Compare STR software, side by side
Every comparison below scores both tools on the same rubric we use for individual reviews — pricing, automation, integrations, and who each one actually fits — so you can pick without reading two separate reviews and doing the math yourself.
By Prayas Choudhary · Updated July 2026 · Vendors can't pay for scores or verdicts
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Guesty vs Hospitable
For most hosts with 1–20 properties, Hospitable is the better choice: since April 2026 its Essentials plan is completely free for unlimited properties (channel sync, unified inbox, automated messaging), it sets up in hours, and its messaging automation is best-in-class. Guesty wins once you pass roughly 10–15 listings or need enterprise features — 60+ channels, revenue management, owner statements and 24/7 support — and it justifies its premium at scale.
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Hostaway vs Hospitable
Hospitable is the better pick for self-managing hosts with 1–15 properties: it starts completely free (unlimited properties on the Essentials plan), sets up in about three hours with no fees, and its guest-messaging automation is the best we’ve tested. Hostaway takes over for professional operators at roughly 15+ listings — its 100+ integration marketplace, deeper team tooling, white-label options and 24/7 phone support justify custom pricing that starts around $40 per listing with a $100–500 setup fee.
Read comparisonGuesty vs Hostaway
Guesty is the stronger overall platform — it scored 95/100 in our testing against Hostaway’s 80/100, winning on polish, onboarding, ease of use and support quality. But Hostaway is the better value at scale: volume pricing drops to $20–40 per listing, its 100+ app marketplace is the industry’s largest, and it holds preferred-partner status with all three major OTAs. Pick Guesty if you want the most refined all-in-one; pick Hostaway if per-listing economics and ecosystem breadth drive your decision.
Read comparisonHostaway vs Lodgify
Choose by what your business needs most. Lodgify is the better buy for small hosts whose priority is commission-free direct bookings: its website builder is the best in the PMS space, pricing is a transparent $30–70/month, and setup is self-serve. Hostaway is the better platform for scaling operations: deeper automation (9/10 vs 7/10 in our rubric), stronger channel sync (14/15 vs 11/15), 100+ integrations and real team tooling — at custom pricing around $40 per listing that assumes you’re running a serious portfolio.
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Lodgify vs Hospitable
Hospitable wins for most small hosts: it scored 88/100 to Lodgify’s 76/100 in our rubric, its messaging automation and channel sync are clearly stronger (9/10 and 13/15 vs 7/10 and 11/15), and since April 2026 its Essentials plan is free for unlimited properties. Choose Lodgify only if a commission-free direct-booking website is your primary goal — its website builder and SEO tools remain the best in this class, and that’s a battle Hospitable’s paid Direct add-on doesn’t win.
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OwnerRez vs Hospitable
This one comes down to who you are. Hospitable (88/100) is the better choice for hosts who want results fast: 9/10 usability, a three-hour setup, best-in-class messaging automation and a free unlimited-property plan. OwnerRez (83/100) is the better tool for hosts who want control: a perfect 15/15 channel sync score, built-in dynamic pricing, genuine P&L and tax reporting with QuickBooks/Xero sync — behind a dated interface and a learning curve measured in weeks, at $35/month.
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Smoobu vs Lodgify
For pure channel management on a budget, Smoobu wins: €17/month covers up to 5 listings with a unified inbox, stronger calendar sync (13/15 vs 11/15 in our rubric) and the easiest setup we’ve tested in this price class (9/10). Lodgify justifies its higher $30–70/month when the direct-booking website is the point — its builder, SEO tools and zero-commission booking engine are a class above Smoobu’s basic included site. Overall scores: Smoobu 77/100, Lodgify 76/100 — a genuine coin flip decided by your priority.
Read comparisonSmoobu vs Hospitable
Hospitable (88/100) edges out Smoobu (77/100) mainly on automation and pricing structure — its free Essentials plan covers unlimited properties, while Smoobu starts at €17/month for up to 5 listings. Smoobu answers back with better data portability and a direct booking website builder bundled into every plan from Growth up, plus stronger regional support for hosts outside the US/UK/AU. For most English-speaking hosts starting out, Hospitable’s free plan is hard to beat; for hosts based in continental Europe who want a bundled direct booking site, Smoobu is the more natural fit.
