Travel · head to head
Bookinglayer vs Clock PMS+
Bookinglayer
Travel
Booking system for surf camps, retreats and activity-led accommodation
- From
- €260/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: Bookinglayer at 260 euros a month the entry tier is a heavy fixed cost for a fifteen-bed camp, several times what a comparable small hotel pays for a property management system.; 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: Bookinglayer covers Package builder, 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 Bookinglayer and Clock PMS+ actually diverge.
| Attribute | Bookinglayer | Clock PMS+ |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | €260/month | €517/month |
| Pricing model | Per month by plan | 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 Bookinglayer
- Package builder
- Activity scheduling
- Instalment payments
- Guest portal
- Direct booking engine
- Back office
- Multi-location support
- API access
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.
Bookinglayer
- A surf camp selling seven-night packages where lesson capacity, not bed capacity, is the constraintnot Clock PMS+
- A yoga retreat taking deposits nine months ahead with staged balance paymentsnot Clock PMS+
- A dive centre allocating instructors and equipment alongside accommodationnot Clock PMS+
- A ski school running two locations under one booking system and one guest portalnot Clock PMS+
Clock PMS+
- An independent hotel with a restaurant that wants POS posting to the folio without buying and integrating a second systemnot Bookinglayer
- A conference-heavy property needing banqueting and function space billing inside the PMSnot Bookinglayer
- A budget or low-ADR property that pays less under revenue-based tiering than it would under per room pricingnot Bookinglayer
- A hotel replacing an on-premise legacy system that wants online check-in included rather than as a paid add-onnot Bookinglayer
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Bookinglayer
- At 260 euros a month the entry tier is a heavy fixed cost for a fifteen-bed camp, several times what a comparable small hotel pays for a property management system.
- The Essential plan includes only two users, so a camp with a reception team, an instructor coordinator and a manager is pushed to the 415 euro tier by headcount rather than by features.
- The 2 per cent commission alternative carries a 100 euro monthly minimum, so a genuinely closed off-season still costs money.
- API access sits only on the quoted top tier, which blocks integration work for mid-sized operators unwilling to move to bespoke pricing.
- The product is deliberately narrow: an operator whose business shifts toward conventional room-night accommodation will find the package model is overhead rather than advantage.
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
Bookinglayer
€260/month- Essential$260/month
- About 300 USD equivalent
- Two users included
- Package builder and booking engine
- Pro$415/month
- About 445 USD equivalent
- Ten users and two locations
- Extended functionality
- Alpha$undefined/month
- Custom quote
- Multiple locations
- API access included
- Commission alternative$undefined/month
- 2% of booking value instead of a fixed fee
- Minimum EUR 100 per month
- Suits seasonal businesses with quiet months
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 Bookinglayer if
- You need package builder.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want activity scheduling.
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 Bookinglayer or Clock PMS+ better?
- Neither clearly leads. Bookinglayer starts at €260/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, Bookinglayer or Clock PMS+?
- Bookinglayer starts at €260/month and Clock PMS+ at €517/month.
- Does Bookinglayer 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 Bookinglayer best used for?
- Bookinglayer is most often used for a surf camp selling seven-night packages where lesson capacity, not bed capacity, is the constraint, a yoga retreat taking deposits nine months ahead with staged balance payments, a dive centre allocating instructors and equipment alongside accommodation, a ski school running two locations under one booking system and one guest portal. Of those, a surf camp selling seven-night packages where lesson capacity, not bed capacity, is the constraint and a yoga retreat taking deposits nine months ahead with staged balance payments are not what Clock PMS+ is typically brought in for.
- What can Bookinglayer do that Clock PMS+ cannot?
- Bookinglayer covers Package builder, Activity scheduling, Instalment payments, Guest portal. Clock PMS+ covers All-inclusive modules, Guest self service portal, Events and banqueting, Point of sale.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Bookinglayer: How much does Bookinglayer cost?
Essential is 260 euros a month for two users, Pro is 415 euros for ten users and two locations, and Alpha is quoted. There is a 5 per cent discount for annual payment.
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.
Bookinglayer: Is there a commission option instead?
Yes, 2 per cent of booking value with a minimum of 100 euros a month, which suits businesses with a pronounced off-season.
Clock PMS+: Is there a setup fee?
Yes, onboarding runs roughly 1,650 to 3,900 euros depending on plan.
Bookinglayer: Why not just use a normal hotel PMS?
Because a package that bundles nights, lessons, equipment and transfers with capacity limits on the activities rather than the beds does not fit a room-night model.
Clock PMS+: Is the channel manager included?
No. OTA connections come through RoomCloud at 10 euros per channel per month, up to ten channels.
Bookinglayer: Does it include API access?
Only on the top Alpha tier, which is quoted rather than published.
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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