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Apaleo vs Smartpricing

Both are professional tools for hotels & holiday accommodation. Apaleo has the stronger GDPR profile; Smartpricing publishes a monthly price.

ApaleoApaleo GmbH (Munich, Germany)GDPR: Good

on request

Stronger on 1 by 2 points with a clear margin

vs
SmartpricingSmartpricing Srl (Arco, Trentino, Italy)GDPR: Limited

Base: from 111 euro/month (annual billing)

Stronger on 1 by 2 points with a clear margin

The key differences

  • Apaleo has the stronger GDPR profile: good, versus limited for Smartpricing.
  • Smartpricing publishes a monthly price (€111); for Apaleo the price is on request.
CriterionApaleoSmartpricing
GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data. For a professional tool: whether the data is stored in the EU, whether there is a certification or GDPR guarantee, and whether the provider is based in the Netherlands or the EU. For a general model: EU hosting, no training on your data and self-hosting. From Strong to Unknown; Caution only for a model with a documented problem. How we measureGoodLimited
Priceon requestBase: from 111 euro/month (annual billing)
OriginEUEU
TasksAI chatbot for customer service, AI for planning and rosters–

Choose Apaleo if…

  • GDPR and confidentiality weigh heavily
  • if you are looking for: apaleo Open PMS in the cloud
  • if you are looking for: apaleo APIs (open API)

Choose Smartpricing if…

  • you want to know the cost up front
  • what you're looking for: dynamic room rates per day
  • what you're looking for: rates up to 500 days ahead

Apaleo features

  • Apaleo Open PMS in the cloud
  • Apaleo APIs (open API)
  • Apaleo Pay for payments
  • Apaleo Store with integrations
  • Agent Hub: marketplace for AI agents
  • Sales, Email and Migration Agent
  • Apaleo MCP Server for AI assistants

Features of Smartpricing

  • Dynamic room prices per day
  • Prices up to 500 days ahead
  • Takes account of events, season and competition
  • Minimum/maximum prices and minimum stay
  • Prices automatically pushed to all channels
  • Integrations with 80+ PMS/channel managers
  • Dashboard with ADR, RevPAR and occupancy
  • Your own revenue manager (Ultra plan)

Frequently asked questions

Which is better: Apaleo or Smartpricing?
Apaleo has a stronger GDPR profile; Smartpricing publishes a monthly price. Which matters more to you decides the choice; the table puts everything side by side.
Which is cheaper: Apaleo or Smartpricing?
Apaleo: on request. Smartpricing: Base: from 111 euros/month (billed yearly); Premium: from 191 euros/month (incl. revenue manager 2h/month); Ultra: from 611 euros/month (full outsourcing of pricing strategy).
Which is safer for your data: Apaleo or Smartpricing?
Apaleo has the stronger GDPR profile (good against limited). The profile summarises what the provider publishes; always sign a data processing agreement. See the GDPR check for hotels & holiday accommodation.

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