Guesty users look elsewhere when the Lite plan ends at three listings, when Pro and Enterprise stay quote-only, or when add-ons raise the bill. Most small portfolios move to Zeevou, Hospitable, Uplisting or Smoobu, and larger managers compare Hostify, Avantio and Streamline.
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What each alternative does differently
1. Zeevou
Free-core PMS, direct booking site and CRM · United Kingdom
The Core plan is free at £0 a month with unlimited listings and seats, and includes a direct booking website, owner portal and CRM. Paid plans run £18.56 to £21.66 per unit a month. There is no free trial, only a 30-day money-back guarantee on paid plans.
Switch from Guesty if you want a free core system and pay only for the modules you add.
Pricing: Forever Free core at 0 pounds a month with unlimited properties and a 0% direct booking fee; revenue comes from a network fee on cross-host bookings through the ZeeLink network and from paid modules whose prices load client-side and are not quoted here. Guided onboarding starts at 100 pounds. (free plan)
Full review: #6 of 14 in our ranking ·
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2. Hospitable
Host-focused automation with a free entry tier and AI inbox · Netherlands
The Essentials plan is free and covers the unified inbox, calendar and sync with Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and Agoda. Dynamic pricing, the direct booking website and owner statements are not in it. Paid plan prices did not render on the page we read.
Switch from Guesty if you run a few homes yourself and want a free entry tier.
Pricing: A free Essentials plan covers inbox and sync; the Host, Professional and Mogul plans are priced by property count on a calculator that rendered no figures on the page we fetched, so no paid price is quoted here. A 14-day trial with all features needs no card. (free plan)
Full review: #2 of 14 in our ranking ·
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3. Uplisting
Channel manager with a pay-per-booking option · United Kingdom
Plans are priced in pounds only: £40 a month for 5 properties on Independent Host, £90 on Operator and £208 on Manager. A pay-as-you-go option has no monthly fee and charges 1.5% to 3% per booking. AI actions are capped at 100 a month on the lower two plans.
Switch from Guesty if you want a printed price per portfolio size or a per-booking option.
Pricing: Priced in pounds, euros and dollars: for 5 properties the page quoted 40 pounds flat on Independent Host, 90 on Operator and 208 on Manager, or 0 pounds plus a 1.5% to 3% commission per booking on pay-as-you-go for portfolios up to 10. (free trial)
Full review: #5 of 14 in our ranking ·
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4. Smoobu
Berlin-built PMS and channel manager priced per unit · Germany
Professional Flex costs €29 a month plus a 0.9% booking fee, while Professional Prepaid is €35 with no booking fee. Billing is in euros, with 10% off yearly and 20% off for two years. Portfolios above 20 properties need a personalised quote.
Switch from Guesty if you manage up to about 20 properties and want euro pricing with a trial.
Pricing: Unit-based pricing quoted in euros: the FAQ states the first unit from about 28 euros a month and each further unit from 9.60 euros, with a 0.9% booking fee on the Flex plan and none on prepaid plans. (free trial)
Full review: #1 of 14 in our ranking ·
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5. Beds24
Prepaid, pay-as-you-go channel manager and PMS · United Kingdom
A prepaid monthly fee starts at €15.50 regardless of booking volume, with each channel link at €0.55 a month and extra logins at €2. There is no commission, setup fee or contract. Payment is accepted in six currencies. Mixed property types need a custom quote.
Switch from Guesty if you want to pay for exactly the channels and logins you use.
Pricing: Prepaid monthly fee from 15.50 euros regardless of booking volume, each channel link 0.55 euros a month, extra logins 2 euros, SMS 0.10 euros each, private-label booking page 19 euros; no commissions and no contract. (free trial)
Full review: #4 of 14 in our ranking ·
Visit Beds24 →
6. OwnerRez
Reservation software that sells modules instead of bundles · United States
Billing follows a per-property sliding scale, with $88 a month shown, and no contract, setup fee or booking fees. Property management, QuickBooks integration, hosted websites, SMS and the Rezzy AI assistant are premium features billed on top. A 14-day trial leaves premium features unbilled.
Switch from Guesty if you want a modular price with no booking fees and no contract.
Pricing: A per-property sliding scale (the page showed 88 dollars a month for 5 properties) with unlimited bookings, no setup fees, no booking fees and no contracts; property management, QuickBooks sync, hosted websites, SMS and the Rezzy AI assistant are billed as optional premium features. (free trial)
Full review: #3 of 14 in our ranking ·
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7. iGMS
Per-property PMS with a published price table · Canada
Pro is $48 per property a month on monthly billing and $38 on annual billing for one property, and Pro+ is $69 and $56. A Flex plan charges $1 per booked night with a $20 monthly minimum per property. A free pilot plan takes 4% on direct payments.
