Hospitable vs Hosty (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Hospitable if

• Fits if you host on Airbnb and spend most of your time answering guests
• Works for hosts who want a free plan that doesn't cap the number of properties

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: AI is capped at 10 uses a week, and there's no API, integrations, lock control or direct booking
• Pricey if you grow: Host stops at 2 properties, and each extra property costs $10 to $30 a month by plan
• Not for you if you need owner statements without a sales call, since they need Mogul, which is sold through a demo
• Watch out: direct bookings start on Professional and cost 1%, or 4% plus 3% processing, per booking
• Watch out: the free plan gets only AI and community support, and upsells on it carry a 10% fee

Pick Hosty if

• Fits if you manage listings across several Airbnb accounts
• Works for hosts who hand out cleaning tasks to a team

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you add listings, since you pay per active listing
• Skip it if you mostly use other channels, as it's built around Airbnb
• Tight if you want to cancel online, because you email the vendor
• Watch out: the tier table uses icons, so check which plan has dynamic pricing and payments before buying

Hospitable

• Host is limited to 2 properties; beyond the included properties, each paid plan charges $10 to $30 per extra active property.
• Direct bookings are only on Professional and Mogul, at a 1% commission (Basic) or 4% plus 3% processing (Premium) per booking.
• Owner portals, owner statements and accounting integrations need the Mogul plan, which is sold through a demo.
• Essentials has AI and community support only; API access, integrations and smart devices need a paid plan.

Hosty

• Built mainly around Airbnb; other platforms connect through the channel manager.
• The price is per active, listed listing, so it rises with each listing you add.
• Cancelling is done by emailing the vendor and takes effect on the next billing date.
• The pricing page marks tier features with icons that are not readable as text, so check which tier includes the tools you need.

Hospitable

Unified inbox and automated messages

Guest messages from every connected channel in one inbox, with scheduled messages, Q&A auto-replies and a guest portal.

Channel sync

Connects Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and Agoda on every plan, with iCal imports and Google Vacation Rentals listing for direct bookings.

AI replies and Copilot

Suggested and automatic AI replies, a knowledge hub and AI issue alerts; Essentials is limited to 10 AI uses a week.

Tasks and teammate payouts

Cleaning and teammate workflows with a tasks app, and payouts to cleaners for a fee of 2.5% per clean on Essentials or 1.5% on paid plans, capped at $5.

Smart devices

Professional and Mogul generate smart lock codes and run thermostat automations, with 2 or 4 devices included per property and $5 for each extra.

Direct booking and owner tools

A direct booking website from Professional, at 1% or 4% plus 3% per booking; owner portals, statements and accounting come with Mogul.

Hosty

Multiple Airbnb accounts

Connect and manage listings from several Airbnb accounts in one dashboard without logging in and out of each.

Central inbox

Read and reply to guest messages from every connected Airbnb account in one inbox, also from the mobile app.

Multi-calendar and bookings

See all listings on one calendar, edit prices and availability, and accept or decline requests and reservations.

Automation

Auto-message, auto-review and auto-task features send guest messages and reviews and create cleaning or maintenance tasks.

Channel manager

Syncs calendars with other platforms such as Vrbo, Booking.com and TripAdvisor to reduce double bookings.

Team and task management

Add team members with permissions and assign tasks such as cleaning, from the web app or the mobile app.

Hospitable

• Essentials$0

  Free for unlimited properties. Upsells carry a 10% processing fee, and dynamic pricing is $15 per property a month after a short trial.

• Host$25.52

  per month for 1 property, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)

  For solo hosts, up to 2 properties at $10 for the second. Adds AI message replies, dynamic pricing, the metrics dashboard and API and MCP access.

• Professional$51.92

  per month for 2 properties, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)

  Each extra property is $15. Adds a direct booking website, smart lock and thermostat automation and guest payment collection.

• Mogul$99

  per month for 3 properties, billed monthly

  Each extra property is $30. Adds owner portal, payouts and statements, accounting with QuickBooks, and commission tracking. Sold through a demo.

Hosty

• Basic$10

  per active listing / month

  Entry tier; the pricing page marks which of its tools each tier includes, and the unit is an active, listed Airbnb listing.

• Advance$15

  per active listing / month

  Middle tier with more tools from the page's feature table; billed per active listing every 30 days.

• Pro$20

  per active listing / month

  Top tier; the feature table also lists payments, a website builder and dynamic pricing among the tools.

Hospitable

• Annual discount

  Save 12% with annual billing

  Hospitable's pricing page lists a 12% saving for annual billing: Host is $25.52 a month instead of $29, and Professional $51.92 instead of $59.

Hosty

No public discounts listed.