Is IDeaS or Shiji better?

Neither clearly leads. IDeaS starts at On request and Shiji at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, IDeaS or Shiji?

IDeaS starts at On request and Shiji at On request.

Does IDeaS or Shiji run on more platforms?

IDeaS runs on Web. Shiji runs on Web, iOS, Android.

What is IDeaS best used for?

IDeaS is most often used for a casino resort deciding whether a convention group displaces more transient revenue than it produces, a hotel group standardising forecasting method across dozens of properties, a city hotel with complex corporate, wholesale and transient segmentation that simple tools cannot separate, a resort optimising length-of-stay controls around peak arrival patterns rather than pricing flat. Of those, a casino resort deciding whether a convention group displaces more transient revenue than it produces and a hotel group standardising forecasting method across dozens of properties are not what Shiji is typically brought in for.

What can IDeaS do that Shiji cannot?

IDeaS covers Segment-level forecasting, Group displacement analysis, Length of stay controls, Room type optimisation. Shiji covers Daylight PMS, Infrasys POS, Payments, Distribution.

Travel · head to head

IDeaS vs Shiji

IDeaS

Travel

Enterprise revenue management for hotels and casinos, owned by SAS

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Shiji

Travel

Enterprise hospitality platform covering PMS, point of sale and payments, owned by a Chinese listed group

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: 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.; Shiji chinese ownership and a Shenzhen listing raise data residency and supply chain questions that must be settled during procurement, and in United States government or defence-adjacent accounts they can end the evaluation outright.
They diverge on capability: IDeaS covers Segment-level forecasting, Shiji covers Daylight PMS.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which IDeaS and Shiji actually diverge.

Attributes where IDeaS and Shiji differ
Attribute	IDeaS	Shiji
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), 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 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

Only in Shiji

Daylight PMS
Infrasys POS
Payments
Distribution
Guest engagement
Open API access
Regional data centres
Multi-language and multi-currency

What people use each for

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

IDeaS

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

Shiji

An international luxury group replacing Opera across dozens of properties without moving to a small cloud vendornot IDeaS
A resort with a dozen restaurants and bars needing one point of sale across all outletsnot IDeaS
An Asia Pacific group requiring native multi-currency, multi-language operation across marketsnot IDeaS
A hotel company consolidating PMS, POS and payment onto a single vendor contractnot IDeaS

Where each one falls short

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

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.

Shiji

Chinese ownership and a Shenzhen listing raise data residency and supply chain questions that must be settled during procurement, and in United States government or defence-adjacent accounts they can end the evaluation outright.
Pricing is entirely quoted with no published figures at any product level, so comparing Shiji against Oracle or Mews on cost requires a full sales engagement.
The portfolio is partly assembled from acquisitions, and the degree of integration between products varies, so a group buying several Shiji modules should test the joins rather than assume them.
Implementation timelines at enterprise scale run to many months and require interface development that is charged on top of licence, which is a substantial hidden budget line.
It is not a realistic option below roughly the mid-scale group level; a single independent hotel will not get sensible pricing or attention.

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Shiji

On request

Shiji Enterprise Platform$undefined/year
- Quoted per property and per portfolio
- PMS, POS and payments priced as separate lines
- Implementation and interface development charged separately

Which should you pick?

Choose IDeaS if

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

IDeaS review

Choose Shiji if

You need daylight pms.
You work on Web, iOS, Android.
You also want infrasys pos.

Shiji review

Questions people ask

Is IDeaS or Shiji better?: Neither clearly leads. IDeaS starts at On request and Shiji at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, IDeaS or Shiji?: IDeaS starts at On request and Shiji at On request.
Does IDeaS or Shiji run on more platforms?: IDeaS runs on Web. Shiji runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is IDeaS best used for?: IDeaS is most often used for a casino resort deciding whether a convention group displaces more transient revenue than it produces, a hotel group standardising forecasting method across dozens of properties, a city hotel with complex corporate, wholesale and transient segmentation that simple tools cannot separate, a resort optimising length-of-stay controls around peak arrival patterns rather than pricing flat. Of those, a casino resort deciding whether a convention group displaces more transient revenue than it produces and a hotel group standardising forecasting method across dozens of properties are not what Shiji is typically brought in for.
What can IDeaS do that Shiji cannot?: IDeaS covers Segment-level forecasting, Group displacement analysis, Length of stay controls, Room type optimisation. Shiji covers Daylight PMS, Infrasys POS, Payments, Distribution.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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.

Shiji: What do you actually buy from Shiji?

Most commonly Daylight PMS, Infrasys point of sale, or both, plus payments. The group name covers a wider portfolio than any one hotel purchases.

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.

Shiji: Does Chinese ownership matter?

It can. For United States government-adjacent business and some corporate accounts it triggers data residency and supply chain review, so raise it at the start of procurement rather than at contract stage.

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.

Shiji: Is Shiji an alternative to Oracle Hospitality?

Yes, and that is largely its positioning at the enterprise end, particularly in international luxury groups where Infrasys already has deployment.

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.

Shiji: Can a single hotel buy it?

In principle, but the commercial model, implementation cost and support structure assume a group, and small properties are better served elsewhere.

IDeaS vs Shiji

IDeaS

Shiji

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in IDeaS

Only in Shiji

What people use each for

IDeaS

Shiji

Where each one falls short

IDeaS

Shiji

Pricing, plan by plan

IDeaS

Shiji

Which should you pick?

Choose IDeaS if

Choose Shiji if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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