Airbnb Tool Reviews & Comparisons for STR Hosts

Houfy is a direct booking platform and community marketplace for vacation rental owners who want to bypass OTAs. It lets owners list properties, accept direct bookings, and communicate with guests without paying OTA commissions.

Transparent (by Lighthouse, formerly OTA Insight) provides market intelligence and rate shopping for short-term rental operators. It tracks competitor pricing, occupancy, and market trends to help hosts and managers make data-driven revenue decisions.

Properly (now part of Breezeway) provides visual checklists and a cleaner marketplace for short-term rental operators. Cleaners follow photo-based checklists to ensure consistent turnover quality across properties.

August Home makes retrofit smart locks and keypads designed to work with existing deadbolts, making them ideal for short-term rental hosts who cannot replace their entire lock. Key features include auto-lock/unlock, temporary guest access codes via the August app, Airbnb integration, and compatibility with Alexa/Google/HomeKit. Hardware starts at $149.

Tokeet is a PMS and channel manager that combines reservation management, channel sync, automated messaging, and a built-in CRM. Aimed at independent hosts and small property managers, it offers three pricing tiers starting at $11.99/month with unlimited channels on all plans.

Touch Stay is a digital guidebook platform that replaces printed welcome books with a mobile-friendly web app. Hosts create branded guidebooks with house rules, WiFi info, local recommendations, check-in instructions, and more. It integrates with 50+ PMS platforms for automatic booking sync and guest messaging, starting at $19/month for single-property hosts up to $199/month for large portfolios.

KeyNest is a distributed key exchange network with 1,000+ Points (shops, hotels, lockers) across the UK, Europe, Australia, NZ, Canada and more, letting STR guests pick up/drop keys securely without host involvement. Hosts deposit keys once, guests get a time‑restricted code via SMS/email/PMS, and KeyNest staff handle exchanges with tracking/photos. Pricing is pay‑as‑you‑go (£5.95/key collection + 69p–83p/additional day storage) or subscription (£24.95/month/key unlimited, £19.95 annual), with PMS integrations (Airbnb, Zeevou, Chekin) for automated codes. Ideal for urban PMs avoiding lockboxes.

Keycafe is a smart lockbox system for secure, contactless key exchange, perfect for Airbnb/STR hosts enabling 24/7 self check‑in/out without on‑site staff. The SmartBox stores unlimited keys/fobs, issues time‑restricted access codes via app, tracks every pickup/dropoff with photos/audit trails, and supports PMS integrations for automatic code generation. Pricing starts at $79/mo/location for Lite (1 location, basic features), $135/mo for Premium (multi‑location, API, alerts), and $199/mo for Business Pro, plus ~$2,750 hardware per SmartBox. Volume discounts on pay‑per‑pickup (~$6.95–$9.95/pickup) make it scalable for PMs.

Safely is a U.S. short‑term rental protection product that bundles guest screening with primary per‑booking insurance, typically added as a per‑night fee to each reservation. Policies cover on‑site property damage, contents, liability, and guest injury, with coverage up to around $1,000,000 per stay and about $10,000 in contents/theft coverage, including intentional and accidental damage. You only pay when you have bookings, and it integrates with PMSs like OwnerRez, Lodgify, and Guesty to auto‑issue policies and run screening, making it a strong fit for managers who want to standardize protection across a portfolio without large annual policies.

AllTheRooms Analytics is a short‑term rental data platform tracking 12M+ listings across 200k+ markets worldwide, with market and property‑level analytics for Airbnb and Vrbo. It offers ADR, occupancy, RevPAR, revenue, supply, lead time, future demand and percentile‑based metrics plus a VRPS (Vacation Rental Performance Score) for listing performance. Basic plans start around $11–$19/month with 12 months of history; Pro from $29–$49/month with up to 49 months history and downloads; higher tiers cover state, country, or global data. Strong for multi‑market investors/PMs, weaker for built‑in dynamic pricing or PMS‑style ops.

Wheelhouse is a revenue management platform for short‑ and mid‑term rentals that offers precise, highly customizable dynamic pricing, market intelligence and owner‑friendly reporting for portfolios from 2 to 10,000+ listings. It automatically updates nightly rates daily based on real‑time demand, comps and your risk tolerance, while giving granular rules for min stays, gap nights, pacing, events and portfolio‑level strategies. Pricing is simple and flexible: you can pay 1% of booking revenue (Performance plan, $2.99 minimum per listing/month) or a flat $19.99 per listing/month (Comp plan), with a free “Insights” tier for market data, making it one of the most transparent and competitive tools for professional operators.

