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Park Graph vs Way.com: Which Parking Platform Fits Your Operation?
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Park Graph vs Way.com: Run Your Own Lot Instead of a Marketplace Listing
Way.com is a consumer marketplace that sells parking, car washes and more to drivers.
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Park Graph or Way? Way is a marketplace that sells parking to drivers. Park Graph is built for the lot owner.
Park Graph Starter has no monthly fee, no setup fee and no contract. You pay 10 percent only when a driver pays.
Drivers scan one QR sign and pay in the browser, with no app to download.
You set the rates, your brand is on the receipt, and payouts go through Stripe.
Your lot. Your prices. Your customers.
Start free at parkgraph.com.
Last updated: . Every competitor claim on this page is sourced to the public material listed in the Sources section at the bottom, with the date the claim was verified.
Snapshot: Park Graph vs Way.com at a glance
Eight dimensions, two columns, no fluff. The values come directly from each company's public material. The Sources section at the bottom of this page names the source and the verification date behind every cell in the Way.com column.
| Dimension | Park Graph | Way.com |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment model | Software you run: web dashboard + printed QR sign | Consumer marketplace: drivers book listed parking through Way.com |
| Hardware required | None | Drivers book on Way.com's site or app |
| Driver QR-pay flow | Scan the QR sign, pay in the browser. No app, no account. | Drivers search and book ahead on Way.com or in the Way app |
| AI-agent / MCP ready | Public MCP server + ChatGPT Actions; findable on every plan | Way.com MCP server searches Way.com listings; checkout on Way.com |
| Operator API depth | Public REST API; API keys and webhooks on Pro and Enterprise | Not in the sources we checked (Nov 14, 2026) |
| Pricing model | Starter $0/mo + 10% (min $0.75); Pro 5%; Enterprise 3.3% | Not in the sources we checked (Nov 14, 2026) |
| Strongest vertical | Surface lots, garages, events, hotels, hospitals | Drivers booking airport, daily, monthly and event parking, plus car services |
| Typical time to first paid session | Same day: print and post the QR sign | Not in the sources we checked (Nov 14, 2026) |
Best for Way.com
A fair comparison starts by acknowledging where the other vendor is the right call. Way.com is a real product with a real fit. These are the buyer profiles who should probably stick with Way.com (or pick it new), not replace it with Park Graph.
Drivers who want one app for car services
Way.com sells parking, car washes, gas, EV charging and auto repair in one place.
Owners who want a large driver audience
Way.com says more than 11 million people have trusted their cars with Way. A listing puts spaces in front of that audience.
Drivers who book airport and event parking ahead
Way.com's search covers airport, daily, hourly, monthly and event parking, with prices before you go.
Best for Park Graph
And these are the buyer profiles where Park Graph is the better fit — the cases where the operating shape, the cost model, or the AI-agent surface tilt the comparison toward operator-side software.
Owners who want their own lot, not a listing
With Park Graph you set the rates, post your own sign and see every session in your dashboard. Drivers pay at your lot, and the receipt names it.
Owners who want to start today
Sign up, add your lot and set your rates. Print the QR sign on any printer and post it. There is no hardware and no install visit. A lot can be live the same day.
Owners who want $0 a month
Starter has no monthly fee, no setup fee and no contract. You pay 10% per payment (minimum $0.75), and less on Pro (5%) or Enterprise (3.3%).
Drivers who do not want another app
They scan the sign, pay in the browser with Apple Pay, Google Pay or a card, and go. Scan to paid takes under 30 seconds.
Owners who want AI assistants to find their lot
Every plan makes your lot findable through the public API and MCP server. On Pro and Enterprise, Claude and ChatGPT can book and pay for a space.
Owners who price for busy nights
Event pricing and surge pricing come with Pro and Enterprise. The price a driver is quoted is the price they pay.
Owners who want payouts they can see
Payments go through Stripe to your bank account. Your first payout is released 7 days after your first payment, once your ID check is done. After that, payouts arrive 2 business days after each payment.
