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Compare Airbnb Smart Pricing vs Hospitable Dynamic Pricing vs Wheelhouse Dynamic Pricing for nightly pricing. Check the connection, what you can change by hand and which rules reach each booking site.

Overview

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.

Hospitable Dynamic Pricing

Use a base price and market changes to set rates within Hospitable.

Best for: Adding rate rules to a Hospitable setup.

Wheelhouse Dynamic Pricing

Paid Pro listings can sync prices, with fixed rates for key dates and version history.

Best for: Using automated prices while setting fixed rates for chosen dates.

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Airbnb Smart Pricing versus Hospitable Dynamic Pricing versus Wheelhouse Dynamic Pricing: features and conditions.
What matters to youAirbnb Smart PricingDynamic pricingHospitable Dynamic Pricing
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Wheelhouse Dynamic Pricing
4.5 / 5Out of 392 reviews
Dynamic pricing
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PropertiesA listing limit for Smart Pricing is not confirmed.Host has enforced 2 properties; Essentials, Professional, Mogul documented unlimited with billing conditions.The vendor describes customers with 1–1000+ listings. This is a target range, not a confirmed maximum.
OverviewSmart Pricing adjusts nightly rates from listing and area demand.Base price plus independent market adjustments; rates recommended up to 24 months ahead.Paid Pro listings sync prices daily when enabled.
Plans and add-ons
Smart Pricing

Open Calendar, then Price settings to turn it on. The guide does not list a separate plan price.

Host

Check the selected property count and billing period.

Mogul

Check the selected property count and billing period.

Professional

Check the selected property count and billing period.

Free

Free previews do not send prices. Pro Flex and Pro Flat have the same features. Enterprise has custom terms.

Pro Flex

Free previews do not send prices. Pro Flex and Pro Flat have the same features. Enterprise has custom terms.

Pro Flat

Free previews do not send prices. Pro Flex and Pro Flat have the same features. Enterprise has custom terms.

Enterprise

Free previews do not send prices. Pro Flex and Pro Flat have the same features. Enterprise has custom terms.

Price and how you pay
Native Airbnb tool
Plan prices and conditions

Native 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.

Essentials Dynamic Pricing: USD 15 per property/month
Plan prices and conditions
Prices and conditions
Plan or servicePrice or limit
Selected priceEssentials Dynamic Pricing: USD 15 per property/month
Hostmonthly total · USD 29
Professionalmonthly total · USD 59
Mogulmonthly total · USD 99

Selected price

Essentials has no base plan fee.

After its trial, Dynamic Pricing costs USD 15 per property each month.

The account-wide trial ends after three bookings or 30 days, whichever comes first. Confirmed bookings count even if canceled. Turning the feature off does not restart the trial.

A property enabled at any point in the billing cycle is charged, even if it has no check-ins.

Exactly 1 property using Dynamic Pricing.

Host and Professional and Mogul

This price assumes the selected properties have billable check-ins.

The base fee is due even with no active properties. Extra active-property fees apply above the included count.

Paid plans include Dynamic Pricing for their included properties.

When the active-property count exceeds the included count, extra properties using only Dynamic Pricing without check-ins cost USD 10 per month each.

Other tools and taxes may cost extra.

Exactly 1 property with billable check-ins.

Pro Flat: $19.99/monthTotal account bill
Plan prices and conditions

Pro Flat: $19.99/month

Total account bill

Pay Pro Flat in advance. The first month is adjusted for the days used. Each listing costs $16.99 for 10-49 listings or $19.99 for 1-9.

Separate billable listings or properties. Do not count the same property again for each booking site.

Pro Flex: 1% of booking revenue

Booking percentage

Taxes and fees are excluded. The minimum is $2.99 per listing each month. You are billed afterward. Eligible canceled bookings receive account credit under the policy.

We have not calculated a total for this selection.

Limits and requirements
  • A listing limit for Smart Pricing is not confirmed.
  • API access for Smart Pricing customers is not confirmed.
  • Prices change on their own. The guide does not say how often.
  • Paid plans have public API and personal-token guides. These do not confirm a separate dynamic-pricing API or which accounts can use it.
  • Dynamic Pricing is built into Hospitable. It is not a separate service to connect rental software.

    Paid plans keep a base fee. They include Dynamic Pricing for their included properties.

    The extra fee is USD 10 a month per property. It applies to a property with Dynamic Pricing but no check-in. You pay it only above your plan’s included count of active properties.

