Travel · head to head
Shiji vs ThinkReservations
Shiji
Travel
Enterprise hospitality platform covering PMS, point of sale and payments, owned by a Chinese listed group
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
ThinkReservations
Travel
Property management and booking system for North American inns, B&Bs and small hotels
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Shiji chinese ownership and a Shenzhen listing raise data residency and supply chain questions that must be settled during procurement, and in United States government or defence-adjacent accounts they can end the evaluation outright.; 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: Shiji covers Daylight PMS, ThinkReservations covers Reservation calendar.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Shiji and ThinkReservations actually diverge.
| Attribute | Shiji | ThinkReservations |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), 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 Shiji
- Daylight PMS
- Infrasys POS
- Payments
- Distribution
- Guest engagement
- Open API access
- Regional data centres
- Multi-language and multi-currency
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.
Shiji
- An international luxury group replacing Opera across dozens of properties without moving to a small cloud vendornot ThinkReservations
- A resort with a dozen restaurants and bars needing one point of sale across all outletsnot ThinkReservations
- An Asia Pacific group requiring native multi-currency, multi-language operation across marketsnot ThinkReservations
- A hotel company consolidating PMS, POS and payment onto a single vendor contractnot ThinkReservations
ThinkReservations
- A fourteen room inn moving off a spreadsheet and a phone diary that needs breakfast counts and minimum stay rules handled nativelynot Shiji
- A B&B selling gift certificates and packages that wants them redeemable in the same system that takes the bookingnot Shiji
- An owner of three small New England properties wanting one login and consolidated occupancy reportingnot Shiji
- A campground or cabin operator needing nightly and multi-night rules plus OTA distribution without buying a separate channel managernot Shiji
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Shiji
- Chinese ownership and a Shenzhen listing raise data residency and supply chain questions that must be settled during procurement, and in United States government or defence-adjacent accounts they can end the evaluation outright.
- Pricing is entirely quoted with no published figures at any product level, so comparing Shiji against Oracle or Mews on cost requires a full sales engagement.
- The portfolio is partly assembled from acquisitions, and the degree of integration between products varies, so a group buying several Shiji modules should test the joins rather than assume them.
- Implementation timelines at enterprise scale run to many months and require interface development that is charged on top of licence, which is a substantial hidden budget line.
- It is not a realistic option below roughly the mid-scale group level; a single independent hotel will not get sensible pricing or attention.
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
Shiji
On request- Shiji Enterprise Platform$undefined/year
- Quoted per property and per portfolio
- PMS, POS and payments priced as separate lines
- Implementation and interface development charged separately
ThinkReservations
On request- ThinkReservations$undefined/month
- Property management system
- Direct booking engine
- Channel management to major OTAs
Which should you pick?
Choose Shiji if
- You need daylight pms.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want infrasys pos.
Choose ThinkReservations if
- You need reservation calendar.
- You also want direct booking engine.
Questions people ask
- Is Shiji or ThinkReservations better?
- Neither clearly leads. Shiji starts at On request and ThinkReservations at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Shiji or ThinkReservations?
- Shiji starts at On request and ThinkReservations at On request.
- Does Shiji or ThinkReservations run on more platforms?
- Shiji runs on Web, iOS, Android. ThinkReservations runs on Web.
- What is Shiji best used for?
- Shiji is most often used for an international luxury group replacing opera across dozens of properties without moving to a small cloud vendor, a resort with a dozen restaurants and bars needing one point of sale across all outlets, an asia pacific group requiring native multi-currency, multi-language operation across markets, a hotel company consolidating pms, pos and payment onto a single vendor contract. Of those, an international luxury group replacing opera across dozens of properties without moving to a small cloud vendor and a resort with a dozen restaurants and bars needing one point of sale across all outlets are not what ThinkReservations is typically brought in for.
- What can Shiji do that ThinkReservations cannot?
- Shiji covers Daylight PMS, Infrasys POS, Payments, Distribution. ThinkReservations covers Reservation calendar, Direct booking engine, Channel management, Integrated payments.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Shiji: What do you actually buy from Shiji?
Most commonly Daylight PMS, Infrasys point of sale, or both, plus payments. The group name covers a wider portfolio than any one hotel purchases.
ThinkReservations: How much does ThinkReservations cost?
It is not published. Pricing is quoted per property, generally scaled by room count, after a sales conversation.
Shiji: Does Chinese ownership matter?
It can. For United States government-adjacent business and some corporate accounts it triggers data residency and supply chain review, so raise it at the start of procurement rather than at contract stage.
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.
Shiji: Is Shiji an alternative to Oracle Hospitality?
Yes, and that is largely its positioning at the enterprise end, particularly in international luxury groups where Infrasys already has deployment.
ThinkReservations: Does it work outside the United States?
In practice no. Tax, payments and support are built around North America.
Shiji: Can a single hotel buy it?
In principle, but the commercial model, implementation cost and support structure assume a group, and small properties are better served elsewhere.
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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