Guesty Lite
Bring booking-site tools, guest messages, a shared calendar and tasks together.
Best for: Managing bookings, messages and assigned cleaning tasks in one place.
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Guesty Lite vs Hospitable vs Host Tools
Compare Guesty Lite vs Hospitable vs Host Tools for daily rental work. Check bookings, guest messages and daily tasks. Choose a plan that covers the jobs you need.
Overview
Hospitable
Sync booking calendars, use a shared guest inbox and set task rules tied to bookings.
Best for: Link guest messages and cleaning tasks to bookings.
Host Tools
Automate guest messages. Pro adds calendar tools, rate rules, direct booking and team access.
Best for: Guest messages and cleaner notices, with Pro for broader booking tools.
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| At a glance / Prices for your properties | |||||||||||||
| Properties | Guesty lists 1–3 listings. Another page says 5 or fewer. Ask Guesty how many your account can use. | Essentials, Professional and Mogul list unlimited properties. Host allows up to two. We could not confirm an overall minimum. | Host Tools lists prices for 1–134 properties. It is unclear whether Enterprise starts at 134 or above 134. Ask about your account’s limit. | ||||||||||
| Overview | Guesty Lite combines booking-site tools, messages, a shared calendar and tasks. | Hospitable syncs booking-site calendars. It has a shared guest inbox and task rules triggered by bookings. | Messaging automation and a Pro plan adding calendar, rates, direct booking and team access. | ||||||||||
| Plans and add-ons | Guesty Lite Guesty lists 1–3 listings. Another page says 5 or fewer. Ask Guesty how many your account can use. PriceOptimizer · add-on Paid add-on. Hardware, partner services and usage may cost extra. LocksManager · add-on Paid add-on. Hardware, partner services and usage may cost extra. | Essentials Check the selected property count and billing period. 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. | Messaging Send messages to guests and cleaners, use mobile tools and translate messages. Calendar and price tools need Pro. Pro Adds calendar and rate tools, direct booking, team access and AI. Optional smart locks cost another USD 3 per lock each month. Enterprise Ask Host Tools for an Enterprise quote. Its site is unclear whether Enterprise starts at 134 properties or only above 134. Confirm which plan you can use and what it includes. Smart locks · add-on You need Pro, plus USD 3 per connected lock each month. You need supported hardware and a linked account. | ||||||||||
| 1-property price for your selection | Standard Lite from USD 29/listing/monthPublic prices are starting rates, not confirmed totals for this account size. The 1–3 listing audience is not a firm limit. Plan prices and conditionsStandard Lite: Price not confirmed Starts at USD 29 per listing each month with monthly billing. This is a starting rate, not a confirmed account total. The advertised 1–3 listing range is not a firm limit. LiteOptimizer: Price not confirmed The advertised monthly rate starts at USD 9 per listing. It adds 1% per reservation. We could not confirm the exact yearly billing terms. These are starting rates. Your total is not confirmed. The marketed range of 1–3 listings is not a firm limit. | Plan: monthly total · USD 59 Plan prices and conditions
EssentialsEssentials Essentials has no base plan fee. Optional Dynamic Pricing Optional Dynamic Pricing costs USD 15 per property each month after its separate trial. Other costs Other paid tools and taxes may cost extra. Essentials and Host and Professional and MogulExactly 1 property with billable check-ins. 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. | Messaging entry plan account price · USD 30.00Monthly billing selection · You pay for enabled listings. Linked listings for the same property count once. Disabled listings are not billed. Mid-month changes can bring charges or credits. Tax treatment is not confirmed. Plan prices and conditionsMessaging: USD 30 You pay for enabled listings. Linked listings for the same property count once. Disabled listings are not billed. Mid-month changes can bring charges or credits. Tax treatment is not confirmed. Pro: USD 32 You pay for listings that are turned on. Listings on different booking sites count once when linked to the same property. Listings that are turned off are not billed. Changes during a billing period may add a charge or credit. Ask how tax applies. Optional smart locks cost an extra USD 3/connected lock/month; Hardware and payment-processing costs are separate. Enterprise: Contact the provider for a quote. | ||||||||||
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| Review sources | TrustpilotTrustScore 4.6 / 5 · 2,049 reviews G2Rating 4.6 / 5 · 136 reviews | CapterraRating 4.7 / 5 · 144 reviews TrustpilotTrustScore 3.9 / 5 · 674 reviews G2Rating 4.8 / 5 · 272 reviews GetAppRating 4.7 / 5 · 144 reviews | CapterraRating 4.8 / 5 · 182 reviews TrustpilotTrustScore 4.4 / 5 · 35 reviews GetAppRating 4.8 / 5 · 182 reviews Software AdviceRating 4.8 / 5 · 182 reviews | ||||||||||
| 01 / Plans & requirements | |||||||||||||
| Plan options Plans offered for this rental software. Optional modules are separate from plan levels. | Available Guesty Lite Plan: Lite | Available Essentials; Host; Professional; Mogul Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul | Available Messaging, Pro and Enterprise. Ask for an Enterprise quote. Plan: Messaging / Pro / Enterprise | ||||||||||
| Property limits Listing or property limits for each plan. A target customer range does not confirm a strict limit. | Guesty lists 1–3 listings. Another page says 5 or fewer. Ask Guesty how many your account can use.
