Compare HotelFriend and Cloudbeds - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 19, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - HotelFriend or Cloudbeds?

HotelFriend is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Cloudbeds, and Cloudbeds is rated higher (93/100) than HotelFriend (64/100).

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:

HotelFriend Vs. Cloudbeds

HotelFriend: HotelFriend is a perfect marketplace for hotels and their guests, where hoteliers can easily manage and sell the hotel rooms, services and special weekend deals. Guests can plan their trip beforehand by booking not only the room but also any hotel service available on time&date of their visit.

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.

Who is more expensive? HotelFriend or Cloudbeds?

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 HotelFriend and Cloudbeds.

HotelFriend price starts at $674 per room/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 HotelFriend is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Hotel Management software. Cloudbeds price starts at $75 per user/month , When comparing Cloudbeds to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Hotel Management software cost.

Bottom line: HotelFriend is more expensive than Cloudbeds.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

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

Target customer size

HotelFriend's typical customers include: SMBs, and Cloudbeds's target customer size include: SMBs.

HotelFriend

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

starts at $674 per room/month

HotelFriend is a perfect marketplace for hotels and their guests, where hoteliers can easily manage and sell the hotel rooms, services and special weekend deals. Guests can plan their trip beforehand by booking...

Categories: Channel Management, Work Order Management, Marketing Automation, Hotel Booking & Reservations.

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, Campaign Management.

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Compare features

HotelFriend: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Cloudbeds: 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)
Functionality score
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HotelFriend
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
64/100
Pricing
8/10
License pricing
$674 per room/month
Functionality
8
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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
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
Hostaway
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$100 per month
Functionality
5

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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.