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Roomsy vs Stayntouch

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Roomsy

Travel

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

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Stayntouch logo

Stayntouch

Travel

Cloud property management system for independent hotels

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.; Stayntouch quote-only pricing scaled by rooms, with no published rates
  • They diverge on capability: Roomsy covers Booking calendar, Stayntouch covers Mobile check-in.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Roomsy and Stayntouch actually diverge.

Attributes where Roomsy and Stayntouch differ
AttributeRoomsyStayntouch
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelPer room per monthquote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android, 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
  • Channel manager
  • Hostel bed management
  • Invoicing and reporting
  • Multi-property

Only in Stayntouch

  • Mobile check-in
  • Guest self-service
  • Cloud PMS
  • Open API
  • Housekeeping
  • Payments

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

Stayntouch

  • Hotels wanting to check guests in away from a fixed desknot Roomsy
  • Properties reducing lobby queuing at peak arrivalnot Roomsy
  • Independents replacing an on-premise PMS with cloudnot 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.

Stayntouch

  • Quote-only pricing scaled by rooms, with no published rates
  • Mobile-first depends on property-wide wireless coverage that many older hotels do not have
  • A smaller vendor than the major PMS providers, with a narrower integration ecosystem
  • Strongest in North America, with less coverage elsewhere

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

Stayntouch

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Stayntouch 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 Stayntouch if

  • You need mobile check-in.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud.
  • You also want guest self-service.
Stayntouch review

Questions people ask

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

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.

Stayntouch: What does Stayntouch cost?

Quoted per property by room count; not published.

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.

Stayntouch: What does mobile-first actually change?

Check-in happens on a tablet anywhere in the property or on the guest's own phone, rather than at a fixed counter, which changes both queuing and front-desk staffing.

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.

Stayntouch: What does it need to work well?

Reliable property-wide wireless. A mobile-first PMS is only as good as the network it runs on.

Roomsy: Does Roomsy take commission on bookings?

No. You pay the subscription only.

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