RoomRaccoon alternative for small hotels, inns and B&Bs
Innkeeper is a RoomRaccoon alternative for independent US inns, B&Bs, motels and small hotels with 4 to 80 rooms that want to see the full price before talking to sales. RoomRaccoon does not post a fixed price list, and listings put the entry plan between about $188 and $300 a month, rising to $620 a month at the top tier. 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 RoomRaccoon.
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 RoomRaccoon at a glance
RoomRaccoon is a cloud hotel platform that its listings describe as a PMS with a channel manager, booking engine and revenue management tools, sold in tiers and priced by room count and the features you pick. The RoomRaccoon column below comes from public listings and review sites, not from the vendor's price list, and those listings disagree, so confirm each line in your own quote.
| What you compare | Innkeeper | RoomRaccoon |
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| Published pricing | Yes, four plans on the pricing page | No fixed list, quote or tier pages by room count |
| Typical price for a small property | $49 to $149 a month, about half billed yearly | Listings from about $188 a month on annual billing, $300 on other listings |
| Top tier | Boutique $499 a month for up to 80 rooms | Listings show up to about $620 a month |
| Free trial | Live demo and no-lock-in plans | Some listings show a trial, others say no free version |
| Booking engine | Included in every plan, no commission | Offered as part of the platform, confirm price per tier |
| Channel manager | Included, 4 channels on Inn, unlimited from Hotel | Included in higher tiers per listings, confirm channel fees |
| Revenue management | Rate rules and seasons in the PMS | Dedicated revenue management tools on higher tiers |
| Contract | No lock-in, cancel anytime | Annual commitment gives about 20% off per one listing |
| Open API | Not offered | Confirm integrations in your quote |
| Best fit | Owner-run properties up to 80 rooms that want one fixed price | Hotels that want deeper revenue tools and have budget for a higher tier |
The full cost picture with a yearly table from 8 to 80 rooms is in our RoomRaccoon pricing article.
Why owners look past RoomRaccoon
The price depends on the tier you end up needing
Review sites show RoomRaccoon plans named Entry, Starter or Essentials, Premium and Enterprise or Pro, and the dollar figures differ from site to site: $188, $207, $236 and $300 for the entry plan, then $387 to $441 for Premium and $620 for the top tier. A 15-room inn that needs the channel manager and booking engine may not land on the entry plan. Ask for the tier that includes both and multiply by twelve.
Annual billing is the price you see
One comparison notes that the lowest starting price needs an annual subscription, with about 20% off against paying monthly. Innkeeper also discounts yearly billing by about half, and its monthly plans carry no lock-in, so you can leave without waiting out a term.
Setup and onboarding questions
Some marketplace listings show a setup fee on entry plans. Innkeeper has no setup fee on any plan, and on Boutique we run the import with you in an onboarding session.
Where RoomRaccoon is the better pick
Be fair about it. RoomRaccoon builds revenue management, automated upselling and guest communication tools, aimed at hotels that run many rate plans and want pricing automation. If you manage a larger property, sell through many channels and will use those modules daily, a bigger suite earns its price. 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 RoomRaccoon 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 RoomRaccoon 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 RoomRaccoon agreement for the term 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 RoomRaccoon
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 RoomRaccoon if you run a larger hotel, rely on its revenue management and upselling tools, or already built workflows around its integrations.
RoomRaccoon alternative questions
What is the best alternative to RoomRaccoon?
For an independent inn, B&B, motel or small hotel up to 80 rooms, the best RoomRaccoon 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, WebRezPro and ResNexus are other systems small properties compare.
How much does RoomRaccoon cost?
RoomRaccoon does not publish one fixed price list. Review sites show entry plans from about $188 to $300 a month, mid tiers near $387 to $441 and a top tier near $620, and the figure depends on room count and modules. Ask for a written 12 month total with the booking engine and channel manager included.
Does RoomRaccoon have a free trial?
Listings disagree. Some aggregator pages say a free trial is available and another says there is no free version. Check with RoomRaccoon before you plan around it. Innkeeper has a live demo you can open without a sales call and plans with no lock-in.
Is RoomRaccoon good for small US hotels?
It is a capable platform with revenue management tools, and it suits hotels that will use them. For a small owner-run US property the question is cost: the tier with a channel manager and booking engine can cost several times an Innkeeper plan, so compare the 12 month totals.
Can I move my reservations from RoomRaccoon to Innkeeper?
Yes. Export future bookings and guest records as spreadsheets, or ask RoomRaccoon 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 RoomRaccoon?
No. Innkeeper (innkeeper.ai) is a separate company and a separate product. We compare against RoomRaccoon only from public listings and review sites, so check your own quote before you decide.
Innkeeper plans for RoomRaccoon 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.