Capterra Value Report: A Price Comparison Guide for Vacation Rental Software

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Compare pricing for the top vacation rental software products with the highest value-for-money and functionality ratings.

We hear from software buyers time and again that two of their top considerations when investing in a new vacation rental solution are price and functionality. Budget is a constraint for most businesses, but affordability alone doesn't make a product valuable—it must also offer the functionality you need.

In this report, we've ranked the most valuable vacation rental software products based on user reviews: those with the highest marks for both value for money and functionality. We also break down the starting cost and relevant pricing details for each product.

Top vacation rental software rated on value for money and functionality

The graphic below shows vacation rental products that have the highest value-for-money and functionality ratings based on user reviews in Capterra's vacation rental software directory. Products are arranged in increasing order of their value-for-money rating (bottom to top) and functionality rating (left to right).

Scatter plot graphic for the blog article "Capterra Value Report: A Price Comparison Guide for Vacation Rental Software"

Note: While products in the top-right zone of the graph rank higher in terms of both the functionality and the value-for-money rating, all products in this graph are top rated.

Price comparison for top-rated vacation rental software

Comparing pricing and features for multiple software solutions can prove to be a difficult task. We have created a table to highlight how different vacation rental software products stack up against each other in terms of starting pricing, free trials, and free versions, allowing you to compare these products all in one place.

Comparison table for the blog article "Capterra Value Report: A Price Comparison Guide for Vacation Rental Software"

The products in the above table are taken from the scatter plot (for which the pricing information is available publicly). These products are arranged in alphabetical order, and the pricing included in this table is for the entry-level/lowest-priced offering found on vendor websites as of March 17, 2023.

1. Bookerville

Bookerville is a cloud-based property management software for short-term vacation rental managers. It allows you to manage your bookings and automate and simplify time-consuming tasks. The vacation rental software includes a self-service portal for owners and housekeepers to keep a check on the cleaning and maintenance of the property.

Starting price: Starts at $60.50 per unit, per month, billed monthly. 

Features available at a higher price: All the product features are included in all the pricing plans.

2. Checkfront

Checkfront is a cloud-based business management software designed for rental businesses and accommodation providers. It offers features such as booking and activity management, reservations and payment processing. Checkfront helps users to manage both online and offline bookings. The solution helps users accept and process payments through the Point of sale system and payment gateway. 

Starting price: Starts at $42 per month, billed annually. Two staff accounts included and 1200 bookings included. 

Features available at a higher price: Advanced versions include up to 6,000 bookings, 10 staff accounts, and 15 integrations.

3. eviivo

Trial/Free Version

  • Free Trial
  • Free Version

Overall rating

4.1

Value-for-money rating

4.6

Functionality rating

4.5

Device compatibility

Screenshots

eviivo

Booking diary management in eviivo

Eviivo is a cloud-based property and channel management software for apartments, resorts, hotels, campsites, and individual property owners. It allows you to manage guests, bookings, travel agencies, and other stakeholders in your business. 

Starting price: Starts at $45 per month, billed monthly. Includes one property. 

Features available at a higher price: Advanced versions include guest manager, performance manager, promo manager, owner management.

4. Guesty for Hosts

Guesty For Hosts is a property management platform for hosts and property owners who manage a handful of short-term rentals. It provides all the features you need to save time, increase your listings' exposure, and manage on the go. It allows you to manage your short-term rentals across major booking channels. 

Starting price: Starts at $34 per month, billed annually. One listing included.

Features available at a higher price: Additional modules available at separate costs, such as chargeback protection, self domain and smart lock automation.

5. Hospitable.com

Hospitable is a cloud-based property management software designed for vacation rental hosts, property managers, and hoteliers. The software offers a range of features to manage reservations, automate guest communication, and streamline property operations. Users can customize automated messages based on various triggers, such as booking confirmation or check-in instructions.

Starting price: Starts at $40, per month, billed monthly. Up to two properties included. 

Features available at a higher price: There is only a single pricing plan which offers all features.

