HotStats

Name: HotStats
Brand: HotStats

Intelligent hotel benchmarking, financial performance reporting, market data and insights—all in one place.

Est 1997

LinkedIn 5K|Website|Web traffic 9K|FTEs 39|HQ Worcester, England, GB

MarketsManagement Reporting

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

HotStats vs STR/CoStar - STR publicly markets comparative P&L reports with numerous line items and comp set selection from a large hotel universe. - HotStats cites hundreds of KPIs and emphasizes USALI remapping; the practical decision is whether buyers value HotStats’ dataset participation density and monthly workflow versus STR’s broader ecosystem and standardization. HotStats vs Lighthouse - Lighthouse emphasizes frequent updates, commercial benchmarking workflows, and integration into a broader commercial platform. - HotStats is positioned more explicitly around finance/P&L profitability benchmarking. - Organizations primarily focused on rate/market/commercial benchmarking and speed may prefer Lighthouse; organizations focused on departmental profitability and P&L analysis may find HotStats more relevant.

Market adoption signals

HotStats is promoted through hotel owner associations and has partnerships such as those with Choice Hotels (CHOPS), indicating adoption through franchisor/owner ecosystems.
Duetto’s acquisition suggests strategic interest in integrating P&L benchmarking into revenue management workflows, creating a combined revenue-and-profit operating narrative.

	HotStats	STR (CoStar) P&L Products	Lighthouse (Benchmark Insight)
Starting Price	Not publicly listed (sales-led); some association-negotiated compset pricing exists	Not publicly listed on pages accessed	Not publicly listed on pages accessed
Primary Use Case	Monthly, granular P&L benchmarking with USALI normalization; owner/operator profitability focus	Organizations aligned with STR/CoStar ecosystem seeking comparative P&L across a large hotel universe; established industry positioning	Commercial teams seeking daily benchmarking/pace insights and compset intelligence integrated with broader commercial strategy tooling
Key Strength	Depth of P&L benchmarking focus (many KPIs; departmental costs/revenues; monthly cadence)	Brand recognition and broad hotel benchmarking footprint; established P&L portfolio	Modern commercial intelligence workflows; frequent updates; integrations for rate/pace insights
Key Weakness	Limited independent review visibility; pricing opacity; security documentation not prominently published	May be perceived as costly; standardized report structures may not suit all finance workflows	More top-line/commercial focus in many deployments; may not replace deep P&L benchmarking for finance-driven users

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

HotStats vs STR/CoStar

STR publicly markets comparative P&L reports with numerous line items and comp set selection from a large hotel universe.
HotStats cites hundreds of KPIs and emphasizes USALI remapping; the practical decision is whether buyers value HotStats’ dataset participation density and monthly workflow versus STR’s broader ecosystem and standardization.

HotStats vs Lighthouse

Lighthouse emphasizes frequent updates, commercial benchmarking workflows, and integration into a broader commercial platform.
HotStats is positioned more explicitly around finance/P&L profitability benchmarking.
Organizations primarily focused on rate/market/commercial benchmarking and speed may prefer Lighthouse; organizations focused on departmental profitability and P&L analysis may find HotStats more relevant.

Market adoption signals

HotStats is promoted through hotel owner associations and has partnerships such as those with Choice Hotels (CHOPS), indicating adoption through franchisor/owner ecosystems.
Duetto’s acquisition suggests strategic interest in integrating P&L benchmarking into revenue management workflows, creating a combined revenue-and-profit operating narrative.

	HotStats	STR (CoStar) P&L Products	Lighthouse (Benchmark Insight)
Starting Price	Not publicly listed (sales-led); some association-negotiated compset pricing exists	Not publicly listed on pages accessed	Not publicly listed on pages accessed
Primary Use Case	Monthly, granular P&L benchmarking with USALI normalization; owner/operator profitability focus	Organizations aligned with STR/CoStar ecosystem seeking comparative P&L across a large hotel universe; established industry positioning	Commercial teams seeking daily benchmarking/pace insights and compset intelligence integrated with broader commercial strategy tooling
Key Strength	Depth of P&L benchmarking focus (many KPIs; departmental costs/revenues; monthly cadence)	Brand recognition and broad hotel benchmarking footprint; established P&L portfolio	Modern commercial intelligence workflows; frequent updates; integrations for rate/pace insights
Key Weakness	Limited independent review visibility; pricing opacity; security documentation not prominently published	May be perceived as costly; standardized report structures may not suit all finance workflows	More top-line/commercial focus in many deployments; may not replace deep P&L benchmarking for finance-driven users