iGMS vs Uplisting (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, we pick iGMS: it is second in our ranking of vacation rental tools, and it grades higher too, 2.6 against 2.2.
Checked Oct 24, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
iGMS grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
iGMS
Short-term rental software with a pay-per-booked-night plan
Uplisting
Short-term rental channel manager with flat or pay-per-booking plans
Which one is for you
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
Pick Uplisting if
- Fits if your bookings are seasonal and you'd rather pay per booking than every month
- Works for small operators with 5 to 40 short-term rentals
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you have one property: the flat plan is $51 a month, and Pay As You Go takes 3% of every booking
- Tight if you grow: Independent Host stops at 4 properties, Pay As You Go at 10, and past 40 it's a sales quote
- Watch out: add-ons are priced in pounds so far, from £40 a month for client statements to £1.25 per ID check
- Watch out: AI beyond 100 actions a month is a £49-a-month add-on on Independent Host and Operator
- Not for you if you want yearly billing on a small plan, as it's offered only on Operator and Manager
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAiGMSGood | 2.2GPAUplistingFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | DIndependent Host is $51 a month for up to 2 properties, so one property costs double this category's $25.52 middle and sits in its dearest tenth. Pay As You Go has no fee but takes 3% a booking, $60 on a $2,000 month. Operator's minimum is $114. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CA 14-day trial with no card needed. Pay As You Go has no monthly fee, but it takes 3% of every booking (1.5% at 5 to 10 properties), so it isn't free once guests book. |
| Features | 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. | BChannel sync, one inbox with AI messages, cleaning schedules, security deposits, e-signed rental agreements, payment links, owner statements, a booking site, and a REST API with MCP. That covers the whole job, with owner statements on Manager or added per listing. |
| Ease of use | BiGMS rates 4.7 on the US App Store from 613 ratings, which puts it at B on our ease ladder. | CNo app-store rating on record. You connect your channels and set up cleans, messages and deposits first, so there's setup to do. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, plus a REST API and an MCP server on every plan and Stripe payments. Google Vacation Rentals needs Operator, and there's no desktop app. |
| Best for | hosts who'd rather pay per booked night | seasonal hosts who'd rather pay per booking |
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: iGMS and Uplisting. How we grade
Price against what you get
iGMS starts at $20 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Uplisting starts at $51 a month and scores 2.7.
iGMS scores higher and starts $31 a month lower. Of the other vacation rental tools on the chart, none scores higher than iGMS for less, and 1 scores higher than Uplisting 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
| iGMS | Uplisting | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per property / month minimum, at $1 per booked night (FLEX) | $51 per month for up to 2 properties (Independent Host) |
| Free plan | None | Pay As You Go: no monthly fee for portfolios of up to 10 properties, with the flat plan's features; Uplisting takes 3% of each booking for 1 to 4 properties or 1.5% for 5 to 10. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | 14-day free trial, no card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | AirGMS Technologies Inc. | Uplisting Ltd |
| Price read from | igms.com | uplisting.io |
| Checked | Oct 24, 2026 | Oct 24, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Uplisting
- Independent Host is capped at 4 properties, Pay As You Go at 10, and portfolios over 40 properties are priced by the sales team.
- Add-ons are priced in pounds so far: client statements and portal from £40 a month (£8 per listing), Protect deposits £4 per listing, ID checks £1.25 each.
- On Independent Host and Operator, AI use beyond 100 actions a month is a £49-a-month add-on.
- Annual billing is offered only on Operator and Manager.
Key features
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.
Uplisting
- Channel manager and multi-calendar
- Syncs Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo on every plan, with iCal connections; Google Vacation Rentals comes with Operator and Manager.
- Unified inbox and AI messaging
- Reply to every guest from one screen, automate messages and Airbnb auto-responses, and use AI actions: 100 a month on Independent Host, unlimited on Manager.
- Cleaning scheduler and tasks
- Schedules cleans and other tasks around bookings so cleaners know where to be after each checkout.
- Deposits, agreements and payments
- Uplisting Protect collects security deposits across channels and direct bookings, alongside eSign rental agreements, guest payment links and payment plans.
- Client statements and portal
- Monthly owner statements and a client portal for managers who run properties for owners, included on Manager or added per listing.
- REST API and MCP server
- Full REST API access and an MCP server for AI agents are included on every plan.
Plans
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.
Uplisting
Pay As You Go$0
No monthly fee. 3% commission per booking for 1 to 4 properties, 1.5% for 5 to 10; nothing to pay in months without bookings.
Independent Host$51
per month for up to 2 properties
$91 for 3 or 4 properties, the cap. Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, unified inbox, basic booking site, SMS, 100 AI actions a month, REST API and MCP.
Operator$20
per property / month, with a $114 monthly minimum
Adds smart locks, Uplisting Protect deposits, Google Vacation Rentals and 1-hour support. $200 a month at 10 properties.
Manager$17
per property / month, with a $264 monthly minimum
Every feature included: unlimited AI, client management and owner statements, Plus booking site, advanced reporting and phone support. $264 a month at 10 properties.
Ways to pay less
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.
Uplisting
- Annual discount
10% off with annual billing on Operator and Manager
Uplisting's pricing FAQ says annual billing is available on the Operator and Manager plans at 10% off the monthly price.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, iGMS or Uplisting?
As of Oct 24, 2026, iGMS is cheaper to start with: $20 a month, against $51 a month for Uplisting. iGMS starts at $20 per property / month minimum, at $1 per booked night (FLEX), and Uplisting starts at $51 per month for up to 2 properties (Independent Host).
Which has a free plan, iGMS or Uplisting?
As of Oct 24, 2026, only Uplisting 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.