SimBook vs Birrdi for golf simulator booking

SimBook vs Birrdi 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

SimBook is best for golf simulator venues that want booking, memberships and the tee sheet in one place.
Birrdi is best for sim venues wanting pay-per-booking pricing with launch monitor and door control.

Of the 10 things golf simulator venues ask for most, SimBook (golf-specific booking software) fully covers 10 and Birrdi (golf-specific booking software) covers 6, based on what each company publishes.

Golf-specific booking software

SimBook

SimBook is booking and membership software built by an indoor golf venue owner for golf simulator clubs. It covers online booking on your own website, one tee sheet for every bay, pricing by time and season, and memberships that bill themselves.

Best for: Golf simulator venues that want booking, memberships and the tee sheet in one place

Pricing: $99/month per location, unlimited bays and staff, no per-bay fee. 14-day free trial. Enterprise pricing for multi-location groups.

Golf-specific booking software

Birrdi

Birrdi is booking and management software for indoor golf simulator businesses. It handles bay reservations and memberships, can switch supported launch monitors on and off, and integrates with RemoteLock for access.

Best for: Sim venues wanting pay-per-booking pricing with launch monitor and door control.

Pricing: Per-reservation fees rather than a monthly subscription, plus a one-time setup fee. See Birrdi’s pricing page for current rates.

SimBook vs Birrdi: features for golf simulator venues

Feature	SimBook	Birrdi
Booking widget on your own website	Yes Booking page plus an embeddable widget	Yes Hosted booking page; website build in top setup tier
One schedule across every bay	Yes One tee sheet for every bay	Yes
Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing	Yes By day, time, season and bay type	Yes Dynamic pricing tools
Memberships with recurring billing	Yes Auto-renewing billing through Stripe	Yes
Member perks: early booking, included hours	Yes Early booking windows, hour banks, member rates	Yes Member rates and free hours via credits
Punch passes or prepaid packages	Yes Punch passes	Check with vendor
Waivers signed during booking	Yes Signed in the booking flow	Check with vendor
Text (SMS) reminders	Yes Sent in your club’s name	Check with vendor
Hold bays for leagues	Yes League blocks lock bays during league hours	Check with vendor
Built for golf simulator venues	Yes	Yes
Pricing	$99/month per location, unlimited bays and staff, no per-bay fee. 14-day free trial. Enterprise pricing for multi-location groups.	Per-reservation fees rather than a monthly subscription, plus a one-time setup fee. See Birrdi’s pricing page for current rates.

Where SimBook and Birrdi differ

Punch passes or prepaid packages

SimBook

Yes

Punch passes

Birrdi

Check with vendor

Waivers signed during booking

SimBook

Yes

Signed in the booking flow

Birrdi

Check with vendor

Text (SMS) reminders

SimBook

Yes

Sent in your club’s name

Birrdi

Check with vendor

Hold bays for leagues

SimBook

Yes

League blocks lock bays during league hours

Birrdi

Check with vendor

Strengths and trade-offs

SimBook

Strengths

Built around golf simulator bays: right-hand-only bays, left-handed flags, league blocks
Memberships with early booking, included hours and punch passes built in
One flat price per location with unlimited bays and staff
Moves your members, customers and booking history over, with a dedicated onboarding specialist

Worth knowing

Focused on golf simulator venues, not other kinds of businesses
League scoring and leaderboards are a separate product (LeagueNight)

Birrdi

Strengths

Built for indoor golf simulator businesses
Can switch supported launch monitors on and off from bookings
Usage-based pricing with no monthly subscription

Worth knowing

One-time setup fee on top of per-reservation charges
Per-booking fees add up at low volumes compared with flat plans

Questions owners ask

Is SimBook or Birrdi better for a golf simulator business?

It depends on how you run your venue. SimBook suits golf simulator venues that want booking, memberships and the tee sheet in one place. Birrdi suits sim venues wanting pay-per-booking pricing with launch monitor and door control. Based on what each publishes, SimBook fully covers 10 of the 10 features golf simulator venues ask for most, and Birrdi covers 6.

How much does SimBook cost?

$99/month per location, unlimited bays and staff, no per-bay fee. 14-day free trial. Enterprise pricing for multi-location groups.

How much does Birrdi cost?

Per-reservation fees rather than a monthly subscription, plus a one-time setup fee. See Birrdi’s pricing page for current rates.

Can SimBook and Birrdi sell memberships with recurring billing?

SimBook: Yes (auto-renewing billing through Stripe). Birrdi: Yes.

Can I hold bays for a league in SimBook or Birrdi?

SimBook: Yes (league blocks lock bays during league hours). Birrdi: We couldn’t confirm it from Birrdi’s website; check with them directly.

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.

Sources: Birrdi (birrdigolf.com), Birrdi (birrdigolf.com/pricing), Birrdi (birrdigolf.com/simulators), Birrdi (birrdigolf.com/events)

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