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Hostaway vs RoomPriceGenie

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Hostaway

Travel

Vacation rental management platform for professional operators

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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RoomPriceGenie

Travel

Automated revenue management for independent hotels of ten to a hundred and fifty rooms

From
€198/month
Rated
-
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; RoomPriceGenie the flat per-property fee is a hard floor with no smaller tier, so a twelve-room property pays roughly seventeen euros per room per month, often more than its property management system costs.
  • They diverge on capability: Hostaway covers Multi-channel distribution, RoomPriceGenie covers Automated rate setting.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Hostaway and RoomPriceGenie actually diverge.

Attributes where Hostaway and RoomPriceGenie differ
AttributeHostawayRoomPriceGenie
Starting priceOn request€198/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 Hostaway

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

Only in RoomPriceGenie

  • Automated rate setting
  • Competitor rate shopping
  • Occupancy-based pricing
  • Room type derivation
  • Event detection
  • Length of stay controls
  • Simple explanations
  • Multi-property dashboard

What people use each for

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

Hostaway

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

RoomPriceGenie

  • A thirty-room independent hotel whose owner currently sets rates by hand each eveningnot Hostaway
  • A guesthouse losing revenue on high-demand local event dates it does not tracknot Hostaway
  • A small group wanting consistent pricing policy across three properties without hiring a revenue managernot Hostaway
  • A property on Mews or Cloudbeds that wants automation without moving to an enterprise revenue systemnot 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

RoomPriceGenie

  • The flat per-property fee is a hard floor with no smaller tier, so a twelve-room property pays roughly seventeen euros per room per month, often more than its property management system costs.
  • The model is deliberately simple and does not handle segmentation, group displacement or total revenue optimisation, so hotels with substantial conference or wholesale business will find it pricing only the transient shoulder.
  • Automation quality depends entirely on clean data from the PMS, and properties with inconsistent rate plans or room-type setups get poor recommendations until that is fixed, which is a project the vendor does not do for you.
  • Competitor rate shopping is weaker in dispersed rural markets where there is no meaningful comparable set to shop against.
  • Multi-property reporting sits only on the most expensive tier, so a two-property owner must pay 440 euros per property to see them together rather than logging into each separately.

Pricing, plan by plan

Hostaway

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Hostaway review.

RoomPriceGenie

€198/month
  • Core$198/month
    • Per property
    • Automated daily pricing
    • Competitor rate shopping
  • Premium$297/month
    • Per property
    • Extended controls and reporting
    • Event detection and length of stay rules
  • Professional$440/month
    • Per property
    • Multi-property dashboard
    • Group-level reporting

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 RoomPriceGenie if

  • You need automated rate setting.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want competitor rate shopping.
RoomPriceGenie review

Questions people ask

Is Hostaway or RoomPriceGenie better?
Neither clearly leads. Hostaway starts at On request and RoomPriceGenie at €198/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Hostaway or RoomPriceGenie?
Hostaway starts at On request and RoomPriceGenie at €198/month.
Does Hostaway or RoomPriceGenie run on more platforms?
Hostaway runs on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud. RoomPriceGenie runs on Web, iOS, Android.
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 RoomPriceGenie is typically brought in for.
What can Hostaway do that RoomPriceGenie cannot?
Hostaway covers Multi-channel distribution, Unified inbox, Automation, Owner statements. RoomPriceGenie covers Automated rate setting, Competitor rate shopping, Occupancy-based pricing, Room type derivation.

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.

RoomPriceGenie: How much does RoomPriceGenie cost?

Roughly 198 euros per property per month at the entry tier, 297 for Premium and 440 for the multi-property Professional tier, with about seventeen per cent off for annual payment.

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.

RoomPriceGenie: Is it worth it for a fifteen-room hotel?

That is the awkward size. The fee works out around thirteen euros per room per month, so the revenue uplift has to be real rather than assumed before it pays.

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.

RoomPriceGenie: Does it replace a revenue manager?

For a small independent with no analyst, largely yes. For a hotel with group and conference business it does not, because it does not model displacement.

RoomPriceGenie: Can I keep manual control?

Yes. It can run in recommendation mode where prices are suggested and you approve them, rather than writing automatically to the PMS.

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