Uplisting review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Short-term rental channel manager with flat or pay-per-booking plans
Uplisting report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 24, 2026
Best for seasonal hosts who'd rather pay per booking
Uplisting syncs Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, answers guests from one inbox and schedules cleans after each stay, and you can pay per booking instead of monthly. That option takes 3% of every booking for up to 4 properties, and the flat plan is $51 a month for up to 2. Locks, deposits and Google Vacation Rentals come with Operator at a $114 monthly minimum, and some add-ons are priced only in pounds.
Who Uplisting is for
- Fits if your bookings are seasonal and you'd rather pay per booking than every month
- Works for small operators with 5 to 40 short-term rentals
Who Uplisting is not for
- Pricey if you have one property: the flat plan is $51 a month, and Pay As You Go takes 3% of every booking
- Tight if you grow: Independent Host stops at 4 properties, Pay As You Go at 10, and past 40 it's a sales quote
- Watch out: add-ons are priced in pounds so far, from £40 a month for client statements to £1.25 per ID check
- Watch out: AI beyond 100 actions a month is a £49-a-month add-on on Independent Host and Operator
- Not for you if you want yearly billing on a small plan, as it's offered only on Operator and Manager
Why Uplisting gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyIndependent Host is $51 a month for up to 2 properties, so one property costs double this category's $25.52 middle and sits in its dearest tenth. Pay As You Go has no fee but takes 3% a booking, $60 on a $2,000 month. Operator's minimum is $114.
- CFree plan and trialA 14-day trial with no card needed. Pay As You Go has no monthly fee, but it takes 3% of every booking (1.5% at 5 to 10 properties), so it isn't free once guests book.
- BFeaturesChannel sync, one inbox with AI messages, cleaning schedules, security deposits, e-signed rental agreements, payment links, owner statements, a booking site, and a REST API with MCP. That covers the whole job, with owner statements on Manager or added per listing.
- CEase of useNo app-store rating on record. You connect your channels and set up cleans, messages and deposits first, so there's setup to do.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, plus a REST API and an MCP server on every plan and Stripe payments. Google Vacation Rentals needs Operator, and there's no desktop app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Uplisting's own pages on 24 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Uplisting'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 features (B, above 2 of 10) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $51 a month, against a middle price of $22.76 for the category: 7 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. Uplisting’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 10
- CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 10, level with 7
- BFeaturesAbove 2 of 10, level with 8
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 10, level with 9
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 10, level with 10
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 8 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 Uplisting, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Uplisting 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. It costs $612 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, Booking.com and Vrbo 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. Uplisting’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 Uplisting?
Uplisting is property management software for short-term rental hosts and operators. It syncs Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, answers guests from a unified inbox with automated and AI-written messages, and schedules cleans after each stay. It also handles security deposits, e-signed rental agreements, guest payment links and owner statements, and offers a no-subscription plan that charges per booking.
Worth knowing
- Independent Host is capped at 4 properties, Pay As You Go at 10, and portfolios over 40 properties are priced by the sales team.
- Add-ons are priced in pounds so far: client statements and portal from £40 a month (£8 per listing), Protect deposits £4 per listing, ID checks £1.25 each.
- On Independent Host and Operator, AI use beyond 100 actions a month is a £49-a-month add-on.
- Annual billing is offered only on Operator and Manager.
Key features
- Channel manager and multi-calendar
- Syncs Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo on every plan, with iCal connections; Google Vacation Rentals comes with Operator and Manager.
- Unified inbox and AI messaging
- Reply to every guest from one screen, automate messages and Airbnb auto-responses, and use AI actions: 100 a month on Independent Host, unlimited on Manager.
- Cleaning scheduler and tasks
- Schedules cleans and other tasks around bookings so cleaners know where to be after each checkout.
- Deposits, agreements and payments
- Uplisting Protect collects security deposits across channels and direct bookings, alongside eSign rental agreements, guest payment links and payment plans.
- Client statements and portal
- Monthly owner statements and a client portal for managers who run properties for owners, included on Manager or added per listing.
- REST API and MCP server
- Full REST API access and an MCP server for AI agents are included on every plan.
Uplisting pricing
As of Oct 24, 2026, Uplisting has a free plan, and paid plans start at $51 per month for up to 2 properties (Independent Host).
- Starts at
- $51 per month for up to 2 properties (Independent Host)
- Free plan
- Pay As You Go: no monthly fee for portfolios of up to 10 properties, with the flat plan's features; Uplisting takes 3% of each booking for 1 to 4 properties or 1.5% for 5 to 10.
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial, no card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Pay As You Go | $0 | No monthly fee. 3% commission per booking for 1 to 4 properties, 1.5% for 5 to 10; nothing to pay in months without bookings. |
| Independent Host | $51per month for up to 2 properties | $91 for 3 or 4 properties, the cap. Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, unified inbox, basic booking site, SMS, 100 AI actions a month, REST API and MCP. |
| Operator | $20per property / month, with a $114 monthly minimum | Adds smart locks, Uplisting Protect deposits, Google Vacation Rentals and 1-hour support. $200 a month at 10 properties. |
| Manager | $17per property / month, with a $264 monthly minimum | Every feature included: unlimited AI, client management and owner statements, Plus booking site, advanced reporting and phone support. $264 a month at 10 properties. |
Read from uplisting.io on Oct 24, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Uplisting before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount10% off with annual billing on Operator and Manager
Uplisting's pricing FAQ says annual billing is available on the Operator and Manager plans at 10% off the monthly price.
Stated on uplisting.io
Works with
- Airbnb
- Booking.com
- Vrbo
- Google Vacation Rentals
- Stripe
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Common questions
Does Uplisting have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Uplisting is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Uplisting have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Uplisting is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Uplisting open source?
Uplisting is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 24, 2026.
Does Uplisting have an API?
Yes. Uplisting 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 Oct 24, 2026.