Travel · head to head
Beds24 vs Clock PMS+
Beds24
Travel
Low-cost, highly configurable channel manager and booking system for technical operators
- From
- €15.9/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: Beds24 support is helpful on how to use the product but slow and thin on genuine defects, and the ticketing system does not accept screenshots or attachments properly, which makes reporting a real bug laborious.; 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: Beds24 covers Broad channel connections, 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 Beds24 and Clock PMS+ actually diverge.
| Attribute | Beds24 | Clock PMS+ |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | €15.9/month | €517/month |
| Pricing model | Per month by property and unit count | Per month by annual net revenue and room count |
Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), 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 Beds24
- Broad channel connections
- Customisable booking page
- Rate and availability rules
- Automated messaging
- Open API
- Invoicing and payments
- Multi-property management
- Access control
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.
Beds24
- A twenty-unit apartment operator who wants multi-channel distribution for under fifty euros a monthnot Clock PMS+
- A hostel needing Hostelworld and dorm-level bed inventory alongside the major OTAsnot Clock PMS+
- A developer building a custom guest app on top of a booking system with an open APInot Clock PMS+
- An owner with unusual rate logic, such as per-person pricing or seasonal minimum stays, that packaged tools cannot expressnot Clock PMS+
Clock PMS+
- An independent hotel with a restaurant that wants POS posting to the folio without buying and integrating a second systemnot Beds24
- A conference-heavy property needing banqueting and function space billing inside the PMSnot Beds24
- A budget or low-ADR property that pays less under revenue-based tiering than it would under per room pricingnot Beds24
- A hotel replacing an on-premise legacy system that wants online check-in included rather than as a paid add-onnot Beds24
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Beds24
- Support is helpful on how to use the product but slow and thin on genuine defects, and the ticketing system does not accept screenshots or attachments properly, which makes reporting a real bug laborious.
- There is no built-in dynamic pricing engine, so revenue management means paying separately for PriceLabs or an equivalent and accepting a second system to maintain.
- No website builder is included; the booking page is templated but a marketing site has to be built and hosted elsewhere.
- Initial configuration is genuinely difficult and largely self-serve, and operators regularly report days rather than hours to get channel mappings and rate rules correct.
- Housekeeping, task management, smart lock support and any hospitality CRM are absent or require third-party tools, so it is a distribution engine rather than an operations platform.
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
Beds24
€15.9/month- Single property$15.9/month
- One property with one rental unit
- Channel manager and booking page included
- All core features, no tier gating
- Additional property$undefined/month
- About EUR 3 per extra property added to the account
- Same full feature set
- No separate distribution charge
- Additional unit$undefined/month
- About EUR 1 per extra rental unit within a property
- Applies to multi-unit buildings and dorms
- No revenue share on bookings
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 Beds24 if
- You need broad channel connections.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want customisable booking page.
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 Beds24 or Clock PMS+ better?
- Neither clearly leads. Beds24 starts at €15.9/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, Beds24 or Clock PMS+?
- Beds24 starts at €15.9/month and Clock PMS+ at €517/month.
- Does Beds24 or Clock PMS+ run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Beds24 best used for?
- Beds24 is most often used for a twenty-unit apartment operator who wants multi-channel distribution for under fifty euros a month, a hostel needing hostelworld and dorm-level bed inventory alongside the major otas, a developer building a custom guest app on top of a booking system with an open api, an owner with unusual rate logic, such as per-person pricing or seasonal minimum stays, that packaged tools cannot express. Of those, a twenty-unit apartment operator who wants multi-channel distribution for under fifty euros a month and a hostel needing hostelworld and dorm-level bed inventory alongside the major otas are not what Clock PMS+ is typically brought in for.
- What can Beds24 do that Clock PMS+ cannot?
- Beds24 covers Broad channel connections, Customisable booking page, Rate and availability rules, Automated messaging. Clock PMS+ covers All-inclusive modules, Guest self service portal, Events and banqueting, Point of sale.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Beds24: Why is Beds24 so much cheaper than Lodgify or Uplisting?
Because it does not pay for onboarding, guided setup or a website builder. You configure it yourself from raw settings pages, and that labour is the difference.
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.
Beds24: Is the channel manager restricted on the cheap plan?
No. Unlike most competitors, Beds24 does not gate distribution behind a higher tier; the price scales with property and unit count rather than feature access.
Clock PMS+: Is there a setup fee?
Yes, onboarding runs roughly 1,650 to 3,900 euros depending on plan.
Beds24: Does it include dynamic pricing?
No. You connect PriceLabs or a similar tool, which is an additional subscription.
Clock PMS+: Is the channel manager included?
No. OTA connections come through RoomCloud at 10 euros per channel per month, up to ten channels.
Beds24: Is there an API?
Yes, a documented REST API, and it is one of the main reasons technical operators pick Beds24 over packaged alternatives.
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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