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Chekin vs Hotelogix

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Chekin

Travel

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

From
€3.95/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Hotelogix logo

Hotelogix

Travel

Cloud property management system priced per room for small and mid-sized independent hotels

From
$7.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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.; Hotelogix the advertised per-room rate covers the PMS only; the channel manager and accounting connector are separate per-room subscriptions with their own monthly minimums, so a small hotel budgeting from the headline number will underestimate the bill.
  • They diverge on capability: Chekin covers Police and authority registration, Hotelogix covers Front desk grid.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Chekin and Hotelogix actually diverge.

Attributes where Chekin and Hotelogix differ
AttributeChekinHotelogix
Starting price€3.95/month$7.99/month
Pricing modelPer property per monthPer room per month

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 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 Hotelogix

  • Front desk grid
  • Multi-outlet POS
  • Channel manager
  • Web booking engine
  • Group and corporate bookings
  • Night audit
  • Multi-property view
  • Housekeeping module

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 Hotelogix
  • An Italian host needing Alloggiati Web submissions and city tourist tax collected from the guest rather than absorbednot Hotelogix
  • A property with no staffed reception issuing door codes only after identity documents have been verifiednot Hotelogix
  • An operator wanting damage deposits taken and released automatically instead of chasing bank transfersnot Hotelogix

Hotelogix

  • A forty-room independent hotel in India replacing spreadsheets and a legacy Windows PMS without a large upfront licencenot Chekin
  • A resort that needs restaurant and spa charges posted to the room folio from separate outletsnot Chekin
  • A small chain of three properties wanting one dashboard without moving to an enterprise systemnot Chekin
  • A hotel with a heavy corporate account book needing negotiated rate plans and agency billingnot 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.

Hotelogix

  • The advertised per-room rate covers the PMS only; the channel manager and accounting connector are separate per-room subscriptions with their own monthly minimums, so a small hotel budgeting from the headline number will underestimate the bill.
  • Each additional third-party interface, such as a door lock or a payment terminal, is billed as its own monthly fee, which makes an integrated stack expensive to assemble at a property that wants several connections.
  • Multi-property and enterprise pricing is not published, so a growing group cannot compare Hotelogix against alternatives without entering a sales process.
  • The user interface is dated next to Mews or Cloudbeds, and staff coming from a modern consumer app typically need more training time on the tape chart and folio screens.
  • Support quality varies by region and depends heavily on the local reseller rather than on the vendor directly, so response times in markets without a partner presence are inconsistent.

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

Hotelogix

$7.99/month
  • Premium$7.99/month
    • Per room per month
    • Front desk and reservations
    • Housekeeping
  • Premium Plus$11.99/month
    • Per room per month
    • Point of sale outlets
    • Group and corporate bookings
  • Platinum$17.99/month
    • Per room per month
    • Multi-property dashboard
    • Priority support
  • Distribution add-on$undefined/month
    • About 1 USD per room per month for the channel manager
    • Roughly 25 USD monthly minimum
    • Charged on top of the PMS tier

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 Hotelogix if

  • You need front desk grid.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want multi-outlet pos.
Hotelogix review

Questions people ask

Is Chekin or Hotelogix better?
Neither clearly leads. Chekin starts at €3.95/month and Hotelogix at $7.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Chekin or Hotelogix?
Chekin starts at €3.95/month and Hotelogix at $7.99/month.
Does Chekin or Hotelogix 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 Hotelogix is typically brought in for.
What can Chekin do that Hotelogix cannot?
Chekin covers Police and authority registration, Identity verification, Tourist tax calculation, Self check-in and digital keys. Hotelogix covers Front desk grid, Multi-outlet POS, Channel manager, Web 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.

Hotelogix: What does Hotelogix actually cost for a thirty-room hotel?

The core PMS at the entry tier is around 240 US dollars a month at 7.99 per room, but adding the channel manager at about 1 dollar per room with a 25 dollar floor and any interface fees typically pushes the real figure past 300 dollars.

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.

Hotelogix: Is the channel manager included?

No. Distribution is a paid add-on charged per room per month on top of whichever PMS tier you are on.

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.

Hotelogix: Does Hotelogix take commission on direct bookings?

No. The booking engine does not charge a per-reservation commission; you pay only the subscription and your own payment processing.

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.

Hotelogix: Is it suitable for a hotel group?

It has a multi-property dashboard, but group pricing is quoted rather than published and larger chains generally shortlist Opera or Mews instead.

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