Compare vacation rental software

InnLedger vs Hostaway, Guesty & Lodgify

All four run your reservations and a booking website. Only one keeps real double-entry books — with no commission on your direct bookings.

Choose InnLedger if…

you want reservations, a direct booking site and your accounting in one login, at a published price, with nothing taken per booking.

Choose Hostaway if…

most of your revenue comes through the OTAs and you need deep two-way API channel management across a growing portfolio.

Choose Guesty if…

you are a large professional operator who needs an enterprise platform, a wide add-on marketplace and dedicated account management.

Choose Lodgify if…

a polished website builder is your priority and you are happy to keep your books in separate accounting software.

Side by side

Feature and pricing comparison

InnLedger Hostaway Guesty Lodgify
Published pricing Yes — on our pricing page No — quote after a sales call Lite from $9 per listing/month; Pro and Enterprise by quote Yes — three tiers
Free plan Free forever, up to 5 units No No Free trial only
Fee on direct bookings None — you keep 100% Ask for the quote; reviews report a booking-engine fee Depends on plan; reviews report a per-reservation fee on some Reported 1.9% on the lower tiers, none on the top tier
Accounting Real double-entry ledger built in: AR/AP, trial balance, P&L, balance sheet Owner statements and reporting; full ledger via QuickBooks/Xero integrations Trust Accounting offered as an add-on Invoices; ledger via QuickBooks/Xero through Zapier-style connectors
Direct booking website Included, with Stripe, promo codes, extras and custom domain Included Included Included — its original strength
Channel connections iCal sync with Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, every 30 minutes API connections to major OTAs API connections to major OTAs API connections to major OTAs
Owner & guest portals Both included Owner portal Owner portal Limited
Best fit Owners and small managers who want bookings and books in one place Growing managers who live on the OTAs Larger professional operators and enterprises Independent hosts focused on a direct booking site

Competitor details checked October 2026 from each vendor's public pricing page and independent reviews. Prices and terms change and quotes vary by portfolio — confirm with the vendor before you decide. Hostaway, Guesty and Lodgify are trademarks of their respective owners; InnLedger is not affiliated with them. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.

Where InnLedger is different

Your bookings and your books, together

  • Accounting is the core, not an integration. Every stay can be invoiced into receivables and rolls up to a trial balance, income statement and balance sheet — no sync to QuickBooks or Xero to break.
  • No commission, on any plan. Direct bookings are paid into your own Stripe account; we never take a percentage.
  • Prices you can read. A free plan up to 5 units and flat monthly plans on our pricing page — no sales call to find out.
  • Built on open foundations. The ledger is SQL-Ledger, open-source double-entry software in production use since 1999.
Where they are stronger

An honest view

  • API channel management. Hostaway, Guesty and Lodgify connect to the big OTAs by API and push rates and content. InnLedger syncs availability by iCal.
  • Ecosystem size. Their marketplaces offer hundreds of integrations — smart locks, dynamic pricing, cleaning apps.
  • Very large portfolios. Guesty in particular is built for operators with hundreds of listings and enterprise processes.

If those matter most to you, one of them may suit you better — and if keeping clean books matters too, InnLedger can still be your ledger.

Questions people ask when comparing

If you manage a handful of units and want one system for reservations, a direct booking website and proper accounting, InnLedger covers all three with no booking commission and a free plan up to 5 units. If most of your bookings come from Airbnb and Booking.com and you need two-way API sync, Hostaway or Guesty are stronger choices.

No. Payments go to your own Stripe account at Stripe's standard rates and InnLedger takes nothing per booking, on any plan.

For most rental businesses, yes. InnLedger includes a real double-entry general ledger (powered by SQL-Ledger) with invoices, receivables and payables, a trial balance, income statement and balance sheet, with every property kept as its own department in the ledger.

Through iCal calendar sync, refreshed every 30 minutes in both directions, with double-booking protection. It keeps availability aligned; it does not push rates or listing content the way a full API channel manager does.

Start a free workspace, connect your listings' iCal feeds so future reservations flow in, and set up your booking website. Our team can help import properties and guests — contact us for a walkthrough.

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