Vacant.com vs Cloudbeds POS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vacant.com
This mobile-first platform simplifies hotel management for properties with under 50 rooms. It offers tools for reservations, direct bookings, reporting, housekeeping, and faster check-ins, allowing quick setup and efficient operations.
- Channel Manager
- Direct Booking Engine
- On-demand Reporting
- Housekeeping Management
- Fast Check-ins
- Mobile-first Interface
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Vacant.com equips hoteliers with the tools and integrations to effectively manage their properties with an easy mobile first experience. The first PMS built for small properties. A simple, intuitive, mobile friendly platform to manage hotels under 50 rooms with ease. Vacant allows you to get setup and accepting reservations within minutes, not months. By using existing information, Vacant is able to assist in property setup, turning a process that might take hours or weeks into mere minutes. Key Features: Channel Manager: Get your property accepting reservations through various channels quickly and effectively Booking Engine: Vacant creates a beautiful and simple way for customers to book your property directly Reporting: Get a Birds Eye view of your property instantly with on-demand reporting and important metrics Housekeeping: Keep track of which rooms have been cleaned, are being cleaned, and still dirty Faster Check-ins: Vacant’s easy check in process allows users to check in through a simple, modern and effective way. Want to get started? Reach out to us at sales@vacant.com to learn more and to schedule a demo.
Cloudbeds POS
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Cloudbeds POS turns an iPad or iPhone into a full point of sale for your property's restaurant, bar, café or room service built by Cloudbeds, so it talks directly to the folios your front desk already manages. TAKE ORDERS ANYWHERE Work from a floor plan of your real tables and sections, or start a quick order at the counter. Browse your menu by category, search by name or SKU, and add modifiers, notes and per-item discounts as you go. Send courses to the kitchen or bar when you're ready. CHARGE IT TO THE ROOM Post a check straight to an in-house guest's folio or to a house account, so it settles at checkout with everything else. Search by guest name, room number or group event — no re-keying, no paper chits walking to the front desk. SPLIT BILLS WITHOUT THE ARITHMETIC Split evenly across any number of guests, or by item. Take part-payments in sequence and the order stays open until it's fully settled. Add tips and tax IDs where you need them. BUILT FOR A REAL SERVICE Orders keep working when the Wi-Fi doesn't. Everything you do offline is queued and synced the moment you reconnect, so a dead spot in the garden doesn't stop service. RUN YOUR FLOOR Track every order by status, filter to just your own, and transfer tables to another server at shift change. Print or send receipts. Switch between outlets without signing out. MADE FOR PROPERTIES Staff sign in with a PIN on a shared device. Prices, taxes and currency come from your property settings, so the numbers match the rest of Cloudbeds. Cloudbeds POS requires a Cloudbeds account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cloudbeds POS at 16.4 against Vacant.com's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vacant.com ships an update every 10 days, Cloudbeds POS every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vacant.com | Cloudbeds POS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Vacant.com Inc. | Cloudbeds |
In-app purchases
Vacant.com
No in-app purchases
Cloudbeds POS
No in-app purchases









