The free Cloudbeds alternative for independent hotels
Cloudbeds is a capable all-in-one platform, sold by custom quote. Tribii gives independent properties a booking engine, website, PMS essentials, guest CRM and AI, free up to 20 rooms.
An honest, side by side comparison.
Cloudbeds pricing vs Tribii
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How each company describes its own pricing, in their own words, from their public pricing pages. It is not the cost-to-match figure the comparison uses: that one is in the table below, with its basis. See their live pricing.
Data verified October 2026Choose Tribii if…
- You want a genuinely free plan up to 20 rooms, with no card and no sales call.
- You want 0% commission on direct bookings, collected straight to your own Stripe account.
- You want one simple system for your property, free to start and scaling by room count.
- You want the guest CRM and experience upsells included, not as paid add-ons.
Cloudbeds may fit better if…
- You run a large or complex property and need Cloudbeds' 400+ integrations.
- You want a big vendor with global support teams and a long track record.
- You rely on advanced revenue marketing tools already built into their ecosystem.
Tribii replaces Cloudbeds with a free booking engine and the free hotel PMS, free for up to 20 rooms with 0% commission on direct bookings.
Tribii vs Cloudbeds, line by line.
How we price this: for each company we take the cheapest plan they publish that does what Tribii's Free plan does, a booking engine that can take an online card payment, a website, and reservations, rates and invoicing, for a 20-room property. Where a company publishes no price at all, we say so and the range shown is marked as an estimate: it is ours, not a quote from them. Prices are shown in the currency each company publishes and are never converted. Where you land may differ, so check their pricing page before deciding.
Comparison compiled by Tribii from public product information. Competitor plans and prices change: check their current pricing before deciding.
Where Tribii is different from Cloudbeds
Free up to 20 rooms
Tribii's core is free forever for up to 20 rooms. Cloudbeds is quote-only with no public free tier.
One system, not add-ons
Website, invoicing, guest CRM and AI onboarding are included. On Cloudbeds several of these are paid add-ons.
0% booking commission
Direct bookings go straight to your Stripe account. Tribii never takes a percentage of a reservation.
Tribii vs Cloudbeds, in depth
What Cloudbeds does well
Cloudbeds is a mature, all-in-one platform with a large integration marketplace, strong support and a growing set of AI and revenue tools. For bigger or more complex properties, that breadth and its partner network are real advantages.
Where a free plan changes the maths
Cloudbeds is sold by custom quote with no public free tier, so the entry cost is a conversation with sales. For an independent property under 20 rooms, Tribii covers the same core booking engine, PMS essentials and invoicing at no cost.
Is Tribii a real Cloudbeds alternative?
Yes. Tribii covers direct bookings, reservations, guests, invoicing and AI onboarding, and adds front desk, housekeeping and self check-in on higher plans. The free core scales by room count, so it fits an independent property from a few rooms upward, with the depth to grow into.
Switching from Cloudbeds is free. Tribii's AI onboarding helps import your rooms, rates and reservations so you start where you left off.
You do not have to rebuild your website: paste the Tribii booking widget where your current one sits, on WordPress, Wix, Squarespace or a hand-coded page. On WordPress there is also a free plugin that does it without code. Or build a new site free with the website builder.
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