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Uplisting vs Hospitable
Hospitable (88/100) beats Uplisting (74/100) on our rubric mainly because of its free Essentials plan and a real mobile app — Uplisting has no native app at all, browser-only. Uplisting’s case is pricing predictability: a flat $29/property/month (dropping to $24 annually) with unlimited users and listings on every tier, versus Hospitable’s per-property fees once you’re past the free plan. If you want the lowest-friction free start, pick Hospitable; if you want one flat number per property with no upsell ladder, Uplisting is refreshingly simple.
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Hostfully vs Hospitable
Hospitable (88/100) outscores Hostfully (79/100) overall, driven by its free entry plan and stronger usability and setup scores. Hostfully answers with a genuinely different feature set: a booking-pipeline view for tracking leads through the guest journey, an integrated digital guidebook product, and 100+ marketplace integrations — tied with Hospitable for the best integration score in this comparison. Hostfully also has no free trial (demos only) and charges a one-time implementation fee, so budget hosts should expect a steeper on-ramp than Hospitable’s free-forever Essentials plan.
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iGMS vs Hospitable
Hospitable (88/100) leads iGMS (75/100) largely on its free entry plan and stronger automation score. iGMS’s case is built around team operations: shift scheduling and task templates for cleaners and co-hosts are a genuinely distinct feature Hospitable doesn’t match, at a flat $20/property/month ($18 at 11+ properties) that undercuts Hospitable’s paid tiers. Both ship a real mobile app — a rarity at this price point — so day-to-day, on-the-go management is solid either way.
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Streamline VRS vs Hospitable
This comparison is really about scale. Streamline VRS (84/100) is built for large, established vacation rental management companies — trust accounting, owner statements, a marketing CRM and a perfect 15/15 channel-sync score, from $250/month with annual contracts. Hospitable (88/100) is built for individual hosts and small teams — a free entry plan, 9/10 usability and a roughly three-hour setup versus Streamline’s much steeper learning curve (5/10 setup). If you’re running a small-to-mid portfolio, Hospitable wins outright. If you’re a professional VR management company that needs trust accounting and multi-brand tools, Streamline is in a different category Hospitable doesn’t try to compete in.
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Beds24 vs Hospitable
Hospitable (88/100) beats Beds24 (78/100) mainly on usability — Beds24 scored just 6/10 on ease of use, the lowest of any PMS in this comparison series, reflecting its famously utilitarian, dated interface. Beds24’s case is coverage and cost: 60+ OTA integrations (more than any PMS in our testing) and pricing from roughly $1.20/property/month, with a built-in booking engine and payment processing included. If you want the absolute lowest cost and widest channel reach and don’t mind a learning curve, Beds24 is hard to beat on paper. If you want something that feels modern from day one, Hospitable wins clearly.
Read comparisonGuesty vs Lodgify
Guesty (95/100) is our highest-scored PMS overall — 60+ channel integrations, AI-powered automation and enterprise reliability that justify its premium pricing for 10+ listing portfolios. Lodgify (76/100) takes a different angle entirely: a genuinely good vacation-rental website builder bundled with a lighter PMS, starting at $30/month with zero booking commission. If you’re scaling a professional multi-listing operation, Guesty’s depth wins clearly. If your priority is a polished direct-booking website without enterprise pricing, Lodgify is built specifically for that.
Read comparisonGuesty vs OwnerRez
Guesty (95/100) edges out OwnerRez (83/100) overall on the strength of its automation, integration breadth and team-scale features — it’s built for operators managing large, complex portfolios. OwnerRez counters with a perfect 15/15 channel-sync score, built-in dynamic pricing and genuinely deep accounting (P&L, tax reports, QuickBooks/Xero) at $35-55/month versus Guesty’s enterprise pricing. If budget matters and you’re willing to climb OwnerRez’s learning curve, it delivers control Guesty doesn’t offer at any price. If you want the most automated, best-integrated platform and have the budget, Guesty is the stronger all-round tool.
