4Hotel or Clock PMS: which suits an 8-room guesthouse?

Comparisons • Clock PMS

4Hotel or Clock PMS: which suits an 8-room guesthouse?

Clock PMS+ sells an all-inclusive package: PMS, booking engine, POS, online check-in and card payments. The price is not fixed: it is calculated from annual net revenue and the number of rooms. 4Hotel is a monthly subscription without card payments, for guesthouses and small hotels.

Comparison table

What is published, as of 2026-10-24

Criterion4HotelClock PMS+
Pricing modelMonthly subscription; plans on the subscriptions pageCalculated from annual net revenue and number of rooms; no price list
Published exampleOn the subscriptions page517 EUR/month, 40 rooms, 1.9 million EUR net revenue, excluding VAT
Card paymentsWe do not process paymentsClaimed as included (“payments that just work”)
Onboarding feeTo be confirmed in a quoteOne-off fee; the amount is not shown in the calculator
Romania-specific elementse-invoicing through 4invoices, resort tax, guest register (CSV export)Not on the pricing page

Where Clock PMS+ is stronger

  • A single package for operations: PMS, booking engine, restaurant POS, online check-in and payments (claimed).
  • For a mid-size hotel or a group with a restaurant, where every component gets used.

Where 4Hotel is stronger

  • For a small guesthouse that will not use the restaurant and card payments in a package.
  • The resort tax is calculated at check-in, and the guest register exports to CSV.

Sources

Sources consulted on 2026-10-24: https://www.clock-software.com/pricing (read directly). The price for 8 rooms is not shown; the exact onboarding amount is not published on the page.