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Alternatives to Cloudbeds
24 travel tools sit alongside Cloudbeds in this directory. Below is what separates each from Cloudbeds on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 14
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- Cloudbeds starts at
- Free
Why people look past Cloudbeds
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Cloudbeds entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Cloudbeds carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 14 of the 24 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Scheduling automation platform for eliminating back-and-forth
- Can be used without paying; Cloudbeds cannot.
- Starts $10 a month dearer, at $10/month.
Scheduling infrastructure for everyone
- Can be used without paying; Cloudbeds cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than quote.
Your intelligent calendar that prioritizes for you
- Starts $19 a month dearer, at $19/month.
Scheduling made simple
- Can be used without paying; Cloudbeds cannot.
- Starts $16 a month dearer, at $16/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
Southeast Asia super-app combining ride hailing, food delivery and payments across around eight countries in the region
- Can be used without paying; Cloudbeds cannot.
- Sold on a Free app, pay per ride and per order with dynamic pricing model rather than quote.
Dominant ride hailing app in China from Didi Chuxing, which acquired Uber China in 2016 and now operates almost entirely within China plus a handful of other markets
- Can be used without paying; Cloudbeds cannot.
- Sold on a Free app, pay per ride with dynamic pricing model rather than quote.
Every Cloudbeds alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudbeds (this page) | Free | Quote | - | |
| CalendlyScheduling automation platform for eliminating back-and-forth | Free, then $10/month | - | 4 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Cal.comScheduling infrastructure for everyone | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Cloudbeds |
| MotionYour intelligent calendar that prioritizes for you | $19/month | - | 2 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Acuity SchedulingScheduling made simple | Free, then $16/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Grab | Free | Free app, pay per ride and per order with dynamic pricing | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Didi | Free | Free app, pay per ride with dynamic pricing | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Expedia | Free | Free for travellers, commission and package margin | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Lyft | Free | Free app, pay per ride with dynamic pricing | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Booking.com | Free | Free for travellers, commission charged to listed properties | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Kayak | Free | Free to users, revenue from referral commissions and advertising | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Skyscanner | Free | Free for travellers, referral fees from booking partners | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Careem | Free | Free app, pay per ride with dynamic pricing | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Ola | Free | Free app, pay per ride with dynamic pricing | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Hopper | Free | Free to book, paid add-ons for price freezing and cancellation flexibility | 3 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Bolt | Free | Free app, pay per ride with dynamic pricing | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Egencia | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Center | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| myCWT | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| BCD TripSource | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Sabre Red 360 | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Travelport Smartpoint | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Spotnana | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Corporate Traveller | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
| Amadeus Selling Platform Connect | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cloudbeds |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Cloudbeds badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (14)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Calendly , Free, then $10/month
- Cal.com , Free
- Acuity Scheduling , Free, then $16/month
- Grab , Free
- Didi , Free
- Expedia , Free
- Lyft , Free
- Booking.com , Free
What you would be giving up
Cloudbeds is most often brought in for independent hotels and boutique hospitality businesses automating pms and distribution, vacation rental hosts (airbnb, vrbo) consolidating multi-channel bookings and messaging, hostels and backpacker accommodations using commission-free booking engine to reduce dependency on otas, small-chain hospitality operators managing multiple properties from one interface, properties seeking revenue management and dynamic pricing without enterprise-level pms costs, hospitality businesses using ai-driven guest messaging and support automation. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Cloudbeds is broadly right and the question is cost, the Cloudbeds pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Travel category lists everything the directory holds, and best travel tools ranks them.
Cloudbeds runs on web, ios, android, api. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Cloudbeds alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Cloudbeds?
- 24 other travel tools are listed in this directory, led by Calendly, Cal.com, Motion, Acuity Scheduling. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Cloudbeds?
- 14 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Calendly, Cal.com, Acuity Scheduling, Grab, Didi.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Cloudbeds?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Cloudbeds?
- Cloudbeds is most often brought in for independent hotels and boutique hospitality businesses automating pms and distribution, vacation rental hosts (airbnb, vrbo) consolidating multi-channel bookings and messaging, hostels and backpacker accommodations using commission-free booking engine to reduce dependency on otas, small-chain hospitality operators managing multiple properties from one interface, properties seeking revenue management and dynamic pricing without enterprise-level pms costs, hospitality businesses using ai-driven guest messaging and support automation. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Cloudbeds?
- None of the travel tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Cloudbeds alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Travel, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Cloudbeds against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Cloudbeds covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every travel tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Travel category, 24 tools beside Cloudbeds. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.