Hoxell 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
Both land on 7/10 overall, so the choice comes down to fit rather than our scores.
Hoxell is built for european hotels wanting digitised housekeeping operations with Swiss data jurisdiction. Sweeply is built for hotels with multilingual or seasonal staff wanting visual, simple housekeeping management.
| Hoxell | Sweeply | |
|---|---|---|
| Our rating | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Pricing | Custom pricing, requires sales call | Modular pricing, 30-day free trial; Guest Connect from €1/room/month |
| Best for | European hotels wanting digitised housekeeping operations with Swiss data jurisdiction | Hotels with multilingual or seasonal staff wanting visual, simple housekeeping management |
| HQ | Switzerland (Lugano) | Iceland (Reykjavik) |
| Founded | 2013 | 2019 |
| Reviewed by | anna | elena |
What each one costs
Hoxell pricing
- Custom quote Sales call required
- No published figures and no tier structure. The rate depends on your property, which is the standard explanation in this category and no more satisfying here than elsewhere.
I'd rather evaluate a product against a published number, and Hoxell doesn't give you one. What I'd add is that the pricing conversation is the right moment to ask the questions that actually matter here, because they aren't on the website either: where the data sits, what the processing terms say, and who the sub-processors are. I read the DPA before I looked at the room status dashboard, and it held up. Ask for it before you ask for a discount.
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 Hoxell pricing and Sweeply pricing.
Common questions
Which is better, Hoxell or Sweeply?
Both score 7/10 on our ratings, so the right pick depends on what you are optimising for. Read both reviews.
How much do Hoxell and Sweeply cost?
Hoxell: Custom pricing, requires sales call
Sweeply: Modular pricing, 30-day free trial; Guest Connect from €1/room/month
Read the full reviews
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Hoxell
Hoxell is Swiss, built by a real hotelier, and keeps your data under European law. I read the DPA before I looked at the room status dashboard. Here's what I found.
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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.