Travel · head to head
Chekin vs Hostfully
Chekin
Travel
Guest check-in, identity verification and police registration for European rentals
- From
- €3.95/month
- Rated
- -
Hostfully
Travel
Vacation rental property management platform with per-property pricing and digital guidebooks
- From
- $15/month
- Rated
- -
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.; Hostfully the advertised per property price excludes a platform fee that is not published anywhere on the pricing page, so no listed figure is a real monthly cost until sales quotes it.
- They diverge on capability: Chekin covers Police and authority registration, Hostfully covers Channel management.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Chekin and Hostfully actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (Per property per month), 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 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 Hostfully
- Channel management
- Digital Guidebooks
- Owner portal
- Direct booking engine
- Unified inbox
- Pipeline and lead management
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 Hostfully
- An Italian host needing Alloggiati Web submissions and city tourist tax collected from the guest rather than absorbednot Hostfully
- A property with no staffed reception issuing door codes only after identity documents have been verifiednot Hostfully
- An operator wanting damage deposits taken and released automatically instead of chasing bank transfersnot Hostfully
Hostfully
- A manager with thirty units who wants channel sync, an owner portal and a direct booking site under one subscriptionnot Chekin
- A host who only wants professional check-in and local recommendation guidebooks and will buy Digital Guidebooks without the PMSnot Chekin
- An operator pushing guests towards direct bookings who needs the Pro tier because the Growth tier taxes exactly that revenuenot Chekin
- A property manager onboarding third-party owners who need visible reporting on their own unitsnot 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.
Hostfully
- The advertised per property price excludes a platform fee that is not published anywhere on the pricing page, so no listed figure is a real monthly cost until sales quotes it.
- The Growth tier charges 1% on payments and 0.85% on direct bookings, so the operators most focused on direct revenue are penalised on the cheaper plan and effectively forced to Pro.
- Pricing is per property, so a portfolio of small low-revenue units pays the same per listing as high-revenue ones and studio-heavy portfolios carry a disproportionate cost.
- Accounting is lighter than manager-grade competitors, with no full trust accounting, so client fund segregation has to be handled outside the platform.
- Digital Guidebooks are sold and priced separately from the PMS, so the product Hostfully is best known for is an additional line on the invoice rather than part of the subscription.
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
Hostfully
$15/month- Growth$15/month
- 1 to 50 listings
- $15 per property per month plus a platform fee
- 1% payment gateway fee
- Pro$25/month
- 1 to 199 listings
- $25 per property per month plus a platform fee
- No payment gateway fee
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- 200 or more listings
- Custom volume pricing plus a platform fee
- Priority support
Which should you pick?
Choose Chekin if
- You need police and authority registration.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want identity verification.
Choose Hostfully if
- You need channel management.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want digital guidebooks.
Questions people ask
- Is Chekin or Hostfully better?
- Neither clearly leads. Chekin starts at €3.95/month and Hostfully at $15/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Chekin or Hostfully?
- Chekin starts at €3.95/month and Hostfully at $15/month.
- Does Chekin or Hostfully run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- 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 Hostfully is typically brought in for.
- What can Chekin do that Hostfully cannot?
- Chekin covers Police and authority registration, Identity verification, Tourist tax calculation, Self check-in and digital keys. Hostfully covers Channel management, Digital Guidebooks, Owner portal, Direct booking engine.
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.
Hostfully: What is the platform fee?
Hostfully does not publish it. Ask for the total monthly figure for your listing count in writing before comparing plans.
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.
Hostfully: Which tier is cheaper in practice?
Pro, for anyone with real direct booking volume. Growth is $10 less per property but adds 1% on payments and 0.85% on direct bookings.
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.
Hostfully: Can I buy guidebooks alone?
Yes. Digital Guidebooks are priced separately and are commonly bought without the PMS.
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.
Hostfully: Is there a minimum property count?
No stated minimum, but per property pricing plus a platform fee makes it uneconomic for one or two units.
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