  • Essentials Dynamic Pricing costs USD 15 per property each month after its separate trial. Mogul includes three active properties. With monthly billing, each extra active property on Mogul costs USD 30 a month. Check your plan and total at checkout.
  • The vendor describes customers with 1-1000+ listings. This is a target range, not a confirmed maximum.
  • Wheelhouse lists Pro and revenue-management APIs. Ask what access your account gets.
  • The guides describe PMS partner connections. Supported channels and limits vary by connection. When turned on, automatic price sync runs daily. Flex costs 1% of booking income, excluding taxes and fees. Its minimum is $2.99/listing/month. Flat costs $19.99/listing/month, or $16.99 each for 10-49. Cancelled bookings get account credits under the policy.Not verified: The current guides do not confirm the earlier details.
Review sources
GetAppRating 4.7 / 5 · 144 reviews
G2Rating 4.8 / 5 · 272 reviews
TrustpilotTrustScore 3.9 / 5 · 674 reviews
GoogleRating 3.7 / 5 · 110 reviews
CapterraRating 4.8 / 5 · 162 reviews
GetAppRating 4.8 / 5 · 162 reviews
G2Rating 4.9 / 5 · 92 reviews
TrustpilotTrustScore 3.9 / 5 · 138 reviews
01 / Pricing controls
Automated nightly rates

How the tool sets prices and sends them to your listings.

Available

Nightly prices within Airbnb

  • Smart Pricing changes nightly prices. It uses demand for your listing and the local area.
Available

Built-in nightly prices

  • Hospitable changes your base price using market data. It suggests prices up to 24 months ahead.
Available

Automatic daily prices

  • Paid Pro listings send prices daily when updates are turned on.
Lowest and highest prices

Set limits on prices changed by the tool.

Available

Set lowest and highest prices

  • You set the lowest and highest prices. Discounts can make the guest’s price lower than your minimum.
With conditions

Lowest and highest price settings

  • Prices start within the limits you set. Later discounts, offers or price increases can take the guest’s final price outside them.
Available

Lowest and highest prices

  • Set price limits for all dates, seasons or chosen dates.
Seasonality and events

Change prices for seasons or events.

Prices respond to demand. We could not confirm custom rules for seasons or events.

Available

Seasons and local demand

  • Prices change with local events and the time of year. The day of the week, demand and rules also matter.
Available

Season and event controls

  • The price rules account for seasons and events.
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.

With conditions

Uses local booking patterns

  • Prices use local booking patterns. We could not confirm a custom rule based on how full your calendar is.
Available

Prices based on booked dates

  • Prices use how full your calendar is. Occupancy Pacing can also change each listing’s prices based on how far ahead guests book.
Last-minute adjustments

Price rules for stays starting soon.

With conditions

Airbnb discounts

  • Early-bird and other discounts work with Smart Pricing. We could not confirm a custom automatic last-minute price rule.
Available

Discounts as check-in gets closer

  • Unbooked dates within a month can get larger discounts as check-in nears.
Available

Changes as check-in gets closer

  • Prices and minimum stays can change as dates get closer.
Gap-night controls

Rules for short empty gaps between stays.

Not confirmed

With conditions

Prices and stay rules for gaps

Details: Host, Professional, Mogul; Essentials stay-rule scope needs checking

  • Change prices for gaps between bookings. You can also allow shorter stays in those gaps.
Available

Prices and stays for gaps

  • Discounts and shorter minimum stays can let guests book gaps between stays.
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

Automatic minimum-stay rules

Plan: Host, Professional, Mogul

  • Host, Professional and Mogul have Dynamic Minimum Night Stays. This changes the shortest stay guests can book. Legal rules and your own date edits come first.
Available

Set your own stay rules

  • Set rules for all dates, weekdays, months, events, gaps or chosen dates. You can also use time-based rules. Your connection controls which rules it can send.
Changes made by hand

Choose when the tool should follow a different rule.

Available

Set prices for chosen dates

  • Your own nightly prices replace Smart Pricing on chosen dates. Smart Pricing can stay on for other dates.
Available

Set prices in the calendar

  • Your own date prices can replace the tool’s prices. Turning the tool off brings back the earlier prices.
Available

Fixed prices for chosen dates

  • Set unlimited fixed prices for key dates and view past versions.
02 / Connections and analytics
Booking channels

Direct booking-site links and what they share.

With conditions

Airbnb calendar

  • This is an Airbnb tool. We could not confirm separate updates to Vrbo or Booking.com.
With conditions

Through Hospitable connections

  • Prices go through Hospitable’s booking-site links. The site’s limits and discounts still apply.
With conditions

Direct links vary by site

  • Check the list of direct links for Airbnb, Tripadvisor and other sites. Do not assume Vrbo or Booking.com can link directly.
PMS connections

Rental software that connects and what else you need.

Not confirmed

Available

Built into Hospitable

  • This is built into Hospitable. It is not a separate link to other rental software.
With conditions

Links to property-management tools

  • Wheelhouse lists rental software it works with. The booking sites and limits depend on that link.
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

Every 24 hours; setup changes sent at once

  • The first prices and setup changes go out at once. Prices then update on booking sites every 24 hours.
Available

Daily

  • Turn updates on to send prices each day.
Market data

Market information hosts can see.

