Hosthub
Sync rates and open dates, with a shared inbox, message rules, expenses and team tools.
Best for: Managing channel updates and guest messages within one suite.
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Compare Hosthub vs Rentals United vs Tokeet Channel Manager for booking-site updates. Choose one tool for daily work, extra booking-site links or a service that helps you.
Sync rates and open dates, with a shared inbox, message rules, expenses and team tools.
Best for: Managing channel updates and guest messages within one suite.
Send property data through channel connections, with links to supported property management systems.
Best for: Filling a known gap in booking-site coverage beside a supported system.
Combine channel management, bookings, website tools, a mobile app and payment links.
Best for: Use one set of tools for bookings and booking-site links.
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| Score | STRCompare scoring | STRCompare scoring | STRCompare scoring | ||||
| Properties | Hosthub invites hosts with over 100 rentals to ask for a better price. This does not mean accounts stop at 100 properties. | Pro is aimed at 10–50 listings, Scale at 50–200 and Enterprise at 200+. These are target ranges, not confirmed property limits. | The vendor targets hosts with 1–5 or 5–1000+ rentals. These ranges do not confirm account limits. Listed rates cover more than 300 rentals. We could not confirm the free plan’s limit. | ||||
| Overview | Hosthub Standard syncs rates and open dates. It includes Unified Inbox, automatic messages, expenses, reports and team tools. Current monthly totals for 1/3/5/10 rentals are $27/$59/$91/$171 in the calculator, before applicable taxes. The yearly rate per month is 20% lower. Pro adds 0.7% of net booking value processed each month, excluding fees and taxes. | Rentals United sends property data through channel connections and can work with PMS adapters. Our view: consider it if you know which gap in booking-site coverage you need to fill and have a PMS process that works with it. Avoid adding the same channels your tools already handle. Pro advertises 10-50 listings. This puts it near the larger end of our audience. We could not confirm a 1-9-listing offer. That does not prove smaller accounts are banned. We read guides and have not tested the product. | Our view: consider Tokeet if you want a suite with booking-site links, bookings, a mobile app, website tools and payment-gateway links. Current signup links lead to AdvanceCM. This is one Tokeet offer, not a second product in this comparison. Check the package you are buying and which other apps cost extra. | ||||
| Plans and add-ons | Standard The monthly price is $27 for rental 1. Rentals 2–10 cost $16 each. Rentals 11–30 cost $12 each. Rentals 31–100 cost $7 each. Rentals 101+ cost $5 each. Yearly billing lowers the monthly equivalent by 20%. Pro adds 0.7% of net booking value to the fixed plan price. Pro The monthly price is $27 for rental 1. Rentals 2–10 cost $16 each. Rentals 11–30 cost $12 each. Rentals 31–100 cost $7 each. Rentals 101+ cost $5 each. Yearly billing lowers the monthly equivalent by 20%. Pro adds 0.7% of net booking value to the fixed plan price. | Pro Pro starts at $330 per account each month and is aimed at hosts with 10–50 listings. Scale offers a custom fixed price or percentage fee. Enterprise has custom prices. Ask for a quote for your setup. Scale Pro starts at $330 per account each month and is aimed at hosts with 10–50 listings. Scale offers a custom fixed price or percentage fee. Enterprise has custom prices. Ask for a quote for your setup. Enterprise Pro starts at $330 per account each month and is aimed at hosts with 10–50 listings. Scale offers a custom fixed price or percentage fee. Enterprise has custom prices. Ask for a quote for your setup. | |||||
| Price and how you pay | Standard: $27.00/monthTotal account bill Plan prices and conditionsStandard: $27.00/month Total account bill One billable Hosthub rental per counted property. Applicable taxes excluded. One billable Hosthub rental per counted property. Pro: Pro: plan + 0.7% net bookings Booking percentage The same fixed marginal plan fee applies. Each tier charges its own rate. Add 0.7% of net booking value and taxes that apply. The official pricing FAQ excludes fees and taxes from net bookings processed through the platform each month. One billable Hosthub rental per counted property. | Pro: from $330/account/monthStarting price Plan prices and conditionsPro: from $330/account/month Starting price Pro is aimed at 10-50 listings. Ask whether fewer properties qualify and get an exact price. Total for all your properties is not confirmed | $19.99/month; currency to confirm Plan prices and conditions
Selected priceDisplayed price The calculator shows $19.99 per month for exactly 1 rental. Currency The calculator uses “$ - Dollar” but does not confirm the dollar currency. Rental count We count one Tokeet rental for each selected property. Other costs and access Taxes, extra services and account eligibility were not verified. | ||||
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| Review sources | CapterraRating 4.6 / 5 · 52 reviews GetAppRating 4.6 / 5 · 52 reviews Software AdviceRating 4.6 / 5 · 52 reviews G2Rating 4.7 / 5 · 28 reviews TrustpilotTrustScore 3.8 / 5 · 68 reviews | CapterraRating 3.9 / 5 · 137 reviews GetAppRating 3.9 / 5 · 137 reviews Software AdviceRating 3.9 / 5 · 137 reviews G2Rating 4 / 5 · 5 reviews TrustpilotTrustScore 3.7 / 5 · 46 reviews | CapterraRating 3.7 / 5 · 147 reviews GetAppRating 3.7 / 5 · 147 reviews Software AdviceRating 3.7 / 5 · 147 reviews G2Rating 4.2 / 5 · 24 reviews TrustpilotTrustScore 4.3 / 5 · 295 reviews GoogleRating 3.6 / 5 · 163 reviews | ||||
| 01 / Channel distribution | |||||||
| Airbnb connection How the link works, what it sends and its limits. | With conditions Connect Airbnb; manage prices in Hosthub
| With conditions Send listing details; receive bookings
| With conditions Direct Airbnb updates
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| Vrbo connection How the link works, what it sends and its limits. | With conditions Vrbo uses a mix of connection types
| With conditions Two-way booking updates
| With conditions Direct Vrbo link
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| Booking.com connection How the link works, what it sends and its limits. | With conditions Link an existing Booking.com account
| With conditions Booking.com sends booking updates
| With conditions Direct Booking.com link
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| Other channels Other booking sites listed in the guides. | With conditions Provider lists 200+ booking sites
