Travel · head to head
Hopper vs Uplisting
Hopper
Travel
Travel booking app known for price prediction and paid Price Freeze and cancellation add-ons
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Uplisting
Travel
Short-term rental management with a flat per-property price and no percentage of revenue
- From
- $100/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Hopper has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: 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.; 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: Hopper covers Price prediction, Uplisting covers Channel sync.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Hopper and Uplisting actually diverge.
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 Hopper
- Price prediction
- Price Freeze
- Cancel/Change for Any Reason
- Price alerts
- Hopper Homes and Car
- Carrot Cash
Only in Uplisting
- Channel sync
- Direct booking site
- Automated messaging
- Cleaning and team management
- Guest verification
- Smart lock codes
- Unified inbox
- Multi-unit handling
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Hopper
- A traveller wanting data-driven guidance on whether to book now or wait for a lower pricenot Uplisting
- Someone wanting to lock in a fare for a few days while confirming travel plans without fully committingnot Uplisting
- A traveller who wants flexible cancellation on an otherwise restrictive farenot Uplisting
- Someone comparing predicted price trends before choosing travel datesnot Uplisting
Uplisting
- A manager with fifteen city apartments who wants fixed software cost rather than a percentage of high nightly ratesnot Hopper
- An operator burned by double bookings across Airbnb and Booking.com wanting hard sync protectionnot Hopper
- A team coordinating cleaners across same-day turnovers with automated task assignmentnot Hopper
- A host issuing smart lock codes automatically instead of arranging key handoversnot Hopper
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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.
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
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
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 Hopper if
- You need price prediction.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on iOS, Android.
- You also want price freeze.
Choose Uplisting if
- You need channel sync.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want direct booking site.
Questions people ask
- Is Hopper or Uplisting better?
- Neither clearly leads. Hopper starts at Free and Uplisting at $100/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Hopper or Uplisting?
- Hopper has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Hopper and $100/month for Uplisting.
- Does Hopper or Uplisting run on more platforms?
- Hopper runs on iOS, Android. Uplisting runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- Can I use Hopper for free?
- Yes. Hopper has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Uplisting starts at $100/month.
- What is Hopper best used for?
- Hopper is most often used for a traveller wanting data-driven guidance on whether to book now or wait for a lower price, someone wanting to lock in a fare for a few days while confirming travel plans without fully committing, a traveller who wants flexible cancellation on an otherwise restrictive fare, someone comparing predicted price trends before choosing travel dates. Of those, a traveller wanting data-driven guidance on whether to book now or wait for a lower price and someone wanting to lock in a fare for a few days while confirming travel plans without fully committing are not what Uplisting is typically brought in for.
- What can Hopper do that Uplisting cannot?
- Hopper covers Price prediction, Price Freeze, Cancel/Change for Any Reason, Price alerts. Uplisting covers Channel sync, Direct booking site, Automated messaging, Cleaning and team management.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
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.
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.
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.
Uplisting: What is the minimum I can spend?
One hundred US dollars a month, regardless of whether you have one property or five.
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.
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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