Compare Cloudbeds and Hostaway - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 21, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Cloudbeds or Hostaway?

Hostaway is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Cloudbeds, and Cloudbeds is rated higher (93/100) than Hostaway (90/100).

Looking for the right Hotel Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Cloudbeds Vs. Hostaway

Cloudbeds: Running a hospitality business is a full-time job. Switching between your tools takes you away from your guests. With Cloudbeds, you have one log in, one system that is always in sync.

Hostaway: Hostaway is the fastest growing vacation rental software for property managers in the world. Connect in minutes and synchronize reservations, rates and availability with the best channels in the travel industry. This includes integrations to Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, Tripadvisor, HomeAway & dozens of others.

Who is more expensive? Cloudbeds or Hostaway?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Hotel Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Cloudbeds and Hostaway.

Cloudbeds price starts at $75 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Cloudbeds is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Hotel Management software. Hostaway price starts at $100 per month , When comparing Hostaway to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Hotel Management software cost.

Bottom line: Cloudbeds cost is around the same cost of Hostaway.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Cloudbeds Vs. Hostaway based on some of the most important and required Hotel Management features.

Cloudbeds: We are still working to collect the list of features for Cloudbeds.

Hostaway: We are still working to collect the list of features for Hostaway.

Target customer size

Cloudbeds's typical customers include: SMBs, and Hostaway's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.



Cloudbeds

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $75 per user/month

Running a hospitality business is a full-time job. Switching between your tools takes you away from your guests. With Cloudbeds, you have one log in, one system that is always in sync.

Categories: Channel Management, Employee Engagement, Inventory Management, Maintenance Inventory Management.

Hostaway

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $100 per month

Hostaway is a hotel management and rental vacation software that helps property managers make quick and synchronized reservations.

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Property Management, Property Management - Apartment, Property Management - Rental Property, Contact Management.

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Cloudbeds: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Hostaway: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Cloudbeds
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$75 per user/month
Functionality
10
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Hostaway
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$100 per month
Functionality
5
ResNexus
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6.6/10
License pricing
$3 per room/month
Functionality
11
eZee Abs...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$45 per month
Functionality
4
ThinkReservations
ITQlick rating
4.9/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$10 per room/month
Functionality
4

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.