Comparison
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
Vacation rental property management software with strong channel distribution and owner-facing tools
A strong all-around STR PMS for managers graduating into multi-channel operations
From $15/listing • No free trial
Property Management Software
Vacation rental software for serious hosts
Published pricing with direct-channel and booking depth
From $40/listing • Free trial
Pick OwnerRez if you manage fewer than 20 listings, want per-property pricing starting around $40/mo, and value deep direct-booking tools over a polished mobile app. Pick Hostfully if you need built-in owner portals, digital guidebooks, and faster guest-messaging automation.
Editorial perspective from the Hostfully side; factual claims about OwnerRez are drawn from its review.
From $15/listing • No free trial
Growth
$15/property/mo
1-50 listings
Pro
$25/property/mo
1-199 listings
Enterprise
Custom quote
Custom
From $40/listing • Free trial
1 property
~$40/mo
1 listing
Booking fee: Zero on all bookings
5 properties
$88/mo
Up to 5 listings
Booking fee: Zero on all bookings
10+ properties
Sliding scale, decreases per-unit cost as portfolio grows
10+ listings
Booking fee: Zero on all bookings
What Hostfully does well
What OwnerRez does well
Zero booking fees on all channels — including direct
OwnerRez charges only the flat per-property rate — no percentage cut, no per-booking commissions, no surprises. Predictable costs as volume grows.
Best-in-class direct-API channel management, included free
OwnerRez builds its own direct API connections to Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and Google Vacation Rentals rather than routing through a third-party aggregator. Faster sync, fewer failure points, and no extra fee for channel connectivity.
Support quality is the platform's defining differentiator
Across Capterra, G2, and Trustpilot, support quality is the single most cited reason operators choose and stay with OwnerRez. Personalised guidance and custom screen-capture videos — uncommon at this price point.
Where Hostfully falls short
Where OwnerRez falls short
No native iOS or Android app — mobile management runs through a PWA with real limitations
Users report missing push notifications for SMS and channel messages, navigation issues, and difficult photo reordering on mobile. Staff have confirmed no app is planned.
Steep initial learning curve — the depth is real and so is the ramp
OwnerRez is designed for depth over ease of setup. Independent reviews consistently agree the platform rewards patience but demands it. Users expecting plug-and-play describe feeling overwhelmed initially.
Email-only support — no phone line for urgent issues during live bookings
For most users the depth of email responses compensates, but for time-sensitive situations (guest locked out at check-in, channel sync failure mid-booking), the inability to call is a meaningful gap.
Pick Hostfully if
Small-to-mid-sized vacation rental managers running 5-200 listings across multiple channels who need a full STR operating system with channel distribution, owner-facing tools, and guest messaging in one platform.
Skip Hostfully if
You're a hobbyist with one or two listings who only needs basic messaging automation or simple calendar sync — Hostfully is more software than you need at that scale.
Pick OwnerRez if
Tech-comfortable hosts and property managers with 2-100+ listings who want deep channel automation, granular accounting, and a direct booking website — and are willing to invest setup time.
Skip OwnerRez if
You need a native iOS/Android app for on-the-go management, want plug-and-play onboarding with minimal configuration, or primarily operate outside the US market.
Hostfully
A strong all-around STR PMS for managers graduating into multi-channel operations
OwnerRez
Published pricing with direct-channel and booking depth