Read comparisonHostaway vs OwnerRez
Hostaway (80/100) and OwnerRez (83/100) are close on paper but built around very different philosophies. Hostaway is the only PMS with “triple crown” preferred partner status across Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com, plus 100+ marketplace integrations and 24/7 support — but pricing starts around $40/listing (minimum $160/month) and requires a sales demo, since it’s not published transparently. OwnerRez posts a perfect 15/15 channel-sync score, built-in dynamic pricing and deep accounting, all at a flat, published $35-55/month. If you want the deepest OTA relationships and don’t mind opaque enterprise pricing, Hostaway. If you want to know your bill before you sign up, OwnerRez.
Read comparisonLodgify vs OwnerRez
OwnerRez (83/100) outscores Lodgify (76/100) mainly on channel sync (a perfect 15/15) and accounting depth (native P&L, tax reports, QuickBooks/Xero). Lodgify’s case is its direct-booking website — genuinely good, SEO-friendly, marketing-ready — bundled with zero commission on direct bookings, at a similar $30-70/month price point. If a professional booking website is your top priority, Lodgify is purpose-built for it. If back-office control, accounting and per-channel rules matter more, OwnerRez is the stronger platform.
Read comparisonHostaway vs Uplisting
Hostaway (80/100) is the only PMS with “triple crown” preferred-partner status across Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com, backed by 100+ marketplace integrations and AI-driven automation handling 93% of guest messaging — but pricing is custom (typically $40+/listing, $100-500 setup fee, 2-8 hours of onboarding). Uplisting (74/100) skips all of that: $29/property/month flat, unlimited listings and users, no setup fee, and self-serve onboarding you can start today. If you’re scaling past 20 listings and want deep automation, Hostaway wins. If you run a smaller portfolio and want transparent pricing without a sales call, Uplisting is the simpler, cheaper path.
Read comparisonHostaway vs iGMS
Hostaway (80/100) brings triple-crown OTA partner status, AI automation for 93% of guest messaging, and a 100+ app marketplace — but at custom pricing that typically starts near $40/listing plus a setup fee. iGMS (75/100) is built for smaller teams: flat pricing from $20/property/month (2-10 units) down to $18/property (11-50 units), a genuine mobile app for field management, and team task scheduling — without the enterprise price tag or sales-demo gate. If you’re running 50+ listings and want maximum automation, Hostaway justifies the cost. If you manage 2-50 units and want affordable, straightforward pricing with a real mobile app, iGMS is the better fit.
Read comparisonHostaway vs Hostfully
These two land almost dead even — Hostaway scored 80/100, Hostfully 79/100 — so the decision comes down to structure rather than raw quality. Hostaway offers “triple crown” preferred-partner status with Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com, deeper automation (9/10 vs 8/10) and 24/7 phone support, but only through a custom sales quote. Hostfully counters with published tiered pricing starting at $129/month for 4 properties, a genuinely useful visual booking-pipeline for tracking leads, and its own digital guidebook product bundled in. Choose Hostaway for maximum automation and OTA depth; choose Hostfully if you want to see real pricing upfront and value the pipeline/guidebook combination.
Read comparisonGuesty vs Hostfully
Guesty (95/100) is our highest-scored PMS overall — 60+ channel integrations, AI-powered automation and enterprise reliability that justify its cost for growing portfolios. Hostfully (79/100) takes a different approach: published tiered pricing from $129/month, a genuinely useful visual booking-pipeline for tracking leads, and bundled digital guidebooks as a sister product. If you’re scaling past 10 listings and want the deepest automation and integration breadth, Guesty wins clearly. If you’re in the 4-20 property range and want transparent pricing plus Hostfully’s signature tools, it’s the more approachable option.
