Hotekey vs HotelKey: Two Different Companies

If you searched "Hotekey" and landed on a property-management-system vendor, you are not alone. Here is the clear distinction.

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Two companies, one look-alike name

"Hotekey" and "HotelKey" differ by a single letter, but they are not related. Hotekey is a hardware manufacturer of hotel guest room control systems; HotelKey is a cloud hotel PMS software vendor. This page exists to keep the two straight.

What Hotekey makes

HOTEKEY (Guangzhou Hotekey Electronics Co., Ltd., founded 2013) designs and builds the in-room hardware behind a smart guest room:

  • Hotel RCU (Room Control Unit) — the embedded controller for lighting, curtain, HVAC and scenes.
  • KNX actuators and touch switch panels for luxury builds.
  • Modbus / RS-485 modules and BLE Mesh room control for cost-effective new builds and renovations.
  • Smart thermostats, DND / MUR and card-power devices, all with PMS integration.

Hotekey supplies as a source manufacturer (OEM / ODM) for hotels, system integrators and distributors, with export support across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, Russia and Africa.

What HotelKey is

HotelKey (hotelkeyapp.com) is a separate company that provides cloud-based hotel property management system (PMS) software. It is a software business, not in-room hardware, and is not affiliated with Hotekey. If you need a PMS, visit hotelkeyapp.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hotekey the same company as HotelKey?

No. Hotekey (Guangzhou Hotekey Electronics Co., Ltd.) is a hardware manufacturer of hotel guest room control systems — RCU, KNX actuators, RS-485 / BLE Mesh modules and smart panels. HotelKey (hotelkeyapp.com) is a separate company that sells cloud-based hotel property management system (PMS) software. Different companies, different products, different industries (hardware manufacturing vs SaaS).

What does Hotekey make?

Hotel RCU (Room Control Unit), KNX actuators, Modbus / RS-485 modules, smart switch panels, thermostats, BLE Mesh room control and guest room automation systems with PMS integration — supplied as a source manufacturer (OEM / ODM) for hotels, integrators and distributors.

What is HotelKey?

HotelKey is a hotel property management system (PMS) software vendor (hotelkeyapp.com). It provides cloud PMS for hotels and is not affiliated with Hotekey. If you are looking for PMS software, visit hotelkeyapp.com.

Is Hotekey a hotel PMS?

No. Hotekey makes in-room control hardware that connects to a PMS; it is not a PMS itself. Hotekey RCU systems pass room status, energy events and check-in / check-out scenes to the hotel PMS over standard interfaces.

Why do 'Hotekey' and 'HotelKey' look similar?

The two names differ by one letter, and search engines sometimes auto-correct 'Hotekey' toward the more common 'HotelKey'. This page exists so that buyers searching for hotel room control hardware can find the right company. Hotekey is the hardware / RCU manufacturer; HotelKey is the PMS software vendor.

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