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GetMyBoat and Click&Boat run the two largest aggregator marketplaces in the day-charter and boat-rental market, each claiming inventory in 184-plus countries with hundreds of thousands of listings between them. The platforms are not interchangeable. GetMyBoat is the dominant marketplace in the United States, Caribbean, and Asia-Pacific. Click&Boat (acquired by the Dream Yacht Charter group in 2022) is the dominant marketplace in continental Europe and the Mediterranean. A client booking a day charter in Cabo, Miami, or Phuket will find deeper inventory on GetMyBoat. A client booking in Saint-Tropez, Mykonos, or Ibiza will find deeper inventory on Click&Boat. The two platforms compete most directly in the Caribbean and at the few Med ports where both have built local supply.
We rank platform behavior on our GetMyBoat review and Click and Boat review pages. The five cases that decide a $4K-to-$15K day-charter booking sit below.
The 30-second verdict
Pick GetMyBoat if your destination is the United States (Miami, Florida Keys, San Diego, Lake Tahoe, Newport), the Caribbean (BVI, Bahamas, Cabo San Lucas, Tulum), Australia, or Southeast Asia, and you want the largest single inventory in your region. Pick Click&Boat if your destination is continental Europe (Saint-Tropez, Cannes, Monaco, Mykonos, Ibiza, Palma, Sardinia, Croatia, Greek islands), particularly if you want bareboat or skippered sailing inventory in addition to motor day-charters. For Caribbean destinations where both platforms have inventory (Antigua, St Martin, Tortola), GetMyBoat carries the deeper US-operator base and Click&Boat carries more of the European-flagged operators.
The structural similarities
Both platforms operate as two-sided marketplaces matching individual or commercial owners with day-charter clients. Both charge the booking client a service fee on top of the listed rate (commonly 10 to 15 percent depending on platform and region). Both run a payments-and-deposit flow that holds client funds in escrow until the booking is delivered. Both run a dispute resolution mechanism for booking issues, although both have been criticized at the margins for inconsistent enforcement in operator favor.
Both platforms also share the structural feature that the operator is not the platform. The yacht owner or charter operator owns the inventory, sets the rate, runs the captain and crew, and delivers the charter. The platform is the booking surface and the payments rail. This is different from a chartered superyacht via a broker like Burgess, where the broker is the central agent for the yacht's owner. On a marketplace, the client books direct from the operator and the platform's role is the booking process, not the curation.
The differences sit in regional inventory, fee structure transparency, search and filter quality, and how the platform handles a booking that goes wrong. We work through them below.
Nine dimensions, side by side
| Dimension | GetMyBoat | Click&Boat |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 (San Francisco) | 2013 (Paris) |
| Ownership | Independent (2024 merger with Boatsetter announced) | Acquired by Dream Yacht Charter group, 2022 |
| Primary regions | United States, Caribbean, Asia-Pacific, Australia | Continental Europe, Mediterranean, parts of Caribbean |
| Listings claim | 150,000-plus listings, 184 countries | 60,000-plus listings, 49 countries |
| Inventory bias | Motor and powerboat heavy; some sailing | Sailing and bareboat heavy; strong motor day-charter coverage in Europe |
| Service fee, booking client | Typically 10 to 15 percent | Typically 10 to 12 percent |
| Operator commission | 5 to 9 percent on most listings | 11 to 15 percent depending on subscription tier |
| Booking flow | Inquiry-first; operator confirms availability | Mix of instant-book and inquiry-first |
| Dispute resolution | Platform-mediated, mixed satisfaction in reviews | Platform-mediated, mixed satisfaction in reviews |
The two dimensions that decide most decisions are regional inventory and inventory bias. If your destination is in continental Europe and the yacht you want is a sailing yacht or a Med-based motor day-charter, Click&Boat is the deeper marketplace. If your destination is in the US or Caribbean and the yacht is a motor day-charter or a powerboat, GetMyBoat is the deeper marketplace.
