Hospitable vs iGMS (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, we pick Hospitable: it is first in our ranking of vacation rental tools (iGMS is second), and they share a 2.6 GPA.
Checked Oct 24, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
Hospitable grades higher on the free plan. iGMS grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Hospitable
Guest messaging, channel sync and operations for short-term rentals
iGMS
Short-term rental software with a pay-per-booked-night plan
Which one is for you
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 iGMS if
- Fits if your rentals sit empty some months and you'd rather pay per booked night
- Works for Airbnb hosts adding Vrbo and Booking.com who want one inbox
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want owner statements or dynamic pricing, which need PRO+ at $56 a property a month billed yearly
- Watch out: dynamic pricing works only in the US, Canada, Australia, Mexico, the UK and Spain
- Watch out: a listing on several sites counts as separate properties unless you group them
- Tight if you pay yearly with under 10 properties: it's charged up front, and leaving early bills you the monthly price
- Not for you if you want a free plan, as the Free Plan pilot the site mentions isn't on the pricing page
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAHospitableGood | 2.6GPAiGMSGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CHost is $25.52 a month billed yearly, or $29 monthly, for one property, which is this category's middle. A second property is $10. Professional is $51.92 yearly for 2, and owner statements need Mogul at $99 a month for 3, plus $30 for each extra. | CFLEX is $1 a booked night with a $20 minimum per property a month, between this category's cheaper quarter ($15.99) and middle ($25.52); a listing booked 25 nights pays $25. Owner statements need PRO+ at $56 a property billed yearly. |
| Free plan and trial | BEssentials is free for unlimited properties, with channel sync, one inbox, scheduled messages and cleaning tasks, so one host could live on it. AI stops at 10 uses a week, upsells carry a 10% fee, and dynamic pricing is $15 a property after 30 days. | CA 14-day trial with no card needed. There's no free plan: the site mentions a Free Plan pilot, but the pricing page doesn't offer it. |
| Features | BChannel sync, one inbox with AI replies, cleaning tasks with teammate payouts, dynamic pricing, lock and thermostat automation, a direct booking site, and owner statements and accounting on Mogul. The whole job is there, spread across four plans. | BChannel sync with Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Expedia and TripAdvisor, one inbox with AI replies, cleaning and team access, direct bookings, an owner portal, owner statements and dynamic pricing. The whole job is there, spread across three plans. |
| Ease of use | CNo app-store rating on record. You connect your channel accounts and set up message schedules and cleaning workflows first, so there's setup to do. | BiGMS rates 4.7 on the US App Store from 613 ratings, which puts it at B on our ease ladder. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with an API and MCP on paid plans and QuickBooks, PriceLabs and Stripe connections. There's no desktop app, and the free plan has no API access. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Expedia, Google Vacation Rentals and pricing tools like PriceLabs connected. No desktop app, and no API is on record. |
| Best for | Airbnb hosts who mostly answer guests | hosts who'd rather pay per booked night |
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: Hospitable and iGMS. How we grade
Price against what you get
Hospitable starts at $25.52 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. iGMS starts at $20 a month and scores 3.0.
iGMS scores higher and starts $5.52 a month lower. Of the other vacation rental tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Hospitable for less, and none scores higher than iGMS 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
- iGMS also covers reports.
At a glance
| Hospitable | iGMS | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $25.52 per month for 1 property, billed annually ($29 billed monthly) | $20 per property / month minimum, at $1 per booked night (FLEX) |
| Free plan | Essentials: unlimited properties, unified inbox and automated messages, Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and Agoda sync, and cleaning workflows. AI is capped at 10 uses a week; no API, smart devices or direct booking. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of all features, no credit card required | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Hospitable R&D BV | AirGMS Technologies Inc. |
| Price read from | help.hospitable.com | igms.com |
| Checked | Oct 24, 2026 | Oct 24, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
iGMS
- After the first property, iGMS charges only for properties booked at least once that month; listings on several sites count separately unless grouped.
- Annual plans under 10 properties are charged up front, and cancelling early switches you to monthly prices for the months used.
- Dynamic pricing on PRO+ is offered only in the US, Canada, Australia, Mexico, the UK and Spain.
- The site mentions a Free Plan pilot at $0 a month with a 4% fee on direct payments, but the pricing page does not offer it.
Key features
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.
iGMS
- Channel manager and multi-calendar
- Syncs Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Expedia, TripAdvisor and a direct website, with iCal for other channels and channel markups.
- Unified inbox and AI replies
- Guest messages from every channel in one inbox, with AI-suggested replies, message templates and automated messages.
- Cleaning and team management
- Cleaning and task management with access for cleaners and co-hosts, plus a notification center and mobile app.
- Direct bookings
- A direct booking engine on every plan, with payments through Stripe; PRO adds a bookable website and brand management.
- Owner portal and reports
- Reservations and monthly revenue reports and a metrics dashboard; PRO adds an owner portal and PRO+ adds owner statements and cash flow reports.
- Pricing tools
- PRO+ includes revenue management and dynamic pricing in the US, Canada, Australia, Mexico, the UK and Spain; PriceLabs, Wheelhouse, Beyond and DPGO connect too.
Plans
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.
iGMS
FLEX$20
per property / month minimum, at $1 per booked night
Pay $1 for each booked night, at least $20 per property a month. Channel management, automation, unified inbox, AI-driven replies and direct bookings.
PRO$38
per property / month, billed annually ($48 billed monthly)
Adds a bookable website, brand management and an owner portal. The rate per property falls with portfolio size: $150 a month at 10 properties, billed annually.
PRO+$56
per property / month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)
Adds message auto-translation, revenue management, dynamic pricing in six countries, an AI agent, owner statements and expenses. $201 a month at 10 properties.
Ways to pay less
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.
iGMS
- Annual discount
About 20% off with annual billing
iGMS's pricing page shows PRO at $38 a property a month billed annually against $48 monthly, and PRO+ at $56 against $69, for one property.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Hospitable or iGMS?
As of Oct 24, 2026, iGMS is cheaper to start with: $20 a month, against $25.52 a month for Hospitable. Hospitable starts at $25.52 per month for 1 property, billed annually ($29 billed monthly), and iGMS starts at $20 per property / month minimum, at $1 per booked night (FLEX).
Which has a free plan, Hospitable or iGMS?
As of Oct 24, 2026, only Hospitable has a free plan. iGMS 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.