# Lodgix review (2026): is it worth $79.99 a month? > Vacation rental software with every feature in every plan Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Lodgix is vacation rental software that combines a channel manager, guest messaging, automation, direct bookings and payments. Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com connect directly, and a unified inbox drafts AI replies for the host to approve. Plans differ only by how many properties you manage, and owner accounting and QuickBooks sync are optional add-ons. - **Category:** Vacation Rental Software - **Made by:** Lodgix.com (since 2008) - **Website:** https://www.lodgix.com - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you own one rental, as the first tier is $79.99 a month. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Lodgix is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $79.99 per month for up to 7 properties. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 30-day free trial, no credit card requested. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Up to 7 properties | $79.99 per month for up to 7 properties | Every plan includes all features, including AI; optional add-ons are owner accounting at $29.99 and QuickBooks Sync at $25 a month. | | Up to 12 properties | $99.99 per month for up to 12 properties | Same features. Add-ons step up with the plan: $34.99 for owner accounting, $30 for QuickBooks Sync. | | Up to 20 properties | $139.99 per month for up to 20 properties | Same features. Add-ons: $49.99 for owner accounting, $35 for QuickBooks Sync. | | Up to 40 properties | $209.99 per month for up to 40 properties | Same features. Add-ons: $69.99 for owner accounting, $50 for QuickBooks Sync. Steps also exist at 30, 50, 60 and 70 properties. | | Up to 70 properties | $309.99 per month for up to 70 properties | Same features. Add-ons: $99.99 for owner accounting, $80 for QuickBooks Sync. | | Unlimited | $349.99 per month, no property cap | Removes the property limit. Add-ons: $104.99 for owner accounting, $90 for QuickBooks Sync. | Read from https://www.lodgix.com/pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Lodgix before buying. ## Key features - **Channel manager:** One calendar for Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com, with more channels such as Expedia, Google Vacation Rentals and Marriott Homes & Villas. - **Unified inbox with AI drafts:** Every guest conversation in one inbox, with AI reply drafts that you approve before they send, and an MCP server for your own AI. - **Automation:** Reservation events trigger check-in instructions, reminders, review requests, documents and payment links to guests, owners and staff. - **Direct booking and payments:** A direct booking website with agreements, cards and digital wallets, payment plans and automatic security deposits. - **Owner accounting add-on:** Owner statements, an owner portal and expense and fee tracking per reservation, sold as an add-on for managers who handle other owners' properties. - **Mobile apps:** The Lodgix Admin app for bookings, messaging and housekeeping, plus the Staylio guest app, are included on every plan. ## Good for - Hosts and small managers who want one published price tied to property count - Managers who want every feature without choosing between tiers - Teams that want their own AI tool to answer guests through an MCP server ## Worth knowing - Cost rises with property count, from $79.99 a month for 7 properties to $349.99 for unlimited. - Owner statements and an owner portal need the Property Management add-on, and QuickBooks Online sync is a separate add-on. - Direct connections to Airbnb and Vrbo carry a fee that the page writes as 1/2%; bookings through your own website carry none. - The AI inbox writes reply drafts that the host approves before they send. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Lodgix is a vacation rental system with every feature in every plan, priced by how many properties you have. One property still pays $79.99 a month, and owner accounting and QuickBooks sync are add-ons. - **Value for money: C.** $79.99 a month for up to 7 properties, about $11 each at full count but the full price for one. It runs to $349.99 for unlimited. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A 30-day free trial with no card requested. There is no free plan. - **Features: B.** Channel manager, inbox with AI drafts, automation, direct booking and payments, and mobile apps are in every plan. Owner statements are an add-on, not a core gap. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and channels and rates need connecting. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web plus iOS and Android, with Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Expedia, Google Vacation Rentals and QuickBooks. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Lodgix's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among vacation rental tools - Lodgix'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 $79.99 a month, against a middle price of $19.99 for the category: 32 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/vacation-rentals ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Lodgix 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 $959.88 a year. - 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, Expedia, Google Vacation Rentals, QuickBooks Online, WordPress **Tags:** Channel manager, Shared inbox, AI features, Public API ## Alternatives - [OwnerRez](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ownerrez): Vacation rental software priced per property, channel manager included. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/lodgix-vs-ownerrez) - [Lodgify](https://toolgpa.com/tools/lodgify): Vacation rental software with a direct booking website builder. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/lodgify-vs-lodgix) - [Hostaway](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hostaway): Vacation rental PMS and channel manager for property managers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hostaway-vs-lodgix) - [Guesty](https://toolgpa.com/tools/guesty): Property management software for short-term rental hosts and managers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/guesty-vs-lodgix) - [Hospitable](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hospitable): Guest messaging, channel sync and operations for short-term rentals. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hospitable-vs-lodgix) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.lodgix.com/ - https://www.lodgix.com/pricing/ - https://www.lodgix.com/features/ - https://www.lodgix.com/admin-app/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/lodgix Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).