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Clock PMS+ vs Expedia

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Clock PMS+

Travel

All-inclusive cloud hotel PMS priced on annual revenue rather than per room

From
€517/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Expedia logo

Expedia

Travel

Travel booking marketplace and package deal platform, part of Expedia Group, earning commission from hotels and margin on bundled packages

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Expedia has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Clock PMS+ pricing on annual net revenue means a high-ADR boutique pays materially more than a budget property with the same room count, which is a bad deal for exactly the operators with the strongest performance.; Expedia package deal pricing is not transparent, since Expedia negotiates bundled rates with airlines and hotels and adds its own margin, making it difficult for a traveller to verify whether a bundle is actually cheaper than booking the same components separately.
  • They diverge on capability: Clock PMS+ covers All-inclusive modules, Expedia covers Flight and hotel packages.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Clock PMS+ and Expedia actually diverge.

Attributes where Clock PMS+ and Expedia differ
AttributeClock PMS+Expedia
Starting price€517/monthFree
Pricing modelPer month by annual net revenue and room countFree for travellers, commission and package margin
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidiOS, Android, Web

Identical on both: 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 Clock PMS+

  • All-inclusive modules
  • Guest self service portal
  • Events and banqueting
  • Point of sale
  • Channel connectivity
  • Revenue-based tiering

Only in Expedia

  • Flight and hotel packages
  • One Key rewards
  • Car rental and cruises
  • Price tracking
  • Vrbo integration
  • Trip planning tools

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Clock PMS+

  • An independent hotel with a restaurant that wants POS posting to the folio without buying and integrating a second systemnot Expedia
  • A conference-heavy property needing banqueting and function space billing inside the PMSnot Expedia
  • A budget or low-ADR property that pays less under revenue-based tiering than it would under per room pricingnot Expedia
  • A hotel replacing an on-premise legacy system that wants online check-in included rather than as a paid add-onnot Expedia

Expedia

  • A traveller wanting to book a flight and hotel together as a single package transactionnot Clock PMS+
  • Someone who books frequently across Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo and wants One Key rewards to accumulate across all threenot Clock PMS+
  • A traveller wanting price tracking and alerts on a specific route before bookingnot Clock PMS+
  • Someone comparing a bundled package price against booking the flight and hotel separately to check for genuine savingsnot Clock PMS+

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Clock PMS+

  • Pricing on annual net revenue means a high-ADR boutique pays materially more than a budget property with the same room count, which is a bad deal for exactly the operators with the strongest performance.
  • The onboarding fee of 1,650 to 3,900 euros is a real first-year cost that the monthly figure hides, and it applies before the system is producing any value.
  • The all-inclusive claim has exceptions: OTA channel connections, extra rate mappings and private analytics are all charged separately on top.
  • Contracts are annual with tier reassessment at year end, so a good trading year raises next year subscription automatically unless renegotiated.
  • Market presence is concentrated in Europe and the vendor is small relative to Oracle or Mews, which means a thinner integration ecosystem and more dependence on the vendor for anything bespoke.

Expedia

  • Package deal pricing is not transparent, since Expedia negotiates bundled rates with airlines and hotels and adds its own margin, making it difficult for a traveller to verify whether a bundle is actually cheaper than booking the same components separately.
  • Hotel commission, typically in a 15 to 25 percent range similar to other online travel agencies, is built invisibly into displayed rates, so the same room can sometimes be found cheaper booking directly with the hotel.
  • Cancellation and change policies for package bookings can be more restrictive than booking each component separately, since changing one part of a bundle can affect the priced discount on the rest.
  • Customer service for package booking issues can require coordinating between Expedia and multiple underlying suppliers, airline and hotel, which adds complexity compared with a single-component booking.
  • One Key reward point value and redemption rules have changed as Expedia Group consolidated its previously separate loyalty programmes, so points earned under older programme structures required migration and are not always a like-for-like conversion.

Pricing, plan by plan

Clock PMS+

€517/month
  • Clock PMS+$517/month
    • Example rate for a 40 room hotel with 1.9 million euros annual revenue
    • Tier set by annual net revenue and room count
    • PMS, booking engine, POS, messaging and online check-in included
  • Add-ons$10/month
    • OTA connections via RoomCloud at 10 euros per channel per month, maximum ten
    • Extra 50 rate mappings at 50 euros per month
    • Private analytics at 50 euros per month

Expedia

Free
  • ExpediaFree
    • Free to search and book for travellers, no subscription or platform fee charged to the guest
    • Hotel commission typically in a 15 to 25 percent range, built invisibly into the displayed rate
    • Package deals add a further margin on top of negotiated bundled airline and hotel rates

Which should you pick?

Choose Clock PMS+ if

  • You need all-inclusive modules.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want guest self service portal.
Clock PMS+ review

Choose Expedia if

  • You need flight and hotel packages.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on iOS, Android, Web.
  • You also want one key rewards.
Expedia review

Questions people ask

Is Clock PMS+ or Expedia better?
Neither clearly leads. Clock PMS+ starts at €517/month and Expedia at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Clock PMS+ or Expedia?
Expedia has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at €517/month for Clock PMS+ and Free for Expedia.
Does Clock PMS+ or Expedia run on more platforms?
Clock PMS+ runs on Web, iOS, Android. Expedia runs on iOS, Android, Web.
Can I use Expedia for free?
Yes. Expedia has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Clock PMS+ starts at €517/month.
What is Clock PMS+ best used for?
Clock PMS+ is most often used for an independent hotel with a restaurant that wants pos posting to the folio without buying and integrating a second system, a conference-heavy property needing banqueting and function space billing inside the pms, a budget or low-adr property that pays less under revenue-based tiering than it would under per room pricing, a hotel replacing an on-premise legacy system that wants online check-in included rather than as a paid add-on. Of those, an independent hotel with a restaurant that wants pos posting to the folio without buying and integrating a second system and a conference-heavy property needing banqueting and function space billing inside the pms are not what Expedia is typically brought in for.
What can Clock PMS+ do that Expedia cannot?
Clock PMS+ covers All-inclusive modules, Guest self service portal, Events and banqueting, Point of sale. Expedia covers Flight and hotel packages, One Key rewards, Car rental and cruises, Price tracking.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Clock PMS+: How is Clock PMS+ priced?

By tier, set from annual net revenue and room count. A 40 room hotel with 1.9 million euros of revenue sits around 517 euros a month.

Expedia: Is Expedia free to use?

Yes, for travellers there is no subscription or booking fee charged directly. Expedia earns money through hotel commission and margin built into package deals.

Clock PMS+: Is there a setup fee?

Yes, onboarding runs roughly 1,650 to 3,900 euros depending on plan.

Expedia: Is a flight and hotel package actually cheaper than booking separately?

Sometimes, but not reliably, since package pricing includes a margin on top of negotiated bundled rates; a traveller who wants to verify needs to price both approaches independently.

Clock PMS+: Is the channel manager included?

No. OTA connections come through RoomCloud at 10 euros per channel per month, up to ten channels.

Expedia: What is One Key?

A loyalty rewards programme shared across Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo, allowing points earned on one brand to be used across the others.

Clock PMS+: Does it include point of sale?

Yes, POS posting to the guest folio is in the base subscription, which is unusual at this price point.

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