Frontdesko vs Hotelogix: 2026 Side-by-Side
An honest comparison for independent hoteliers actually evaluating both. Where Hotelogix's India-market track record wins, where Frontdesko's flat bundled pricing wins, and who each one actually fits.
The 30-Second Answer
Hotelogix is an India-origin cloud PMS in market since 2008, now headquartered in Singapore with offices across India, the US, UAE, Thailand, and the Philippines. It's built up an estimated 10,000+ property install base across 100+ countries, with genuinely deep India-market fit: GST-compliant invoicing, native MakeMyTrip and Goibibo support, and pricing tiers designed around Indian independent hotels and budget properties.
Where Hotelogix's pricing gets more complicated is bundling: its entry Premium tier includes a booking engine but not a channel manager — channel manager access requires the Premium Plus tier (picking it as one of three selectable interfaces) or a separate per-room distribution add-on. Frontdesko takes the opposite approach: PMS, channel manager, and booking engine ship together in a single flat-priced Growth plan, with no interfaces to pick or add-ons to calculate.
This isn't a case of one product being categorically better — it's a track-record-and-flexibility platform versus a simplicity-and-bundling platform, both aimed at the same independent-hotel buyer. If you want a longer-established India-market vendor with a pick-your-interfaces model and a genuinely free entry tier for a micro-property, Hotelogix has earned that position. If you want channel manager and booking engine bundled into one predictable bill without configuring interface add-ons, Frontdesko is built for that from the first plan up.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
Honest comparison, no marketing fluff
Hotelogix pricing and feature data reflect public information as of 2026-07; Hotelogix publishes both flat-tier and per-room pricing models depending on region, so verify with Hotelogix for current pricing on your property.
Where Each One Wins
Where Frontdesko Wins
- Channel manager and booking engine ship bundled, not picked. Hotelogix requires choosing channel manager as one of three interfaces at its Premium Plus tier, or paying a separate distribution add-on. Frontdesko's Growth plan includes both from $42/month, no interface selection required.
- One flat bill, not a tiered-plus-add-ons ladder. Hotelogix's Freemium → Premium → Premium Plus → Platinum structure layers distribution and interface add-ons on top of the base tier price. Frontdesko's core stack has no add-on fees.
- Modern, minimal interface. Built for an owner-operator running the front desk personally — check-in in under 30 seconds, rate changes in 3 clicks.
- Same-day, self-serve onboarding. No sales call or interface-configuration project required; first reservation typically lands within an hour of signup.
- Direct, founder-level support. A small team means questions get answered by people who build the product, not routed through a large-company ticket queue.
Where Hotelogix Wins
- Longer India-market track record. In market since 2008, with offices across India, the US, UAE, Thailand, and the Philippines, and an estimated 10,000+ property install base across 100+ countries.
- Genuinely free entry tier with POS included. Hotelogix's Freemium plan includes unlimited POS, housekeeping, and reporting at $0 — useful for a micro-property that doesn't need channel manager or online payments yet.
- Pick-your-interfaces flexibility. Premium Plus and Platinum let you choose exactly which interfaces you need — GDS, loyalty, revenue management, accounting — rather than a fixed bundle, which can suit properties with specific niche requirements.
- Broader OTA network. Vendor-reported channel connections run higher than Frontdesko's roughly 40, a real edge for properties distributing through a long tail of regional platforms.
- Room to grow past 50 rooms. Platinum-tier interface depth and per-room pricing options give Hotelogix more headroom for larger independent properties and small groups.
Pricing Math for a 20-Room Boutique
Take a 20-room independent boutique property that wants PMS, channel manager, and booking engine together. Hotelogix's Freemium tier doesn't include channel manager or payment-enabled booking, so it doesn't cover the full stack. Premium ($79.90/month) adds the full booking engine but still not channel manager standard — that requires Premium Plus ($119.90/month), which includes channel manager as one of three selectable interfaces. Hotelogix also publishes an alternate per-room pricing model in some regions, so treat this as directional:
Hotelogix (Premium Plus plan, ~20 rooms): $119.90/month × 12 = $1,438.80/year (additional interfaces beyond the 3 included, e.g. loyalty or revenue tools, cost extra)
Frontdesko Growth plan: $42/month × 12 = $504/year (no setup fee, no interface add-ons for the core PMS+CM+BE stack)
Difference: roughly $935/year — about 2.9x, before any additional interface add-ons Hotelogix charges separately.
For a 20-room boutique running 60% occupancy at $100 ADR, that gap is roughly 8 free room-nights of recovered revenue per year. If your property needs Hotelogix's POS module, wants to pick specific interfaces like loyalty or GDS, or values its longer India-market track record enough to offset the price gap, that spend can genuinely earn its keep — this is a bundling-versus-flexibility trade-off as much as a price one.
