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Opera PMS vs Roomsy

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Opera PMS

Travel

Oracle property management system used by large hotel groups and chain estates

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
R

Roomsy

Travel

Per room hotel and hostel PMS with published prices and monthly minimums

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Roomsy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Opera PMS integration is billed rather than open, so every connected system carries a per-property interface fee that inflates the running cost well beyond the quoted subscription.; Roomsy every tier has a monthly floor, so a twelve room property on Essential pays $80 rather than $48 and the advertised per room rate is only real above the break-even room count.
  • They diverge on capability: Opera PMS covers Reservations and front desk, Roomsy covers Booking calendar.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Opera PMS and Roomsy actually diverge.

Attributes where Opera PMS and Roomsy differ
AttributeOpera PMSRoomsy
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotePer room per month
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Windows, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android

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 Opera PMS

  • Reservations and front desk
  • Rate and yield management
  • Sales and catering
  • Housekeeping and maintenance
  • Night audit and accounting
  • OHIP integration platform

Only in Roomsy

  • Booking calendar
  • Online booking engine
  • Channel manager
  • Hostel bed management
  • Invoicing and reporting
  • Multi-property

What people use each for

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

Opera PMS

  • A hotel group standardising several hundred properties on one reservation and reporting spinenot Roomsy
  • A conference hotel where function space, banquet orders and group blocks drive most revenuenot Roomsy
  • A franchisee whose brand agreement mandates OPERA and a specific central reservation systemnot Roomsy
  • A resort with multiple outlets that needs tight posting between POS, spa and the guest folionot Roomsy

Roomsy

  • A twenty five room motel wanting OTA sync and a direct booking engine on a published price with no sales callnot Opera PMS
  • A hostel needing dorm bed inventory rather than room-only modellingnot Opera PMS
  • An owner running a very small property who wants a free booking calendar and engine before paying anythingnot Opera PMS
  • A two-property operator wanting one login and consolidated occupancy figures without enterprise pricingnot Opera PMS

Where each one falls short

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

Opera PMS

  • Integration is billed rather than open, so every connected system carries a per-property interface fee that inflates the running cost well beyond the quoted subscription.
  • Implementation typically requires an Oracle partner and runs for months, which puts a property opening timeline at the mercy of partner availability.
  • Configuration is dense enough that properties rely on one or two trained staff, and losing that person leaves rate and package changes stuck in a support queue.
  • The older OPERA 5 estate is on a migration path to OPERA Cloud, so on-premise customers face a forced project on a timetable set by Oracle rather than by their own budget cycle.
  • Small independent properties pay for group, catering and multi-property machinery they will never use, and lighter systems deliver a working front desk in days rather than months.

Roomsy

  • Every tier has a monthly floor, so a twelve room property on Essential pays $80 rather than $48 and the advertised per room rate is only real above the break-even room count.
  • Channel management is not on the free or Starter tiers, so the cheapest paid plan cannot connect to Booking.com and buyers regularly select it and then have to upgrade.
  • Some OTA connections are routed through SiteMinder rather than built directly, which introduces a third party into your distribution and a second place for a sync failure to occur.
  • There is no revenue management or dynamic pricing, so rates are manual and go stale unless someone maintains seasonal rules by hand.
  • There is no native point of sale or food and beverage module, so a property with a bar or restaurant runs a separate till and reconciles revenue outside the system.

Pricing, plan by plan

Opera PMS

On request
  • OPERA Cloud$undefined/year
    • Per-room subscription with tiered functionality
    • Implementation and configuration services quoted separately
    • Interface and integration fees charged per property

Roomsy

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Booking calendar
    • Reporting
    • Invoicing
  • Starter$2/month
    • $2 per room per month
    • $40 monthly minimum
    • Booking engine and core PMS
  • Essential$4/month
    • $4 per room per month
    • $80 monthly minimum
    • Two-way channel manager to major OTAs
  • Pro$6/month
    • $6 per room per month
    • $160 monthly minimum
    • Additional users and advanced reporting

Which should you pick?

Choose Opera PMS if

  • You need reservations and front desk.
  • You work on Web, Windows, iOS, Android.
  • You also want rate and yield management.
Opera PMS review

Choose Roomsy if

  • You need booking calendar.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want online booking engine.
Roomsy review

Questions people ask

Is Opera PMS or Roomsy better?
Neither clearly leads. Opera PMS starts at On request and Roomsy at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Opera PMS or Roomsy?
Roomsy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Opera PMS and Free for Roomsy.
Does Opera PMS or Roomsy run on more platforms?
Opera PMS runs on Web, Windows, iOS, Android. Roomsy runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Roomsy for free?
Yes. Roomsy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Opera PMS starts at On request.
What is Opera PMS best used for?
Opera PMS is most often used for a hotel group standardising several hundred properties on one reservation and reporting spine, a conference hotel where function space, banquet orders and group blocks drive most revenue, a franchisee whose brand agreement mandates opera and a specific central reservation system, a resort with multiple outlets that needs tight posting between pos, spa and the guest folio. Of those, a hotel group standardising several hundred properties on one reservation and reporting spine and a conference hotel where function space, banquet orders and group blocks drive most revenue are not what Roomsy is typically brought in for.
What can Opera PMS do that Roomsy cannot?
Opera PMS covers Reservations and front desk, Rate and yield management, Sales and catering, Housekeeping and maintenance. Roomsy covers Booking calendar, Online booking engine, Channel manager, Hostel bed management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Opera PMS: Is OPERA Cloud the same product as OPERA 5?

No. They share a name and much of the data model, but OPERA Cloud is a separate multi-tenant application. Moving between them is a migration project, not an upgrade.

Roomsy: What does a thirty room hotel pay?

$120 a month on Essential, which is above the $80 floor. Below twenty rooms you pay the floor instead of the per room rate.

Opera PMS: Why do integration partners charge a monthly fee per hotel?

Because Oracle charges them for certification and API usage through OHIP. Partners pass that on, so budget for it per connected system per property.

Roomsy: Which plan includes the channel manager?

Essential at $4 per room per month with an $80 minimum. Free and Starter do not include it.

Opera PMS: Can a single independent hotel buy OPERA?

Yes, but the economics rarely work below roughly 100 rooms unless a brand agreement requires it.

Roomsy: Is the free plan usable?

For a booking calendar, invoicing and a direct booking engine, yes. Without OTA connections most properties will outgrow it quickly.

Opera PMS: How long does implementation take?

Plan for three to six months for a single complex property, longer for a multi-property rollout.

Roomsy: Does Roomsy take commission on bookings?

No. You pay the subscription only.

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