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Roomsy vs SiteMinder

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Roomsy

Travel

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

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
SiteMinder logo

SiteMinder

Travel

Hotel channel manager and distribution platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Roomsy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: 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.; SiteMinder quote-only pricing scaled by rooms and channels, so comparison requires a sales conversation
  • They diverge on capability: Roomsy covers Booking calendar, SiteMinder covers Booking engine.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Roomsy and SiteMinder actually diverge.

Attributes where Roomsy and SiteMinder differ
AttributeRoomsySiteMinder
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelPer room per monthquote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, Cloud

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 Roomsy

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

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.

Roomsy

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

SiteMinder

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

Where each one falls short

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

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.

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

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

SiteMinder

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the SiteMinder review.

Which should you pick?

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

Choose SiteMinder if

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

Questions people ask

Is Roomsy or SiteMinder better?
Neither clearly leads. Roomsy starts at Free and SiteMinder at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Roomsy or SiteMinder?
Roomsy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Roomsy and On request for SiteMinder.
Does Roomsy or SiteMinder run on more platforms?
Roomsy runs on Web, iOS, Android. SiteMinder runs on Web, Cloud.
Can I use Roomsy for free?
Yes. Roomsy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. SiteMinder starts at On request.
What is Roomsy best used for?
Roomsy is most often used for a twenty five room motel wanting ota sync and a direct booking engine on a published price with no sales call, a hostel needing dorm bed inventory rather than room-only modelling, an owner running a very small property who wants a free booking calendar and engine before paying anything, a two-property operator wanting one login and consolidated occupancy figures without enterprise pricing. Of those, a twenty five room motel wanting ota sync and a direct booking engine on a published price with no sales call and a hostel needing dorm bed inventory rather than room-only modelling are not what SiteMinder is typically brought in for.
What can Roomsy do that SiteMinder cannot?
Roomsy covers Booking calendar, Online booking engine, Hostel bed management, Invoicing and reporting. SiteMinder covers Booking engine, Wide channel reach, Rate management. Both handle Channel manager.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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.

SiteMinder: What does SiteMinder cost?

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

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.

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.

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.

SiteMinder: Is it a full property management system?

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

Roomsy: Does Roomsy take commission on bookings?

No. You pay the subscription only.

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