Switch from Guesty if you prefer a published per-property or per-night price table.
Pricing: The pricing page lists dollar prices per property for 1 to 20 properties: Pro at 38 dollars on annual billing for one property falling to about 15 at ten, Pro+ at 56 falling to about 20, and a Flex plan from 20 dollars a property or 1 dollar per booked night; a free pilot plan takes 4% on direct payments. (free trial)
Full review: #7 of 14 in our ranking ·
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8. Hostify
Flat-feature PMS with a per-rental price ladder · United States
The standard price is $20 per rental a month for 5 to 19 rentals, falling to $10 for 100 to 199, with custom terms from 200. Multi-calendar, inbox, payments, owners portal and API are in every plan. A 14-day money-back guarantee replaces a trial.
Switch from Guesty if you want one feature set in every plan and a price that falls with volume.
Pricing: All features in every plan; the page lists 20 dollars per rental a month for 5 to 19 rentals, 16 dollars for 20 to 49, 13 dollars for 50 to 99 and 10 dollars for 100 to 199, with custom terms above 200; smart lock hub is 4 dollars a month per device and a 14-day money-back guarantee applies. (none)
Full review: #8 of 14 in our ranking ·
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9. Avantio
Spanish PMS and channel manager for villa agencies · Spain
No price is published, and the site routes visitors to a demo request. The demo form asks for property count in bands from 1-19 to 400-plus and says the software is designed for portfolios of 20 or more. Small hosts are not the target audience.
Switch from Guesty if you manage 20 or more properties and accept a quote-based demo process.
Pricing: No price list was found on the pages we fetched, so pricing is on request; the site links a pricing page and lists add-on services such as digital marketing and social media management. (none)
Full review: #10 of 14 in our ranking ·
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10. Hostfully
PMS with digital guidebooks and fee-tiered plans · United States
The Growth plan starts at $15 per property a month, with a 1% payment gateway fee and a 0.85% direct booking fee. Pro starts at $25 with neither fee. Both add a platform fee whose amount the page does not state. Enterprise from 200 listings is custom.
Switch from Guesty if you can accept a platform fee on top of a per-property price.
Pricing: Growth from 15 dollars per property a month for 1 to 50 listings, with a 1% payment gateway fee and 0.85% direct booking fee; Pro from 25 dollars with those fees removed; Enterprise for 200-plus on volume pricing; each also carries a platform fee whose amount is not on the page. (none)
Full review: #9 of 14 in our ranking ·
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11. Streamline
All-in-one platform for managed vacation rental companies · United States
The pricing page prints no plan names or figures and says pricing is quote-based, through a call or a form. No free plan or trial is offered there. Buyers get a price only after talking to sales, as with Guesty Pro.
Switch from Guesty if you accept sales-led quoting and want a vendor other than Guesty.
Pricing: Pricing is not printed on the pages we read; the site offers a Pricing page and a book-a-call button, so treat it as quote only. (none)
Full review: #12 of 14 in our ranking ·
Visit Streamline →
Questions and answers
Does Guesty have a free plan?
No, Guesty lists no free plan. Its Lite plan starts at $9 per listing a month for 1 to 3 listings and comes with a 14-day free trial. Zeevou and Hospitable both list a free entry plan if cost is the main reason to leave.
What does Guesty cost for more than three listings?
Guesty shows no price for Pro, which covers 4 to 199 listings, and says 'Get a quote'. Enterprise for 200 or more listings is a customized offer. You need to contact sales for a number.
Which Guesty features are paid add-ons?
Guesty lists PriceOptimizer, Damage Protection, LocksManager, GuestyPay, Guest Communication Services, Advanced Websites and Guesty Capital as optional add-ons. Trust Accounting, GuestVerify and Liability Coverage are also marked as add-ons. No add-on price is shown.
Who owns Guesty and where is it based?
Guesty's timeline says it moved its headquarters to Tel Aviv in 2014. Its terms name Guesty, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as the contracting party, governed by Delaware law. The signed contract may set a different entity.
Does Guesty own Rentals United?
Yes, Guesty's own timeline lists the Rentals United acquisition in 2024. Rentals United is also in our category, but we left it out of the alternatives because it belongs to the same group as Guesty.
What is the cheapest way to leave Guesty?
Zeevou's Core plan is free at £0 a month with unlimited listings, and Hospitable's Essentials plan is free. Beds24 starts at €15.50 a month. Compare add-ons and booking fees too, because they change the real monthly cost.
