Hostaway
Vacation Rentals
AI-powered vacation rental software platform that combines property management, channel management, direct booking, guest messaging, and revenue optimization across Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Expedia, and other channels.
- Free trial
- No
- Setup fee
- Custom (contact sales)
- Multi-property
- Yes
- Features
- 11/14
Hostaway pricing
| Property size | Per month | Per unit |
|---|---|---|
| 10 units | $200 | $20 |
| 20 units | $400 | $20 |
| 50 units | $900 | $18 |
| 100 units | $1600 | $16 |
Indicative list pricing collected from public sources. Check current pricing
Features
- Channel Manager
- Booking Engine
- Payments
- Reporting
- Mobile App
- Open API
- Multi-Property
- Rate Management
- Guest Messaging
- Multi-Language
- Multi-Currency
Support: Email, Chat, Phone, 24/7
Vacation Rental Software for Property Managers
Hostaway is a vacation rental software platform built for short-term rental businesses that manage multiple properties. It combines a property management system, channel manager, booking engine, and guest communication tools into a single dashboard, reducing the need to juggle separate tools.
Channel Management Across 200+ OTAs
The platform connects to over 200 distribution channels, including Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and Expedia. A two-way channel manager keeps availability and rates synchronized in real time, minimizing double bookings and manual updates across listings.
Direct Booking Engine
Hostaway includes a website builder and direct booking engine, allowing property managers to drive commission-free reservations. Managers can customize the booking widget and apply their own branding to the guest-facing experience.
Automated Guest Messaging and Task Management
A unified inbox consolidates guest communications from all connected channels. Automated messaging sequences handle check-in instructions, pre-arrival reminders, and post-stay reviews. Task management tools assign housekeeping and maintenance jobs automatically based on booking events.
Revenue Management and Dynamic Pricing
Hostaway integrates with leading revenue management tools including PriceLabs and Wheelhouse. Managers can set pricing rules, minimum stay requirements, and seasonal rates from within the platform or delegate pricing decisions to a connected dynamic pricing engine.
Analytics and Reporting
The analytics dashboard provides occupancy reports, revenue breakdowns by channel, owner statements, and performance comparisons across properties. Data exports and owner portal access allow transparent reporting for property owners.
Integrations and Open API
Hostaway offers a marketplace of 100+ third-party integrations covering smart locks, accounting software, noise monitoring, and more. An open API allows custom integrations for larger operators. The platform holds Airbnb Preferred Software Partner status and serves over 50,000 properties worldwide.
How Hostaway compares to the other 33
Every system here is recorded on the same axes, so these are positions in the field rather than opinions. We publish no user ratings, because we have no reviewers.
- At $200 a month for 10 units, Hostaway is the 25th cheapest of the 27 systems here that publish an entry price in USD — cheaper than 2 of them, and above the field median of $100.
- On features it lists 11 of 14, above the field median of 10 — 12th of 34.
- What it lacks that most peers ship: Invoicing.
- What few peers offer and it does: Multi-Language.
- No published free trial — normal here, since only 13 of 34 publish one. Support runs 24/7, which 3 of 34 offer.
Hostaway: common questions
- How much does Hostaway cost?
- Hostaway lists $200 a month at 10 units, rising to $1600 at 100 units. Setup fee: Custom (contact sales). At $200 a month for 10 units, Hostaway is the 25th cheapest of the 27 systems here that publish an entry price in USD — cheaper than 2 of them, and above the field median of $100.
- Does Hostaway offer a free trial?
- No free trial is published. Only 13 of the 34 systems tracked here publish one, so this is the norm rather than the exception; most run a demo instead.
- What does Hostaway not do that most PMSs do?
- Invoicing — each of those is offered by most of the 34 systems tracked here and is not listed for Hostaway.
- What are the best Hostaway alternatives?
- The closest are Beds24, Guesty, Hostify and Octorate — each serves the same property types. Compare any of them against Hostaway side by side below.
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