Guesty vs Uplisting
No clear leader: Guesty (75.7) and Uplisting (71.0) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for short term rental management. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Guesty
A cloud-based SaaS platform designed for vacation rental hosts and property managers to manage properties across Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, and 60+ other channels. It provides unified inbox messaging, automated guest communications, revenue management, direct booking website builder, and integrated smart lock management, with AI-driven features for dynamic pricing and guest screening.
Uplisting
A cloud-based property management system designed for vacation rental operators to manage calendars, bookings, and guest communications from a single dashboard. It automates routine tasks like messaging and pricing updates while syncing across multiple booking platforms to prevent double bookings.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Guesty
From $9/month per property (Lite), with 14-day free trial available
- Lite$9/month per property
- Real-time sync with Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo
- Multi-Calendar
- Unified Inbox
- Automated Messages
- Task Management
- +2 more
- ProContact sales
- 60+ channel integrations
- Owners portal
- Revenue management
- Advanced Analytics
- Reviews Management
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Enterprise-grade security
- Dedicated Customer Success Manager
- Customized Analytics Dashboard
- Phone Support
- Enterprise Management Hub
Uplisting
From £0/month with Pay As You Go (1.5–3% commission) or from £40/month flat. 14-day free trial, no card required.
- Pay As You GoFree
- All channels — Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo
- Unified inbox and automated guest messaging
- Basic direct booking site
- SMS messaging
- 100 AI actions a month
- +3 more
- Independent Host£40/month + 3% commission per booking
- All channels — Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo
- Unified inbox and automated guest messaging
- Basic direct booking site
- SMS messaging
- 100 AI actions a month
- +3 more
- Operator£90/month floor (£16/listing) + 1.5% commission per booking
- Everything in Independent Host
- Smart Locks integration
- Uplisting Protect (Security Deposits)
- Google Vacation Rentals channel
- Priority support, 1-hour response
- Manager£208/month floor (£13/listing). All features included.
- All features included
- Unlimited AI Suite
- Client management and automated owner statements
- Plus direct booking site
- Advanced reporting and workflows
- +1 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Airbnb
- Booking.com
- Vrbo
- Expedia
- Google Vacation Rentals
- Pricelabs
Guesty
- Hopper
- Homes & Villas by Marriott
- Beyond
- Wheelhouse
- AirDNA Adapt
- Key Data
- Lighthouse
- Trellis
- Sentinel
- YACAN
- Voicetta
- Breezeway
- Ximplifi
- SMS
- Autohost
- QuickBooks
- Sage Intacct
Uplisting
- HomeAway
- Stripe
- Alertify
- IntelliHost
- StayFi
- Strly
- Integrately
- SuiteOp
- TTLock
- Nuki
- Cleanster
- GateGoing
- Tuya Hospitality
- Safely
- Yale
- Alfred
- Schlage
- August
- Jervis Systems
- ChargeAutomation
- RemoteLock
- Zapier
Guesty or Uplisting: which one depends on you
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