Feature matrix
A row-by-row look at how the two products handle the things operators actually have to deliver — the driver flow, the operator dashboard, the API surface, the brand on the receipt. Where Way.com's row reads “not publicly documented” or “partner-only,” we checked their public site on the date noted in the Sources section.
| Feature | Park Graph | Way.com |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Software lot owners run themselves | Consumer marketplace for drivers |
| Who buys | The lot owner | The driver |
| What it sells | Parking payments at your lot | Parking, car washes, gas, EV charging and auto repair |
| Audience | Drivers at your lot, plus AI assistants | Says 11 million+ people have trusted their cars with Way |
| Driver payment | Scan the QR sign, pay in the browser | Book on Way.com or in the Way app |
| Monthly fee | $0 on Starter | Not in the sources we checked (Nov 14, 2026) |
| Per-payment fee | Starter $0/mo + 10% (min $0.75); Pro 5%; Enterprise 3.3% | Not in the sources we checked (Nov 14, 2026) |
| Setup | Same day; no hardware, no install visit | Not in the sources we checked (Nov 14, 2026) |
| AI assistants | MCP server + ChatGPT Actions; findable on every plan, bookable on Pro and Enterprise | MCP server with 14 tools; booking completes on Way.com |
| Public REST API and webhooks | Yes; API keys and webhooks on Pro and Enterprise | Not in the sources we checked (Nov 14, 2026) |
| Event parking | Event and surge pricing on Pro and Enterprise | Event parking search near venues |
| Support | Phone support at (877) 422-PARK | Not in the sources we checked (Nov 14, 2026) |
Pricing model — qualitative comparison
Way.com and Park Graph earn money in different ways. Way.com is a marketplace: it sells parking and car services to drivers. Park Graph is software: the lot owner uses it to sell their own parking.
Park Graph publishes every price. Starter is $0 a month and 10% per payment, with a $0.75 minimum. Pro is $499/mo and 5%. Enterprise is $4,950/mo and 3.3%. Stripe's card processing fee applies on top. Starter has no setup fee, no hardware and no contract.
With Park Graph, you set every rate and can change it any time. You can read each fee before you sign up.
Way.com's fees to lot owners are not in the sources we checked, so this page quotes none. Park Graph's pricing is published at /pricing.
Deployment, hardware, and time to launch
Sign up, add your lot and set your rates. Print the QR sign on any printer and post it. There is no hardware and no install visit. A lot can be live the same day.
Way.com works from the other side. Drivers search Way.com, book a listed space and arrive with a booking. The sources we checked do not say how long a new listing takes to go live, so we do not guess.
The single biggest practical difference between Park Graph and Way.com on most lots is how long it takes to accept the first paid session. Print, post, and accept payments — same day — is a different shape of operating motion than a procurement, install, or marketplace listing review.
AI-agent readiness, public API, and MCP
Both companies speak to AI assistants. Way.com runs its own MCP server. Its tools search Way.com's parking, car wash, gas, EV charging and repair listings, and checkout completes on Way.com.
Park Graph runs a public MCP server and ChatGPT Actions. On every plan, assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT can find your lot through the public API. On Pro and Enterprise, they can also book and pay for a space at the rate you set. API keys and webhooks come with Pro and Enterprise, so your own systems see each booking.
The difference is whose listing it is. On Way.com, an assistant books through Way.com. With Park Graph, the assistant books your lot, at your price.
AI-agent commerce moved from theory to a real distribution channel in 2025 and 2026. Drivers ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity to find and pay for parking at the destination they are headed to, and assistants that speak Model Context Protocol can complete that transaction inside the chat. Park Graph publishes a public MCP server and ChatGPT Actions manifest so any lot in the network is reachable to those assistants. See our MCP server and ChatGPT Actions docs for the full surface.
QR-payment comparison
Park Graph is built for the driver who is already at your lot. Drivers scan the sign at your lot. They pick a time and pay in the browser with Apple Pay, Google Pay or a card. No app and no account. Scan to paid takes under 30 seconds, and the receipt names your lot.
Way.com is built for the driver who plans ahead. They search, compare and book on Way.com or in the Way app before they arrive. One lot can serve both: bookings made ahead, and a QR sign for everyone who drives up.
A working QR-pay flow is now table stakes for any operator who wants to capture walk-up demand. The right comparison question is not “does the vendor support QR” (most do at this point) — it is “is QR the default driver flow with no app install required, or is it an add-on to the primary flow?” That distinction shows up directly in driver conversion at the lot.
Migration path
You do not have to choose on day one. Keep any Way.com listing you have, and add Park Graph for drivers who arrive without a booking.
