pms comparison
Oracle Hospitality vs Shiji
In short
Choose Oracle Hospitality if you run large hotels, chains and luxury groups. Choose Shiji if you run mid-market to enterprise groups. Deployment: OPERA Cloud (SaaS) and OPERA 5 (on-premise) versus Cloud (Shiji Enterprise Platform).
| Oracle Hospitality | Shiji | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Enterprise and luxury groups needing the deepest module set and full configuration control, with the implementation to match. | Groups and chains wanting an enterprise platform spanning PMS and POS, with implementation support as part of the package. |
| Property size | Large hotels, chains and luxury groups | Mid-market to enterprise groups |
| Deployment | OPERA Cloud (SaaS) and OPERA 5 (on-premise) | Cloud (Shiji Enterprise Platform) |
| Pricing model | Enterprise licence plus implementation — not published | Enterprise agreement — not published |
| Where it is strongest | Global, the default in large chains | Strongest in Asia-Pacific, growing in EMEA |
| Known for | The industry's enterprise standard for three decades | A single hospitality technology group covering PMS and POS |
| Our coverage | 14 stories | 10 stories |
The companies
Oracle Hospitality
By the numbers
Shiji
By the numbers
Company timelines
Founding and ownership milestones on one axis. Each dot is an event described below.
How each got here
Ownership and funding history — it shapes roadmap, support and pricing more than any feature list does.
Oracle Hospitality
- 2014Oracle acquires MICROS Systems for roughly $5.3 billion at $68 per share. MICROS brought around 30,000 hotel and casino customers and the OPERA property management system with it.
- 2018–OPERA Cloud launches as the SaaS successor to the on-premise OPERA 5, beginning a long migration that is still under way across the installed base.
Shiji
- 1998Founded in Beijing by Li Zhongchu.
- 2007Lists on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
- 2016–2020Invests in and acquires StayNTouch, then is ordered by the US administration to divest it on national security grounds — a rare instance of geopolitics reshaping the hotel software market.
What has happened lately
From our daily desk, rebuilt on every publish — funding, launches, contracts and leadership moves at each company.
Oracle Hospitality
- 5 Aug 2026Minor Hotels Rolls Out Oracle OPERA Cloud Across 106 Properties
- 28 Jun 2026Top Oracle Hospitality Alternatives for Large Hotels
- 17 Jun 2026Loews Hotels Launches Unitied Guest Engagement Platform
- 17 Jun 2026Oracle Integrates AI Assistant Into Opera Cloud PMS
- 16 Jun 2026Comparison: EMMA vs. Oracle OPERA PMS for Hotels
Shiji
- 23 Jun 2026JUFA Hotels Launches 61-Property Digital Transformation
- 5 Jun 2026Shiji and Omniboost Partner to Automate Financial Data
- 22 May 2026IRIS to Unveil New Mobile Ordering Features at HITEC
- 22 May 2026Shiji Completes 100-Hotel PMS Rollout in Record Two Months
- 20 May 2026Shiji and dailypoint Partner for Real-Time Data Integration
Where they appear together
Stories naming both Oracle Hospitality and Shiji.
From our reporting on alternatives
Where our newsroom has already looked at switching options in this category.
Recent data from Hotel Tech Report identifies Mews, Cloudbeds, and HOTELTIME as the leading alternatives for large hotels seeking to replace Oracle's legacy systems. The report focuses on cloud-native solutions that offer better integration and user experience.
28 Jun 2026Frequently asked
+What is the difference between Oracle Hospitality and Shiji?
Oracle Hospitality — OPERA Cloud (SaaS) and OPERA 5 (on-premise), built for Large hotels, chains and luxury groups, known for the industry's enterprise standard for three decades. Shiji — Cloud (Shiji Enterprise Platform), built for Mid-market to enterprise groups, known for A single hospitality technology group covering PMS and POS.
+Which is better for a smaller property, Oracle Hospitality or Shiji?
Oracle Hospitality targets large hotels, chains and luxury groups. Shiji targets mid-market to enterprise groups. Match the system to the property size before comparing features — it settles most of this decision on its own.
+How is Oracle Hospitality priced compared with Shiji?
Oracle Hospitality: Enterprise licence plus implementation — not published. Shiji: Enterprise agreement — not published. Neither publishes list pricing, so both quote per property — any figure quoted elsewhere is a sales quote, not a price list.
Sources for the comparison table