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Benvo vs Apaleo

Apaleo alternative for hotels that want it all built in

Apaleo is an API first PMS designed for hotels and groups with the technical team to assemble their own stack from its app store. Benvo takes the opposite approach: online check in, housekeeping, guest messaging, booking page, POS and spa are built in and share one guest record. If you want full control over every component and have developers, Apaleo is the better match.

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Price

Per venue per month in US dollars, before tax.

$349 a monthRooms and stays, Front desk and bills
  • $0 setup, data moved for you
  • $4,188 in the first year
  • AI team included, no cover fees
Apaleo$705 a monthTypical mid tier
  • Setup not published
  • $8,460 in the first year

A typical Apaleo property pays about $705 a month as of November 2026, and Store apps for check in, distribution, messaging and POS are priced separately by their vendors. On Benvo, Rooms and reservations plus Front desk and room bills cost $349 a month. With housekeeping and the Channel manager and booking engine it is $567 list, or about $510 after the 10% module saving.

About Apaleo

What Apaleo is.

Apaleo is a Munich based company that built an open, API first property management platform. Its core covers rooms, rates, folios and accounting, and it relies on the Apaleo Store for check in, keys, channel management, booking engines, messaging and POS.

Choose Apaleo if

Hotel groups and serviced apartment operators with developers who want to build their own stack on an open API.

Choose Benvo if

Hotels that want one product, one guest record and one bill, without assembling apps.

Why venues move from Apaleo

Fewer apps to buy

On Apaleo, online check in, the booking engine, channel manager, messaging and POS come from Store apps. Benvo builds them in, so there is one contract and one guest record.

Full housekeeping board

Apaleo covers room status and points to apps for more. Benvo includes a housekeeping app and board with cleaning rounds and maintenance.

Company accounts with ageing

Benvo runs a city ledger for company accounts, where Apaleo offers company folios and ageing is not confirmed.

Lower base price

Rooms and front desk cost $349 a month on Benvo, against a typical $705 for Apaleo before Store apps.

Features

Hotel

16 featuresApaleo
Room calendar and rate plansIncludedIncluded
Online check in and outIncludedPaid extraStore apps
Kiosk and digital room keysPartlyKiosk ready, door locks connected on requestPaid extraStore apps
Room bills and night auditIncludedDay closes itself at 03:00Included
City ledger and company accountsIncludedPartlyCompany folios, ageing not confirmed
Housekeeping app and boardIncludedPartlyRoom status only, apps for more
Channel managerPartlyBooking sites go live after certificationPaid extraStore apps
Own booking engineIncludedPaid extraStore apps
Revenue management and dynamic pricingPartlyPrice suggestions you approve, no automatic pricingPaid extraStore apps
Guest messagingIncludedPaid extraStore apps
Integrated restaurant POSPaid extraBenvo POS module, included in the Hotel bundlePaid extraStore apps
Dining and spa on one recordIncludedPartlyThrough Store apps
Member and club ratesIncludedNot included
Group and block bookingsIncludedIncluded
Open API and app marketplaceNot includedIncluded
Multi property and enterpriseIncludedGroup desk books tables and rooms across venuesIncluded
Included IncludedPaid extraPartly Limited, on a higher plan or not confirmedNot included Not included

Where Apaleo is stronger

  • Apaleo has an open API and an app store, so you can choose each component, which Benvo does not allow.
  • It suits engineering teams that want to own their integrations.
  • Apaleo is proven with serviced apartments and multi-property groups.
Sources and how we checked

From each vendor's own pricing, product and help pages, and buyer reviews where a vendor publishes little, checked in November 2026. Prices are typical per venue per month in US dollars before tax; vendors quote per deal. Product names are trademarks of their owners, and Benvo is not affiliated with any of them. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.

Switching from Apaleo

Live in 14 days, with your data moved for you.

Benvo imports rooms, rates, guest profiles and future reservations from Apaleo through its exports during onboarding, with no setup fee. Most hotels are live in 14 days, and a 12 month term earns up to 3 months of buyout credit.

  • No setup fee and no migration charge
  • Up to 3 months of your remaining contract credited
  • Staff trained on site or online
Book a demo todayFree, no commitment. Thirty minutes with someone who has run a venue.
Questions

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Apaleo prices per unit, and a typical property pays about $705 a month as of November 2026, before Store apps for check in, distribution, messaging or POS. Benvo charges $349 a month for rooms and front desk, and about $510 with housekeeping and booking sites.

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