The Hospitable Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Hospitable 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.
Hospitable
The Insider’s Guide
Guest messaging, channel sync and operations for short-term rentals
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among vacation rental tools, read from Hospitable’s own pages.
Made by Hospitable R&D BV · checked Oct 24, 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 Hospitable’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Hospitable’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 8 of the 10 other vacation rental tools we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Hospitable, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You connect your channel accounts and set up message schedules and cleaning workflows first, so there's setup to do.
- 1
Best for Airbnb hosts who mostly answer guests
Hospitable syncs Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and Agoda and runs guest messages from one inbox, with a free plan for any number of properties.
- 2
Paid plans start at $25.52 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $25.52 per month for 1 property, billed annually ($29 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a 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.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
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.
- 6
Channel sync
Connects Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and Agoda on every plan, with iCal imports and Google Vacation Rentals listing for direct bookings.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.6 GPA, above 8 of 10
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 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.
Hospitable at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $25.52 per month for 1 property, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of all features, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Hospitable R&D BV, since 2016
- Category
- Vacation Rental Software
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
Best for Airbnb hosts who mostly answer guests
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
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 Hospitable is for
- Fits if you host on Airbnb and spend most of your time answering guests
- Works for hosts who want a free plan that doesn't cap the number of properties
Who it is not for
- Tight if you stay free: AI is capped at 10 uses a week, and there's no API, integrations, lock control or direct booking
- Pricey if you grow: Host stops at 2 properties, and each extra property costs $10 to $30 a month by plan
- Not for you if you need owner statements without a sales call, since they need Mogul, which is sold through a demo
- Watch out: direct bookings start on Professional and cost 1%, or 4% plus 3% processing, per booking
- Watch out: the free plan gets only AI and community support, and upsells on it carry a 10% fee
Good to know
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$25.52
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Hospitable has a free plan. Paid plans start at $25.52 per month for 1 property, billed annually ($29 billed monthly).
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.
The 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.
Trying it first
14-day free trial of all features, no credit card required
Read from help.hospitable.com on Oct 24, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 12% with annual billing
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.
Stated on hospitable.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Guest messaging, channel sync and operations for short-term rentals. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, tasks, shared inbox, channel manager.
The whole job is there, spread across four plans.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Airbnb
- Vrbo
- Booking.com
- Agoda
- Google Vacation Rentals
- QuickBooks
- PriceLabs
- Stripe
Hospitable is made by Hospitable R&D BV, and has been around since 2016.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
8/10
Other vacation rental tools it is graded above
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.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 11 vacation rental tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Hospitable’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 10
- BFree plan and trialAbove 10 of 10
- BFeaturesAbove 2 of 10
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 10
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 10
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 8 vacation rental tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Hospitable 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 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.
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.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- 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. Hospitable’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
iGMS, Uplisting, Hostaway, Guesty and Smoobu
The 5 tools Hospitable is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
iGMS
Free trial · from $20/mo
Short-term rental software with a pay-per-booked-night plan.
- Hospitable has a free plan. iGMS does not, though it has a free trial.
- iGMS also covers reports.
- 2.2GPA
Uplisting
Free plan · from $51/mo
Short-term rental channel manager with flat or pay-per-booking plans.
- 2.0GPA
Hostaway
Paid
Vacation rental PMS and channel manager for property managers.
- Hospitable has a free plan. Hostaway does not.
- Hospitable also covers tasks.
- Hostaway also covers reports and whatsApp messaging.
- 2.4GPA
Guesty
Free trial · from $9/mo
Property management software for short-term rental hosts and managers.
- Hospitable has a free plan. Guesty does not, though it has a free trial.
- Guesty also covers reports.
- 2.2GPA
Smoobu
Free trial · from €29/mo
Vacation rental channel manager and booking system, priced by unit.
- Hospitable has a free plan. Smoobu does not, though it has a free trial.
- Hospitable also covers tasks and shared inbox.
- Smoobu also covers invoicing and reports.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
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 Hospitable free?
Hospitable has a free plan. Essentials: unlimited properties, unified inbox and automated messages, Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and Agoda sync, and cleaning workflows.
How much does Hospitable cost?
Hospitable lists 4 plans. Essentials: $0.
What platforms does Hospitable work on?
Hospitable is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Hospitable offer any discounts?
Hospitable publicly lists the following: Save 12% with annual billing.
Does Hospitable have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Hospitable is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Hospitable have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Hospitable is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Hospitable open source?
Hospitable is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 24, 2026.
Does Hospitable have an API?
Yes. Hospitable offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Hospitable integrate with?
Hospitable's listing names Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Agoda, Google Vacation Rentals, QuickBooks, PriceLabs and Stripe.
Does Hospitable have a free trial?
Yes. 14-day free trial of all features, no credit card required.
Who makes Hospitable?
Hospitable is made by Hospitable R&D BV. It dates from 2016.
What are the alternatives to Hospitable?
The closest alternatives to Hospitable in our directory are iGMS, Uplisting, Hostaway, Guesty and Smoobu.
How does Hospitable compare with other 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.
Is Hospitable good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Hospitable C for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of Hospitable?
To replace Hospitable 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 Hospitable’s own pages on Oct 24, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 24, 2026. 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.
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 Hospitable R&D BV. Prices change, so check hospitable.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 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.
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categories
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Hospitable, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/hospitable
- 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 Hospitable’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. Hospitable is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Hospitable R&D BV. Prices and plans change: check hospitable.com before you buy.