The booking platform PADI dive centers deserve.
PADI Manifest is the modern, secure alternative to FareHarbor — purpose-built for PADI's global network of dive centers and water sports operators who want a platform that's beautiful, elegant, and designed to convert.
lower effective cost vs FareHarbor fees, processing & add-on software
separate tools replaced by a single, all-in-one platform
AI concierge that answers guests & converts after-hours visits
white-labeled to your brand — your name, colors & domain
// THE PROBLEM
Why Operators Are Leaving FareHarbor
The legacy booking platforms were built for a different era — and a different world. Here's what operators run into every day.
The Hidden Fee Problem
FareHarbor adds booking fees directly to your customer's checkout total in ADDITION to card processing fees. Your guests are fleeing from hidden fees, and it's driving them straight to your competition.
You Don't Control Your Own Pricing
Your tours are 6–8% more expensive than your competitors using FareHarbor alternatives. Your guests are paying more AND you're losing your own margins in the process!
Built to make money off you — Not for you
FareHarbor is owned by Booking Holdings (parent of Booking.com, Priceline, and Kayak), their business is to make money off the customers you marketed for. They are in the business of making money off you — not for you.
Slow, Clunky Checkout
FareHarbor is slow and clunky taking customers an average of 4-17 minutes to make a reservation resulting in cart abandonment and oftentimes frustration. This is reflecting badly on your business before a customer even walks through the door.
Years Behind the Curve
FareHarbor is years behind, and it's starting to show: outdated emails, no user profiles, no employee features, no fleet maintenance, no crew safety compliance tools, no built-in affiliate program or loyalty program and no AI-powered features. It's an outdated booking calendar — nothing more.
Your paying in more ways than you think.
The FareHarbor customer experience is not focused on your business or brand — the checkout, the emails, the booking pages — free advertising — on the website you paid for, with the customers you marketed and acquired, all promoting FareHarbor … on your dime.
// THE PLATFORM
Everything Your Dive Center Needs. PADI Manifest.
Booking is just the basics. PADI Manifest runs the entire operation — from the first guest question to the final payroll approval. All on one platform.
Tablet booking view
Smart Booking Engine
Flexible pricing by guest type, multi-time-slot and multi-day scheduling, real-time capacity limits, live weather reporting and automated waitlist management that fills last-minute cancellations automatically.
Guest Profiles & Waivers
One reusable profile with certifications, medical info, equipment sizing, emergency contacts, E-signature waivers and instant onboarding — once setup new bookings takes seconds, not minutes!
Always in the Loop
Upcoming Reservations section allows guests to see every detail live, including any rebooking or cancellation updates. In-App notifications keeps your guests informed automatically — no more lost emails or unclear charter directions, everything right at your customer's fingertips.
Loyalty, Rewards & Referrals
Built-in rewards and discount features — native point earnings and badges plus a tiered sales affiliate program with automated commission tracking and leaderboards — tools FareHarbor doesn't even try to offer.
Built-In AI Concierge
A 24/7 AI guide that answers guest questions, recommends trips, and provides the confidence customers need to make reservations even after hours.
This feature is an AddonStaff Scheduling & Payroll Tracking
Build crew schedules, allow shift-trade requests, and track hours, submissions, and manager approvals in one place — with a clean payment record your team can trust. No spreadsheets required.
Fleet & Safety Operations
Track engine hours, maintenance, and dry-dock scheduling. Log safety drills, gas fill-station compliance, and incident reports with Coast Guard/EMS flagging.
Modern, Transparent Payments
Stripe-native checkout with no forced customer surcharge, split and partial payments, instant refunds, and saved cards for faster repeat checkout.
Full White-Label Branding
Fully brand-matched to your business — your name, colors, story, and domain. Unlike FareHarbor's basic templates, your site is unmistakably yours.
// HEAD TO HEAD
PADI Manifest vs. FareHarbor — Side by Side
The most detailed look at what you get when you switch — and what you didn't know you've been missing.
1Feature Comparison
Category
FareHarbor
PADI Manifest
2Replace Your Entire Software Stack
Most tour and dive operators piece together 10–14 separate tools to run their business. PADI Manifest replaces all of it.
