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TLDR
We analyzed 1,605 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:
Cloudbeds shines in reservations and calendar management — especially for casino properties (4.8/5), with exclusive features like Mobile optimized/responsive and Revenue management module.
GraceSoft shines in Customer Support and Onboarding — especially for airport and conference properties (0.0/5), with exclusive features like Gift Vouchers and Shift Planning.
Side-by-side ratings based on 1,605 verified hotelier reviews on HTR.
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After analyzing 1,605 verified reviews, Cloudbeds users most value its reservations and calendar management, ease of use and staff adoption, reporting and analytics, while GraceSoft users highlight . Click any theme to see what reviewers say.
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How each product ranks among Hotel Management Software vendors for different property sizes, types, and regions — based on verified reviews from hoteliers in each segment.
By Hotel Size
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| Small (10-24 rooms) ▾ | #1 793 reviews | #30 7 reviews |
| Mid-Size (25-74 rooms) ▾ | #1 249 reviews | #35 3 reviews |
| Large (75-199 rooms) ▾ | #1 55 reviews | — |
| X-Large (200+ rooms) ▾ | #5 5 reviews | — |
By Property Type
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| Boutique ▾ | #1 635 reviews | #33 4 reviews |
| Luxury ▾ | #3 260 reviews | #29 4 reviews |
| Branded / Chain ▾ | #2 153 reviews | #25 4 reviews |
| Extended Stay ▾ | #2 102 reviews | #22 2 reviews |
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| North America ▾ | #2 570 reviews | #19 7 reviews |
| Europe ▾ | #4 173 reviews | #35 1 reviews |
| Asia Pacific ▾ | #3 315 reviews | #18 2 reviews |
| Middle East ▾ | #4 14 reviews | — |
Choosing between Cloudbeds HMS and Easy Innkeeping depends on your hotel’s specific needs, tech infrastructure, and growth ambitions. Cloudbeds offers a fully integrated, scalable platform that connects operations, revenue, and distribution in one system, whereas Easy Innkeeping focuses on streamlining reservations and guest communications with straightforward features. How do you balance comprehensive functionality with ease of use, and which platform aligns better with your operational scale?
Cloudbeds’s extensive feature set and large review base make it the more proven choice, especially for properties seeking growth and automation. Easy Innkeeping’s simpler approach may suit smaller properties prioritizing straightforward reservation management. Are you prepared to invest in a versatile, future-ready system, or do you need a more focused solution for immediate operational efficiency?
Cloudbeds and Easy Innkeeping both aim to simplify hotel management, but they cater to different hotel profiles. Cloudbeds is designed to serve properties looking for a unified platform that handles reservations, channel management, revenue optimization, and guest experience, supporting a wide range of property types and sizes. Easy Innkeeping is more suited for small to midsized properties, inns, or vacation rentals that prioritize reservation handling and direct booking facilitation without extensive additional features.
Where Cloudbeds excels with over 1,200 recent reviews and a 4.62/5 overall score, it’s clearly the industry’s favored solution, especially for properties planning to scale. Easy Innkeeping, with just 5 reviews and a 0/5 score, lacks recent customer feedback—making it difficult to assess reliability or ongoing support. Do you want a platform with proven market presence and ongoing innovation, or one still seeking validation?
If your hotel needs a comprehensive, scalable system that integrates PMS, channel management, revenue tools, and guest engagement, Cloudbeds is the clear choice. Its platform supports properties of all sizes, particularly those aiming for automation, data-driven decision-making, and growth into new markets.
If your hotel primarily requires reservation management, basic guest communication, and simple OTA integration, Easy Innkeeping might suffice. However, given its limited reviews and recent data, Cloudbeds’s broad feature set, extensive integrations, and proven track record make it a more reliable long-term investment. Are you seeking a system that can grow with your hotel, or do you prefer a straightforward, entry-level solution?
Cloudbeds’s user interface scores 4.58/5, praised for its intuitive design, quick onboarding, and ease of staff adoption, supported by a review describing it as “very easy to navigate.” On the other hand, Easy Innkeeping scores 4.4/5, with positive feedback emphasizing its straightforward reservation and guest communication features.
Despite Cloudbeds’s slightly higher rating, both platforms are considered user-friendly. However, Cloudbeds’s extensive training resources and large support team contribute to a smoother onboarding experience for larger teams. Edge: Cloudbeds.
Cloudbeds boasts 49 features exclusive to its platform, including PMS connectivity, analytics dashboards, revenue management, multi-lingual support, and a sophisticated channel manager. It also offers advanced booking engine capabilities, automated reporting, and integrated payment processing, making it a versatile choice for diverse property types.
Easy Innkeeping offers only 7 features unique to its platform, mainly focused on reservations, guest CRM, and basic OTA connections. While sufficient for small properties, it lacks the breadth of automation and operational tools Cloudbeds provides.
Given the extensive feature set and recent industry awards, Cloudbeds has the edge for hotels seeking a comprehensive management system.
Edge: Cloudbeds.
Cloudbeds supports its users with a 4.38/5 customer support rating, praised for quick responses and helpful service, with reviews mentioning “responsive and friendly” support staff. However, some users note occasional delays during peak times.
Easy Innkeeping scores a perfect 5/5, with reviewers highlighting “excellent support” and “generous, courteous staff” that promptly resolve issues. Yet, its small sample size of reviews and lack of recent feedback make it harder to gauge ongoing support quality.
