ReserveBee or Nostium: transparent pricing or a demo first?

Nostium is a Dutch (Eindhoven-based) reservation system built around activities, venues and rentals: bowling, escape rooms, karting, sports halls, table reservations, bike and boat rentals, and dozens of other activity types. Like ReserveBee, it's centred on making objects bookable rather than just handling 1-on-1 appointments. The biggest difference isn't in the features: it's in how you find out what it costs.

Three key differences at a glance

What Nostium does well

Nostium is functionally broad: the platform makes a wide range of resources bookable within one system, from sports courts and tables to bike, boat and e-chopper rentals. The site lists dozens of concrete activity types, from bowling, karting, escape rooms and climbing parks to mini golf and water sports, showing just how broadly the platform applies within the leisure sector. There are separate modules for quotes, subscriptions, gift cards (via a Gifty integration) and discounts, and ticketing with scanning. Payments run through Mollie, including deposits, refunds and payment requests, alongside integrations with POS and access-control systems (Vectron, Steltronic) and OTA channels like GetYourGuide. For larger leisure and hospitality venues with specific requirements, that can be appealing.

Where ReserveBee makes the difference

The biggest difference is transparency. Nostium doesn't publish a price, user limit or concrete spec anywhere; everything routes through "request a demo," with no self-serve signup or trial. That means you only find out what the system actually costs after a sales conversation, while ReserveBee's two plans (pay-as-you-go from €0.35 per reservation, or €18 per month with 100 reservations included) are simply listed on the website, and you can start free today. There's also no concrete information at Nostium on how overlap between objects is handled, while ReserveBee's bundle feature handles that explicitly and demonstrably: book a larger object, and its individual parts block automatically.

A worked pricing example

At Nostium, this is hard to calculate without first requesting a demo. That's exactly the point:

Where ReserveBee lets you see today what it costs and try it with no obligation, Nostium requires a sales conversation before you hear a price. Nostium does list customers like Aloha Amsterdam and Dolfijn Tilburg on its site as social proof, but without a price indication alongside them, you only find out after that sales conversation whether it actually fits your budget. Even a simple question like "what would 3 padel courts cost" can't be answered yourself without first getting in touch.

Switching from Nostium to ReserveBee

Because Nostium works through a sales conversation, switching away typically also starts with a conversation with Nostium itself about notice periods and data export. Once that's arranged, we're happy to help you set up your activities as objects within ReserveBee for free, including bundles where useful for combining resources. Customer data and upcoming bookings come along too, so the switch is smooth for your customers. The biggest difference is immediate: you know the cost upfront, and you can start a free trial yourself, with no sales call, to see if it fits. Want to take a look right now? Start free today and you're live within minutes.

Personal contact instead of a sales conversation

ReserveBee and Nostium are both Dutch companies, so on things like language and GDPR compliance they aren't far apart. The difference is in how you get in touch with the company itself. With ReserveBee you talk directly to the small team that builds the system: questions, feature requests and bug reports go straight to the people actually making the next version, with no sales department in between. At Nostium, every first contact runs through a demo request, which can work well if you want extensive, tailored guidance before signing up, but is less convenient if you just want to quickly find out whether it fits your budget and then continue on your own from there.

Who should choose ReserveBee?

Do you manage a larger leisure or hospitality venue with specific requirements around POS and access-control systems, and don't mind a sales conversation before learning the price? Nostium may be worth exploring. Would you rather know upfront what you'll pay, start free today with no sales call, and use bundles to combine objects intelligently? Then ReserveBee is the more transparent choice. Feel free to compare for yourself: ReserveBee's pricing is simply listed on this site, no login or request required. We help you migrate your activities, objects and customers for free.

Also worth a look: ReserveBee vs Recras or ReserveBee vs SimplyBook.me.