Party Squasher is an occupancy monitor for short‑term rentals that counts mobile devices around a property to detect crowd‑size gatherings and alert you before a party gets noisy. A small sensor plugs into the router and uses Wi‑Fi probe signals (no mics or cameras) to estimate how many people are present, sending SMS/email alerts when thresholds are exceeded. Standard is best for single homes via mobile app; Pro adds a web dashboard, portfolio grouping and an API for PMS integrations. First‑year pricing (sensor + subscription) is $249 Standard or $309 Pro, with renewals at $199 and $252/year respectively and volume discounts from 10 to 250+ units.

Bounce is a global luggage storage marketplace (30k+ locations in 4k+ cities) that lets guests stash bags at shops, hotels, and lockers, solving the post-checkout luggage problem for STRs. Hosts can link or integrate Bounce via partners (e.g., UpMarket) to offload luggage logistics and create an easy upsell. Pricing typically from about $3–$6 per bag per 24 hours with $10,000 protection and free cancellation, making it a low-friction add-on to your guest journey.

Rabbu is a nationwide STR investment marketplace connecting buyers/sellers/agents/lenders with data-driven Airbnb analytics (ROI, occupancy, ADR, regulations). Free market data/explorer; property acquisition software $99/month ($990/year). Pivoted from management to marketplace; no PMS ops integrations. Blogs on 2026 markets; ideal for investors sourcing/financing turnkey rentals.

Turno (formerly TurnoverBnB) is a cleaning automation platform and global marketplace for STR hosts, syncing reservations from PMS/OTAs to auto-schedule turnovers, pay cleaners, and document work with checklists and photos. Free core plan if you only use marketplace cleaners; otherwise around $8–$10/property/month with annual discounts. Supports 55k+ cleaners worldwide and integrates with PMS like Lodgify, Tokeet, RentalWise and others, helping improve cleanliness scores and reviews.

YourWelcome is a guest‑experience and upsell platform built around a dedicated in‑property tablet plus pre‑arrival guest links. The subscription includes a free 8" tablet per property, digital guidebooks, check‑in flows, instant feedback surveys, in‑stay upsells, and local guides. At roughly $299.99/£269.99/€269.99 per property per year, it works best for managers who want a physical, in‑unit device that reduces questions and drives ancillary revenue.

StayFi is a WiFi marketing and guest‑data platform built for vacation rentals. It replaces generic router logins with branded splash pages, captures emails from every guest (not just the booker), and pipes them into an email/SMS marketing suite and CRM to drive repeat direct bookings and upsells. It’s affordable per access point and shines for managers who control their own routers and want to build a serious guest list; it won’t help as much if you can’t touch the network or don’t plan to run lifecycle campaigns.

Rategenie is a dynamic pricing tool from the Tokeet ecosystem that automatically updates nightly rates for short‑term rentals across multiple channels. It offers flexible strategies (historical data, occupancy‑based, fixed, or “Genie” presets), a clear sliding per‑listing price table, and integrations with PMS and channel managers. It’s a solid low‑ to mid‑cost option, though it lacks the extensive market dashboards of AirDNA or PriceLabs and depends on PMS integrations for full automation.

Alertify is a privacy-safe in-unit monitoring device for STRs detecting noise, smoking, air quality, crowds/occupancy via sensors. Real-time guest alerts, incident reports for disputes/claims, PMS integrations. $4.90-$19/month per property (hardware ~$200 one-time). Hostaway/Hostex/Tokeet sync; 4.5/5 Trustpilot for detection/disputes. Protects properties, boosts reviews/compliance.

Steadily provides fast, affordable landlord insurance for short/mid/long-term rentals, covering dwelling, liability ($1M+), loss of rent, personal property. Averages $1,377/year STR policies (US); quotes in minutes, 48 states. Guesty integration for seamless quoting/binding. 4.4-4.9/5 Trustpilot for service/speed; some cancellation complaints. Non-admitted options; dedicated to investors.

Autohost is an AI‑powered guest screening and verification platform for short‑term rentals, hotels, and PMS providers. It automates ID verification, fraud detection, criminal screening, and payment validation, integrating with PMS platforms like Guesty, Hospitable and Hostaway to flag risks before check‑in. Pricing is usage‑based per verification with volume discounts, making it scalable for growing operators who want to reduce fraud and chargebacks while streamlining check‑in workflows.

PriceLabs is a dynamic pricing and revenue management platform used by hundreds of thousands of short‑term rentals worldwide. It combines a hyper‑local pricing algorithm with highly granular custom rules, portfolio analytics, and market dashboards. Direct integrations with Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and 100+ PMS/channel managers make it one of the most flexible options, though its interface and configuration depth can be overwhelming for brand‑new hosts.

Minut is a privacy‑first noise, occupancy, and environmental sensor designed for short‑term rentals. It detects noise, crowding, cigarette smoke, motion, temperature, and humidity without using cameras or recording audio. With official Airbnb partnership and PMS integrations, it can auto‑message noisy guests and alert hosts before parties escalate, but some features require paid plans and it doesn’t replace a full security system.

