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DPGO vs Properly

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DPGO

Travel

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

From
$18/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Properly logo

Properly

Field Service

Photo-verified turnover checklists and cleaner coordination for short-term rentals

From
$12.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • 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.; Properly properly solves only the turnover, so it is an additional per-property cost on top of a PMS that already claims to schedule cleaning, and the overlap is real.
  • They diverge on capability: DPGO covers AI rate generation, Properly covers Photo-verified checklists.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DPGO and Properly actually diverge.

Attributes where DPGO and Properly differ
AttributeDPGOProperly
Starting price$18/month$12.99/month
Pricing modelPer listing per month, per booked night or percentage of booked pricePer property per month
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryTravelField Service

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Properly

  • Photo-verified checklists
  • Automatic scheduling
  • Offline mode
  • Multi-language support
  • Cleaner marketplace
  • Real-time inspection
  • Damage documentation
  • Problem reporting

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 Properly
  • An Airbnb-first operator with eight listings wanting daily rate adjustment without paying a per listing fee for underperforming unitsnot Properly
  • A manager testing automated pricing against manual rates during a 30 day trial before committingnot Properly
  • An owner in a competitive city market who needs last-minute discounting rules rather than a static weekend upliftnot Properly

Properly

  • A manager with forty units using contract cleaners who cannot personally inspect turnoversnot DPGO
  • An owner in a different country from the property who needs evidence a clean actually happenednot DPGO
  • A portfolio pursuing damage claims that require dated before and after photographsnot DPGO
  • An operation onboarding new cleaning crews quickly with visual instructions rather than written onesnot 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.

Properly

  • Properly solves only the turnover, so it is an additional per-property cost on top of a PMS that already claims to schedule cleaning, and the overlap is real.
  • The photo requirement adds time to every clean, and cleaners paid per turnover often resist it, which becomes a negotiation about rates rather than a software rollout.
  • Real-time inspection is billed at five dollars per inspection rather than included, so using it on every changeover materially changes the per-property cost.
  • The managed services tiers are priced an order of magnitude above the software, and operators sometimes discover the pitch is really about those rather than the app.
  • The cleaner marketplace has depth only in established North American destinations, and in thinner markets a missed turnover still means calling round yourself.

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

Properly

$12.99/month
  • Platform$12.99/month
    • Per property per month, tiered down toward 5 USD at volume
    • Photo checklists and automatic scheduling
    • Cleaner marketplace access
  • Real-Time Inspection$undefined/month
    • Charged at 5 USD per inspection, not per month
    • Remote human review of a completed turnover
    • Used selectively rather than on every clean
  • Cohost Pro$119/month
    • Per active property per month
    • Managed cohosting service rather than software alone
    • Includes guest and operational coverage
  • Guest Support Plus$149/month
    • Per listing per month
    • Outsourced guest communication
    • Sold alongside the platform

Which should you pick?

Choose DPGO if

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

Choose Properly if

  • You need photo-verified checklists.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want automatic scheduling.
Properly review

Questions people ask

Is DPGO or Properly better?
Neither clearly leads. DPGO starts at $18/month and Properly at $12.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DPGO or Properly?
DPGO starts at $18/month and Properly at $12.99/month.
Does DPGO or Properly run on more platforms?
DPGO runs on Web. Properly runs on Web, iOS, Android.
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 Properly is typically brought in for.
What can DPGO do that Properly cannot?
DPGO covers AI rate generation, Price floors and ceilings, Orphan night handling, Channel push. Properly covers Photo-verified checklists, Automatic scheduling, Offline mode, Multi-language support.

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.

Properly: What does Properly actually cost per property?

The platform starts at 12.99 US dollars per property per month, falling toward 5 dollars at higher volumes. Remote inspections cost 5 dollars each on top.

DPGO: Does it push rates to Airbnb?

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

Properly: Does it replace my property management system?

No. It connects to one and covers turnovers only. Distribution, guest messaging and accounting stay elsewhere.

DPGO: Is there a trial?

30 days, with no card required.

Properly: Will cleaners actually use it?

They will if you require it, but the mandatory photo steps lengthen each clean and often need to be reflected in what you pay per turnover.

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.

Properly: Does it help with damage claims?

Yes. Timestamped before and after photographs from the checklist are the main evidence operators use when claiming against a guest.

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