Is Chekin or Cloudbeds better?

Neither clearly leads. Chekin starts at €3.95/month and Cloudbeds at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Chekin or Cloudbeds?

Chekin starts at €3.95/month and Cloudbeds at On request.

Does Chekin or Cloudbeds run on more platforms?

Chekin runs on Web, iOS, Android. Cloudbeds runs on Web, iOS, Android, API.

What is Chekin best used for?

Chekin is most often used for a manager with twenty apartments in barcelona who must file guest data with the ministry of the interior for every arrival and cannot do it manually at scale, an italian host needing alloggiati web submissions and city tourist tax collected from the guest rather than absorbed, a property with no staffed reception issuing door codes only after identity documents have been verified, an operator wanting damage deposits taken and released automatically instead of chasing bank transfers. Of those, a manager with twenty apartments in barcelona who must file guest data with the ministry of the interior for every arrival and cannot do it manually at scale and an italian host needing alloggiati web submissions and city tourist tax collected from the guest rather than absorbed are not what Cloudbeds is typically brought in for.

What can Chekin do that Cloudbeds cannot?

Chekin covers Police and authority registration, Identity verification, Tourist tax calculation, Self check-in and digital keys.

Travel · head to head

Chekin vs Cloudbeds

Chekin

Travel

Guest check-in, identity verification and police registration for European rentals

From: €3.95/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Cloudbeds

Travel

Cloud-based hospitality management platform unifying PMS, channel management, and booking engine

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Chekin there is a three unit minimum on the published plans, so a single-property host cannot buy the entry tier at the advertised rate.; Cloudbeds pricing requires custom quote; no published pricing tiers visible, making budgeting and comparison difficult
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Chekin and Cloudbeds actually diverge.

Attributes where Chekin and Cloudbeds differ
Attribute	Chekin	Cloudbeds
Starting price	€3.95/month	On request
Pricing model	Per property per month	quote
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android, API

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 Chekin

Police and authority registration
Identity verification
Tourist tax calculation
Self check-in and digital keys
Deposits and damage protection
Upsells and branded guest app

Only in Cloudbeds

Nothing recorded that Chekin does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Chekin

A manager with twenty apartments in Barcelona who must file guest data with the Ministry of the Interior for every arrival and cannot do it manually at scalenot Cloudbeds
An Italian host needing Alloggiati Web submissions and city tourist tax collected from the guest rather than absorbednot Cloudbeds
A property with no staffed reception issuing door codes only after identity documents have been verifiednot Cloudbeds
An operator wanting damage deposits taken and released automatically instead of chasing bank transfersnot Cloudbeds

Cloudbeds

Independent hotels and boutique hospitality businesses automating PMS and distributionnot Chekin
Vacation rental hosts (Airbnb, VRBO) consolidating multi-channel bookings and messagingnot Chekin
Hostels and backpacker accommodations using commission-free booking engine to reduce dependency on OTAsnot Chekin
Small-chain hospitality operators managing multiple properties from one interfacenot Chekin
Properties seeking revenue management and dynamic pricing without enterprise-level PMS costsnot Chekin
Hospitality businesses using AI-driven guest messaging and support automationnot Chekin

Where each one falls short

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

Chekin

There is a three unit minimum on the published plans, so a single-property host cannot buy the entry tier at the advertised rate.
The compliance value is regional; outside Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece there is often no authority integration to use and the product becomes an ordinary check-in form at a per property price.
Transaction fees sit on almost every money-handling feature, including 1.5% plus EUR 0.99 on payments and 10% on unified inbox transactions, so the effective cost is far above the subscription for anyone using them.
It is a layer on top of a PMS rather than a replacement, so you are paying a second per property subscription alongside your existing platform and reconciling two sources of guest data.
Identity verification and self check-in sit behind the Premium tier and Premium only includes one premium feature, so an operator wanting both verification and digital keys must move to Enterprise.

