How much does Hostaway cost?

They do not publish it. Independent reviews report roughly $25–50 per listing per month plus onboarding from $300 to $1,000+, usually annually. We would rather point you at that than guess, which is why the cost table above says Quote only in their column.

Is there an onboarding fee with Santara AI?

No, for anyone. Migration, property setup and staff training are included. Our own $299 fee was removed for everyone on 2026-08-23 — before that, our comparison table marked this row partial, because it was.

Do you connect as many channels as Hostaway?

We connect 54; Hostaway says over 200. On the channels most operators actually sell on — Airbnb, Booking.com, Agoda, Expedia — both of us are there, and we add Trip.com and Google Vacation Rentals. Vrbo is one we do not connect today and they do. If you need the long tail, buy theirs.

Not here. Month to month, leave whenever, full data export. Hostaway defaults to annual contracts, so check the notice period on yours before you plan a move.

What moves over when I switch?

Properties, rooms, rates, availability, reservations and guest history, then your Airbnb and Booking.com connections are re-established. Nothing is switched off on the Hostaway side until you have confirmed the calendars match.

Comparison · Verified 2026-10-14

Hostaway alternatives

People leave Hostaway over three things: a price nobody will publish, an onboarding fee before they know whether it works, and an annual contract signed to find out.

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Hostaway has the widest distribution in this category and that is a real reason to be on it. The complaints are commercial rather than technical — quote-only at every size, onboarding reported from $300 to $1,000 and up, and annual terms by default.

The list below is ordered by how we would rank the options for an operator of two to forty doors. Every entry has a sourced row on this site and a published price where one exists.

Hostaway alternatives

1. Santara AI
$154 /mo
Operators of 2–40 doors with on-site teams, in South-East Asia and beyond.
A number on the page at every tier, no onboarding fee for anyone, month to month, and free migration we run for you. 54 channels — fewer than Hostaway's long tail, more than most of this list — plus the operations layer nothing else here has.
14 of the 16 capabilities compared on this site
2. Guesty
Quote only
Professional managers and portfolios — Lite at 1–3 listings, Pro to 199, Enterprise beyond.
The deeper platform, with 60+ channels and mature trust accounting. Published only on Lite, from $9 per listing for one to three listings; above that you are back in the same quote conversation you left.
6 of the 16 capabilities compared on this site
Full comparison with Guesty →
3. Hospitable
$119 /mo
Solo hosts and small portfolios who want messaging automation above all else.
A free plan, published paid plans below Mogul, no contract, and the simplest setup here — genuinely the easiest move off Hostaway if guest messaging is most of what you used it for. Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and Agoda, and 7–10% on custom upsells.
5 of the 16 capabilities compared on this site
Full comparison with Hospitable →
4. Lodgify
$177 /mo
Owners and small managers whose first priority is a direct booking website.
Published per-property plans with a 0% booking fee on every one, and the best direct booking website on this list. Automated messages start on Professional, task management and owner statements on Ultimate.
7 of the 16 capabilities compared on this site
Full comparison with Lodgify →
5. OwnerRez
$96 /mo
Owner-operators and small managers in the US who want control and clean accounting.
Published, flat, and takes no commission on a booking or an upsell. Strong trust accounting. A United States product, so it will not model a South-East Asian operation.
8 of the 16 capabilities compared on this site
Full comparison with OwnerRez →

We put ourselves first, and we would rather say that than pretend a list we wrote is neutral. Everything else here is a real option: each one has its own sourced row on this site, its own published price, and a line we would stand behind on their own comparison page. The capability count is a crude signal — read the full comparison before it decides anything.

Questions people actually ask

What does Hostaway actually cost?

They do not publish it. Independent reviews report roughly $25–50 per listing per month plus onboarding from $300 to $1,000+, usually annually. We will not turn a range into a quote, so every table on this site says Quote only in their column.

Which alternatives publish their prices?

Santara AI, Lodgify and OwnerRez publish at every tier. Hospitable publishes every plan except Mogul, which is now Contact sales. Guesty publishes Lite only.

Will I lose channels by leaving Hostaway?

Probably some. Their long tail is wider than anyone else's here. Airbnb and Booking.com are covered by every option on this list; for Agoda, Expedia and Trip.com, check each one — Santara AI connects all three, Hospitable covers Agoda but not the other two. Vrbo is one Santara AI does not connect today.

Is there an onboarding fee anywhere on this list?

Not at Santara AI, Hospitable, Lodgify or OwnerRez. Guesty's varies by tier.

Sources

All product and company names are the property of their respective owners and are used here for identification only. Competitor information is summarised in good faith from the sources listed above; confirm current terms with each provider before relying on it.

Hostaway alternatives

Hostaway alternatives

1. Santara AI

2. Guesty

3. Hospitable

4. Lodgify

5. OwnerRez

Questions people actually ask

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