Hostaway vs.
Hostfully

At first glance Hostaway and Hostfully appear to offer a comparable range of features. But Hostaway stands apart with greater functionality, software reliability, superior support and affordable, straight-forward pricing for all – and we've got the reviews prove it.

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Hostaway vs. Hostfully

Hostfully

Core PMS Features

Pricing

Tiered Pricing Packages

Additional Cost For:

  • User Permissions
  • SMS Messaging
  • API Access
  • Dedicated Customer Success
  • Digital Signatures

Month-to-Month

Contract Options

  • Channel Manager
  • Direct Booking Website
  • Dynamic Pricing
  • Multi-Calendar
  • Unified Inbox
  • Reservation Management
  • Guest Management
  • Task Management
  • Accounting
  • Reporting & Analytics
  • Marketing
  • Mobile App

Partner Integrations  & Connectivity

Onboarding Support

Award-winning 24/7 support in 8+ countries

24/7 Support

80+ Partner Integrations

Open API

Onboarding Fee

$600

Starting At:

Third Party Reviews

4.2/5

(Capterra, Software Advice, GetApp)

(165+ reviews)

Flat Rate Per Listing 

Save with an annual plan or stay flexible with month to month

Includes All Features

  • Channel Manager
  • Direct Booking Website
  • Dynamic Pricing
  • Multi-Calendar
  • Unified Inbox
  • Reservation Management
  • Guest Management
  • Task Management
  • Accounting
  • Reporting & Analytics
  • Marketing
  • Mobile App

4.7/5

(655+ reviews)

150+ Partner Integrations

Open API

$500

Travel Platform Connections & Partnership Status

  • Airbnb (Preferred Plus)
  • Vrbo (Elite Partner)
  • Booking.com (Premier)
  • Google Travel
  • Hopper
  • Expedia
  • Marriott
  • Airbnb (Preferred Plus)
  • Vrbo (Elite Partner)
  • Booking.com (Premier)
  • Google Travel
  • Hopper
  • Expedia
  • Marriott

What you should know about Hostaway vs. Hostfully:

OTA Availability & Reliability

Support Responsiveness

Whether you have 2 or 2,000 properties, Hostaway scales up with your success

All-In-One

From pricing to payment, Hostaway centralizes your operations in one software, and includes all the tools you need to automate and streamline your vacation rental business

Top-Reviewed

Don’t just take our word for it! Hostaway is the most and highest reviewed PMS & Channel Manager across all major third-party review sites, like Capterra, Software Advice, and G2

Scalable Solution

Hostaway is designed to scale with your success. With our powerful tools you're able to easily handle more units as you grow and increase your bottom line.

Award-Winning Support

Our customers' success is our success. This core value is what everyone who joins the Hostaway team learns. Our experts hold your hands starting at day one, through all your future success.

150+ Integration Partners

Cutting-Edge, Robust Features

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What Hostfully users have said recently:

At first glance Hostaway and Hostfully appear to offer a comparable range of features. But Hostaway stands apart with greater functionality, software reliability, superior support and affordable, straight-forward pricing for all – and we've got the reviews prove it.

Hostaway vs.
Hostfully

Side-by-side, Hostaway and Hostfully may seem comparable. However, it's the details that count.

Save money and grow your business with Hostaway 

Time is money, and automating every aspect of your business helps you grow, without increasing headcount.

24h

of work saved per week

60 mins

saved per reservation

400x

growth in revenue

Hostaway has the most travel channel connections in the industry, and at the highest partnership status. This means the more exposure for your listings, with the highest level of reliability, along with first access to the latest features.

Hostfully does not have connections Expedia, Hopper, and Marriott, leaving bookings and revenue on the table.


Stability & Professionalism

Hostaway simply works. Whether it's your automations, integrations, or simply performance, you can depend on Hostaway to work exactly as you need it to, so you can focus on what matters most.

Hostfully users frequently report issues with reliability of the product, citing slow performance, glitches, bugs, and inaccuracies. When software doesn't work as expected, you risk having unhappy guests, and wasting unanticipated time trying to make it work. 

Don't just take our word for it - visit any review site to see how happy our customers are.

Make the Switch

Hostaway's award-winning support has a 95% customer satisfaction rating. Our team is distributed across 8+ countries and timezones so that we're able to help you, quickly, no matter the time of day. Further, Hostaway's onboarding has a 94% customer satisfaction rating.

Some Hostfully users have complained that support is notoriously slow to respond and often unhelpful. Support is only accessible through online chat, and users do not get dedicated reps. Their onboarding is also reputedly hands-off and too basic.

In a world where slow response time could mean lost revenue and unhappy guests, why risk it?


Hostaway makes continuous improvements to its software, with 15+ releases, bug fixes, and updates made each month. We also have more key features and deeper functionality, like:

  • Fully functional mobile app for on-the-go management

  • Easy-to-use, customizable message templates & triggers

  • ChatGPT-powered guest messaging and listing descriptions

  • Open API connectivity for all users and plans

Some Hostfully users have complained about lack of feature depth, without regard to reliability or functionality, resulting in higher effort and more frustrating experiences for their users.

Make the Switch

Hostaway is an awarded, preferred, premier, and proud partner of:

We're integrated with the biggest and boldest tools in the Vacation Rental industry. With Zapier, you have access to 3,000+ additional connections. Our industry-leading open API allows you to build your own connection.

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