--- title: "Golf O'Clock vs Birrdi (2026): Pricing and Features Compared" description: "Golf O'Clock vs Birrdi for golf simulator venues: flat monthly pricing against a fee per booking, door access, launch monitor control and payments." url: https://golfoclock.com/blog/golf-oclock-vs-birrdi --- [Back to blog](/blog)Technology # Golf O'Clock vs Birrdi: flat monthly pricing or a fee per booking Oct 14, 20266 min read The main difference between Golf O'Clock and Birrdi is how you pay. Golf O'Clock charges a flat monthly price by bay count, $150 for the first 4 bays and $25 for each one after, with no fee per booking. Birrdi charges per reservation, from $1.00 down to $0.25 as volume grows. Both are built for golf simulator venues and both handle booking, memberships and door access. We make Golf O'Clock, so weigh this accordingly. Birrdi's own website returned a security certificate error when we checked it on October 14, 2026, so its facts below come from its [Square App Marketplace listing](https://squareup.com/us/en/app-marketplace/app/birrdi) (updated August 2026) and from two published roundups: Golf Sim Spot's (prices checked September 18, 2026) and Sports Carnival's (July 2026; Sports Carnival sells booking software too). Confirm anything that matters with Birrdi directly. ## The short version Golf O'Clock Birrdi Pricing model Flat, by bay count Per reservation Price $150/month for 4 bays, +$25 per extra bay $1.00 to $0.25 per reservation by monthly volume Contract Month to month Ask Birrdi Venues 200+ active venues "Hundreds of operators" Online payments Stripe or Square, in your own account Square In-person sales Lightspeed K-Series or Square Square POS Door access Kisi, Avigilon Alta, RemoteLock, Rhombus, HTTP and QR locks, SmartLock RemoteLock Simulator control Screen Marshal: locks the bay PC between bookings, Command Center for every bay Switches Uneekor, ProTee VX, Golf VX, IDRA and E6 Connect on and off around a booking Memberships Recurring plans, included hours, punch cards, seasonal passes, guest fees Memberships with free hours at set times, recurring billing, loyalty program Pricing rules Peak, member, tier, package and utilization conditions Dynamic pricing by day and demand (per a competitor's comparison) Website Branded booking pages, no website builder Square Online site built during setup Staff AI assistant, API, MCP Yes; API, webhooks and MCP on every plan Not listed ## What each costs as you get busier A flat price and a per-booking price cross over at some point, and where depends on how busy you are. Across the 200+ venues on Golf O'Clock, a typical bay sells about 1,900 hours a year and the average booking runs just under two hours, which comes to about 85 bookings per bay a month. Here's what that volume costs on each, using Birrdi's published rates. Bays Bookings a month (at 85 per bay) Birrdi Golf O'Clock 2 170 About $102 $150 4 340 About $204 $150 6 510 About $204 $200 8 680 About $272 $250 10 850 About $340 $300 12 1,020 About $255 $350 Birrdi's figures are worked out, not listed, and assume each month's rate applies to every booking that month. Crossing 500 bookings drops every booking to $0.40, which is why 4 and 6 bays come out the same. Ask Birrdi how the tiers are applied, since that changes the totals. Birrdi also lists a one-time setup fee; ask both vendors about setup costs. At typical volume, from 4 to 10 bays, Golf O'Clock costs less: $54 a month at 4 bays, a few dollars at 6, and $40 at 10. A 1 or 2 bay studio pays less on Birrdi, and past about 1,000 bookings a month Birrdi's lowest rate makes it cheaper again, so a very busy large venue should run its own numbers. A quieter venue moves the line too: at half that volume, a 4-bay venue pays about $102 on Birrdi. The part a per-booking bill can't give you is a fixed cost: a good March doesn't raise your software bill on Golf O'Clock. More on the pricing models in [what golf simulator software costs](/blog/golf-simulator-software-cost). ## Where the two are close Both are built for golf simulator venues, not adapted from a salon or gym tool. Both take bookings online, sell memberships with included hours, price by time of day, and let customers into an unstaffed venue through a RemoteLock lock tied to the booking. Both control the simulator side too, in different ways. ## Where Golf O'Clock goes further **No fee per booking.** The bill follows your bay count, not how busy you are, as the table shows. **Your own payment account, and more of them.** Online payments go into the venue's own Stripe or Square account, and in-person food, drink and retail run through Lightspeed K-Series or Square. Birrdi is built around Square. See [payments](/features/payments). **More door locks.** Kisi, Avigilon Alta, RemoteLock, Rhombus, any lock with an HTTP interface, QR code locks and Golf O'Clock's own SmartLock. If you already own a Kisi or Avigilon setup, that matters. See [bay access](/features/bay-access). **Simulator control on any brand.