6. Hostify

Trial/Free Version

  • Free Trial
  • Free Version

Overall rating

4.8

Value-for-money rating

4.9

Functionality rating

4.8

Device compatibility

Screenshots

Hostify

Custom app branding in Hostify

Hostify helps property managers automate processes and integrate data from multiple channels and Airbnb accounts. With Hostify, users can manage various aspects of their vacation rental business from a single dashboard. They can manage their properties, availability calendars, and pricing, and sync reservations across multiple channels such as Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. The software offers automated messaging and guest communication tools to streamline communication with guests before, during, and after their stay.

Starting price: Starts at $20 per unit, per month, billed annually

Features available at a higher price: All features are available in all plans.

7. iGMS

Trial/Free Version

  • Free Trial
  • Free Version

Overall rating

4.6

Value-for-money rating

4.4

Functionality rating

4.3

Device compatibility

Screenshots

iGMS

Multi-calendar in iGMS

iGMS connects all online travel agency accounts such as Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo from one multi-calendar. It enables you to streamline your routine operations, such as guest communication, calendar synchronization, and cleaning schedules. It helps vacation rental owners to manage their teams by automating task assignments and monitoring their completion in real time.

Starting price: Starts at $19 per property, per month, billed annually. Up to four properties included.

Features available at a higher price: Advanced versions offer WhatsApp support, 24/7 email and chat support, and a dedicated success manager.

8. Lodgify

Trial/Free Version

  • Free Trial
  • Free Version

Overall rating

4.5

Value-for-money rating

4.5

Functionality rating

4.4

Device compatibility

Screenshots

Lodgify

Channel manager in Lodgify

Lodgify is a cloud-based software designed for vacation rental owners and property managers to manage their vacation rental business. The software helps users with tasks to manage their vacation rental properties, reservations, automate guest communications, and payment handling. With Lodgify, users can create and customize their own website using pre-built templates, or they can use their own domain name. Lodgify also provides features for managing property operations, such as housekeeping and maintenance tasks, and offers reporting and analytics to help users track the performance of their vacation rental business. 

Starting price: Starts at $13 per month, billed annually. One listing included.

Features available at a higher price: Advanced versions offer owner management, cleaning and task management, and priority customer support.

9. OwnerRez

Trial/Free Version

  • Free Trial
  • Free Version

Overall rating

5.0

Value-for-money rating

5.0

Functionality rating

4.9

Device compatibility

Screenshots

OwnerRez

Booking calendar in OwnerRez

OwnerRez is a vacation rental solution that provides channel management, CRM, accounting, project management, and messaging features to businesses. The software enables you to view and manage online booking and guest data via a dashboard. OwnerRez has comparison tools that show your channel rates side by side.

Starting price: Starts at $40 per month, billed monthly. 

Features available at a higher price: Advanced versions offer property management, Quickbooks integration, and Wordpress plugin.

10. PriceLabs

Trial/Free Version

  • Free Trial
  • Free Version

Overall rating

4.9

Value-for-money rating

4.8

Functionality rating

4.8

Device compatibility

Screenshots

PriceLabs

Booking calendar in PriceLabs

PriceLabs is a revenue management software designed for short-term rental hosts, property managers, and vacation rental owners. The software integrates with various booking platforms such as Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com to help hosts optimize their pricing strategy and maximize their revenue.The software also provides a dynamic pricing calendar that shows pricing recommendations and allows hosts to adjust prices manually.

Starting price: Starts at $20 per unit, per month, billed monthly. 

Features available at a higher price: Market dashboard is available separately at an additional cost.

11. SabeeApp

Trial/Free Version

  • Free Trial
  • Free Version

Overall rating

4.8

Value-for-money rating

4.6

Functionality rating

4.5

Device compatibility

Screenshots

SabeeApp

Dashboard in SabeeApp

SabeeApp is a cloud-based vacation rental management software solution that offers features such as sales management, reservations management, pricing management, and administration control. It caters to vacation rental property managers across hotels, hostels, and apartments. It also provides you with a booking engine, property management system, reporting, channel manager, and a unified inbox for Airbnb owners. 

Starting price: Starts at $95 per month, billed monthly. Includes up to nine rental units. Starting price is applicable for businesses dealing with less than 10-room properties.

Features available at a higher price: Advanced versions offer modules such as hotel payments for online transactions, a unified inbox for guest communication, and a smart solution module for contactless check-in and virtual concierge.

