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Cloudbeds vs SiteMinder

Cloudbeds vs SiteMinder: full PMS or channel manager

These are different products. Cloudbeds is a full PMS with its own channel manager and booking engine; SiteMinder is a channel manager and booking engine that connects to a PMS you already have. Choose Cloudbeds to replace your PMS and distribution together, and SiteMinder to widen distribution while keeping your current PMS.

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Choose Cloudbeds if

Independent hotels that want PMS, front desk, housekeeping and distribution in one system.

Choose SiteMinder if

Hotels that already have a PMS and want the widest reach across booking sites.

Consider Benvo if

Benvo, like Cloudbeds, combines the PMS and channel manager, for about $448 a month for rooms, front desk and booking sites. It adds dining, spa and member rates on one guest record. Its booking site connections go live after certification, so some hotels keep SiteMinder running during the switch.

Price

Per venue per month in US dollars, before tax.

$510 a monthRooms and stays, Front desk and bills, Housekeeping, Booking sites and booking page
  • $0 setup, data moved for you
  • $6,124 in the first year
  • AI team included, no cover fees
Cloudbeds$510 a monthTypical mid tier
  • Setup not published
  • $6,120 in the first year
SiteMinder$300 a monthTypical mid tier
  • Setup not published
  • $3,600 in the first year
Differences

What you get

Cloudbeds runs rooms, front desk, night audit, city ledger and housekeeping. SiteMinder handles rates, availability and direct bookings only.

Price

A typical Cloudbeds property pays about $510 a month for the full platform. SiteMinder costs about $300 a month on top of a separate PMS, as of November 2026.

Guest messaging

Cloudbeds includes it on the Experience plan. SiteMinder sells it in its Guest Engagement plan.

Features

Hotel

16 featuresCloudbedsSiteMinder
Room calendar and rate plansIncludedIncludedPartlyRates and availability only, PMS via partners
Online check in and outIncludedPartlyExperience planNot included
Kiosk and digital room keysPartlyKiosk ready, door locks connected on requestPartlyExperience planNot included
Room bills and night auditIncludedDay closes itself at 03:00IncludedNot included
City ledger and company accountsIncludedIncludedNot included
Housekeeping app and boardIncludedIncludedNot included
Channel managerPartlyBooking sites go live after certificationIncludedIncluded
Own booking engineIncludedIncludedIncluded
Revenue management and dynamic pricingPartlyPrice suggestions you approve, no automatic pricingPaid extraPaid extraDynamic Revenue Plus
Guest messagingIncludedPartlyExperience planPartlyGuest Engagement plan
Integrated restaurant POSPaid extraBenvo POS module, included in the Hotel bundlePaid extraThrough partner appsNot included
Dining and spa on one recordIncludedNot includedNot included
Member and club ratesIncludedNot includedNot included
Group and block bookingsIncludedIncludedPartlyNot confirmed
Open API and app marketplaceNot includedIncludedIncluded
Multi property and enterpriseIncludedGroup desk books tables and rooms across venuesIncludedIncluded
Included IncludedPaid extraPartly Limited, on a higher plan or not confirmedNot included Not included
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.

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Questions

Still curious? Talk to someone who has run a venue.

It can. Cloudbeds includes its own channel manager and booking engine, so many hotels on Cloudbeds do not need SiteMinder at all. Hotels that want SiteMinder reach for particular booking sites can still connect the two, at the cost of a second subscription.

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