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Aura vs RoomRaccoon

Looking for a RoomRaccoon alternative?

Aura is the flat-fee PMS for independent hotels — similar feature surface, transparent pricing, no plan-tier jumps as you add rooms.

If you're a 5–30-room independent that found RoomRaccoon useful but pricey at the upper tiers, Aura's flat model lands materially cheaper above ~10 rooms.

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aura · Villa Marbella · Calendar
Villa Marbella· 4 rooms · LKR/USD
Unit
2 May
Sat
3 May
Sun
4 May
Mon
5 May
Tue
6 May
Wed
7 May
Thu
8 May
Fri
Family Room
FAM
BTom Anderson · 3n
$75
$60
$60
AEmma Walker · 4n
Room 1
STD
$50
DMichael Smith · 5n
$40
Room 2
STD
Owner block
$50
ERachel Johnson · 6n
Room 3
STD
$50
$50
ADavid Brown · 7n
PaidDueOwner blockBBooking.comAAirbnbEExpediaDDirect
Cost comparison

How much you'd save

Adjust to your property size. Side-by-side monthly cost.

Properties
1
rooms
1 property×8 rooms total
Note: Entrance/Booster/Mastermind tiers with feature gates; public pricing page is JS-rendered.
Aura
$36
/ month
RoomRaccoon
$156
/ month approx.
You'd save $120/mo ($1,440/yr, 77% less) by switching to Aura at this size.
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Aura: $12/property + $3/room/mo — exact, no plan tiers.
RoomRaccoon:Estimate— source:Operator-reported pricing on G2 / Capterra reviews
Actual cost varies by plan, region, and negotiated discounts.
Balanced view

What RoomRaccoon does well — and where Aura wins

RoomRaccoon is genuinely good at
Feature breadth
RoomRaccoon has a wide feature set: PMS, channel manager, booking engine, payments, upsells — comparable to the larger players.
Fast-growing, modern product
Among the newer entrants, the product feels current. Active development, regular UI updates.
Decent in Netherlands and South Africa
Strong regional presence with local payment-method support in those markets.
Where Aura is materially better
No plan tiers, no feature gates
Every feature available at every property size. Channel manager, booking engine, payments, upsells, owner statements, digital check-in — all included in the flat $12 + $3/room.
Linear pricing as you grow
20 rooms = $72/mo. 50 rooms = $162/mo. No cliff effects, no 'upgrade to access this feature'.
Owner workflow native
If you ever manage rooms on behalf of owners, statements, revenue splits, and the owner portal are already in the product.
Where RoomRaccoon commonly frustrates operators
Plan tiers create cliff effects
Entrance, Booster, Mastermind tiers gate features. Operators report being forced to upgrade tiers to unlock a single needed feature — costs jump in big steps, not gradually.
Per-room price scales sharply
Effective monthly cost for a 20-room property runs $150–200+, depending on tier — meaningfully more than the flat-fee alternatives.
Support inconsistency in 2024–2025
Operator forums report longer response times and more open tickets in the past year, particularly for migration and integration issues.
No native condo-hotel workflow
Per-unit owner statements, revenue splits, owner portal — not built in.
Built into every Aura plan

Owner statements, automated.

Per-unit revenue attribution. Monthly statement generation. OTA commission deducted automatically, management fee applied, PDF + CSV per owner — emailed in one click.

The most-asked-for capability RoomRaccoon doesn't have, and the reason multi-property operators switch fastest.

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aura · Owner statement · April 2026
Management fee rule20% split

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Owner
Sarah Johnson
Period
Apr 2026
UnitNightsGrossMgmt feeNet payout
Penthouse 4B18$3,420.00−$684.00$2,736.00
Suite 2A14$2,100.00−$420.00$1,680.00
Studio 1F22$1,540.00−$308.00$1,232.00
Total Net Payout$5,648.00
54 reservations · 3 OTAs · 1 currencySent · Apr 30
Side by side

Aura vs RoomRaccoon

Feature-by-feature. We don't hide what the competition does well — balanced comparisons rank better on Google and earn more trust.

FeatureAuraRoomRaccoon
Pricing modelFlat $12/property + $3/roomVaries — see pricing source
% of revenue taken0%Varies
Channel manager (300+ OTAs)Included on paid plansTypically included
Booking engine + paymentsIncluded, no commissionIncluded or extra
Digital check-in + ID captureYesAdd-on or absent
Per-unit owner statementsYesNo
Multi-property, one accountYesOften paid upgrade
Full audit log + CSV exportYesPartial
AI-guided setupYesNo
Feature gating by plan tierNoYes
Linear per-room pricingYesTier-stepped
Native owner statementsYesNo

RoomRaccoon information is based on public pricing pages and operator reviews as of 2026. Plans, prices, and features change — verify the latest on the vendor's site before deciding.

aura · Channel manager
Live OTA Connections · 4 properties
BBooking.com47 bookingsLive
AAirbnb12 bookingsLive
EExpedia8 bookingsLive
AAgoda3 bookingsLive
VVrbo6 bookingsLive
HHotels.com—Live
+ 280 more channels available · one bill, no per-channel fees
One inventory, every channel

Channel manager included.

Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia, Agoda, Vrbo + 280 more. Real-time ARI sync (sub-30-second propagation). No separate channel-manager subscription, no per-channel surcharge.

See the channel-manager feature
Common questions

Switching from RoomRaccoon

About RoomRaccoon

RoomRaccoon (HQ Breda, Netherlands) is a mid-market PMS focused on independent hotels, particularly strong in Europe and South Africa. Around 3,000 customers. Notable for fast feature development; pricing tiers can surprise growing properties.

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