Does DayRunner replace Rezdy?
No. Rezdy keeps taking bookings and selling through agents. DayRunner reads tomorrow's orders from it and plans the day after the sale.
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DayRunner vs Rezdy for planning tomorrow's drivers and vehicles
Rezdy takes the booking and sells through agents. DayRunner plans tomorrow's drivers, vehicles and messages from those bookings. How they fit.
Rezdy is a booking system: it takes bookings online, manages availability and sells through agents and resellers. DayRunner doesn't do any of that. It reads tomorrow's orders from Rezdy, puts a driver and vehicle on every run, checks licence class, seats and NZ work time, and drafts the messages for you to approve. You keep Rezdy.
What Rezdy does well
Rezdy is built to sell. Its pricing page lists online booking, the Rezdy Channel Manager, and access to more than 12,000 agents on every plan, with unlimited products and users. For a lot of NZ tour operators, that agent network is the reason they're on it.
It also covers the basics after the sale. Every plan includes guest manifests and resource management. Per Rezdy's help article on resources, you can attach vehicles or guides to sessions and Rezdy allocates bookings to them. By default it fills the first resource until it's full, then the next, and you can move bookings by hand.
Side by side
| DayRunner | Rezdy | |
|---|---|---|
| Takes online bookings and payments | No | Yes |
| Agent and reseller distribution | No | Yes channel manager on every plan |
| Guest manifests | Yes run sheets per driver | Yes |
| Puts bookings on a vehicle or guide | Yes | Yes fills the first resource, then the next |
| Picks the driver for each run by licence class and P endorsement | Yes | Not shown on their public pages |
| Counts NZ work time per driver | Yes | Not shown on their public pages |
| Pickup order and times | Yes in your stop order | Pickup lists. Ordering not shown on their public pages |
| Drafts guest, supplier and driver messages for approval | Yes | Not shown on their public pages |
| Driver off sick: impact and two best fixes | Yes in seconds | Not shown on their public pages |
| Shuttle-type and rental-type products | Yes | No their resources help article says these aren't supported |
| Price | see pricing | A$49, 99 or 249 a month, plus 3% per online booking |
Rezdy column from rezdy.com/pricing and Rezdy's resources help article, checked 20 Oct 2026. "Not shown on their public pages" means we couldn't find it, not that Rezdy can't do it.
Using both together
This is the usual setup. Rezdy stays your booking system and your shop window to agents. DayRunner reads tomorrow's orders and does the planning.
New, changed and cancelled Rezdy orders come into DayRunner by webhook, using an API key from your Rezdy account. Rezdy's pricing page lists the Developer API and webhooks on its Expansion plan. If you're on Foundation or Accelerate, export tomorrow's bookings as a CSV and drop it into DayRunner. It remembers your column mapping for next time. We set either path up with you. See integrations.
From there, DayRunner plans the day: a driver and vehicle on every run, checked for licence class, P endorsement, seats, availability and work time. It drafts each guest's pickup message, supplier reconfirmations and driver briefs. Sending email, SMS and WhatsApp for you is rolling out with pilots. Nothing goes until you approve it.
When DayRunner isn't the right fit
- You need a booking system. DayRunner doesn't take bookings or payments, or sell through agents.
- You run one or two vehicles and the same person does every trip. Rezdy's manifests and a routine may be all you need.
- Rezdy's resource allocation already does the job and nobody spends their evening re-planning.
- You need a connection to something other than Rezdy, FareHarbor, Rental Car Manager or CSV. We don't have one yet. See the roadmap.
Questions
Which Rezdy plan do I need to connect?
DayRunner's Rezdy connection uses an API key and a webhook. Rezdy's pricing page lists the Developer API and webhooks on its Expansion plan. On any plan, you can export tomorrow's bookings as a CSV and drop it in.
Rezdy already has resources. Why add DayRunner?
Rezdy's resources put bookings on a vehicle or guide. DayRunner plans who drives which run, checks licence class and NZ work time, and drafts the guest, supplier and driver messages.
Will DayRunner change my bookings in Rezdy?
No. It reads new, changed and cancelled orders. Your bookings stay in Rezdy.
Tomorrow, sorted by 5pm.
Show us tomorrow in your booking system. We'll show you the same day in DayRunner.