Comparison
Lotably vs. ParqEx: Which Parking Platform Fits You
A criteria-based comparison of Lotably and ParqEx across enforcement, citation payments, monthly parkers, and access control, and which operator each one suits.
By Lotably Writer · Updated October 30, 2026 · 6 min read
ParqEx and Lotably both help you enforce parking, but they come at it from different directions. ParqEx is a broad smart-parking platform with an enforcement app inside it. Lotably is an enforcement-and-payments platform first, built so citation revenue settles to your own account. Here is how they compare.
What ParqEx does well
ParqEx positions itself as a smart-parking platform. Its Enforcer app lets enforcement staff verify vehicles against reservations across one or many properties, snap a photo, run mobile license plate recognition, send a violation by email or print a ticket, track who has paid, void mistakes, and maintain a do-not-tow list. Around that, the wider ParqEx suite includes access control, guest parking, and a marketplace where owners rent spots hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly. If you want those pieces bundled together for a residential or mixed-use property, that breadth is the draw.
ParqEx’s plan table lists Personal, Business, Enterprise, Concierge, and Custom tiers, with 1-year or 2-year contracts on the middle three, a 20% commission on public marketplace bookings, and a 4.5% commission on internal ones.
Where Lotably is different
- Getting paid, not just logging violations. Lotably collects citation payments online by number, plate, or QR code, with funds settling directly to your own Stripe account. Payment is the core of the product, not an afterthought.
- Monthly parkers and billing. Lotably manages monthly parker rosters and bills them by card, ACH, or net-term invoice, and an active permit shows as valid the moment an officer scans the plate, on the days and hours its plan allows.
- White-label and multi-tenant. Every operator gets its own branded site, fines, and payout, and Custom plans add your own domain and a workspace per brand.
- Transparent entry pricing. Start free at 12% per online payment, or $99/month plus 5%, with daily parking at most 35¢ or 25¢ a session, published, not quote-only.
- Guest passes, towing, and booting in the same system. Residents issue their own time-limited guest passes from the parker portal, and officers can record tows and boots and call a tow company in one tap from the same app. Booting and towing start off until you ask; Lotably does not check whether they are allowed where you enforce, so you are responsible for following the law and assume all risk of using them (see private parking enforcement laws by state). Every feature is on every plan.
- Month to month, set up the same day. Sign up online without a sales call, and cancel anytime.
- Broad verticals. Private lots, management companies, campuses, hospitals, and districts, not only residential properties.
Where ParqEx may fit better
If your priority is gate access control and space reservations bundled with enforcement for a residential or mixed-use property, ParqEx's proptech scope may suit you better. Lotably covers enforcement, citation payments, monthly parkers, resident guest passes, and pay-to-park, but it does not control gates or reserve specific spaces. Drivers can book a daily pass for a later day, not a particular space.
Side by side
- Core focus: Lotably, enforce and collect payment online. ParqEx, a smart-parking suite with enforcement inside.
- Payments: Lotably settles citation revenue to your own Stripe. ParqEx tracks paid violations and takes a commission on marketplace bookings.
- Monthly parkers: Lotably includes roster management and billing. ParqEx rents spots by the month through its marketplace.
- Branding: Lotably is white-label and multi-tenant by design. ParqEx sells a white-label version for a flat SaaS fee.
- Best fit: Lotably for operators focused on citation revenue under their own brand. ParqEx for properties wanting access and guest parking bundled with enforcement.
How to decide
If you mainly need to control access and register guests, look closely at ParqEx. If you need to issue evidence-backed citations and actually collect on them online, with the money in your own account, Lotably is built for that. Compare the wider field in our alternatives roundup, see the platform, or watch the one-minute demo.
Common questions
What does the ParqEx Enforcer app do?
ParqEx’s Enforcer app lets enforcement staff verify parked vehicles against reservations, photograph the car and plate, read plates with mobile LPR, and send a violation by email or print a ticket. It also tracks who has paid, voids mistaken violations, and keeps a do-not-tow list. You must be a registered enforcement provider with ParqEx to see properties in the app.
Does ParqEx require a contract?
ParqEx’s published plan table shows a 1-year contract on its Business plan and 2-year contracts on Enterprise and Concierge, plus a one-time setup fee of $250 to $1,000 per Access+ device on the first three plans. Lotably’s published plans are month to month.
Is ParqEx white label?
Yes, ParqEx sells a white-label version of its smart-parking platform for one flat SaaS fee, aimed at enterprises, co-working companies, and property management firms that already have their own apps. Lotably is white-label on every plan, with a workspace per brand and your own domain on Custom plans.
Which is better for collecting parking citation payments, ParqEx or Lotably?
Lotably is built around online citation payment: drivers pay by ticket number, plate, or QR code, and the money settles to the operator’s own Stripe account as a direct charge. ParqEx is broader proptech, with access control, guest parking, and a parking marketplace that takes a commission on bookings.