| Available Host: up to 2 properties. Other plans have no property limit. Essentials, Professional and Mogul list unlimited properties. Host allows up to two. We could not confirm an overall minimum. Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul | With conditions The price table covers up to 134 listings. Larger accounts need an Enterprise quote. Host Tools lists prices for 1–134 properties. It is unclear whether Enterprise starts at 134 or above 134. Ask about your account’s limit. Plan: Messaging / Pro / Enterprise
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| How you are charged How plan fees are worked out and billed. Check whether you pay per listing, per account or a share of booking income. | With conditions Pay per listing, monthly or yearly. Optimizer adds a booking fee. Plan: Lite
| Available Paid plans charge a base fee, plus extra-property fees when they apply. Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul | With conditions Pay for enabled listings. The same property on several booking sites counts once. Plan: Messaging / Pro
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| Booking fees Fixed or percentage fees on bookings. Check which transactions they apply to. | With conditions Lite Optimizer adds 1% per booking. Plan: Lite
| With conditions Fees depend on how guests book and pay. Plan: Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Host Tools adds no fee for direct bookings. Plan: Pro
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| Paid add-ons Features or services that cost extra beyond your plan. | With conditions PriceOptimizer, LocksManager and Damage Protection add-ons Plan: Lite
| Available Optional setup help, extra devices and some pricing tools cost extra. Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul | With conditions Smart-lock tools cost USD3 per connected lock each month. Details: Pro + smart locks
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| Trial Trial length and rules. A demo is different from a free trial. | Available 14-day free trial; no credit card or commitment Plan: Lite | Available 14 days; no card required
Details: Mogul trial | Available Fourteen-day trial without a card Plan: Messaging / Pro | ||||||||||
| Setup fees One-time setup fees. A missing price does not mean setup is free. | We could not confirm a setup fee for Lite or that setup is free. Ask for the total before buying. | Available No required setup fee. You can pay for extra setup help. Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul | Available Personalized setup and migration are free Plan: Messaging / Pro | ||||||||||
| 02 / Channels & sync | |||||||||||||
| Airbnb connection How to connect Airbnb, and which accounts and listings qualify. | With conditions Connect to Airbnb. Plan: Lite | Available Connect to Airbnb. Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul | With conditions Direct Airbnb connection Plan: Messaging / Pro
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| Vrbo connection How to connect Vrbo, and which accounts and listings qualify. | With conditions Connect to Vrbo. Plan: Lite | Available Connect to Vrbo. Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul | With conditions Direct Vrbo connection Plan: Messaging / Pro
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| Booking.com connection How to connect Booking.com and which accounts and listings qualify. | With conditions Connect to Booking.com. Plan: Lite | Available Connect to Booking.com. Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul | With conditions Direct Booking.com connection Plan: Messaging / Pro
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| iCal import Import calendars from other tools. Check which details arrive and how updates work. | With conditions Import outside calendars as date blocks. Check plan: Lite includes iCal; confirm this import tool.
| Available Checks outside calendars about every 20 minutes. Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Import bookings from an outside calendar. Plan: Pro
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| iCal export Export calendar feeds to other tools. A calendar feed is different from an export of full booking records. | With conditions Share current and future bookings and blocked dates. Check plan: Lite includes iCal; confirm calendar export. | Available Share booking and task calendars. Details: Check which plan includes this. | With conditions Share your calendar through an iCal link. Details: Check which plan includes this.
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| Rate sync Send rates to linked booking sites. Check which sites are supported and any limits. | With conditions Share prices with linked sites. Plan: Lite
| Available Send prices to linked booking sites. Details: Check which plan includes this. | With conditions Send calendar prices to linked booking sites. Plan: Pro
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| Availability sync Send open and blocked dates to booking sites. Check how it works and any limits. | With conditions Share open and blocked dates with linked sites. Plan: Lite
| Available Send open and blocked dates to linked booking sites. Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul
| Available Direct bookings update open and blocked dates on linked sites. Plan: Pro | ||||||||||
| Reservation sync Import bookings and changes from booking sites, or keep them in sync. Check which sites are supported. | With conditions Sync bookings from linked sites. Plan: Lite
| Available See bookings from linked sites in one calendar. Details: Check which plan includes this. | With conditions Bring bookings from linked sites into one calendar. Plan: Pro
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| Channel message sync Send and receive guest messages through booking-site connections. Check which sites are supported. | With conditions Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com message threads Plan: Lite
| Available Send and receive Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com messages Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul
| Available Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and Houfy messaging Plan: Messaging / Pro | ||||||||||
| Sync limitations Known delays, fields that do not sync and limits on connections. These details alone do not show how reliable the service is. | With conditions iCal updates usually arrive within one hour. Check plan: Lite includes iCal; confirm these limits.
