Airbnb Smart Pricing
Adjust nightly rates using demand for the listing and its area.
Best for: Set Airbnb prices and keep control of dates you choose.
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Airbnb Smart Pricing vs Beyond Dynamic Pricing
Compare Airbnb Smart Pricing vs Beyond Dynamic Pricing for nightly pricing. Check the connection, what you can change by hand and which rules reach each booking site.
Overview
Beyond Dynamic Pricing
Send dynamic nightly rates to connected booking sites or property management software.
Best for: Using rate changes and pricing controls with a supported connection.
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| What matters to you |  Airbnb Smart PricingDynamic pricing |  Beyond Dynamic PricingDynamic pricing |
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| Score | STRCompare scoring | STRCompare scoring |
| Properties | A listing limit for Smart Pricing is not confirmed. | We could not confirm a firm listing limit. Performance is for large managers, but that is not a hard cap. |
| Overview | Smart Pricing adjusts nightly rates from listing and area demand. | Daily dynamic prices sync to connected channels or PMS. |
| Plans and add-ons | Smart Pricing Open Calendar, then Price settings to turn it on. The guide does not list a separate plan price. | Growth The guide lists Growth at 1%, Pro at 1.25% and Performance at 2%. Negotiated contracts and Guidance can change the terms. Pro The guide lists Growth at 1%, Pro at 1.25% and Performance at 2%. Negotiated contracts and Guidance can change the terms. Performance The guide lists Growth at 1%, Pro at 1.25% and Performance at 2%. Negotiated contracts and Guidance can change the terms. |
| Price and how you pay | Native Airbnb tool Plan prices and conditionsNative Airbnb tool Airbnb’s help does not clearly list a separate Smart Pricing fee. We could not confirm that fee or Airbnb booking fees. We have not calculated a total for this selection. | 1% Pay on BookBooking percentage Plan prices and conditions1% Pay on Book Booking percentage The monthly fee depends on eligible revenue. A bill in dollars needs actual revenue. Host cleaning fees and extra-guest fees count. Taxes and deposits generally do not, but payout exceptions apply. The contract can change these terms. We have not calculated a total for this selection. Growth: 1% eligible revenue Booking percentage Default Pay on Book terms; contracted exceptions. We have not calculated a total for this selection. Pro: 1.25% eligible revenue Booking percentage This rate comes from the plan help. We could not confirm whether Pro works with Pay on Stay. We have not calculated a total for this selection. Performance: 2% eligible revenue Booking percentage Price from the plan guide. Extra services and contract rules apply. We have not calculated a total for this selection. Pay on Stay: 1.49% eligible revenue Booking percentage Pay on Stay has a different monthly billing schedule. We could not confirm a combined Pro rate. We have not calculated a total for this selection. |
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| Review sources | CapterraRating 4.4 / 5 · 97 reviews GetAppRating 4.4 / 5 · 97 reviews G2Rating 4.7 / 5 · 155 reviews TrustpilotTrustScore 3.2 / 5 · 31 reviews | |
| 01 / Pricing controls | ||
| Automated nightly rates How the tool sets prices and sends them to your listings. | Available Nightly prices within Airbnb
| Available Automatic daily prices
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| Lowest and highest prices Set limits on prices changed by the tool. | Available Set lowest and highest prices
| Available Base, lowest and highest prices
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| Seasonality and events Change prices for seasons or events. | Prices respond to demand. We could not confirm custom rules for seasons or events. | Available Season and low-demand event tools
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| Occupancy adjustments Does the number of booked nights change future prices? | We could not confirm a price rule you can set based on how full your calendar is. | Available Availability Yielding
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| Last-minute adjustments Price rules for stays starting soon. | With conditions Airbnb discounts
| Available Last-minute discounts
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| Gap-night controls Rules for short empty gaps between stays. | Not confirmed | Available Prices for gaps between bookings
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| Automatic changes to minimum stays How the tool changes the shortest stay guests can book. | Smart Pricing sets nightly prices. Separate stay rules do not prove it can change the shortest stays for you. | With conditions Minimum-stay rules