Available

Demand for your listing and area

  • Smart Pricing uses hundreds of facts about listings and the local area. You cannot download these as a separate data product.
With conditions

Local demand and property details

  • Prices use facts about the home, similar listings, demand and when guests book. We could not confirm a screen showing nearby rivals’ data.
Available

Market Intel and Dynamic Sets

  • View market reports and data on similar listings. Dynamic Sets is separate and costs $12.99/set/month.
Revenue reporting

Reports and ways to compare results.

Not confirmed

We could not confirm price-results reports beyond the calendar.

Available

Past and future performance data

  • Pro shows 15 months of past results and data for 6 months ahead. Future prices cover 18 months. These are different measures.
API access

Check whether you can use the API and what you need.

Not confirmed

Hospitable has an API. We do not know if it lets you use the pricing tool.

With conditions

APIs listed; check access

  • Wheelhouse lists Pro and revenue-management APIs. Ask what access your account gets.
03 / Eligibility and costs
Property limits

Check the actual limit, not just the advertised size.

A listing limit for Smart Pricing is not confirmed.

Available

Host: 2 properties; other listed plans: unlimited

Host has enforced 2 properties; Essentials, Professional, Mogul documented unlimited with billing conditions.

  • Essentials, Professional and Mogul list unlimited properties, with billing rules. Host supports up to two properties.

The vendor describes customers with 1–1000+ listings. This is a target range, not a confirmed maximum.

  • Wheelhouse describes customers with 1–1000+ listings. We could not confirm a firm account limit.
Plans and add-ons

Plans and other paid tools you need.

Available

Turn it on in Airbnb’s calendar

  • Open Calendar, then Price settings to turn it on. The guide does not list a separate plan price.
With conditions

Essentials add-on; included use on paid plans

Essentials
$15 per property each month after the Dynamic Pricing trial.
Trial
Starts when you turn it on. Ends after 3 bookings or 30 days, whichever comes first, across the whole account. Canceled bookings count. Turning it off does not restart it.
Paid plans
Dynamic Pricing is included within the plan’s included property count.
Legacy
Price previews only.

Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul

Available

Free, Pro Flex, Pro Flat, Enterprise

  • Free previews do not send prices. Pro Flex and Pro Flat have the same features. Enterprise has custom terms.
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

Base plan fees and extra-property charges

Essentials
After the trial, each property with Dynamic Pricing on at any time in the billing cycle costs $15 for that month.
Paid plans
The base fee is still due with no active properties. Extra Dynamic Pricing fees apply only if it was on during the cycle and the active-property count is above the plan’s included count.
Extra properties
With a check-in, the normal extra-property fee includes Dynamic Pricing. With Dynamic Pricing but no check-in, an extra property costs $10 for the month.

Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul

  • Monthly base fees: Host $29, Professional $59 and Mogul $99. They include 1, 2 and 3 properties, respectively.
  • Extra active properties cost $10 on Host, $15 on Professional and $30 on Mogul. Host allows up to 2 properties.
Available

Flex 1% or Flat; Dynamic Sets costs extra

  • Flex costs 1% of booking income, excluding taxes and fees. The minimum is $2.99/listing/month. Flat costs $19.99/listing/month, or $16.99 each for 10–49 listings. Cancelled bookings get account credits under the policy.
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.

Available

Essentials: first 3 bookings or 30 days

  • The account’s pricing trial starts when you first turn it on. It keeps running if you turn pricing off. Confirmed bookings count even if later cancelled.
Available

Free preview; cancel at any time

  • The free preview needs no card. A paid downgrade starts when the billing period ends. Your first Flat charge covers only the part of the period you use, paid in advance. Flex is billed afterward.

Compare tools that set nightly prices — Airbnb Smart Pricing vs Hospitable Dynamic Pricing vs Wheelhouse 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.

Hospitable Dynamic Pricing: what to consider

This tool is built into Hospitable. It is not a separate link for any property system. Check fees for inactive properties. Published prices conflict, so confirm the charge before turning it on. Read the Hospitable Dynamic Pricing profile for its plans and requirements.

Wheelhouse Dynamic Pricing: what to consider

Check the channels and limits for your link. Ask about access before planning a custom API link. Compare billing choices and what happens to fees when guests cancel. Read the Wheelhouse 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, Hospitable Dynamic Pricing and Wheelhouse 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.

What happens to manual stays when I enable Hospitable Dynamic Minimum Night Stays?

The first time you turn it on, it replaces old manual minimum stays with the previewed rules. Later manual edits win for those dates. Check the preview first. This feature needs Dynamic Pricing and a Host, Professional or Mogul plan.

Which Wheelhouse minimum-price rule wins when several apply?

For normal minimum-price rules, a rule for set dates wins. Next come time-based, monthly, weekday and default rules, in that order. Absolute Minimum Price is a separate lower limit. Check both if a date’s minimum looks wrong. Discounts on the booking site need their own check.

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