Golf O’Clock vs Bookeo for golf simulator booking

Golf O’Clock vs Bookeo for golf simulator and indoor golf venues: bay booking, memberships, pricing, waivers, reminders and league holds, compared side by side.

Updated September 30, 2026

The short answer

Golf O’Clock is best for multi-bay indoor golf venues wanting booking, access and memberships in one system.
Bookeo is best for smaller venues wanting low-cost booking with packages, memberships and waivers.

Of the 10 things golf simulator venues ask for most, Golf O’Clock (golf-specific booking software) fully covers 8 and Bookeo (general booking software) covers 7, based on what each company publishes.

Golf-specific booking software

Golf O’Clock

Golf O’Clock is booking and management software built for indoor golf simulator venues. It combines online bay booking, PIN/QR bay access, memberships, payments and analytics.

Best for: Multi-bay indoor golf venues wanting booking, access and memberships in one system.

Pricing: Monthly plans that scale with the number of bays. See Golf O’Clock’s pricing page for current prices.

General booking software

Bookeo

Bookeo is a general online booking system with separate products for appointments, classes and tours. It supports resources such as rooms, seasonal and time-based pricing, memberships and prepaid packages.

Best for: Smaller venues wanting low-cost booking with packages, memberships and waivers.

Pricing: Monthly plans that rise with staff and bookings; waivers and SMS credits cost extra. See Bookeo’s pricing page for current prices.

Golf O’Clock vs Bookeo: features for golf simulator venues

Feature	Golf O’Clock	Bookeo
Booking widget on your own website	Yes	Yes
One schedule across every bay	Yes	Yes Bays set up as resources
Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing	Yes Off-peak rates and pricing rules	Yes
Memberships with recurring billing	Yes Automated renewals and billing	Yes
Member perks: early booking, included hours	Yes Free hours, discounts, member credits	Yes Member rates and member-only packages
Punch passes or prepaid packages	Yes Block-booking passes and packages	Yes
Waivers signed during booking	Check with vendor	Partly Via paid waivers add-on
Text (SMS) reminders	Yes	Yes Uses paid SMS credits
Hold bays for leagues	Check with vendor	Partly Block resource time; no league tools
Built for golf simulator venues	Yes	No
Pricing	Monthly plans that scale with the number of bays. See Golf O’Clock’s pricing page for current prices.	Monthly plans that rise with staff and bookings; waivers and SMS credits cost extra. See Bookeo’s pricing page for current prices.

Where Golf O’Clock and Bookeo differ

Waivers signed during booking

Golf O’Clock

Check with vendor

Bookeo

Partly

Via paid waivers add-on

Hold bays for leagues

Golf O’Clock

Check with vendor

Bookeo

Partly

Block resource time; no league tools

Built for golf simulator venues

Golf O’Clock

Yes

Bookeo

Strengths and trade-offs

Golf O’Clock

Strengths

Built specifically for indoor golf simulator venues
Automatic PIN and QR access codes sent on booking
Published per-bay pricing

Worth knowing

Monthly cost rises with bay count
Waiver handling is not described on the vendor site; confirm with vendor

Bookeo

Strengths

Low starting price
Memberships can issue prepaid credits automatically
Seasonal, day and time-of-day pricing

Worth knowing

General booking tool: golf-specific features like bay access need workarounds
Waivers and text reminders are paid extras

Also worth a look: SimBook

If you’re weighing Golf O’Clock against Bookeo for a golf simulator venue, SimBook is built for exactly that job. Here’s how all three line up.

Feature	SimBook	Golf O’Clock	Bookeo
Booking widget on your own website	Yes Booking page plus an embeddable widget	Yes	Yes
One schedule across every bay	Yes One tee sheet for every bay	Yes	Yes Bays set up as resources
Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing	Yes By day, time, season and bay type	Yes Off-peak rates and pricing rules	Yes
Memberships with recurring billing	Yes Auto-renewing billing through Stripe	Yes Automated renewals and billing	Yes
Member perks: early booking, included hours	Yes Early booking windows, hour banks, member rates	Yes Free hours, discounts, member credits	Yes Member rates and member-only packages
Punch passes or prepaid packages	Yes Punch passes	Yes Block-booking passes and packages	Yes
Waivers signed during booking	Yes Signed in the booking flow	Check with vendor	Partly Via paid waivers add-on
Text (SMS) reminders	Yes Sent in your club’s name	Yes	Yes Uses paid SMS credits
Hold bays for leagues	Yes League blocks lock bays during league hours	Check with vendor	Partly Block resource time; no league tools
Built for golf simulator venues	Yes	Yes	No
Pricing	$99/month per location, unlimited bays and staff, no per-bay fee. 14-day free trial. Enterprise pricing for multi-location groups.	Monthly plans that scale with the number of bays. See Golf O’Clock’s pricing page for current prices.	Monthly plans that rise with staff and bookings; waivers and SMS credits cost extra. See Bookeo’s pricing page for current prices.

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Questions owners ask

Is Golf O’Clock or Bookeo better for a golf simulator business?

It depends on how you run your venue. Golf O’Clock suits multi-bay indoor golf venues wanting booking, access and memberships in one system. Bookeo suits smaller venues wanting low-cost booking with packages, memberships and waivers. Based on what each publishes, Golf O’Clock fully covers 8 of the 10 features golf simulator venues ask for most, and Bookeo covers 7.

How much does Golf O’Clock cost?

Monthly plans that scale with the number of bays. See Golf O’Clock’s pricing page for current prices.

How much does Bookeo cost?

Monthly plans that rise with staff and bookings; waivers and SMS credits cost extra. See Bookeo’s pricing page for current prices.

Can Golf O’Clock and Bookeo sell memberships with recurring billing?

Golf O’Clock: Yes (automated renewals and billing). Bookeo: Yes.

Can I hold bays for a league in Golf O’Clock or Bookeo?

Golf O’Clock: We couldn’t confirm it from Golf O’Clock’s website; check with them directly. Bookeo: Partly (block resource time; no league tools).

A note on fairness: we make SimBook, so read this with that in mind. Facts about other tools come from their own websites and were last checked September 30, 2026. Features and prices change, so for other tools we describe how they charge and point you to their pricing pages rather than quoting numbers. Where we couldn’t confirm something, we say “Check with vendor” rather than guess. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.

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