Where GetMyBoat wins
GetMyBoat is the platform we recommend on five specific kinds of bookings.
The first is the United States day-charter booking. GetMyBoat's home market is the US and the platform's inventory in Miami, the Florida Keys, San Diego, Newport, Lake Tahoe, and the Hamptons runs 3 to 5x the Click&Boat inventory in the same destinations. A client booking a sport-fish day in the Keys or a sail in San Diego should default to GetMyBoat.
The second is the Caribbean US-flagged-operator booking. The BVI, Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, and Cabo San Lucas markets are dominated by US-flagged or US-operator inventory and GetMyBoat carries more of this inventory than Click&Boat. Operators who run US-fleet boats list more naturally on GetMyBoat because the platform's regulatory and payments structure is US-built.
The third is the Asia-Pacific or Australia booking. GetMyBoat carries the deeper inventory in Phuket, Bali, Sydney, the Whitsundays, and Auckland. Click&Boat has presence in some of these markets but the inventory is thinner.
The fourth is the booking where the operator's instant-message responsiveness matters. GetMyBoat's in-app messaging runs on a model that pushes operators toward quick responses and the average response time runs faster than Click&Boat's. A client booking 36 to 72 hours out who needs a quick confirmation should default to GetMyBoat.
The fifth is the booking by a US-based client paying in US dollars on a US payment method. The platform's USD-native flow runs cleaner than Click&Boat's EUR-native flow for a US client, and the foreign-exchange friction on Click&Boat for a USD-paying client is a small but consistent annoyance.
Where Click&Boat wins
Click&Boat is the platform we recommend on five specific kinds of bookings.
The first is the continental Europe day-charter booking. Click&Boat's home market is Europe and the platform's inventory in Saint-Tropez, Cannes, Antibes, Monaco, Nice, Mykonos, Santorini, Ibiza, Palma, Sardinia, and the Croatian coast runs 3 to 5x the GetMyBoat inventory in the same destinations. A client booking a Med day-charter should default to Click&Boat unless the specific operator they want runs on GetMyBoat.
The second is the bareboat or skippered sailing booking in the Med or Caribbean. Click&Boat's relationship with the Dream Yacht Charter parent company gives it access to the largest bareboat fleet in the world (Dream Yacht Worldwide), and the bareboat inventory on Click&Boat is meaningfully deeper than GetMyBoat's. A client looking for a week-long bareboat or skippered charter on a 40-to-50-foot sailing yacht should default to Click&Boat.
The third is the booking where the operator is European-flagged and runs an EU-VAT-compliant invoicing structure. Click&Boat handles EU VAT and operator payouts in EUR more cleanly than GetMyBoat does, and the operator-side experience pushes more European operators to list there.
The fourth is the high-volume Med port booking (Saint-Tropez, Mykonos) at peak season where inventory availability is the constraint. Click&Boat lists more operators per port at peak in these destinations and the same-week availability is meaningfully better.
The fifth is the booking by a European client paying in EUR on a European payment method. The platform's EUR-native flow, the EU-VAT-included pricing display, and the SEPA-compatible payments make Click&Boat the lower-friction route for a European client.
Where it is too close to call
The Caribbean booking (Antigua, St Martin, Tortola, Anguilla) is genuinely contested. Both platforms carry inventory in these ports, both run operator relationships of similar depth, and the platform choice comes down to which specific operator the client wants to book. Search both, compare the same boat across both platforms, and book on the platform that shows the lower all-in price.
The Croatia booking is contested in a different way. Click&Boat has the deeper sailing-charter inventory in Croatia (Split, Dubrovnik, Zadar) but the motor day-charter inventory in the same ports is split roughly evenly. A Hvar day-charter motor booking is roughly the same depth on both.
The Bahamas Out Islands booking is contested in a third way. GetMyBoat carries more inventory in Nassau and Eleuthera, Click&Boat carries more in the Exumas. The reasons are operator-listing-history rather than structural, and the gap may close in either direction over the next 2 to 3 years.