** [Screen Marshal](/features/screen-marshal) runs on each bay's Windows PC, keeps the simulator locked between bookings, unlocks it for the customer who booked, and lets staff lock, unlock, launch simulator titles and message every bay from one Command Center. **Pricing rules, the AI assistant and the API.** Rates resolve by peak, member tier, package and even current utilization, the same way online and at the desk. Staff can describe a membership or an off-peak rate and the [AI assistant](/features/ai-assistant) sets it up for approval. Every venue has its own API, webhooks and MCP server. ## Where Birrdi goes further **Cheaper when you're very small.** A 1 or 2 bay studio doing under about 250 bookings a month pays less per month on Birrdi. **Direct launch monitor control.** Birrdi turns Uneekor, ProTee VX, Golf VX, IDRA and E6 Connect systems on and off around a booking. If you want the hardware itself switched on and off, rather than the bay PC locked, that's a real difference. **All-in on Square.** If you already run your counter and retail on Square, Birrdi keeps everything there, and setup includes a Square Online website. Golf O'Clock doesn't build venue websites. **A self-serve setup option.** Birrdi listed a lower-cost self-serve setup alongside a white-glove one. Golf O'Clock starts with a demo and the team configures the venue with you. ## Which one fits your venue Pick Birrdi if you're opening a 1 or 2 bay studio, run Uneekor, ProTee VX, Golf VX, IDRA or E6 hardware and want it powered on and off by the booking, are happy on Square for everything, or run a large, very busy venue past about 1,000 bookings a month. Pick Golf O'Clock if you have 4 to 10 bays and want a fixed monthly cost that doesn't rise with bookings, use Stripe, Lightspeed, Kisi, Avigilon or Rhombus, want the simulator locked between bookings whatever the brand, or need pricing with members, tiers and packages in it. Either way, bring your bay count, last month's real number of bookings, your lock and your processor to both demos. Our [comparison of nine booking platforms](/blog/best-golf-simulator-booking-software) covers the rest of the field, and [Golf O'Clock vs Birdie](/blog/golf-oclock-vs-birdie) the other flat-priced option. Birrdi and other product names are trademarks of their respective owners, used here only to identify their products. Golf O'Clock is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Details about other platforms come from Birrdi's Square App Marketplace listing and published roundups as of October 14, 2026 and may have changed since. If anything here is out of date or wrong, email [info@golfoclock.com](mailto:info@golfoclock.com) and we'll correct it. Written by [Mathieu Morin](/about), CRO at Golf O'Clock. Based on operating data from 200+ indoor golf venues. ## Frequently asked questions **Is Golf O'Clock cheaper than Birrdi?** At typical volume for 4 to 10 bays, yes. Golf O'Clock is $150 a month for the first 4 bays plus $25 per extra bay, with no fee per booking. Birrdi charges per reservation, from $1.00 down to $0.25 as monthly volume grows. At about 85 bookings per bay a month, a 4-bay venue pays Birrdi about $204 against $150 on Golf O'Clock. A 1 or 2 bay studio, and a very busy venue past 1,000 bookings a month, can come out cheaper on Birrdi. **How much does Birrdi cost?** Birrdi charges per reservation: $1.00 each up to 100 a month, $0.60 up to 500, $0.40 up to 1,000 and $0.25 above that, as listed in a September 2026 roundup. A July 2026 roundup listed setup at $500 self-serve or $1,500 to $2,000 white-glove. Confirm current figures with Birrdi. **Does Golf O'Clock control the launch monitor like Birrdi?** Differently. Birrdi switches supported systems (Uneekor, ProTee VX, Golf VX, IDRA and E6 Connect) on and off around a booking. Golf O'Clock doesn't switch the launch monitor itself: Screen Marshal locks the bay PC between bookings, unlocks it for the customer who booked, and works whatever the simulator brand. **Which payment processors do Golf O'Clock and Birrdi use?** Birrdi is built around Square for payments and point of sale. Golf O'Clock takes online payments through the venue's own Stripe or Square account, and in-person sales through Lightspeed K-Series or Square. **Can I switch from Birrdi to Golf O'Clock?** Yes. Bring a spreadsheet of your customers and members, and Golf O'Clock imports your customers, tags, notes, marketing consent and active memberships with their renewal dates, so nobody signs up twice. Saved cards don't transfer, so customers add a card on their next booking. More in [switching booking systems](/help/switching-booking-systems). ## Ready to see Golf O'Clock in action? Book a demo and we'll walk you through the platform with your venue setup in mind. [Book a demo](/demo)