Hostaway makes you request a quote. Our price is on the page.
Hostaway is a capable PMS and channel manager — this isn't a takedown. The difference is the bill: hostaway.com asks how many listings you have and books a demo; VacayOps publishes one flat price — $19/property/month for the PMS, direct connections to Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Google Vacation Rentals, and Hopper, operations, accounting, comms, CRM, and AI, with unlimited users.
Same core job. Different bill.
Both are real PMS + channel-manager platforms. The gap is what's included, what's metered, and whether you can see the price without a sales call.
| Capability | VacayOps | Hostaway |
|---|---|---|
| System of record for your properties (PMS) | ||
| Direct OTA channel connections | ||
| Published pricing on the website | $19/property/month, on the page | quote-based — pick a listing count, book a demo |
| Guest messaging & unified inbox | ||
| AI guest responses | ||
| Task scheduling, checklists & inspections | ||
| Dynamic pricing | PriceLabs, natively synced — the category leader | native tool |
| Business phone system & recorded calls | lines $7/line/mo, unlimited users | not marketed on hostaway.com |
| Smart locks & thermostats | $5/device/mo | via partner integrations |
| Sales CRM & owner pipeline | not marketed on hostaway.com | |
| Email marketing & guest audiences | not marketed on hostaway.com | |
| Financial reporting & owner statements | ||
| Per-seat fees | None — unlimited users | quote-based |
| Setup fees | None | quote-based |
| Booking fees or commissions | None, ever | quote-based |
Hostaway column reflects the products and pricing approach marketed on hostaway.com as of August 2026; Hostaway does not publish rates, so quote-dependent cells are marked accordingly. Hostaway is a trademark of its owner; VacayOps is not affiliated with Hostaway.
Where VacayOps pulls ahead
The price is public
$19/property/month with exactly two published add-ons: smart devices at $5/device/month and phone lines at $7/line/month. No quote call, no negotiation, no listing-count tiers — the price you see is the price everyone pays.
More of the stack, one bill
Both platforms hold your reservations and channels. VacayOps also runs the phone system, smart devices, sales CRM, email marketing, and the field apps — categories that otherwise stay separate subscriptions.
Pricing by the category leader
We didn't build a pricing algorithm — we integrated PriceLabs, the engine serious operators already trust. Rates sync natively into the VacayOps calendar and out to every channel. Billed by PriceLabs, no VacayOps fee.
A quote vs a price
You can't compare invoices when one of them is a negotiation. Here's ours.
Hostaway
Custom quoteper listing tier
Pricing depends on your listing count and the outcome of a sales conversation. hostaway.com publishes no rates.
100 properties = whatever the quote says.
VacayOps
$19/property/mo base
PMS, direct channel connections, operations, accounting, comms, CRM, email marketing, website builder, and AI — unlimited users. The only add-ons: smart devices $5/device/month, phone lines $7/line/month. Dynamic pricing stays with PriceLabs, billed by PriceLabs.
100 properties = $1,900/mo — published, same for everyone.
Hostaway pricing approach observed on hostaway.com in August 2026. Current VacayOps pricing at vacayops.com/pricing.
One published per-property price. The only other line item is the pricing engine — and PriceLabs plugs in natively.
Every software feature on this page is in the base rate — no per-seat fees, no feature gates, no connectors. Channel connections included; the only add-ons, ever, are smart devices and phone lines.