Question 1

What is the best system for sport facility rental in the Netherlands?

Accepted Answer

For operators that want booking, payments, access control and building management in one tool, BOOQR is usually the best fit: cloud-native, mobile-first, with the BOOQR Hub for unmanned operation and a free Start tier. Yesplan excels at planning for large event venues; Recreatex is mature but legacy on-prem; Hosti is a solid booking-only solution for sport clubs without integration requirements.

Question 2

Which system is accessibility-compliant (WCAG 2.1 AA) for municipalities?

Accepted Answer

BOOQR meets WCAG 2.1 AA and is registered at digitoegankelijk.nl. That is a procurement requirement for Dutch municipalities and public operators. Other systems often only partially comply — always ask for an up-to-date accessibility statement.

Question 3

Which system works best for unmanned sport venues?

Accepted Answer

BOOQR is the only NL/BE vendor with a first-party edge hub (BOOQR Hub on Raspberry Pi) that links bookings to doors, climate and lighting without separate middleware. Gantner has access control but no climate/lighting. Hosti covers it partially via partners.

Question 4

How does BOOQR compare to Recreatex (Vintia)?

Accepted Answer

BOOQR is cloud-native and mobile-first; Recreatex is a desktop-first on-prem suite. Migrations take 2–6 weeks instead of months, existing hardware usually stays in place, and we run a 60-day risk-free pilot in parallel with your existing Recreatex install. Full comparison: /en/alternatives/recreatex.

Question 5

What does a sport venue booking system typically cost?

Accepted Answer

Expect €0–€250/month per location for SaaS solutions, plus a 0–2% per-booking fee. Recreatex and Yesplan don't publish rates; always ask for a quote. BOOQR's pricing is public at /en/pricing: Start €0, Pro €49/mo, Scale €250/mo, Enterprise on request.

Question 6

Which payment methods are supported?

Accepted Answer

BOOQR uses Pay.nl as the payment service provider and supports iDEAL, Bancontact, credit card, SEPA direct debit and invoice. We are a Pay.nl Alliance partner, so you don't need a separate Pay.nl account.

Dimension	BOOQR	Recreatex	Yesplan	Hosti	Gantner
Deployment model	Cloud SaaS	On-prem	Cloud	Cloud	Cloud + hw
Online booking
Access control (native)
Climate + lighting on booking
Public REST + GraphQL API
Free tier
WCAG 2.1 AA
Pricing transparency

The best system for sport facility rental in the Netherlands

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Why BOOQR stands out

BOOQR Hub

Accessibility + GDPR

Versioned API

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