Looking for a Cloudbeds alternative?
Vortex PMS is the published-pricing PMS for any independent hotel running on Cloudbeds — boutiques, B&Bs, condo-hotels, multi-property groups, larger independents. Modern UI, no percentage of revenue, typically half the monthly cost.
Whether you're a 6-room boutique or a 200-room independent with three sister properties, Cloudbeds' quote-based pricing rarely works in your favour. Vortex PMS covers the same operational surface — channel manager, booking engine, payments, owner statements — at a published per-room rate.
How much you'd save
Adjust to your property size. Side-by-side monthly cost.
What Cloudbeds does well — and where Vortex PMS wins
Owner statements, automated.
Per-unit revenue attribution. Monthly statement generation. OTA commission deducted automatically, management fee applied, PDF + CSV per owner — emailed in one click.
The most-asked-for capability Cloudbeds doesn't have, and the reason multi-property operators switch fastest.
Drag to recalculate owner splits instantly
Vortex PMS vs Cloudbeds
Feature-by-feature. We don't hide what the competition does well — balanced comparisons rank better on Google and earn more trust.
| Feature | Vortex PMS | Cloudbeds |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | $12/property + $3/room, 0% of bookings | Varies — see pricing source |
| % of revenue taken | 0% | Varies |
| Channel manager (300+ OTAs) | Included on paid plans | Typically included |
| Booking engine + payments | Included, no commission | Included or extra |
| Digital check-in + ID capture | Yes | Add-on or absent |
| Per-unit owner statements | Yes | No |
| Multi-property, one account | Yes | Often paid upgrade |
| Full audit log + CSV export | Yes | Partial |
| AI-guided setup | Yes | No |
| Sales-driven pricing | Public + per-room | Quote-based |
| Modern UI (post-2022) | Yes | No |
| Condo-hotel revenue splits | Yes | No |
Cloudbeds information is based on public pricing pages and operator reviews as of 2026. Plans, prices, and features change — verify the latest on the vendor's site before deciding.
Channel manager included.
Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia, Agoda, Vrbo + 300 more. Real-time ARI sync (sub-30-second propagation). No separate channel-manager subscription, no per-channel surcharge.
Setup is free, migration is on us — and a human does it with you.
There is no setup fee, no implementation package and no paid training tier. More than that: we set the property up with you — email or WhatsApp coordination while we build out your rooms, rates, policies and channel connections, rather than handing you a help centre and wishing you luck. No call is required.
This isn’t a stripped-back version of onboarding — it’s the opposite. Our team checks your whole setup so your first booking goes out right: rooms mapped, rates correct, channels connected, nothing half-configured. You go live confident, not alone with a help centre. We give every host this personal setup today, and the AI-guided setup already in the app takes on more of it as we grow — so it stays this fast for everyone.
To be clear about what happens when: start your free month and the hands-on setup runs straight away — we move your real property across and connect Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia and Agoda to live inventory first, at no charge. Your 30 free days start the day that work is done and you are taking bookings, and we only ask for a card five days before they run out. If you take the explore trial instead, it runs on a pre-loaded sample property, so there is nothing to migrate and nothing to connect until you subscribe.
Cloudbeds doesn't publish what onboarding costs.
Cloudbeds publishes no pricing of any kind — every plan is quote-only. It offers a choice of self-serve onboarding or an onboarding coach, and does not disclose what the coach costs.
Source: Cloudbeds pricing · retrieved 2026-07-21. Vendors change pricing — check the source before relying on it.
Switching from Cloudbeds
Cloudbeds (founded 2012, HQ San Diego) is one of the largest independent-hotel PMSes globally, serving ~22,000 properties. Strong for 30+ room hotels with payment-processing needs; pricing tends to be quote-based and surprises smaller properties.
Make the switch from Cloudbeds.
First month free. Migration is on us.
No card to start. We move you across ourselves at no charge, and your free month begins once your channels are connected and you are taking bookings — 30 days with the whole product, channel manager and booking engine included. We email you five days before it ends: add a card to carry on, or do nothing and you have paid nothing. 20-minute AI-guided setup. Monthly plans can be cancelled before any renewal. The annual plan is discounted because it is a 12-month commitment. Free month = your real bookings · explore trial and demo = sample data.
Migration is on us. We set up your property, reconnect your channels, and move your bookings and rates for you — no downtime.