# Uplisting review (2026): is the free plan enough?

> Short-term rental channel manager with flat or pay-per-booking plans

Checked Oct 24, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA.

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.

- **Category:** Vacation Rental Software
- **Made by:** Uplisting Ltd
- **Website:** https://www.uplisting.io
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you have one property: the flat plan is $51 a month, and Pay As You Go takes 3% of every booking.
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 24, 2026

## 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).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **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 | $51 per 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 | $20 per 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 | $17 per 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 https://www.uplisting.io/pricing on Oct 24, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Uplisting before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **10% off with annual billing on Operator and Manager** (Annual discount): Uplisting's pricing FAQ says annual billing is available on the Operator and Manager plans at 10% off the monthly price. Source: https://www.uplisting.io/pricing

## 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.

## Good for

- Hosts with seasonal bookings who would rather pay per booking than monthly
- Small operators with 5 to 40 short-term rentals
- Teams that want AI agents to work with their data over MCP

## 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.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Oct 24, 2026. 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.

- **Value for money: D.** Independent 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.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** A 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.
- **Features: B.** Channel 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.
- **Ease of use: C.** No app-store rating on record. You connect your channels and set up cleans, messages and deposits first, so there's setup to do.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, 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.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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.

## Where it stands among vacation rental tools

- 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.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/vacation-rentals

## Keep it, 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.

- You could make: Tasks: an app builder makes this well.
- 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, Booking.com and Vrbo 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, Booking.com, Vrbo, Google Vacation Rentals, Stripe

**Tags:** Channel manager, Shared inbox, AI features, Tasks, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Hostaway](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hostaway): Vacation rental PMS and channel manager for property managers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hostaway-vs-uplisting)
- [Hospitable](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hospitable): Guest messaging, channel sync and operations for short-term rentals. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hospitable-vs-uplisting)
- [Guesty](https://toolgpa.com/tools/guesty): Property management software for short-term rental hosts and managers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/guesty-vs-uplisting)
- [iGMS](https://toolgpa.com/tools/igms): Short-term rental software with a pay-per-booked-night plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/igms-vs-uplisting)
- [OwnerRez](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ownerrez): Vacation rental software priced per property, channel manager included. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ownerrez-vs-uplisting)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 24, 2026:

- https://www.uplisting.io
- https://www.uplisting.io/pricing
- https://www.uplisting.io/landing-pages/about
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/uplisting/id1499723778
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.uplisting.m&gl=US&hl=en

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