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Should I use Recras?

Smart software for leisure companies - recras.com

Depends. Buy it if you run a leisure attraction — escape room, activity park, climbing forest — and want bookings, payments, POS, and admin in one tool. Skip it if you resent revenue-share fees or need a broad review base before committing.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~15 public sources; user-review depth is thin, so fit judgments lean on category knowledge.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo user-review evidence found
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

Usage-based

0.5% of bookings/revenue + subscription

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly fees0.5%
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Leisure attractions and activity parks
  • Escape rooms and climbing forests
  • EU operators using Mollie payments
  • WordPress sites wanting embedded booking

Not for

  • Anyone allergic to revenue-share pricing — 0.5% forever
  • Non-leisure businesses; the tool is leisure-specific
  • Buyers who need extensive third-party integrations
  • Teams wanting a big review base before committing

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

0.5% revenue share compounds as you grow; flat-fee competitors pitch hard against it

medium

Keep the WordPress plugin updated — stored-XSS CVE affected versions ≤6.4.1

low

Embedding booking flows into your site takes real integration work, not one link

Pros and cons

Pros

  • All-in-one for leisure: bookings, payments, POS, customer admin
  • No setup fees to get started
  • WordPress plugin embeds booking directly into your site
  • Mollie payments integration built in for leisure bookings
  • Zapier support for automation with other apps

Cons

  • Charges 0.5% of revenue — fee grows with your success
  • Thin public review footprint; hard to vet real satisfaction
  • WordPress plugin had stored-XSS flaw (fixed in 6.4.2)
  • Competitors (Beyonk, ReserveBee) actively market against it — pricing friction

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/26/2026 - 13 sources - Runs a security page and HackerOne program; one 2025 stored-XSS CVE in the WordPress plugin, fixed in 6.4.2.

official x5review x4security x3news x1
  • CVE-2025-13497 — stored XSS in WordPress plugin, Authenticated contributor-level stored cross-site scripting via shortcode attribute in Recras plugin ≤6.4.1; fixed in 6.4.2.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • 0.5% of bookings/revenue + subscription

    Starting price

  • 13

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. No setup fees, but 0.5% revenue cut
  • Ease of use. No user-review evidence found
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Booking, POS, payments, integrations, fixed release cycle
  • Support quality. No evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. HackerOne program, but 2025 WordPress plugin XSS CVE
  • 0.5% Booking fee of revenue, per ReserveBee comparison
  • None Setup fees per official pricing page
  • $8.8M Funding Crunchbase profile
  • 0 listed Capterra reviews very thin public review base

Pricing

Usage-based

0.5% of bookings/revenue + subscription

  • No setup fees
  • Exact plan prices not disclosed in reviewed sources

Security

Runs a security page and HackerOne program; one 2025 stored-XSS CVE in the WordPress plugin, fixed in 6.4.2.

  • CVE-2025-13497 — stored XSS in WordPress pluginAuthenticated contributor-level stored cross-site scripting via shortcode attribute in Recras plugin ≤6.4.1; fixed in 6.4.2.⁶

What users say

user feedback is sparse; one Reddit escape-room thread probes whether Recras is viable, calling it small.

“Has someone used Recras booking system? It is small but...”
Reddit, r/escaperooms

Alternatives

Compare Recras with each alternative.

  • Calendly + payment links

    Guess: cheaper DIY stack for tiny operators with simple bookings.

Companies that use it

  • Castlecomer Discovery Park
Full analysis

Based on ~15 public sources; user-review depth is thin, so fit judgments lean on category knowledge.

Niche booking suite for leisure attractions; 0.5% revenue fee and thin reviews make it a 'depends'.

Methodology

Based on ~15 public sources; user-review depth is thin, so fit judgments lean on category knowledge.

Sources

  1. Recras — Smart software for leisure companiesrecras.com
    official
  2. Recras Pricingrecras.com
    official
  3. Recras Alternative: Flat Fee Instead of Revenue Percentage (ReserveBee)reservebee.com
    review
  4. Beyonk is the best Recras alternativebeyonk.com
    review
  5. Recras — WordPress pluginwordpress.org
    official
  6. CVE-2025-13497 — Wordfence vulnerability entrywordfence.com
    security
  7. CVE-2025-13497 — NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  8. Recras B.V. — HackerOne response policyhackerone.com
    security
  9. Reddit r/escaperooms thread on Recrasreddit.com
    review
  10. Recras + Mollie integrationmollie.com
    official
  11. Recras on Zapierzapier.com
    official
  12. Recras — Crunchbase profilecrunchbase.com
    news
  13. Capterra reservations directory (Recras, 0 reviews)capterra.com.au
    review

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