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Short-term rentals

Airbnb and short-term rental host tools (2026): 40 compared

Software short-term rental hosts use to sync calendars, set rates, turn over a home, watch noise, and message guests.

Each row is a product we profiled from the vendor’s own pages on 27 October 2026. Category pages: Vacation rental PMS · Rental channel managers · Rental dynamic pricing · Rental market data · Turnover and cleaning · Noise and occupancy monitors · Host guest experience · Guest screening. A quote means the vendor did not print a price. This list is not a ranking.

Airbnb and short-term rental host tools (2026): 40 compared
ProductPricing modelPublished priceBest for
GuestyPer listingLite from $9 per listing per month, with a 14-day trial. Pro is quoted for 4–199 listings. Enterprise is custom.Hosts and property managers who want one system from a handful of listings through to a larger portfolio.
HostawayQuoteQuote-based. The pricing page does not publish a per-listing rate.Professional managers who expect a quoted platform rather than a self-serve price for one apartment.
HospitableFreemiumEssentials is free. Host is $29 per month for one property. Professional starts at $59 per month. Mogul starts at $99 per month. 14-day trial.Hosts who want a published monthly price and automated guest messaging, including a free starting plan.
OwnerRezPer listingPer-property monthly fee on a sliding scale, 14-day trial, no setup fee or booking fee on the published base plan.Managers who want a self-serve PMS with owner accounting and a published trial, and who will check the sliding per-property fee.
LodgifySubscriptionSubscription by property count, with a free trial and no card required. Homepage does not print the monthly amounts.Independent hosts who want a direct booking website and channel sync in the same subscription.
HostfullySubscriptionSubscription for the property management platform and for digital guidebooks. A list price was not on the pages reviewed.Managers comparing a PMS and a guidebook that are sold as related Hostfully products rather than one bundle.
UplistingCommission£40 per month for five properties or £0 plus 3% per booking on the lower band. Higher band: £90 per month for five properties or £0 plus 1.5%.Hosts with seasonal occupancy who would rather pay a commission in quiet months than a flat fee.
iGMSPer listingPRO is $48 per property per month for one property on monthly billing, or $38 on annual billing. PRO+ is $69 or $56 on the same basis. The per-property rate falls as the count ris…Hosts who want a published per-property inbox and channel price and expect to add homes over time.
SmoobuSubscriptionUnit-based monthly fee. The reviewed calculator default showed Professional Flex at €29 per month plus a 0.9% booking fee. A prepaid option drops the booking fee.Hosts in Europe who want a channel manager and inbox with a calculator-style monthly price.
JurnyPer listing$39 per unit per month billed monthly, or $27.30 billed annually, with a $400 monthly minimum on the AI-powered PMS.Operators who want a published per-unit PMS price and can clear the monthly minimum.
StreamlineQuoteQuote only. The pricing page collects company details and does not show a list price.Established managers who need trust accounting and are ready to take a sales quote.
EscapiaQuoteDemo and quote. No public monthly rate on the pages reviewed.Professional vacation rental managers who need trust accounting and a broad direct-connection list.
SmilyCheck vendorPrice not published on the pages reviewed. Modules include channel management, a direct site, inbox, pricing and tasks.Hosts who want channel sync and a direct site in one labelled suite and will confirm the current price on a call or trial.
TokeetCheck vendorFree trial offered. A numeric monthly price was not in the pages reviewed.Operators who want a trial of channel management plus a direct site before taking a quote.
Rentals UnitedSubscriptionPro from $330 per month for 10–50 listings. Scale and Enterprise are custom.Managers who already have operations covered and need distribution priced for a mid-size portfolio.
NextpaxQuoteQuote-based. No rate card was published at the pricing path reviewed.Operators and connectivity partners who need channel distribution and an API, and who will take pricing on a quote.
BookingPalQuoteQuote-based. The site offers distribution alongside an existing PMS or a fuller operating setup.Teams that already have a PMS and want more channels without a full migration.
myallocatorSubscriptionFree trial offered. A numeric monthly price was not in the pages reviewed. The BookNow widget is described as carrying no myallocator commission.Properties that mainly need channel updates and a simple direct-booking widget.
PriceLabsSubscription30-day free trial. A single list price was not printed in the plans text reviewed.Hosts and revenue managers who will trial rate recommendations and then check the connection into a PMS.
WheelhouseCommissionPro Flex is 1% of revenue with a $2.99 minimum. Pro Flat is $19.99 per listing per month, or $16.99 for 10–49 listings. No setup fee.Operators who want to choose between a revenue share and a flat listing fee for nightly rates.