Beyond (formerly Beyond Pricing) is a dynamic pricing and revenue management platform for short‑term rentals. It connects to PMS and channel managers to update nightly rates automatically based on demand, seasonality, local events, and booking pace. It’s strong on automation and ease of use but charges a percentage of revenue and relies on integrations rather than connecting directly to every channel.

AirDNA is a short‑term rental analytics and pricing platform built around Airbnb and Vrbo data. It helps hosts and investors analyze markets, benchmark performance, and set nightly rates using its Smart Rates engine and MarketMinder dashboards. It’s powerful for deal analysis and portfolio strategy, but auto‑pricing requires a compatible PMS, and costs can add up for multiple markets.

Guesty is a comprehensive property management platform that helps Airbnb hosts manage 1-200+ listings across multiple booking channels. It offers unified messaging, automated guest communication, channel management, and revenue optimization tools. While powerful for scaling operations, it comes with custom pricing that can be expensive for smaller hosts and has some limitations around data export and feature complexity.

Uplisting is a straightforward cloud-based PMS for small to mid-sized hosts, offering unlimited listings, unified messaging, multi-calendar sync, automated guest messaging, and direct booking websites. Pricing starts at $29/month per property. While it lacks built-in dynamic pricing and deep reporting, its simplicity, flat-fee model, and task automation make it ideal for hands-on hosts and small teams.

Rentals United is a dedicated channel manager that connects vacation rental listings to 100+ OTAs, enabling real-time availability and rate synchronization. Pricing starts at €30/month per listing. It excels in channel coverage and reliability but requires a separate PMS for messaging and guest management.

Lodgify is a vacation rental website builder and property management system that empowers hosts to accept direct bookings via customizable websites, channel integration, and a unified reservation manager. Pricing starts at $30/month with no commission fees, making it ideal for hosts focused on direct revenue. Some advanced PMS features require higher plans, and its interface can be less intuitive than dedicated PMS-only solutions.

Hostfully is an award-winning property management platform that serves hosts from 1 to 200+ listings. Known for its innovative booking pipeline view, digital guidebook integration, and preferred partner status with major OTAs (Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com), it offers competitive pricing starting at $129/month for 4 properties. While more affordable than enterprise solutions like Guesty, it may still be complex for single-property hosts. Strong automation features and 100+ integrations make it ideal for growing vacation rental businesses.

Hostaway is a comprehensive vacation rental management platform that serves property managers from 1-10,000+ listings. Known for 'triple crown' OTA partnerships (Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com preferred partner status), it offers AI-powered automation, 100+ marketplace integrations, and 24/7 support. While powerful for scaling operations, it comes with custom pricing starting around $40/listing and requires significant setup time, making it better suited for serious property managers rather than casual hosts.

Hospitable helps hosts automate guest messages, keep calendars in sync, and take direct bookings. It saves time for day-to-day work, but accounting depth and direct-booking availability can be limited.

MaidThis is a cleaning marketplace connecting short-term rental hosts with professional cleaners. It handles scheduling, quality control, and payments, focusing on STR-specific turnover cleaning standards.

Jervis Systems provides smart access and property automation solutions for short-term rentals and managed properties. Combining access control with energy management and occupancy sensing, it targets professional operators who want integrated property intelligence.

Klevio provides smart access control for multi-unit properties, letting residents and guests unlock doors via smartphone app. Primarily serving the UK and European markets, Klevio focuses on apartment buildings and managed properties.

REI Hub is an accounting platform built specifically for real estate investors, including short-term rental operators. It offers per-property P&L, Schedule E tax preparation, and portfolio-level financial tracking that generic accounting tools lack.

Resly is an Australian PMS and channel manager designed for the local short-term rental and holiday park market. It offers features tailored to Australian regulations, trust accounting, and integrations with regional OTAs.

Icnea is a PMS and channel manager designed for the European short-term rental market. It offers multi-language support, localised features for European regulations, and integrations with regional OTAs alongside global platforms.

GUARDHOG provides insurance and damage protection specifically for short-term rental hosts. It covers property damage, liability, and guest-related risks that standard homeowner policies typically exclude.

Strly is an analytics platform for short-term rental operators providing revenue insights, market data, and portfolio performance tracking. Starting at $25/month, it aims to make STR data accessible to hosts of all sizes.

Truvi is a business intelligence and analytics platform for short-term rental operators. It aggregates data from PMS, OTAs, and market sources to provide portfolio-level dashboards, custom reporting, and performance benchmarking.

EZCare is a cleaning and maintenance management platform for short-term rental operators. It helps schedule, track, and verify turnovers with task management, photo checklists, and team coordination tools. Available as a subscription.

Key Data Dashboard provides market analytics and benchmarking for short-term rental operators. It aggregates data from PMS platforms and OTAs to give portfolio-level performance insights, competitive benchmarks, and market trend analysis. Pricing is enterprise, custom-quoted.

