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Chekin vs Sabre Red 360

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Chekin

Travel

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

From
€3.95/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Sabre Red 360 logo

Sabre Red 360

Travel

Agency booking workspace over the Sabre GDS for air, hotel, car and rail

From
On request
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.; Sabre Red 360 the commercial deal is a multi-year segment volume commitment, so an agency that moves bookings to airline direct connects can end up paying shortfall penalties on volume it no longer books through Sabre.
  • They diverge on capability: Chekin covers Police and authority registration, Sabre Red 360 covers Graphical and cryptic modes.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Chekin and Sabre Red 360 actually diverge.

Attributes where Chekin and Sabre Red 360 differ
AttributeChekinSabre Red 360
Starting price€3.95/monthOn request
Pricing modelPer property per monthquote
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWindows, Web

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 Sabre Red 360

  • Graphical and cryptic modes
  • Air shopping and ticketing
  • Red App Centre
  • Queue management
  • Multi-content hotel
  • Automation scripting

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 Sabre Red 360
  • An Italian host needing Alloggiati Web submissions and city tourist tax collected from the guest rather than absorbednot Sabre Red 360
  • A property with no staffed reception issuing door codes only after identity documents have been verifiednot Sabre Red 360
  • An operator wanting damage deposits taken and released automatically instead of chasing bank transfersnot Sabre Red 360

Sabre Red 360

  • A retail agency whose consultants work by cryptic entry and will not accept a forms-only booking toolnot Chekin
  • A TMC that needs queue-driven ticketing and quality control across thousands of daily PNRsnot Chekin
  • A consolidator negotiating a segment incentive deal and wanting the agent desktop bundled innot Chekin
  • An agency adding NDC airline content without abandoning its existing GDS servicing workflownot 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.

Sabre Red 360

  • The commercial deal is a multi-year segment volume commitment, so an agency that moves bookings to airline direct connects can end up paying shortfall penalties on volume it no longer books through Sabre.
  • NDC content behaves differently from classic EDIFACT content inside the workspace, and servicing an NDC order often means leaving the normal exchange and refund workflow.
  • Cryptic entries remain necessary for a meaningful set of tasks, so training a new consultant to productive speed takes months rather than days.
  • It is a desktop-weighted product on Windows, which makes it awkward for agencies running fully remote or Mac-based teams without virtual desktop infrastructure.
  • Pricing is never published and is entangled with incentive economics, so two agencies of similar size can be on materially different terms with no visibility of each other.

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

Sabre Red 360

On request
  • Sabre Red 360$undefined/year
    • Typically bundled into a GDS segment agreement
    • Segment incentive payments to the agency
    • Volume commitments and multi-year terms

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 Sabre Red 360 if

  • You need graphical and cryptic modes.
  • You work on Windows, Web.
  • You also want air shopping and ticketing.
Sabre Red 360 review

Questions people ask

Is Chekin or Sabre Red 360 better?
Neither clearly leads. Chekin starts at €3.95/month and Sabre Red 360 at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Chekin or Sabre Red 360?
Chekin starts at €3.95/month and Sabre Red 360 at On request.
Does Chekin or Sabre Red 360 run on more platforms?
Chekin runs on Web, iOS, Android. Sabre Red 360 runs on Windows, 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 Sabre Red 360 is typically brought in for.
What can Chekin do that Sabre Red 360 cannot?
Chekin covers Police and authority registration, Identity verification, Tourist tax calculation, Self check-in and digital keys. Sabre Red 360 covers Graphical and cryptic modes, Air shopping and ticketing, Red App Centre, Queue management.

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.

Sabre Red 360: Do we pay a licence fee for Sabre Red 360?

Usually not directly. It is bundled into a GDS segment agreement in which Sabre pays your agency incentives per segment, so the negotiation is over volume commitments and incentive rates.

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.

Sabre Red 360: Can corporates buy it to book their own travel?

No. It is an agent workspace. Corporates buy a TMC or an online booking tool such as GetThere, Egencia or TravelPerk instead.

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.

Sabre Red 360: Does it handle NDC?

Yes, Sabre distributes NDC offers from a growing airline list, but servicing NDC orders follows a separate flow from classic GDS bookings.

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.

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