The Booking Factory VS High Level Software
What’s the difference between the two?
by Evan Davies.
Before I start, I’d first like to state that this is my view on the difference between The Booking Factory and High Level Software.
As the Founder of The booking Factory, I may be a little biased in my opinions, but let’s look into the differences between the two services.
First what is the same or similar?
We’re both an all-in-one tool for hotels to use to manage their business. All the basics are here to communicate with Online Travel Agents, and to sell rooms direct.
Mission
The Booking Factory’s number one goal is to help hotels and B&B’s sell directly to the consumer and avoid the Online Travel Agent commissions of 15 to 20%.
High Level Software is aiming for a similar thing; this is the quote from their website: “Take bookings directly through your website. Compete with your larger competitors. Say goodbye to huge commission fees. Manage all your reservations in one place”.
Setup: We both offer free setup and training.
So, what exactly is the difference then?
History
High Level Software has been around for a few years. Their web product works well and they have many hundreds of users.
The Booking Factory, however, is brand new. It was started by one hotelier (me) who felt like it was time to change how hoteliers should be working against Online Travel Agencies. Being new means our product uses the newest technologies.
Hotel Website
The Booking Factory includes a 100% FREE professional hotel website with many templates to choose from, with secure hosting; free yourself from paying thousands every few years to get your website designed plus hosting fees.
High Level software, on the other hand, doesn’t provide hotels with a website.
Pricing
High Level Software’s pricing structure is tailored to each hotel or B&B. You need to get a quote and haggle a discount and also sign up for a one year contract.
With The Booking Factory, we just have a freemium model where we provide the PMS, Website and booking engine for free. You are free to upgrade to PRO services such as connecting to channels and credit card systems.
Reports
High Level Software has an extensive report generator.
What The Booking Factory does is focus on more visual reports and metrics to show the data instead of listing of data in a table. This makes it easier for hoteliers to see their statistics and find insights into their business.
Online Demo
High Level Software will offer to demo their software to you with their sales person.
With The Booking Factory, we let you sign up for your own account and have a play around first, so you can get to know our software. If you like what you see, we can arrange a sales demo and give you full training.
So, you’re probably either using High Level Software already, or thinking about joining. You should try The Booking Factory with a free account first, so you can see how easy and modern it is to use. There’s no commitment, so you have nothing to lose.
Regards
Evan Davies
CEO and Founder of The Booking Factory, an all-in-one solution for hotels to market and manage their business and a firm believer of direct bookings and dealing direct with the customer without the middleman.
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