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M3 (Insight)
4.4 (312 REVIEWS)
Sarah, Blake, Chandler + 21 more experts recommend M3
Read RecommendationsRanked 2 (out of 73) in Business Intelligence
M3 Insight – Business Intelligence plus Budgeting & Forecasting designed specifically for hospitality.
89% recommended by 682 hotels
Davidson Hospitality, Hotel Equities, Sage Hospitality & 679 others
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I analyzed all of M3’s product reviews, expert recommendations, features, capabilities, pricing, integrations and more to produce the below summary.
Hoteliers say
M3 is praised for pulling hotel financial data in real time from other systems into Accounting Core and Insight, cutting manual invoice coding, speeding month-end work, and giving management cleaner dashboards for cost control and profitability. Reviewers value easy access to reports, secure login, and budgeting/forecasting tools, but note weaknesses in navigation, report customization, and the need to manually update linked reports.
Davidson Hospitality, Hotel Equities, Sage Hospitality & 679 others
Read their reviewsWhat Types of Hotels M3 is Popular For
Size
22 | X-Small (1-9 room)
43 | Small (10-49 room)
186 | Mid-Sized (50-99 room)
464 | Large (100-499 room)
63 | X-Large (500+ room)
Country
712 | United States
30 | Canada
6 | Bahamas
4 | United Kingdom
3 | Singapore
3 | India
2 | Italy
2 | Cayman Islands
1 | United Arab Emirates
1 | New Zealand
1 | Kenya
1 | China
1 | Greece
1 | Malaysia
1 | Denmark
1 | Mexico
1 | Puerto Rico
Type
574 | Branded Hotels
355 | Bed & Breakfast & Inns
299 | Boutique Hotels
274 | Airport/Conference Hotels
231 | Limited Service & Budget Hotels
192 | Luxury Hotels
170 | Resorts
161 | City Center Hotels
92 | Extended Stay & Serviced Apartments
43 | Hostels
29 | Motels
24 | Casinos
20 | RV Parks & Campgrounds
13 | Vacation Rentals & Villas
Region
743 | North America
9 | Central America
8 | Europe
8 | Asia Pacific
1 | Oceania
1 | Middle East
1 | Africa
Category
624 | Hotel Accounting Software
312 | Business Intelligence
311 | Scheduling & Workforce Management
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M3's Provided Description:
"M3 Insight is the advanced analytics and business intelligence tool to enhance budget planning and accurate forecast predictions. It empowers hoteliers to make informed decisions with real-time insights from data aggregated from M3 Accounting Core, STR, GSS, OTB, M3 Labor Management, and more. M3 Insight simplifies data visualization, allowing quick access to crucial insights."
Capabilities
Powerful Business Intelligence
Powerful Business Intelligence
Analyze your data using the many hospitality specific dashboard templates within Insight or create your own custom dashboard for specific analysis. Share your dashboards with others to enable alignment within your organization. Schedule emails and create custom alerts to bring critical data to you automatically. Insight combines Accounting, Budget, Forecast, Labor, PMS, GSS, and STR data into a single place.
Budget and Forecast
Budget and Forecast
Create budgets and forecasts using built-in hospitality drivers. Start annual budgeting or explore scenarios by copying prior entries. Manage data access with customizable user permissions. Snapshots track forecast accuracy by saving instances of your budget. Use comparison columns to make faster decisions, and view data from high-level to day-by-day for detailed financial planning.
Hospitality Specific Drivers
Role Based Access/Security
Role Based Access/Security
Distribute information securely with role-based access. User roles dictate which sections of M3 Insight each individual can access. Easily define groups of user roles to manage access to specific dashboards, streamlining information sharing across your organization. In Budget and Forecast, additional controls allow you to restrict access to specific accounts, ensuring only authorized users can view or edit entries.
