Property Management Software
Beds24
Pay-as-you-use channel manager, PMS, and booking engine
Best Value
Unusually cheap, unusually programmable — if you can stomach the UI
From €15.90/listing • No free trial
Comparison
Beds24 vs Lodgify
Pricing, pros and cons, and buyer-fit side-by-side. Pick the one that matches your operation — or see why neither should.
Property Management Software
Lodgify
Vacation rental software with built-in website builder
Best for Small Hosts
Best website-builder PMS for hosts growing into direct bookings
From $16/listing • Free trial
✓Editorial verdict
Which Should You Pick: Beds24 or Lodgify?
Pick Beds24 if you want pay-as-you-grow per-rental pricing starting at €15.90/mo with €0.55/mo per channel link, zero booking commission, certified top-tier status across Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, and Vrbo, and an open REST API V2. Pick Lodgify if a drag-and-drop direct booking website builder is essential and you want it bundled with channel sync at $16–$40/listing/mo. Beds24 wins on programmability and certified channel depth; Lodgify wins on website builder polish.
Editorial perspective from the Beds24 side; factual claims about Lodgify are drawn from its review.
Pricing Side-by-Side
Beds24
Full pricing →From €15.90/listing • No free trial
Per listing
Beds24 prices in EUR on its pricing page with multi-currency billing (USD, AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, NZD). Base €15.90/mo for a property with one rental; each channel link costs €0.55/mo. No commission on bookings. EU customers without a valid VAT registration and all customers based in Germany pay VAT on top.
Try Beds24Lodgify
Full pricing →From $16/listing • Free trial
Starter
$16/property/mo
Booking fee: 1.9% per booking
- Channel management (Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com)
- Direct booking website builder
- Calendar sync
- Guest communication
Professional
$40/property/mo
Booking fee: None
- Everything in Starter
- No booking fees
- Advanced automation
Ultimate
$59/property/mo
Booking fee: None
- Everything in Professional
- Priority support
- Advanced features
What each tool does well — and where it falls short
What Beds24 does well
Pay-as-you-grow per-rental + per-channel-link pricing with no booking commission
Rather than tiered plans, Beds24 charges only for rentals you run and channels you connect, which makes it cheap to start small and predictable to scale.
Top-tier OTA partnership status across the four largest channels
Beds24 is a Preferred+ Airbnb Software Partner, a Booking.com Premier Partner (10 consecutive years), Expedia Elite Partner for 2025, and Vrbo Preferred Partner for 2026 — certified two-way connectivity means better support paths and faster channel feature rollouts.
Open REST API V2 plus JSON booking webhooks for custom automation
An OpenAPI/Swagger-documented REST API and JSON booking webhooks make Beds24 unusually programmable for a tool in this price range — per the wiki, webhooks can trigger server-side actions to retrieve a new booking via API.
What Lodgify does well
Reliable channel management with real-time calendar synchronization
Lodgify provides instant syncing across Airbnb, Booking.com, and VRBO that prevents double bookings, saving significant time in manual calendar updates.
Easy-to-use direct booking website builder
93% of users rated the interface as simple. The website builder enables property managers to create professional direct booking sites that reduce dependence on OTA commissions.
Strong customer support and onboarding process
Users consistently praise the comprehensive onboarding process along with helpful and friendly customer service staff who assist with platform setup and ongoing issues.
Where Beds24 falls short
Dated interface and steep learning curve
Beds24 exposes hundreds of granular settings; Capterra reviewers describe the UI as reminiscent of '97's Windows' and note setup can be clunky and tricky to navigate.
Support is primarily email/ticket-based
Fine for self-sufficient operators, but a friction point during high-pressure incidents like double-bookings or payment failures — Research.com notes live support availability could be better.
Third-party payment and app ecosystem lags US-centric incumbents
Gateway and ops-tool coverage exists but is narrower than Hostaway or Guesty — Research.com notes integration breadth is decent but not as broad as some larger platforms.
Where Lodgify falls short
Mobile app stability issues and frequent logouts
Users report persistent mobile app stability problems with frequent logouts and limited mobile support for essential daily operations like cleaning and task management.
