Beds24 vs KrossBooking (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, KrossBooking grades higher than Beds24: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
KrossBooking grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Beds24
Pay-as-you-go channel manager and PMS for rentals and small hotels
KrossBooking
Property management with channel manager and booking engine
Which one is for you
Pick Beds24 if
- Fits if you run a mix of rentals, B&B rooms or a small hotel and want to pay per room
- Works for agencies that manage properties for several owners
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: prices are in euros, and top-ups under €50 carry a small handling fee
- Pricey if you link many channels, as each room type on each channel is €0.55 a month on top of the room fee
- Watch out: extra logins are €2 a month, your own subdomain €19 a month, SMS €0.10 each and onboarding from €79
- Not for you if you want a normal subscription: you top up credit like a phone, and the account stops after the trial without it
Pick KrossBooking if
- Fits if you run a small hotel, B&B or a few holiday apartments in Europe
- Works for owners who want PMS, channel manager and booking engine from one vendor
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you have fewer than 3 units, as both plans need at least 3
- Tight if you want channels on Basic, as the channel manager and booking engine are Premium only
- Watch out: prices are in euros, and over 20 units you get a quote
- Watch out: the tourist-statistics and guest-registration features follow local rules and may not fit outside Europe
How we grade them
| 2.4GPABeds24Fair | 2.6GPAKrossBookingGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C€15.50 a month for one room, a €12.90 base plus €2.60 a room, which in dollars sits just above this category's cheaper quarter ($15.99). Channel links are €0.55 each on top. At 10 rooms it's €38.90 a month before links. | B4 euros a unit for Basic and 6 for Premium, with a minimum of 3 units, so Premium costs 18 euros a month at the floor. That is around the category's cheaper quarter. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day trial of a full account with no card needed. There's no free plan, and the account stops when the trial ends unless you add credit. | CA 30-day free trial, and the listing doesn't say a card is needed. There is no free plan. |
| Features | BA booking calendar with check-in and inventory controls, two-way links to 60+ channels, a commission-free booking engine, an inbox with WhatsApp and SMS, pricing rules with a yield optimizer, owner accounts and an open API. That covers the whole job. | BPMS, channel manager, booking engine, competitor rates and a multi-property planner. The channel manager and booking engine are Premium only. |
| Ease of use | CNo app-store rating on record. You set up rooms, room types and a link for each channel, and pay from prepaid credit, so there's a fair amount to configure. | CNo rating on record. A PMS with channels, a booking engine and guest registration rules to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, an open API and a WordPress plugin, with links to Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, Vrbo, Google Hotel Ads, TripAdvisor and Trivago. There's no desktop app. | BWeb, iPhone and Android apps, with channel connections and PayPal. No desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | mixed portfolios of rentals, B&Bs and hotel rooms | a low-cost PMS and channel manager for small properties |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Beds24 and KrossBooking. How we grade
Price against what you get
Beds24 starts at about $17.32 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. KrossBooking starts at about $4.47 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and KrossBooking starts $12.85 a month lower. Of the other vacation rental tools on the chart, none scores higher than Beds24 for less, and none scores higher than KrossBooking for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Beds24 also covers shared inbox, reports and whatsApp messaging.
- KrossBooking also covers calendar.
At a glance
| Beds24 | KrossBooking | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | €15.50 per month for 1 room, paid from prepaid credit | €4 per room or apartment / month |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of a fully working account, no credit card required | 30-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Beds24 GmbH | Solutions Plus s.r.l. |
| Price read from | beds24.com | krossbooking.com |
| Checked | Oct 24, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Beds24
- Prices are quoted in euros. Payment can be made in dollars and other currencies, and top-ups under €50 carry a small handling fee.
- The channel manager costs €0.55 a month per link, one room type on one channel, on top of the room fee.
- Extras cost more: extra user logins €2 a month, a private-label subdomain €19 a month, SMS €0.10 each, onboarding from €79.
- Billing is prepaid like a phone top-up, with no contract; the account stops after the 14-day trial unless credit is added.
KrossBooking
- Prices are shown in euros and both plans need at least 3 rooms or apartments.
- The Basic plan leaves out the channel manager and the booking engine; those need Premium.
- Properties with more than 20 units get an individual quote rather than a listed price.
- The pages describe tourist-statistics and guest-registration features built around local rules, which may not apply outside Europe.
Key features
Beds24
- Channel manager
- Two-way API connections to Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, Vrbo and 60+ channels, with iCal sync and Google Hotel Ads, TripAdvisor and Trivago links.
- Booking engine
- A commission-free, multi-language booking page or widgets for your own site, with extras, promo codes and a WordPress plugin.
- Front desk PMS
- A drag-and-drop booking calendar, check-in and check-out, inventory controls such as closed to arrival, invoices and customizable dashboards.
- Guest messaging
- A central inbox for two-way Airbnb and Booking.com messages, triggered messages through each stay, and WhatsApp and SMS messages to guests.
- Pricing rules and yield
- Seasonal, occupancy-based and linked prices, gap fillers and a yield optimizer that adjusts nightly rates by availability.
- Agencies and API
- Multi-property and agency functions, owner accounts, multiple users with access control, and an open API.
KrossBooking
- Channel manager
- Receives reservations from online travel agencies and updates availability and rate plans automatically, with the aim of avoiding overbooking.
- Booking engine
- A booking widget for the property's own website. The newer version adds changes, cancellations, online check-in, packages and discount codes.
- Competitor rates
- Shows competitors' rate plans so a property can compare its own prices against the market.
- Multi-property planner
- Several properties can sit in one planner, or be kept as separate setups behind a single login.
- Guest data and tourist statistics
- Stores guest details to meet local registration rules and builds the tourist-movement file some offices require. Rules differ by country.
- Mobile app
- Phone and tablet app with push notifications, check-in and check-out, invoices and receipts, a dashboard and the reservations calendar.
Plans
Beds24
Pay as you go€15.50
per month for 1 room, paid from prepaid credit
A €12.90 base account plus €2.60 per room, with the PMS, booking engine and inbox included. €38.90 a month at 10 rooms, before channel links.
KrossBooking
Basic€4
per room or apartment / month
The main PMS features without the channel manager and booking engine. Minimum of 3 rooms or apartments.
Premium€6
per room or apartment / month
PMS plus channel manager plus booking engine in one package. Minimum of 3 rooms or apartments.
Custom quoteCustom
For properties with more than 20 units; the vendor writes an individual quote.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Beds24 or KrossBooking?
As of Nov 12, 2026, KrossBooking is cheaper to start with: about $4.47 a month, against about $17.32 a month for Beds24. Beds24 starts at €15.50 per month for 1 room, paid from prepaid credit, and KrossBooking starts at €4 per room or apartment / month.
Which has a free plan, Beds24 or KrossBooking?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Beds24 nor KrossBooking has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.