| With conditions Links to more booking sites
| With conditions Direct links and other partners
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| Calendar sync What API and iCal links share, and how they update. | With conditions Direct and calendar links differ
| With conditions How updates move varies
| With conditions Open-date updates
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| Rates and restrictions Share prices, open dates and booking rules. | With conditions Prices, fees and stay rules
| With conditions Prices, open dates and listing details
| With conditions Direct prices; Rategenie is separate
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| Reservation sync Booking updates and which way they move. | With conditions New bookings
| With conditions Booking-change rules vary
| With conditions Booking and open-date updates
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| How often updates run How often updates run and what the service covers. | With conditions Direct updates start at once; Vrbo is slower
| With conditions Depends on the information
| With conditions Provider says direct updates are instant
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| 02 / Host operations | |||||||
| Unified inbox Send and receive messages through supported booking sites. | With conditions Standard inbox; Pro adds AI co-host
| With conditions Inbox listed in all three plans
| With conditions Messages through booking sites
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| Automated messages Rules that send guest messages based on bookings. | Available Automatic messages in Standard
| With conditions Guest messaging in all three plans
| With conditions Separate tools for automatic messages
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| Direct booking Booking engine and website conditions. | With conditions Booking and website tools cost extra
| With conditions Website Builder costs extra
| With conditions Direct-booking tools
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| Payment processing Payment services you need and their fees. | We could not confirm a standard US card-processing fee or payment tools included in the base plan. | We could not confirm a standard US payment-processing fee or which payment tools the base plan includes. | With conditions Links to payment services
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| PMS connections Other rental tools you can connect and the rules that apply. | With conditions Links to pricing and hosting tools
| With conditions Links to property-management software
| With conditions Links to other hosting tools
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| API access Check who can use the API and what it does. | With conditions Open API for other software
| With conditions Direct API in Enterprise Plan: Enterprise
| With conditions Partner API Hub
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| 03 / Eligibility and costs | |||||||
| Property limits Check the actual limit, not just the advertised size. | Hosthub invites hosts with over 100 rentals to ask for a better price. This does not mean accounts stop at 100 properties.
| Pro is aimed at 10–50 listings, Scale at 50–200 and Enterprise at 200+. These are target ranges, not confirmed property limits.
| The vendor targets hosts with 1–5 or 5–1000+ rentals. These ranges do not confirm account limits. Listed rates cover more than 300 rentals. We could not confirm the free plan’s limit.
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| Plans and add-ons Plans and other paid tools you need. | With conditions Standard / Pro
| With conditions Pro, Scale, Enterprise
| With conditions Prices based on rental count
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| Additional fees Booking percentages, processing fees and optional charges. | With conditions Pro: 0.7% of net bookings plus fixed plan
| With conditions Starting account price; paid extras
| With conditions No booking fee listed; extras may apply
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| Onboarding and support Moving data, setup fees and support rules. | With conditions Free setup and 14-day trial
| With conditions Setup and support vary by plan
| With conditions 15-day trial; no card
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List your booking sites and the jobs each link must do. Rates, open dates, bookings and cancellations can follow different rules. Check those rules before adding a tool. Check whether the offer is a full suite, extra channel links or managed help.
Plan the move of old bookings with care. The first link does not import them. Date blocks made by hand are not booking imports. Check extra charges for website and booking-engine tools. Read the Hosthub profile for its plans and requirements.
Check that it fills a gap in your current tools. The listed offers target larger groups of rentals. An offer for a few properties was not confirmed. Ask about fit and extras before switching. Read the Rentals United profile for its plans and requirements.
Check the exact package and any paid apps it needs. Signup links lead to AdvanceCM, which is part of this offer rather than a second product here. Booking changes still depend on the channel connection. Read the Tokeet Channel Manager profile for its plans and requirements.
Explore all booking-site management tools, what booking-site connections can cover, booking-site services and channel managers to continue your shortlist.
Decide which system controls rates, open dates and listing text. Check the sync mode before editing both sides. One system may own prices while another owns photos. Write down where your team should make each change.
Match each home to the right listing. Check future bookings and manual blocks, then look at dates and prices on each booking site. Go far enough to inspect the offer, but do not complete a test booking unless you intend to buy it.
Use Hosthub for those blocks when using its documented Airbnb connection. The guide says it receives actual bookings, not manual Airbnb blocks or inquiries. It gives the same advice for Booking.com. Check the dates on linked sites after making the block.
Rentals United says Airbnb can show that label even when Limited Sync is still in use. Check the actual mode in Rentals United’s Airbnb Property Settings. Do not change your workflow based only on the label in Airbnb.
Its activity logs show price changes and update times. They also show the prices and open dates sent to channels. Use them to trace a change. Then check the offer guests see on the booking site. A sent update does not prove the final price shown.