Hostaway vs Hosty (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Hosty grades higher than Hostaway: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Hostaway grades higher on features. Hosty grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Hosty
Airbnb-focused management software with a channel manager and app
Free trial · from $10/mo
Which one is for you
Pick Hostaway if
- Fits if you manage several listings and answer guests over SMS and WhatsApp as well as Airbnb
- Works for managers who send owners a statement every month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to see a price first, as every price is a quote based on your listing count
- Not for you if you'd rather try it alone, since sign-up goes through a demo and no free trial is on record
- Watch out: the quote form is built for 2 or more listings and sends single-listing hosts to a separate page
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
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAHostawayFair | 2.4GPAHostyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published. The pricing page asks how many listings you have and returns a quote, so the price only comes from Hostaway's sales team, and we can't set it against this category's $25.52 middle. | B$10 per active listing a month on Basic, which sits at the top of the cheaper quarter of rental tools ($10). Pro is $20. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free on record. Sign-up goes through a demo or quote request, and the site shows no free plan and no trial. | CA 14-day trial, and the listing doesn't say whether it needs a card. No free plan. |
| Features | BChannel sync over direct connections, one inbox for channel, email, SMS and WhatsApp messages, AI replies, dynamic pricing, owner statements and an owner portal, a booking site and an open API. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core work. | CInbox, calendar, automation, tasks and a channel manager. Built mainly around Airbnb. |
| Ease of use | CHostaway rates 4.3 on the US App Store from 447 ratings, which puts it at C on our ease ladder. | CNo store rating on record. You connect each Airbnb account and set up messages and tasks. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, an open API and 300+ marketplace integrations, QuickBooks among them. There's no desktop app. | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, TripAdvisor, Expedia and Stripe. No desktop app. |
| Best for | property managers answering guests on many channels | managing several Airbnb accounts in one dashboard |
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: Hostaway and Hosty. How we grade
Where they differ
- Hostaway also covers whatsApp messaging.
- Hosty also covers calendar and workflow automation.
In commonWebiOSAndroidShared inboxReportsChannel manager
At a glance
| Hostaway | Hosty | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | $10 per active listing / month |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial, 14 days according to the homepage |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Hostaway | Hosty |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | hostyapp.com |
| Checked | Oct 24, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Hostaway
- Hostaway publishes no prices: the pricing page asks for your listing count and returns a quote.
- Sign-up goes through a demo or quote request; the site shows no self-serve plan or free trial.
- The quote form is built around managers with 2 or more listings and sends single-listing hosts to a separate page.
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.
Key features
Hostaway
- Channel manager and multi-calendar
- Syncs listings, rates and availability with Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Google and Expedia over direct API connections, with regional channels through the marketplace.
- Unified inbox
- Messages from Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com sit in one inbox with email, SMS and WhatsApp, alongside templates and automated messages.
- AI Replies and AI CoHost
- AI Replies drafts answers to common guest questions and can send them automatically. AI CoHost, new, reads live account data and suggests next steps.
- Dynamic pricing
- Adjusts nightly rates for season and events across channels, alongside coupons, promotions and upsells.
- Owner statements and reporting
- Financial and occupancy reports, owner statement templates with automated delivery, an owner portal and a QuickBooks connection.
- Direct booking site and open API
- A website builder with a booking engine and widgets for existing sites, an open API, and 300+ marketplace integrations.
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.
Plans
Hostaway
Pricing could not be confirmed. See hostaway.com.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Hostaway or Hosty?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Hostaway has no price we could confirm, and Hosty starts at $10 per active listing / month.
Which has a free plan, Hostaway or Hosty?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Hostaway nor Hosty has a free plan. Hosty 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.