Chekin Review: What It Costs at One, Three and Ten Properties

What is Chekin?

Chekin is software for accommodation operators that covers online check-in with OCR, legal compliance reporting, tourist taxes, a unified inbox, online payments, upsells and damage protection. It is sold on a per-property basis, with separate vacation-rental and hotel minimums. That combination makes it relevant to operators whose main problem is the administrative and guest-facing work around arrival rather than only routine guest messaging.

I read the product and pricing information on September 12, 2026, through a United States connection. The vendor does not reprice the page by country. Its pricing page instead presents a billing toggle, and the annual option was active when the figures were recorded. That distinction matters because the prominent EUR 3.95 figure is not a month-to-month rate.

A concrete example shows why the category matters. An operator managing 3 accommodation units may need to collect check-in information, process tourist taxes and arrange online payments across all 3. The software groups those jobs in one product, but that does not mean every capability belongs to every plan. The plan boundaries need to be checked separately.

I treat this as a software review, not as a collection of opinions. My test is whether a reader can identify the billing basis, the applicable minimum, the known plan boundary and the figures that remain unverified. The pricing basis deserves particular attention because a displayed rate for 1 property cannot simply be multiplied by 3 or 10 when the per-property rate falls as the portfolio grows.

What does Chekin cost?

The pricing basis is per property per month, with a rate that falls as the property count rises, and the default toggle is annual. The vendor’s FAQ states: “The more properties you register, the cheaper your subscription will be. We set ranges of 10 properties and each time you pass a range, the subscription price goes down.” Consequently, EUR 3.95 is the Basic rate displayed at 1 property, not a universal rate that can safely be multiplied by every portfolio size.

The figures below came from the Chekin pricing page. The displayed annual rates at 1 property were EUR 3.95 for Basic, EUR 5.95 for Premium and EUR 7.95 for Enterprise, each expressed per property per month. The annual subscription is paid in one payment and covers 12 months, so the annual cash payment represented by each displayed starting rate is monthly rate × 12.

Those annual calculations explain the displayed rate, but they are not quotations for a purchasable 1-property vacation-rental subscription. The vacation-rental view requires at least 3 accommodation units, while the hotel view requires at least 20 units. Those are differences between the vacation-rental and hotel views; they are not monthly-versus-annual restrictions.

The page’s full annual prompt is: “Need just 1 or 2 properties? Switch to Annual for per-property pricing from EUR 3.95/mo.” When the page was recorded, the annual option was already active, so that prompt was hidden. This is useful evidence about the billing period: the “from EUR 3.95/mo” headline belongs to annual billing, not to an independently verified monthly rate.

I have not filled the 3-property and 10-property cells with invented totals. The pricing card recorded for this review contained an input value of 1 and a hidden “From” label. Because the vendor explicitly says the per-property rate falls with count, calculations such as EUR 3.95 × 3 or EUR 3.95 × 10 would present unverified prices as quotations.

The month-to-month rates were not read. The page displayed a “Save up to 20%” banner, but “up to” states a ceiling rather than a fixed discount. Dividing the annual rates by 0.8 would therefore manufacture monthly figures that the verified record does not contain.

Subscription cost is also not the only possible charge. The verified pricing information lists deposits at 1.5% plus EUR 0.30, tourist taxes at 1.5% plus EUR 0.99, online payments at 1% and upsells at 10% per transaction. These charges apply to different transaction types, so they should not be combined into one universal percentage.

Damage Protection uses separate dollar-denominated charges. The published options are USD 2.50 for USD 1,500 of cover, USD 3.50 for USD 2,500 of cover and USD 4.00 for USD 5,000 of cover. The vendor notes that the charge converts at the day’s rate. The dollar amounts describing cover should not be mistaken for subscription tiers.

For readers comparing pricing structures, our review archive includes another property-count review, a transaction-basis review, a mixed-pricing review, a user-based pricing review, an account-pricing review, a three-count pricing review, a per-property review, a stepped-price review, a room-based review and a billing-period review. The useful habit across these pages is the same: identify what is being counted before comparing the headline number.