12. Smoobu

Trial/Free Version

  • Free Trial
  • Free Version

Overall rating

4.5

Value-for-money rating

4.5

Functionality rating

4.4

Device compatibility

Screenshots

Smoobu

Dashboard in Smoobu

Smoobu is a cloud-based vacation rental solution which helps businesses streamline and automate their processes such as reservations, communications,and guest experience. Smoobu offers a channel manager that lets users connect third-party rental channels with the platform. 

Starting price: Starts at $26.60 per month, billed monthly. 

Features available at a higher price: Advanced features include booking system, customization (CSS changes), and prioritized customer support.

13. stays

Trial/Free Version

  • Free Trial
  • Free Version

Overall rating

4.8

Value-for-money rating

4.6

Functionality rating

4.7

Device compatibility

Screenshots

stays

Property listing view in stays

Stays is a vacation rental software that integrates the channel manager with the main sales channels and a website with a booking engine. It provides features for communication automation, online payment processing, and guest/owner extranet. It also provides dashboards for a property manager to view stats in real time for all their listings. 

Starting price: Starts at $ 21.90 month, billed monthly. 2% transaction fee is levied per transaction. 

Features available at a higher price: 1.7% is the transaction fee in advanced plans.

14. Tokeet

Trial/Free Version

  • Free Trial
  • Free Version

Overall rating

3.7

Value-for-money rating

4.6

Functionality rating

4.2

Device compatibility

Screenshots

Tokeet

Multi-calendar view in Tokeet

Tokeet is a vacation rental management solution that offers features to manage bookings, customers, reservations, and prices of listed properties and collect rent. It provides a dashboard view of your recent revenue along with monthly bookings, expenses, invoices, and tasks. Tokeet helps users with customizing their invoices with their company logos and other branding elements. It allows you to receive instant booking notifications from top channels and automatically import booking details such as price, dates, and guest information.

Starting price: Starts at $12 per month, billed annually. Includes up to five rental properties.

Features available at a higher price: All features are available in all plans.

15. Turno

Trial/Free Version

  • Free Trial
  • Free Version

Overall rating

4.6

Value-for-money rating

4.7

Functionality rating

4.6

Device compatibility

Screenshots

Turno

Checklists in Turno

Turno, formerly known as TurnoverBnB, is a cloud based solution which caters to vacation rental businesses. It helps property management and vacation rental hosts companies simplify and automate recurring property services such as cleaning. It offers features like auto scheduling, auto payment, and in-app chat to ensure quality cleans after every stay. 

Starting price: Starts at $8 per property, per month, billed monthly.

Features available at a higher price: All features are available in all plans.

16. Uplisting

Trial/Free Version

  • Free Trial
  • Free Version

Overall rating

4.9

Value-for-money rating

4.8

Functionality rating

4.7

Device compatibility

Screenshots

Uplisting

Guest booking in Uplisting

Uplisting is a vacation rental solution that enables you to manage short-term rentals and bookings, send messages to guests, and collect payments. It provides a unified inbox that centralizes guest communications. Uplisting’s cleaning module provides a solution for you and your team to monitor cleaning tasks. 

Starting price: Starts at $50 per month, billed monthly. Includes up to four properties.

Features available at a higher price: All features are offered across all pricing ranges.

If you want to explore more vacation rental tools, please visit our vacation rental category page.


Methodology

To be considered for this list, products have to:

  1. Have at least 20 unique product reviews published on Capterra within the past two years, as of March 17, 2023.

  2. Meet our definition of vacation rental software to be considered as a market fit: “Vacation rental software is used by property owners of houses, apartments, and condos, to manage the reservations and marketing of their properties for vacation goers as an alternative to hotels. These software products are typically also used by companies for corporate housing management to maintain employee schedules in corporate-owned properties as an alternative to extended-stay hotels. Vacation rental software is related to hospitality property management software.

  3. Of the products that met the above criteria, the 25 with the highest functionality and value-for-money ratings were mapped on a scatter plot.

  4. From these 25 products, only those with publicly available pricing information on the vendor website were included in the price comparison table. Therefore, the price comparison table is a subset of the scatter plot.

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Himanshi Arora is a Market Research Specialist at Capterra. She provides market insights and helps small businesses identify the right software for their needs by contributing to branded research reports such as Shortlist, Category Leaders, and FrontRunners. She enjoys exploring local restaurants and watching thrillers and sitcoms at her home base in Delhi.

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