The Rentlio Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Rentlio 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.
Rentlio
The Insider’s Guide
Croatian PMS, channel manager and booking engine for rentals
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among vacation rental tools, read from Rentlio’s own pages.
Made by Rentlio · checked Nov 12, 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 Rentlio’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Rentlio’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 14 of the 53 other vacation rental tools we grade
Rentlio is a property management system from Croatia with a channel manager and a direct booking engine. Rentlio One is the edition for vacation rentals, Rentlio Plus is for property managers and Rentlio Pro is for hotels. It also sells payment automation, a document scanner, a unified inbox and business reports as separate products.
To get you started, here are 8 things to know about Rentlio, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Linking channels and setting up units comes first.
- 1
Best for a Croatian-made booking system with a channel manager
Rentlio is a booking system with a channel manager and a direct booking engine, made in Croatia.
- 2
Paid plans start at about $11.17 a month
As its pricing page puts it: €10 per unit / month, plus 2% of direct bookings.
- 3
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 4
Channel manager
Syncs rates, availability and reservations with Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia and over 100 other channels to avoid double bookings.
- 5
Booking engine
Lets guests book directly through your own website, with a 2% commission on Rentlio One for each direct booking.
- 6
Document scanning and check-in
Scans guest documents for check-in, or collects guest data through an online check-in feature.
- 7
A 2.0 GPA, above 14 of 53
That is against the other vacation rental tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 8
Keep it
To replace Rentlio 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.
Rentlio at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid, from €10 per unit / month, plus 2% of direct bookings
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Rentlio
- Category
- Vacation Rental Software
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for a Croatian-made booking system with a channel manager
Rentlio is a booking system with a channel manager and a direct booking engine, made in Croatia. Rentlio One is cheap at about 10 euros a unit a month, but there's a 2% fee on direct bookings, no trial, and the bigger editions show no price.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | 10 euros a unit a month plus 2% of direct bookings, excluding VAT. That's inside the cheaper quarter for one home, but a small portfolio multiplies it per unit. |
| Free plan and trial | F | No free plan and no trial are on record in the listing, so there is nothing to try before paying. |
| Features | C | Channel manager, booking engine, guest document scanning and an API. The listing flags that the site is written for the Croatian market first, and the bigger editions are sold by meeting. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. Linking channels and setting up units comes first. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone and Android apps, with Booking.com, Airbnb and Expedia links and an open API. |
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 Rentlio is for
- Fits if you run a few units in Europe and want a booking system and channel manager in one
- Works for hosts who want direct bookings on their own site
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want a trial first, because none is listed
- Pricey if most of your bookings come direct, since there's a 2% fee on each
- Watch out: prices are in euros and exclude VAT
- Too light for a hotel or a big portfolio unless you book a meeting for a quote
- Watch out: the English pricing page still has a few untranslated words
Good to know
Good for
- Small hosts and apartment owners in Southeast Europe
- Hosts who want a low per-unit price instead of a larger commission
- Property managers who also want a hotel edition available
Worth knowing
- Prices are in euros, exclude VAT, and the pricing page shows a 3-unit example at €30 a month.
- Rentlio One adds a 2% commission on each booking taken through its booking engine.
- Rentlio Plus and Rentlio Pro, the hotel edition, show no price and are booked through a meeting.
- The site is written first for the Croatian market, and the English pricing page still shows a few untranslated words.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
~$11.17
A month to start
Rentlio is a paid product, starting at €10 per unit / month, plus 2% of direct bookings.
That's inside the cheaper quarter for one home, but a small portfolio multiplies it per unit.
Rentlio One
€10
per unit / month, plus 2% of direct bookings
For vacation rentals. Excludes VAT; the page shows €15 crossed out. A 2% fee applies to bookings through the booking engine. Includes channel manager, calendar and mobile app.
Rentlio Plus
Custom
For property managers with a portfolio. Adds team access rights, task automation and tool integrations. Quoted after a meeting.
