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Startup & small team · Prompt 4 of 8 · September 2026

A real buyer question from the September 2026 snapshot, asked 3× to each of the three models. 9 answers recorded.

“Which hotel PMS is best for a small bed and breakfast on a budget?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

…/ automation Short answer If you want a practical shortlist, I’d look first at: Little Hotelier — very popular for small properties, simple, all-in-one Cloudbeds — strong features, scalable, but can be pricier Lodgify — good if direct bookings and website are important innRoad — solid all-in-one option for independents Hotelogix — often considered budget-friendly for small hotels Best picks by situation Best…

Named across its answers: 1. Little Hotelier2. Cloudbeds3. Hotelogix4. eviivo5. Lodgify

Verbatim excerpt from one collected ChatGPT answer; formatting flattened, words untouched.

Little Hotelier dominates this question with perfect presence across all 9 answers and a 1.6 average position, signaling strong AI alignment with budget-focused small property buyers. Cloudbeds appears nearly as often but averages position 3.3 and never leads, making it a consistent also-ran that misses the conversion-critical first slot.

AI-generated read of the September 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Contested Consensus

All three models name Little Hotelier and Cloudbeds on this question.

ChatGPT

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Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

Little Hotelier 111232121 9/9 · 5× first · #1.6

Cloudbeds 43232354 8/9 · never first · #3.3

Lodgify 53111 5/9 · 3× first · #2.2

Sirvoy 6212 4/9 · 1× first · #2.8

Amenitiz 343 3/9 · never first · #3.3

Hotelogix 345 3/9 · never first · #4

Hostaway 444 3/9 · never first · #4

Beds24 857 3/9 · never first · #6.7

eviivo 22 2/9 · never first · #2

Guesty 55 2/9 · never first · #5

Smoobu 3 1/9 · never first · #3

innRoad 4 1/9 · never first · #4

Each square is one collected answer; the number is the brand's position in that answer. Lime = the very first recommendation. Unlinked brands were named by the models here but sit outside this category's published top 15 overall. Showing the top 12 of 17 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: Mews, Oracle OPERA Cloud, Stayntouch, Apaleo, Opera Cloud, SiteMinder, WebRezPro, RMS Cloud, RoomRaccoon.