Read comparisonGuesty vs Uplisting
Guesty (95/100) is our highest-scored PMS overall — 60+ channel integrations, AI-powered automation and enterprise reliability for portfolios scaling past 10 listings. Uplisting (74/100) is built for a different buyer entirely: $29/property/month flat, unlimited listings and users, no setup fee, and self-serve onboarding you control yourself. Guesty’s entry-level Lite plan ($39/month for 1-3 listings) is actually cheaper than Uplisting for very small portfolios, but Uplisting’s flat rate and published pricing scale more predictably once you’re past Guesty’s Pro-tier custom quote. Choose based on where your portfolio sits today, not just which scores higher.
Read comparisonGuesty vs iGMS
Guesty (95/100) is our highest-scored PMS — 60+ channel integrations, AI-powered automation and enterprise reliability that reward portfolios scaling past 10 listings. iGMS (75/100) targets a different buyer: published flat pricing from $20/property/month (2-10 units), a dedicated mobile app for field teams, and shift-scheduling tools — all without Guesty’s custom-quote Pro tier or price tag. If you’re scaling past 10 listings and want maximum automation and integration breadth, Guesty is the clear pick. If you manage 2-50 units and want affordable, transparent pricing with genuine mobile support, iGMS is the more practical fit.
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PriceLabs vs Wheelhouse
These are the two best dynamic pricing tools we’ve tested — Wheelhouse scored 92/100, PriceLabs 90/100 — so you won’t go wrong with either. Choose PriceLabs for predictable flat-fee billing ($19.99/listing/month in major markets), the deepest customization rules in the industry and a perfect 15/15 rate-push score across 100+ PMS integrations. Choose Wheelhouse for the friendliest setup, a genuinely free market-intelligence plan, and revenue-share billing (1% of bookings, $2.99 minimum) that aligns its cost with your results — especially attractive for seasonal or lower-occupancy listings.
Read comparisonPriceLabs vs Beyond
PriceLabs is our recommendation for most hosts — it scored 90/100 to Beyond’s 83/100, wins on cost predictability ($19.99/listing flat vs ~1% of revenue), customization depth, reporting and data export, and matched or beat Beyond in every rubric category. Beyond remains a solid choice in one specific situation: when your PMS has a first-class Beyond partnership and you value its simpler, more guided experience over PriceLabs’ wall of toggles.
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Wheelhouse vs Beyond
Wheelhouse is the clear winner for most hosts — 92/100 in our rubric against Beyond’s 83/100, with better usability (9/10 vs 8/10), a permanently free market-data plan, a $2.99/listing billing minimum, stronger automation and better support. Beyond’s one decisive advantage is rate-push breadth through its PMS partnerships (14/15 vs Wheelhouse’s 9/15): if your PMS is partnered with Beyond but not Wheelhouse, that alone can settle the argument.
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RateGenie vs PriceLabs
PriceLabs (90/100) is the dynamic-pricing benchmark — a Hyper Local Pulse algorithm, the deepest customization rules we’ve tested, and direct integrations with 100+ PMS/channel managers plus Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com directly. RateGenie (82/100) is a leaner, cheaper alternative built into the Tokeet ecosystem: $15.99/month for your first listing, sliding down to $1 per listing at real scale, with four strategy types (historical, occupancy, fixed, and a “Genie” preset) but no market-intelligence dashboards. If you want the deepest data and are running a large or multi-market portfolio, PriceLabs wins clearly. If you’re already on Hospitable, OwnerRez or Lodgify and want a simple, cheap engine, RateGenie is a sensible budget pick.
Read comparisonRateGenie vs Wheelhouse
Wheelhouse (92/100) is our top-scored dynamic pricing tool, built around an intuitive risk-tolerance dial, a genuinely free Insights plan for market data, and revenue-share billing (1% of bookings, $2.99/listing minimum) that costs nothing when you don’t earn. RateGenie (82/100) takes the opposite approach: a flat $15.99/listing fee with no revenue-share math, four strategy presets, and tight integration into the Hospitable/OwnerRez/Lodgify/Tokeet ecosystem. If you want the most polished, free-to-start experience and don’t mind paying a percentage of revenue, Wheelhouse wins. If you’d rather pay one predictable flat fee regardless of bookings, RateGenie is the simpler, cheaper alternative.
