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Guesty vs Uplisting

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Guesty

Travel

Property management platform for short-term rentals

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Uplisting

Travel

Short-term rental management with a flat per-property price and no percentage of revenue

From
$100/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; Uplisting the 100 US dollar monthly minimum means an owner with one or two properties pays roughly fifty dollars per unit, five times the effective rate a twenty-unit manager pays.
  • They diverge on capability: Guesty covers Multi-channel listings, Uplisting covers Channel sync.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Guesty and Uplisting actually diverge.

Attributes where Guesty and Uplisting differ
AttributeGuestyUplisting
Starting priceOn request$100/month
Pricing modelquotePer property per month
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, CloudWeb, iOS, Android

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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
  • Automation
  • Dynamic pricing
  • Operations
  • Owner reporting

Only in Uplisting

  • Channel sync
  • Direct booking site
  • Automated messaging
  • Cleaning and team management
  • Guest verification
  • Smart lock codes
  • Multi-unit handling

Both cover

  • Unified inbox

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 Uplisting
  • Operators whose margin is lost to cleaning and turnover coordinationnot Uplisting
  • Companies producing owner statements for properties under managementnot Uplisting

Uplisting

  • A manager with fifteen city apartments who wants fixed software cost rather than a percentage of high nightly ratesnot Guesty
  • An operator burned by double bookings across Airbnb and Booking.com wanting hard sync protectionnot Guesty
  • A team coordinating cleaners across same-day turnovers with automated task assignmentnot Guesty
  • A host issuing smart lock codes automatically instead of arranging key handoversnot 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

Uplisting

  • The 100 US dollar monthly minimum means an owner with one or two properties pays roughly fifty dollars per unit, five times the effective rate a twenty-unit manager pays.
  • Owner statements and trust accounting are effectively absent, so agencies that must report to and pay property owners need separate bookkeeping alongside it.
  • Payments are tied to Stripe for direct bookings, which limits operators in countries Stripe does not serve well or who want to keep an existing acquiring relationship.
  • Channel coverage is narrower than the larger platforms: Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo are solid but regional OTAs and wholesale distribution are not there.
  • Reporting is basic, with limited custom report building, so investors or multi-entity operators typically export data and analyse it elsewhere.

Pricing, plan by plan

Guesty

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Guesty review.

Uplisting

$100/month
  • Pro$100/month
    • 100 USD monthly minimum
    • About 20 USD per property per month
    • Channel manager, direct booking site and automation included
  • Pro at scale (21 to 100 listings)$undefined/month
    • About 10 USD per additional listing beyond twenty
    • Same feature set
    • No revenue share
  • Pro above 100 listings$undefined/month
    • About 5 USD per additional listing beyond one hundred
    • Volume rate for larger portfolios
    • No revenue share

Which should you pick?

Choose Guesty if

  • You need multi-channel listings.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud.
  • You also want automation.
Guesty review

Choose Uplisting if

  • You need channel sync.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want direct booking site.
Uplisting review

Questions people ask

Is Guesty or Uplisting better?
Neither clearly leads. Guesty starts at On request and Uplisting at $100/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Guesty or Uplisting?
Guesty starts at On request and Uplisting at $100/month.
Does Guesty or Uplisting run on more platforms?
Guesty runs on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud. Uplisting runs on Web, iOS, Android.
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 Uplisting is typically brought in for.
What can Guesty do that Uplisting cannot?
Guesty covers Multi-channel listings, Automation, Dynamic pricing, Operations. Uplisting covers Channel sync, Direct booking site, Automated messaging, Cleaning and team management. Both handle Unified inbox.

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.

Uplisting: Does Uplisting take a percentage of bookings?

No. It charges a flat monthly rate per property and takes no cut of reservation value, including on direct bookings.

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.

Uplisting: What is the minimum I can spend?

One hundred US dollars a month, regardless of whether you have one property or five.

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.

Uplisting: Does it do owner payouts and statements?

Not meaningfully. Managers who owe monthly statements to property owners generally run accounting separately or choose Hostaway or Guesty instead.

Uplisting: Which channels connect?

Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo are the core two-way connections, plus its own direct booking site and Google Vacation Rentals.

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