The CiiRUS Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about CiiRUS in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
CiiRUS
The Insider’s Guide
Vacation rental PMS with trust accounting for professional managers
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among vacation rental tools, read from CiiRUS’s own pages.
Made by CiiRUS · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from CiiRUS’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on CiiRUS’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.8
GPA, above 53 of the 53 other vacation rental tools we grade
CiiRUS is vacation rental management software for professional managers, run as a family-owned company since 2008. The PMS covers reservations, channel connections to Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com, a guest inbox, owner, guest and cleaner portals, direct booking sites, and owner statements with trust accounting. A separate LoveRentals service manages listings and pricing for you.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about CiiRUS, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No store rating on record, and migration and channel setup come first.
- 1
Best for managers who need trust accounting
CiiRUS is a property system with a channel manager, guest inbox and trust accounting for professional managers.
- 2
Paid plans start at $10 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $10 per unit / month and up, on the monthly subscription.
- 3
There is a free plan
LoveRentals: the full CiiRUS PMS at no charge when you also use its listing, pricing and guest-messaging service; the vendor says it earns by raising your profit margins.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Reservations and unified calendar
Reservation tools, payment processing, electronic signatures and a unified calendar for all properties.
- 6
Channel manager
Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com connections, an integration marketplace, an extended OTA network and an open API.
- 7
Guest inbox and automation
A unified inbox with AI, automation rules, email and SMS templates, a guest portal and reviews management.
- 8
A 2.8 GPA, above 53 of 53
That is against the other vacation rental tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace CiiRUS 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.
CiiRUS at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $10 per unit / month and up, on the monthly subscription
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- CiiRUS, since 2008
- Category
- Vacation Rental Software
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
The report card
Best for managers who need trust accounting
CiiRUS is a property system with a channel manager, guest inbox and trust accounting for professional managers. The free LoveRentals route lists your homes on the vendor's own host accounts, and the paid price is only shown as 'as low as' $10 a unit.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | $10 per unit a month on the monthly subscription, 'as low as', at the category's cheaper-quarter line. The tiers behind that figure are not stated. |
| Free plan and trial | B | LoveRentals gives the full property system at no charge if you use its listing, pricing and messaging service. That ties you to the vendor's service. |
| Features | B | Reservations, channel manager, guest inbox, operations tools, trust accounting and a direct booking website, with onboarding included. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record, and migration and channel setup come first. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only on record, with Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, QuickBooks and Wheelhouse. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who CiiRUS is for
- Fits if you are a professional manager who needs trust accounting
- Works for owners willing to list through the vendor's own accounts for a free system
Who it is not for
- Watch out: LoveRentals lists your properties on the vendor's Airbnb and Vrbo host accounts, not yours
- Watch out: the $10 figure is 'as low as', and quotes can differ from it
- Skip it if you want a trial, as none is listed
- Watch out: the page also offers a yearly option that saves 15%, without stating the tiers
- Not for you if you want a mobile app, as only the web product is listed
Good to know
Good for
- Professional managers who need trust accounting inside their PMS
- Managers who want a human revenue manager and listing support bundled in
- Teams that want onboarding and data migration included at no charge
Worth knowing
- The $10 figure is shown as 'as low as' per unit, and the page does not state the tiers behind it; the page also offers a yearly option that saves 15%.
- Onboarding, migration and website development are included in every plan, per the pricing page.
- The free LoveRentals option lists your properties on the vendor's own Airbnb and Vrbo host accounts rather than yours.
- The page says pricing is flexible for edge cases, so quotes can differ from the headline price.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$10
A month to start. There is a free plan too
CiiRUS has a free plan. Paid plans start at $10 per unit / month and up, on the monthly subscription.
The tiers behind that figure are not stated.
LoveRentals
$0
Free PMS bundled with the LoveRentals service: guest team, reviews, a revenue manager, listing optimization and Wheelhouse pricing. Arranged by talking to the vendor.
PMS
$10
per unit / month and up, monthly subscription
All PMS features: 100+ connections including Airbnb and Vrbo, AI guest inbox, portals, direct booking website, owner statements and trust accounting.
PMS + Rev
Custom
The full PMS plus a dedicated revenue manager, listing optimization, promotions and merchandising, with Wheelhouse pricing software included.
The free plan
LoveRentals: the full CiiRUS PMS at no charge when you also use its listing, pricing and guest-messaging service; the vendor says it earns by raising your profit margins.
Read from ciirus.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 15% with yearly billing
The pricing page has a Monthly and Yearly toggle, with the yearly option marked as saving 15%.