HotelRunner is a channel manager, booking engine, and PMS designed for hotels and vacation rentals. It connects to 150+ OTAs, offers a direct booking website builder, and includes payment processing. Plans are custom-quoted, aimed at professional operators.

Hosthub (formerly Syncbnb) is a channel manager that synchronises availability, rates, and bookings across Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, and 200+ OTAs in real time. It is a lightweight, focused alternative to full PMS platforms, starting at $7/month per property.

Rented.com offers a unique revenue management model for short-term rental owners: instead of charging a subscription fee, they either take a revenue share or guarantee a fixed monthly income. They manage pricing, distribution, and bookings on behalf of owners, effectively acting as a revenue management partner.

QuickBooks is the most widely used small business accounting platform, and many STR hosts use it for income/expense tracking, tax preparation, and financial reporting. It integrates with bank feeds, payment processors, and some PMS platforms. Plans start at $15/month for Simple Start.

Beds24 is a budget-friendly PMS and channel manager for short-term rentals. It offers real-time channel sync, automated messaging, a direct booking engine, and multi-property management at some of the lowest per-property rates in the industry, starting from around $1/property/month for basic plans.

NoiseAware is a privacy-safe noise monitoring solution for short-term rentals that detects excessive noise and potential parties without recording audio. Sensors measure decibel levels over time and send real-time alerts to hosts and property managers so they can intervene before neighbours complain. It starts at $199 per sensor plus a subscription.

Breezeway is a property care and operations platform that helps short-term rental managers schedule, track, and verify cleaning, maintenance, and inspections. It combines smart checklists with photo verification, automated task assignment, and PMS integrations so turnovers are consistent across every property. Pricing is by quote based on portfolio size.

Roomonitor combines in-unit noise/smoke/occupancy/environment sensors with a 24/7 remote operations team for STRs and urban rentals. Devices detect noise, tobacco smoke, crowding, temperature, humidity and air quality without recording audio or video, and can auto-SMS/call guests when thresholds are exceeded. Plans start at 13€/month including hardware, with higher tiers adding 24/7 call-centre alarm handling and full remote guest & property services, plus PMS/OTA integrations like Guesty. Strong fit for European multi-unit operators needing both compliance and outsourced ops.

Extenteam provides dedicated remote staffing for short‑term rental property managers, sourcing, hiring, training, and managing hospitality specialists in guest services, reservations, accounting, marketing, housekeeping coordination, and back‑office roles. Team members work exclusively for your company at 50–60% below US rates (~$10–$20/hour depending on role/skill), with hiring in as little as 2 weeks and no HR overhead (Extenteam handles taxes, insurance, compliance). Tailwind by Extenteam adds AI‑powered 24/7 guest messaging via PMS integrations. Pricing is per team member based on hours/role; no setup fees and 100% satisfaction guarantee with month‑to‑month or annual contracts.

Clearing is a specialized trust accounting and automated bookkeeping platform for short-term rental property managers, designed to centralize multi-OTA income, auto-categorize expenses (cleaning, maintenance, fees), reconcile bank feeds, generate compliant owner statements/P&L reports, and streamline vendor payments. It integrates with PMSs like Guesty, Hostex, and AdvanceCM to pull bookings and automate workflows. Pricing is free for up to 5 properties (no transaction fees), with paid plans starting around $10–$20/property/month for larger portfolios, making it one of the most cost-effective STR financial tools.

Baselane is a free banking, rent collection and bookkeeping platform tailored for rental property owners, including short‑term rentals like Airbnb/Vrbo. It provides property‑specific virtual accounts, automated expense tagging (including OTA fees and turnover costs), 3.35% APY savings, 2‑day ACH deposits (paid plan), and tax‑ready Schedule E reports, with seamless Airbnb/Vrbo payout integration. The core plan is $0/month, with Baselane Smart at $20/month for AI auto‑tagging, priority support and advanced features—ideal for landlords wanting consolidated finances without monthly fees.

AirHost is a Japan/Singapore‑based all‑in‑one hospitality platform that combines PMS, channel manager, booking engine, contactless check‑in, smart‑lock automation and messaging into one cloud system for hotels and vacation rentals. It centralizes OTAs (Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, Agoda, Expedia etc.), automates room assignment, payments and 10+ triggered messages per booking, and supports IoT locks and self check‑in kiosks. Pricing is quote‑based through AirHost ONE HMS plans, but Capterra lists paid plans starting around US$200/month with no free version or trial, making it best for professional operators rather than casual hosts.