Read from rentl.io on Nov 12, 2026.
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
Croatian PMS, channel manager and booking engine for rentals. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, workflow automation, reports, channel manager.
Channel manager, booking engine, guest document scanning and an API.
- Channel manager
- Syncs rates, availability and reservations with Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia and over 100 other channels to avoid double bookings.
- Booking engine
- Lets guests book directly through your own website, with a 2% commission on Rentlio One for each direct booking.
- Document scanning and check-in
- Scans guest documents for check-in, or collects guest data through an online check-in feature.
- Mobile app
- A mobile app for managing bookings and guests, listed on the App Store and Google Play.
- Open API
- Public API documentation for connecting Rentlio to other tools, whether for apartments, multiple properties or a hotel.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Booking.com
- Airbnb
- Expedia
Rentlio is made by Rentlio.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
14/53
Other vacation rental tools it is graded above
Rentlio's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 14 of the 53 other vacation rental tools we grade, and level with 11.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 43 of 53) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $11.17 a month, against a middle price of $19.99 for the category: 11 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 54 vacation rental tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Rentlio’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 43 of 53
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 53
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 53
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 53
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 4 of 53
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 36 vacation rental tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Rentlio 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 Rentlio 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: 28 of the 53 other vacation rental tools grade higher. It costs $134.06 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Two-way connections to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
What this rests on. Rentlio’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
Smoobu, Beds24, KrossBooking, Lodgify and Avantio
The 5 tools Rentlio is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Smoobu
Free trial · from €29/mo
Vacation rental channel manager and booking system, priced by unit.
- Rentlio also covers workflow automation.
- Smoobu also covers invoicing.
- 2.4GPA
Beds24
Free trial · from €15.50/mo
Pay-as-you-go channel manager and PMS for rentals and small hotels.
- Rentlio also covers workflow automation.
- Beds24 also covers shared inbox, invoicing and whatsApp messaging.
- 2.6GPA
KrossBooking
Free trial · from €4/mo
Property management with channel manager and booking engine.
- Rentlio also covers workflow automation and reports.
- KrossBooking also covers calendar and invoicing.
- 2.2GPA
Lodgify
Free trial
Vacation rental software with a direct booking website builder.
- Rentlio also covers workflow automation and reports.
- Lodgify also covers tasks and shared inbox.
- 1.8GPA
Avantio
Paid
PMS and channel manager for professional vacation rental agencies.
- Only Rentlio lists iOS and Android apps.
- Avantio also covers invoicing.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
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 Rentlio free?
No. Rentlio is a paid product, starting at €10 per unit / month, plus 2% of direct bookings.
How much does Rentlio cost?
Rentlio lists 2 plans. Rentlio One: €10 per unit / month, plus 2% of direct bookings.
What platforms does Rentlio work on?
Rentlio is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Rentlio have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Rentlio is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Rentlio have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Rentlio is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Rentlio open source?
Rentlio is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Rentlio have an API?
Yes. Rentlio offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Rentlio integrate with?
Rentlio's listing names Booking.com, Airbnb and Expedia. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Rentlio?
Rentlio is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Rentlio?
The closest alternatives to Rentlio in our directory are Smoobu, Beds24, KrossBooking, Lodgify and Avantio.
How does Rentlio compare with other vacation rental tools?
Rentlio's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 14 of the 53 other vacation rental tools we grade, and level with 11.
Is Rentlio good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Rentlio B for value for money. Its paid plans start at about $11.17 a month, against a middle price of $19.99 for the category: 11 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Rentlio?
To replace Rentlio 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 Rentlio’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Rentlio's own pages on 12 November 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 Rentlio. Prices change, so check rentl.io before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Rentlio, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/rentlio
- 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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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Rentlio’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. Rentlio is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Rentlio. Prices and plans change: check rentl.io before you buy.