Stated on ciirus.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Vacation rental PMS with trust accounting for professional managers. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, tasks, shared inbox, trust accounting, channel manager.
Reservations, channel manager, guest inbox, operations tools, trust accounting and a direct booking website, with onboarding included.
- Reservations and unified calendar
- Reservation tools, payment processing, electronic signatures and a unified calendar for all properties.
- Channel manager
- Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com connections, an integration marketplace, an extended OTA network and an open API.
- Guest inbox and automation
- A unified inbox with AI, automation rules, email and SMS templates, a guest portal and reviews management.
- Operations tools
- Housekeeping, maintenance and inspection managers, custom task lists, and portals for owners and service staff.
- Accounting and trust accounting
- Owner statements, trust accounting, payments to owners, vendors and cleaners, QuickBooks integration and tax reports.
- Direct booking website
- A custom direct booking website with an instant book and inquiry engine, plus a DIY editor and SEO tools.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Airbnb
- Vrbo
- Booking.com
- QuickBooks
- Wheelhouse
CiiRUS is made by CiiRUS, and has been around since 2008.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
53/53
Other vacation rental tools it is graded above
CiiRUS's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 53 of the 53 other vacation rental tools we grade.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 50 of 53) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $19.99 for the category: 9 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 54 vacation rental tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. CiiRUS’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 43 of 53
- BFree plan and trialAbove 50 of 53
- BFeaturesAbove 30 of 53
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 53
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 4 of 53
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 36 vacation rental tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. CiiRUS is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace CiiRUS 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.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 53 of the 53 other vacation rental tools we grade. It costs $120 a year.
What you could make
- Tasks: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Two-way connections to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo.
- One mailbox that several people work at once.
- Client trust accounts kept the way bar rules require.
- It plugs into other products, Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. CiiRUS’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Escapia, Streamline, Track and Barefoot
The 4 tools CiiRUS is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
Escapia
Paid
Vacation rental PMS for larger managers, run by Expedia Group.
- CiiRUS has a free plan. Escapia does not.
- CiiRUS also covers tasks, shared inbox and trust accounting.
- Escapia also covers reports and quotes and estimates.
- 2.0GPA
Streamline
Paid
Enterprise vacation rental software with trust accounting and AI.
- CiiRUS has a free plan. Streamline does not.
- CiiRUS also covers tasks and shared inbox.
- Streamline also covers workflow automation and reports.
- 2.0GPA
Track
Paid
PMS suite for vacation rental, hotel and resort operators.
- CiiRUS has a free plan. Track does not.
- CiiRUS also covers tasks and shared inbox.
- Track also covers workflow automation and reports.
- 1.8GPA
Barefoot
From $800/mo
PMS for vacation rental, resort and corporate housing managers.
- CiiRUS has a free plan. Barefoot does not.
- CiiRUS also covers tasks and shared inbox.
- Barefoot also covers workflow automation and reports.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is CiiRUS free?
CiiRUS has a free plan. LoveRentals: the full CiiRUS PMS at no charge when you also use its listing, pricing and guest-messaging service; the vendor says it earns by raising your profit margins.
How much does CiiRUS cost?
CiiRUS lists 3 plans. LoveRentals: $0.
What platforms does CiiRUS work on?
CiiRUS is available on Web.
Does CiiRUS offer any discounts?
CiiRUS publicly lists the following: Save 15% with yearly billing.
Does CiiRUS have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. CiiRUS is listed for Web.
Does CiiRUS have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. CiiRUS is listed for Web.
Is CiiRUS open source?
CiiRUS is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does CiiRUS have an API?
Yes. CiiRUS offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does CiiRUS integrate with?
CiiRUS's listing names Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, QuickBooks and Wheelhouse.
Who makes CiiRUS?
CiiRUS is made by a company of the same name. It dates from 2008.
What are the alternatives to CiiRUS?
The closest alternatives to CiiRUS in our directory are Escapia, Streamline, Track and Barefoot.
How does CiiRUS compare with other vacation rental tools?
CiiRUS's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 53 of the 53 other vacation rental tools we grade.
Is CiiRUS good value for money?
ToolGPA grades CiiRUS B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $19.99 for the category: 9 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of CiiRUS?
To replace CiiRUS you would be making two-way connections to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from CiiRUS’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from CiiRUS's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by CiiRUS. Prices change, so check ciirus.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- CiiRUS, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/ciirus
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what CiiRUS’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. CiiRUS is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by CiiRUS. Prices and plans change: check ciirus.com before you buy.