iGMS takes 4% of every direct booking. VacayOps takes none.
iGMS charges 4% of the booking value (before taxes and damage deposits) on every direct booking. The more direct business you win, the more you pay. VacayOps takes no fee, cut or markup on any booking. The Full Platform is $29/property/month: PMS, direct connections to Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Expedia, Google Vacation Rentals, and Hopper, a direct-booking website, operations, accounting, CRM and AI.
Where the fees land
This page compares direct-booking fees only. Rows we have not checked on iGMS's own pages are marked as not compared.
| Capability | VacayOps | iGMS |
|---|---|---|
| Fee on direct bookings | None — card processing billed by your own processor | 4% — every plan using igms direct booking |
| What the fee is charged on | No booking fee | of the booking value (before taxes and damage deposits) on every direct booking |
| Who pays the fee | No one | the host |
| Published per-property price | $29/property/month | not compared on this page |
| System of record for your properties (PMS) | not compared on this page | |
| Direct OTA channel connections | not compared on this page | |
| Direct-booking website builder | not compared on this page | |
| Task scheduling, checklists & inspections | not compared on this page |
iGMS fee from the iGMS Direct Booking terms as of October 2026. Card processing is not counted as a booking fee on either side. iGMS is a trademark of its owner; VacayOps is not affiliated with iGMS.
Why no booking fee matters
Your direct bookings stay yours
Keep 100% of your direct bookings. No booking fee, no revenue share — card processing is billed by your own processor at its rates.
One published price
$29/property/month, with two published add-ons: smart devices at $5/device/month and phone lines at $7/line/month. Your software bill follows your property count, not your booking volume.
Switching is handled
Switching is on us. We move your data, listings and reviews.
What 4% adds up to
On $500,000 a year of direct bookings.
iGMS Direct Booking
$20,000/yr in fees
4% of the booking value (before taxes and damage deposits) on every direct booking. Plan: every plan using igms direct booking.
On top of the subscription, before card processing.
VacayOps
$0booking fee
Keep 100% of your direct bookings. No booking fee, no revenue share — card processing is billed by your own processor at its rates. Guests pay through your own Stripe or Slim CD account. Software is $29/property/month.
Same booking fee in a slow year and a record year: none.
iGMS fee as published in the iGMS Direct Booking terms, as of October 2026. Math assumes the $500,000 is booking value before taxes and damage deposits. Current VacayOps pricing at vacayops.com/pricing. See how other platforms charge on direct booking fees compared.
No booking fee on your direct site. One published price per property.
One login. One bill. One source of truth. Priced per property. No seat fees, no booking commission, no setup fee, no contract. 14-day free trial — no charge until it ends.