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AirDNA vs Mashvisor
These tools solve different problems, so match the tool to your job. Buying a US investment property? Mashvisor (89/100 in our rubric) — its Property Finder searches actual for-sale listings by cap rate and cash-on-cash return, blending MLS and Airbnb data, from around $18–50/month. Operating, benchmarking or researching STR markets — especially internationally? AirDNA (84/100) — its 10M+ listing dataset across 120,000+ markets is the industry benchmark, with deeper listing-level STR detail, at a steeper price (from ~$34/month billed annually for Pro).
Read comparisonAirDNA vs Rabbu
AirDNA (84/100) is the deeper analytics platform — 10M+ listings across 120,000+ global markets, MarketMinder dashboards, a Rentalizer revenue calculator and an enterprise API, starting free with paid tiers from ~$125/month. Rabbu (80/100) has pivoted from property management into an investment marketplace: free market data and ROI analysis, plus a $99/month property acquisition tool and a network of agents and lenders for hosts actively buying US properties. If you’re benchmarking or optimizing existing listings anywhere in the world, AirDNA’s depth wins clearly. If you’re actively hunting for a US property to buy and want data plus a deal-sourcing marketplace in one place, Rabbu’s free tier and acquisition focus are worth a look.
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Cleaning & Operations Software
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Turno vs TIDY
Both score almost identically — Turno 89/100, TIDY 88/100 — so the decision comes down to your cleaner situation and pricing preference. Turno wins if you want access to its 55,000+ cleaner marketplace and a free tier when you exclusively use marketplace pros. TIDY wins if you already have your own cleaning team and want AI-driven scheduling with usage-based pricing (3% per job, free for inactive properties) rather than a flat per-property fee.
Read comparisonTurno vs Properly (Breezeway)
Turno (89/100) is a considerably more complete platform than Properly (74/100) — automatic reservation-to-cleaner scheduling, a 55,000+ cleaner marketplace, auto-payments, and photo checklists, free if you exclusively use marketplace cleaners. Properly’s own review notes an important context: it was acquired by Breezeway and is no longer a standalone product — its photo-based visual checklist strength now lives inside the broader Breezeway platform. If you need full scheduling, payments and a cleaner marketplace, Turno is the more complete tool today. If you’re already committed to (or considering) Breezeway’s ecosystem, Properly’s checklist features come bundled in.
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Nuki vs August Home
Nuki is the stronger pick for most STR hosts: it scored 89/100 to August’s 80/100, its Smart Hosting service (€69/year) auto-generates guest PINs from Airbnb, Smoobu and Uplisting bookings, and it offers more unlock methods. The catch is cylinder compatibility — Nuki retrofits European-standard cylinder locks, while August retrofits US-standard deadbolts. Check which lock type your door actually has before anything else; it decides this comparison for you.
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RemoteLock vs August Home
Both scored 80/100, but for very different hosts. RemoteLock is a universal access-control platform that manages 800+ lock hardware models (Schlage, Yale, Dormakaba, Kwikset) from one dashboard, with enterprise features like audit trails and role-based access — built for property managers with 20+ doors and mixed hardware. August Home is a single, well-known retrofit lock ($229 + $79 keypad) that fits over your existing deadbolt, works with Alexa/Google/HomeKit, and needs no landlord permission — built for a single host or renter with one or two doors. If you’re managing a portfolio, RemoteLock. If you’re outfitting your own rental, August.
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KeyNest vs Keycafe
KeyNest (90/100) and Keycafe (89/100) both scored among the highest in our access-control testing, and for good reason: both offer secure, 24/7, self check-in key exchange with PMS integration. The core difference is model. KeyNest is a distributed network — 1,000+ Points (shops, hotels, lockers) hold your keys, with no hardware to buy, but coverage is concentrated in the UK, Europe, Australia, NZ and Canada. Keycafe is self-owned hardware — a SmartBox installed at your property (from ~$2,750 plus a monthly subscription) that you fully control, available anywhere you can install it. If you’re in KeyNest’s covered regions and want zero hardware investment, KeyNest. If you want full control and are anywhere globally, Keycafe.