Features
Analytics
Forecasting, Budgeting & Planning
Data Management
Collaboration
Available Add-ons & Modules
M3 Accounting Core
Hotel Accounting SoftwareM3 Labor Management
Scheduling & Workforce ManagementRecommended by
Achievements
This vendor's trending score is rising, M3 (Insight) is the #4 most trending product in the Business Intelligence category (out of 73) and the #147 most trending product overall in the global hotel tech ecosystem. HTR assesses vendor's real time activity in the market to give buyers a sense of whether a product is gaining momentum
Learn moreM3 has opened its internal systems to Hotel Tech Report and earned the Verified Support Certification.
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M3 Case Studies
When it comes to financial data, speed and accuracy are crucial. Learn how Raines Company made M3’s Professional Services the backbone of its bookkeeping process to cut financial statement turnaround times as it grew.
100+ HOTELS IN 30 DAYS: J&P LEFT QUICKBOOKS BEHIND WITH M3 + INOVA
HOW M3 + CORPAY GAVE YEDLA 32 HOURS BACK EVERY MONTH
The Story of Crescent Hotels & Resorts
GF Hotels & Resorts Leverages M3's Back-Office Systems to Achieve Scale, Visibility, & Reliability for It's Portfolio
Topeka (United States)
M3's Boutique Accounting Services Assist North Star Lodging Management in Back-Office Procedures
Bradenton (United States)
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"We have been able to hand our hotel General Managers a tool to see their labor costs versus their budget on a daily, weekly, bi-weekly, bi-monthly, and monthly basis"
"It is no doubt that M3 is more streamlined, more efficient, and is positively driving our bottom line"
"Insight's ability to integrate with third-party data, such as Smith Travel and brand Guest Satisfaction Scores (GSS), is important because owners want to see more than just the revenue from the day."
"Being able to consolidate information very efficiently has saved countless amounts of work hours."
"Accounting Core is so easy to use; being able to log on and get PnLs and bank reconciliations, setting up users, and having everything in one place is so beneficial."
"If you are in the hotel business, you use M3!"
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Looking for specific info?
Custom budgets and easy invoice entry — just needs a more modern feel
General Manager from 75-99 room Branded Hotel in Mishawaka (United States)
Helpful for budgets, accounting, and invoices
AGM from 200 to 499 room Branded Hotel in Fresno (United States)
Easy to use for hotel needs — scanning images can be difficult
GM from 75-99 room Bed & Breakfast & Inn in Adel (United States)
Easy budgeting and invoice processing that just works
AGM from 200 to 499 room Branded Hotel in Kokomo (United States)
Easy invoice lookup — support can be hard to reach
GM from 200 to 499 room Branded Hotel in Hattiesburg (United States)
Easy invoice entry and scanning — when the scanner cooperates
AGM from 200 to 499 room Branded Hotel in Fredericksburg (United States)
Helpful punch alerts — but clearly an afterthought
Corporate Director, HR from 200 to 499 room Branded Hotel in Denver (United States)
Accurate invoice entry, but support could be faster
Accounts Payable from 25-49 room Luxury Hotel in New York City (United States)
Easy to use reporting — but it logs out too fast
General Manager from 75-99 room Bed & Breakfast & Inn in Clearwater (United States)
Efficient reporting support, though it could be faster
Assistant General Manager from 200 to 499 room Bed & Breakfast & Inn in Mount Pleasant (United States)
Expert Q&A and Partner Recommendations
Submit RecommendationWhat does this product or service do well?
M3 Accounting was built for the hotel industry specifically, so its solutions match and evolve with the industry's needs. M3 offers an excellent tool with comprehensive financial management capabilities, user-friendly interfaces, and integration options.
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What differentiates this product or service from the competition?
M3 allows you to customize your reporting depending on your unique needs, they invest in staff training, and leverage operational benchmarking by HotStats to complement their own products and services.
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Based on your experience with this product or service, if you could give one piece of advice to a hotelier considering this product or service, what would it be?
I would advice them to make use of all the support options M3 has to offer to make sure that they are setting up the reports and accounts to meet their unique needs. M3 is very responsive and has multiple ways of communicating with customers, so don't miss your chance to engage with them!
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