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 Hospitable Dynamic Pricing
Compare Airbnb Smart Pricing vs Hospitable Dynamic Pricing for nightly pricing. Check the connection, what you can change by hand and which rules reach each booking site.
Overview
Hospitable Dynamic Pricing
Use a base price and market changes to set rates within Hospitable.
Best for: Adding rate rules to a Hospitable setup.
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| What matters to you |  Airbnb Smart PricingDynamic pricing |  Hospitable Dynamic PricingDynamic pricing | ||||||||||
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| Score | STRCompare scoring | STRCompare scoring | ||||||||||
| Properties | A listing limit for Smart Pricing is not confirmed. | Host has enforced 2 properties; Essentials, Professional, Mogul documented unlimited with billing conditions. | ||||||||||
| Overview | Smart Pricing adjusts nightly rates from listing and area demand. | Base price plus independent market adjustments; rates recommended up to 24 months ahead. | ||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||
| 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. | Essentials Dynamic Pricing: USD 15 per property/month Plan prices and conditions
Selected priceEssentials Essentials has no base plan fee. Dynamic Pricing fee After its trial, Dynamic Pricing costs USD 15 per property each month. Dynamic Pricing trial 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. When a property is billed 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 MogulPrice assumption This price assumes the selected properties have billable check-ins. Base and extra properties The base fee is due even with no active properties. Extra active-property fees apply above the included count. Included Dynamic Pricing Paid plans include Dynamic Pricing for their included properties. Extra Dynamic Pricing fee 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 costs Other tools and taxes may cost extra. Exactly 1 property with billable check-ins. | ||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||
| 01 / Pricing controls | ||||||||||||
| Automated nightly rates How the tool sets prices and sends them to your listings. | Available Nightly prices within Airbnb
| Available Built-in nightly prices
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| Lowest and highest prices Set limits on prices changed by the tool. | Available Set lowest and highest prices
| With conditions Lowest and highest price settings
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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 Seasons and local demand
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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. | With conditions Uses local booking patterns
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| Last-minute adjustments Price rules for stays starting soon. | With conditions Airbnb discounts
| Available Discounts as check-in gets closer
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| 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
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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 Automatic minimum-stay rules Plan: Host, Professional, Mogul
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| Changes made by hand Choose when the tool should follow a different rule. | Available Set prices for chosen dates
| Available Set prices in the calendar
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| 02 / Connections and analytics | ||||||||||||
| Booking channels Direct booking-site links and what they share. | With conditions Airbnb calendar
| With conditions Through Hospitable connections
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| PMS connections Rental software that connects and what else you need. | Not confirmed | Available Built into Hospitable
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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 Every 24 hours; setup changes sent at once
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| Market data Market information hosts can see. | Available Demand for your listing and area
| With conditions Local demand and property details
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| Revenue reporting Reports and ways to compare results. | Not confirmed | We could not confirm price-results reports beyond the calendar. | ||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||
| 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.
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| Plans and add-ons Plans and other paid tools you need. | Available Turn it on in Airbnb’s calendar
| With conditions Essentials add-on; included use on paid plans
Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul | ||||||||||
| 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
Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul
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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. | Available Essentials: first 3 bookings or 30 days
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Compare tools that set nightly prices — Airbnb Smart Pricing vs Hospitable 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.
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 Hospitable 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.