Free channel manager: what is free, and what is not
At Heroes PMS, the PMS is free forever for up to 10 rooms. The channel manager is paid: $1.50 per room per month as an option, or 1 OTA included in the Business plan. Here are the details, plainly.
- 1 property
- Up to 10 rooms
- 1 user
- No credit card
- No time limit
What is free, forever
Gantt calendar
All your rooms on one timeline. Drag a stay to change its dates or its room.
Reservations
Create, change or cancel a booking in a few clicks, whether it came by phone, by email or at the door.
Guest profiles
Each guest’s contact details and stay history, found in seconds.
Payment tracking
Record deposits and payments, and see the balance still due on every stay.
Mobile app
On iPhone and Android, with the same account and the same data as on your computer.
Help center and AI chat
Step-by-step guides and an AI assistant that answers your questions at any hour.
What is free, what is paid
PMS: calendar, bookings, guests, payments, app
Free plan, up to 10 rooms, no time limit
Free
Channel manager option
Availability and rates synced with your OTAs
$1.50 / room / month
Business plan, 1 OTA included
With team accounts and automated messages. Billed yearly, 1–2 rooms
from $15 / month
Premium plan, 5 OTAs included
With AI: guest replies, yield, AI manager
see pricing
Plan prices depend on your number of rooms and on the billing cycle (monthly, 6 months or yearly). Paid plan pricing →
Looking for a free channel manager elsewhere? See which tools really are free, and their catch. →
Why a channel manager is rarely free
A channel manager keeps your availability and rates in sync between your PMS and Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia or Agoda: a room sold on one channel closes on all the others. To do that, the vendor maintains connections with each platform and sends them updates continuously. That service has a real cost.
When a channel manager is advertised as free, look at how the vendor gets paid: a commission on every booking, a time-limited trial, or a simple calendar sync (iCal), which passes on blocked dates but neither prices nor restrictions, and with a delay.
What is really free at Heroes PMS
The PMS itself: calendar, bookings, guest profiles, payment tracking and the mobile app, for one property with 10 rooms at most, with no time limit. On the Free plan, you enter bookings from the platforms yourself.
So you can start free with your calendar, then switch on the channel manager the day double entry takes too much of your time. Your account and your bookings stay the same.
What the Heroes PMS channel manager does
- Availability and rates synced both ways with Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia, Agoda and more than 200 other channels
- A room sold on one channel closes on the others
- OTA bookings land directly in your calendar
- No commission taken by Heroes PMS on those bookings
How many OTAs per plan
- Free: no OTA connection
- Business: 1 OTA
- Premium: 5 OTAs
- Ultimate: unlimited OTAs, plus Vrbo
What the Free plan does not include
The free plan covers the day-to-day running of a small property run by one person. These features need a paid plan:
Ready in four steps
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1
Create your account
An email address is all it takes; no credit card is asked for.
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Add your rooms
Name your property and create up to 10 rooms or units.
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Enter your bookings
Add your upcoming stays: they appear on the calendar straight away.
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4
Install the app
Find the same calendar on your phone, iPhone or Android.
Frequently asked questions
Does Heroes PMS offer a free channel manager?
No. The PMS is free for up to 10 rooms, but the channel manager is paid: $1.50 per room per month as an option, or 1 OTA included in the Business plan, from $15 per month billed yearly.
Why is the channel manager not in the free plan?
Because OTA connections have a real cost for us, unlike the calendar and the bookings. We prefer a displayed price to a commission on your bookings.
Does Heroes PMS take a commission on Booking.com or Airbnb bookings?
No. Heroes PMS takes no commission on your bookings. The platforms charge their own commissions, as they do for any property.
Can I try it before paying?
Yes. The free demo opens a complete sample property, with no sign-up, and the Free plan lets you use the PMS for free before you switch on the channel manager.
What happens to my bookings when I move to Business?
Nothing changes: they stay in the same account. The channel manager is added to your calendar, and new OTA bookings land there automatically.
Start your free PMS today
No credit card, no commitment, no time limit. Move to a paid plan only when you need it.