| Available Imports blocked dates from an outside calendar. Details: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul: iCal import
| With conditions Airbnb setup mode does not send price or date updates. Plan: Messaging / Pro
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| 03 / Reservations & calendars | |||||||||||||
| Multi calendar A calendar view showing multiple listings and bookings together. | Available See your listings in one calendar. Plan: Lite | Available See your listings in one calendar. Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul | Available See bookings from different sites in one calendar. Plan: Pro | ||||||||||
| Manual bookings Enter bookings by hand as well as importing them from booking sites. | Available Add bookings yourself. Plan: Lite | With conditions Create manual bookings through an AI app. Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul
| Available Create a reservation by selecting calendar dates Plan: Pro | ||||||||||
| Booking changes Edit booking fields and check whether changes reach linked booking sites. | With conditions Change stay times, booking status and guest counts. Plan: Lite
| With conditions Change manual bookings through an AI app. Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Change check-in and check-out times on the website or phone app. Plan: Pro
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| Booking cancellation Cancel bookings, with each booking site’s rules and refund limits. | With conditions Cancel bookings through quick actions. Plan: Lite
| With conditions Cancel manual bookings through an AI app. Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Cancel Airbnb, manual and direct bookings from the calendar. Plan: Pro
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| Calendar blocking Block dates without making a paid guest booking. | With conditions Block dates for maintenance or preparation. Check plan: Lite includes Multi-Calendar; confirm date blocking. | Available Block dates for owner stays, family visits or work. Details: Check which plan includes this. | With conditions Block one day or a range of dates. Plan: Pro
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| Booking import Move or import existing bookings. Check which sources and file formats are supported. | Lite imports listings and bookings from linked sites. We do not know if it can import booking files. Old Guesty-for-Hosts guides cover a retired product. | With conditions Support can import past manual or direct bookings from a CSV file. Details: Check which plan includes this.
| With conditions Free help importing past bookings from a CSV file. Plan: Messaging / Pro
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| Guest records Save and view guest or contact history. This does not confirm a full customer-management system. | Available Save guest contact details and preferences. Plan: Lite | Available See past chats and details about returning guests. Details: Check which plan includes this. | With conditions Save the guest’s name, email and phone number with a booking. Plan: Pro
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| Booking export Export booking records. Check which file formats are supported. | With conditions Get a booking report by email as a CSV file. Plan: Lite
| Available Download bookings as a CSV file. Details: Professional / Mogul for full metrics | With conditions Download bookings as a CSV file and choose the columns. Details: Check which plan includes this.
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| 04 / Rates & booking rules | |||||||||||||
| Seasonal rates Set prices for dates or seasons in your rental software. | With conditions Use PriceOptimizer for seasonal and holiday prices. Details: Lite + PriceOptimizer
| Available Set nightly prices for selected dates. Details: Check which plan includes this. | Available Set price rules for seasons or selected dates. Plan: Pro | ||||||||||
| Minimum stays Set minimum stays. Check limits for each date and booking site. | With conditions Set default minimum stays for linked sites. Check plan: Lite includes Multi-Calendar; confirm minimum-stay controls.
| With conditions Set stay lengths that change as dates approach.
Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Set the fewest nights guests can book. Plan: Pro
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| Gap night rules Adjust rules for unbooked nights between stays. | With conditions Use PriceOptimizer to allow shorter stays in booking gaps. Details: Lite + PriceOptimizer
| With conditions Allow shorter stays in gaps between bookings.
Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul
| Available Adjust prices for gaps between bookings. Plan: Pro | ||||||||||
| Length of stay discounts Give discounts based on how long guests stay. | With conditions Offer weekly and monthly discounts on Airbnb, direct and manual bookings. Plan: Lite
| Available Offer discounts for longer stays on Airbnb and Direct. Details: Check which plan includes this.
| With conditions Offer weekly discounts for 7+ nights and monthly discounts for 28+ nights. Plan: Pro
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| Last minute discounts Give discounts based on how soon guests arrive. | With conditions Use PriceOptimizer to discount stays closer to arrival. Details: Lite + PriceOptimizer
| Available Offer last-minute discounts on Airbnb and Direct. Details: Check which plan includes this.
| Available Lower prices as the arrival date gets closer. Plan: Pro | ||||||||||
| Dynamic pricing Built-in tools that set prices and connections to outside pricing tools are separate features. | With conditions Use Guesty PriceOptimizer to adjust nightly prices. Details: Lite + PriceOptimizer add-on
| With conditions Built-in tools set nightly prices.
Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul | Not supported Built-in price rules do not follow market demand. Plan: Pro
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| Pricing connections Connections to nightly-pricing tools and what they require. | With conditions Connect PriceLabs to change prices and stay rules. Details: Lite / partner PriceLabs
| With conditions Connect to PriceLabs. Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Use PriceLabs prices and minimum stays. Details: Pro + PriceLabs
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| 05 / Guest messaging & AI | |||||||||||||
| Unified inbox See guest message threads from supported booking sites in one view. | Available Read guest messages in one inbox. Plan: Lite | Available Read Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com messages in one inbox. Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul | Available Keep guest and cleaner messages with each booking. Plan: Messaging / Pro | ||||||||||
| Scheduled messages Schedule messages before or after booking dates and times. | With conditions Schedule messages around booking, arrival or departure. Plan: Lite
| Available Schedule messages around booking, arrival and departure. Plan: Essentials (limited) / Host / Professional / Mogul
| Available Send messages around guest stays and cleaning tasks. Plan: Messaging / Pro | ||||||||||
| Event triggers Send messages when listed booking events happen. | With conditions Send messages when bookings are confirmed or guests arrive or leave. Plan: Lite
| Available Send messages when booking events happen. Essentials covers new bookings only. Plan: Essentials (limited) / Host / Professional / Mogul
| Available Tell cleaners when bookings are added, changed or canceled. Plan: Messaging / Pro | ||||||||||
| Conditional messages Rules that send or skip messages based on booking details. | With conditions Choose when to send messages using booking and message rules. Plan: Lite
| Available Use rules to draft or send answers to guest questions. Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Offer extra nights when dates next to a booking are free. Plan: Messaging / Pro
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| Message templates Reuse message templates and fill them with supported guest or booking details. | Available Saved replies Plan: Lite | Available Reuse saved messages and fill in guest details. Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul | Available Use suggested messages, edit them or write your own. Plan: Messaging / Pro | ||||||||||
| AI suggested replies AI writes a draft. A person checks or sends it. | With conditions ReplyAI writes drafts you can edit and send. Plan: Lite
| Available AI writes a draft. You review it and click Send. Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul
| With conditions AI writes drafts for you to check and edit. Plan: Pro
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| AI automatic replies AI sends guest replies without a person approving each one. Check the limits. | With conditions AutoReply can send replies for you. Plan: Lite
| With conditions AI can send guest replies for you. Plan: Mogul
| With conditions AI can send replies when it is confident enough. Plan: Pro
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| Approval before AI sends Controls for a person to check an AI reply before it is sent. | With conditions You review the ReplyAI draft, then click Send. Plan: Lite
| Available AI writes a draft. You review it and click Send. Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Choose draft-only mode to review replies before sending. Plan: Pro
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| Translations Check automatic message translation. Templates written in several languages are a different feature. | With conditions Translate the latest guest message into your display language. Check plan: Lite includes ReplyAI; confirm translation.
| We could not confirm this feature or what it requires. | With conditions Translate a guest’s message with one tap. Plan: Messaging / Pro
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| SMS messages Text guests by SMS. Check supported countries, phone numbers and fees. | With conditions Send and receive guest texts in the inbox. Details: Check which plan includes this.
| We could not confirm this feature or what it requires. | With conditions Send automatic text messages to cleaners or managers. Plan: Messaging / Pro
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| Email messages Email guests. Check sender and booking-site limits. | With conditions Email the guest’s main personal or booking-site address. Check plan: Lite includes the inbox; confirm email sending.
| With conditions Write inbox emails to guests who booked through Direct. Details: Professional / Mogul: Direct booking guest emails
| With conditions Email guests with manual bookings and read replies in the inbox. Plan: Messaging / Pro
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| 06 / Direct bookings & payments | |||||||||||||
| Website builder Vendor-provided tools to create and host a direct-booking website. | With conditions Build a website for booking requests or instant bookings. Plan: Lite
| Available Build a website where guests can book directly. Plan: Professional / Mogul | Available Build a branded website for one listing, a group or all your listings. Plan: Pro | ||||||||||
| Booking widget Add a booking engine to a website hosted elsewhere. | With conditions Show the booking website inside your own website. Plan: Lite
| Available Add a booking form to your website. Plan: Professional / Mogul | With conditions Link your website to a booking checkout page. Plan: Pro
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| Custom domain Use your own domain for the provider’s direct-booking website. | With conditions Use your own web address for the booking website. Plan: Lite
| With conditions Use your own web address for a Direct site. Plan: Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Use your own web address for direct bookings. Plan: Pro
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| Payment processors Payment services, with country and plan requirements. | Available Stripe Plan: Lite | Available Direct Basic uses your Stripe account. Direct Premium uses Hospitable and Adyen. Plan: Professional / Mogul | With conditions Take direct-booking payments through Stripe, or collect them yourself. Plan: Pro
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| Payment schedules Schedule booking payments or installments. Check which booking types are supported. | With conditions Collect 100% of payment when a booking is confirmed. Plan: Lite
| Available Let Direct guests pay in scheduled installments. Plan: Professional / Mogul | With conditions Stripe takes full payment when the guest books. Plan: Pro
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| Security deposits Collect or hold refundable deposits. Damage insurance and protection are separate features. | With conditions Add, charge or release a card deposit hold by hand. Plan: Lite
| Available Separate refundable deposit charge Plan: Professional / Mogul
