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RoomRaccoon vs Roomsy

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RoomRaccoon

Travel

All-in-one PMS, channel manager and booking engine for independent European hotels

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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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: RoomRaccoon revenue and upselling functionality is gated behind higher tiers, so the advertised entry price is rarely what a property that wants automated pricing actually pays.; 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: RoomRaccoon covers Property management, Roomsy covers Booking calendar.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which RoomRaccoon and Roomsy actually diverge.

Attributes where RoomRaccoon and Roomsy differ
AttributeRoomRaccoonRoomsy
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotePer room per month
Free tierNoYes

Identical on both: platforms (Web, iOS, Android), 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 RoomRaccoon

  • Property management
  • Booking engine
  • RaccoonPay
  • RaccoonRev
  • Upselling

Only in Roomsy

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

Both cover

  • Channel manager

What people use each for

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

RoomRaccoon

  • A 20 to 40 room independent hotel replacing separate PMS, channel manager and booking engine contractsnot Roomsy
  • A European B and B that needs local tourist tax handling and regional payment methods out of the boxnot Roomsy
  • A South African guesthouse group wanting one system with local OTA coverage and support hoursnot Roomsy

Roomsy

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

Where each one falls short

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

RoomRaccoon

  • Revenue and upselling functionality is gated behind higher tiers, so the advertised entry price is rarely what a property that wants automated pricing actually pays.
  • The integration catalogue is short compared with the larger cloud platforms, and a property with an existing spa, POS or CRM preference may find no connector exists.
  • Multi-property management is workable but shallow, so a group beyond a handful of hotels will hit reporting and consolidated inventory limits.
  • Support hours follow European and South African time zones, which leaves properties in the Americas and Asia Pacific waiting overnight for anything beyond first-line help.
  • Because distribution, payments and the PMS come from one vendor, a fault or a price rise in any one of them cannot be answered by switching that component alone.

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

RoomRaccoon

On request
  • RoomRaccoon$undefined/year
    • Tiered subscription scaled by number of rooms
    • Higher tiers unlock dynamic pricing and upselling modules
    • Payment processing charged per transaction

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 RoomRaccoon if

  • You need property management.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want booking engine.
RoomRaccoon 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 RoomRaccoon or Roomsy better?
Neither clearly leads. RoomRaccoon 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, RoomRaccoon or Roomsy?
Roomsy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for RoomRaccoon and Free for Roomsy.
Does RoomRaccoon or Roomsy run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Roomsy for free?
Yes. Roomsy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. RoomRaccoon starts at On request.
What is RoomRaccoon best used for?
RoomRaccoon is most often used for a 20 to 40 room independent hotel replacing separate pms, channel manager and booking engine contracts, a european b and b that needs local tourist tax handling and regional payment methods out of the box, a south african guesthouse group wanting one system with local ota coverage and support hours. Of those, a 20 to 40 room independent hotel replacing separate pms, channel manager and booking engine contracts and a european b and b that needs local tourist tax handling and regional payment methods out of the box are not what Roomsy is typically brought in for.
What can RoomRaccoon do that Roomsy cannot?
RoomRaccoon covers Property management, Booking engine, RaccoonPay, RaccoonRev. Roomsy covers Booking calendar, Online booking engine, Hostel bed management, Invoicing and reporting. Both handle Channel manager.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

RoomRaccoon: Does RoomRaccoon charge commission on direct bookings?

No. The booking engine is included in the subscription and direct reservations carry no commission, though card processing fees still apply.

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.

RoomRaccoon: Is it suitable for a hotel with 150 rooms?

It will run, but the product is designed around independents up to roughly 60 rooms and larger properties will find reporting and group handling thin.

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.

RoomRaccoon: Can it be used as a channel manager only?

Not really. The value is in the bundle, and buying it purely for distribution costs more than a dedicated channel manager.

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.

RoomRaccoon: Which regions does it support best?

Europe first, then South Africa. Coverage in North America and Asia is lighter on local OTAs and payment methods.

Roomsy: Does Roomsy take commission on bookings?

No. You pay the subscription only.

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