Comparison

Hospitable vs Hostaway

No leader: the top candidate Hostaway has only 0.08 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Hospitable50

Hostaway64

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Hospitable	Hostaway
Vioscale score	50 / 100medium · 54%updating	64 / 100low · 8%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8	11
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	-

Score

Vioscale score

Hospitable50 / 100medium · 54%updating

Hostaway64 / 100low · 8%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Hospitable✓

Hostaway–

Model

Hospitablefreemium

Hostawaycommercial

Price level

Hospitablelow

Hostaway–

Transparent

Hospitable✗

Hostaway–

Integrations

Count

Hospitable8

Hostaway11

Security

Gdpr

Hospitable–

Hostaway✓

Soc2

Hospitable✓

Hostaway–

Market

Availability

HospitableAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Hostaway–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for short term rental management. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Short Term Rental Management
Capability	Hospitable	Hostaway
Capabilities
Unified multi channel inbox and calendar sync	✓	✓
Airbnb vrbo booking com native API integration	✓	✓
Direct booking website builder	✓	✓
Automated trigger based guest messaging	✓	✓
Dynamic yield pricing and minimum stay rules	✓	✓
Automated housekeeping turnover scheduling	✓	✓
Smart lock API integration for automated access codes	✓	✓
Damage protection insurance and security deposit holds	✓	-
Owner statement and commission portal	✓	✓
SOC2 type ii	✗	-
ISO 27001	✗	-
Pricing model	Flat monthly per property	-

Capabilities

Unified multi channel inbox and calendar sync

Hospitable✓

Hostaway✓

Airbnb vrbo booking com native API integration

Hospitable✓

Hostaway✓

Direct booking website builder

Hospitable✓

Hostaway✓

Automated trigger based guest messaging

Hospitable✓

Hostaway✓

Dynamic yield pricing and minimum stay rules

Hospitable✓

Hostaway✓

Automated housekeeping turnover scheduling

Hospitable✓

Hostaway✓

Smart lock API integration for automated access codes

Hospitable✓

Hostaway✓

Damage protection insurance and security deposit holds

Hospitable✓

Hostaway-

Owner statement and commission portal

Hospitable✓

Hostaway✓

SOC2 type ii

Hospitable✗

Hostaway-

ISO 27001

Hospitable✗

Hostaway-

Pricing model

HospitableFlat monthly per property

Hostaway-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Hospitable

A comprehensive property management system that centralizes guest communication, calendar synchronization, and revenue optimization for vacation rental hosts. It provides AI-powered messaging, booking channel integration, payment collection, and operational automation across Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and direct bookings.

Independently observed

Hostaway

A property management system for vacation rental hosts that unifies bookings from multiple channels (Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, etc.), automates guest communications using AI, applies dynamic pricing strategies based on market demand, and provides owner reporting through a centralized dashboard.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Hospitable

SubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

Free tier available. Paid plans from unspecified monthly price. Usage-based fees for marketplace services and payment processing.

FreeFree
- Unified Inbox
- Automated Messaging
- Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Agoda sync
- Upsells and Guest Portal
- Cleaning and Teammate Workflow Automation
- +1 more
Professional-
- Message AI Assistant
- Dynamic Pricing
- Metrics Dashboard
Scale-
- Direct Booking Website
- Smart Lock and Thermostat Automations
- Guest Payment Collection
- Customizable Metrics Dashboards
Premier-
- Custom Branding Direct Booking Site
- Smart Devices
- Inbox AI Messaging Assistant
- Owner Portal, Payouts and Statements
- Track Commissions

as of 2026-08-25verify ↗

Hostaway

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Hospitable	Hostaway
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	-

Platforms

Web

Hospitable✓

Hostaway✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Hospitable✓

Hostaway–

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (4)

Airbnb
Vrbo
Booking.com
QuickBooks

Hospitable

8 total - 4 not shared

Agoda
Google Nest
Stripe
PayPal

Independently observed

Hostaway

11 total - 7 not shared

Expedia
Google
Tallybreeze
WhatsApp
SMS
Email
Smart Locks

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.