| We could not confirm a built-in tool to hold and release refundable deposits. | ||||||||||
| Refunds Issue refunds through supported payment steps. Check whether fees are refunded too. | With conditions Refund guests from the booking payment screen. Plan: Lite
| Available Issue refunds yourself or use automatic refunds based on your cancellation policy. Plan: Professional / Mogul
| We could not confirm refunds in Host Tools. Canceling a booking does not prove a refund is sent. API changes do not refund Stripe payments. | ||||||||||
| Rental agreements Create, send or sign guest agreements. Check whether electronic signatures are supported. | With conditions Let guests sign agreements online. Plan: Lite
| Available Direct booking rental agreements Plan: Professional / Mogul | With conditions Require guests to sign a PDF before booking directly. Plan: Pro
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| Guest verification Checks of guest identity or bookings. These do not guarantee you meet legal rules. | Lite’s Guest App collects ID documents. We do not know if it checks them. GuestVerify is not included on Lite. | Available Direct Premium checks guests. Plan: Professional / Mogul | With conditions Require a government photo-ID check before a direct booking. Plan: Pro
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| Direct booking fees Fees for direct bookings. Check payment-processing fees and paid protection too. | With conditions Guesty gateway fees are extra to payment-service fees. Plan: Lite
| Available Basic: 1% host fee; Premium: 3% host + 4% guest or 7% host Plan: Professional / Mogul | With conditions Host Tools adds no fee for direct bookings. Plan: Pro
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| 07 / Cleaning & operations | |||||||||||||
| Automatic tasks Creates tasks automatically from bookings or events linked to a booking. | With conditions Create repeat tasks for check-in, check-out or new bookings. Check plan: Lite includes Task Management; confirm this task. | Available Create task rules for each stage of a booking. Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul | With conditions Imported bookings create cleaning jobs in Turno. Details: Check which Host Tools plan includes this.
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| Cleaner access Give cleaners access to tasks or calendars without extra management tools they do not need. | With conditions Cleaners see assigned tasks and related booking and property details. Plan: Lite
| Available Invite teammates to see their assigned work. Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Invite cleaners to see basic booking details. Plan: Pro
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| Task checklists Reuse task lists and mark jobs done. | With conditions Use task checklists and see when they were completed. Check plan: Lite includes Task Management; confirm this tool. | Available Check off task steps in the Tasks App. Details: Check which plan includes this.
| We could not confirm built-in task checklists. Cleaner access and a Turno link do not confirm them. | ||||||||||
| Photo requirements Ask for or require photos of finished work. | With conditions Ask for before-and-after photos in task comments. Check plan: Lite includes Tasks and the app; confirm photo requests.
| Available Require photos for tasks. Details: Check which plan includes this.
| We could not confirm required cleaning photos. ID photo uploads are a different feature. | ||||||||||
| Task notifications Send notices when tasks are assigned, changed or completed. | With conditions Send alerts for tasks you create and assign. Check plan: Lite includes Task Management; confirm task alerts.
| Available Send task alerts and reminders. Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Email or text cleaners about bookings, changes and cancellations. Plan: Messaging / Pro
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| Maintenance tasks Record maintenance jobs or assign them to someone. General reminders are a separate feature. | With conditions Set repeat maintenance and inspection tasks. Check plan: Lite includes Task Management; confirm this task. | Available Recurring maintenance tasks Details: Check which plan includes this. | We could not confirm a tool to create, assign and track repair jobs. | ||||||||||
| Cleaning connections Connections to outside cleaning services, with their setup requirements. | With conditions Send bookings to Turno to schedule cleaners. Details: Lite + Turno
| With conditions Connect to Turno. Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Connect listings to Turno for cleaning schedules. Details: Check which plan includes this.
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| 08 / Check-in & smart access | |||||||||||||
| Checkin instructions Send check-in details to guests at supported stages of a booking. | Available Show arrival details in the web guest app. Plan: Lite | Available Schedule messages with check-in details. Plan: Essentials (limited) / Host / Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Send arrival details in automatic messages. Plan: Messaging / Pro
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| Guest portal A booking page or portal for guests. Check what guests can do there. | With conditions Give guests a web app with booking details and pre-arrival forms. Plan: Lite
| Available Guest portal with check-in tasks and booking details Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul
| We could not confirm a guest portal for use after booking. Checkout and ID checks are separate tools. | ||||||||||
| Lock connections Supported smart-lock platforms connect directly or through another service. | With conditions LocksManager supports brands including Schlage, Nuki and TTLock. Details: Lite + LocksManager
| Available Connect supported Schlage, Yale and August locks. Plan: Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Connect supported Yale, August, Schlage and other locks through Seam. Details: Pro + smart locks
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| Automatic lock codes Creates lock codes automatically for each booking. Check the required hardware and services. | With conditions Create a different door code for each booking. Details: Lite + LocksManager add-on
| Available Create a different door code for each booking. Plan: Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Make a new door code for each guest. Details: Pro + smart locks
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| Code scheduling Set codes to work only during the stated check-in and checkout times. | With conditions Turn off door codes at the guest’s check-out time. Details: Lite + LocksManager add-on
| Available Make door codes work during the guest’s stay. Plan: Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Choose when door codes start and stop working around a stay. Details: Pro + smart locks
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| Code delivery Send booking access codes to guests through supported channels. | With conditions Send LocksManager door codes in automatic messages. Check plan: Lite + LocksManager; confirm automatic code messages.
