Hosthub review (2026): is it worth $21.6 a month, billed yearly?
Channel manager and PMS for vacation rentals, priced per rental
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Hosthub report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for hosts paying per rental
Hosthub is a channel manager and property system priced per rental, with a double-booking guarantee, a unified inbox and automated messages. $21.6 a rental is mid-pack, and the AI co-host, Pro and several services cost more.
Who Hosthub is for
- Fits if you own a few rentals and want a guarantee against double bookings
- Works for hosts who want a unified inbox with automated messages
Who Hosthub is not for
- Pricey if you have many rentals, as the fee is per rental every month
- Watch out: Pro adds 0.7% of net booking value on top of the per-rental fee
- Watch out: the Revenue Booster ($75 per property per channel), website builder ($799) and booking engine ($599) are paid extras
- Skip it if you want the AI co-host on the cheaper plan, as it is listed under Pro
- Watch out: Pro's per-rental price is not published
Why Hosthub gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$21.6 a rental a month billed yearly ($27 monthly), between the category's $10 cheaper quarter and $30 dearer quarter. One rental still pays that full price.
- CFree plan and trialA 14-day free trial, and the listing does not say a card is needed. There is no free plan.
- BFeaturesChannel manager, double-booking guarantee, inbox, automated messages, expenses and reports, and team access. Nothing core is missing, though the AI co-host sits on Pro.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and channels, rentals and messages must be set up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Expedia and PayPal.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Hosthub'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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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/hosthub#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/hosthub.svg" alt="Hosthub: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Hosthub stands among vacation rental tools
Hosthub's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 36 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 ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $21.60 a month, against a middle price of $19.99 for the category: 22 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.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 54 vacation rental tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Hosthub’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 5 of 53, level with 37
- CFree plan and trialAbove 24 of 53, level with 25
- BFeaturesAbove 30 of 53, level with 23
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 53, level with 52
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 4 of 53, level with 49
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 36 vacation rental tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Hosthub, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Hosthub 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 2.4 is higher than 36 of the 53 other vacation rental tools we grade. It costs $259.20 a year.
What you could not
- Two-way connections to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo.
- One mailbox that several people work at once.
- 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. Hosthub’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 Hosthub?
Hosthub is a channel manager and property management system for vacation rentals. It syncs availability and rates across more than 200 channels, with direct API connections to Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and Expedia, and adds a unified inbox, automated messages, expense tracking and team access. Pricing is per rental and falls as the portfolio grows.
Worth knowing
- Pro adds 0.7% of net booking value on top of the per-rental fee.
- The AI co-host is listed under Pro, not Standard.
- The Revenue Booster (75 USD per property per channel), website builder (799 USD) and booking engine (599 USD) are separate paid services.
- The pricing page loads its figures with JavaScript; the tier prices here were read from the script the page uses, and Pro's own per-rental figure was not.
Key features
- Channel manager
- Syncs rates and availability across over 200 channels, with direct API integrations for Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and Expedia.
- Zero Double Booking Guarantee
- Covers double bookings on API-connected channels, up to 150 USD on Standard and 500 USD on Pro, according to the pricing page.
- Unified inbox and automated messaging
- Guest messages in one inbox with scheduled and personalized messages; the AI co-host that answers guests is listed on Pro.
- Expenses, reports and team access
- Tracks property expenses, produces reports and charts, and gives team members listing access at different permission levels.
- Preparation time and call-in updates
- Preparation time blocks the nights around a booking on every channel, and the vendor says it will update calendars for you by phone.
- Revenue Booster and website services
- Paid extras: channel setup at 75 USD per property per channel, a built website for 799 USD and a booking engine for 599 USD.
Hosthub pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Hosthub is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $21.6 per rental / month for 1 rental, billed yearly ($27 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $21.6 per rental / month for 1 rental, billed yearly ($27 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $21.6per rental / month for 1 rental, billed yearly ($27 billed monthly) | Per-rental price falls with volume: $12.80 for rentals 2 to 10, $9.60 for 11 to 30, $5.60 for 31 to 100, $4 above 100, billed yearly. |
| Pro | Custom | Adds 0.7% of net booking value, the AI co-host, priority support and custom team roles. Its own per-rental price was not readable. |
Read from hosthub.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Hosthub before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount20% off with annual billing
The pricing page shows a Billed annually (-20%) option against billing monthly, and the page's figures match: for example $21.6 instead of $27 for a single rental.
Stated on hosthub.com
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Common questions
Does Hosthub have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Hosthub is listed for Web.
Does Hosthub have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Hosthub is listed for Web.
Is Hosthub open source?
Hosthub is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Hosthub have an API?
Yes. Hosthub 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.