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Bokun vs RoomPriceGenie

Bokun logo

Bokun

Travel

Tour and activity booking platform tied to Viator distribution, from free to $499 a month

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
RoomPriceGenie logo

RoomPriceGenie

Travel

Automated revenue management for independent hotels of ten to a hundred and fifty rooms

From
€198/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Bokun has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Bokun viator bookings are exempt from the booking fee while your own direct bookings are not, so the pricing structure rewards selling through the parent marketplace rather than through your own site.; RoomPriceGenie the flat per-property fee is a hard floor with no smaller tier, so a twelve-room property pays roughly seventeen euros per room per month, often more than its property management system costs.
  • They diverge on capability: Bokun covers Channel manager, RoomPriceGenie covers Automated rate setting.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bokun and RoomPriceGenie actually diverge.

Attributes where Bokun and RoomPriceGenie differ
AttributeBokunRoomPriceGenie
Starting priceFree€198/month
Pricing modelPer month plus a booking feePer property per month
Free tierYesNo

Identical on both: 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 Bokun

  • Channel manager
  • Booking widgets
  • Marketplace
  • Product and availability setup
  • Offline bookings
  • Vouchers and redemption

Only in RoomPriceGenie

  • Automated rate setting
  • Competitor rate shopping
  • Occupancy-based pricing
  • Room type derivation
  • Event detection
  • Length of stay controls
  • Simple explanations
  • Multi-property dashboard

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bokun

  • An operator already doing significant Viator volume who wants that channel to cost nothing in software feesnot RoomPriceGenie
  • A city tour company reselling partner products and taking commission through the Bokun marketplacenot RoomPriceGenie
  • An operator wanting a fixed monthly subscription rather than a percentage of every booking as FareHarbor chargesnot RoomPriceGenie
  • A business taking most bookings by phone, which incur no Bokun booking fee at allnot RoomPriceGenie

RoomPriceGenie

  • A thirty-room independent hotel whose owner currently sets rates by hand each eveningnot Bokun
  • A guesthouse losing revenue on high-demand local event dates it does not tracknot Bokun
  • A small group wanting consistent pricing policy across three properties without hiring a revenue managernot Bokun
  • A property on Mews or Cloudbeds that wants automation without moving to an enterprise revenue systemnot Bokun

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bokun

  • Viator bookings are exempt from the booking fee while your own direct bookings are not, so the pricing structure rewards selling through the parent marketplace rather than through your own site.
  • The booking fee sits on top of the monthly subscription, so an operator on Start pays $49 plus 1.5% of direct online revenue and the plan price alone understates the cost.
  • The free plan is limited to a single user and constrained features, so any business with staff has to move to a paid tier almost immediately.
  • Adopting it deepens commercial dependence on Tripadvisor and Viator, which is uncomfortable if your strategy is reducing OTA commission exposure.
  • Reporting and back-office depth are lighter than dedicated operator platforms, so businesses with complex resource scheduling or multi-site operations often need workarounds.

RoomPriceGenie

  • The flat per-property fee is a hard floor with no smaller tier, so a twelve-room property pays roughly seventeen euros per room per month, often more than its property management system costs.
  • The model is deliberately simple and does not handle segmentation, group displacement or total revenue optimisation, so hotels with substantial conference or wholesale business will find it pricing only the transient shoulder.
  • Automation quality depends entirely on clean data from the PMS, and properties with inconsistent rate plans or room-type setups get poor recommendations until that is fixed, which is a project the vendor does not do for you.
  • Competitor rate shopping is weaker in dispersed rural markets where there is no meaningful comparable set to shop against.
  • Multi-property reporting sits only on the most expensive tier, so a two-property owner must pay 440 euros per property to see them together rather than logging into each separately.

Pricing, plan by plan

Bokun

Free
  • FreeFree
    • One user
    • No monthly fee
    • No Bokun booking fee
  • Start$49/month
    • Up to 5 users
    • 1.5% booking fee on direct online bookings
    • No booking fee on Viator bookings
  • Plus$149/month
    • Up to 10 users
    • 1.25% booking fee on direct online bookings
    • No Bokun fee on Viator bookings
  • Premium$499/month
    • Unlimited users
    • 1% booking fee on direct online bookings
    • No Bokun fee on Viator bookings

RoomPriceGenie

€198/month
  • Core$198/month
    • Per property
    • Automated daily pricing
    • Competitor rate shopping
  • Premium$297/month
    • Per property
    • Extended controls and reporting
    • Event detection and length of stay rules
  • Professional$440/month
    • Per property
    • Multi-property dashboard
    • Group-level reporting

Which should you pick?

Choose Bokun if

  • You need channel manager.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want booking widgets.
Bokun review

Choose RoomPriceGenie if

  • You need automated rate setting.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want competitor rate shopping.
RoomPriceGenie review

Questions people ask

Is Bokun or RoomPriceGenie better?
Neither clearly leads. Bokun starts at Free and RoomPriceGenie at €198/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bokun or RoomPriceGenie?
Bokun has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Bokun and €198/month for RoomPriceGenie.
Does Bokun or RoomPriceGenie run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Bokun for free?
Yes. Bokun has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. RoomPriceGenie starts at €198/month.
What is Bokun best used for?
Bokun is most often used for an operator already doing significant viator volume who wants that channel to cost nothing in software fees, a city tour company reselling partner products and taking commission through the bokun marketplace, an operator wanting a fixed monthly subscription rather than a percentage of every booking as fareharbor charges, a business taking most bookings by phone, which incur no bokun booking fee at all. Of those, an operator already doing significant viator volume who wants that channel to cost nothing in software fees and a city tour company reselling partner products and taking commission through the bokun marketplace are not what RoomPriceGenie is typically brought in for.
What can Bokun do that RoomPriceGenie cannot?
Bokun covers Channel manager, Booking widgets, Marketplace, Product and availability setup. RoomPriceGenie covers Automated rate setting, Competitor rate shopping, Occupancy-based pricing, Room type derivation.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bokun: Are Viator bookings really free of Bokun fees?

Yes on the paid plans. Direct online bookings through your own widget carry 1% to 1.5% depending on tier.

RoomPriceGenie: How much does RoomPriceGenie cost?

Roughly 198 euros per property per month at the entry tier, 297 for Premium and 440 for the multi-property Professional tier, with about seventeen per cent off for annual payment.

Bokun: Can I pass the booking fee to customers?

Yes, on the paid plans the fee can be added to the customer price rather than absorbed.

RoomPriceGenie: Is it worth it for a fifteen-room hotel?

That is the awkward size. The fee works out around thirteen euros per room per month, so the revenue uplift has to be real rather than assumed before it pays.

Bokun: Who owns Bokun?

Viator, which is part of Tripadvisor.

RoomPriceGenie: Does it replace a revenue manager?

For a small independent with no analyst, largely yes. For a hotel with group and conference business it does not, because it does not model displacement.

Bokun: Is the free plan usable in a real business?

Only for a solo operator. It is one user with limited features.

RoomPriceGenie: Can I keep manual control?

Yes. It can run in recommendation mode where prices are suggested and you approve them, rather than writing automatically to the PMS.

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