| Available Send door codes in guest message threads. Plan: Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Send codes in messages or through supported Airbnb Seamless Entry. Details: Pro + smart locks
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| Access extra costs Smart-access software or connections may cost extra. Hardware is a separate cost. | With conditions LocksManager costs extra. Ask for its price. Details: Lite + LocksManager
| With conditions Some devices are included. Extra devices cost more. Plan: Professional / Mogul
| With conditions USD3 per connected lock each month. Details: Pro + smart locks
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| 09 / Reports & accounting | |||||||||||||
| Booking reports Reports about bookings. Check which measures they include. | With conditions Filter confirmed bookings by date and listing. Plan: Lite | Available View and filter booking figures. Details: Professional / Mogul for full metrics | With conditions See booking counts, booking sites and booking status. Details: Check which plan includes this.
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| Occupancy reports See how often your rentals are booked. Filter by date or property. | With conditions See how often properties are booked, by date or property. Plan: Lite
| Available See how often your properties are booked. Details: Professional / Mogul for full metrics | With conditions See how often your properties are booked. Details: Check which plan includes this.
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| Revenue reports Revenue reports and the measures they include. These are separate from financial accounting. | With conditions See payouts, commission and income per available listing. Plan: Lite
| Available See your booking income. Details: Professional / Mogul for full metrics | With conditions See income and average nightly prices by listing or booking site. Details: Check which plan includes this.
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| Owner statements Statements for property owners. Check which income and expenses they include. | Not supported Not included on Lite Plan: Lite | Available Owner statements Plan: Mogul | We could not confirm owner statements. Owner access to booking finances is a different feature. | ||||||||||
| Expense tracking Record property or booking expenses in the software. | We do not know if Lite tasks let you enter costs. General Guesty task pages mention this, but the Lite guide does not confirm it. | Available Track business and property costs. Details: Mogul: Hospitable Accounting
| We could not confirm a tool to enter and track expenses. | ||||||||||
| Accounting connections Which accounting tools connect and what they can share. | We could not confirm a Lite connection to accounting software. Pro’s paid Trust Accounting tool is not included on Lite. | With conditions QuickBooks accounting connection Plan: Mogul
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| Report exports Download reports in the listed file types. | With conditions Get a booking report by email as a CSV file. Plan: Lite
| Available Download business and financial figures as CSV files. Details: Professional / Mogul for full metrics | With conditions Download booking reports as CSV files. Details: Check which plan includes this.
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| Team users Extra staff accounts, with any user or plan limits. | With conditions Invite Admin and Cleaner users. Plan: Lite
| Available Invite as many extra users as you need. Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul | Available Invite Assistant, Virtual Assistant, Owner and Cleaner users Plan: Pro | ||||||||||
| User permissions Choose what each person can see and do. | With conditions Choose Admin or Cleaner. The roles have fixed access. Plan: Lite
| Available Choose which tools and money details each user can see. Details: All plans | With conditions Roles control what each user can view or change. Plan: Pro
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| Choose which properties each person can access Choose which properties a person can access. | We do not know if you can choose which properties a Lite user sees. Cleaner access alone does not confirm this. Guesty’s guides disagree on whether Lite allows extra users. | Available Choose which properties each user can see. Details: All plans | Available Give users access to selected listing groups. A group can have one listing. Plan: Pro | ||||||||||
| Owner portal Let owners view property, booking or financial details. | Not supported Not included on Lite Plan: Lite | Available Owner portal Plan: Mogul | With conditions Owners can see booking finances and block dates for their own stays. Plan: Pro
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| Mobile app A mobile app. A website that fits a phone screen does not confirm an app. | Available Use the phone app for bookings, messages and tasks. Plan: Lite | With conditions Invited users can use the phone app. Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul
| Available iPhone and Android apps with alerts. Plan: Messaging / Pro | ||||||||||
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| Public API An API for outside developers. API connections to booking sites alone do not confirm developer access. | Not supported Not included on Lite Plan: Lite | With conditions Developer API on Host and above Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul | With conditions Connect your own software through the API. Details: Check which plan includes API access.
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| API access conditions Who can use the developer API, including required plans, approval and access limits. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite
| With conditions Host, Professional or Mogul required Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul | With conditions Use an account token or OAuth to connect software. Details: Check which plan includes API access.
