RMS Cloud alternative for small hotels, inns and B&Bs
Innkeeper is an RMS Cloud alternative for independent US inns, B&Bs, motels and small hotels with 4 to 80 rooms that want one fixed dollar price and a cloud system with the booking engine and channel sync inside the plan. RMS Cloud does not publish a full price list, directories show an entry price near $55 a month, and its modules, onboarding and add-ons are quoted separately. 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. Innkeeper (innkeeper.ai) is a separate company and is not affiliated with RMS.
See a full front desk day before you decide
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. No sales call stands between you and the product.
- 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 RMS Cloud at a glance
RMS Cloud is a cloud property management system from RMS, sold to hotels, holiday parks, campgrounds and vacation rentals worldwide. That breadth is the point of it. The RMS column below comes from directory listings and public comparison pages, not a vendor price list, so confirm each line in your own quote.
| What you compare | Innkeeper | RMS Cloud |
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| Published pricing | Yes, four plans on the pricing page | No full rate card, directories show a Basic entry near $55 a month and conflicting tiers elsewhere |
| Price for a small property | $49 to $149 a month, about half billed yearly | Depends on room count, modules and add-ons, get it in writing |
| One-time fees | None, no setup fee | Onboarding is quoted separately, a competitor estimate for a small park is $500 to $1,000 |
| Deployment | Cloud, any browser | Cloud |
| Booking engine | Included in every plan, no commission | Offered as a module, confirm price and any commission |
| Channel manager | Included, 4 channels on Inn, unlimited from Hotel | Offered, confirm whether it is in the base price |
| Property types | Inns, B&Bs, motels and small hotels | Hotels, holiday parks, campgrounds, vacation rentals and marine |
| Free trial | Live demo and no-lock-in plans | Demo and quote process, confirm trial terms |
| Contract | No lock-in, cancel anytime | Confirm term, renewal and notice in writing |
| Open API | Not offered | API and many integrations offered |
| Best fit | Owner-run lodging up to 80 rooms that wants one fixed price | Operators with mixed accommodation types or a need for APIs and add-on modules |
The full cost picture with a yearly table is in our RMS Cloud pricing article.
Why owners look past RMS Cloud
The price depends on what you add
A listing price near $55 a month tells you where the quote starts, not where it ends. Channel connections, the booking engine, payments and onboarding can each be their own line. For a 12 room inn the useful number is the 12 month total, and Innkeeper's four plans can be added up in a minute.
Directories do not agree
One comparison site shows a Basic plan at $55 a month. Another source lists a free tier for 2 rooms and $29 a month for up to 25 rooms, and we could not tie that to RMS Cloud itself. When the public numbers contradict each other, only a written quote counts.
A system built to cover many property types
RMS serves hotels, holiday parks and rentals from one platform, so the menu is wide. A small inn pays attention to other things: a tape chart that is quick on a phone, channels that never double book and an invoice that prints right. If you will not use the park and rental features, check that you are not paying for them.
Where RMS Cloud is the better pick
If you run a holiday park, a campground or a mix of hotel rooms and rentals that needs one system, RMS Cloud is built for that and Innkeeper is not. We also do not offer 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 RMS Cloud 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 RMS support 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 RMS agreement 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 RMS Cloud
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, motel 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 RMS Cloud if you run a campground, holiday park or rental portfolio, need its API, or have workflows built around it that you do not want to move.
RMS Cloud alternative questions
What is the best alternative to RMS Cloud for a small hotel?
For an independent inn, B&B, motel or small hotel up to 80 rooms, the best RMS Cloud alternative is a cloud PMS with a published dollar price and the booking engine and channels inside the plan. Innkeeper does this from $288 a year for up to 10 rooms. Cloudbeds, ThinkReservations and Little Hotelier are other systems small properties compare.
How much does RMS Cloud cost?
RMS Cloud does not publish a full rate card. One directory lists a Basic plan at $55 a month, and a competitor blog estimates $100 to $200 a month for a 25 site park with one add-on plus $500 to $1,000 onboarding. Ask for a written quote and compare 12 month totals.
Is RMS Cloud cloud based?
Yes, RMS Cloud is sold as a cloud system. Innkeeper is also fully cloud based and runs in any browser, so a move does not change where your data lives.
Does RMS Cloud have a free trial?
RMS offers a demo and a quote process, and trial terms vary by listing, so confirm in writing. Innkeeper has a live demo you can open without a sales call.
Can I move my reservations from RMS Cloud to Innkeeper?
Yes. Export future bookings and guest records as spreadsheets, or ask RMS support 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 RMS Cloud?
No. Innkeeper (innkeeper.ai) is a separate company and a separate product. We compare against RMS only from public information, so check your own quote before you decide.
Innkeeper plans for RMS Cloud 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.