Category
Tools You're Paying For Separately
Included In PADI Manifest
Payroll: PADI Manifest tracks hours, submissions, and approvals — payment execution and tax filing stay with your bank or payroll provider.
PADI Manifest tracks, approves, and records payroll — you execute payments from your own bank account.
No forced payment rails, no per-payout processor fees, and your money never sits in someone else's balance. A full approval workflow, audit trail, and owner control — built in.
Separately, these tools typically run $700–$900+/month — plus FareHarbor's 6–8% booking and 2.9% + .30¢ Processing Fees for each transaction. PADI Manifest replaces the entire stack in an all-in-one, beautiful user platform.
3Pricing & Cost Comparison
Category
FareHarbor
PADI Manifest
PADI Manifest's pricing, add-on transparency and built-in software stack means your costs would be cut in half. Approximately ~50% savings switching from FareHarbor.
// FOR WATER SPORTS OPERATORS
Purpose-Built for Dive Operators & Water Sports.
However you take guests out on the water, PADI Manifest adapts to your operation — not the other way around. Here's how it fits every kind of water sports business.
Every trip on the water, booked and run from one platform.
SCUBA Diving
Run every PADI course from Open Water to Divemaster with student-to-instructor ratio tracking, digital C-card issuance, and logbook syncing. Capture equipment sizing (BCD, wetsuit, regulator, fins), medical forms, and nitrox and gas-fill compliance, then schedule boats, dive sites, instructors, and guides across multi-tank trips — all from one dashboard.
Free Diving
Manage breath-hold training levels and line-diving sessions with depth and rating captures, lanyard and safety protocols, and buddy scheduling. Handle wetsuit, long-fin, and weight-belt sizing plus fitness and medical forms, so every freediver is checked in, paired up, and on-depth without the paperwork chaos.
Snorkeling Tours
Take high-volume group bookings with hotel-pickup add-ons, guided vs. self-guided options, and one-tap guest onboarding that gets boats loaded on time. Size masks, snorkels, fins, and vests upfront, run weather checks, and schedule boats and reef sites — all while keeping every guest briefed and accounted for.
Snuba
Run surface-supplied air intro experiences end to end — pre-dive briefings, waivers, gear setup, and strict depth limits — with instructor-to-guest ratios enforced automatically. Bundle snuba with snorkel and boat tours, add photo and video packages, and schedule every session alongside your other reef trips in one calendar.
// LIVE SANDBOX PREVIEW
Try It Before You Switch.
Don't just read about PADI Manifest — explore a fully working, white-label booking app right now. Click through real booking flows, live pricing, and guest profiles in our interactive sandbox. No signup, no sales call, no strings attached.
Click through live booking flows
Mobile sandbox view
// HAWAII DIVE CENTER
Proof, Not Promises.
PADI Manifest isn't a concept — it's the same platform technology powering Hawaii Dive Center, a real dive operator in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. They chose the whole package; check it out below:
Fully responsive — on any device
Mobile booking view
// PRICING
Pricing Built Around Your Operation
Flat, transparent pricing that grows with you — plus optional add-ons to extend the platform. No surprise fees, no checkout surcharges passed to your guests.
PADI Manifest App
Everything you need to run bookings, waivers, fleet, scheduling, and payroll tracking — all included from day one. Customized to match your dive center and brand.
FIXED PRICING
5%
Set Flat Rate
PROCESSOR FEES
1.45%
per Transaction
COMPLIMENTARY BUILD OUT
$0
Free Setup
// OPTIONAL ADD-ONS
AI Chat Bot
A 24/7 AI concierge that answers guest questions, recommends trips, and converts after-hours visits into reservations.
AI Phone Answering
Never miss a lead. AI answers, routes, and logs calls around the clock — with live-booking implemented responses and call to actions.
Business Website Design
A fully rebuilt brand-matched website — your business name, colors, story, and domain, built and maintained for you to seamlessly match and complement your Booking App.
// REQUEST ACCESS
Get PADI Manifest
Tell us about your dive center and we'll reach out with a plan built around your operation.