Breezeway vs Guesty (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Breezeway and Guesty share a 2.4 GPA, and only Breezeway has a free plan.
Checked Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Breezeway grades higher on the free plan. Guesty grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Breezeway
Task scheduling and guest messaging for rental property operations
Guesty
Property management software for short-term rental hosts and managers
Which one is for you
Pick Breezeway if
- Fits if you coordinate cleaners and maintenance across many units
- Works for hosts with a single property, as the first one is free
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a PMS, as it takes reservations from yours
- Pricey if you need guest messaging, Guide, Assist or smart locks, which are all add-ons
- Watch out: plans for larger portfolios have no published price
- Watch out: the pricing page shows Host Essentials as both $19.99 and Starts at $19 a month
Pick Guesty if
- Fits if you run 1 to 3 listings now and expect to grow into a management company
- Works for teams answering Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com guests from one inbox
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you add extras: LocksManager, damage protection and analytics cost more, and so do GuestyPay and trust accounting on Pro
- Tight if you want more than Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com on Lite, as the 60+ other channels need Pro
- Not for you if you want a published price past 3 listings, because Pro and Enterprise are quote only
- Watch out: the $20 yearly price is marked as a limited-time offer, and the $9 plan adds 1% of every booking
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's only a 14-day trial of Lite
How we grade them
| 2.4GPABreezewayFair | 2.4GPAGuestyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CHost Essentials is $19.99 a unit a month, about the middle of the category. Bigger portfolios are quoted. | CThe 1% plan is $9 a listing a month plus 1% of each booking, so about $29 for a listing taking $2,000. The flat price is $20 billed yearly, under this category's $25.52 middle, or $29 monthly, above it. From 4 listings it's Pro, and that's quote only. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe first property is free, with checklists, the mobile app and cleaner scheduling and payment. One host could live on that. | CA 14-day trial of Guesty Lite with no card needed. There's no free plan, so after two weeks you're paying. |
| Features | CTask scheduling, checklists, work orders and inventory, plus messaging and guidebooks. It pulls reservations from your PMS rather than replacing it. | BChannel sync, a multi-calendar, one inbox with drafted AI replies, cleaning tasks after checkout, a booking site and an open API, with owner statements and revenue management on Pro. That covers the whole job, spread across a quoted plan and paid add-ons. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You connect your PMS and build checklists and workflows. | CGuesty rates 4.2 on the US App Store from 566 ratings, which puts it at C on our ease ladder. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android apps, with Airbnb and Vrbo listed. No desktop app is listed. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, an open API with webhooks, and 60+ channels on Pro, Expedia and Google Vacation Rentals among them. There's no desktop app, and Lite reaches only three channels. |
| Best for | scheduling cleaners and maintenance across rentals | short-term rental managers growing past a few listings |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Breezeway and Guesty. How we grade
Price against what you get
Breezeway starts at $19.99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Guesty starts at $9 a month and scores 2.7.
Guesty scores higher and starts $10.99 a month lower. Of the other vacation rental tools on the chart, 4 score higher than Breezeway for less, and none scores higher than Guesty for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Breezeway also covers inventory and job scheduling.
- Guesty also covers shared inbox and channel manager.
At a glance
| Breezeway | Guesty | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $19.99 per unit / month | $9 per listing / month, plus 1% per reservation (LiteOptimizer) |
| Free plan | The first property runs free, with checklists, the mobile app and automatic cleaner scheduling and payment. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of Guesty Lite, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Breezeway | Guesty, Inc. |
| Price read from | breezeway.io | guesty.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 24, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Breezeway
- The pricing page shows Host Essentials as "$19.99/unit/month" in the text and as "Starts at $19 / month" on the card.
- Plans for larger portfolios have no published prices and are sold by quote, with volume discounts at 5+ properties.
- Guest messaging, Guide, Assist, Concierge and Smart Locks are add-ons, and Concierge needs the Operations + Guest Experience plan.
- Breezeway pulls reservations from a property management system and does not replace one.
Guesty
- Only Guesty Lite has published prices; Pro and Enterprise are quoted by number of listings.