Airtasker is a UK gig marketplace where hosts can post Airbnb cleaning jobs and get bids from local Taskers (cleaners) within minutes. Typical cleaning costs range from £13–£40 per hour or £20–£300 per job depending on property size, location, and service level (regular turnover vs deep clean), with hosts setting their budget and Taskers proposing rates. It offers insurance up to £10,000 per task, ratings/reviews, and chat for coordination, but lacks PMS integrations, auto‑scheduling or cleaner‑ops workflows, making it a good backup or small‑volume option rather than a scaled STR cleaning solution.

Slice pioneered on‑demand homeshare insurance for Airbnb/VRBO hosts, selling commercial policies only for the nights a property is rented, with $2,000,000 liability and full replacement cost on the home and contents, typically $4–$7 per night and zero deductible. In 2024, however, Slice stopped offering new short‑term rental policies, pivoting to powering white‑label on‑demand products (e.g., Duuo in Canada) via its Slice Labs platform. Existing homeshare customers may still be serviced, but new STR hosts generally cannot buy Slice‑branded coverage today and should look at alternatives like Safely, InsuraGuest, Duuo or Proper.

WelcomeScreen is a guest-facing upsell and digital guidebook layer for STR operators that turns in-home TVs into branded welcome screens while also supporting mobile guidebook experiences and PMS-synced guest info . Pricing starts at $5.99 per property per month with no setup fees in most cases, month-to-month or annual billing, and unlimited TVs per property at the time of review [page:1][page:2].

RueBaRue is a guest communication platform for vacation rentals that combines digital guidebooks, local area guides, SMS/email automation, and a team inbox. It auto-builds property and neighborhood guides from PMS data and Google Places, then schedules messages (pre-arrival, in-stay, review requests) via text or email so teams stop bouncing between tools. Integrates with PMSs like Guesty and OwnerRez. Pricing starts around $9.99/month for 1 property with volume discounts (e.g., ~$249.50/month for 50 units) and a 14-day free trial.

Proper Insurance is a specialty carrier for US vacation rentals that completely replaces your homeowner or landlord policy with a commercial STR policy custom‑penned with Lloyd’s of London and Concert Specialty. It combines homeowners, landlord and business insurance in one contract, covering the building, contents, business income, and commercial liability whether the property is rented, vacant or owner‑occupied. Coverage includes theft and damage by guests, bed bugs (with lost income), liquor/pet/pool/hot‑tub liability, ordinance or law, and actual loss sustained business income with no time limit. Premiums are quote‑based but typically fall in the ~$1,000–$3,000/year range for most single‑family STRs, depending on value, location and risk factors.

Handy is an on‑demand marketplace for home cleaning and handyman services in major cities that some STR hosts use for one‑off or recurring turnovers. It offers instant online pricing, app‑based booking, vetted pros, and a satisfaction guarantee, but doesn’t provide a true PMS integration, auto‑scheduling or cleaner performance workflows like dedicated STR cleaning platforms. Pricing is typically shown per job (e.g., flat quotes like a 4‑hour deep clean for ~$129 or average ~$100/hour in US reviews), making it convenient for occasional jobs but expensive and under‑automated for scaled portfolios.

Mashvisor is a real‑estate investment and short‑term rental analytics platform that helps you find, underwrite, and manage Airbnb/STR deals using MLS + Airbnb data, property finder tools, calculators, and AI‑powered dynamic pricing. It’s especially strong for discovering properties for sale that meet ROI targets (cap rate, cash‑on‑cash) across US markets, comparing traditional vs STR strategies, and then optimizing nightly rates. Plans (Lite/Standard/Professional) run roughly $18–$100/month depending on level and billing, with a 7‑day free trial; there is also an API starting around $129/month for programmatic access.

Guestflow is an automation and collaboration layer for short-stay businesses that unifies ops, guest messaging, tasking and a guest experience app on one platform. It plugs into your PMS/channel manager (e.g., Beds24, Tokeet, Hostfully) and connects email, SMS, WhatsApp and webhooks so you can design custom workflows for booking confirmations, check-in instructions, upsells, team notifications and review requests. Tiered per-unit pricing ranges from £10/unit for 1–10 units down to £2/unit (~$2.67) for 300+ units, with bulk discounts up to 80%. Strong for PMs that want flexible automation and a central hub rather than yet another standalone AI inbox.

Cleanster is both a vetted cleaner marketplace (US/CA/UK) and a SaaS operations platform that automates vacation-rental cleaning using PMS/iCal sync, auto-scheduling, checklists, progress tracking, and messaging. You can either hire Cleanster marketplace cleaners or bring your own team and simply use the software. SaaS pricing starts around $3.99–$12 per property/month depending on tier and region, with unlimited bookings, checklists, properties, and team members, plus API, Slack/Zapier and PMS integrations (including iGMS). Strong fit if you want “one app” for marketplace + team ops globally.

