Guesty vs OwnerRez (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, Guesty and OwnerRez share a 2.4 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Guesty starts cheaper, at $9 a month against $40 a month.
Checked Oct 24, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Guesty
Property management software for short-term rental hosts and managers
OwnerRez
Vacation rental software priced per property, channel manager included
Which one is for you
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
Pick OwnerRez if
- Fits if you take direct bookings and want guests to sign a rental agreement online
- Works for teams of any size, since staff logins are unlimited at no charge
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you need the extras: property management from $10, a website from $15, QuickBooks from $10 and Rezzy AI $9 a property
- Watch out: SMS is $15 a month per number, with 500 outgoing segments included and 1.5 cents each after that
- Skip it if you want an app from the App Store or Google Play, as it's a web app installed from the browser
- Tight if you have just one property, as $40 a month sits at the dear end of this category
- Watch out: billing is monthly by credit card only, and there's no free plan after the 14-day trial
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAGuestyFair | 2.4GPAOwnerRezFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | C$40 a month for one property, right at this category's dearer quarter ($40), where the middle is $25.52. It falls per property as you grow, $88 at 5 and $127 at 10, but owner statements from $10, a website from $15 and Rezzy at $9 a property are extra. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day trial of Guesty Lite with no card needed. There's no free plan, so after two weeks you're paying. | CA 14-day trial in which everything, premium features included, is free. There's no free plan, and the listing doesn't say whether a card is needed to start. |
| Features | 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. | BChannel sync, quotes, bookings, payments, signed rental agreements, one inbox for email, SMS and channel messages, and portals for owners and cleaners, with owner statements and websites as paid extras. That covers the whole job. |
| Ease of use | CGuesty rates 4.2 on the US App Store from 566 ratings, which puts it at C on our ease ladder. | CNo app-store rating on record, since there's no store app. You connect channels and set up agreements and triggers in the browser, which takes some learning. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BA web app you can install from the browser, with QuickBooks, WordPress, an API and an MCP link for Claude and ChatGPT. There's no App Store or Google Play app and no desktop app. |
| Best for | short-term rental managers growing past a few listings | owners who take direct bookings with signed agreements |
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: Guesty and OwnerRez. How we grade
Price against what you get
Guesty starts at $9 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. OwnerRez starts at $40 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Guesty starts $31 a month lower. Of the other vacation rental tools on the chart, none scores higher than Guesty for less, and 1 scores higher than OwnerRez 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
- Guesty also covers tasks.
At a glance
| Guesty | OwnerRez | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $9 per listing / month, plus 1% per reservation (LiteOptimizer) | $40 per month for 1 property, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Guesty Lite, no credit card required | 14-day free trial; all activity, premium features included, is free during it |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Guesty, Inc. | OwnerRez, Inc. |
| Price read from | guesty.com | ownerrez.com |
| Checked | Oct 24, 2026 | Oct 24, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
OwnerRez
- Premium features cost extra each month: property management from $10, a hosted website from $15, QuickBooks from $10, Rezzy AI $9 per property.
- SMS costs $15 a month per phone number, with 500 outgoing segments included and 1.5 cents per segment after that.
- There is no App Store or Google Play app: OwnerRez is a progressive web app that you install from the browser.
- Billing is monthly by credit card only; there are no contracts, setup fees or booking fees.
Key features
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.
OwnerRez
- Channel manager
- Direct API connections to Vrbo, Airbnb, Booking.com and Google Vacation Rentals, included free on every account.
- Rental agreements and signatures
- Customizable rental agreements that guests sign online, with a signed PDF generated for each booking, at no extra charge.
- Team access and portals
- Unlimited staff logins, plus a portal site where owners and cleaners see what concerns them.
- Property management
- A premium feature that calculates commission, records expenses and produces owner statements, from $10 a month for the first property.
- Websites
- Hosted websites on your own domain, or a WordPress plugin and listing API for existing sites; both are premium features.
- Rezzy AI and MCP
- Rezzy AI answers guest messages and helps with daily tasks for $9 per property a month. A free MCP connection lets Claude or ChatGPT query your account.
Plans
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.
OwnerRez
OwnerRez$40
per month for 1 property, billed monthly
Everything except premium features, with unlimited bookings and users. Price rises per property: $88 a month at 5 properties, $127 at 10.
Ways to pay less
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.
OwnerRez
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Guesty or OwnerRez?
As of Oct 24, 2026, Guesty is cheaper to start with: $9 a month, against $40 a month for OwnerRez. Guesty starts at $9 per listing / month, plus 1% per reservation (LiteOptimizer), and OwnerRez starts at $40 per month for 1 property, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Guesty or OwnerRez?
As of Oct 24, 2026, neither Guesty nor OwnerRez has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Guesty and OwnerRez run on?
As of Oct 24, 2026, only Guesty lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.