BeyondCheck vendorFee not published at the pricing URL reviewed on 27 October 2026. The product covers dynamic pricing, Neyoba, analytics and an API.Revenue managers who want rate recommendations plus owner reporting, and who will request the current fee.
DPGOPer listing$18 per listing per month, or 0.5% of the booked price, or $1 per booked night. 30-day trial.Hosts who want the fee model itself to be a published choice, not a custom quote.
AirDNASubscriptionFree exploration. Market Research from $34 per month billed annually. Adapt is $20 per listing per month with a 30-day trial.Hosts and investors who want market comps first, and nightly pricing only if Adapt’s connections match their stack.
TurbosuiteQuoteQuote-based. Hotel, apartment and vacation rental suites are listed as separate products. No public fee was reviewed.Revenue teams pricing serviced apartments or vacation rentals who will take a Turbosuite quote and ignore anonymous case-study percentages.
Key DataQuoteQuote-based analytics. The site describes PMS reservation data, OTA coverage and hotel benchmarks rather than a self-serve rate.Professional managers and destination teams that need pacing and benchmark reports and can buy data on a quote.
MashvisorSubscriptionLite $49.99, Standard $74.99 and Professional $99.99 per month, billed annually, on the page reviewed.Investors and agents estimating Airbnb income before a purchase.
TurnoSubscriptionMarketplace cleaners plus a paid subscription. A full public price grid was not captured on the pages reviewed. Affiliate terms describe both paths.Hosts who want marketplace cleaners, a turnover calendar, or both.
BreezewayPer listingOperations from $19.99 per unit per month. Messaging, guide and assist are add-ons. Larger suites are quoted.Hosts and managers who need cleaner and inspection workflows more than another inbox.
ProperlyPer listingSelf-serve from $12.99 per property per month. Inspections $5 each. Managed service from $119 per active property per month.Hosts who want a published self-serve turnover price and an optional managed layer.
SuiteOpQuoteDemo pricing. No public monthly fee on the pricing page reviewed.Multi-property operators who want operations and waiver workflows in one quoted platform.
MinutSubscriptionStarter $5 per month ($60 a year). Standard $10 per home per month. Pro $15 per home per month. Hardware is extra.Hosts who want a published monitoring subscription and a no-camera privacy claim they can read for themselves.
NoiseAwareQuoteQuote and device purchase. Indoor sensor, outdoor sensor, AutoResolve messaging and CrowdControl occupancy are the published features. No simple monthly fee was reviewed.Managers who need outdoor as well as indoor noise coverage and will take a device quote.
RoomonitorCheck vendorEuro pricing is indicated on the Spanish site. This review does not repeat a plan figure. Services include a noise sensor, alarms and monitoring without a device.Hosts, especially in Spanish-speaking markets, who want noise incidents actioned rather than only graphed.
Enso ConnectQuoteQuote-based on the pricing page reviewed. The product covers messaging, check-in, upsells and lock connections for rentals and hotels.Managers of rentals or small hotels who want check-in and messaging together and will request pricing.
Touch StaySubscriptionSubscription with a free trial. A single monthly figure was not in the pricing text reviewed.Hosts who already have a PMS and want fewer repetitive guest questions.
ChargeAutomationCheck vendorPricing page exists for hotels and rentals. A single licence figure was not captured in this review. The flow includes check-in, deposits, signatures and an inbox.Teams that want deposits, signatures and arrival messages in one guest flow.
YourWelcomeSubscription$449.99, £299.99 or €349.99 per property per year, one-year contract, billed annually.Hosts who want a physical in-home screen and will sign a one-year tablet contract.
ChekinPer listingBasic from €3.95 per property per month and Premium from €5.95, minimum three units. Deposit transactions add 1.5% plus €0.30.Hosts and small hotels in markets that need guest registration, who have at least three units.
AutohostUsagePer verification, roughly $0.12–$0.65 for lighter ID checks and up to about $0.50–$1.75 for heavier checks. Checktiv includes $5 of free credits.Operators who would rather pay per verification than add another monthly PMS seat.
SafelyQuoteQuote for coverage. Liability coverage is described as up to $1,000,000. Claims should be filed within 60 days of checkout. Founded in 2013.Professional managers who want screening and a damage policy quoted together.

Questions before you shortlist

What counts as a host tool on this page?

A product is listed when its own site describes short-term rental or vacation rental operations: a PMS, a channel manager, pricing, cleaning, monitoring, guest check-in, or screening. A general hotel chatbot is not listed here.

Why do some prices say quote?

Hostaway, Guesty Pro, Streamline and several others ask for a sales conversation. A missing number means the vendor did not print a rate on the page reviewed on 27 October 2026, not that the product is free.

Does a channel manager replace a PMS?

Rentals United, Nextpax and BookingPal are distribution tools. Guesty, Hostaway and Lodgify include channel sync inside a wider operating system. The guide separates those jobs in the category column.

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