# Barefoot review (2026): is it worth $800 a month? > PMS for vacation rental, resort and corporate housing managers Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Barefoot, from Barefoot Technologies, is property and resort management software for short-term, mid-term, long-term and timeshare operations. It centralizes reservations, housekeeping, maintenance, guest communication, reporting and trust accounting, and connects directly to Airbnb, Vrbo and TripAdvisor. Pricing is by unit count: $800 a month for 1-50 units. - **Category:** Vacation Rental Software - **Made by:** Barefoot Technologies - **Website:** https://www.barefoot.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a free plan or a trial, as there is neither. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Barefoot is a paid product, starting at $800 per month for 1-50 units. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 1-50 units | $800 per month for up to 50 units | Includes onboarding, implementation guidance, training and ongoing support. | | 51-100 units | $1,100 per month for up to 100 units | Same inclusions as the smaller tier. | | 101-150 units | $1,400 per month for up to 150 units | Beyond 150 units, each additional 50 units adds $300 a month. | Read from https://www.barefoot.com/barefoot-pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Barefoot before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **10% off annual payment plans** (Annual discount): Barefoot's pricing page says annual payment plans receive a 10% discount. Source: https://www.barefoot.com/barefoot-pricing ## Key features - **Trust accounting:** Separate trust accounts, reconciliations and owner statements, with owner payouts and reserves handled inside the system. - **Mixed portfolios:** Short-term, mid-term and long-term rentals, corporate housing, resorts, fractional ownership and timeshares in one system. - **Operations:** Reservations, housekeeping, maintenance, guest communication and custom rules for fees and taxes. - **Distribution:** Direct integrations with Vrbo, Airbnb and TripAdvisor, plus connections to larger and niche booking portals. - **Owner and guest portals:** Owners can view statements themselves and guests can manage their bookings online; coupons and rewards are also listed. ## Good for - Managers with mixed portfolios of vacation, corporate and long-term units - Companies that need full trust accounting - Resort and timeshare operators ## Worth knowing - Pricing is based mainly on the number of units: $800 a month for 1-50, $1,100 for 51-100, $1,400 for 101-150, and $300 more for each additional 50. - Airbnb and Vrbo direct integrations are billed at 1% of rent, and further integration setup fees may apply. - The pricing page gives a 10% discount for annual payment and says onboarding, training and support are included. - The vendor states an average client size of 240 units, so it is built for larger operations. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Barefoot is property management software for vacation, corporate and long-term rentals, priced by unit count from $800 a month for 1-50 units. The price is high for small operators and the Airbnb and Vrbo links cost an extra 1% of rent. - **Value for money: D.** $800 a month for up to 50 units is well above the $330 where the dearest tenth of the category starts, though it includes onboarding, training and support. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan or trial on record; the pricing page shows paid tiers only. - **Features: B.** Trust accounting, reservations, housekeeping, maintenance, owner and guest portals and direct channel links in one system, with no gap named in the listing. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. A mixed portfolio means a migration, and the vendor describes a transition path. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, with Airbnb, Vrbo and TripAdvisor connections and an API page. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Barefoot's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among vacation rental tools - Barefoot's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 3 of the 53 other vacation rental tools we grade, and level with 10. - It stands best on features (B, above 30 of 53) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $800 a month, against a middle price of $19.99 for the category: 35 of the 35 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/vacation-rentals ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Barefoot you would be making two-way connections to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 40 of the 53 other vacation rental tools grade higher. It costs $9,600 a year. - You could make: Reports: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Two-way connections to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo. - You could not: Client trust accounts kept the way bar rules require. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Airbnb, Vrbo, TripAdvisor **Tags:** Channel manager, Trust accounting, Reports, Public API, Workflow automation ## Alternatives - [Streamline](https://toolgpa.com/tools/streamline): Enterprise vacation rental software with trust accounting and AI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/barefoot-vs-streamline) - [Escapia](https://toolgpa.com/tools/escapia): Vacation rental PMS for larger managers, run by Expedia Group. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/barefoot-vs-escapia) - [Track](https://toolgpa.com/tools/track-hospitality): PMS suite for vacation rental, hotel and resort operators. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/barefoot-vs-track-hospitality) - [Guesty](https://toolgpa.com/tools/guesty): Property management software for short-term rental hosts and managers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/barefoot-vs-guesty) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.barefoot.com - https://www.barefoot.com/barefoot-pricing - https://www.barefoot.com/about-us - https://www.barefoot.com/barefoot-apis-and-partnerships Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/barefoot Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).