Travel · head to head
Chekin vs Uplisting
Chekin
Travel
Guest check-in, identity verification and police registration for European rentals
- From
- €3.95/month
- Rated
- -
Uplisting
Travel
Short-term rental management with a flat per-property price and no percentage of revenue
- From
- $100/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.; Uplisting the 100 US dollar monthly minimum means an owner with one or two properties pays roughly fifty dollars per unit, five times the effective rate a twenty-unit manager pays.
- They diverge on capability: Chekin covers Police and authority registration, Uplisting covers Channel sync.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Chekin and Uplisting 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 Uplisting
- Channel sync
- Direct booking site
- Automated messaging
- Cleaning and team management
- Guest verification
- Smart lock codes
- Unified inbox
- Multi-unit handling
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 Uplisting
- An Italian host needing Alloggiati Web submissions and city tourist tax collected from the guest rather than absorbednot Uplisting
- A property with no staffed reception issuing door codes only after identity documents have been verifiednot Uplisting
- An operator wanting damage deposits taken and released automatically instead of chasing bank transfersnot Uplisting
Uplisting
- A manager with fifteen city apartments who wants fixed software cost rather than a percentage of high nightly ratesnot Chekin
- An operator burned by double bookings across Airbnb and Booking.com wanting hard sync protectionnot Chekin
- A team coordinating cleaners across same-day turnovers with automated task assignmentnot Chekin
- A host issuing smart lock codes automatically instead of arranging key handoversnot 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.
Uplisting
- The 100 US dollar monthly minimum means an owner with one or two properties pays roughly fifty dollars per unit, five times the effective rate a twenty-unit manager pays.
- Owner statements and trust accounting are effectively absent, so agencies that must report to and pay property owners need separate bookkeeping alongside it.
- Payments are tied to Stripe for direct bookings, which limits operators in countries Stripe does not serve well or who want to keep an existing acquiring relationship.
- Channel coverage is narrower than the larger platforms: Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo are solid but regional OTAs and wholesale distribution are not there.
- Reporting is basic, with limited custom report building, so investors or multi-entity operators typically export data and analyse it elsewhere.
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
Uplisting
$100/month- Pro$100/month
- 100 USD monthly minimum
- About 20 USD per property per month
- Channel manager, direct booking site and automation included
- Pro at scale (21 to 100 listings)$undefined/month
- About 10 USD per additional listing beyond twenty
- Same feature set
- No revenue share
- Pro above 100 listings$undefined/month
- About 5 USD per additional listing beyond one hundred
- Volume rate for larger portfolios
- No revenue share
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 Uplisting if
- You need channel sync.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want direct booking site.
Questions people ask
- Is Chekin or Uplisting better?
- Neither clearly leads. Chekin starts at €3.95/month and Uplisting at $100/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Chekin or Uplisting?
- Chekin starts at €3.95/month and Uplisting at $100/month.
- Does Chekin or Uplisting 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 Uplisting is typically brought in for.
- What can Chekin do that Uplisting cannot?
- Chekin covers Police and authority registration, Identity verification, Tourist tax calculation, Self check-in and digital keys. Uplisting covers Channel sync, Direct booking site, Automated messaging, Cleaning and team 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.
Uplisting: Does Uplisting take a percentage of bookings?
No. It charges a flat monthly rate per property and takes no cut of reservation value, including on direct bookings.
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.
Uplisting: What is the minimum I can spend?
One hundred US dollars a month, regardless of whether you have one property or five.
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.
Uplisting: Does it do owner payouts and statements?
Not meaningfully. Managers who owe monthly statements to property owners generally run accounting separately or choose Hostaway or Guesty instead.
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.
Uplisting: Which channels connect?
Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo are the core two-way connections, plus its own direct booking site and Google Vacation Rentals.
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