- Lite is for 1 to 3 listings and syncs with Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com only; the 60+ other channels need Pro.
- Many tools are paid add-ons: PriceOptimizer, LocksManager, damage protection, advanced analytics and, on Pro, GuestyPay and trust accounting.
- The pay-as-you-grow Lite plan adds 1% of each reservation to the per-listing fee.
Key features
Breezeway
- Task scheduling and workflows
- Schedules cleanings, inspections and maintenance from check-ins, check-outs and reservation changes pulled in from the property management system.
- Checklists and mobile app
- Customizable checklists in a mobile app for Android and Apple, in 12+ languages, with offline syncing for use without WiFi.
- Maintenance and inventory
- Work-order tracking, supplies monitoring and a live property operations dashboard sit in the Operations plans.
- Guest messaging and Concierge
- An AI-assisted guest inbox with reply templates and triggered texts. Concierge, an add-on, answers guests around the clock.
- Digital guidebooks and Assist
- Branded welcome books, plus Assist, a 24/7 call-center team that responds to guests on the host's behalf.
- Smart locks
- A paid add-on for remote lock and unlock, shared entries and alerts for low battery, disconnected locks and failed code creation.
Guesty
- Channel manager
- Syncs rates, availability and reservations with Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com in real time on every plan; Pro reaches 60+ channels, including Expedia and Google Vacation Rentals.
- Unified inbox and ReplyAI
- Guest messages from every channel land in one inbox beside the reservation details, and ReplyAI drafts a reply for each one to review and send.
- Multi-calendar
- One calendar shows bookings from all channels, color-coded by source, with cleaning schedules; reservations can be created and moved from it.
- Automated tasks and messages
- Creates cleaning and maintenance tasks after each checkout and sends guests scheduled messages from booking confirmation to checkout.
- Direct booking website
- A booking site built from templates, with rates and availability synced to the channels; Guesty takes no percentage fee on direct bookings.
- Owners portal and open API
- Pro adds an owners portal with customizable owner statements. The open API has webhooks and allows up to 15 calls per second.
Plans
Breezeway
Freemium$0
First property only: checklists, mobile app in 12+ languages, and cleaner scheduling and payment.
Host Essentials$19.99
per unit / month, billed monthly
For hosts with fewer than 5 properties. Messaging, Guide and Assist are paid add-ons.
Operations ProCustom
Task workflows, work orders, inventory, owner reporting, vendor tools and task payments. Sold by quote.
Operations + Guest ExperienceCustom
Operations Pro plus AI guest messaging, upsells, Guide welcome books and the Assist call team. Add-ons priced a la carte.
Guesty
LiteOptimizer$9
per listing / month and up, plus 1% per reservation
Guesty Lite on a pay-as-you-grow basis, with the PriceOptimizer pricing tool included. For hosts with 1 to 3 listings.
Lite$20
per listing / month and up, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com sync, multi-calendar, unified inbox and a booking website. The annual price is marked as a limited-time offer.
ProCustom
For 4 to 199 listings: 60+ channels, owners portal and statements, revenue management and 24/7 support. Priced by number of listings.
EnterpriseCustom
For 200+ listings: custom reporting and analytics, tailored onboarding and enterprise-grade security.
Ways to pay less
Breezeway
No public discounts listed.
Guesty
- Annual discount
Save up to 50% with annual billing on Lite
The Guesty Lite page marks annual billing as a limited-time offer saving up to 50% (crossed out from 30%): from $20 rather than $29 per listing a month.
- Other savings
Guesty Ultimate bundle: 40% off premium add-ons
The pricing page offers a quoted bundle of premium features, including PriceOptimizer, LocksManager, advanced analytics and premium channels, at a stated 40% saving.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Breezeway or Guesty?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Guesty is cheaper to start with: $9 a month, against $19.99 a month for Breezeway. Breezeway starts at $19.99 per unit / month, and Guesty starts at $9 per listing / month, plus 1% per reservation (LiteOptimizer).
Which has a free plan, Breezeway or Guesty?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Breezeway has a free plan. Guesty does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.