Chekin is a digital check‑in platform for vacation rentals and hotels that automates guest registration, ID verification, police reporting, tourist tax collection, damage deposits, rental agreements and upsells. It integrates with 35+ PMS/Channel Managers (Rental United, Lodgify, Smoobu, Hostify) for seamless booking sync. Basic plan €3.95/property/month, Premium €5.95, Enterprise custom; transaction fees for deposits (1.5%+€0.30) and Waivo damage protection ($2.50–$5). Ideal for multi‑channel operators needing compliance and automation across Europe.

Check-in Scan is a mobile app for vacation rental hosts to scan guest ID documents (MRZ code), collect digital signatures, generate registration forms and auto‑send traveler reports to police/authorities. It supports Spain, Portugal, Croatia, Italy and other compliance regions, with PMS integrations (Guesty, Smoobu, Clock, OwnerRez) for automatic property/reservation sync. Pricing starts €6.90/month per lodging (annual), no hardware needed, GDPR‑compliant encryption. Perfect for multi‑country compliance without paperwork.

GuestGuru is an AI chatbot automating 24/7 guest inquiries for STRs via messaging channels. Custom tones, AutoHost mode, SMS/email escalations, learns from interactions. Integrates with select PMS (Guesty mentioned). Starter $1/first property, Superhost $5.90/month ($3.90 annual) per additional. 14-day free trial; praised for ease/customization, limited PMS support.

OpenKeyStays (OpenKey Property Management) provides digital keyless entry for STRs/hotels via mobile app, NFC/WiFi locks, PMS integrations. Auto-generate keys on check-in, remote access, guest self-check-in. Pricing $5-$15/lock/month (volume discounts); hardware separate. 50+ PMS (StayNTouch, OpenHotel, Guesty); contactless, secure. Ideal for keyless ops, reduces turnover time.

TIDY is an AI‑powered cleaning and maintenance platform for short‑term rentals that automates scheduling, vendor management, inspections, and turnovers via PMS integrations. Flex plan is 3% per job (free for inactive properties), Standard $10/unit/month annual. Supports Host Tools, Beds24, Housecall Pro, ChargeAutomation; vendor marketplace and mobile app for staff. Scales from 1 property (free) to enterprise.

HelloGuestbook is a lightweight digital guestbook platform for short‑term rental hosts. It lets you share Wi‑Fi details, house rules, arrival info, and local recommendations in a clean, mobile‑friendly guide your guests access via a single link or QR code. With a free plan for one property and a $5/month Pro tier for extras like map integration and multiple guestbooks, it’s ideal for solo hosts or small portfolios who want to cut repetitive questions without a complex guest‑experience OS.

Nuki offers retrofit smart locks (Smart Lock Go, Pro 4th Gen, Ultra) optimized for vacation rentals via its Smart Hosting service (€69/year per lock). The locks support app unlock, keypad PINs, Matter/Thread, and PMS integrations (Airbnb, Smoobu, Uplisting, etc.) for automatic per‑reservation codes. Hardware starts at €120–€289 plus optional Bridge/Keypad (€69–€99), making it renter‑friendly with no door drilling, though full remote access requires the subscription.

Igloohome offers keyless smart locks and keyboxes optimized for Airbnb and short‑term rentals, featuring patented algoPIN™ technology that generates time‑sensitive PIN codes offline without WiFi. Models like Deadbolt Go, Padlock 2, Retrofit Lock and Smart Keybox 3 work with Airbnb direct sync and PMS partners for automatic guest codes, making them ideal for hands‑off check‑in. Hardware costs €135–€370 plus optional €80 Bridge for remote control, and they’re popular for their reliability and no‑app guest access.

Operto Teams is operations software for vacation rental managers, automating housekeeping, maintenance, inspections, and staff scheduling via PMS integrations. Drag‑and‑drop calendar, mobile dashboards, payroll reports, maintenance tracking. Pricing $70/month for 10 properties ($7/additional); custom for Operto ONE AI teams. Integrates 40+ PMS (Guesty, Airbnb, OwnerRez). Trusted by 20k+ managers for calm, organized workflows.

Mount connects STR guests to authentic local experiences (tours, activities) curated by hosts/locals, with personalized recommendations, UGC videos, commission earnings. Zero setup cost; earn on bookings/views. Enhances guest satisfaction, repeat bookings, revenue streams. No PMS integrations mentioned; embeddable in messaging/sites. User-friendly, stress-free onboarding; acquired by Popfly.

SuperHog (KnowYourGuest) is a risk‑management and guest‑screening platform for short‑term rentals. Its Intelligent Guest Screening flags fraud and risky bookings via ID verification, data analysis, criminal checks, and $5M damage protection. Pricing is £2/property/month + £2.50/booking verification, with no setup fees or contracts. It integrates with PMS like RentalWise, Smily, Pass the Keys and Enso Connect for automated workflows, making it ideal for managers scaling beyond Airbnb’s basic identity verification.

