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Hostaway vs Revinate

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Hostaway

Travel

Vacation rental management platform for professional operators

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Revinate

Travel

Hotel guest data platform, email marketing and messaging built on PMS profile data

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Hostaway quote-only pricing scaled by listing count, with an onboarding fee commonly reported, so entry cost is real; Revinate pricing is not published and is quoted per property scaled by room count with a monthly floor, so small properties often find the minimum higher than the campaign revenue they can realistically generate.
  • They diverge on capability: Hostaway covers Multi-channel distribution, Revinate covers Guest profile resolution.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Hostaway and Revinate actually diverge.

Attributes where Hostaway and Revinate differ
AttributeHostawayRevinate
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, CloudWeb

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), 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 Hostaway

  • Multi-channel distribution
  • Unified inbox
  • Automation
  • Owner statements

Only in Revinate

  • Guest profile resolution
  • Segmented email campaigns
  • Revenue attribution
  • Ivy messaging
  • Reservation sales
  • Multi-property database

What people use each for

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

Hostaway

  • Managers running portfolios across several booking channelsnot Revinate
  • Operators whose margin goes to manual guest messaging and turnover coordinationnot Revinate
  • Companies producing owner statements for managed propertiesnot Revinate

Revinate

  • An independent resort with fifteen years of dirty PMS profiles that wants a usable marketing database out of themnot Hostaway
  • A hotel group proving that direct email campaigns produced enough room nights to justify cutting OTA spendnot Hostaway
  • A property automating pre-arrival texts so front desk staff are not answering the same parking and check-in questions by phonenot Hostaway
  • A casino resort segmenting a large guest database by spend and recency for targeted offersnot Hostaway

Where each one falls short

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

Hostaway

  • Quote-only pricing scaled by listing count, with an onboarding fee commonly reported, so entry cost is real
  • Built for professional operators; single-property hosts find the cost per unit hard to justify
  • Channel sync inherits the reliability of the booking platforms it connects to
  • Depth in individual modules is shallower than dedicated point tools

Revinate

  • Pricing is not published and is quoted per property scaled by room count with a monthly floor, so small properties often find the minimum higher than the campaign revenue they can realistically generate.
  • Value depends on database size and quality; a hotel with a few thousand contacts and mostly OTA business will not recover the licence cost through email revenue.
  • The platform is sold as several products including marketing, messaging and reservation sales, so the quoted figure often covers less than a buyer assumes and the full stack costs considerably more.
  • Profile resolution quality depends on how the PMS was operated, and a property with poor data capture at check-in gets a cleaner database that is still missing email addresses for most guests.
  • It is hotel-specific, so a group with mixed accommodation including serviced apartments or vacation rentals will find parts of the model and integrations do not fit those units.

Pricing, plan by plan

Hostaway

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Hostaway review.

Revinate

On request
  • Revinate$undefined/month
    • Guest data platform and profile resolution
    • Segmented email marketing with revenue attribution
    • Ivy automated guest messaging

Which should you pick?

Choose Hostaway if

  • You need multi-channel distribution.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud.
  • You also want unified inbox.
Hostaway review

Choose Revinate if

  • You need guest profile resolution.
  • You also want segmented email campaigns.
Revinate review

Questions people ask

Is Hostaway or Revinate better?
Neither clearly leads. Hostaway starts at On request and Revinate at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Hostaway or Revinate?
Hostaway starts at On request and Revinate at On request.
Does Hostaway or Revinate run on more platforms?
Hostaway runs on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud. Revinate runs on Web.
What is Hostaway best used for?
Hostaway is most often used for managers running portfolios across several booking channels, operators whose margin goes to manual guest messaging and turnover coordination, companies producing owner statements for managed properties. Of those, managers running portfolios across several booking channels and operators whose margin goes to manual guest messaging and turnover coordination are not what Revinate is typically brought in for.
What can Hostaway do that Revinate cannot?
Hostaway covers Multi-channel distribution, Unified inbox, Automation, Owner statements. Revinate covers Guest profile resolution, Segmented email campaigns, Revenue attribution, Ivy messaging.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Hostaway: What does Hostaway cost?

It quotes by listing count and modules and does not publish rates. An onboarding fee is commonly part of the arrangement.

Revinate: What does Revinate cost?

It is not published. Expect a per property monthly figure scaled by room count with a minimum, and confirm which products are inside that number.

Hostaway: Hostaway or Guesty?

They compete for the same professional operator market with broadly similar feature sets. Differences usually come down to quoted price, onboarding and specific channel or PMS integrations.

Revinate: Does it replace my email tool?

Yes for guest marketing, because it is built on merged PMS profiles rather than a contact list you upload.

Hostaway: Is it worth it for one or two listings?

Generally not. It is built for portfolios, and the per-unit cost is hard to justify below a handful of properties.

Revinate: Will it work with a small database?

Poorly. The economics depend on having enough guest records with usable email addresses to generate attributable revenue.

Revinate: Is Ivy included?

Not necessarily. Messaging is priced separately from the marketing platform; confirm in writing.

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