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Apaleo vs Rezdy

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Apaleo

Travel

API-first hotel property management platform sold per room with a monthly floor

From
€8/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Rezdy logo

Rezdy

Travel

Booking and reseller distribution platform for tour, activity and attraction operators

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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.; Rezdy rezdy, Checkfront and Regiondo have shared an owner since 2023, so an operator running a three-way comparison is choosing between products from one company with one roadmap.
  • They diverge on capability: Apaleo covers Open REST API, Rezdy covers Session and capacity management.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Apaleo and Rezdy actually diverge.

Attributes where Apaleo and Rezdy differ
AttributeApaleoRezdy
Starting price€8/month$49/month
Pricing modelPer room per monthPer month plus a booking fee
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, 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 Rezdy

  • Session and capacity management
  • Reseller marketplace
  • Booking widget
  • Manifests and dispatch
  • Add-ons and packages
  • Automated guest communication
  • Agent portal
  • Reporting

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 Rezdy
  • A European hotel group standardising twenty properties on one system with central rate management and DATEV-ready accounting exportsnot Rezdy
  • 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 Rezdy
  • A revenue team that wants to plug Duetto or IDeaS into live inventory without paying a per-connection interface feenot Rezdy

Rezdy

  • A day-tour operator in a destination where hotel concierges and agents drive a large share of bookingsnot Apaleo
  • An attraction managing session capacity across guides and vehicles rather than simple ticket countsnot Apaleo
  • An operator wanting reseller contracts managed centrally instead of by email and spreadsheetnot Apaleo
  • A multi-product experience business selling packages and gift cards alongside standard ticketsnot 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.

Rezdy

  • Rezdy, Checkfront and Regiondo have shared an owner since 2023, so an operator running a three-way comparison is choosing between products from one company with one roadmap.
  • Every tier carries a percentage booking fee on top of the subscription, so the cheapest plan is the most expensive per booking and the true cost rises with success rather than staying fixed.
  • The marketplace is the main reason to be there, and its reseller depth varies sharply by destination; in a market with few connected agents you are paying a distribution premium for nothing.
  • Setting up complex products with shared resources across sessions is fiddly, and operators regularly need vendor assistance rather than configuring it unaided.
  • Payment processing is layered on top of the booking fee, so the effective take on each reservation is materially higher than the advertised percentage suggests.

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

Rezdy

$49/month
  • Foundation$49/month
    • Around 2% booking fee on platform bookings
    • Booking widget and core reservations
    • Basic reporting
  • Accelerate$99/month
    • Around 1.9% booking fee
    • Add-ons, packages and gift cards
    • Waitlists and automated communication
  • Expansion$249/month
    • Around 1.75% booking fee
    • Higher limits and advanced distribution
    • Extended reporting

Which should you pick?

Choose Apaleo if

  • You need open rest api.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want apaleo store.
Apaleo review

Choose Rezdy if

  • You need session and capacity management.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want reseller marketplace.
Rezdy review

Questions people ask

Is Apaleo or Rezdy better?
Neither clearly leads. Apaleo starts at €8/month and Rezdy at $49/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Apaleo or Rezdy?
Apaleo starts at €8/month and Rezdy at $49/month.
Does Apaleo or Rezdy run on more platforms?
Apaleo runs on Web, API. Rezdy 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 Rezdy is typically brought in for.
What can Apaleo do that Rezdy cannot?
Apaleo covers Open REST API, Apaleo Store, Multi-property inventory, Apaleo Pay. Rezdy covers Session and capacity management, Reseller marketplace, Booking widget, Manifests and dispatch.

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.

Rezdy: Who owns Rezdy?

Expedition Software Holding, backed by Vertica Capital Partners, which also owns Checkfront and Regiondo following a 2023 rollup.

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.

Rezdy: Does Rezdy charge on direct website bookings?

Yes. The booking fee applies to bookings processed through the platform, including those from your own site, on top of card processing.

Apaleo: Does it include a channel manager?

No. You connect one from the Store, such as SiteMinder, and pay that vendor separately.

Rezdy: What is the marketplace worth?

It depends entirely on your destination. Where agent and concierge traffic is significant it is the main reason to buy Rezdy; where it is not, the value collapses.

Apaleo: Can it run a full service hotel?

Only with additional systems. There is no native POS, spa or events module.

Rezdy: How much does it really cost per booking?

Add the tier booking fee, roughly 1.75 to 2 per cent, to your card processing rate, then add the monthly subscription spread across your volume.

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