Hotelkit vs Sweeply
Factual side-by-side, not editorial. Both tools have been tested at a working European hotel. For opinions, read the individual reviews linked below.
The short version
On our hands-on ratings, Hotelkit takes it overall, 8/10 against 7/10.
Hotelkit is built for multi-property hotel groups wanting a European operations platform with strong housekeeping and internal communication. Sweeply is built for hotels with multilingual or seasonal staff wanting visual, simple housekeeping management.
| Hotelkit | Sweeply | |
|---|---|---|
| Our rating | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Pricing | One-time setup fee + monthly licence, not publicly disclosed. Positioned below category average. | Modular pricing, 30-day free trial; Guest Connect from €1/room/month |
| Best for | Multi-property hotel groups wanting a European operations platform with strong housekeeping and internal communication | Hotels with multilingual or seasonal staff wanting visual, simple housekeeping management |
| HQ | Austria (Salzburg) | Iceland (Reykjavik) |
| Founded | 2012 | 2019 |
| Reviewed by | marc | elena |
What each one costs
Hotelkit pricing
- Setup fee (one-time) Quote-only, scaled to room count
- A one-off fee based on how many rooms you run, paid once at the start. There is no public figure, so the number for your property only lands after a sales call.
- Monthly licence Quote-only, below category average
- The recurring cost for the platform and its six modules. For the breadth on offer it came in below what I expected, and the integration fee caps at EUR 199 for non-PMS connections, which is fair.
- 30-day free trial Free, no credit card
- Full onboarding support during the trial, and it was better than most vendors manage after you have paid. Start here before you sign anything, with housekeeping and communication first.
hotelkit will not put a number on a public page, which irritates me the way it irritates every hotelier who wants to compare on a spreadsheet before booking a call. For the breadth on offer it came in below what I expected, and the integration fee caps at EUR 199 for non-PMS connections, which is reasonable. Use the 30-day trial before you commit; the onboarding during it was better than most vendors provide after you have paid.
Sweeply pricing
- 30-day free trial €0
- A full month, which is long enough to cover a real changeover weekend rather than a quiet Tuesday. For a seasonal property that's the difference between a demo and a test.
- Guest Connect From €1/room/month
- The published module, and at thirty rooms that's €30 a month. Modest enough that the decision comes down to whether the tool works for your staff rather than whether you can afford to find out.
Modular, so you pay for the parts you switch on, and the published rate starts low. After being caught out by a surprise line on a different vendor's invoice, I asked what the full configuration would cost rather than the entry module, and I'd suggest you do the same before the trial ends. The thirty days matter more than the euros here. Use them on a busy week, with the staff who will actually use it, not with you clicking through it alone in the office.
Prices as last verified during each review. Hotel software pricing moves, and per-room rates behave very differently at 20 rooms and at 200, so run the arithmetic at your own room count. Full detail on Hotelkit pricing and Sweeply pricing.
Common questions
Which is better, Hotelkit or Sweeply?
On our ratings Hotelkit scores 8/10 against Sweeply at 7/10. But the better tool is the one that fits your property, so read both reviews before you decide.
How much do Hotelkit and Sweeply cost?
Hotelkit: One-time setup fee + monthly licence, not publicly disclosed. Positioned below category average.
Sweeply: Modular pricing, 30-day free trial; Guest Connect from €1/room/month
Read the full reviews
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Hotelkit
Hotelkit was built in Salzburg by a hotelier who got frustrated running his own 50-room property. Bootstrapped, Austrian-owned, 4,000+ hotels. I tested it across my three Austrian properties. The sovereignty story is real. So are the weak spots.
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Sweeply
I handed Sweeply to Nikos and Katerina and watched. The colour-coded boards made sense to both of them inside twenty minutes. But the reporting left me wanting, and I still don't know many small hotels using it.