Chekin review (2026): is it worth €3.95 a month?
Online guest check-in, ID checks and legal reporting for rentals
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Chekin report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for legal guest check-in in Europe
Chekin handles online guest check-in, ID checks and legal reporting for rentals, from about 3.95 euros a property. The page does not say whether prices are monthly or annual, and fees and unit minimums apply.
Who Chekin is for
- Fits if you must report guests to local authorities
- Works for managers who want ID checks and digital keys together
Who Chekin is not for
- Watch out: prices are in euros and the page does not say if they are monthly or annual
- Watch out: minimums of 3 units apply to some tiers and 20 to others
- Pricey if you take deposits, as they cost 1.5% + 0.30 euros and damage protection from $2.50 a booking
- Watch out: legal reporting covers only the listed countries
- Watch out: call, WhatsApp and SMS carry channel fees
Why Chekin gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyFrom 3.95 euros a property, under 60% of the category's $10 cheaper quarter, but the page does not say if that is monthly or annual and some tiers carry minimums.
- CFree plan and trialA free trial is offered, but its length is not stated and there is no free plan.
- CFeaturesOnline check-in, legal reporting, ID verification, digital keys, payments and a guidebook. Legal reporting covers only the countries listed.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and properties and local legal rules must be set up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only on record, with Airbnb, Beds24, Hostfully, Smoobu, Lodgify, Hospitable, Nuki and Guesty.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Chekin's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/chekin#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/chekin.svg" alt="Chekin: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Chekin stands among vacation rental tools
Chekin's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 36 of the 53 other vacation rental tools we grade, and level with 10.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 43 of 53) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $4.41 a month, against a middle price of $19.99 for the category: 2 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 54 vacation rental tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Chekin’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 43 of 53, level with 9
- CFree plan and trialAbove 24 of 53, level with 25
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 53, level with 28
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 53, level with 52
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 4 of 53, level with 49
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 36 vacation rental tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Chekin, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Chekin you would be making one mailbox that several people work at once. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 36 of the 53 other vacation rental tools we grade. It costs $52.96 a year.
What you could make
- Invoicing: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- One mailbox that several people work at once.
- It plugs into other products, Airbnb, Beds24 and Hostfully among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Chekin’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Chekin?
Chekin is a guest check-in platform for vacation rentals, apartments, hotels and campsites. Guests complete registration online, and the tool handles identity scanning, legal reporting to authorities in some countries, tourist taxes and digital guidebooks. Higher plans add self check-in with digital keys, a branded guest app and e-invoicing.
Worth knowing
- Prices are in euros; the page does not make clear whether the figures shown are monthly or annual rates.
- A minimum subscription of 3 units applies to some tiers and 20 units to others, per the page.
- Transaction fees apply: deposits 1.5% + €0.30, and damage protection from $2.50 per booking.
- Legal reporting covers only the countries the page lists; call, WhatsApp and SMS carry channel fees.
Key features
- Online check-in
- Guests fill in their details and documents before arrival, with OCR scanning of IDs and custom communications.
- Legal compliance
- Guest data is sent to authorities where integrations exist; the page lists Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal, with France, Germany and UAE coming.
- Identity verification
- Biometric ID matching is a premium feature, included in full on the Enterprise plan.
- Self check-in and digital keys
- Remote property access through keyless integrations, offered as a premium feature and shown on the integrations page.
- Payments and damage protection
- Deposits, tourist taxes, upsells and damage protection plans are handled in one place, with transaction fees listed on the page.
- Unified inbox and guidebooks
- A guest inbox with AI replies, plus digital guidebooks and a white-label guest app on the premium tiers.
Chekin pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Chekin is a paid product with a free trial, starting at €3.95 per property / month, from.
- Starts at
- €3.95 per property / month, from
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free trial offered; its length is not stated on the pricing page.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | €3.95per property / month, from; monthly or annual basis unclear | Online check-in, legal compliance, iCals, deposits and damage protection, tourist taxes, payments, upsells and unified inbox. |
| Premium | €5.95per property / month, from; monthly or annual basis unclear | Basic plus one premium feature of your choice: identity verification, self check-in, branded app, guidebooks or e-invoicing. |
| Enterprise | €7.95per property / month, from; monthly or annual basis unclear | Basic plus all premium features; the pricing page also offers custom plans. |
Read from chekin.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Chekin before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savingsAnnual billing saves up to 20%
The pricing page offers an Annual option that it says saves up to 20% compared with monthly billing.
Stated on chekin.com
Works with
- Airbnb
- Beds24
- Hostfully
- Smoobu
- Lodgify
- Hospitable
- Nuki
- Guesty
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Common questions
Does Chekin have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Chekin is listed for Web.
Does Chekin have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Chekin is listed for Web.
Is Chekin open source?
Chekin is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.