Opera PMS alternative for small hotels, inns and B&Bs
Innkeeper is an Oracle Opera PMS alternative for independent US inns, B&Bs, motels and small hotels with 4 to 80 rooms that want a published price and a cloud system they can run without an implementation project. Oracle does not post Opera prices, and third-party sites show anything from about $700 a month to several thousand, plus one-time setup and data migration costs. Innkeeper publishes every plan: $49 a month for up to 10 rooms, $149 for up to 30 and $499 for up to 80, or about half that billed yearly, with the tape chart, channel sync, a commission-free booking engine and housekeeping in each plan. Innkeeper (innkeeper.ai) is a separate company and is not affiliated with Oracle.
Run a full front desk day before you commit
Open the live demo and run an ordinary evening. Drop a walk-in on the tape chart, drag a two night stay to another room, let a Booking.com reservation arrive and watch the same night close on Expedia and your own website. Mark rooms clean from a phone and print the guest invoice with tax lines. Nothing sits between you and the product but a click.
- Tape chart with drag and drop between rooms and dates
- Booking.com, Expedia, Airbnb and Google on one calendar
- Direct bookings on your website with no commission
Innkeeper vs Oracle Opera PMS at a glance
Oracle Opera is the PMS built for large hotels, resorts and chains, with deep modules for sales and catering, rate and inventory control, loyalty and multi-property reporting. It is typically bought through Oracle or a certified reseller with an implementation project. The Opera column below comes from public listings and review sites, not an Oracle price list, and those sources disagree, so confirm each line in your own quote.
| What you compare | Innkeeper | Oracle Opera PMS |
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| Published pricing | Yes, four plans on the pricing page | No, quote through Oracle or a reseller |
| Typical price for a small property | $49 to $149 a month, about half billed yearly | Listings show about $700 a month at the low end, other estimates run $2,000 to $5,000 a month |
| One-time fees | None, no setup fee | One estimate puts data migration and setup at $5,000 to $20,000, confirm in your quote |
| Free trial | Live demo and no-lock-in plans | Listings say no free trial or free plan |
| Booking engine | Included in every plan, no commission | Separate Oracle or partner product, confirm price |
| Channel manager | Included, 4 channels on Inn, unlimited from Hotel | Through connected partners, confirm channel fees |
| Setup | Self-serve import, guided onboarding on Boutique | Implementation and training project |
| Contract | No lock-in, cancel anytime | Confirm term and renewal in writing |
| Open API | Not offered | Extensive integration ecosystem |
| Best fit | Owner-run properties up to 80 rooms that want one fixed price | Large hotels, resorts and chains with IT staff |
The full cost picture with a yearly table from 8 to 80 rooms is in our Opera PMS pricing article.
Why owners look past Opera PMS
The quote is built for a bigger property
Opera is priced and sold for operations with several departments, a revenue manager and an IT team. An owner of a 12 room inn who asks for a quote is handed a module list, an implementation estimate and a training plan. Innkeeper's four published plans can be added up in a minute.
Listings disagree by thousands of dollars
Oracle publishes no price, so one site shows $700 a month, another $2,000 to $5,000 a month, and a third quotes per room. That spread tells you the real price depends on modules, rooms and services. You cannot budget a small inn from it.
Setup and training are part of the bill
Large suites usually come with an implementation project and paid training. Ask for those lines in writing. Innkeeper has no setup fee, and on Boutique we run the import with you in an onboarding session.
Where Oracle Opera is the better pick
Be fair about it. If you run a large hotel, a resort or a group with sales and catering, deep revenue management, loyalty programs and a dedicated IT team, Opera covers ground Innkeeper does not. We do not offer sales and catering, point of sale for restaurants or an open API. Innkeeper is built for owner-run properties up to 80 rooms, and for a single group up to 200 rooms across properties.
How to move from Opera PMS to Innkeeper
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Export your data
Run reports for future reservations, guest profiles and open balances and save them as spreadsheets, or ask your Opera reseller for the export in writing. Keep the last revenue reports as PDF for your accountant.
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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.
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Connect channels and your website
Connect Booking.com, Expedia, Airbnb and Google in Innkeeper and put our booking engine where the old Book now button sits on your website. Compare availability for the next 90 nights side by side.
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Check your contract and switch
Read your Opera agreement or reseller contract for the term, renewal and notice period before you cancel, move each OTA to Innkeeper and confirm it is live, then close the old payment setup once the last deposits have settled.
Who should pick Innkeeper, and who should stay on Opera
Innkeeper fits owner-run inns, B&Bs, motels and small hotels up to 80 rooms that sell on two or more OTAs plus their own website and want every piece in one published plan. Our pages on bed and breakfast software, inn management software and small hotel management software show the daily routine for each type of property, and the hotel booking engine page shows how direct bookings work without commission.
Stay on Opera if you run a large hotel or resort that uses its sales and catering, revenue and loyalty modules every day, or if your IT team has built integrations around it.
Opera PMS alternative questions
What is the best alternative to Oracle Opera PMS for small hotels?
For an independent inn, B&B, motel or small hotel up to 80 rooms, the best Opera alternative is a cloud PMS with a published price and the booking engine and channels inside the plan. Innkeeper does this from $288 a year for up to 10 rooms. Cloudbeds, RoomRaccoon and WebRezPro are other systems small properties compare.
How much does Oracle Opera PMS cost?
Oracle does not publish Opera prices. Review sites show about $700 a month as a base figure and estimates of $2,000 to $5,000 a month for a full deployment, with data migration and setup estimated at $5,000 to $20,000 once. The real cost depends on rooms, modules and services, so ask for a written 12 month total.
Does Opera PMS have a free trial?
Listings say it has no free trial and no free plan, and you work through a sales process for a quote. Confirm with Oracle or your reseller. Innkeeper has a live demo you can open without a sales call and plans with no lock-in.
Is Opera PMS good for small hotels and inns?
It is a capable platform for large hotels and chains. For a small owner-run property the question is fit and cost: you may pay for modules, implementation and training you never use, so compare the 12 month totals against a lighter cloud system.
Can I move my reservations from Opera PMS to Innkeeper?
Yes. Export future bookings and guest records as spreadsheets, or ask your Opera reseller for the files, then upload them to Innkeeper, where stays land on the tape chart with guest, dates, room and total. Keep the old OTA connections live until each one is confirmed in Innkeeper.
Is Innkeeper affiliated with Oracle?
No. Innkeeper (innkeeper.ai) is a separate company and a separate product. We compare against Opera only from public listings and review sites, so check your own quote before you decide.
Innkeeper plans for Opera properties
No setup fee, no booking commission and no lock-in on any plan. Full details on the hotel PMS pricing page.
A published price, the booking engine and channels on one bill
Create your account, import your reservations and run Booking.com, Expedia, your website and walk-ins from one calendar, with no commission and no add-on fees.