Comparison
A site builder like Wix gives you a beautiful page. But a page is not a booking system. With Wix you still take the booking by hand. Campdirect is booking native.
You can even keep your Wix site. Campdirect gives you a booking widget you can drop straight onto it, so your existing page suddenly takes real bookings.
| Campdirect | Wix or Squarespace | |
|---|---|---|
| Real time availability | Built in | Add-on or manual |
| No double booking guarantee | Enforced in the database | Not guaranteed |
| Card payments and deposits | Built in | Depends on the plugin |
| Pricing rules (seasons, weekends) | Built for campsites | Generic, if any |
| Set up time | An afternoon | Design it yourself |
| Booking widget to embed elsewhere | Yes | No |
On a generic site builder, "book now" usually opens a contact form. You get an email, you check your diary, you reply, you take payment somehow, and you hope nobody else grabbed the same dates. On Campdirect, "book now" checks live availability, takes payment, and blocks the dates instantly.
If you love your current site, keep it. Add the Campdirect booking widget to any page and let it handle availability and payment while your site stays exactly as it is.
Only manually. A Wix or Squarespace site gives you a page and, at best, a generic booking plugin not built for pitches or nightly stays. You still confirm dates and payment by hand, which risks double bookings. Campdirect is booking-native: real-time availability, deposits, and card payments are built in.
No. Campdirect is your website and your booking engine in one. You get your own branded site on your own domain, so you do not need a separate Wix or Squarespace site alongside it.
Yes. If you want to keep an existing site, Campdirect gives you an embeddable booking widget you can drop onto any page, including a Wix or WordPress site, so guests book and pay without leaving it.
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