Lodgify review (2026): is it worth it?
Vacation rental software with a direct booking website builder
Lodgify report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 24, 2026
Best for hosts who want their own direct booking website
Lodgify syncs bookings with Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com and builds a direct booking website on the same calendar. We couldn't read its prices, because its pricing page turned our reader away and figures elsewhere disagree. Only those three booking sites are named, and cleaning tasks need the top Ultimate plan.
Who Lodgify is for
- Fits if you rent out a few homes and want bookings through your own website
- Works for hosts who handle reservations and guest replies from a phone
Who Lodgify is not for
- Watch out: we couldn't read Lodgify's prices, and figures on other sites disagree, so check before you commit
- Tight if you list beyond Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com, the only booking sites its app listings name
- Watch out: cleaning and maintenance tasks need the Ultimate plan, according to the app listing
- Not for you if you report to owners or want a built-in pricing tool, as neither is on record
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's only a 7-day trial
Why Lodgify gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyNo price is on record. Lodgify's pricing page turned our reader away with a bot check and third-party figures disagree, so we can't set it against this category's $25.52 middle. Check the price on its site before you sign up.
- CFree plan and trialA 7-day free trial with no card needed. There's no free plan, and a week is short for connecting channels and building a website.
- CFeaturesChannel sync, a direct booking website, one inbox with saved replies, bookings from your phone and a guest app. The gaps show in the listing: only Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com are named, cleaning tasks need Ultimate, and no owner statements or pricing tool are on record.
- CEase of useNo app-store rating on record. You connect your channel accounts and build a website before it pays off, so there's setup to do.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with a separate guest app. Its connections are Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com, no API is on record, and there's no desktop app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Lodgify's own pages and app listings on 24 October 2026. Lodgify's pricing page turned our reader away with a bot check on 24 October 2026, so no price is on record. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Lodgify's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 2 of the 10 other vacation rental tools we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 0 of 10) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 11 vacation rental tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Lodgify’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 10, level with 8
- CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 10, level with 7
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 10, level with 1
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 10, level with 9
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 10, level with 10
Keep Lodgify, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Lodgify 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: 6 of the 10 other vacation rental tools grade higher.
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.
What this rests on. Lodgify’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 Lodgify?
Lodgify is vacation rental software for independent hosts and property managers. It syncs bookings and calendars with Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com, gathers guest conversations into one inbox, and builds a direct booking website for the properties. Its apps let hosts edit reservations, send quotes and assign cleaning tasks from a phone, and a separate guest app holds check-in details.
Worth knowing
- Lodgify's pricing page and help center turned this site's readers away with a bot check, so prices are not recorded; third-party figures disagree.
- Task management for cleaners and maintenance staff needs the Ultimate plan, according to the app listing.
- The app listings name Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com as the connected booking sites.
Key features
- Channel sync
- Connects Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com so bookings land in one place and every channel's calendar updates automatically to prevent double bookings.
- Direct booking website
- Hosts build their own booking website, which is connected to the same calendar and reservations as the listing channels.
- Unified inbox
- Guest conversations from every channel sit in one inbox with saved replies, on the web and in the mobile apps.
- Reservations on the go
- The iOS and Android apps send a push notification for each new booking and let hosts view guest details, edit reservations, send quotes and add notes.
- Tasks for cleaners and maintenance
- Assign tasks and view a task calendar to coordinate cleaning and maintenance staff. The app listing limits this to the Ultimate plan.
- Lodgify Guest app
- A free guest app holds Wi-Fi passwords, door codes, house rules, receipts and rental agreements, plus a pre-check-in form.
Lodgify pricing
We could not confirm Lodgify’s current pricing from its own site, so we are not listing plans here. See lodgify.com for current prices.
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Common questions
Does Lodgify have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Lodgify is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Lodgify have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Lodgify is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Lodgify open source?
Lodgify is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 24, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 24, 2026.