The project dashboard is a free tool that is only available to verified hoteliers to make adopting new technology easier by streamlining their research and simplifying their communication workflow.
TLDR
We analyzed 85 verified hotelier reviews, compared feature sets, pricing, and real-world case studies to break down where each platform delivers. The right choice depends on your property type and priorities:
Blastness shines in ease of use and customer support , with exclusive features like Integrated Payment Processing and Booking Performance and Pace Reporting.
sunhotels shines .
Side-by-side ratings based on 85 verified hotelier reviews on HTR.
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After analyzing 85 verified reviews, Blastness users most value its channel management, support and assistance, revenue management, while sunhotels users highlight . Click any theme to see what reviewers say.
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How each product ranks among Channel Managers vendors for different property sizes, types, and regions — based on verified reviews from hoteliers in each segment.
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| Small (10-24 rooms) ▾ | #11 32 reviews | — |
| Mid-Size (25-74 rooms) ▾ | #7 48 reviews | — |
| Large (75-199 rooms) | #33 0 reviews | — |
By Property Type
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| Boutique ▾ | #14 25 reviews | — |
| Luxury ▾ | #9 36 reviews | — |
| Branded / Chain ▾ | #11 18 reviews | — |
| Extended Stay | #17 3 reviews | — |
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| North America | #16 2 reviews | — |
| Europe ▾ | #7 83 reviews | — |
| Asia Pacific | #21 0 reviews | — |
Choosing a channel management system can dramatically impact your hotel's revenue, operational efficiency, and online visibility. While both Blastness Channel Manager and sunhotels aim to streamline distribution, Blastness offers a more established platform with extensive reviews, recent customer feedback, and a broader feature set. Given the market presence and positive user sentiment, Blastness is likely to better serve your hotel's needs—especially if you prioritize ease of use, support, and proven integration. But which one truly fits your hotel’s specific requirements?
Both Blastness and sunhotels target the core challenge of managing multiple online channels efficiently. Blastness, with its 81 reviews and recent activity, demonstrates ongoing customer satisfaction and product evolution, whereas sunhotels lacks recent reviews and user feedback. While sunhotels claims to be a channel management solution, its limited market presence and zero verified integrations suggest it might not yet provide the scalability or reliability your hotel needs.
The key divergence lies in their feature availability and market maturity. Blastness offers 15 unique features, including yield rules, inventory management, and real-time integrations, which are absent in sunhotels. This points to Blastness’s more comprehensive approach, especially for hotels that want advanced control and automation. Are you looking for a proven, feature-rich platform, or are you open to a less established solution?
If your hotel needs a mature, well-supported channel manager with extensive integrations and proven results, Blastness is the clear choice. Its high ratings in ease of use (4.84/5), support (4.88/5), and ROI (4.65/5), coupled with 81 reviews in the last six months, showcase its reliability. Conversely, if your hotel is a small operation testing new software without immediate need for advanced features, sunhotels might be worth exploring. However, the lack of recent reviews and market data makes Blastness the safer, more dependable option.
For hoteliers aiming to boost revenue and streamline distribution with a trusted partner, Blastness’s proven track record outweighs the uncertainties surrounding sunhotels. Do you want a platform with recent, verified user feedback, or are you comfortable with an untested solution?
Blastness’s user interface receives a strong 4.84/5 rating, with reviewers praising its intuitive design and straightforward onboarding process. Customers appreciate its clear instructions and efficient workflows, making daily operations simpler. Sunhotels, lacking any published user ratings or recent reviews, offers no concrete evidence of usability, which raises questions about its ease of adoption.
Given the detailed positive feedback, it’s evident that Blastness prioritizes user experience and staff adoption. Edge: Blastness.
Blastness outpaces sunhotels with 15 exclusive features, including yield rules, support for weekly/monthly rates, derived rates, inventory management, channel self-mapping, multi-lingual support, and integrated analytics dashboards. These tools enable your team to automate pricing, optimize inventory, and gain actionable insights. Sunhotels offers no documented unique features, limiting its functionality to basic channel management.
For hotels seeking advanced control and automation, Blastness’s feature set provides a clear advantage. Edge: Blastness.
Blastness demonstrates a strong support reputation, with a 4.88/5 rating, and reviews highlighting quick replies, proactive assistance, and dedicated contacts. Customers often mention the caring, professional team that actively shares insights and helps optimize platform use. Sunhotels provides no recent reviews or support ratings, making it impossible to evaluate its customer service.
Given that support is vital for smooth operations, Blastness’s proven high support ratings give it a decisive edge. Edge: Blastness.
Blastness boasts 15 verified partners, including Upsellguru, Oracle Hospitality, hoteliga, and Vertical Booking, offering robust integration options. It supports real-time, two-way synchronization with PMS platforms and other systems, facilitating seamless data flow. Sunhotels, with zero verified integrations and no listed partners, cannot match this level of connectivity.
If your hotel relies on multiple systems or plans to scale, Blastness’s extensive integrations ensure smoother operations. Edge: Blastness.
Blastness’s 81 reviews, with 17 in the last six months, reflect ongoing satisfaction, a 98% likelihood to recommend, and an overall rating of 79.3 on the HTTR score. It is especially favored by city center hotels, resorts, and branded properties, with high ratings for ease of use and support. Sunhotels offers no recent reviews, making its user satisfaction impossible to gauge.
