Travel · head to head
Guesty vs Stayntouch
Guesty
Travel
Property management platform for short-term rentals
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Stayntouch
Travel
Cloud property management system for independent hotels
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Guesty quote-only pricing, typically scaled by listing count, so small operators find it expensive per unit; Stayntouch quote-only pricing scaled by rooms, with no published rates
- They diverge on capability: Guesty covers Multi-channel listings, Stayntouch covers Mobile check-in.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Guesty and Stayntouch actually diverge.
| Attribute | Guesty | Stayntouch |
|---|
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android, Cloud), 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 Guesty
- Multi-channel listings
- Unified inbox
- Automation
- Dynamic pricing
- Operations
- Owner reporting
Only in Stayntouch
- Mobile check-in
- Guest self-service
- Cloud PMS
- Open API
- Housekeeping
- Payments
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Guesty
- Managers running rental properties across several booking platformsnot Stayntouch
- Operators whose margin is lost to cleaning and turnover coordinationnot Stayntouch
- Companies producing owner statements for properties under managementnot Stayntouch
Stayntouch
- Hotels wanting to check guests in away from a fixed desknot Guesty
- Properties reducing lobby queuing at peak arrivalnot Guesty
- Independents replacing an on-premise PMS with cloudnot Guesty
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Guesty
- Quote-only pricing, typically scaled by listing count, so small operators find it expensive per unit
- Aimed at professional managers rather than individuals with one or two listings
- Channel sync depends on the booking platforms, whose API changes and outages surface as your problem
- Breadth means individual modules are shallower than dedicated tools
Stayntouch
- Quote-only pricing scaled by rooms, with no published rates
- Mobile-first depends on property-wide wireless coverage that many older hotels do not have
- A smaller vendor than the major PMS providers, with a narrower integration ecosystem
- Strongest in North America, with less coverage elsewhere
Pricing, plan by plan
Guesty
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Guesty review.
Stayntouch
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Stayntouch review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Guesty if
- You need multi-channel listings.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud.
- You also want unified inbox.
Choose Stayntouch if
- You need mobile check-in.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud.
- You also want guest self-service.
Questions people ask
- Is Guesty or Stayntouch better?
- Neither clearly leads. Guesty starts at On request and Stayntouch at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Guesty or Stayntouch?
- Guesty starts at On request and Stayntouch at On request.
- Does Guesty or Stayntouch run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Guesty best used for?
- Guesty is most often used for managers running rental properties across several booking platforms, operators whose margin is lost to cleaning and turnover coordination, companies producing owner statements for properties under management. Of those, managers running rental properties across several booking platforms and operators whose margin is lost to cleaning and turnover coordination are not what Stayntouch is typically brought in for.
- What can Guesty do that Stayntouch cannot?
- Guesty covers Multi-channel listings, Unified inbox, Automation, Dynamic pricing. Stayntouch covers Mobile check-in, Guest self-service, Cloud PMS, Open API.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Guesty: What does Guesty cost?
Guesty quotes based on listing count and modules and does not publish standard rates.
Stayntouch: What does Stayntouch cost?
Quoted per property by room count; not published.
Guesty: Is Guesty worth it for one property?
Generally not. It is built for professional managers with portfolios; individuals with one or two listings usually find the cost per unit hard to justify.
Stayntouch: What does mobile-first actually change?
Check-in happens on a tablet anywhere in the property or on the guest's own phone, rather than at a fixed counter, which changes both queuing and front-desk staffing.
Guesty: Which booking channels does it support?
Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com among others, synchronised from one inventory so a booking on one channel closes the dates everywhere.
Stayntouch: What does it need to work well?
Reliable property-wide wireless. A mobile-first PMS is only as good as the network it runs on.