Three myths to ignore
"The platform with the cheaper service fee is always the cheaper booking." False. The headline service fee (10 to 15 percent depending on platform) is part of the price stack but the operator's listed rate is the larger variable. The same boat on both platforms is sometimes listed at different operator rates because the operator's commission structure is different on each. A client should compare the all-in total (operator rate plus service fee plus VAT or sales tax plus deposit) rather than the service-fee headline.
"GetMyBoat is for the US and Click&Boat is for Europe." Partly true and partly oversold. The regional bias is real but both platforms compete in both regions and the Caribbean overlap is meaningful. A client in any region should search both before defaulting on the regional brand.
"Both platforms are interchangeable for a Med booking." False. For a Saint-Tropez or Mykonos day-charter at peak, Click&Boat has 3-to-5x the inventory and a higher probability of finding a specific boat at a specific time. The "interchangeable" framing is wishful.
Three things we would change about both
GetMyBoat we would change on the service-fee transparency. The platform's quoted price does not always include the service fee on the listing card, and the fee appears only after the client clicks into the booking flow. A client browsing the platform sees one price and discovers a higher one on the booking page. The disclosure should run at the listing-card level.
Click&Boat we would change on the operator-subscription tier and how it shapes the listings the platform surfaces. The platform runs a paid-subscription tier for operators that improves their search rank, and the surfacing of paid listings versus standard listings is not always clear to the booking client. The same boat may rank differently for clients who do not know about the tier structure.
Both we would change on the dispute-resolution disclosure. Both platforms run a dispute-resolution mechanism, both have published terms, and both have inconsistent enforcement records in independent review at the margins. A client who has a booking go wrong should know that the platform will mediate but will not always rule in the client's favor against an operator with a long track record on the platform. The honest framing is that the platform resolves most disputes acceptably and is occasionally weighted toward the operator's interests.
FAQ
Can the same boat be listed on both platforms? Often, yes. A commercial operator running a 40-foot sport-fish in Miami will commonly list the same boat on GetMyBoat, Click&Boat, and Boatsetter to maximize bookings. The client should compare the all-in price across the platforms before booking.
Is GetMyBoat the same as Boatsetter? After the 2024 merger announcement. GetMyBoat and Boatsetter were the two largest US-based day-charter marketplaces and the announced combination would consolidate the US inventory. The merged entity, if completed, would carry the deepest US and Caribbean inventory in the market.
Does Click&Boat let me book without a credit card? The platform accepts bank transfers in EUR for some bookings, particularly for larger bareboat charters. For day-charter motor bookings, a credit card is the standard payment instrument.
Do either platform's reviews cross-contaminate with the operator's reputation? Partly. Reviews on each platform are platform-specific and the operator's reputation on GetMyBoat does not transfer to Click&Boat. A client booking the same operator across platforms should check the reviews on each.
How far in advance should I book? For peak Saint-Tropez or Mykonos in August, 4 to 8 weeks. For the off-peak shoulder weeks (May or October in the Med, November to December in the Caribbean), 1 to 2 weeks. For the US day-charter market, 2 to 4 weeks for peak weekends and 3 to 7 days for weekday bookings. The day charter booking guide covers the booking-window cycle.
The close-call default
For a reader who has narrowed the choice and cannot decide, the close-call default is Click&Boat for any continental Europe or Mediterranean booking and GetMyBoat for any US, Caribbean, Asia-Pacific, or Australian booking. For the rare booking in a contested region (the Caribbean overlap), search both platforms in parallel and book the one that shows the lower all-in total on the specific boat you want.
The deeper rule is to compare the same boat on both platforms when both show it. Operator pricing is not always consistent across platforms and the cheaper booking can save 5 to 15 percent on the same charter day. The GetMyBoat review and Click and Boat review pages cover the operator-side and client-side dynamics in more depth.