For a hotelier wanting reassurance from current users, Blastness’s recent feedback confirms its reliability. Edge: Blastness.
Both products do not publicly disclose pricing details or offer free trials, leaving costs unclear. This suggests a need to contact vendors directly for quotes, which is common in enterprise software. Given the high support and feature levels, expect Blastness to be priced accordingly, but its value proposition is backed by quantifiable user satisfaction.
Not ideal if: your hotel is a very small operation with minimal distribution needs or if you prefer testing unproven platforms.
Not ideal if: your hotel requires robust support, integrations, or proven performance in competitive markets.
Blastness is a well-established, feature-rich channel management platform supported by a large, recent user base. Its high ratings in ease of use, customer support, and ROI demonstrate its ability to meet demanding hotel needs. Sunhotels, lacking recent reviews, integrations, and detailed features, appears to be a less mature offering with uncertain reliability.
If your hotel seeks a reliable, proven solution with ongoing support and extensive features, Blastness is the clear choice. Its recent positive reviews and broad functionality make it well-suited for hotels that want confidence in their distribution management.
However, if your operation is small, simple, and just starting to explore channel management, sunhotels might serve as a low-risk entry point—though at the cost of limited support and integration. Overall, Blastness outclasses sunhotels in every critical aspect, making it the recommended option for most hotels aiming for growth and efficiency.
According to HTR's product database, Blastness Channel Manager and sunhotels share 0 features. Here are the key differences — features one has that the other lacks.
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Showing top differences. 3 more features differ between these products.
We analyzed 3 verified case studies to compare what hotels actually achieve with each platform across four key business objectives.
"The constant evolution of tools such as Business Intelligence and RMS, which my team and I use on a daily basis, has led to very interesting results."
No published case study for this goal yet.
"Thanks to Blastness, we not only increased our direct bookings and RevPAR, but also gained the confidence to make smarter, data-driven decisions that shape the future of our resort..."
No published case study for this goal yet.
What hoteliers love
The Blastness Channel Manager is noted for its real-time synchronization, consistent availability and pricing, reducing overbooking risks. Users find... The Blastness Channel Manager is noted for its real-time synchronization, consistent availability and pricing, reducing overbooking risks. Users find it intuitive and crucial for streamlined distribution management across multiple channels.
While Blastness is commended for its excellent and prompt customer support, a few users suggest extending support hours, including weekends, to better... While Blastness is commended for its excellent and prompt customer support, a few users suggest extending support hours, including weekends, to better address urgent issues.
Reviewers highlight the effectiveness of Blastness' Revenue Management System (RMS) in optimizing pricing strategies and forecasting. Its data-driven... Reviewers highlight the effectiveness of Blastness' Revenue Management System (RMS) in optimizing pricing strategies and forecasting. Its data-driven approach allows for dynamic pricing, enhancing overall profitability.
Unique capabilities
Where the ratings diverge most
It depends on your requirements. Blastness Channel Manager and sunhotels share many core Channel Managers features, but each has unique capabilities. Blastness Channel Manager offers 15 verified integration partners, while sunhotels offers 0. Review the feature comparison above to see where they differ before switching.
Small hotels should prioritize ease of use and fast onboarding. Blastness Channel Manager leads in ease of use at 4.8/5 vs 0.0/5. Look for transparent pricing and a trial or demo option. Filter reviews on each product page by property size to hear from hotels like yours.
Blastness Channel Manager: No. sunhotels: No. Neither product currently offers a free tier. Most Channel Managers vendors offer demos or trials — request one from each to evaluate before committing.
The HT Score is a composite ranking that considers 4 criteria groups and over a dozen variables to help hoteliers objectively compare hotel technology products. Blastness has an HT Score of 78 and sunhotels has 0. Here is how the score is calculated.
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How highly do users recommend this product? Ratings Score, Review Volume, Share of Voice, Review Depth, Review Recency, Success Stories ▾ The most heavily weighted factor. Analyzes average satisfaction ratings (likelihood to recommend, ease of use, support, ROI), total review count relative to category peers, review recency (at least 20 reviews in the trailing 6 months), and share of voice across unique hotel clients to detect selection bias. |
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How highly do tech partners recommend this company? Partner Recommendations, Integration Quantity, Integration Quality ▾ Evaluates partner recommendations as expert votes of confidence, the number of verified integrations, and ecosystem quality — the average HT Scores of integration partners. Products with higher-quality integration ecosystems are more likely to deliver a connected tech stack. |
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How customer-centric is this organization? Certified Support, Review Consistency, Profile Completeness ▾ Assesses whether the company has earned HTR Customer Support Certification, maintains consistent review collection over time (an indicator of feedback-driven culture), and keeps product profiles complete with capabilities, screenshots, pricing, and features. |
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How extensive is this company's reach and resourcing? Geographic Reach, Staying Power, Company Resources, Trending Score ▾ Measures global presence (countries and regions served), years in business as a stability proxy, team headcount as a resource proxy, and a trending score based on trailing-twelve-month buyer inquiries, reviews, partner recommendations, and press activity. |
Customer ratings and reviews are by far the most important factor in the HT Score algorithm. HTR does not accept payment for higher rankings. All reviews are verified — only hotel industry practitioners with confirmed affiliations can submit ratings. View full HT Score methodology →
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