Hostaway
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you manage a larger multi-channel portfolio and want one system for channels, messaging, and pricing.
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Hostaway vs RentalWise
Hostaway and RentalWise both land on Depends.
RentalWise
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Multi-property vacation rental managers get real value from the bundled PMS, channel manager, website generator, and automations.
| Compare | ||
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Property managers with 10+ listings | Vacation rental managers with many listings |
| Who it's not for | Hosts with 1-3 listings . fees won't pencil out | Hosts with one or two properties |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.11 | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | Some users complain about booking support meetings | No evidence in sources |
| Public sentiment | Users love the time savings and breadth of features but frequently complain about cost, add-on fees, and opaque pricing. | Trustpilot reviewers give 4 stars and describe the product as solid and above average.13 |
| Biggest gotcha | 1.8% booking-engine fee launched post-signup; ask for a full fee schedule before committing⁴ | Pricing numbers are hidden behind a demo call, so budget surprises are likely. |
Pick Hostaway when
- Property managers with 10+ listings
- Multi-channel portfolios (Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com)
- Teams consolidating several tools into one PMS
When Hostaway is not a fit
- Hosts with 1-3 listings . fees won't pencil out
- Anyone needing transparent, published pricing
- Budget-conscious small operators hit by per-listing plus add-on fees
- Solo hosts fine with Airbnb's built-in tools
Pick RentalWise when
- Vacation rental managers with many listings
- Operators wanting channels plus website in one tool
- Teams automating guest messaging at scale
- Agencies managing homeowner relations
When RentalWise is not a fit
- Hosts with one or two properties
- Long-term rental landlords
- Buyers who need published pricing before a demo
- Buyers requiring vendor security documentation
Sources
- Hostaway Reviews - 2026 (Slashdot)slashdot.orgreview
- Hostaway Reviews - G2g2.comreview
- Hostaway seems really expensive (Reddit)reddit.comreview
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- Hostaway Pricing, Reviews & Info (HotelMinder)hotelminder.comreview
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- Our Review of Hostaway (Joy Watson Real Estate)joywatsonrealestate.comreview
- Hostaway named preferred software partner for Airbnbshorttermrentalz.comnews
- Hostaway launches dynamic pricing toolshorttermrentalz.comnews
- Hostaway secures $365Mthenextweb.comnews
- Hostaway product security pagehostaway.comsecurity
- Hostaway pricing pagehostaway.comofficial
- RentalWise Vacation Rental Software Reviewstrustpilot.comreview
- RentalWise Vacation Rental Software Reviews (NZ Trustpilot)nz.trustpilot.comreview
- RentalWise Vacation Rental Software Reviewtradersunion.comreview
- RentalWise homepagerentalwise.comofficial