See why hotels & vacation rentals use Charge Automation’s guest experience software to streamline check-ins, maximize upsells, elevate every stay!
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See why hotels & vacation rentals use Charge Automation’s guest experience software to streamline check-ins, maximize upsells, elevate every stay!
This table is to compare all the features offered by Charge Automation with features offered by the competition.
| Feature | ChargeAutomation | SuiteOp |
|---|---|---|
| Collect Basic Information From single Guest | Yes | Yes |
| Collect ID of Primary Guest | Yes | Limited |
| Collect ID from ALL Guests | Yes | No |
| Collect other Information From ALL Guests | Yes | Limited |
| Collect Credit Card Scan | Yes | No |
| Collect Selfie Picture | Yes | No |
| Rental Agreement | Yes | Yes |
| Chat | Yes | Limited |
| Arrival time & arrival method | Yes | No |
| Collect Digital Signature | Yes | Limited |
| Custom Questions | Yes | No |
| Acceptance of Terms & Conditions | Yes | Yes |
| Allow multiple terms and conditions | Yes | No |
| Checkin by QR code | Yes | No |
| Do not collect Passport exception | Yes | No |
| Feature | ChargeAutomation | SuiteOp |
|---|---|---|
| 100% fraud chargeback protection | Yes | No |
| Stripe & 120+ payment gateway integration | Yes | Limited |
| Connect to non-stripe payment gateways | Yes | No |
| Auto payment collection rule based on channel & property | Yes | No |
| Credit card validation rule based on channel & property | Yes | Limited |
| Security deposit rules based on channel & property | Yes | No |
| Automatic refund rules | Yes | No |
| Split & schedule payments | Yes | Limited |
| Enable automatic extension of security deposit hold by channel | Yes | No |
| Enable credit card hold extension for future reservation payment | Yes | No |
| Enable manual payment link requests | Yes | Yes |
| Enable manual payment link request with schedule | Yes | No |
| Enable manual payment link request with link expiry | Yes | No |
| Enable manual payment link request with chargeback protection | Yes | No |
| Enable manual payment link request with terms and conditions | Yes | Limited |
| Enable manual payment link request for card holds | Yes | No |
| Enable payment page creation | Yes | No |
| Enable payment autolink fill integration | Yes | No |
| Enable creation of unlimited products | Yes | Limited |
| Enable collection of authorization on payment page | Yes | No |
| Enable terms and conditions on payment page | Yes | Limited |
| Feature | ChargeAutomation | SuiteOp |
|---|---|---|
| Offer Upsells | Yes | Yes |
| Instant upsell purchase | Yes | Limited |
| Upsell by request | Yes | Yes |
| Enable mandatory upsells | Yes | No |
| Multiple picture per upsell | Yes | No |
| Upsell templates | Yes | Limited |
| Allow one-time upsells | Yes | Yes |
| Allow daily rate upsells | Yes | No |
| Upsell reminders | Yes | No |
| Upsell by rentals, tags | Yes | No |
| Customize Upsell by booking source | Yes | No |
| Customize Upsell by guest payment method | Yes | No |
| Feature | ChargeAutomation | SuiteOp |
|---|---|---|
| Display Guidebook on Guest Portal | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited guides | Yes | Limited |
| Guide display condition | Yes | No |
| Feature | ChargeAutomation | SuiteOp |
|---|---|---|
| The following DATA are updated to PMS | Yes | Limited |
| Pre-checkin data | Yes | Yes |
| Document & ID upload events | Yes | No |
| Upsell purchases recorded to Invoice | Yes | No |
| Reservation payment & additional payments | Yes | Limited |
| Refunds | Yes | Yes |
| Payment failed events | Yes | No |
| Security deposit success/failed events | Yes | No |
| Credit card validation events | Yes | No |
| Cancellation Fee | Yes | Limited |
| Date changes | Yes | Yes |
| Allow terms and conditions complete events to sync to PMS | Yes | No |
| Customize staff notifications based on events | Yes | No |
| Pre check-in completed, ID verified, Upsell purchased | Yes | No |
| Payments, security deposit successful or failed | Yes | No |
| Template messages | Yes | Limited |
| API access to third party tools | Yes | No |
| Zapier integration | Yes | Yes |
| Smart locks integration | Yes | Limited |

Our contactless software integrates with a wide range of hospitality software ensuring that you can access guest data needed for check-in & out from your PMS, OTA & payment gateway.
Check answers to the most common questions about Charge Automation
Contactless check-in software allows hotel guests to self check-in online & enter their room without visiting the front-desk or human interaction.
Contactless check-in software works by capturing a guest reservation from a hotel PMS and sending a pre check-in link to a guest enabling them to submit their information, documents & making payments.
The best time to send a pre check-in email to guests is a day before check-in or after the booking.
Hotels that use contactless check-in software from ChargeAutomation include CozySuites, Wyndham hotels, UpStay & Carzi Contactless
Find instructions on how to generate a pre-check-in link through your PMS using template URL’s defined in how to send a pre-check-in link from your PMS
Hotels and short-term rentals often use contactless check-in by ChargeAutomation for ID-check, payment collection, security deposit authorization, selfie verification, gaining guest intelligence, upselling and more.
ChargeAutomation’s contactless check-in solution is built to facilitate the scaling up of your hospitality business with less effort. You may apply the check-in flow for multiple short-term rentals or hotels at once.
Requiring users to download an app dramatically decreases the conversion rate. ChargeAutomation is a completely web-based solution; however, its user-friendly interface creates an app-like experience.
ChargeAutomation is GDPR and PCI-compliant solution. Personal data security is the cornerstone of our operations.
Yes, you may define what steps contactless check-in should include such as ID-verification, payment collection, security deposit authorization, selfie verification, upselling and more.
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