What you are comparing
Zarina Soft Hotelier is a management program for hotels and guesthouses, sold as a licence with unlimited rooms and users (vendor claim). 4Hotel is a monthly subscription: a room-type booking calendar, a front desk with guest records, the resort tax, housekeeping and reports.
What the official pages publish, as of 2026-10-24
| Criterion | 4Hotel | Zarina Soft Hotelier |
|---|---|---|
| Payment model | Monthly subscription; the price is on the subscriptions page | Licence (claimed “lifetime”); price not published |
| Bookings by room type | Yes, with an availability check on every booking | Not detailed on the page we checked |
| iCal sync with Airbnb, Booking, VRBO | Not confirmed in the verified code | Vendor claim |
| e-Invoicing | Invoice draft in 4invoices when the bill is closed | Claimed: via SmartBill, FGO or Oblio |
| Guest register | CSV export of registrations | Claimed: forms under HG 237/2001 |
| Resort tax | Calculated at check-in, per person per night or as a percentage of the stay | Claimed: local tax as a separate line |
Where Zarina is stronger
- A licence without a monthly subscription (vendor claim).
- Data on your own server or external hosting, your choice (claimed).
- Romanian functions described on the page: e-invoicing through three invoicing providers, the HG 237/2001 forms, the local tax.
Where 4Hotel is stronger
- A monthly subscription: no licence paid up front.
- Bookings with an availability check by room type, at code level.
- The resort tax is calculated automatically at check-in and appears on the guest's bill.
What we did not verify
Zarina's prices are not published on the page we checked, and its “See prices” link was not read. The claims about iCal, e-invoicing and the register are the vendor's. Sources consulted on 2026-10-24: https://www.zarinacrm.ro/crm-hotel/ (read directly).