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| Webhooks Sends notices about events to linked systems. | We could not confirm outgoing event alerts on Lite. Its partner connections do not confirm this, and Open API is not included. | Available Send event alerts to connected software. Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul | With conditions Send booking data to another tool when message-rule events happen. Details: Check which plan includes this.
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| Zapier A Zapier connection with stated events, actions or plan requirements. | Guesty has Zapier beta guides, but we do not know if Lite can use this connection. | With conditions Connect booking, property, message and review tasks through Zapier. Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul
| With conditions Send booking data to Zapier using webhooks. Details: Check which plan includes this.
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| Data export Check which data you can take with you, beyond calendar feeds. Ask which file types you can download. | With conditions Get a booking report by email as a CSV file. Plan: Lite
| Available Reservations, tasks, taxes and reviews in CSV Details: Professional / Mogul for full metrics | With conditions Download bookings as CSV files from Settings → Data Export. Details: Check which plan includes this.
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| Onboarding Setup help, including whether it is optional or costs extra. | Available One-to-one guided setup Plan: Lite | Available Set up the account yourself with guidance. Rapid Rollout help costs extra. Plan: Essentials / Host / Professional / Mogul | Available Free personalized setup Plan: Messaging / Pro | ||||||||||
| Moving your data Help or tools to import records from another system. | We could not confirm current help moving data to Lite. Pro import guides and old Guesty-for-Hosts guides do not confirm Lite support. | With conditions Support can import past manual or direct bookings from a CSV file. Details: Check which plan includes this.
| With conditions Free help moving booking sites, calendars and past bookings from CSV files. Plan: Messaging / Pro
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| Help center Public guides and help pages. These alone do not show the quality of support. | Available Public help center Plan: Lite | Available Public help articles Details: All tiers | Available Public searchable help center Details: Public guides | ||||||||||
| Email support Email support, with any plan limits. Response time is unconfirmed. | With conditions Get email support 24/7 through the dashboard, app or form. Check plan: Confirm email support on Lite. | Available Contact a person by email. Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul | With conditions Contact support by email. Details: Public contact
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| Chat support Live or in-app support chat. Check whether help comes from a person, an AI bot or self-service pages. | Available 24/7 live chat Plan: Lite | Available Contact a person by chat. Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul | We could not confirm live chat with a person. The help center has a Fin bot. | ||||||||||
| Phone support Phone support, with any plan or country limits. | Not supported Not included on Lite Plan: Lite | We could not confirm this feature or what it requires. | We could not confirm general phone support. Setup and migration calls are separate services. | ||||||||||
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| Documented API versions Versions listed in the public API guides. This does not guarantee they work with your setup. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | Available 2.0 Details: Check that your plan lets you connect your own software. | Available OpenAPI 3.0.0; contract version 1.10.0 Details: Check which plan lets you connect your own software. | ||||||||||
| API authentication Security methods listed in the API guide. Approval to use the API and the right plan are separate requirements. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | Available Bearer token Details: Check that your plan lets you connect your own software. | With conditions Use OAuth2 or an older authToken header. Details: Check which plan lets you connect your own software.
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| Read property records Read property records through the API. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | With conditions GET /properties Details: Check that your plan lets you connect your own software.
| With conditions Read all listings including disabled listings Details: Check which plan lets you connect your own software.
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| Read reservation records An API tool reads booking records. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | With conditions GET /bookings Details: Check that your plan lets you connect your own software.
| With conditions Read a booking, or listing bookings that overlap your chosen dates. Details: Check which plan lets you connect your own software.
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| Create bookings An API tool creates bookings. This does not confirm the same steps are available in the interface. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | With conditions POST /bookings Details: Check that your plan lets you connect your own software.
| With conditions Create an internal reservation for a listing Details: Check which plan lets you connect your own software.
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| Update bookings An API tool changes booking fields. Check which fields and booking sites it supports. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | With conditions PUT /bookings/{identifier} Details: Check that your plan lets you connect your own software.
| With conditions Change booking contacts, times and notes. Manual and direct bookings also allow date and amount changes. Details: Check which plan lets you connect your own software.
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| Read guest data Read guest records through a separate API tool or as part of a booking response. Check which option is supported. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | With conditions Get guest details from booking records. Details: Check that your plan lets you connect your own software.
| With conditions Read guest contact details from booking records. Details: Check which plan lets you connect your own software.
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| Update guest records Updates guest records, not just contact fields on a booking. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | We could not confirm that connected software can use this feature. Details: Check that your account lets connected software do this. | We could not confirm updates to separate guest records. Booking contact changes are a different function. | ||||||||||
| Read guest messages An API tool reads guest messages or conversation details. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | With conditions GET /bookings/{uuid}/messages Details: Check that your plan lets you connect your own software.
| With conditions Read messages linked to a booking. Details: Check which plan lets you connect your own software.
