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Roomsy vs Spotnana

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Roomsy

Travel

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

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Spotnana

Travel

Travel-as-a-service infrastructure that other travel management companies and fintechs build on

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.; Spotnana it is infrastructure, not a branded product a company books through directly, so an employer cannot simply sign up and start booking travel; they must go through a partner that has built on Spotnana.
  • They diverge on capability: Roomsy covers Booking calendar, Spotnana covers Unified content API.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Roomsy and Spotnana actually diverge.

Attributes where Roomsy and Spotnana differ
AttributeRoomsySpotnana
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelPer room per monthquote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, API

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
  • Channel manager
  • Hostel bed management
  • Invoicing and reporting
  • Multi-property

Only in Spotnana

  • Unified content API
  • White-label booking UI
  • Policy and approval engine
  • NDC servicing
  • Traveller and duty of care data
  • Partner reporting

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 Spotnana
  • A hostel needing dorm bed inventory rather than room-only modellingnot Spotnana
  • An owner running a very small property who wants a free booking calendar and engine before paying anythingnot Spotnana
  • A two-property operator wanting one login and consolidated occupancy figures without enterprise pricingnot Spotnana

Spotnana

  • A travel management company wanting to modernise its booking stack without building NDC connectivity itselfnot Roomsy
  • A corporate card or expense fintech wanting to offer travel booking without becoming a travel agencynot Roomsy
  • An enterprise wanting a single API across GDS and NDC content for an internal booking toolnot Roomsy
  • A TMC consolidating multiple legacy GDS relationships behind one modern content layernot 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.

Spotnana

  • It is infrastructure, not a branded product a company books through directly, so an employer cannot simply sign up and start booking travel; they must go through a partner that has built on Spotnana.
  • Pricing is entirely undisclosed and structured partner by partner, so there is no way to benchmark cost without already being in a sales process.
  • A company evaluating a partner's travel feature is really evaluating Spotnana one layer removed, and problems in Spotnana's content or uptime become the partner's problem to explain, with limited transparency into where a fault originated.
  • As a comparatively young infrastructure provider next to Sabre, Amadeus and Travelport, its content depth and edge-case servicing in some markets and with some carriers still lag the incumbent GDS networks.
  • Because multiple competing brands (TMCs, card issuers, expense tools) run on the same underlying platform, a company cannot assume switching partner brand meaningfully changes its underlying travel content or reliability.

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

Spotnana

On request
  • Spotnana$undefined/year
    • Platform licensing to TMCs, card issuers and fintechs, not published
    • Usage-based or per-booking components depending on partner agreement
    • Implementation and integration engineering typically required

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 Spotnana if

  • You need unified content api.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want white-label booking ui.
Spotnana review

Questions people ask

Is Roomsy or Spotnana better?
Neither clearly leads. Roomsy starts at Free and Spotnana at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Roomsy or Spotnana?
Roomsy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Roomsy and On request for Spotnana.
Does Roomsy or Spotnana run on more platforms?
Roomsy runs on Web, iOS, Android. Spotnana runs on Web, API.
Can I use Roomsy for free?
Yes. Roomsy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Spotnana 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 Spotnana is typically brought in for.
What can Roomsy do that Spotnana cannot?
Roomsy covers Booking calendar, Online booking engine, Channel manager, Hostel bed management. Spotnana covers Unified content API, White-label booking UI, Policy and approval engine, NDC servicing.

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.

Spotnana: Can our company buy Spotnana directly?

Generally no. It sells to travel management companies, card issuers and fintechs who then offer travel booking to end customers under their own brand.

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.

Spotnana: Which products run on Spotnana?

Center's travel booking and Expensify's travel offering are both built on Spotnana, among other TMC and fintech partners.

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.

Spotnana: Does it publish pricing?

No, pricing is negotiated per partner and not published.

Roomsy: Does Roomsy take commission on bookings?

No. You pay the subscription only.

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