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Chekin vs PriceLabs

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Chekin

Travel

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

From
€3.95/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
PriceLabs logo

PriceLabs

Travel

Dynamic pricing and market data for vacation rentals and small hotels

From
$19.99/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.; PriceLabs the market dashboard is a separate subscription from the pricing engine, so the widely quoted 19.99 figure is not what most serious users pay per listing.
  • They diverge on capability: Chekin covers Police and authority registration, PriceLabs covers Dynamic nightly pricing.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Chekin and PriceLabs actually diverge.

Attributes where Chekin and PriceLabs differ
AttributeChekinPriceLabs
Starting price€3.95/month$19.99/month
Pricing modelPer property per monthPer listing per month
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb

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 PriceLabs

  • Dynamic nightly pricing
  • Customisable profiles
  • Minimum stay automation
  • Orphan gap handling
  • Market dashboards
  • Neighbourhood data
  • Portfolio management
  • Direct channel and PMS sync

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

PriceLabs

  • A manager encoding a single pricing policy across two hundred listings rather than tuning each onenot Chekin
  • An owner in a seasonal market wanting automatic last-minute discounting without watching the calendarnot Chekin
  • An operator filling orphan gaps that would otherwise sit empty between bookingsnot Chekin
  • A small hotel on Cloudbeds wanting rental-style demand pricing without a full revenue management systemnot 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.

PriceLabs

  • The market dashboard is a separate subscription from the pricing engine, so the widely quoted 19.99 figure is not what most serious users pay per listing.
  • The revenue share alternative at one per cent of bookings is a poor deal for high average daily rate properties, where it can cost several times the per-listing price.
  • Market data quality collapses in destinations with few tracked listings, which is precisely where an owner has the least pricing intuition of their own.
  • It will happily discount to zero margin if the base price and minimum are set carelessly, and the tool does not know your cost base, so an inattentive user can lose money faster than they would manually.
  • It prices but does not distribute or manage; you still need a PMS or channel manager underneath, and rate push failures between the two systems are a recurring support burden.

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

PriceLabs

$19.99/month
  • Dynamic Pricing$19.99/month
    • Per listing per month at low volume
    • Volume tiers fall toward about 5.99 per listing past 100 units
    • Rate, minimum stay and orphan gap automation
  • Market Dashboard$9.99/month
    • Charged separately from the pricing engine
    • Competitor rates, occupancy and forward demand
    • Per market subscribed
  • Portfolio$499/month
    • Flat monthly rate for larger portfolios, roughly 60 units and above
    • All pricing features included
    • Alternative to per-listing billing
  • Revenue share option$undefined/month
    • One per cent of booking revenue instead of a per-listing fee
    • Suits low-rate or low-occupancy listings
    • Becomes expensive on high average daily rates

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 PriceLabs if

  • You need dynamic nightly pricing.
  • You also want customisable profiles.
PriceLabs review

Questions people ask

Is Chekin or PriceLabs better?
Neither clearly leads. Chekin starts at €3.95/month and PriceLabs at $19.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Chekin or PriceLabs?
Chekin starts at €3.95/month and PriceLabs at $19.99/month.
Does Chekin or PriceLabs run on more platforms?
Chekin runs on Web, iOS, Android. PriceLabs runs on Web.
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 PriceLabs is typically brought in for.
What can Chekin do that PriceLabs cannot?
Chekin covers Police and authority registration, Identity verification, Tourist tax calculation, Self check-in and digital keys. PriceLabs covers Dynamic nightly pricing, Customisable profiles, Minimum stay automation, Orphan gap handling.

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.

PriceLabs: What does PriceLabs cost for ten listings?

Around 19.99 US dollars per listing per month at that volume for dynamic pricing, plus about 9.99 per market for the dashboard if you want the competitor data.

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.

PriceLabs: Should I take the one per cent revenue share instead?

Only if your average nightly rate and occupancy are low. On a listing earning 40,000 dollars a year the revenue share costs roughly 400 dollars against about 240 for the per-listing plan.

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.

PriceLabs: Does it work for hotels?

It connects to Cloudbeds and similar systems and is used by small properties, but it is built around rental demand signals rather than hotel segmentation and forecasting.

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.

PriceLabs: Can I override the algorithm?

Extensively. Base price, minimum and maximum, seasonal profiles and day-of-week adjustments are all directly editable and reusable across a portfolio.

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