Hostaway
Best for Scale
Pick Hostaway if you manage 10–100 listings and want an all-in-one PMS with the only triple-crown preferred-partner status on Airbnb, Vrbo, AND Booking.
Contact sales • No free trial
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Property Management SoftwareUpdated 2026-04-26
Rentals United
Channel manager with 90+ OTA distribution for professional property managers
At a glance
Updated 2026-04-26Best for Enterprise
Deepest OTA channel catalog for managers who already run a PMS
Best for: Professional property managers with 20+ listings already running a PMS who need maximum OTA distribution breadth
Pricing
Contact sales • No free trial
What Rentals United actually is
Rentals United is a channel-management platform that connects vacation rental inventory to 90+ listing channels, including preferred-partner integrations with Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. It typically sits behind a PMS rather than replacing one, and is positioned at professional managers who need broad OTA reach across mainstream and regional channels.
Core features
- Certified API connections to 50+ channels
- Access to 90+ listing channels in total
- Preferred-partner status with Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com
- Documented public API for custom integrations
- Property-band tiers for Pro (5-99), Business (100-499), and Enterprise (500+)
- Integrations with major PMSs including Guesty, Track, Hostfully, Escapia, and Streamline
Pros
- Connects to 90+ listing channels including niche regional OTAs
- API described by integrators as robust and well-documented
- Preferred-partner status with Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com
Cons
- Interface described as click-heavy and dated
- Reports of double-booking incidents and billing disputes in reviews
- No transparent self-serve pricing and no free trial
- Pricing requires sales contact across all tiers
Best for
- Professional property managers with 20+ listings already running a PMS who need maximum OTA distribution breadth
Not for
- Hosts with fewer than 5 listings or anyone wanting transparent self-serve monthly pricing
Is Rentals United right for you?
Honest per-segment take. Click any card for the full breakdown.
1–5 listings
Small portfolios
Rentals United's Pro tier starts at 5-99 properties and onboarding is sales-led, so hosts with 1-4 listings will overpay for capacity they don't need.
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5–20 listings
Mid-sized portfolios
Mid-sized managers (5-99 units) running an existing PMS get the channel breadth Rentals United is built for, but should expect a sales-led onboarding and a dated UI.
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20–100 listings
Large portfolios
Large managers (100-499) and enterprise (500+) are the explicit ICP — Business and Enterprise tiers are built for this volume, and preferred-partner OTA status compounds at scale.
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Airbnb primary
Airbnb-first hosts
Airbnb-first hosts get preferred-partner connectivity, but Rentals United is overkill if Airbnb is the only meaningful channel.
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Vrbo primary
Vrbo-first hosts
Vrbo-first managers benefit from preferred-partner status, but the platform's value compounds only when you light up multiple channels.
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3+ channels
Multi-channel operators
Multi-channel distribution is exactly what Rentals United is built for — 90+ listing channels and certified API connections to 50+ of them.
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Related tools
Same category, different fits. Each pick has a direct comparison reason.
Guesty
Best for Enterprise
Pick Guesty if you want an enterprise-grade vacation rental PMS that scales from 1 to 200+ listings with white-label mobile apps, an owner portal with trust accounting, AI-assisted unified inbox, and a 2,000+ app integration ecosystem.
From $27 • No free trial
View alternativesEscapia
Best for Enterprise
Pick Escapia if Vrbo/Expedia is your dominant channel, you need compliance-grade trust accounting with streamlined 1099 processing, and you want a vacation rental PMS owned by Expedia Group with native Vrbo distribution at zero listing fees.
From $10/listing • No free trial
View alternativesBoom
Best for Automation
Pick Boom if you want a young AI-first PMS with native agentic guest messaging, automated review responses, and task generation — and you can absorb opaque pricing, an 18-month-old platform launched September 2024, and documented bugs in early reviews.
Contact sales • No free trial
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