The Delfín Check-in alternative with the full flow automated
Delfín Check-in is a very low-cost Spanish tool — with even a free plan — for traveller registration and filing with the Ministry of the Interior. Using published figures, we compare when it is enough for you and when a full platform pays for itself.
In short: Delfín Check-in or BookCheckin?
Delfín Check-in is a low-cost Spanish tool — per its website (consulted July 2026) it has a free Básico plan funded by ads and paid plans up to €29.99/month — focused on traveller registration and its automatic filing with the Ministry of the Interior (RD 933/2021). If you want to be compliant at the lowest possible cost and do not need document scanning, PMS integrations, or smart locks, Delfín is hard to beat on price, and we say so plainly. BookCheckin costs more — from €3/property/month, with no transaction fees and 3 months free — because it does more: DNI/NIE/passport scanning, PMS and smart-lock integrations, and cancellation of already-filed SES Hospedajes reports from the dashboard.
What Delfín Check-in and BookCheckin have in common
Delfín Check-in is a Spanish software product — per its website, "built by owners" — that handles traveller registration, booking management in a dashboard, and automatic filing with the Ministry of the Interior required by RD 933/2021. Like BookCheckin, it offers a pre-arrival digital check-in so the guest fills in their data before arriving, and it is available in several languages.
In other words, the basic legal obligation — no traveller left unregistered, no report left unfiled — is covered by both. The real decision is scope: how much manual work each tool removes beyond the filing, what it truly costs in total, and what happens when you need to correct something already filed.
Pricing compared: Delfín Check-in vs BookCheckin (2026)
According to the Delfín Check-in website (consulted July 2026), its Básico plan is free and funded by discreet ads; the check-in module is offered on a budget plan (per its website, from €2/month plus €2/property) and there are Standard (€9.99/month) and Pro (€29.99/month) plans. When you collect guest payments via Stripe, its website states a 9% commission on the Básico, Check-in, and Standard plans, and 5% on Pro.
BookCheckin publishes its three plans with the final price: Basic from €3, Pro from €5, and Business from €7 per property per month, with automatic volume discounts, no property minimum, and no per-check-in, per-guest, or transaction fees. The first 3 months are free, followed by 30% off for 4 more months.
| Delfín Check-in | BookCheckin | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | Básico free, funded by ads, per their website | Basic: €3/property/month, no ads |
| Paid plans | Check-in (from €2/month + €2/property), Standard €9.99/month, Pro €29.99/month, per their website | Basic €3 · Pro €5 · Business €7/property/month |
| Commission on guest payments | 9% (Básico/Check-in/Standard) · 5% (Pro) via Stripe, per their website | No transaction fees |
| Filing with the Ministry of the Interior (SES) | Yes, automatic (RD 933/2021), per their website | Yes, automatic with receipts and error handling |
| Document scanning | Not published | Yes: DNI, NIE, and passport with AI |
| PMS integrations | Not published | Amenitiz, Cloudbeds, and Hostaway |
| Smart locks | Not published | Nuki, TTLock, and igloohome |
| Cancellation of filed reports | Not published | Yes, from the dashboard |
| Native mobile app | In development, per their website | Responsive web; the guest checks in from their phone |
| Catalonia and the Basque Country | Not published | No: national SES only; we digitise data and signature, you file the regional report |
| Free trial | Free Básico plan (with ads), per their website | 3 months free + 30% off for 4 more months |
Delfín Check-in figures taken from its public website (delfincheckin.com) in July 2026; they can change — always verify current figures on their site. Where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess. BookCheckin prices are those published on bookcheckin.com.
Official sources
- delfincheckin.com— Delfín Check-in’s official website, consulted July 2026
Why accommodations choose BookCheckin
BookCheckin makes sense when the goal stops being just "be compliant" and becomes "make the whole process run on its own", without the tool’s price turning into hours of manual work.
- ✓AI scanning of DNI, NIE, and passport with automatic identity-data validation.
- ✓Native PMS integrations (Amenitiz, Cloudbeds, Hostaway) and sync with Booking.com and Airbnb: every booking generates its check-in link on its own.
- ✓Self check-in with Nuki, TTLock, and igloohome smart locks, with virtual keys conditional on completed registration.
- ✓Automatic SES Hospedajes filing with receipts and error handling built from real production cases.
- ✓Cancellation and correction of already-filed reports from the dashboard, without tickets or waiting.
