The Uplisting Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Uplisting 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.
Uplisting
The Insider’s Guide
Short-term rental channel manager with flat or pay-per-booking plans
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among vacation rental tools, read from Uplisting’s own pages.
Made by Uplisting Ltd · checked Oct 24, 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 Uplisting’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Uplisting’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 2 of the 10 other vacation rental tools we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Uplisting, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You connect your channels and set up cleans, messages and deposits first, so there's setup to do.
- 1
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.
- 2
Paid plans start at $51 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $51 per month for up to 2 properties (Independent Host).
- 3
There is a 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.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
Cleaning scheduler and tasks
Schedules cleans and other tasks around bookings so cleaners know where to be after each checkout.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 2 of 10
That is against the other vacation rental tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
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.
Uplisting at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $51 per month for up to 2 properties (Independent Host)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial, no card required
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Uplisting Ltd
- Category
- Vacation Rental Software
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
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 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 it 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
Good to know
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$51
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Uplisting has a free plan. Paid plans start at $51 per month for up to 2 properties (Independent Host).
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.
The 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.
Trying it first
14-day free trial, no card required
Read from uplisting.io on Oct 24, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
10% 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
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
Short-term rental channel manager with flat or pay-per-booking plans. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, tasks, shared inbox, channel manager.
That covers the whole job, with owner statements on Manager or added per listing.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Airbnb
- Booking.com
- Vrbo
- Google Vacation Rentals
- Stripe
Uplisting is made by Uplisting Ltd.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
2/10
Other vacation rental tools it is graded above
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
- BFeaturesAbove 2 of 10
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 10
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 10
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 8 vacation rental tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Uplisting 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 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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Hostaway, Hospitable, Guesty, iGMS and OwnerRez
The 5 tools Uplisting is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
Hostaway
Paid
Vacation rental PMS and channel manager for property managers.
- Uplisting has a free plan. Hostaway does not.
- Uplisting also covers tasks.
- Hostaway also covers reports and whatsApp messaging.
- 2.6GPA
Hospitable
Free plan · from $25.52/mo
Guest messaging, channel sync and operations for short-term rentals.
- 2.4GPA
Guesty
Free trial · from $9/mo
Property management software for short-term rental hosts and managers.
- Uplisting has a free plan. Guesty does not, though it has a free trial.
- Guesty also covers reports.
- 2.6GPA
iGMS
Free trial · from $20/mo
Short-term rental software with a pay-per-booked-night plan.
- Uplisting has a free plan. iGMS does not, though it has a free trial.
- iGMS also covers reports.
- 2.4GPA
OwnerRez
Free trial · from $40/mo
Vacation rental software priced per property, channel manager included.
- Uplisting has a free plan. OwnerRez does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Uplisting lists iOS and Android apps.
- Uplisting also covers tasks.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
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 Uplisting free?
Uplisting has a 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.
How much does Uplisting cost?
Uplisting lists 4 plans. Pay As You Go: $0.
What platforms does Uplisting work on?
Uplisting is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Uplisting offer any discounts?
Uplisting publicly lists the following: 10% off with annual billing on Operator and Manager.
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.
What does Uplisting integrate with?
Uplisting's listing names Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, Google Vacation Rentals and Stripe.
Does Uplisting have a free trial?
Yes. 14-day free trial, no card required.
Who makes Uplisting?
Uplisting is made by Uplisting Ltd.
What are the alternatives to Uplisting?
The closest alternatives to Uplisting in our directory are Hostaway, Hospitable, Guesty, iGMS and OwnerRez.
How does Uplisting compare with other 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.
Is Uplisting good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Uplisting D for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of Uplisting?
To replace Uplisting 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 Uplisting’s own pages on Oct 24, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 24, 2026. 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.
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 Uplisting Ltd. Prices change, so check uplisting.io before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
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price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Uplisting, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/uplisting
- 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 Uplisting’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. Uplisting is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Uplisting Ltd. Prices and plans change: check uplisting.io before you buy.