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DPGO vs Hopper

DPGO logo

DPGO

Travel

Dynamic pricing for short-term rentals with three billing models including pay per booked night

From
$18/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Hopper logo

Hopper

Travel

Travel booking app known for price prediction and paid Price Freeze and cancellation add-ons

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Hopper has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: DPGO the 0.5% and per booked night plans are invoiced every two weeks, which produces twenty six variable invoices a year and is awkward for anyone doing simple monthly bookkeeping.; Hopper add-on products like Price Freeze and Cancel for Any Reason are priced to be a meaningfully profitable part of the business, and taking them on every booking can offset much of what the price prediction tool is meant to save.
  • They diverge on capability: DPGO covers AI rate generation, Hopper covers Price prediction.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DPGO and Hopper actually diverge.

Attributes where DPGO and Hopper differ
AttributeDPGOHopper
Starting price$18/monthFree
Pricing modelPer listing per month, per booked night or percentage of booked priceFree to book, paid add-ons for price freezing and cancellation flexibility
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebiOS, Android

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Travel).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in DPGO

  • AI rate generation
  • Price floors and ceilings
  • Orphan night handling
  • Channel push
  • Market dashboard
  • Three billing models

Only in Hopper

  • Price prediction
  • Price Freeze
  • Cancel/Change for Any Reason
  • Price alerts
  • Hopper Homes and Car
  • Carrot Cash

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

DPGO

  • A host with a strongly seasonal cabin who wants pricing automation that costs almost nothing in the off seasonnot Hopper
  • An Airbnb-first operator with eight listings wanting daily rate adjustment without paying a per listing fee for underperforming unitsnot Hopper
  • A manager testing automated pricing against manual rates during a 30 day trial before committingnot Hopper
  • An owner in a competitive city market who needs last-minute discounting rules rather than a static weekend upliftnot Hopper

Hopper

  • A traveller wanting data-driven guidance on whether to book now or wait for a lower pricenot DPGO
  • Someone wanting to lock in a fare for a few days while confirming travel plans without fully committingnot DPGO
  • A traveller who wants flexible cancellation on an otherwise restrictive farenot DPGO
  • Someone comparing predicted price trends before choosing travel datesnot DPGO

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

DPGO

  • The 0.5% and per booked night plans are invoiced every two weeks, which produces twenty six variable invoices a year and is awkward for anyone doing simple monthly bookkeeping.
  • Market analytics are thin compared with larger competitors, so you get a recommended rate without much tooling to interrogate why or to define your own comparable set.
  • The integration list is shorter than PriceLabs or Wheelhouse, so operators on less common property management systems may have to push rates manually or not at all.
  • Recommendation quality drops sharply in low-density markets where there are too few comparable listings for the model to learn from, and there is little warning when this is the case.
  • It is a pricing engine only, with no length of stay optimisation across a portfolio or channel-level yield strategy, so professional managers usually run it alongside other tools rather than instead of them.

Hopper

  • Add-on products like Price Freeze and Cancel for Any Reason are priced to be a meaningfully profitable part of the business, and taking them on every booking can offset much of what the price prediction tool is meant to save.
  • Price predictions are probabilistic and can be wrong, so buy-or-wait guidance is not a guarantee that a price will actually move as predicted.
  • The prominent placement of paid add-ons during checkout has drawn criticism as pressuring users into purchases they may not need for every trip.
  • Customer service for booking issues has been a recurring complaint, particularly for itinerary changes on cancel or change protected bookings.
  • Hopper's own Carrot Cash rewards currency is only redeemable within the app, so it has no value outside future Hopper bookings.

Pricing, plan by plan

DPGO

$18/month
  • Pay as You Go$undefined/month
    • 0.5% of booked price
    • 30 day free trial, no card required
    • Invoiced every two weeks
  • Flat Fee$18/month
    • $18 per listing per month
    • 30 day free trial
    • All pricing and market features included
  • Fixed$undefined/month
    • $1 per booked night
    • Costs nothing on unbooked nights
    • 30 day free trial

Hopper

Free
  • Standard bookingFree
    • No fee beyond the fare or room price itself
  • Price Freeze$undefined/per booking
    • Fee varies by fare and freeze duration, charged in addition to the eventual ticket price
  • Cancel/Change for Any Reason$undefined/per booking
    • Add-on fee charged at checkout, priced as a percentage or flat amount depending on the fare

Which should you pick?

Choose DPGO if

  • You need ai rate generation.
  • You also want price floors and ceilings.
DPGO review

Choose Hopper if

  • You need price prediction.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on iOS, Android.
  • You also want price freeze.
Hopper review

Questions people ask

Is DPGO or Hopper better?
Neither clearly leads. DPGO starts at $18/month and Hopper at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DPGO or Hopper?
Hopper has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $18/month for DPGO and Free for Hopper.
Does DPGO or Hopper run on more platforms?
DPGO runs on Web. Hopper runs on iOS, Android.
Can I use Hopper for free?
Yes. Hopper has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. DPGO starts at $18/month.
What is DPGO best used for?
DPGO is most often used for a host with a strongly seasonal cabin who wants pricing automation that costs almost nothing in the off season, an airbnb-first operator with eight listings wanting daily rate adjustment without paying a per listing fee for underperforming units, a manager testing automated pricing against manual rates during a 30 day trial before committing, an owner in a competitive city market who needs last-minute discounting rules rather than a static weekend uplift. Of those, a host with a strongly seasonal cabin who wants pricing automation that costs almost nothing in the off season and an airbnb-first operator with eight listings wanting daily rate adjustment without paying a per listing fee for underperforming units are not what Hopper is typically brought in for.
What can DPGO do that Hopper cannot?
DPGO covers AI rate generation, Price floors and ceilings, Orphan night handling, Channel push. Hopper covers Price prediction, Price Freeze, Cancel/Change for Any Reason, Price alerts.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

DPGO: Which billing model is cheapest?

It depends on occupancy. At $1 per booked night you pay $18 only if a listing is booked eighteen nights a month, so low-occupancy listings should use Fixed or Pay as You Go and high-occupancy ones the flat fee.

Hopper: Is Hopper free to use for searching and booking?

Yes, the base booking has no extra fee; Price Freeze and cancellation flexibility are separate paid add-ons.

DPGO: Does it push rates to Airbnb?

Yes, directly, and to Vrbo and through supported property management systems.

Hopper: How accurate is Hopper's price prediction?

It is based on historical fare data and gives a probability-based recommendation, not a guarantee; predictions can be wrong.

DPGO: Is there a trial?

30 days, with no card required.

Hopper: What does Price Freeze actually do?

It locks a displayed price for a fee for a set number of days, letting you decide later without committing to the full purchase immediately.

DPGO: Does it handle minimum stay rules?

It sets nightly rates and orphan gap pricing. Length of stay strategy is limited compared with a full revenue management system.

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