# Hospitable review (2026): is the free plan enough?

> Guest messaging, channel sync and operations for short-term rentals

Checked Oct 24, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA.

Hospitable is short-term rental software that began as an Airbnb messaging tool. It syncs Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and Agoda, answers guests from one inbox with scheduled messages and AI replies, and runs cleaning tasks and teammate payouts. Paid plans add dynamic pricing, smart lock automation, a direct booking site and, on Mogul, owner statements and accounting.

- **Category:** Vacation Rental Software
- **Made by:** Hospitable R&D BV (since 2016)
- **Website:** https://hospitable.com
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free: AI is capped at 10 uses a week, and there's no API, integrations, lock control or direct booking.
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 24, 2026

## Pricing

As of Oct 24, 2026, Hospitable has a free plan, and paid plans start at $25.52 per month for 1 property, billed annually ($29 billed monthly).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Essentials: unlimited properties, unified inbox and automated messages, Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and Agoda sync, and cleaning workflows. AI is capped at 10 uses a week; no API, smart devices or direct booking.
- **Free trial:** 14-day free trial of all features, no credit card required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Essentials | $0 | Free for unlimited properties. Upsells carry a 10% processing fee, and dynamic pricing is $15 per property a month after a short trial. |
| Host | $25.52 per month for 1 property, billed annually ($29 billed monthly) | For solo hosts, up to 2 properties at $10 for the second. Adds AI message replies, dynamic pricing, the metrics dashboard and API and MCP access. |
| Professional | $51.92 per month for 2 properties, billed annually ($59 billed monthly) | Each extra property is $15. Adds a direct booking website, smart lock and thermostat automation and guest payment collection. |
| Mogul | $99 per month for 3 properties, billed monthly | Each extra property is $30. Adds owner portal, payouts and statements, accounting with QuickBooks, and commission tracking. Sold through a demo. |

Read from https://help.hospitable.com/en/articles/4596748-hospitable-pricing-subscription-costs on Oct 24, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Hospitable before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save 12% with annual billing** (Annual discount): Hospitable's pricing page lists a 12% saving for annual billing: Host is $25.52 a month instead of $29, and Professional $51.92 instead of $59. Source: https://hospitable.com/pricing

## Key features

- **Unified inbox and automated messages:** Guest messages from every connected channel in one inbox, with scheduled messages, Q&A auto-replies and a guest portal.
- **Channel sync:** Connects Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and Agoda on every plan, with iCal imports and Google Vacation Rentals listing for direct bookings.
- **AI replies and Copilot:** Suggested and automatic AI replies, a knowledge hub and AI issue alerts; Essentials is limited to 10 AI uses a week.
- **Tasks and teammate payouts:** Cleaning and teammate workflows with a tasks app, and payouts to cleaners for a fee of 2.5% per clean on Essentials or 1.5% on paid plans, capped at $5.
- **Smart devices:** Professional and Mogul generate smart lock codes and run thermostat automations, with 2 or 4 devices included per property and $5 for each extra.
- **Direct booking and owner tools:** A direct booking website from Professional, at 1% or 4% plus 3% per booking; owner portals, statements and accounting come with Mogul.

## Good for

- Hosts who want a free plan that covers unlimited properties
- Airbnb hosts who spend most of their time answering guests
- Small managers who want smart lock codes created for each stay

## Worth knowing

- Host is limited to 2 properties; beyond the included properties, each paid plan charges $10 to $30 per extra active property.
- Direct bookings are only on Professional and Mogul, at a 1% commission (Basic) or 4% plus 3% processing (Premium) per booking.
- Owner portals, owner statements and accounting integrations need the Mogul plan, which is sold through a demo.
- Essentials has AI and community support only; API access, integrations and smart devices need a paid plan.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Oct 24, 2026. Hospitable syncs Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and Agoda and runs guest messages from one inbox, with a free plan for any number of properties. That free plan caps AI at 10 uses a week and has no API, lock codes or direct booking. Host stops at 2 properties, each extra property costs $10 to $30 a month by plan, and owner tools need Mogul, which is sold through a demo.

- **Value for money: C.** Host is $25.52 a month billed yearly, or $29 monthly, for one property, which is this category's middle. A second property is $10. Professional is $51.92 yearly for 2, and owner statements need Mogul at $99 a month for 3, plus $30 for each extra.
- **Free plan and trial: B.** Essentials is free for unlimited properties, with channel sync, one inbox, scheduled messages and cleaning tasks, so one host could live on it. AI stops at 10 uses a week, upsells carry a 10% fee, and dynamic pricing is $15 a property after 30 days.
- **Features: B.** Channel sync, one inbox with AI replies, cleaning tasks with teammate payouts, dynamic pricing, lock and thermostat automation, a direct booking site, and owner statements and accounting on Mogul. The whole job is there, spread across four plans.
- **Ease of use: C.** No app-store rating on record. You connect your channel accounts and set up message schedules and cleaning workflows first, so there's setup to do.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, iPhone and Android, with an API and MCP on paid plans and QuickBooks, PriceLabs and Stripe connections. There's no desktop app, and the free plan has no API access.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Hospitable's own pages on 24 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among vacation rental tools

- Hospitable's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 8 of the 10 other vacation rental tools we grade, and level with 2.
- It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 10 of 10) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
- Its paid plans start at $25.52 a month, against a middle price of $22.76 for the category: 4 of the 7 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 Hospitable 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 2.6 is higher than 8 of the 10 other vacation rental tools we grade. It costs $306.24 a year.

- You could make: Tasks: an app builder makes this well.
- You could not: Two-way connections to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo.
- You could not: One mailbox that several people work at once.
- You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- You could not: It plugs into other products, Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com among them, and has an API.
- You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- 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, Booking.com, Agoda, Google Vacation Rentals, QuickBooks, PriceLabs, Stripe

**Tags:** Channel manager, Shared inbox, AI features, Tasks, Public API

## Alternatives

- [iGMS](https://toolgpa.com/tools/igms): Short-term rental software with a pay-per-booked-night plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hospitable-vs-igms)
- [Uplisting](https://toolgpa.com/tools/uplisting): Short-term rental channel manager with flat or pay-per-booking plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hospitable-vs-uplisting)
- [Hostaway](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hostaway): Vacation rental PMS and channel manager for property managers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hospitable-vs-hostaway)
- [Guesty](https://toolgpa.com/tools/guesty): Property management software for short-term rental hosts and managers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/guesty-vs-hospitable)
- [Smoobu](https://toolgpa.com/tools/smoobu): Vacation rental channel manager and booking system, priced by unit. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hospitable-vs-smoobu)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 24, 2026:

- https://hospitable.com
- https://hospitable.com/pricing
- https://help.hospitable.com/en/articles/4596748-hospitable-pricing-subscription-costs
- https://hospitable.com/about-hospitable
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hospitable-com/id1475679185
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smartbnb.smartbnb&gl=US&hl=en

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