Djubo Alternative for Small Hotels in India
Djubo is an Indian hotel suite with Growing, Pro, Max and Enterprise plans billed annually by default, and its pricing page says prices rise 10% each year. FrontDesko is the alternative with a free PMS, unlimited rooms, and channel manager at $35-54/month.
By the FrontDesko team · Last updated 2026-10-31 · Djubo plan structure read from its public pricing page on 2026-10-31
How does Djubo compare with FrontDesko at a glance?
| FrontDesko | Djubo | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | PMS, booking engine, guest app, POS free; channel manager + AI $35 / $42 / $54 per month by room band | Plans (Growing, Pro, Max, Enterprise) priced for 10 rooms in INR; figures not readable in our fetch, quote-based in practice |
| Billing | Monthly | Annual by default, quarterly option; GST at 18% added |
| Price changes | Prices stated on the pricing page | Subscription prices rise 10% each year per its pricing page |
| PMS | Full PMS in the free tier | None on Growing; PMS Lite on Pro; full PMS on Max |
| Channel manager | Paid tier, 75+ two-way connections plus Google Hotels | Included on all plans; 100+ OTAs claimed (130+ including payment and tech partners) |
| Booking engine | Free tier, commission-free | Included on all plans |
| POS | Free tier, QR table ordering | Pro: up to 4 outlets; Max: 4 more |
| Revenue tools | Ask FrontDesko AI assistant (paid tier) | Automated revenue manager (Max), rate shopper and reputation management (Enterprise) |
| Onboarding | Self-serve with free migration | 7 working days (Growing), 14 (Pro and Max) |
Djubo, founded in India, markets a 20-product suite and claims 2,500+ hotels across 19 countries (its own numbers). It is a serious option for Indian hotels that want one vendor for distribution, operations and intelligence. The questions to ask are price transparency and how much of the suite you will actually use.
Where does Djubo win?
- Breadth of suite. Automated revenue manager, competitor rate shopper, reputation management, self check-in kiosks, head-office tools for chains and a booking engine for offline agents. FrontDesko has none of the kiosk, rate shopper or head-office tooling.
- Metasearch advertising is built into Djubo's Pro plan.
- Local fit and hands-on onboarding with an Indian team, GST-ready billing and a structured 7-14 working-day setup.
- Channel manager on every plan, including Growing, so distribution is never an add-on.
If you are a growing group of properties that wants revenue automation and a rate shopper under one contract, Djubo's higher tiers are built for that. See hotel management software for India to compare the FrontDesko side.
Where does FrontDesko win?
FrontDesko's PMS, commission-free direct booking engine, guest app and POS are free forever with unlimited rooms. The channel manager and Ask FrontDesko AI assistant are the paid part: Mint $35/month (0-10 rooms), Basil $42/month (11-30 rooms) or Saffron $54/month (31-50 rooms). There is no annual lock-in and no annual price step: the free tier stays free. A 14-room guesthouse that mainly needs reservations, a booking engine and housekeeping pays $0; adding OTAs is $42 a month on the Basil band.
Recently shipped features:
- Unified guest inbox: email and OTA chat land in one Messages tab instead of being split between your mailbox and each OTA extranet.
- Card guarantee: on OTA bookings through the Channex payment app, and on direct bookings through the hotel's own Stripe account (a card is saved, not charged, until you decide).
- Guest-app self check-in and check-out: date-gated, with the check-in wizard following your payment policy.
- POS with QR table ordering: guests scan a table QR code and order from their phone; the POS is part of the free tier.
- 75+ OTA connections: two-way, listed on the OTA connections page, plus Google Hotels.
What does the 10% yearly increase mean over three years?
Djubo's pricing page states that subscription prices rise 10% each year. On any plan, that compounds: a plan costing 100 in year one costs 110 in year two and 121 in year three. We cannot show rupee figures because the page did not render them for us, so ask for a written three-year quote and compare it with FrontDesko's $42 per month (about $504 a year) for an 11-30 room hotel with OTAs, or $0 without.
