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Roomsy vs ThinkReservations

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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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ThinkReservations

Travel

Property management and booking system for North American inns, B&Bs and small 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.; ThinkReservations no pricing is published anywhere, so you cannot compare it against Cloudbeds or Little Hotelier without first sitting through a sales call and extracting a quote.
  • They diverge on capability: Roomsy covers Booking calendar, ThinkReservations covers Reservation calendar.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Roomsy and ThinkReservations actually diverge.

Attributes where Roomsy and ThinkReservations differ
AttributeRoomsyThinkReservations
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelPer room per monthquote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb

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 ThinkReservations

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

ThinkReservations

  • A fourteen room inn moving off a spreadsheet and a phone diary that needs breakfast counts and minimum stay rules handled nativelynot Roomsy
  • A B&B selling gift certificates and packages that wants them redeemable in the same system that takes the bookingnot Roomsy
  • An owner of three small New England properties wanting one login and consolidated occupancy reportingnot Roomsy
  • A campground or cabin operator needing nightly and multi-night rules plus OTA distribution without buying a separate channel managernot 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.

ThinkReservations

  • No pricing is published anywhere, so you cannot compare it against Cloudbeds or Little Hotelier without first sitting through a sales call and extracting a quote.
  • The product is built for North American operations, so European tax handling, guest registration requirements and local OTA mix are not supported and it is effectively unsellable outside the region.
  • There is no revenue management or dynamic pricing, so rates rely on manual seasonal and day of week rules that go stale unless someone actively maintains them.
  • Payment processing is bundled, which is convenient but means the effective card rate is negotiated inside a software deal rather than shopped separately, and operators rarely check it against a standalone merchant account.
  • There is no native point of sale, spa or restaurant module, so an inn with a dining room runs a second system and reconciles revenue by hand.

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

ThinkReservations

On request
  • ThinkReservations$undefined/month
    • Property management system
    • Direct booking engine
    • Channel management to major OTAs

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 ThinkReservations if

  • You need reservation calendar.
  • You also want direct booking engine.
ThinkReservations review

Questions people ask

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

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.

ThinkReservations: How much does ThinkReservations cost?

It is not published. Pricing is quoted per property, generally scaled by room count, after a sales conversation.

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.

ThinkReservations: Is the channel manager an extra subscription?

No. OTA connectivity is part of the platform rather than a separately priced module, which is the main saving against a PMS plus channel manager pairing.

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.

ThinkReservations: Does it work outside the United States?

In practice no. Tax, payments and support are built around North America.

Roomsy: Does Roomsy take commission on bookings?

No. You pay the subscription only.

ThinkReservations: Can it handle more than one property?

Yes, small portfolios are supported, but it is designed for a handful of properties rather than dozens.

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