Apaleo alternative
FrontDesk vs Apaleo
Apaleo is an API-first open PMS at €8 per room per month, from €400/month, built around a marketplace of apps. FrontDesk is €39 per property, whatever the room count.
How we compare: we have no commercial relationship with Apaleo. What we say about Apaleo comes from its own public pages, read on September 30, 2026 (link below); where a vendor publishes no price we say so instead of quoting third-party estimates. Prices change, so check the source before you decide. FrontDesk's gaps are on this page as plainly as its strengths.
How you pay
Apaleo
Per room per month, public
- • "€8 per room per month", "Starting at €400 per month"; online payment processing "starting at 0.6%".
- • "No setup fees · No license fees · No maintenance fees · No integration fees"; APIs included, 200+ apps in the Apaleo Store.
FrontDesk
Per property, public, no quotes
- • €39/month per property (or €390/year) up to 49 rooms; from 50 rooms Enterprise at €2.90 per room per month, falling to €1.90 from 400 rooms.
- • Groups: €33/month per property from 3 properties, €29 from 10, one subscription and one invoice, activated from Settings.
- • Every feature in the one plan; no setup fee, no minimum term, 14-day trial without a card.
Feature by feature
Apaleo: prices published. FrontDesk: €39/month per property on the pricing page, sign up and pay by card yourself.
Apaleo: priced per room, with a €400/month minimum. FrontDesk charges per property, never per room or per booking.
Apaleo: positioned for chains and groups as well as independents. FrontDesk: consolidated occupancy and revenue across properties (/group), volume pricing from 3 properties.
Apaleo: channel manager through marketplace apps. FrontDesk connects two-way to OTAs through Channex (a certified channel manager you subscribe to separately) or syncs via iCal. It is not a built-in channel manager.
Apaleo: booking engine through marketplace apps. FrontDesk: a hosted booking page per property with live availability and seasonal prices; deposits go to your own Stripe account.
Apaleo: APIs included at no extra cost. FrontDesk: REST API for reservations, availability and guests plus signed webhooks, in the base price.
Choose Apaleo if
- • You have a tech team or partners and want to assemble your own stack of apps on an API-first PMS.
- • You run serviced apartments or a chain and want every function exposed through APIs.
Choose FrontDesk if
- • You run a small or mid-size hotel and €39 per property costs less than a per-room price with a €400 minimum.
- • You want a hosted booking page and daily operations working out of the box, without choosing apps.
- • You want volume pricing for groups from 3 properties.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Apaleo cost?
From Apaleo's pricing page (September 30, 2026): €8 per room per month, starting at €400/month, with payment processing from 0.6% and no setup or integration fees.
What does it cost to try FrontDesk?
Nothing, and you don't talk to anyone: the demo with a sample hotel is at /demo, and the 14-day trial of every feature needs no credit card.
See it before you decide
The demo runs on a sample hotel with no forms or sales calls; the 14-day trial needs no credit card.