Amenitiz vs SiteMinder: Complete Comparison 2026
Amenitiz vs SiteMinder 2026: complete comparison for independent hotels
Amenitiz is purpose-built for independent hotels with 3–30 rooms across Europe, including Portugal. One subscription covers everything: PMS, booking engine, channel manager, website builder, and payments, with 0% commission on direct bookings and free native support.
Quick answer: which one is best for an independent hotel?
For independent hotels with 3 to 30 rooms, Amenitiz delivers more of what matters, at a significantly lower cost:
1. All-in-one vs. modular: Amenitiz includes PMS, channel manager, booking engine, website, and payments in one plan. SiteMinder is a channel manager first: almost everything else is an add-on.
2. Price: From €42/month all-inclusive vs. €95/month for SiteMinder's channel manager alone.
3. Hotel website: Included, SEO-optimised and built by hospitality experts. SiteMinder requires a third-party website tool.
4. Customer support: Free, native speaking team in English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. SiteMinder support is global and primarily in English.
5. Trustpilot: 4.6/5 from 4,700+ verified reviews vs. 4.1/5 from 396 reviews for SiteMinder.
Amenitiz vs SiteMinder:
comparison table 2026
SiteMinder earns its reputation as the world's best channel manager. But a channel manager is only one piece of the puzzle. For a Portuguese independent hotel managing 15 rooms in the Algarve or a guesthouse in the Douro Valley, you need the full picture, and SiteMinder requires you to assemble it yourself, piece by piece, at extra cost, while Amenitiz provides the full package at a better price.
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Other reasons why hotels chose Amenitiz in 2026
The right amount of OTAs for your 3-30 room hotel
SiteMinder has the best channel manager in the market, offering 450+ OTA connections gobally, but it's also the most expensive one, starting at €95/month.
Amenitiz is built specifically for independent hotels and B&Bs, with a channel manager connecting 150+ OTAs, natively integrated with your PMS, booking engine, payments and hotel website, which is more than enough for hotels with 3-30 rooms.
A website that actually gets you found on Google
SiteMinder's website builder is a paid add-on.
Amenitiz includes a fully SEO-optimised, mobile-first hotel website built by hospitality experts, at no extra cost. On average, Amenitiz customers see 10–15% of bookings shift to direct after launch.
0% commission on direct bookings, always
SiteMinder Pay applies transactional fees on payments processed through the platform. Over a year, the difference for a 15-room hotel can amount to thousands of euros substracted from your margin.
AmenitizPay processes all your direct bookings with no commission taken by Amenitiz.
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FAQs from hotels switching to Amenitiz
SiteMinder is primarily a channel manager and distribution platform. It connects your hotel to hundreds of OTAs and requires you to bring your own PMS, website, and other tools. Amenitiz is a true all-in-one solution: PMS, channel manager, booking engine, hotel website, payments, and dynamic pricing are all included in a single subscription. For independent hotels in Portugal that want one platform covering everything, Amenitiz is the more complete choice.
Yes, when you account for the full picture. SiteMinder's channel manager starts at €95/month, but that doesn't include a PMS, a hotel website, dynamic pricing, or native Portuguese support. Once you add those tools, the total cost is significantly higher. Amenitiz starts at €42/month and includes all of the above in one plan.
Yes. Amenitiz connects to 150+ OTAs including Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia, and Google, with real-time two-way synchronisation. While SiteMinder connects to 450+ channels globally, Amenitiz covers all the channels that matter for independent hotels across Europe, without requiring a separate subscription.
Yes. Unlike SiteMinder, which requires you to integrate a third-party PMS, Amenitiz includes a full property management system in every plan. Reservations, check-in/out, invoicing, housekeeping, and reporting are all managed from within the same platform as your channel manager and booking engine.
For an independent hotel with 3 to 30 rooms in Europe, yes. If your use of SiteMinder is centred on channel management and bookings and you're using separate tools for your PMS, website, and payments, Amenitiz can consolidate all of that into one subscription, at a lower total cost.
Most hotels are fully live within 3–4 weeks. Amenitiz provides a dedicated onboarding specialist in your native language, and manages data migration for you: including existing bookings, room configurations, and OTA channel connections.
Yes. Guest registration with SEF (Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras) is managed natively within the Amenitiz PMS. This is a legal requirement for all accommodation providers in Portugal, and Amenitiz handles it automatically, something SiteMinder, as a standalone channel manager, does not do natively.
Yes, and it's included in all Amenitiz plans at no extra cost. The website is built by hospitality experts, SEO-optimised for local searches in Portugal, and fully integrated with your booking engine so guests book directly without leaving your site. SiteMinder's website builder is a paid add-on.
Yes. Amenitiz has a dedicated customer support team for the French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese markets available 7 days a week, with an average response time under 2 minutes via chat, e-mail, phone and videocall.
Amenitiz starts from €42-€125/month depending on the number of rooms, and includes PMS, channel manager, booking engine, website, and payments.
SiteMinder starts at €95/month for the channel manager alone, the equivalent Amenitiz package costs less and includes everything your hotel needs to operate.
For a 10–20 room independent hotel in Portugal, Amenitiz typically represents a saving of €100–250/month compared to running SiteMinder alongside a separate PMS, website tool, and payment processor.