EasyOTA vs Granit Solutions: Which Fits Your Safari Business?

Both EasyOTA and Granit Solutions (whose product is marketed as GranIT Safari Software) are built specifically for African tour operators, but they solve different problems. EasyOTA is a live-booking engine for agents and DMCs juggling multiple suppliers. Granit Solutions is longer-established, general-purpose operations software with over 30 years in the market. Neither is really built for a solo or two-person operation, which is where a third option worth knowing about comes in.

EasyOTA: Live Booking Across Multiple Suppliers

EasyOTA is purpose-built for the safari industry, with automated live-availability booking and circuit discounts calculated automatically across accommodation, transport and park fees. Pricing is commission-only, no monthly fee, so cost scales directly with the revenue you're actually booking through the platform. Onboarding is free, handled by a UK and East Africa-based team who configure your account against your existing supplier contracts and rate data, which makes it thorough but slower to get started than a self-serve tool.

Granit Solutions: Established, Africa-Built Operations Software

Granit Solutions has been in the market for three decades, and its software (marketed as GranIT Safari Software) is genuinely built in Africa for African travel businesses, a point it makes explicitly rather than positioning itself as generic international software adapted for the region. It's multi-user, multi-site software used by established operators (its client list includes recognised names like Liberty Africa and Tamana Tours), handling itinerary creation, quotes, vendor management and payment processing. Pricing isn't published, you'd need to contact the vendor directly to get a quote, and the one detailed independent review available notes it's easy to use but has fewer features than some competitors.

Where Each Genuinely Fits

EasyOTA makes sense if your business genuinely needs live, bookable availability across multiple suppliers, agents and DMCs handling real-time bookings are exactly who it's built for. Granit Solutions fits an established operator that wants proven, longstanding software and doesn't mind working through a sales conversation to get pricing rather than seeing it published upfront.

Neither is aimed at a solo operator or a two-person team who mainly need to organise supplier rates and turn them into accurate, professional quotes quickly, without live booking infrastructure or the overhead of enterprise software built for a bigger operation.

The Third Option: WildPlanner

WildPlanner is built specifically for that gap, solo and small tour operators who need their rates organised and their quotes accurate and fast, without paying for live-booking infrastructure or per-user enterprise pricing. It's flat-fee (R499 to R1,299 a month, published upfront, no sales call required to see the number) and there's no minimum user count.

	EasyOTA	Granit Solutions	WildPlanner
Best for	Agents/DMCs needing live booking	Established, larger operators	Solo & small operators
Pricing model	Commission-only	Not published	Flat monthly fee
Setup	Managed onboarding, slower start	Vendor-managed	Self-serve, fast
Core strength	Live multi-supplier booking	Established, Africa-built breadth	Rate organisation & fast quoting

Which Should You Choose?

If you're booking live availability across multiple suppliers as a core part of your daily operation, EasyOTA's model earns its commission. If you're an established operator who wants proven, full-featured software and is comfortable working through a sales process, Granit Solutions is worth a conversation. If you're a solo or small operator whose real bottleneck is disorganised supplier rates and slow quote turnaround, not live booking or enterprise scale, WildPlanner is built for exactly that.