Agoda vs Priceline.
Which is actually cheaper?

Measured, September 25 to October 1, 2026

What our price data shows

Across our 14 price snapshots of September 25 to October 1, 2026, 2,738 hotels were listed on both Agoda and Priceline. Their lowest prices were within $2 a night of each other at 64% of them (1,747 hotels). The two showed the very same price at 55% of these hotels.

So neither site was always cheaper for the same hotel and dates, but when their prices differed, Agoda was the cheaper one about 2.3 times as often as Priceline (692 hotels to 305). When Agoda was the cheaper one, it was typically 16% below Priceline.

At the 692 hotels where Agoda was more than 2% cheaper, its lowest listing offered free cancellation at 29% of them and Priceline's at 41%, and named a room type at 65% against 42%. So part of a gap can be a non-refundable rate against a refundable one: check the cancellation terms before you book.

Where each one came out cheaper

By region, Agoda's lead was largest in Europe: more than 2% cheaper at 38% of hotels there, Priceline at 12%. Priceline was not cheaper more often in any region; it came closest in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa (more than 2% cheaper at 30% of hotels there, Agoda at 35%). At chain hotels the two were within $2 at 87%; at independent hotels at 46%, and most of the gaps were there. Chain hotels went the other way: Priceline was more than 2% cheaper at 77 of the 1,217, Agoda at 72.

How we measured: in each snapshot we recorded every booking site's price that Google Hotels showed a US searcher, in US dollars, for a two-night stay checking in between October 30 and November 5, 2026, at 5,830 hotels in 348 cities. For each hotel we took each site's lowest price, all-in with taxes and fees where the site reported them, otherwise its listed rate, so part of a gap can be fees one site showed and the other did not. Within $2 means the two differed by $2 a night or less; more than 2% cheaper means one was below 98% of the other. The two can overlap on cheaper rooms (a $1.50 gap on a $60 room is both), which happened at 51 of these 2,738 hotels. A price we saw is one moment, not a completed booking. Method and the CSVs: our hotel price study.

How to actually decide, in two minutes

1. Open the same room and dates on both. Read the price after taxes and fees on Agoda and on Priceline, and check that the room and bed type match.
2. Sign in and re-check. A member price or a loyalty discount can change the answer once you are logged in.
3. Add the hotel's own site as a third quote. Loyalty points and perks with the hotel usually only earn when you book direct.
4. If you are not in a hurry, watch it. Prices move with demand. Book a refundable rate and rebook if the price drops.

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