What do you actually get on each Chekin plan?

The verified plan boundary is narrower than the general feature list. Basic is the foundation. Premium is Basic plus 1 premium feature selected from Identity Verification, Self Check-in and Digital Keys, Branded Guest App, Digital Guidebooks or E-invoicing. Enterprise includes all of those premium features.

The product-level capabilities verified for this review are online check-in with OCR, legal compliance reporting, tourist taxes, a unified inbox, online payments, upsells and damage protection. The available record does not allocate each of those 7 general capabilities to a specific subscription tier. I therefore would not assume from this review alone that every item is included in Basic, nor would I claim that one of them requires Premium when that boundary was not verified.

This distinction prevents a common purchasing mistake. A feature can appear on a product page without the reviewed evidence showing its exact plan placement. For a 3-property operator, the right question is not only “Does the product offer tourist taxes?” It is also “Which quotation places tourist taxes on the plan offered to my 3 properties, and are its transaction charges included in the quoted total?”

Premium requires an especially deliberate choice because it includes 1 premium feature rather than all 5. If an operator needs both Digital Guidebooks and Identity Verification, the verified plan description does not establish that Premium supplies both. Enterprise is the plan explicitly described as including the full set of 5 premium features.

E-invoicing also has a geographic condition attached to that one feature. It is available in Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal. That country list does not restrict Identity Verification, Self Check-in and Digital Keys, Branded Guest App or Digital Guidebooks, and it should not be applied to the product as a whole.

What does Chekin not do?

I can report only 2 verified limitations. First, the E-invoicing feature is not sold outside Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal. That is a limitation of E-invoicing alone, not evidence that the other 4 premium features or the full product are limited to those countries.

Second, the vacation-rental view does not sell fewer than 3 accommodation units, while the hotel view does not sell fewer than 20 units. A host with 2 vacation rentals is therefore below the applicable minimum by 1 unit: 3 required − 2 operated = a 1-unit shortfall. A hotel operator with 19 units is likewise 1 unit below the 20-unit hotel minimum.

I would not infer any other absence from silence in the pricing material. If a capability is not covered by the verified record, the accurate answer is that I have not established whether the software does it. A short limitation list is more useful than a longer list assembled from assumptions.

Who is Chekin right for?

The clearest fit is an accommodation operator at or above the relevant minimum who needs the verified check-in, compliance, payment or guest-service capabilities. For vacation rentals, that means starting the evaluation at 3 accommodation units. For hotels, it means starting at 20 units. Operators below those counts should not treat the displayed 1-property rates as evidence that a smaller subscription can be purchased.

Consider Joost, who operates 3 apartments in Utrecht and lists all 3 on Airbnb. I keep that example fixed throughout: 1 town, 3 accommodation units and 1 platform. His first arithmetic check is simple: 3 operated units − the 3-unit vacation-rental minimum = 0-unit difference. He reaches the minimum exactly.

Joost still cannot calculate a reliable subscription total from the displayed EUR 3.95 Basic rate. The tempting calculation would be EUR 3.95 × 3 = EUR 11.85 per month and EUR 11.85 × 12 = EUR 142.20 per year. I would reject that result as a quotation because the vendor says the per-property rate falls with count and the 3-property calculator result was not verified.

His practical next step is to request the exact 3-property annual and monthly totals. He should also ask whether his required capability is in Basic or whether he needs Premium with 1 selected premium feature. If he needs all 5 named premium features, Enterprise is the verified plan boundary.

I cannot honestly name a property count at which this software stops being the cheap answer, nor a count at which it becomes the obvious answer. Doing that would require verified quotations at multiple portfolio sizes and a defined alternative with the same scope. We have the displayed 1-property starting rates, but not the stepped 3-property and 10-property rates needed to establish either crossover point.

That does not prevent a count-based recommendation. A 1-property or 2-property vacation-rental operator is below the 3-unit minimum. Joost, at 3 properties, is eligible to seek a vacation-rental quotation but still needs the stepped rate. A 10-property operator also needs a calculator result rather than an extrapolation because the pricing FAQ specifically describes falling rates in ranges of 10 properties.