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| Send guest messages An API tool adds or sends guest messages. Check access requirements separately. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | With conditions POST /bookings/{uuid}/messages Details: Check that your plan lets you connect your own software.
| With conditions Send a text-only guest message for a booking. Details: Check which plan lets you connect your own software.
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| Read nightly rates Read rates through an API tool or nightly-price fields in a calendar response. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | With conditions Get nightly prices from calendar records. Details: Check that your plan lets you connect your own software.
| With conditions Read date prices, minimum nights and arrival/departure restrictions Details: Check which plan lets you connect your own software.
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| Update nightly rates Send nightly prices through the API. This is separate from working out which price to use. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | With conditions PUT property calendar rates Details: Check that your plan lets you connect your own software.
| With conditions Set listing prices and calendar restrictions Details: Check which plan lets you connect your own software.
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| Read availability calendar Read open dates or calendar nights through the API. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | With conditions GET /properties/{uuid}/calendar Details: Check that your plan lets you connect your own software.
| With conditions Read blocked dates for a listing. Details: Check which plan lets you connect your own software.
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| Read payment records Reads actual payment records. Changing payment settings or making payment links is a separate feature. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | With conditions Read payout records. Guest-charge records are not confirmed. Plan: Host / Professional / Mogul
| We could not confirm access to individual payment records. Quotes and booking payout totals do not confirm it. | ||||||||||
| Read refund records An API tool reads refund records. This does not confirm that it can issue refunds. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | We could not confirm that connected software can use this feature. Details: Check that your account lets connected software do this. | We could not confirm access to refund records. | ||||||||||
| Read owner records Read property-owner records through the API. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | With conditions GET /owners Plan: Mogul
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| Custom data fields API tools for custom fields or extra booking details. Check which types of data each tool supports. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | With conditions Add selected details to booking records. Details: Check that your plan lets you connect your own software.
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| Manage webhook plans API tools to list, create or remove webhook plans. A guide to receiving webhook updates alone does not confirm these controls. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | We could not confirm that connected software can use this feature. Details: Check that your account lets connected software do this. | With conditions Read the saved webhook address. Details: Check which plan lets you connect your own software.
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| Documented throttling response The API lists error 429 for too many requests or another stated request limit. Exact numeric limits need separate confirmation. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | With conditions Request limits vary by tool. Details: Check that your plan lets you connect your own software.
| With conditions Too many requests return HTTP 429. Details: Check which plan lets you connect your own software.
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| Reservation pagination Read booking records a page at a time. Check the default page size and any maximum. | Not supported Open API is not included on Lite. Plan: Lite | With conditions page and per_page; default 10, maximum 100 Details: Check that your plan lets you connect your own software.
| With conditions Read listings in batches of 1–500, using a cursor to get the next batch. Details: Check which plan lets you connect your own software.
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Compare property management software for daily work — Guesty Lite vs Hospitable vs Host Tools
List the jobs you want to handle in one place. Check booking sites, guest messages, payments and staff access first. Then compare the plan and extras needed for those jobs. A long feature list will not show whether your booking sites and work rules are covered.
Guesty Lite: what to consider
Check the tools in your billing choice and any paid extras. Cleaner access has fixed permissions. A partner link does not give you access to the public API for custom software links. Read the Guesty Lite profile for its plans and requirements.
Hospitable: what to consider
Match the plan to your guest messages and work tasks. Owner statements and the owner portal need Mogul. Check direct-booking fees and any extra charges for pricing tools or smart devices. Read the Hospitable profile for its plans and requirements.
Host Tools: what to consider
Check whether cleaner notices meet your needs. They do not establish built-in task checklists. When availability sync is on, block dates in Host Tools; blocks made only on a booking site can reopen. Read the Host Tools profile for its plans and requirements.
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Common questions
What should I test before switching to one of these tools?
Check future bookings, blocked dates and rate plans before the new system takes control. Then look at rates and fees on each booking site. A link marked connected does not prove that every booking or price rule moved across.
How should I compare the full setup for Guesty Lite, Hospitable and Host Tools?
List the main software and any extras on their own. Extras can include lock tools, guidebooks, paid modules and a team to answer guests. Ask which tasks your quote covers. Name the person who will do the work that remains. An inbox or task list does not do it all for you.
Does Guesty Lite’s ReplyAI send its suggested reply for me?
The ReplyAI draft workflow asks you to review the reply and send it. Check the details and change the text first if needed. This describes ReplyAI drafts; it does not mean every Guesty AI tool needs a manual send.
Does a Created smart-lock code in Hospitable mean the guest can enter?
No. Created, Visible and Active are different states. A code can exist before the guest can use it. Check its status and active dates before sending entry steps. Hospitable’s smart-lock feature is for Professional, Mogul and Legacy plans with a supported lock.
Where should I block owner stays when Host Tools syncs availability?
Block the dates in Host Tools when its availability sync is on. It then acts as the main calendar. A manual block made on a booking site is not treated as a booking and may reopen. Check the block on each linked site.