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Proper Insurance vs Safely
Proper Insurance scored highest in our insurance testing at 92/100, and it’s the right choice if you want one comprehensive policy that fully replaces your homeowners insurance for the property, covered whether it’s rented, vacant, or used by you. Safely (88/100) takes a different approach entirely — per-booking coverage (roughly $4–10/night equivalent) bundled with guest screening, so you only pay when guests are actually staying. For high-occupancy full-time rentals, Proper’s annual model is usually cheaper; for seasonal or lower-occupancy properties, Safely’s pay-as-you-go structure can cost meaningfully less.
Read comparisonProper Insurance vs Steadily
Proper Insurance (92/100) edges out Steadily (84/100), driven by its comprehensive, purpose-written STR policy — underwritten by Lloyd’s of London, it fully replaces your homeowner/landlord coverage with no time limit on business income protection, typically $1,000-3,000/year. Steadily counters with genuine speed: quotes and binding in minutes (its setup scored a perfect 10/10), coverage across short, mid and long-term rentals in 48 states, native Guesty integration, and a competitive average of $1,377/year for STR policies. If comprehensive, purpose-built STR coverage is your priority, Proper wins. If you want a fast, flexible quote covering multiple rental types, Steadily is hard to beat.
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Safely vs Steadily
Safely (88/100) and Steadily (84/100) both solve real coverage gaps, but with opposite billing philosophies. Safely charges per booking — you only pay for nights actually rented, with primary coverage up to roughly $1,000,000 per stay, $10,000 in contents protection, and guest screening bundled into every policy, plus native integrations with OwnerRez, Lodgify and Guesty. Steadily sells one flat annual landlord policy (averaging about $1,377/year for STR coverage across 48 states) that flexes across short, mid and long-term rental use in a single policy, with quotes generated in minutes and a Guesty integration. Choose Safely if your occupancy is variable and you want screening bundled in; choose Steadily if you want one predictable annual premium and a mixed-term portfolio.
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Autohost vs SuperHog (KnowYourGuest)
Autohost scored highest in our screening testing at 89/100, driven by the deepest AI fraud detection we’ve tested (2,500+ ID types across 140+ countries) and a notable 98% chargeback win rate for verified bookings. SuperHog (85/100) counters with something Autohost doesn’t offer: up to $5M in damage protection bundled into every screened booking, replacing security deposits, at simple flat pricing (£2/property/month plus £2.50/booking). Choose Autohost for the deepest fraud and identity verification; choose SuperHog if you want screening and damage protection solved together at predictable cost.
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Besty AI vs HostBuddy AI
Besty AI scored slightly higher in our testing at 87/100 versus HostBuddy AI’s 84/100, largely because it does more: alongside AI messaging, it runs a genuine upsell engine (gap-night offers, early check-in/late checkout, bookend nights) and guest retargeting campaigns that can add measurable ancillary revenue, not just save time. HostBuddy AI is the more focused tool — a well-built AI messaging assistant with a unified smart inbox and SOP-driven responses, without trying to also be a revenue engine. If messaging automation alone is your goal, HostBuddy is simpler; if you want the AI to also drive incremental revenue, Besty’s broader scope earns its place.
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Hospitable vs HostBuddy AI
This comparison is really about whether you need a new PMS or just better messaging automation on top of your current one. Hospitable (88/100) is a full property management system with genuinely strong automation built in, free for unlimited properties on its Essentials plan. HostBuddy AI (84/100) isn’t a PMS at all — it’s a dedicated AI messaging layer that plugs into PMS platforms like Hostfully, Hostaway, Resly, Host Tools and Guesty, automating roughly 40-50% of routine guest messages without requiring you to switch your core system. If you’re choosing your PMS, Hospitable’s built-in automation may be all you need. If you already run a PMS you like and just want better messaging automation on top of it, HostBuddy is built for exactly that.
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