Guesty vs Hostaway
Guesty shows one starting price and Hostaway shows none. Guesty Lite starts at USD 9 per listing per month for one to three listings with a 14-day trial, while Pro and Enterprise are quoted. Hostaway's pricing page asks for a listing count and prints no plans at all. Ownership differs too: Guesty, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with investors such as Apax and KKR, and Hostaway Opco Oy is organised under the laws of Finland, although the about page names no headquarters.
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Choose Guesty ifyou manage a handful of listings and want a visible per-listing starting price with a trial. You can live with a quote once you pass three listings.
Choose Hostaway ifyou run a growing portfolio of two or more listings, want a marketplace of over 100 outside tools and are willing to go through a sales form for the price. You also want a contracting entity organised in Finland.
Guesty and Hostaway side by side
| Guesty | Hostaway | |
|---|---|---|
| Our vacation rental software rank | #10 of 13 | #7 of 13 |
| Established in | Israel | Not stated by the vendor |
| List price, 6 November 2026 | From USD 9 per listing per month on Lite (1-3 listings, 14-day trial); Pro and Enterprise quoted by listing count | No prices shown; a listing-count form (2-14, 15-49, 50+) leads to a quote or demo |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Built for | Short-term rental companies managing many listings across several booking portals | Growing managers who value a large app marketplace over price clarity. |
| Not for | Hotels, or single hosts wanting a light tool | Cost-sensitive hosts who want to see a price first. |
Both are reviewed in full in our vacation rental software ranking: Guesty and Hostaway.
Where they differ
Guesty 3 · Hostaway 2 · open 1- 01
A number you can read
Guesty Lite is shown from $9 per listing per month for one to three listings, with monthly or annual billing and annual being cheaper. Pro covers four to 199 listings and Enterprise 200 or more, both without printed prices. Hostaway's pricing page shows a form with bands of 2-14, 15-49 and 50+ listings and no plan names, no currency and no limits. Only Guesty gives a buyer a figure before a call.
Edge: Guesty
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Trial and testing
Guesty states that Lite has a 14-day free trial and that no free plan is offered. Hostaway mentions no free trial and no free plan, and the pricing page links to Get pricing and Get free demo. A host who wants to click around before talking to anyone can do that at Guesty on Lite. At Hostaway the first step is a demo or a quote.
Edge: Guesty
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Who the product is aimed at
Guesty positions its tiers from small-host Lite up to quoted Pro and Enterprise, and its own fit notes call it heavy for a host with three flats. Hostaway's form starts at two listings and points single-property hosts to a separate link, which signals a portfolio focus. Both are therefore built for operators more than for one-flat owners, and neither claims the light end of the market the way a simple tool would.
Depends on the buyer
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Distribution and marketplace
All Guesty plans include a channel manager, multi-calendar and unified inbox, and Pro adds revenue management, an owners portal and more channels. Hostaway names a channel manager covering Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Google and Expedia, plus AI CoHost, AI Replies, Dynamic Pricing and an Open API. Its about page also lists a marketplace of over 100 solutions and PCI DSS v4.0.1 Level 1 status. Hostaway publishes the longer feature list.
Edge: Hostaway
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Add-ons and hidden cost
Guesty lists PriceOptimizer, Damage Protection and LocksManager as separate add-ons with no amounts shown. Hostaway's marketplace of over 100 outside solutions may carry its own subscriptions, which is why the vendor notes suggest asking for the written quote to say which tools cost extra. Both leave a cost gap above the base figure. Guesty at least prints the start of the ladder, so the gap is easier to size there.
Edge: Guesty
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Corporate base and backers
Guesty's terms say the platform is owned and operated by Guesty, Inc., a Delaware corporation, while the about page says headquarters moved to Tel Aviv in 2014 and lists investors including Apax and KKR. Hostaway says it is privately owned and funded by VCs and entrepreneurs, lists offices from Toronto to Helsinki but names no headquarters, and its terms name Hostaway Opco Oy under Finnish law. Hostaway's contract entity is the European one.
Edge: Hostaway
When neither fits
If you want a published price for a very small portfolio or a lighter tool, look at Smoobu or Hospitable, both in this category. We have not set out their details on this page, so check their pricing pages before you decide.
Guesty or Hostaway: questions
3 answersWhat does a Guesty trial actually cover?
The pricing page says Lite has a 14-day free trial and that there is no free plan. The same page lists Lite for one to three listings. No trial is described for Pro or Enterprise.
Why can you not see a Hostaway price?
The pricing page opens with a listing-count form and lists no plan names, prices, currency or limits. It links to Get pricing and Get free demo instead. The price therefore comes only after you answer the form and talk to sales.
Is Hostaway a Finnish company?
Its terms identify the contracting entity as Hostaway Opco Oy, organised under the laws of Finland. The about page, however, names offices in several countries and no headquarters. Guesty, by comparison, is described in its terms as a Delaware corporation.
Sources
Checked 6 November 2026- Guesty pricing page: Lite from $9 per listing, 14-day trial, quoted Pro and Enterprise, channel manager in all plans, unpriced add-ons.
- Guesty about page: 2013 founding as SuperHost, 2014 rename, Tel Aviv move and investors named.
- Guesty terms of service: ownership by Guesty, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
- Hostaway pricing page: listing-count bands, absence of plans and prices, route for single-listing hosts.
- Hostaway about page: VC funding, office list without headquarters, 100+ marketplace and PCI DSS status.
- Hostaway terms of service: Hostaway Opco Oy organised under Finnish law.