Cloudbeds alternative for small hotels, inns and B&Bs with public pricing
Innkeeper is a Cloudbeds alternative for properties with 4 to 80 rooms that want the PMS, channel sync and booking engine in one plan at a price they can read before a sales call: $49, $149 or $499 a month by room count, no setup fee, no annual contract.
Test the switch before you talk to anyone
Open the live demo and run the same week you run in Cloudbeds today. Send a booking from Booking.com, see the same nights close on Airbnb, Expedia and your own website, then drag the stay to another room and watch the conflict check stop a double booking before it is saved. No quote request and no discovery call stand between you and the calendar.
- Tape chart with 6, 8 or 12 room layouts and drag and drop between rooms
- Channel sync on and off, so you can see exactly how an overbooking happens
- Invoice preview for every stay with editable tax lines
Innkeeper vs Cloudbeds at a glance
Cloudbeds is a mature, full-featured platform with a large integration marketplace. It does not publish its prices: every property gets a quote. The figures in the Cloudbeds column below are ranges reported by third-party directories and review sites, not a Cloudbeds price list, so treat them as a starting point and ask for your own quote.
| What you compare | Innkeeper | Cloudbeds |
|---|---|---|
| Published price list | Yes: $49, $149, $499 a month by room count | No, quote only |
| Typical entry price for a small property | $49 a month for up to 10 rooms | Reported at about $180 to $220 a month for entry plans |
| Setup or onboarding fee | None on any plan | Onboarding is quoted separately, as reported by third parties |
| Annual contract | Not required, monthly or yearly | Terms set in the quote |
| Channel manager included | Yes, on every plan | Included on the One and Experience plans, not on Flex |
| Booking engine included | Yes, commission-free, every plan | Included on One and Experience, commission-free |
| Revenue management | AI rate suggestions on Boutique | Separate add-on |
| Integration marketplace | Core channels, API and webhooks on Boutique | Large marketplace of third-party partners |
| Best fit | Owner-run B&Bs, inns and independent hotels up to 80 rooms | Larger properties, hostels and groups that need many integrations |
See every plan and feature line on our hotel PMS pricing page, and read our breakdown of Cloudbeds pricing for the numbers behind the right-hand column.
Why small properties look for a Cloudbeds alternative
Owners who search for a replacement rarely say Cloudbeds does not work. They say it costs more than the property can justify, or that they cannot tell what it will cost until a salesperson has seen their numbers. For a 7-room inn doing its own books, a quote process and a bill that grows with add-ons is the problem, not the software.
A price you can read before the demo
Innkeeper lists every plan and every limit on one page. The Inn plan covers up to 10 rooms for $49 a month, Hotel covers up to 30 rooms for $149, and Boutique covers up to 80 rooms for $499. Pay yearly and you get twelve months for the price of ten. That works out to about $5 per room per month, and the number on the page is the number on the invoice.
Everything a small property uses, in the base plan
The reservations calendar, channel sync with Booking.com, Expedia, Airbnb and Google, the hotel booking engine for your own website, invoices with tax lines and the housekeeping board are included from the first plan. You do not buy the channel manager as a second product, and you do not upgrade a tier to unlock the booking engine.
Less to set up, less to learn
Cloudbeds is built to serve everything from hostels to hotel groups, and the menus show it. Innkeeper is built for the owner who also answers the door. The front desk screen shows arrivals, departures and free rooms for tonight, and the whole team can learn it in an afternoon.
How to move from Cloudbeds to Innkeeper
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Export your data
Download your future reservations and guest list from Cloudbeds as CSV files. Keep your current account running until the move is finished.
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Import and check
Upload the files to Innkeeper. Future stays land on the tape chart with guest, dates, room and total, and guest profiles keep their history. On Boutique we run the import with you in an onboarding session.
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Connect your channels
Connect Booking.com, Expedia, Airbnb and Google and put the booking engine on your website. Compare availability for the next 90 nights against Cloudbeds side by side.
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Switch over
Disconnect the channels from Cloudbeds, confirm they are live in Innkeeper and cancel the old plan at the end of its billing period.
Who should pick Innkeeper, and who should stay on Cloudbeds
Innkeeper fits bed and breakfasts, country inns, guesthouses and independent hotels with up to 80 rooms, where one or two people run reservations and every monthly bill gets looked at. If that is you, our pages on bed and breakfast software and small hotel management software go deeper into the daily routine.
Cloudbeds is the better pick if you run a hostel with bed-level inventory, need a specific integration from its partner marketplace, or manage a portfolio where one vendor must cover every property type. We would rather tell you that now than lose you after the move.
Cloudbeds alternative questions
What is the best Cloudbeds alternative for a small hotel?
For a small hotel or B&B that wants published pricing, the best Cloudbeds alternative is one that includes the channel manager and booking engine in the base plan. Innkeeper does this from $49 a month for up to 10 rooms, with no setup fee and no annual contract. Little Hotelier, ThinkReservations and RoomRaccoon are other options owners compare.
How much does Cloudbeds cost per month?
Cloudbeds does not publish prices and quotes each property by room count, property type and modules. Third-party directories report entry plans at about $180 to $220 a month, with add-ons such as revenue management priced separately. Innkeeper costs $49, $149 or $499 a month depending on room count.
Does Cloudbeds charge commission on direct bookings?
No. Cloudbeds states that it takes no commission on bookings through its booking engine or channel manager. Innkeeper also takes no commission on direct bookings. The difference between the two is the subscription itself: Innkeeper publishes it, Cloudbeds quotes it.
Can I import my reservations from Cloudbeds?
Yes. Export future reservations and guests from Cloudbeds as CSV and upload them to Innkeeper, where they are placed on the calendar with their guest profiles. On the Boutique plan we run the import with you in an onboarding session.
Is Innkeeper good for a bed and breakfast?
Yes. The Inn plan is built for B&Bs and inns with up to 10 rooms and includes two staff logins, channel sync with four channels, the commission-free booking engine, invoices and the housekeeping board for $49 a month.
Innkeeper plans for properties leaving Cloudbeds
Inn
Monthly
$49
- Yearly
- $490
- Rooms
- up to 10 rooms
Hotel
Monthly
$149
- Yearly
- $1,490
- Rooms
- up to 30 rooms
Boutique
Monthly
$499
- Yearly
- $4,990
- Rooms
- up to 80 rooms
Every plan includes channel sync and the commission-free booking engine. Full details on the hotel PMS pricing page.
Run your property on a price you can read
Create your account, import your Cloudbeds reservations and keep every channel in one calendar.