Hotel API pricing models
Hotel APIs price on three main models: subscription, transaction fee, or contracted commercial with bundled pricing. Bedbanks and OTAs typically use subscription plus transaction. GDS use contracted commercial with per-segment fees. Channel managers use per-property subscription.
The cheapest sticker price is often not the cheapest total cost of ownership. Direct integrations require engineering time, ongoing maintenance, and per-supplier certification cycles that dwarf the API subscription itself.
Pricing by supplier type
| Supplier type | Setup | Monthly / transaction | Total cost of ownership factor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedbank (Hotelbeds, WebBeds) | Free or nominal | Included in net rates | Engineering: 6-12 weeks per supplier |
| OTA (Expedia Rapid, Booking.com) | Free for self-serve tiers | Per-booking commission or included | Engineering: 4-10 weeks per supplier |
| GDS (Amadeus, Sabre) | Certification cost, sometimes fees | Per-segment transaction fee | Engineering plus certification: 12-24 weeks |
| Channel manager (SiteMinder, Cloudbeds) | Setup fee per property | Per-property monthly subscription | Engineering: 2-6 weeks plus per-property config |
| Vervotech unified API | None | $499/mo starting, all suppliers included | Engineering: days to production |
Why unified API pricing works out
One Vervotech subscription covers 400+ suppliers. Every added supplier requires zero additional engineering effort because the canonical mapping layer is already built. Compare that to $10,000-50,000 in engineering time to integrate each supplier directly plus ongoing maintenance.
Frequently asked questions
How much does hotel API integration cost?
Direct per-supplier integration costs $10,000-50,000 in engineering time plus ongoing maintenance. Vervotech Hotel Mapping starts at $499 per month for the full 400+ supplier network.
Are there per-booking fees?
Vervotech Hotel Mapping is subscription only, no per-booking fees. Some individual suppliers charge per-booking commission that flows through separately.
What is the cheapest hotel API to integrate?
The cheapest sticker price is usually a self-serve bedbank like Hotelbeds or an OTA like Expedia Rapid. The cheapest total cost of ownership is a unified API like Vervotech because it eliminates per-supplier engineering.
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