Autohost review (2026): is it worth paying for?
Guest ID verification and fraud screening for rentals and hotels
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Autohost report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for screening guests before they arrive
Autohost checks guest IDs, runs fraud and background screens and sells it through an API. You pay per check, and the platform plans are quoted through sales, so costs follow how many guests you screen.
Who Autohost is for
- Fits if you want guest ID and fraud checks tied to your bookings
- Works for software partners who add checks through the API
Who Autohost is not for
- Watch out: the pricing page is written for partners, and platform plans are sold through sales
- Pricey if you screen many guests, as checks bill per use
- Watch out: a US criminal check is $5 and credit history $20 on the self-serve route
- Skip it if you want a full property system, as it covers screening only
- Not for you if you want a free plan, as only $5 of credit is listed
Why Autohost gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPer-use prices run $0.12 to $1.25 for ID steps and $2.15 to $7.25 for criminal checks by volume, with no monthly rate to compare against the category.
- CFree plan and trialThe self-serve route starts with $5 of free credit, then pay as you go. There is no free plan.
- CFeaturesID verification, fraud screening, watchlist and background checks, touchless verification and an API. It does that one job fully, but it is a narrower job than a property system.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and the SDK or partner setup needs connecting.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb with an API, SDKs and a hosted portal, and links to Enso Connect, Breezeway and OwnerRez.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Autohost's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Autohost's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 26 of the 53 other vacation rental tools we grade, and level with 9.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 4 of 53) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 54 vacation rental tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Autohost’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 5 of 53, level with 37
- CFree plan and trialAbove 24 of 53, level with 25
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 53, level with 28
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 53, level with 52
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 4 of 53, level with 49
Keep Autohost, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Autohost you could make: forms. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
What you could make
- Forms: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- It plugs into other products, Enso Connect, Breezeway and OwnerRez among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Autohost’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Autohost?
Autohost is a guest verification platform for short-term rentals, hotels and other hospitality software. It checks government IDs with selfie or liveness matching, runs fraud, watchlist and background screening, and exposes it through an API, SDKs, a hosted portal and an MCP server. Its pricing page is written for platforms that embed the checks, with prices per verification.
Worth knowing
- Per-verification prices vary by volume: $0.12 to $0.65 for touchless or ID collection, $0.35 to $1.25 for ID verification, $2.15 to $7.25 for criminal screening.
- The pricing page is written for partners and applies to SDK implementation; platform plans are sold through sales.
- Self-serve checks, from its Checktiv product, are listed at $0.75 for ID, $1 for watchlist, $5 for a US criminal check and $20 for credit history.
- Checks bill per use, so costs track the number of guests screened.
Key features
- ID verification
- Guests photograph a government ID, with options for selfie matching, liveness detection and forensic document checks.
- Fraud detection and Screening AI
- Device fingerprinting, email and phone validation and an AI screening agent assess the risk of each booking.
- Background and watchlist checks
- Higher tiers add sex offender registry, criminal background, eviction history, global watchlist and adverse media checks, with optional credit history.
- Touchless verification
- A lighter option that collects data from the booking source in the background, without asking the guest to do anything.
- API, SDKs and hosted portal
- Verification can be embedded with web and mobile SDKs, an iFrame guest portal or the API, and the docs list an MCP server.
- Network effect data
- Checks are weighed against Autohost's reputation and watchlist databases, and data feeds are offered as an extra.
Autohost pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Autohost is a paid product with a free trial.
- Starts at
- Not published
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- $5 in free credit on the self-serve option, then pay as you go
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Self-serve & SDK | $0 | Free to start with $5 in credit, then pay as you go per check. No contract or minimums; this is the Checktiv self-serve product. |
| Launch | Custom | For platforms starting with verification. Usage-based pricing plus a platform fee, sold through sales. |
| Growth | Custom | For growing platforms. Usage-based pricing plus a platform fee, adds fraud detection pro, data verification and Screening AI. |
| Scale (Enterprise) | Custom | For large platforms with high volume and custom needs. Volume discounts, a dedicated customer success manager, and custom or waived implementation fees. |
Read from autohost.ai on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Autohost before you buy.
Works with
- Enso Connect
- Breezeway
- OwnerRez
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Common questions
Does Autohost have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Autohost is listed for Web.
Does Autohost have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Autohost is listed for Web.
Is Autohost open source?
Autohost is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Autohost have an API?
Yes. Autohost offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.