Operators researching adjacent operational questions can also consult our pages on guest-screening technology, vacation-rental upsells, software categories by job and host app categories. Those subjects help define the job being purchased before a plan is selected.

What do Chekin users say in their reviews?

We do not collect user reviews of other companies, and I will not summarise ratings, advantages, complaints or quotations that we did not gather. Readers looking for user-submitted material can consult Capterra’s listing directly. I do not repeat its rating or review count here.

What this page offers instead is pricing in the shape the vendor actually uses: a displayed annual rate at 1 property, the 3-unit vacation-rental minimum and the unverified stepped rates at 3 and 10 properties. For example, the Basic starting figure produces EUR 3.95 × 12 = EUR 47.40 at the displayed 1-property rate, but that calculation is not a purchasable 1-unit vacation-rental subscription and cannot be multiplied into a verified 3-property total.

What should you check before subscribing to Chekin?

I would use the following 10-minute checklist before entering payment details or accepting a quotation:

1. Confirm what is being counted. Ask whether the quotation counts properties, accommodation units or another measure. The published basis is per property per month, while the minimum is expressed as 3 accommodation units for vacation rentals and 20 units for hotels.
2. Check the active billing option. The EUR 3.95, EUR 5.95 and EUR 7.95 starting rates were displayed with Annual active. Annual billing is paid in 1 payment for 12 months. Do not read those figures as verified month-to-month rates.
3. Request the rate at your real count. If you operate 3 properties, ask for the 3-property result. If you operate 10, ask for the 10-property result. The vendor says the per-property rate falls as counts rise, so multiplying the 1-property starting rate is not a substitute.
4. Verify the minimum that applies to your accommodation type. The vacation-rental view requires 3 units and the hotel view requires 20. A 2-unit vacation-rental account and a 19-unit hotel account each sit 1 unit below their respective minimums.
5. Identify the required premium feature. Premium is Basic plus 1 selected feature from a list of 5. Write down whether that one choice is Identity Verification, Self Check-in and Digital Keys, Branded Guest App, Digital Guidebooks or E-invoicing.
6. Check whether you need more than 1 premium feature. If your operation requires 2 of the 5, ask how the quotation handles that requirement. The verified description establishes that Enterprise includes all 5, while Premium includes 1.
7. Keep the E-invoicing restriction attached to E-invoicing. Confirm that this specific feature is relevant only if the operation is in Spain, Italy, Greece or Portugal. Do not treat those 4 countries as a product-wide restriction.
8. Separate subscription and transaction charges. A EUR 100 deposit example produces EUR 1.80 at 1.5% plus EUR 0.30, while a EUR 100 tourist-tax example produces EUR 2.49 at 1.5% plus EUR 0.99. Ask which transactions you expect and model each fee independently.
9. Price the annual cash payment. Once the correct portfolio rate is supplied, multiply its monthly equivalent by 12 because the annual subscription is paid in a single payment. Do not perform that calculation using the 1-property starting rate when your actual count is 3 or 10.
10. Put every included capability in writing. Ask the quotation to identify the plan placement of online check-in with OCR, legal compliance reporting, tourist taxes, the unified inbox, online payments, upsells and damage protection. The verified record establishes those 7 product capabilities but does not assign every one to a particular plan.

For broader preparation, the owner workflow overview, the automated-messaging overview and the maintenance-tracking overview can help separate check-in administration from other operational jobs. For example, dividing a 3-property workflow into check-in, messaging and maintenance prevents one subscription quotation from being mistaken for coverage of all 3 categories.

BnBGenius costs $10 per month, while its free tier includes the first 500 messages, all features and no card; we answer Airbnb and VRBO guest messages, request and publish reviews, create cleaning and repair tasks, sell empty nights and arrival or departure upgrades, and operate through Telegram, but we do not provide channel management, calendar synchronization, direct bookings, pricing tools or owner accounting. One rental home is 1 unit even when the same home appears on Airbnb and VRBO, so 3 units cost $10 × 3 = $30 per month. If that is the purchase decision you are making, use the direct comparison and leave the two-product argument to that page.