Travel · head to head
Center vs Clock PMS+
Center
Travel
Card-first travel and expense management with real-time transaction visibility
- From
- On request
- 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: Center the product is built around its own card, so employees still using a legacy bank corporate card get the ordinary receipt-chasing experience and the real-time promise does not apply to them.; 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: Center covers Center corporate card, Clock PMS+ covers All-inclusive modules.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Center and Clock PMS+ actually diverge.
| Attribute | Center | Clock PMS+ |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | €517/month |
| Pricing model | quote | 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 Center
- Center corporate card
- Real-time expense capture
- Travel booking
- Insights for Travel
- Policy automation
- ERP sync
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.
Center
- A US mid-market finance team that wants committed travel spend visible before the month closesnot Clock PMS+
- A company replacing a bank corporate card plus a separate expense tool with one suppliernot Clock PMS+
- A business that wants hotel spend booked directly by staff still captured in travel reportingnot Clock PMS+
- A NetSuite or Sage Intacct user wanting coded expenses posted without manual re-keyingnot Clock PMS+
Clock PMS+
- An independent hotel with a restaurant that wants POS posting to the folio without buying and integrating a second systemnot Center
- A conference-heavy property needing banqueting and function space billing inside the PMSnot Center
- A budget or low-ADR property that pays less under revenue-based tiering than it would under per room pricingnot Center
- A hotel replacing an on-premise legacy system that wants online check-in included rather than as a paid add-onnot Center
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Center
- The product is built around its own card, so employees still using a legacy bank corporate card get the ordinary receipt-chasing experience and the real-time promise does not apply to them.
- Travel booking depends on Spotnana, meaning content, service levels and roadmap for a core part of the product sit with a third party Center does not control.
- It is a United States product, and multi-entity companies with European or Asian subsidiaries will need a separate card and expense stack for those entities.
- Interchange on card spend is a significant part of how the vendor earns, which is why the software price looks low; a company that keeps most spend on an existing card programme is a poor fit commercially.
- It is a smaller supplier than Brex, Ramp or SAP Concur, so integration coverage outside the main US accounting systems is thinner and custom connectors are often the answer.
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
Center
On request- Center Expense and Travel$undefined/year
- Usage-based, with no licence, deployment or support fee published
- Flat per-booking travel fee including unlimited changes
- Card interchange forms part of the vendor revenue
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 Center if
- You need center corporate card.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want real-time expense capture.
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 Center or Clock PMS+ better?
- Neither clearly leads. Center starts at On request and Clock PMS+ at €517/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Center or Clock PMS+?
- Center starts at On request and Clock PMS+ at €517/month.
- Does Center 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 Center best used for?
- Center is most often used for a us mid-market finance team that wants committed travel spend visible before the month closes, a company replacing a bank corporate card plus a separate expense tool with one supplier, a business that wants hotel spend booked directly by staff still captured in travel reporting, a netsuite or sage intacct user wanting coded expenses posted without manual re-keying. Of those, a us mid-market finance team that wants committed travel spend visible before the month closes and a company replacing a bank corporate card plus a separate expense tool with one supplier are not what Clock PMS+ is typically brought in for.
- What can Center do that Clock PMS+ cannot?
- Center covers Center corporate card, Real-time expense capture, Travel booking, Insights for Travel. Clock PMS+ covers All-inclusive modules, Guest self service portal, Events and banqueting, Point of sale.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Center: Do we have to use the Center card?
Effectively yes for the core benefit. Center can ingest other card feeds, but real-time capture, controls and the pricing model all assume its own card.
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.
Center: Who provides the travel booking?
Spotnana provides the underlying Travel-as-a-Service platform; Center provides the interface, policy layer and reporting.
Clock PMS+: Is there a setup fee?
Yes, onboarding runs roughly 1,650 to 3,900 euros depending on plan.
Center: Is there a per-user licence fee?
Center markets usage-based pricing with no licence, deployment or support fees; the economics rest on card interchange and booking fees.
Clock PMS+: Is the channel manager included?
No. OTA connections come through RoomCloud at 10 euros per channel per month, up to ten channels.
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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