Limited reporting and operational management capabilities
Reporting features are limited compared to other hotel management software. Task tracking, maintenance, and owner reporting feel too restricted for complex operations.
Channel syncing issues particularly with VRBO
Some users experience ongoing syncing problems and tedious manual input requirements with VRBO integration, which can disrupt automated workflow processes.
Which Should You Pick
Pick Beds24 if
Multi-channel hosts and small-to-mid hotels, B&Bs, or vacation-rental managers who want a combined PMS/channel-manager/booking-engine and prefer paying only for rentals and channel connections they actually use.
Skip Beds24 if
You want a polished modern UI with white-glove onboarding and live phone support, or you require a large pre-built US-centric integration ecosystem.
Pick Lodgify if
Small to mid-sized property managers (2–20 properties) focused on growing direct bookings and channel management automation.
Skip Lodgify if
You manage 20+ properties with complex operational needs, require advanced mobile task management, or need extensive reporting capabilities.
Where Beds24 and Lodgify actually differ
- Pricing model: Beds24 charges €15.90/mo base + €1.00/mo per additional rental + €0.55/mo per channel link with zero booking commission. Lodgify charges $16/listing/mo + 1.9% booking fee (Starter) or $40/listing/mo with no fee (Professional).
- OTA certifications: Beds24 holds Preferred+ Airbnb, Booking.com Premier (10 years), Expedia Elite 2025, and Vrbo Preferred 2026 — top-tier status across all four major OTAs. Lodgify connects to Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and Google Vacation Rentals via standard API integrations without equivalent named preferred-partner designations, and reviewers report VRBO-specific sync issues.
- Direct booking surface: Lodgify ships a drag-and-drop direct booking website builder rated simple by 93% of users on every plan. Beds24 includes a booking engine but a private-label booking subdomain is a €19/mo add-on, and the builder isn't pitched as drag-and-drop.
- API access: Beds24 publishes REST API V2 with OpenAPI/Swagger spec and JSON booking webhooks accessible without a sales call. Lodgify's REST API requires requesting an API key via the dashboard and covers a narrower surface.
- Geographic and currency fit: Beds24 prices in EUR with multi-currency billing across USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, NZD. Lodgify publishes USD-only pricing with annual/bi-yearly discounts, making it US-leaning for billing.
Common objections
- Lodgify's website builder is rated simple by 93% of users — doesn't that beat anything Beds24 offers?
- For drag-and-drop direct booking site UX, yes — Lodgify's builder is the polished category leader and Beds24 doesn't compete there. If launching a polished direct booking site fast is your top priority and you have 1–10 listings, Lodgify wins. Beds24's counter is the rest of the bundle: certified Vrbo Preferred 2026 (Lodgify has documented VRBO sync issues), open REST API V2, and €15.90/mo base with no commission. If you already have a website or care more about top-tier OTA connectivity and programmability, Beds24 is the stronger fit.
- Lodgify is $16/listing with self-serve signup — isn't Beds24's per-rental + per-link math more complex to budget?
- Slightly, but it's all published. Beds24's pricing page lists €15.90/mo for a single-rental property + €1.00/mo per additional rental + €0.55/mo per channel link with no booking commission — calculable in minutes. At 5 rentals connected to 3 channels each, Beds24 runs ~€28/mo total with zero booking fees, while Lodgify Starter costs $80/mo + 1.9% on every booking and Professional costs $200/mo. Beds24 is materially cheaper at every portfolio size; the per-link math is the price of paying only for channels you actually use.
- Lodgify has a mobile app (imperfect) and Beds24 has a dated UI — isn't Lodgify the more usable platform day-to-day?
- On UI polish, Lodgify wins — Capterra reviewers describe Beds24's interface as reminiscent of '97's Windows and configuration-heavy. But Lodgify's mobile app has documented stability issues and frequent logouts, so neither platform is a clean usability winner. If you'll spend hours daily in the tool, Beds24's depth pays back the learning curve through automation rules, custom booking forms, and webhook-driven integrations Lodgify doesn't match.
Keep Digging
Beds24
Unusually cheap, unusually programmable — if you can stomach the UI
Lodgify
Best website-builder PMS for hosts growing into direct bookings