Travel · head to head
Chekin vs Revinate
Chekin
Travel
Guest check-in, identity verification and police registration for European rentals
- From
- €3.95/month
- Rated
- -
Revinate
Travel
Hotel guest data platform, email marketing and messaging built on PMS profile data
- From
- On request
- 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.; Revinate pricing is not published and is quoted per property scaled by room count with a monthly floor, so small properties often find the minimum higher than the campaign revenue they can realistically generate.
- They diverge on capability: Chekin covers Police and authority registration, Revinate covers Guest profile resolution.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Chekin and Revinate actually diverge.
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 Revinate
- Guest profile resolution
- Segmented email campaigns
- Revenue attribution
- Ivy messaging
- Reservation sales
- Multi-property database
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 Revinate
- An Italian host needing Alloggiati Web submissions and city tourist tax collected from the guest rather than absorbednot Revinate
- A property with no staffed reception issuing door codes only after identity documents have been verifiednot Revinate
- An operator wanting damage deposits taken and released automatically instead of chasing bank transfersnot Revinate
Revinate
- An independent resort with fifteen years of dirty PMS profiles that wants a usable marketing database out of themnot Chekin
- A hotel group proving that direct email campaigns produced enough room nights to justify cutting OTA spendnot Chekin
- A property automating pre-arrival texts so front desk staff are not answering the same parking and check-in questions by phonenot Chekin
- A casino resort segmenting a large guest database by spend and recency for targeted offersnot 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.
Revinate
- Pricing is not published and is quoted per property scaled by room count with a monthly floor, so small properties often find the minimum higher than the campaign revenue they can realistically generate.
- Value depends on database size and quality; a hotel with a few thousand contacts and mostly OTA business will not recover the licence cost through email revenue.
- The platform is sold as several products including marketing, messaging and reservation sales, so the quoted figure often covers less than a buyer assumes and the full stack costs considerably more.
- Profile resolution quality depends on how the PMS was operated, and a property with poor data capture at check-in gets a cleaner database that is still missing email addresses for most guests.
- It is hotel-specific, so a group with mixed accommodation including serviced apartments or vacation rentals will find parts of the model and integrations do not fit those units.
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$7.95/month
- All premium features included
- Identity verification, self check-in, branded app, guidebooks, e-invoicing
- Custom pricing above volume thresholds
Revinate
On request- Revinate$undefined/month
- Guest data platform and profile resolution
- Segmented email marketing with revenue attribution
- Ivy automated guest messaging
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 Revinate if
- You need guest profile resolution.
- You also want segmented email campaigns.
Questions people ask
- Is Chekin or Revinate better?
- Neither clearly leads. Chekin starts at €3.95/month and Revinate at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Chekin or Revinate?
- Chekin starts at €3.95/month and Revinate at On request.
- Does Chekin or Revinate run on more platforms?
- Chekin runs on Web, iOS, Android. Revinate 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 Revinate is typically brought in for.
- What can Chekin do that Revinate cannot?
- Chekin covers Police and authority registration, Identity verification, Tourist tax calculation, Self check-in and digital keys. Revinate covers Guest profile resolution, Segmented email campaigns, Revenue attribution, Ivy messaging.
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.
Revinate: What does Revinate cost?
It is not published. Expect a per property monthly figure scaled by room count with a minimum, and confirm which products are inside that number.
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.
Revinate: Does it replace my email tool?
Yes for guest marketing, because it is built on merged PMS profiles rather than a contact list you upload.
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.
Revinate: Will it work with a small database?
Poorly. The economics depend on having enough guest records with usable email addresses to generate attributable revenue.
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.
Revinate: Is Ivy included?
Not necessarily. Messaging is priced separately from the marketing platform; confirm in writing.
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