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Hotelogix vs SiteMinder

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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
SiteMinder logo

SiteMinder

Travel

Hotel channel manager and distribution platform

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.; SiteMinder quote-only pricing scaled by rooms and channels, so comparison requires a sales conversation
  • They diverge on capability: Hotelogix covers Front desk grid, SiteMinder covers Booking engine.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Hotelogix and SiteMinder actually diverge.

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

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
  • Web booking engine
  • Group and corporate bookings
  • Night audit
  • Multi-property view
  • Housekeeping module

Only in SiteMinder

  • Booking engine
  • Wide channel reach
  • Rate management

Both cover

  • Channel manager

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 SiteMinder
  • A resort that needs restaurant and spa charges posted to the room folio from separate outletsnot SiteMinder
  • A small chain of three properties wanting one dashboard without moving to an enterprise systemnot SiteMinder
  • A hotel with a heavy corporate account book needing negotiated rate plans and agency billingnot SiteMinder

SiteMinder

  • Hotels selling across several OTAs that must not double-booknot Hotelogix
  • Properties wanting direct bookings alongside OTA distributionnot Hotelogix
  • Groups managing rates centrally rather than channel by channelnot 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.

SiteMinder

  • Quote-only pricing scaled by rooms and channels, so comparison requires a sales conversation
  • A channel manager only, so a property management system is still needed alongside it
  • Sync depends on the OTAs at the other end, and their API changes and outages present as your problem
  • Setup and channel mapping is more involved than the marketing suggests

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

SiteMinder

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the SiteMinder review.

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 SiteMinder if

  • You need booking engine.
  • You work on Web, Cloud.
  • You also want wide channel reach.
SiteMinder review

Questions people ask

Is Hotelogix or SiteMinder better?
Neither clearly leads. Hotelogix starts at $7.99/month and SiteMinder at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Hotelogix or SiteMinder?
Hotelogix starts at $7.99/month and SiteMinder at On request.
Does Hotelogix or SiteMinder run on more platforms?
Hotelogix runs on Web, iOS, Android. SiteMinder runs on Web, Cloud.
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 SiteMinder is typically brought in for.
What can Hotelogix do that SiteMinder cannot?
Hotelogix covers Front desk grid, Multi-outlet POS, Web booking engine, Group and corporate bookings. SiteMinder covers Booking engine, Wide channel reach, Rate management. Both handle Channel manager.

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.

SiteMinder: What does SiteMinder cost?

It quotes per property based on rooms and channels and does not publish standard rates.

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.

SiteMinder: What does a channel manager actually do?

It keeps rates and availability in step across every booking site, so a room sold on one channel is immediately closed on the others. Without it, double bookings are inevitable.

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.

SiteMinder: Is it a full property management system?

No. It handles distribution; reservations, housekeeping and billing still need a PMS.

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.

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