A Hostaway alternative, when the website is what you need.
Hostaway is a full property management system for professional managers: API channel manager, PMS, guest messaging, reporting and a booking website. It is priced by quote. If a direct booking site is the part you are after, here is the other route.
The short answer
Choose Hostaway if you need a PMS and API channel manager for your whole operation, with 24/7 support and 300+ integrations, and are happy with a sales process and a contract.
Choose No Effort Rentals if you want a direct booking site under your brand, at a published yearly price, without adopting a PMS: from one home at $149 a year to unlimited properties on the Agency plan, from $799.
What Hostaway costs
Hostaway doesn’t publish prices. Its pricing FAQ says rates range from as low as $10 a listing for large companies up to a list rate of $50 a listing, and that most customers pay around $35 a listing a month. At that average, one listing would be about $420 a year. Its quote form is aimed at two listings or more, and it doesn’t offer a free trial.
The booking website is included in the subscription. Booking Website Pro, with advanced features, is $49 a month plus a 0.5% reservation fee, and Hostaway says it also marks up a 1.8% fee charged to guests on US direct bookings.
| Hostaway | No Effort Rentals | |
|---|---|---|
| Published price | None: quote after a sales demo | $149, $349, or from $799 a year |
| What its FAQ says | From about $10 a listing for large companies up to a list rate of $50; most pay around $35 a listing a month | |
| Free trial | None | 30 days |
| Booking website | Included; Booking Website Pro $49 a month + 0.5% per reservation | Built for you, included |
| Fee charged to guests | 1.8% marked up to guests on the direct site (US) | None |
| Contracts | Monthly, or cheaper 12 and 24 month terms | Yearly, cancel any time before renewal |
Where Hostaway is stronger
Hostaway is stronger at
- API channel manager and full PMS in one
- 300+ integrations and 24/7 support
- Reporting and analytics across a portfolio
- Add-ons for smart locks, dynamic pricing and insurance
We fit better if you want
- A price you can see before talking to anyone
- No fee charged to your guests
- A site built for you, with your domain and email
- A plan for a single home, and an Agency plan for unlimited properties from $799 a year
What we don’t do:
- No API channel manager: calendars sync through iCal, so a platform can take a little while to see a new booking
- No dynamic pricing, no cleaning schedules, no owner statements
- Guest messages from Airbnb and Booking.com stay in their apps
- Bigger changes to the site go through us rather than a builder you drive
Questions hosts ask
How much does Hostaway cost?
Hostaway quotes each customer. Its FAQ says most customers pay around $35 a listing a month, with a list rate of $50, as of October 2026.
Does Hostaway have a free trial?
Its pricing FAQ says it does not currently offer one.
Can your site run next to Hostaway?
Yes, through iCal calendar links, though most Hostaway users already get a booking website in their plan.
Sources
- Hostaway pricing: https://www.hostaway.com/pricing/
- Hostaway direct booking: https://www.hostaway.com/features/direct-booking/
- No Effort Rentals plans: https://noeffortrentals.com/#pricing
Click through a working site before you decide.
Three sample sites running the same software yours would: a single home, a portfolio and a co-hosting company. No signup, no email.
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