Cloudbeds

Pricing requires custom quote; no published pricing tiers visible, making budgeting and comparison difficult
Per-property pricing model means costs scale rapidly for multi-property management; portfolio growth increases operational expenses
Revenue Intelligence (AI pricing) locked behind premium tier; base offering lacks dynamic pricing automation
Limited offline functionality; properties with poor connectivity face operational challenges
Chatbot and messaging automation require configuration; setup complexity increases for non-technical operators

Pricing, plan by plan

Chekin

€3.95/month

Basic$3.95/month
- Minimum three units
- Online check-in and legal compliance filing
- Tourist taxes
Premium$5.95/month
- Everything in Basic
- One premium feature of your choice
- Options: identity verification, self check-in and digital keys, branded guest app, digital guidebooks or e-invoicing
Enterprise$7.95/month
- All premium features included
- Identity verification, self check-in, branded app, guidebooks, e-invoicing
- Custom pricing above volume thresholds

Cloudbeds

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Cloudbeds review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Chekin if

You need police and authority registration.
You work on Web, iOS, Android.
You also want identity verification.

Chekin review

Choose Cloudbeds if

You work on Web, iOS, Android, API.

Cloudbeds review

Questions people ask

Is Chekin or Cloudbeds better?: Neither clearly leads. Chekin starts at €3.95/month and Cloudbeds at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Chekin or Cloudbeds?: Chekin starts at €3.95/month and Cloudbeds at On request.
Does Chekin or Cloudbeds run on more platforms?: Chekin runs on Web, iOS, Android. Cloudbeds runs on Web, iOS, Android, API.
What is Chekin best used for?: Chekin is most often used for a manager with twenty apartments in barcelona who must file guest data with the ministry of the interior for every arrival and cannot do it manually at scale, an italian host needing alloggiati web submissions and city tourist tax collected from the guest rather than absorbed, a property with no staffed reception issuing door codes only after identity documents have been verified, an operator wanting damage deposits taken and released automatically instead of chasing bank transfers. Of those, a manager with twenty apartments in barcelona who must file guest data with the ministry of the interior for every arrival and cannot do it manually at scale and an italian host needing alloggiati web submissions and city tourist tax collected from the guest rather than absorbed are not what Cloudbeds is typically brought in for.
What can Chekin do that Cloudbeds cannot?: Chekin covers Police and authority registration, Identity verification, Tourist tax calculation, Self check-in and digital keys.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Chekin: Why would I buy this rather than use my PMS check-in form?

Because it files guest data with national police registration systems and calculates local tourist tax, which PMS check-in forms do not do.

Cloudbeds: Does Cloudbeds have a commission-free booking engine?

Yes. Cloudbeds provides a commission-free booking engine allowing guests to reserve directly on the property website without OTA transaction fees. This reduces distribution costs compared to Booking.com and Airbnb.

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Chekin: What does it really cost?

From EUR 3.95 per property per month with a three unit minimum, plus 1.5% plus EUR 0.30 on deposits, 1.5% plus EUR 0.99 on payments, 1% on upsells and 10% on unified inbox transactions.

Cloudbeds: What channels does Cloudbeds distribute to?

Cloudbeds distributes to 450+ booking channels including Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, and regional OTAs, all managed from one interface.

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Chekin: Does it work outside southern Europe?

The check-in, verification and key features do. The automated authority filing that justifies the price largely does not.

Cloudbeds: Does Cloudbeds provide revenue management?

Yes. Revenue Intelligence uses AI-powered demand forecasting (95% accuracy) to recommend dynamic pricing, maximising revenue per available room (RevPAR).

Source

Chekin: Can I get both identity verification and digital keys on Premium?

No. Premium includes one premium feature. Both requires Enterprise at EUR 7.95 per property per month.

Chekin vs Cloudbeds

Chekin

Cloudbeds

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Chekin

Only in Cloudbeds

What people use each for

Chekin

Cloudbeds

Where each one falls short

Chekin

Cloudbeds

Pricing, plan by plan

Chekin

Cloudbeds

Which should you pick?

Choose Chekin if

Choose Cloudbeds if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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