If You're Already on Hotelogix: Migration to Frontdesko
The most common reasons customers move from Hotelogix to Frontdesko are (1) bundling frustration — owner-operators who find themselves paying for a channel-manager add-on or a higher tier just to get one interface bundled in, and want a single flat price instead, and (2) fit — sub-15-room properties where Hotelogix's tier-plus-add-on structure feels like more configuration than a one-person front desk needs.
- Export from Hotelogix. Reservations, guest profiles, and rate/inventory data export as CSV/Excel through the Hotelogix reporting module. Pull 12-24 months of history to preserve guest context.
- Sign up for Frontdesko trial. No card required. Set up your property, room types, and rate plans first so the import has somewhere to land.
- Import. Frontdesko's onboarding wizard accepts Hotelogix's export format directly. Reservation IDs are preserved so historical references stay valid.
- Reconnect channels. Use your existing OTA credentials for Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, Airbnb, and regional OTAs like MakeMyTrip and Goibibo. The channel manager re-establishes the same property mapping.
- Parallel run for 7-14 days. Keep Hotelogix live in read-only mode as a reconciliation safety net. Compare daily reports for the first two weeks before fully cutting over.
- Cut over and cancel Hotelogix. Most single properties complete the full migration in 5-10 days.
If you actively use Hotelogix's POS module or an interface only reachable through its GDS or loyalty add-ons, confirm Frontdesko covers it — or plan to keep that piece running separately — before committing to a full cutover.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Frontdesko a real alternative to Hotelogix for small hotels?
For independent properties under 50 rooms, yes. Frontdesko bundles PMS, channel manager, and booking engine at $25-42/month flat with a free tier for up to 5 rooms. Hotelogix is a well-established India-origin cloud PMS, in market since 2008 and serving an estimated 10,000+ properties across 100+ countries, with particularly deep GST-compliant billing and MakeMyTrip/Goibibo support for the Indian market. Both target the same independent-hotel buyer; the decision usually comes down to whether you want channel manager and booking engine bundled into one flat price from day one, or you're comfortable picking interfaces a la carte as Hotelogix's tiered plans require.
What does Hotelogix cost in 2026 versus Frontdesko?
Hotelogix's published 2026 pricing runs in tiers: a Freemium plan (front desk, housekeeping, POS, reports, and a web booking engine without payment processing) at $0, Premium at $79.90/month (adds full booking engine with payments and 24/7 support), Premium Plus at $119.90/month (adds any 3 of: channel manager, GDS, payment gateway, revenue tools, loyalty, or accounting interfaces), and Platinum at $179.90/month (adds 6 interfaces). Channel manager access outside Premium Plus is billed as a distribution add-on at roughly $1/room/month (minimum $25/month). Hotelogix also publishes an alternate per-room pricing model in some regions, so treat these figures as directional — confirm current pricing with Hotelogix directly. Frontdesko publishes flat pricing: free up to 5 rooms, $25/month for 6-9 rooms, $42/month for 10-30 rooms (Growth — channel manager and booking engine bundled, no interface picking required), $54/month for 30-50 rooms.
Does Hotelogix bundle a channel manager and booking engine, or are they add-ons?
Booking engine access with payment processing comes standard from the Premium tier ($79.90/month) up. Channel manager is not standard at that tier — it's one of three selectable interfaces at Premium Plus ($119.90/month) and up, or a separate distribution add-on (~$1/room/month, minimum $25/month) on lower tiers. Frontdesko bundles both PMS, channel manager, and booking engine into its Growth plan at a single flat $42/month with no interface selection or per-room add-on math required.
Can I migrate from Hotelogix to Frontdesko?
Yes. Hotelogix exports reservation history, guest profiles, and rate/inventory data as CSV/Excel through its reporting module. Frontdesko's onboarding imports those files and reconnects channel-manager integrations using your existing OTA credentials, including MakeMyTrip, Goibibo, Booking.com, Expedia, and Agoda. Typical migration timeline for a single 20-room property is 5-10 days including a parallel run, with Hotelogix kept live in read-only mode as a reconciliation safety net until the cutover is confirmed clean.
Why would I pick Hotelogix over Frontdesko?
Pick Hotelogix if: you want a longer India-market track record (in market since 2008, offices across India, the US, UAE, Thailand, and the Philippines), you need a genuinely free forever entry tier for a micro-property with minimal online distribution, you want to pick and choose specific interfaces (loyalty, GDS, revenue management) rather than a fixed bundle, or you're comfortable with per-room or tiered pricing that scales past 50 rooms. Pick Frontdesko if you're an owner-operator under 50 rooms who wants channel manager and booking engine bundled into one flat monthly bill without picking interfaces, prefers a simpler modern interface, wants same-day self-serve onboarding, or wants direct founder-level support instead of a large-company support queue.
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