Given Cloudbeds’s larger, more recent review base and consistent support ratings, it has the advantage. Edge: Cloudbeds.
Cloudbeds’s 4.62/5 rating is backed by over 1,200 reviews, with recent feedback confirming its ease of use, integration, and scalability. Properties across segments—particularly boutique hotels, hostels, and resorts—appreciate its reliability and growth features.
Easy Innkeeping’s 0/5 rating, based on only 5 reviews with no recent data, diminishes confidence in its current performance and support. Hoteliers seeking proven solutions with measurable satisfaction should favor Cloudbeds.
Edge: Cloudbeds.
Cloudbeds’s pricing begins at $500/month, with no free tier or trial info available, reflecting its enterprise-grade capabilities. Its cost is justified by the extensive features, integrations, and support that come with the platform.
Easy Innkeeping’s base price is $300/month, with a 30-day trial, making it more accessible for smaller properties with limited budgets. However, the limited feature set might not justify the price for properties seeking growth or automation.
For most hotels aiming for scalability and comprehensive management, Cloudbeds’s investment offers more value.
Cloudbeds’s broad feature set and global support make it ideal for properties with ambitions to expand or optimize their existing operations.
Easy Innkeeping is suitable for properties with basic operational needs and limited growth plans.
Cloudbeds is the more comprehensive, reliable choice for hoteliers seeking to streamline, automate, and scale their operations. Its extensive feature set, large review base, and recent positive feedback affirm its leadership in the market.
If your hotel prioritizes a robust, integrated system capable of supporting growth and complex operations, Cloudbeds is the clear winner. It provides advanced tools for revenue, distribution, and guest management—making it the smarter long-term investment.
Conversely, if your property is small, with simple reservation needs and a tight budget, Easy Innkeeping might suffice, though its limited recent feedback and feature set could pose challenges as your property expands.
Ultimately, for properties serious about growth, efficiency, and guest experience, Cloudbeds offers the deeper, more proven solution.
These are the features each vendor has configured, organized by feature group — the same data shown in the vendor dashboard. Expand a group to compare features side by side.
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Administration & Configuration
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Customer Management
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Front Office
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Groups Management
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Guest Experience
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Housekeeping
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We analyzed 8 verified case studies to compare what hotels actually achieve with each platform across four key business objectives.
"I have not worked with a company that has such good customer service as Cloudbeds has. It's miles ahead."
No published case study for this goal yet.
"The biggest benefit of Cloudbeds' platform is its flexibility. I can access reporting online from anywhere. Everything is smoother with Cloudbeds."
No published case study for this goal yet.
"Cloudbeds is like if Apple made a property management system. The ease of use is super simple and straightforward for guests and our staff. It’s very intuitive and just makes sense..."
No published case study for this goal yet.
What hoteliers love
Users most often praise Cloudbeds for making reservation handling fast and visual, especially through the calendar/grid view. They like drag-and-drop... Users most often praise Cloudbeds for making reservation handling fast and visual, especially through the calendar/grid view. They like drag-and-drop changes, room moves, split bookings, and seeing occupancy in one place, which saves time at the front desk and helps staff react quickly to guest changes.
Cloudbeds is consistently described as intuitive, clean, and easy for staff to learn, which lowers training effort and helps teams move faster in dail... Cloudbeds is consistently described as intuitive, clean, and easy for staff to learn, which lowers training effort and helps teams move faster in daily operations. Buyers should note that this simplicity is a major reason smaller hotels and hostels adopt it successfully.
Reporting is one of the most frequently discussed strengths, with users saying Cloudbeds provides broad operational and financial visibility. At the s... Reporting is one of the most frequently discussed strengths, with users saying Cloudbeds provides broad operational and financial visibility. At the same time, many want faster downloads, more customizable dashboards, better filtering, and more relevant reports for daily hotel work or management analysis.
Where hoteliers push back
Many reviews discuss the support experience and onboarding process. Users often praise quick, helpful chat or training resources, but others report sl... Many reviews discuss the support experience and onboarding process. Users often praise quick, helpful chat or training resources, but others report slow responses, chatbot friction, or long implementations that delay adoption and increase setup pain.
A recurring complaint is that the mobile app is too limited for real operations. Users repeatedly say they can mostly view information but cannot crea... A recurring complaint is that the mobile app is too limited for real operations. Users repeatedly say they can mostly view information but cannot create or edit bookings, manage inventory, or receive useful notifications, which reduces its value when staff are away from the desk.
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Unique capabilities
Unique capabilities
Where the ratings diverge most
It depends on your requirements. Cloudbeds HMS and GraceSoft Easy Innkeeping share many core Hotel Management Software features, but each has unique capabilities. Cloudbeds HMS offers 208 verified integration partners, while GraceSoft Easy Innkeeping offers 0. Review the feature comparison above to see where they differ before switching.
Small hotels should prioritize ease of use and fast onboarding. GraceSoft Easy Innkeeping leads in ease of use at 4.7/5 vs 4.6/5. 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.
Cloudbeds HMS: No. GraceSoft Easy Innkeeping: No. Neither product currently offers a free tier. Most Hotel Management Software 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. Cloudbeds has an HT Score of 100 and GraceSoft 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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