What does a day look like after switching from Djubo?
Illustrative scenario, not a customer case study: the property, people and numbers below are invented to show how the screens behave. No real customer or quote is described.
- 07:10 — Priya, the (invented) manager of a 14-room guesthouse in Goa, opens the FrontDesko app on her phone. The tape chart shows two arrivals this morning and a beach-view room blocked for maintenance.
- 09:40 — A Booking.com guest asks about airport pickup in the OTA chat. In the Messages tab it sits beside an email enquiry from a direct guest, and she answers both from there.
- 11:30 — A new Booking.com reservation arrives. On the reservation's Card Guarantee panel she can pre-authorize the saved card rather than chase it later.
- 14:20 — A friend's Instagram link opens the guesthouse's own booking widget with dates pre-filled through a deep link; the booking lands on the same calendar.
- 18:45 — The beach shack takes a QR-code table order; the POS posts it to the room folio.
- 22:45 — Priya checks tomorrow's arrivals. One guest has done self check-in in the guest app, so the night staff only hand over the key.
How do you switch from Djubo to FrontDesko?
- Ask Djubo to export reservations and guest records (CSV) and confirm your contract end date, since plans bill annually.
- Create the free FrontDesko account, configure rooms and rates, and import with the onboarding wizard.
- Run FrontDesko's free booking engine next to Djubo's for a week.
- Subscribe to the channel manager tier for your room count and connect OTAs; disconnect each from Djubo after confirming it on FrontDesko.
- Run both in parallel for 7-14 days, then cut over before your Djubo renewal date.
The longer playbook is on the switching guide and in the hotel PMS migration checklist.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Djubo alternative?
FrontDesko is a strong alternative for small and mid-size Indian hotels: the PMS, booking engine, guest app and POS are free with unlimited rooms, and the channel manager is $35 to $54 per month. Djubo is stronger if you need its revenue manager, rate shopper or kiosks.
How much does Djubo cost?
Djubo publishes plan names (Growing, Pro, Max, Enterprise) priced for a 10-room property in INR, billed annually by default with 18% GST extra. We could not read exact figures, so ask Djubo for a written quote.
Does Djubo raise prices every year?
Its pricing page states that subscription prices rise 10% each year. Ask for the multi-year total before signing.
Does Djubo include a channel manager?
Yes, on every plan. Djubo claims 100-plus OTAs in its channel manager section. FrontDesko lists 75 or more two-way OTA connections plus Google Hotels, and its channel manager is a paid tier.
Is FrontDesko free for Indian hotels?
The PMS, direct booking engine, guest app and POS are free forever with unlimited rooms. The channel manager and AI assistant cost $35, $42 or $54 per month by room band, with local-currency equivalents listed on the pricing page.
Can I keep my OTA connections when I switch?
You reconnect each channel through FrontDesko and disconnect it from Djubo once confirmed. Do it one channel at a time so no channel is live in two managers, and run both systems in parallel for 7 to 14 days.
When should I stay with Djubo?
Stay if you use its revenue manager, rate shopper, kiosks or head-office tools, or if your contract is mid-term and the suite fits. Switching has a real cost in time.
Where did these Djubo facts come from?
Every Djubo price or claim on this page comes from the pages below, fetched on 2026-10-31. Vendors change prices; confirm on their site before you decide. Djubo's pricing page showed plan names and terms but no readable rupee figures in our fetch, and the one third-party price listing we found is undated, so no Djubo price is quoted here. Ask Djubo for a written quote.
- Djubo pricing page (plans priced for 10 rooms, annual billing, 10% yearly increase, GST extra, onboarding times) — fetched 2026-10-31
- Djubo home page (2,500+ hotels in 19 countries, 100+ OTAs, 20 products - vendor claims) — fetched 2026-10-31
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