Hostaway

Hostaway is a vacation rental management software designed for professional property management companies and serious rental operators, serving thousands of property management businesses across 100+ countries as of 2026 according to vendor data. The platform's positioning is deliberate — Hostaway targets the segment above tools like Lodgify (where simplicity is the primary value) and below enterprise tools like Guesty Pro (where company size justifies higher complexity and cost).

The platform's core strength is automation depth. Where smaller-scale tools focus on getting reservations into a calendar, Hostaway focuses on what happens before, during, and after the reservation: automated guest messaging based on booking source and stay length, dynamic pricing integrations with PriceLabs and Wheelhouse, smart task assignment to cleaning crews, automated review requests, and conditional logic across the entire guest journey. For a property manager handling 30-100+ properties, this automation directly reduces the per-property staffing requirement.

**Pricing (as of 2026):** Hostaway uses a custom pricing model based on property count and feature requirements rather than published rate cards. As a general benchmark, small portfolios (10-30 properties) typically pay in the $100-200/month range; mid-size operations (30-100 properties) typically $200-500/month; larger operations are custom. Pricing is per property with declining unit rates at scale, and includes the core PMS, channel manager, automation engine, and dashboard.

The Hostaway Marketplace lists 100+ integrations across dynamic pricing, smart locks, guest messaging, accounting, cleaning management, insurance, and other vacation-rental-adjacent categories. The platform also offers an open API for custom integrations.

According to G2 and Capterra (combined 400+ reviews as of Q1 2026), Hostaway reviewers most frequently cite the automation depth, the responsive customer support, and the breadth of the integration marketplace as standout strengths.

**Affiliate program:** Hostaway operates a direct partner program with recurring commission on referred customer revenue. Specific tiers are disclosed after partner approval; sign up at hostaway.com/partners.