InsuraGuest is subscription-based guest insurance for STRs covering accidental medical ($10k-$25k), property damage ($10k-$25k/$100 deduct), theft ($2.5k/$500 deduct), death ($5k). $60-$90/month per property (or $3/night via PMS); 72hr claims. Integrates PMS (Guesty, Hostaway, iGMS, Lightmaker); no-fault primary. Protects vs lawsuits/deposits; claims fast but some accuracy concerns.

Avalara MyLodgeTax automates U.S. lodging tax compliance for vacation rental owners and managers, handling 11,000+ jurisdictions, rate lookup, calculation, filing, and remittance. It integrates with PMS like OwnerRez and Streamline for seamless transaction sync. Pricing starts at $27/month per property plus $299 setup, scaling with volume. Ideal for multi‑state portfolios avoiding manual tax headaches, though it doesn't cover IRS income taxes.

Rankbreeze is an Airbnb‑focused growth platform that combines listing SEO, market data, and a flexible Pricing Engine for dynamic pricing. Hosts use it to track search rankings, test listing changes, scan competitors, and push daily prices into PMS tools like Hospitable and Uplisting. It’s especially strong for Airbnb‑only managers who care about SEO as much as pricing, but its newer pricing engine is less proven than long‑standing dynamic pricing tools and requires a PMS integration for full automation.

ResortCleaning is housekeeping software for vacation rentals/hotels that automates scheduling, staffing, inspections, inventory, payroll and invoicing via PMS integrations. Pay $5/property/month (unlimited appointments) or $1.39/appointment; $20/month minimum for small accounts. Integrates with OwnerRez, Hospitable, WebRezPro, Track, Lodgify. Mobile app, status tracking, no setup fees—ideal for cleaning companies and managers.

STR Insights is a U.S. market intelligence platform for short-term rental investors/managers, providing ROI, revenue, occupancy, ADR, regulation data across 80+ markets. Interactive maps, side-by-side comparisons, percentile filters by bedrooms. No PMS integrations—standalone analytics. Pricing $194.99/month, $449.99/quarter, $1,599.99/year (unlimited U.S. markets). Ideal for market selection/investment decisions.

Doinn automates short-term rental operations by syncing with PMS/channel managers to create AI‑driven cleaning, maintenance, and service tasks based on bookings. It offers smart dispatching, mobile apps for staff, property dashboards, and real‑time analytics, with a focus on outsourcing services like cleaning/laundry via integrated providers. Starter plan $10/month for 10 services, Advanced $80 for 100, Enterprise $330 unlimited. Ideal for scaling operations without hiring a coordinator.

STR Profit Map is U.S.-focused STR investment analytics with interactive profit heatmaps, AI buy boxes (amenities), occupancy/ADR/revenue/cap rates, regulations for 24k+ markets. Weekly updates, zip-level exports, saturation overlays. No PMS integrations—standalone for investors. Pricing $0 Free (states), $40/month or $360/year Pro (full cities/AI). Free trial; excels in ROI visualization for market selection.

HostBuddy AI is an AI‑powered guest messaging platform for short‑term rental hosts. It connects to your PMS so it can respond to Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and direct‑booking messages in your brand voice, using your SOPs and property details. It shines for hosts who want to offload 40–60% of routine messaging without hiring VAs, but it’s not a PMS or pricing engine and still needs good playbooks and human oversight.

ProhostAI is an AI-powered all-in-one assistant for STR hosts automating guest messaging (unlimited replies), cleaning schedules, tasks from messages/reviews, upsells, guidebooks, reviews, expenses, calendars. Starter free forever; Pro $15/property/month ($30 min); Enterprise custom 50+. Integrates Airbnb, Hostaway, OwnerRez, Hospitable, Guesty, Stripe. Y Combinator-backed; mobile apps; scales stress-free.

Conduit (formerly HostAI) is an AI agent platform that handles guest communication and sales for short‑term rental operators and hotels. It uses voice and chat agents trained on your policies and PMS data to answer questions, handle bookings, and run upsell workflows 24/7. It’s powerful for teams managing dozens of units who want to deflect calls and messages, but pricing is SaaS‑style at team level rather than per‑property, and it’s not a PMS or pricing engine.

Besty AI is an AI assistant for hospitality that automates guest messaging, review replies, and revenue‑driving upsells like gap‑night offers and early check‑in/late checkout. Plugged into your PMS or channel manager, it replies in your brand voice, runs retargeting campaigns, and can add significant ancillary revenue with minimal manual work. It’s strongest for hosts with multiple listings who want to scale communication and upsells; very small portfolios may find the extra subscription less compelling.

Airbtics provides worldwide Airbnb/Vrbo analytics with revenue heatmaps, occupancy/ADR history (3+ years), ROI calculator, compsets, guest demographics. Custom markets, listing insights, PDF exports. No direct PMS integrations—standalone dashboard/exports. Pricing from free Starter to $299/month Scale (annual discounts: $349-$3,588/year). Free trial; praised for accuracy, UI, support; ideal for investors analyzing hotspots.

