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Hotelogix vs IDeaS

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Hotelogix

Travel

Cloud property management system priced per room for small and mid-sized independent hotels

From
$7.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
IDeaS logo

IDeaS

Travel

Enterprise revenue management for hotels and casinos, owned by SAS

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Hotelogix the advertised per-room rate covers the PMS only; the channel manager and accounting connector are separate per-room subscriptions with their own monthly minimums, so a small hotel budgeting from the headline number will underestimate the bill.; IDeaS nothing about pricing is published, and industry estimates put independent group deployments in the range of one and a half to three and a half thousand US dollars per month, so a buyer cannot even scope a budget without a sales cycle.
  • They diverge on capability: Hotelogix covers Front desk grid, IDeaS covers Segment-level forecasting.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Hotelogix and IDeaS actually diverge.

Attributes where Hotelogix and IDeaS differ
AttributeHotelogixIDeaS
Starting price$7.99/monthOn request
Pricing modelPer room per monthquote
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb

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 Hotelogix

  • Front desk grid
  • Multi-outlet POS
  • Channel manager
  • Web booking engine
  • Group and corporate bookings
  • Night audit
  • Multi-property view
  • Housekeeping module

Only in IDeaS

  • Segment-level forecasting
  • Group displacement analysis
  • Length of stay controls
  • Room type optimisation
  • Total revenue view
  • Two-way system integration
  • Portfolio management
  • Automated pricing decisions

What people use each for

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

Hotelogix

  • A forty-room independent hotel in India replacing spreadsheets and a legacy Windows PMS without a large upfront licencenot IDeaS
  • A resort that needs restaurant and spa charges posted to the room folio from separate outletsnot IDeaS
  • A small chain of three properties wanting one dashboard without moving to an enterprise systemnot IDeaS
  • A hotel with a heavy corporate account book needing negotiated rate plans and agency billingnot IDeaS

IDeaS

  • A casino resort deciding whether a convention group displaces more transient revenue than it producesnot Hotelogix
  • A hotel group standardising forecasting method across dozens of propertiesnot Hotelogix
  • A city hotel with complex corporate, wholesale and transient segmentation that simple tools cannot separatenot Hotelogix
  • A resort optimising length-of-stay controls around peak arrival patterns rather than pricing flatnot Hotelogix

Where each one falls short

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

Hotelogix

  • The advertised per-room rate covers the PMS only; the channel manager and accounting connector are separate per-room subscriptions with their own monthly minimums, so a small hotel budgeting from the headline number will underestimate the bill.
  • Each additional third-party interface, such as a door lock or a payment terminal, is billed as its own monthly fee, which makes an integrated stack expensive to assemble at a property that wants several connections.
  • Multi-property and enterprise pricing is not published, so a growing group cannot compare Hotelogix against alternatives without entering a sales process.
  • The user interface is dated next to Mews or Cloudbeds, and staff coming from a modern consumer app typically need more training time on the tape chart and folio screens.
  • Support quality varies by region and depends heavily on the local reseller rather than on the vendor directly, so response times in markets without a partner presence are inconsistent.

IDeaS

  • Nothing about pricing is published, and industry estimates put independent group deployments in the range of one and a half to three and a half thousand US dollars per month, so a buyer cannot even scope a budget without a sales cycle.
  • Contracts are typically multi-year, which locks a property into the platform through a period when its own strategy or ownership may change.
  • Implementation is long and depends on clean historical segmented data; properties whose PMS has inconsistent segment coding spend months on data hygiene before the forecast is usable.
  • It expects a revenue manager to interpret and override it, so a property without that skill will either follow bad recommendations or stop looking at them.
  • The interface and workflow reflect enterprise heritage rather than modern design, and casual users find it dense compared with the simpler tools aimed at independents.

Pricing, plan by plan

Hotelogix

$7.99/month
  • Premium$7.99/month
    • Per room per month
    • Front desk and reservations
    • Housekeeping
  • Premium Plus$11.99/month
    • Per room per month
    • Point of sale outlets
    • Group and corporate bookings
  • Platinum$17.99/month
    • Per room per month
    • Multi-property dashboard
    • Priority support
  • Distribution add-on$undefined/month
    • About 1 USD per room per month for the channel manager
    • Roughly 25 USD monthly minimum
    • Charged on top of the PMS tier

IDeaS

On request
  • IDeaS G3 RMS$undefined/year
    • Quoted per property and per portfolio
    • No published rate card at any tier
    • Contracts commonly multi-year

Which should you pick?

Choose Hotelogix if

  • You need front desk grid.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want multi-outlet pos.
Hotelogix review

Choose IDeaS if

  • You need segment-level forecasting.
  • You also want group displacement analysis.
IDeaS review

Questions people ask

Is Hotelogix or IDeaS better?
Neither clearly leads. Hotelogix starts at $7.99/month and IDeaS at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Hotelogix or IDeaS?
Hotelogix starts at $7.99/month and IDeaS at On request.
Does Hotelogix or IDeaS run on more platforms?
Hotelogix runs on Web, iOS, Android. IDeaS runs on Web.
What is Hotelogix best used for?
Hotelogix is most often used for a forty-room independent hotel in india replacing spreadsheets and a legacy windows pms without a large upfront licence, a resort that needs restaurant and spa charges posted to the room folio from separate outlets, a small chain of three properties wanting one dashboard without moving to an enterprise system, a hotel with a heavy corporate account book needing negotiated rate plans and agency billing. Of those, a forty-room independent hotel in india replacing spreadsheets and a legacy windows pms without a large upfront licence and a resort that needs restaurant and spa charges posted to the room folio from separate outlets are not what IDeaS is typically brought in for.
What can Hotelogix do that IDeaS cannot?
Hotelogix covers Front desk grid, Multi-outlet POS, Channel manager, Web booking engine. IDeaS covers Segment-level forecasting, Group displacement analysis, Length of stay controls, Room type optimisation.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Hotelogix: What does Hotelogix actually cost for a thirty-room hotel?

The core PMS at the entry tier is around 240 US dollars a month at 7.99 per room, but adding the channel manager at about 1 dollar per room with a 25 dollar floor and any interface fees typically pushes the real figure past 300 dollars.

IDeaS: What does IDeaS cost?

It is not published. Independent group deployments are commonly discussed in the range of one and a half to three and a half thousand US dollars per property per month, but every deal is quoted.

Hotelogix: Is the channel manager included?

No. Distribution is a paid add-on charged per room per month on top of whichever PMS tier you are on.

IDeaS: Who owns IDeaS?

SAS Institute. The forecasting engine draws directly on the parent company analytics platform, which is the substantive reason for the product depth.

Hotelogix: Does Hotelogix take commission on direct bookings?

No. The booking engine does not charge a per-reservation commission; you pay only the subscription and your own payment processing.

IDeaS: Is it suitable for a single independent hotel?

Rarely. Without a revenue manager and clean segmented history, a small property gets more from RoomPriceGenie or PriceLabs at a fraction of the cost and effort.

Hotelogix: Is it suitable for a hotel group?

It has a multi-property dashboard, but group pricing is quoted rather than published and larger chains generally shortlist Opera or Mews instead.

IDeaS: Does it handle group business?

Yes, group displacement analysis is one of its defining capabilities and a main reason casino and convention hotels choose it.

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