Hostaway pricing and website builder vs VacayDirect
Built for managers. Priced by quote.
Hostaway is serious property management software with its own website builder. It doesn't publish a price, and it isn't set up for single-property owners. Here's everything it does publish, and where we fit.
The short answer
Hostaway is property management software for growing short-term rental managers, with channel management, automation and a direct booking website builder in two tiers, Booking Website and Booking Website Pro. It publishes no prices: its pricing page is a quote form that starts at two listings, and owners with one listing are pointed to a waitlist. VacayDirect is a done-for-you website service with a published $99 monthly price that can sit in front of Hostaway through Hostaway's own widgets.
What is Hostaway, and what does it cost?
Hostaway is property management software: channel management across Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and more, automation, a large marketplace of connected tools, and a direct booking website builder. Its site says it manages over 500,000 listings in more than 100 countries. It's aimed squarely at property managers.
The price is the thing it doesn't publish. Hostaway's pricing page is a three-step quote form that opens with "How many listings do you manage?" and offers three answers — 2–14, 15–49 and 50+. There's a fourth link, "Only have 1 listing? Click here for more info", and it leads to a waitlist page: "While we're not currently available in your market or for your portfolio size, we're rapidly expanding" (read 22 September 2026).
That's worth knowing if you own one property — which, per Rent Responsibly's 2024 survey, two-thirds of US short-term rental owners do. Hostaway may still be the right software for you as you grow; it just isn't selling to you today.
The website comes in two tiers. "Booking Website" offers "Basic customization, 1 layout, Basic page indexing, Basic coupons". "Booking Website Pro" adds a full editor, rental templates, "AI-powered SEO tools", a marketing suite with email, pop-ups and lead capture, an AI content assistant with a built-in blog, and native Hostaway widgets. Neither is priced, and we couldn't find whether either is included in the subscription or charged on top.
What we couldn't find on hostaway.com
Any price for the software or either website tier, whether the website is included or an add-on, a free trial, or any statement about fees on direct bookings. We've seen a competitor's site claim Hostaway charges booking commissions; nothing on hostaway.com confirms or denies it, so we're not repeating it. Ask for all of it in writing with your quote.
Read on hostaway.com/pricing and Hostaway's direct booking page.
| Hostaway | VacayDirect | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Property management software with a website builder | Website and content service |
| Price | Not published — a quote form | $99/mo Growth, $199/mo Concierge; no setup fee |
| Smallest portfolio on the pricing form | 2–14 listings; single listings go to a waitlist | One property is our most common case |
| Website tiers | Booking Website (1 layout) and Booking Website Pro | One service; custom design |
| Who builds it | You, in Hostaway's editor, with AI copy tools on Pro | We build it from your current site or listing |
| SEO | "Basic page indexing" on Booking Website; "AI-powered SEO tools" on Pro | Vacation rental structured data on every page, plus weekly pages |
| Blog and content | Built-in blog and AI content assistant on Pro; you publish | Area guides, guest pages and FAQs published weekly; you can edit or veto any of it |
| Booking engine | Native, synced with Hostaway | Hostaway's own widgets, embedded |
| Channel management | Yes, core product | Not our job. Keep Hostaway for it. |
| Fee on direct bookings | Not stated on the pages we read | None |
| Trial | Not stated | No free trial; month to month from launch |
| Contract | Not stated on the pages we read | Month to month; cancel any time |
Hostaway details from hostaway.com/pricing, its direct booking page and its help centre, read 22 September 2026.
| Published on hostaway.com? | |
|---|---|
| Software price | No — quote form only |
| Website tier prices | No |
| Whether the website is included | No |
| Minimum portfolio | Effectively yes — the form starts at 2–14 listings; one listing leads to a waitlist |
| Website features by tier | Yes |
| How its widgets work on an outside site | Yes, in its help centre — and they require a published Hostaway Booking Website |
| Fees on direct bookings | No |
| Free trial | No |
Read 22 September 2026. "No" means we couldn't find it on hostaway.com, not that the answer is no.
Who Hostaway is built for
Growing managers with a portfolio: its pricing form starts at two listings, its marketing talks to property managers, and its feature set — a large integrations marketplace, automation, team tools — pays off at scale. "Hostaway vs Guesty" is one of the most-searched comparisons in the category, and that's the right peer group.
If that's you, Hostaway may well be the right software and we'd work alongside it. If you own one cabin, you'll hit a waitlist before you hit a price.
Using Hostaway and VacayDirect together
Hostaway's help centre documents a search bar and a calendar widget for outside websites, and says both require a published Hostaway Booking Website: the calendar's button sends the guest to that listing's checkout or inquiry page there. So a Hostaway manager using us keeps a Hostaway booking site for checkout, and our site becomes the front door — the place guests find you and decide.
Hostaway itself says its Booking Website "may not serve as a complete replacement for custom-created websites", which is the gap we fill. Our Hostaway integration page walks through the setup.
Where Hostaway's own website is the better choice
If you're hands-on, you'll write your own pages, and you're already on Hostaway, Booking Website Pro keeps everything in one system — AI copy tools, a blog and a marketing suite included. That's a strong setup for an operator with time. It doesn't write your content; it helps you write it.
Where VacayDirect is the better choice
If you want a custom site and the local pages written for you every week, with Hostaway still running operations. Or if you own one or two properties and Hostaway isn't selling to you yet — we work with booking systems aimed at smaller owners too, and our price is on the page.
Questions
What owners ask us
How much does Hostaway cost?
Hostaway doesn't publish a price. Its pricing page is a quote form that asks how many listings you manage (2–14, 15–49 or 50+), so the only way to find out is to request a quote. Neither of its website tiers is priced either (read 22 September 2026).
Does Hostaway work for a single property?
Not currently, by its own pricing page: the "Only have 1 listing?" link leads to a waitlist page saying Hostaway isn't "currently available in your market or for your portfolio size". If you own one property, look at booking software aimed at smaller owners.
Does Hostaway have a website builder?
Yes, in two tiers. Booking Website offers basic customization, one layout and basic page indexing. Booking Website Pro adds a full editor, AI-powered SEO tools, a marketing suite, an AI content assistant and a blog. Hostaway doesn't publish either price.
Does Hostaway charge commission on direct bookings?
We couldn't find it stated either way on hostaway.com. Ask for fees on direct bookings in writing with your quote. VacayDirect charges no commission.
Can I use Hostaway with my own website?
Yes, through Hostaway's search bar and calendar widgets — but its help centre says they require a published Hostaway Booking Website, where guests complete checkout, and that WordPress embedding is no longer supported. Hostaway also offers an API for fully custom sites.
Hostaway vs Guesty — which is better?
They're both property management platforms for growing managers, and the choice is about operations and price. What each publishes differs: Guesty lists a "from $9 a month per listing" starting price and a free booking engine; Hostaway publishes no prices. We compare Guesty separately. VacayDirect works in front of either.
What are the best Hostaway alternatives?
For property management: Guesty, OwnerRez, Lodgify, Hospitable and Hostfully, each with a website option — and several, unlike Hostaway, serve single-property owners. For the website specifically, you can keep Hostaway and change the front door.
Hostaway reviews — is it any good?
We haven't used it ourselves, and we don't repeat third-party review scores. What its own site shows is a mature platform built for managers with a portfolio. Judge it on a demo and a written quote.
Is VacayDirect a Hostaway partner?
No. We're independent and connect through the widgets Hostaway documents for its customers.
Do I pay VacayDirect a booking commission?
No. VacayDirect is a flat $99 or $199 a month.
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