Booking software built for the way instructors teach.

Buddy Booking is built for independent scuba, freediving, and water activity instructors — not just large dive shops.

Whether you're teaching certification courses, offering private lessons, or organizing group trips across multiple locations, Buddy gives you the tools to manage it all. Set flexible schedules, collect student information, send digital waivers, accept deposits and payments, and manage bookings in one place.

You can even get your own Buddy Website and reach more divers through the Buddy Marketplace and app.

Yes! Our team can build your courses, trips, pricing, schedules, and booking options for you, free of charge.

Already have your course information online? We'll use it to get started. If not, we can help structure your listings based on the certification agencies you teach through, your instructor qualifications, and the activities you offer.

You'll review everything, request changes, and have the option to walk through your account with our team before publishing. Just connect Stripe when you're ready to accept bookings.

Absolutely! You don't need a website to start accepting bookings.

Share your Buddy booking links directly on Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Linktree, or anywhere you connect with students.

Want your own website? Buddy Websites lets you create a dedicated website featuring your courses, trips, pricing, availability, and booking options — all connected to your Buddy Booking account.

You can also add Buddy to an existing website whenever you're ready.

Buddy Booking is free to set up, with no monthly subscription required.

• 0% Buddy commission: On bookings through your own website when you choose the customer-paid 5% booking fee.

• Buddy Websites: Business-paid booking fees start at 6%.

• Buddy Marketplace: Commissions start at 12% for bookings through Buddy's discovery channels.

Business-paid rates decrease as your annual booking revenue grows, dropping to 4% for Buddy Websites and 8% for marketplace bookings at the highest tier. Standard Stripe processing fees also apply.

Yes! Buddy supports flexible scheduling for certification courses, private lessons, and instructor training programs.

Create courses with sessions across multiple days or weeks, choose different times and locations, and manage availability and capacity.

You can also collect certification details, student types, and activity-specific information during booking, so you know who's attending and what they need before class begins.

Yes! Buddy isn't just for teaching courses. You can also list guided dives, private experiences, multi-day trips, and group travel packages.

Offer different destinations, accommodation or room options, packages, and pricing within your trips. Manage availability, participant details, deposits, and reservations alongside your courses — all from the same account.

It's ideal for instructors who teach locally and organize diving adventures elsewhere.

Yes! Buddy Booking includes integrated digital waivers and customer information collection at no additional Buddy charge.

Collect the details you need for each course or trip, including certification information, experience levels, student types, and custom questions.

Keep waivers, participant details, and booking information organized together, so you spend less time chasing paperwork and more time teaching and diving.

Simply connect your Stripe account to Buddy Booking to accept online payments directly to your connected bank account.

Instead of managing student questions, schedules, payments, and paperwork across DMs, spreadsheets, and separate tools, Buddy brings everything together.

Your booking pages display course details, pricing, available dates, remaining spots, add-ons, and itineraries. Students can choose their activity, provide their information, and complete their booking online.

Buddy also helps manage deposits, outstanding balances, automated reminders, and reservations from one place.

Yes! Buddy helps independent instructors reach divers and travelers beyond their existing network.

List your courses and trips on BookWithBuddy.com and in the Dive with Buddy app, where customers discover activities by destination, dive site, and experience.

Instructors using Buddy Websites or website booking embeds can also receive additional promotional support, including featured articles, newsletter exposure, and help creating activity posts, reels, and collaborative social media content.