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Amadeus Selling Platform Connect vs Hostfully

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Amadeus Selling Platform Connect

Travel

Browser based agent booking desktop on the Amadeus GDS

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Hostfully

Travel

Vacation rental property management platform with per-property pricing and digital guidebooks

From
$15/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Amadeus Selling Platform Connect the desktop is inseparable from the Amadeus GDS agreement, so the software cannot be evaluated or bought on its own merits and switching means changing content supplier, incentive income and consultant training at once.; Hostfully the advertised per property price excludes a platform fee that is not published anywhere on the pricing page, so no listed figure is a real monthly cost until sales quotes it.
  • They diverge on capability: Amadeus Selling Platform Connect covers Graphical PNR management, Hostfully covers Channel management.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amadeus Selling Platform Connect and Hostfully actually diverge.

Attributes where Amadeus Selling Platform Connect and Hostfully differ
AttributeAmadeus Selling Platform ConnectHostfully
Starting priceOn request$15/month
Pricing modelquotePer property per month
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android

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 Amadeus Selling Platform Connect

  • Graphical PNR management
  • Cryptic command line
  • Air availability and fare display
  • NDC content
  • Hotel and car booking
  • Ticketing and revalidation
  • Queues and office profiles
  • Smart Keys and scripting

Only in Hostfully

  • Channel management
  • Digital Guidebooks
  • Owner portal
  • Direct booking engine
  • Unified inbox
  • Pipeline and lead management

What people use each for

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

Amadeus Selling Platform Connect

  • A travel management company servicing complex multi sector corporate itineraries that need manual reissue and split ticketingnot Hostfully
  • A consolidator issuing tickets on behalf of sub agents that needs shared queues and office profilesnot Hostfully
  • An airline city ticket office selling and reissuing tickets directly to walk in customersnot Hostfully
  • A leisure agency moving consultants off cryptic entries without losing access to the command line for complex faresnot Hostfully

Hostfully

  • A manager with thirty units who wants channel sync, an owner portal and a direct booking site under one subscriptionnot Amadeus Selling Platform Connect
  • A host who only wants professional check-in and local recommendation guidebooks and will buy Digital Guidebooks without the PMSnot Amadeus Selling Platform Connect
  • An operator pushing guests towards direct bookings who needs the Pro tier because the Growth tier taxes exactly that revenuenot Amadeus Selling Platform Connect
  • A property manager onboarding third-party owners who need visible reporting on their own unitsnot Amadeus Selling Platform Connect

Where each one falls short

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

Amadeus Selling Platform Connect

  • The desktop is inseparable from the Amadeus GDS agreement, so the software cannot be evaluated or bought on its own merits and switching means changing content supplier, incentive income and consultant training at once.
  • Segment incentive agreements carry minimum volume commitments, and agencies that shift traffic to direct airline NDC links or a second GDS can trigger shortfall clawbacks that dwarf any software saving.
  • The graphical layer does not cover every function, so experienced agents still drop into cryptic entries for reissues, complex fare builds and queue work, which keeps the training burden high for new hires.
  • NDC content sits alongside legacy EDIFACT content rather than replacing it, so agents face two ways of booking the same airline with different servicing rules, and post booking changes on NDC orders are more limited.
  • It is a per agent desktop with no meaningful self service layer, so corporates cannot let travellers book directly and agencies must staff every transaction, which caps productivity in low value leisure bookings.

Hostfully

  • The advertised per property price excludes a platform fee that is not published anywhere on the pricing page, so no listed figure is a real monthly cost until sales quotes it.
  • The Growth tier charges 1% on payments and 0.85% on direct bookings, so the operators most focused on direct revenue are penalised on the cheaper plan and effectively forced to Pro.
  • Pricing is per property, so a portfolio of small low-revenue units pays the same per listing as high-revenue ones and studio-heavy portfolios carry a disproportionate cost.
  • Accounting is lighter than manager-grade competitors, with no full trust accounting, so client fund segregation has to be handled outside the platform.
  • Digital Guidebooks are sold and priced separately from the PMS, so the product Hostfully is best known for is an additional line on the invoice rather than part of the subscription.

Pricing, plan by plan

Amadeus Selling Platform Connect

On request
  • Selling Platform Connect$undefined/year
    • Bundled with an Amadeus GDS content and productivity agreement
    • Commercials are segment incentives and minimum annual segment volumes
    • Ticketing authority and IATA or accreditation requirements apply

Hostfully

$15/month
  • Growth$15/month
    • 1 to 50 listings
    • $15 per property per month plus a platform fee
    • 1% payment gateway fee
  • Pro$25/month
    • 1 to 199 listings
    • $25 per property per month plus a platform fee
    • No payment gateway fee
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • 200 or more listings
    • Custom volume pricing plus a platform fee
    • Priority support

Which should you pick?

Choose Amadeus Selling Platform Connect if

  • You need graphical pnr management.
  • You also want cryptic command line.
Amadeus Selling Platform Connect review

Choose Hostfully if

  • You need channel management.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want digital guidebooks.
Hostfully review

Questions people ask

Is Amadeus Selling Platform Connect or Hostfully better?
Neither clearly leads. Amadeus Selling Platform Connect starts at On request and Hostfully at $15/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amadeus Selling Platform Connect or Hostfully?
Amadeus Selling Platform Connect starts at On request and Hostfully at $15/month.
Does Amadeus Selling Platform Connect or Hostfully run on more platforms?
Amadeus Selling Platform Connect runs on Web. Hostfully runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Amadeus Selling Platform Connect best used for?
Amadeus Selling Platform Connect is most often used for a travel management company servicing complex multi sector corporate itineraries that need manual reissue and split ticketing, a consolidator issuing tickets on behalf of sub agents that needs shared queues and office profiles, an airline city ticket office selling and reissuing tickets directly to walk in customers, a leisure agency moving consultants off cryptic entries without losing access to the command line for complex fares. Of those, a travel management company servicing complex multi sector corporate itineraries that need manual reissue and split ticketing and a consolidator issuing tickets on behalf of sub agents that needs shared queues and office profiles are not what Hostfully is typically brought in for.
What can Amadeus Selling Platform Connect do that Hostfully cannot?
Amadeus Selling Platform Connect covers Graphical PNR management, Cryptic command line, Air availability and fare display, NDC content. Hostfully covers Channel management, Digital Guidebooks, Owner portal, Direct booking engine.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Amadeus Selling Platform Connect: Can a corporate buy Selling Platform Connect directly?

Practically no. It is sold to accredited travel agencies and airline ticket offices as part of an Amadeus GDS agreement. Corporates buy a self booking tool such as Cytric or a TMC service instead.

Hostfully: What is the platform fee?

Hostfully does not publish it. Ask for the total monthly figure for your listing count in writing before comparing plans.

Amadeus Selling Platform Connect: Does it cost a per user licence fee?

Not usually. The commercial model is segment incentives paid to the agency against volume commitments, so the negotiation is about incentive rates and minimum segments, not seat price.

Hostfully: Which tier is cheaper in practice?

Pro, for anyone with real direct booking volume. Growth is $10 less per property but adds 1% on payments and 0.85% on direct bookings.

Amadeus Selling Platform Connect: Does it support NDC?

Yes, airline NDC offers are retrieved through Amadeus Travel API and shown alongside EDIFACT content, but servicing rules for NDC orders differ and not every airline exposes the same change and refund functions.

Hostfully: Can I buy guidebooks alone?

Yes. Digital Guidebooks are priced separately and are commonly bought without the PMS.

Hostfully: Is there a minimum property count?

No stated minimum, but per property pricing plus a platform fee makes it uneconomic for one or two units.

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