician count. Velobook is per booking, capped monthly, however many mechanics or locations.
Velobook 30 days, Hubtiger 7. Cancellations are never charged on Velobook.
Weighing up something else? Each page gives one tool the same side-by-side treatment.
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Read the comparison →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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