Travel · head to head
Apaleo vs Clock PMS+
Apaleo
Travel
API-first hotel property management platform sold per room with a monthly floor
- From
- €8/month
- Rated
- -
Clock PMS+
Travel
All-inclusive cloud hotel PMS priced on annual revenue rather than per room
- From
- €517/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Apaleo the €400 monthly floor means a property under fifty rooms pays well above the headline €8 per room, so a twenty five room hotel pays €16 per room and the advertised rate is misleading at the small end.; Clock PMS+ pricing on annual net revenue means a high-ADR boutique pays materially more than a budget property with the same room count, which is a bad deal for exactly the operators with the strongest performance.
- They diverge on capability: Apaleo covers Open REST API, Clock PMS+ covers All-inclusive modules.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Apaleo and Clock PMS+ actually diverge.
| Attribute | Apaleo | Clock PMS+ |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | €8/month | €517/month |
| Pricing model | Per room per month | Per month by annual net revenue and room count |
| Platforms | Web, API | Web, iOS, Android |
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Travel).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Apaleo
- Open REST API
- Apaleo Store
- Multi-property inventory
- Apaleo Pay
- Unit group model
- Night audit and accounting export
Only in Clock PMS+
- All-inclusive modules
- Guest self service portal
- Events and banqueting
- Point of sale
- Channel connectivity
- Revenue-based tiering
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Apaleo
- A serviced apartment group building its own branded check-in and access flow that needs full PMS control through an API rather than a vendor-built kiosknot Clock PMS+
- A European hotel group standardising twenty properties on one system with central rate management and DATEV-ready accounting exportsnot Clock PMS+
- A new-build lifestyle hotel operating with no permanent front desk, where door locks, kiosks and messaging come from specialists and the PMS is the record of truthnot Clock PMS+
- A revenue team that wants to plug Duetto or IDeaS into live inventory without paying a per-connection interface feenot Clock PMS+
Clock PMS+
- An independent hotel with a restaurant that wants POS posting to the folio without buying and integrating a second systemnot Apaleo
- A conference-heavy property needing banqueting and function space billing inside the PMSnot Apaleo
- A budget or low-ADR property that pays less under revenue-based tiering than it would under per room pricingnot Apaleo
- A hotel replacing an on-premise legacy system that wants online check-in included rather than as a paid add-onnot Apaleo
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Apaleo
- The €400 monthly floor means a property under fifty rooms pays well above the headline €8 per room, so a twenty five room hotel pays €16 per room and the advertised rate is misleading at the small end.
- Apaleo ships no point of sale, no spa or golf module and no conference and banqueting system, so full service hotels must buy and integrate three or four more products before the stack is complete.
- Because the model assumes you assemble the guest-facing layer from the Store, the real monthly cost is the platform fee plus several third-party subscriptions, and that total is nowhere on the pricing page.
- Support and documentation lean towards developers, so an operator without technical capacity or an implementation partner will find configuration and troubleshooting harder than with a conventional PMS.
- The product and integration ecosystem is strongest in German-speaking Europe, and North American buyers will find fewer local integrations for payments, tax rules and accounting than a US-focused PMS offers.
Clock PMS+
- Pricing on annual net revenue means a high-ADR boutique pays materially more than a budget property with the same room count, which is a bad deal for exactly the operators with the strongest performance.
- The onboarding fee of 1,650 to 3,900 euros is a real first-year cost that the monthly figure hides, and it applies before the system is producing any value.
- The all-inclusive claim has exceptions: OTA channel connections, extra rate mappings and private analytics are all charged separately on top.
- Contracts are annual with tier reassessment at year end, so a good trading year raises next year subscription automatically unless renegotiated.
- Market presence is concentrated in Europe and the vendor is small relative to Oracle or Mews, which means a thinner integration ecosystem and more dependence on the vendor for anything bespoke.
Pricing, plan by plan
Apaleo
€8/month- Apaleo Platform$8/month
- €8 per room per month
- Minimum €400 per month regardless of room count
- All APIs included at no extra cost
Clock PMS+
€517/month- Clock PMS+$517/month
- Example rate for a 40 room hotel with 1.9 million euros annual revenue
- Tier set by annual net revenue and room count
- PMS, booking engine, POS, messaging and online check-in included
- Add-ons$10/month
- OTA connections via RoomCloud at 10 euros per channel per month, maximum ten
- Extra 50 rate mappings at 50 euros per month
- Private analytics at 50 euros per month
Which should you pick?
Choose Apaleo if
- You need open rest api.
- You work on Web, API.
- You also want apaleo store.
Choose Clock PMS+ if
- You need all-inclusive modules.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want guest self service portal.
Questions people ask
- Is Apaleo or Clock PMS+ better?
- Neither clearly leads. Apaleo starts at €8/month and Clock PMS+ at €517/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Apaleo or Clock PMS+?
- Apaleo starts at €8/month and Clock PMS+ at €517/month.
- Does Apaleo or Clock PMS+ run on more platforms?
- Apaleo runs on Web, API. Clock PMS+ runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- What is Apaleo best used for?
- Apaleo is most often used for a serviced apartment group building its own branded check-in and access flow that needs full pms control through an api rather than a vendor-built kiosk, a european hotel group standardising twenty properties on one system with central rate management and datev-ready accounting exports, a new-build lifestyle hotel operating with no permanent front desk, where door locks, kiosks and messaging come from specialists and the pms is the record of truth, a revenue team that wants to plug duetto or ideas into live inventory without paying a per-connection interface fee. Of those, a serviced apartment group building its own branded check-in and access flow that needs full pms control through an api rather than a vendor-built kiosk and a european hotel group standardising twenty properties on one system with central rate management and datev-ready accounting exports are not what Clock PMS+ is typically brought in for.
- What can Apaleo do that Clock PMS+ cannot?
- Apaleo covers Open REST API, Apaleo Store, Multi-property inventory, Apaleo Pay. Clock PMS+ covers All-inclusive modules, Guest self service portal, Events and banqueting, Point of sale.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Apaleo: What does Apaleo actually cost for a sixty room hotel?
€480 per month for the platform at €8 per room, plus payment processing from 0.6% and whatever Store integrations you add. Below fifty rooms you pay the €400 floor.
Clock PMS+: How is Clock PMS+ priced?
By tier, set from annual net revenue and room count. A 40 room hotel with 1.9 million euros of revenue sits around 517 euros a month.
Apaleo: Is API access charged separately?
No. All APIs are included in the per room fee, which is unusual in the PMS market where interface fees per connection are common.
Clock PMS+: Is there a setup fee?
Yes, onboarding runs roughly 1,650 to 3,900 euros depending on plan.
Apaleo: Does it include a channel manager?
No. You connect one from the Store, such as SiteMinder, and pay that vendor separately.
Clock PMS+: Is the channel manager included?
No. OTA connections come through RoomCloud at 10 euros per channel per month, up to ten channels.
Apaleo: Can it run a full service hotel?
Only with additional systems. There is no native POS, spa or events module.
Clock PMS+: Does it include point of sale?
Yes, POS posting to the guest folio is in the base subscription, which is unusual at this price point.
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