- ✓Published pricing from €3/property/month, with no transaction fees: the published price is the final price.
- ✓No storage of document images: they are scanned to extract the data and are not retained.
When Delfín Check-in may be enough
Let us be fair: if you manage one or two accommodations, your priority is the lowest possible cost, and you only need to register guests and file the report with the Ministry, Delfín’s free plan (with ads) or its budget check-in plan cover that case — and at that price, it is hard to beat.
It may also suit you if collecting payments directly from guests via its microsite and Stripe link works for you and you do not mind the published commission, or if you do not need document scanning, PMS integration, or smart locks. Like BookCheckin, Delfín files today with the national SES and does not automate filing to Mossos d’Esquadra or the Ertzaintza, so in Catalonia and the Basque Country neither one handles the regional filing for you.
The category change comes with volume and automation: when you want bookings to flow in on their own from your PMS, the guest to scan their document, the key to be handed over automatically, and to correct an already-filed report without friction, that is where BookCheckin makes the difference.
How to migrate from Delfín Check-in to BookCheckin
Migrating requires no import: configure your properties and SES Hospedajes credentials in BookCheckin, verify a real filing, and overlap both tools for a few days before closing the previous one. With the 3-month free trial you can do it without paying two subscriptions at once.
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Keep your SES Hospedajes credentials at hand
The establishment code and landlord credentials are yours — not your current provider’s — and work with any tool. Locate them first.
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Create your BookCheckin account and add your accommodations
Sign-up is self-serve and the first 3 months are free, so the overlap period with your current tool costs you nothing.
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Connect your PMS if you use one
With Amenitiz, Cloudbeds, or Hostaway connected, bookings flow in automatically and each one generates its check-in link with no manual step.
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Verify an accepted report with its receipt
Complete a trial check-in and confirm in the dashboard that SES Hospedajes accepts the report and the receipt is archived before changing anything else.
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Overlap a few days and close the previous tool
Keep both tools through several real arrivals. Once the new flow has run for days without incident, save your history and cancel Delfín Check-in per its terms.
Frequently asked questions
Is BookCheckin a Delfín Check-in alternative?+
Yes. BookCheckin covers what Delfín Check-in does — guest registration, pre-arrival digital check-in, and filing the report with SES Hospedajes — and adds AI scanning of DNI, NIE, and passport, PMS and smart-lock integrations, and cancellation of already-filed reports from the dashboard. In return, Delfín is cheaper: it has a free plan funded by ads, per its website.
How much do Delfín Check-in and BookCheckin cost?+
Per the Delfín Check-in website (July 2026), its Básico plan is free with ads, the check-in module starts at around €2/month plus €2/property, and there are Standard (€9.99/month) and Pro (€29.99/month) plans, with a 9% commission (5% on Pro) on guest payments via Stripe. BookCheckin publishes plans from €3/property/month, with no transaction fees and the first 3 months free. Always verify current figures on each provider’s website.
Why choose BookCheckin if Delfín Check-in has a free plan?+
Because the tool’s price is not the total cost: you have to add the hours of manual work it leaves on your plate and the commissions on payments. If you only need to register and file the report at the lowest cost, Delfín’s free plan (with ads) is hard to beat. If you want document scanning, bookings flowing in on their own from your PMS, virtual keys with smart locks, and cancellation of filed reports, BookCheckin removes work Delfín does not touch.
Does Delfín Check-in scan identity documents?+
Its website (consulted July 2026) does not publish a document-scanning feature, so we cannot confirm it; check this point with them directly. BookCheckin does scan DNI, NIE, and passport with AI and validates identity data automatically, without storing document images.
Does Delfín Check-in work with SES Hospedajes?+
Yes. According to its website (consulted July 2026), Delfín Check-in registers travellers and files automatically with the Ministry of the Interior as required by RD 933/2021. BookCheckin does the same: automatic filing to the national SES Hospedajes within the 24-hour window, with a receipt and error handling. Neither one publishes automated filing to Mossos d’Esquadra or the Ertzaintza.
Is it hard to migrate from Delfín Check-in to BookCheckin?+
No. There is no data to import: your SES Hospedajes credentials are yours. Register your properties and credentials in BookCheckin, verify a test report with its receipt, and keep both tools in parallel for a few days before cancelling Delfín. With the 3 months free, that overlap costs you nothing.
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