33 Lock is a hospitality‑focused smart‑lock brand aimed at hotels, motels, multifamily and vacation rentals. Its IntelliBolt, IntelliLever, IntelliMortise and IntelliReader locks provide PIN, card, and mobile access with retrofit‑friendly hardware that works with PMS, access‑control platforms, and APIs like Seam. It’s especially appealing if you want hotel‑grade hardware at lower cost and deep automation, but it relies on TTLock gateways and integrations for remote control and is less plug‑and‑play than consumer locks.

Enso Connect is an AI‑powered guest experience “operating system” for vacation rentals and boutique hotels. It layers on top of your PMS to centralize messaging, guest verification, smart‑lock access, digital guidebooks, upsells, and CRM into one configurable Boarding Pass flow. Pricing typically starts around $9–16 per listing per month plus a 5% upsell commission, making it most attractive for professional operators who want to automate check‑in, communication, and ancillary revenue rather than one‑off hosts.

Smoobu is a cloud-based PMS and channel manager offering unified messaging, calendar sync, direct booking websites, and automation tools. Plans start at €17/month for up to 5 listings. It’s user-friendly and affordable for small to mid-sized hosts, though advanced reporting and dynamic pricing require add-ons.

Smily (formerly BookingSync) is a cloud-based PMS and channel manager that combines unified calendar sync, automated messaging, direct booking websites, and team workflows. Pricing starts at €25/property/month. It integrates with 70+ OTAs and third-party tools via API. Best for tech-savvy hosts and agencies, but its complexity can challenge beginners.

Streamline VRS is an enterprise-grade PMS and channel manager for large vacation rental businesses, offering CRM, accounting, dynamic pricing, and integrated marketing tools. Custom pricing starts at $250/month. It excels in feature depth and white-glove service but is too complex and costly for small hosts.

Avantio is an enterprise-grade vacation rental management platform tailored for agencies and large property managers. It offers a robust channel manager, direct booking websites, CRM, and reconciliation. Custom pricing starts around €250/month. Avantio excels in multi-brand management and integrated accounting but is less accessible for smaller hosts due to setup complexity and cost.

Zeevou is an automated PMS and channel manager that offers direct booking websites, self-check-in software, and financial reconciliation. Pricing starts at $49/property/month. It excels at reducing manual tasks with smart rules but can be complex to configure and requires annual contracts.

Hostify is a unified PMS and channel manager offering messaging automation, revenue management, cleaning coordination, and a mobile app. Plans start at $29/month per property with 1.9% booking fees. It’s strong for midsize portfolios needing integrated operations but has a moderate learning curve and limited advanced analytics.

OwnerRez is a robust vacation rental management platform for small to large hosts, offering granular booking controls, built-in dynamic pricing, accounting integrations, and a flexible API. Pricing starts at $35/month plus small booking fees. It excels in reporting and customization but has a steeper learning curve and a dated interface.

OwnerCenter is a specialized owner-portal and operations platform for vacation rental managers. It offers owner statements, automated payouts, maintenance tracking, and a branded portal for client communication. Pricing starts at $49/month per manager account. Ideal for agencies needing professional owner workflows, it lacks channel management and requires integration with a PMS.

HomHero is an Australian operations platform for short-term rental hosts, offering automated messaging, cleaning and maintenance scheduling, guest vetting, and owner reporting. Flat-fee pricing starts at AUD 39/month. Its strong local support and compliance features make it ideal for hosts in Australia and New Zealand, though international integrations are limited.

Bookl.ee is a lightweight direct booking widget that hosts can embed on any website to accept reservations, payments, and messaging. Priced at $9.99/property/month, it offers calendar sync, customizable widget themes, and Stripe integration. It’s ideal for hosts who already have a site and want to add direct-booking functionality without a full PMS.

iGMS is a cloud-based vacation rental management platform for small to mid-sized hosts, offering centralized messaging, automated guest services, team task automation, and multi-calendar sync across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Affordable flat-fee pricing and a user-friendly interface make it ideal for hosts managing 2–50 properties, though its feature set is less extensive than enterprise solutions.

Host Tools is an automation and task management platform for vacation rental hosts. It offers dynamic rule-based messaging, task scheduling for cleaning and maintenance, and calendar sync across major OTAs. Affordable pricing starts at $5/property/month, making it an accessible solution for hosts who want to automate routine operations without a full PMS.

365Villas is a villa-specialist vacation rental management platform offering channel management, direct booking websites, team operations, accounting, and owner portals. Custom pricing starts at €100/month. It excels at high-end villas and multi-country portfolios but has fewer integrations than larger platforms.