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| Changes made by hand Choose when the tool should follow a different rule. | Available Set prices for chosen dates
| Available Price changes you can control
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| 02 / Connections and analytics | ||
| Booking channels Direct booking-site links and what they share. | With conditions Airbnb calendar
| With conditions Airbnb and Vrbo; property-software links
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| PMS connections Rental software that connects and what else you need. | Not confirmed | With conditions Setup guides for each software link
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| How often updates run How often updates run and which way details move. | Prices change on their own. The guide does not say how often. | Available Daily
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| Market data Market information hosts can see. | Available Demand for your listing and area
| With conditions Past market data; Pro adds comparisons Details: Growth; Pro for advanced comp sets
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| Revenue reporting Reports and ways to compare results. | Not confirmed | With conditions Reports; Pro adds owner reports Plan: Growth; Pro
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| API access Check whether you can use the API and what you need. | Not confirmed | With conditions API; Pro access required for personal tokens Details: Beyond Pro trial or plan
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| 03 / Eligibility and costs | ||
| Property limits Check the actual limit, not just the advertised size. | A listing limit for Smart Pricing is not confirmed. | We could not confirm a firm listing limit. Performance is for large managers, but that is not a hard cap.
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| Plans and add-ons Plans and other paid tools you need. | Available Turn it on in Airbnb’s calendar
| Available Growth, Pro and Performance
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| Additional fees Booking percentages, taxes or optional charges. | We could not confirm a separate Smart Pricing price. Airbnb’s booking service fees are different charges. | With conditions Fees based on booking income
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| Trial and cancellation Trial terms and cancellation rules. | We could not confirm a separate Smart Pricing trial. Turning it on or off for a listing is not a trial offer. | With conditions Credit for getting started
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Compare tools that set nightly prices — Airbnb Smart Pricing vs Beyond Dynamic Pricing
Start with the software that sends prices to your booking sites. Check the supported connection and the rules it can pass through. Then review minimum stays, manual changes and fees. Keep one clear source for your rates so two tools do not work against each other.
Airbnb Smart Pricing: what to consider
Set custom nightly prices when you want to choose a rate yourself. This leaves Smart Pricing on for other dates. The exact update schedule and a public API for custom links were not confirmed. Read the Airbnb Smart Pricing profile for its plans and requirements.
Beyond Dynamic Pricing: what to consider
Check which price and minimum-stay rules your link supports. Growth has Dynamic Overrides and pricing controls. Check how fees are charged. Some published plan combinations remain unclear. Read the Beyond Dynamic Pricing profile for its plans and requirements.
Explore all dynamic pricing options, how pricing tools connect to your booking software, when to set rates by hand to continue your shortlist.
Common questions
What should I check before syncing one of these tools?
Confirm the exact connection and which fields it changes. Decide which existing pricing rules or tools to turn off, then inspect a few dates on the booking channel after the first sync. Seeing suggested rates in a dashboard does not prove they are live.
How should I test price limits in Airbnb Smart Pricing and Beyond Dynamic Pricing?
Check a normal date, a holiday and a short gap between stays. Look at discounts and minimum stays, not just the nightly rate. A suggested price does not show whether a guest can book those dates or what the price is after discounts.
Can a guest pay below my Airbnb Smart Pricing minimum?
Yes. Airbnb says discounts can take the guest’s nightly price below your Smart Pricing minimum. Check the price after weekly, monthly and other discounts. The minimum you set is not a floor on every offer.
Does Beyond’s dynamic gap pricing remove minimum-stay rules?
No. Beyond’s guide says dynamic gap pricing still follows minimum-stay rules. While this mode is on, it does not use your manual gap-price rules. It is only offered in some markets. Check that your account and market support it before you rely on it.