Step 1: sign up for Park Graph Starter at $0 a month. Step 2: add the lot and set your rates. Step 3: print and post the QR sign. Step 4: after thirty days, compare Park Graph sessions with your Way.com bookings and keep what works.
Most operators run both products side by side for thirty days before making a per-lot decision. The cost of running both is small (a printed sign and a free Starter plan on the Park Graph side); the cost of switching prematurely on a single hunch is much larger. We are happy to help design that thirty-day comparison — see our contact page.
About Way.com
Way.com is a consumer marketplace for car owners. It sells parking, car washes, gas, EV charging and auto repair. Its homepage says more than 11 million people have trusted their cars with Way.
On July 3, 2026, New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced a settlement with Way.com. Way.com agreed to pay $200,000 in civil penalties and is permanently prohibited from listing illegal parking facilities. The order was entered in New York State Supreme Court. This page reports the announcement as published.
About Park Graph
Park Graph is AI-native parking management software. The product turns any parking lot into a QR-pay surface in under five minutes, ships an operator dashboard with sessions, revenue, occupancy, and payouts, and publishes a public REST API, an MCP server, and a ChatGPT Actions integration so AI assistants can find, quote, and pay for parking on behalf of drivers. Pricing is a per-transaction software fee with a three-tier ladder (Starter is free, Pro is monthly, Enterprise is monthly with a lower transaction fee and white-label). There is no hardware to buy, no integrator to schedule, and no contract minimum on Starter.
See the product overview, how Park Graph works, QR-code payments, AI-agent booking, developer docs, the MCP server, and pricing.
Comparing more than two platforms? See the best parking management software by use case.
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Sources
Every claim on this page about Way.com is verified against a public source on the date listed below. If you find a stale claim, reach out and we will refresh it.
- Way.com homepage — verified Nov 14, 2026
- Way.com MCP server documentation — verified Nov 14, 2026
- NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, press release 045-26 (July 3, 2026) — verified Nov 14, 2026
Switching from Way.com? Try Park Graph in an afternoon.
Print a QR sign, post it at your lot, and accept payments today. Run side by side with Way.com for thirty days, then decide per lot.
FAQ — Park Graph vs Way.com
- Is Park Graph a Way.com alternative?
- For lot owners, yes. Way.com lists parking in its marketplace for drivers. Park Graph is software you run at your own lot: your sign, your rates, your dashboard. A lot can use both.
- How much does Park Graph cost compared to Way.com?
- Park Graph's prices are published at /pricing. Starter is $0 a month and 10% per payment (minimum $0.75) for up to 3 lots. Pro is $499/mo and 5%. Enterprise is $4,950/mo and 3.3%. Way.com's fees to lot owners are not in the sources we checked, so we quote none.
- Do drivers need an app to pay with Park Graph?
- No. Drivers scan the QR sign and pay in the browser with Apple Pay, Google Pay or a card. No app and no account. Scan to paid takes under 30 seconds.
- What does Way.com sell?
- Way.com sells parking, car washes, gas, EV charging and auto repair to drivers. Its homepage says more than 11 million people have trusted their cars with Way.
- What was the 2026 New York City settlement with Way.com?
- On July 3, 2026, New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced that Way.com agreed to pay $200,000 in civil penalties. Way.com is also permanently prohibited from listing illegal parking facilities. The order was entered in New York State Supreme Court.
- Can AI assistants book my lot?
- Yes. With Park Graph, assistants can find your lot on every plan through the public API and MCP server. On Pro and Enterprise, Claude and ChatGPT can also book and pay for a space. Way.com runs its own MCP server for its own listings, with checkout on Way.com.
- How fast can I start with Park Graph?
- The same day. Sign up, add your lot, set your rates and print the QR sign. There is no hardware and no install visit.
- How do Park Graph payouts work?
- Payments go through Stripe to your bank account. Your first payout is released 7 days after your first payment, once your ID check is done. After that, payouts arrive 2 business days after each payment.
- Can I use Way.com and Park Graph together?
- Yes. Way.com can bring drivers who book ahead. Park Graph's QR sign takes payment from drivers who arrive without a booking.
- Where are the sources behind these claims?
- Every claim about Way.com on this page is listed in the Sources section with the date we checked it: Nov 14, 2026.