Alternatives to Guesty
Property management platform for short-term and vacation rental hosts
Guesty ranks #1 of 9 in Short-term rental management, with an Alt Score of 100. It is proprietary, sold by subscription from $9/month per listing and available on Web, iOS and Android. 12 of 12 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Guesty is an end-to-end property management platform for short-term and vacation rental operators, unifying channel management, a guest communication inbox, automation, payments, and analytics across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.
Short-term rental hosts and property management companies ranging from individual hosts with 1-3 listings up to enterprise operators with 200+ units across multiple channels and geographies.
A cloud-based vacation rental management platform with a multi-channel manager (60+ OTAs including Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com), a unified guest inbox with automated messaging, multi-calendar sync, task/cleaning management, a direct-booking website builder, owner reporting, and paid add-ons for AI dynamic pricing (PriceOptimizer), guest screening (GuestVerify), payments (Guesty Pay), and smart-lock management across 40+ lock brands.
Property managers connect their listing channels and calendars to Guesty's dashboard (web and native iOS/Android apps), after which reservations, messaging, pricing, cleaning tasks, and owner statements are centralized and automated from a single command center, with pricing scaling by number of listings starting at $9/month per listing.
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Ranked alternatives
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Hospitable automates short-term rental operations — guest messaging, team task assignment, reviews, and a direct-booking site — across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com listings.
Hostaway is a vacation rental management platform combining a channel manager, PMS, unified inbox, automation, and a direct-booking website for professional short-term rental managers.
Lodgify is vacation rental software that lets hosts build a direct-booking website, sync channels like Airbnb and Vrbo, take payments, and manage reservations from one place.
Hostfully is a vacation rental property management platform offering a channel manager, unified inbox, automation, direct-booking site, and branded digital guest guidebooks.
iGMS is vacation rental software that automates messaging, team coordination, and channel management across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com from a single dashboard.
OwnerRez is a vacation rental management system offering channel management, a CRM, booking websites, payment processing, and guest messaging for individual owners and property managers.
Smoobu is all-in-one software for vacation rentals, syncing channels, unifying the inbox, automating guest messages, and providing a booking website and website widget for direct reservations.
Feature comparison
Rows come from the Short-term rental management checklist (16 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for Guesty is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License Proprietary verified 2026-07-13
The Guesty Platform is made available for use and access, not sold or licensed.
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Starts at $9/month per listing verified 2026-07-13
We have packages that start from $9/month per listing.
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Pricing model Subscription verified 2026-07-13
Does Guesty offer a monthly plan? Yes, you can choose whether to purchase a monthly plan or an annual plan
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Platforms Web, iOS, Android verified 2026-07-13
iOS confirmed via apps.apple.com/us/app/guesty/id1344816619 ("Requires iOS 17.0 or later."); Android confirmed via play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.guesty
Desktop and mobile app
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Status active verified 2026-07-13
With 333 feature releases in 2025, of which 70% were driven by customer feedback
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Channel manager (Airbnb / Vrbo / Booking) Yes verified 2026-07-13
syncing your listings, rates, and availability across 60+ channels including Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and Expedia in real time
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Unified inbox Yes verified 2026-07-13
Bring every guest conversation together for faster, better responses
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Automated messaging Yes verified 2026-07-13
Respond to inquiries instantly with automated messaging and protect your bookings from the moment they’re made with secure payments
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Dynamic pricing Yes verified 2026-07-13
Native AI dynamic-pricing tool built by Guesty, sold as a paid add-on rather than included in base plans.
Guesty PriceOptimizer™ (AI pricing tool) Add-on
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Calendar sync Yes verified 2026-07-13
Manage reservations from multiple channels within a single calendar
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Cleaning / task management Yes verified 2026-07-13
Organize cleaning, maintenance, and other tasks without missing a beat
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Direct-booking website Yes verified 2026-07-13
Give your listings more visibility. Win AI searches, attract direct bookings
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Guest screening Yes verified 2026-07-13
Native GuestVerify product, sold as a paid add-on.
GuestVerify™ (Guest screening) Add-on
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Payments Yes verified 2026-07-13
Frictionless payments designed for short-term rental success
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Owner reporting Yes verified 2026-07-13
Automatically generate and send monthly owners statements and 1099s, with the option to override, review, and edit before sending
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Smart lock integration Yes verified 2026-07-13
Guesty LocksManager is a native (paid add-on) centralized dashboard that connects to third-party smart-lock hardware brands.
Guesty supports over 40 brands of smart lock providers.
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Mobile app Yes verified 2026-07-13
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/guesty/id1344816619