Travel · head to head
Hostfully vs Wheelhouse
Hostfully
Travel
Vacation rental property management platform with per-property pricing and digital guidebooks
- From
- $15/month
- Rated
- -
Wheelhouse
Travel
Dynamic pricing and market data for short-term rental operators
- From
- $19.99/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Hostfully the advertised per property price excludes a platform fee that is not published anywhere on the pricing page, so no listed figure is a real monthly cost until sales quotes it.; Wheelhouse the two plans cross over at roughly $2,000 of monthly booking revenue per listing, and Wheelhouse does not flag which plan is cheaper for you, so most users are on the wrong one.
- They diverge on capability: Hostfully covers Channel management, Wheelhouse covers Dynamic nightly pricing.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Hostfully and Wheelhouse actually diverge.
| Attribute | Hostfully | Wheelhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $15/month | $19.99/month |
| Pricing model | Per property per month | Per listing per month or percentage of revenue |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS |
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 Hostfully
- Channel management
- Digital Guidebooks
- Owner portal
- Direct booking engine
- Unified inbox
- Pipeline and lead management
Only in Wheelhouse
- Dynamic nightly pricing
- Strategy controls
- Market reports
- Dynamic Sets
- Channel push
- Portfolio view
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Hostfully
- A manager with thirty units who wants channel sync, an owner portal and a direct booking site under one subscriptionnot Wheelhouse
- A host who only wants professional check-in and local recommendation guidebooks and will buy Digital Guidebooks without the PMSnot Wheelhouse
- An operator pushing guests towards direct bookings who needs the Pro tier because the Growth tier taxes exactly that revenuenot Wheelhouse
- A property manager onboarding third-party owners who need visible reporting on their own unitsnot Wheelhouse
Wheelhouse
- A host with two cabins in a seasonal market who wants rates shaped by booking pace rather than a fixed summer and winter ratenot Hostfully
- A manager with sixty units wanting one pricing strategy applied across a portfolio with per-unit floorsnot Hostfully
- An owner with a low-occupancy listing who prefers to pay 1% of revenue rather than a fixed monthly fee in quiet monthsnot Hostfully
- An analyst benchmarking a new acquisition against neighbourhood occupancy and ADR before setting an offer pricenot Hostfully
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Hostfully
- The advertised per property price excludes a platform fee that is not published anywhere on the pricing page, so no listed figure is a real monthly cost until sales quotes it.
- The Growth tier charges 1% on payments and 0.85% on direct bookings, so the operators most focused on direct revenue are penalised on the cheaper plan and effectively forced to Pro.
- Pricing is per property, so a portfolio of small low-revenue units pays the same per listing as high-revenue ones and studio-heavy portfolios carry a disproportionate cost.
- Accounting is lighter than manager-grade competitors, with no full trust accounting, so client fund segregation has to be handled outside the platform.
- Digital Guidebooks are sold and priced separately from the PMS, so the product Hostfully is best known for is an additional line on the invoice rather than part of the subscription.
Wheelhouse
- The two plans cross over at roughly $2,000 of monthly booking revenue per listing, and Wheelhouse does not flag which plan is cheaper for you, so most users are on the wrong one.
- Dynamic Sets, the tool for defining accurate comparable sets, is charged separately at $12.99 per set per month, so genuinely good market analysis costs more than the pricing engine itself.
- Data quality depends on local listing density, and in thin or rural markets the recommendations become unreliable because there are too few comparables to model against.
- Rate pushes depend on channel and PMS connections, and a lag or failed sync means a stale price sits live on the OTA with no obvious alert to the operator.
- The strategy controls that make it attractive to professionals also mean the tool underperforms if left on defaults, so an operator who wanted to set and forget will not get the benefit they paid for.
Pricing, plan by plan
Hostfully
$15/month- Growth$15/month
- 1 to 50 listings
- $15 per property per month plus a platform fee
- 1% payment gateway fee
- Pro$25/month
- 1 to 199 listings
- $25 per property per month plus a platform fee
- No payment gateway fee
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- 200 or more listings
- Custom volume pricing plus a platform fee
- Priority support
Wheelhouse
$19.99/month- Pro Flex$undefined/month
- 1% of booked revenue
- $2.99 minimum monthly fee
- Billed at reservation time, refunded on cancellation
- Pro Flat$19.99/month
- $19.99 per listing per month
- $16.99 per listing at 10 to 49 listings
- Custom pricing above 50 listings
- Dynamic Sets$12.99/month
- $12.99 per set per month
- Navigator mapping interface
- Eighteen filter categories for comparable selection
Which should you pick?
Choose Hostfully if
- You need channel management.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want digital guidebooks.
Choose Wheelhouse if
- You need dynamic nightly pricing.
- You work on Web, iOS.
- You also want strategy controls.
Questions people ask
- Is Hostfully or Wheelhouse better?
- Neither clearly leads. Hostfully starts at $15/month and Wheelhouse at $19.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Hostfully or Wheelhouse?
- Hostfully starts at $15/month and Wheelhouse at $19.99/month.
- Does Hostfully or Wheelhouse run on more platforms?
- Hostfully runs on Web, iOS, Android. Wheelhouse runs on Web, iOS.
- What is Hostfully best used for?
- Hostfully is most often used for a manager with thirty units who wants channel sync, an owner portal and a direct booking site under one subscription, a host who only wants professional check-in and local recommendation guidebooks and will buy digital guidebooks without the pms, an operator pushing guests towards direct bookings who needs the pro tier because the growth tier taxes exactly that revenue, a property manager onboarding third-party owners who need visible reporting on their own units. Of those, a manager with thirty units who wants channel sync, an owner portal and a direct booking site under one subscription and a host who only wants professional check-in and local recommendation guidebooks and will buy digital guidebooks without the pms are not what Wheelhouse is typically brought in for.
- What can Hostfully do that Wheelhouse cannot?
- Hostfully covers Channel management, Digital Guidebooks, Owner portal, Direct booking engine. Wheelhouse covers Dynamic nightly pricing, Strategy controls, Market reports, Dynamic Sets.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Hostfully: What is the platform fee?
Hostfully does not publish it. Ask for the total monthly figure for your listing count in writing before comparing plans.
Wheelhouse: Which plan should I be on?
Flat below about $2,000 of monthly revenue per listing is the more expensive option; above that Flat is cheaper. Compare 1% of your actual monthly booking revenue against $19.99.
Hostfully: Which tier is cheaper in practice?
Pro, for anyone with real direct booking volume. Growth is $10 less per property but adds 1% on payments and 0.85% on direct bookings.
Wheelhouse: Does it push prices to Airbnb directly?
Yes, and to Vrbo, plus through connected property management systems.
Hostfully: Can I buy guidebooks alone?
Yes. Digital Guidebooks are priced separately and are commonly bought without the PMS.
Wheelhouse: Is there a free option?
You can create an account and see market reports without paying, but rate automation requires a paid plan.
Hostfully: Is there a minimum property count?
No stated minimum, but per property pricing plus a platform fee makes it uneconomic for one or two units.
Wheelhouse: Is there a contract?
No lock-in. Flex is billed at reservation time and refunded if the booking cancels.
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