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Honest comparisons.
We start with the most common setup in independent hotels: spreadsheets, paper and chat groups. Comparisons with named products follow only after their facts are checked against public sources.
Spreadsheets and chat groups, or hotel operations software?
Spreadsheets, paper and chat groups against hotel operations software: what the free tools do better, where they break, and when it is time to switch.
How we compare
- What the other option does better comes first.
- Facts come from public, dated sources, linked on the page.
- Where a fact is not public, the table says "Not published" instead of guessing.
- Oste’s own status is stated as it is: in build, pilots targeting early 2027.
- Every comparison shows when it was last checked and when it will be checked again.
Comparisons with named products are being researched. They are published only after every statement about another company has been checked against its public sources.