Hotel Tech Report, the global hotel software research platform used by more than 1.5 million hotel technology buyers each year, today announced the winners of the 2026 HotelTechAwards.
HotelTechReport’s platform is used by hotel owners, operators, and management companies across the globe, with representation from 100% of the world’s top 10 global hotel chains. Now in its eighth year, the HotelTechAwards have become the industry’s definitive benchmark for evaluating hotel technology, ranking the world’s best software companies and products using verified, real-world customer data not panels, sponsorships, or popularity contests.
The Industry’s Most Competitive and Elite Data-Backed Awards Program
The 2026 HotelTechAwards evaluated 3,013 hotel technology companies worldwide, with 245 products qualifying for final consideration after meeting strict eligibility and data-quality thresholds.
Awards were determined using authentic, timely reviews from verified hotel owners and operators with hands-on experience using each product. Rankings span the entire hotel technology stack, including:
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Property Management Systems
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Revenue Management Systems
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Channel Managers
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Guest Messaging and Contactless Check-In
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Hotel Operations, CRM, and Upselling Platforms
In addition to category awards, the program recognizes:
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The 10 Overall Hotelier’s Choice Award winners, honoring the most customer-centric companies in the industry
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The 10 Best Places to Work in Hotel Tech, recognizing companies with outstanding internal culture as rated by employees
Built to Help Hoteliers Cut Through the Noise
As the hotel technology landscape continues to expand—bringing thousands of software options and increasingly complex buying decisions the role of independent, data-backed validation has become more critical than ever. “We originally created the HotelTechAwards as a democratized way to help hoteliers quickly identify best-of-breed technology partners using data they can trust,” said Jordan Hollander, CEO of Hotel Tech Report.
“The scale of competition this year reflects how dramatically the hotel technology market has evolved. Our methodology is simple, transparent, and unbiased built on publicly available data and crowdsourced insights from verified hoteliers with real operational experience.” Industry leaders say that transparency and peer-driven insight are what make the HotelTechAwards especially relevant in a crowded market.
“HotelTechReport provides the most transparent, customer feedback-led information that industry professionals can rely on to make confident decisions,” said Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of Lighthouse. “Hoteliers value being able to share honest, unfiltered feedback with peers in an open forum. The HotelTechAwards surface the very best of those insights, and that’s why hoteliers trust them.”
Sankar Narayan, CEO of SiteMinder, added, “Openness is core to what we stand for at SiteMinder, and the HotelTechAwards align perfectly with that value. The program’s data-driven and transparent process sets a clear industry standard for credibility.”
2026 Platform Award Winners
The HotelTechAwards Platform Awards recognize hotel technology companies building true end-to-end platforms—across e-commerce, operations, and guest experience. These awards honor vendors whose integrated product suites enable hoteliers to execute critical workflows within a single business domain, reflecting the industry’s shift toward holistic platforms as hotel technology buying matures. Winners are evaluated using verified customer data, HTScores across constituent products, and platform interoperability, highlighting companies delivering comprehensive, scalable solutions for modern hotel operations.
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Best eCommerce Platform: SiteMinder
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Best Guest Experience Platform: Canary Technologies
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Best Hotel Operations Platform: hotelkit
2026 Overall Hotelier’s Choice Award Winners
The 2026 Hotelier’s Choice Awards recognize the 10 most customer-centric hotel technology companies in the world, based entirely on verified hotelier reviews and proprietary performance data from HotelTechReport.com. Part of the annual HotelTechAwards, this distinction compares companies across the entire hotel technology ecosystem—making it the most competitive award in the program. Winners demonstrate sustained customer satisfaction, global adoption, and consistently high likelihood-to-recommend scores, reflecting real-world performance at global scale.
The Overall Hotelier’s Choice Awards recognize the most customer-centric hotel technology companies across all categories:
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SiteMinder
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Canary Technologies
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Lighthouse
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Cloudbeds
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Mews
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Asksuite
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MARA Solutions
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Duve
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RoomPriceGenie
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GuestRevu
Learn more about the Hotelier's Choice Award
10 Best Places to Work in Hotel Tech
The 2026 Best Places to Work in Hotel Tech recognizes the companies setting the standard for workplace quality in hospitality technology. Based on 3,011 verified employee survey responses, this data-driven list reflects how teams experience leadership, growth, fairness, and direction in practice—not in marketing. As hotel technology becomes core infrastructure for the industry, these organizations stand out for scaling with clarity, trust, and long-term sustainability.
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RoomPriceGenie
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Asksuite
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Cloudbeds
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Snapfix
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Actabl
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Mews
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Duve
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Inn-Flow
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hotelkit
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Canary Technologies
