--- description: Review of Guesty Lite Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Guesty Lite | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Channel Management Software](/directory/256/channel-management/software) > [Guesty Lite](/software/420050/guesty-for-hosts) # Guesty Lite Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/420050/guesty-for-hosts Page: 1 / 23\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/420050/guesty-for-hosts?page=2) > Guesty Lite is a property management platform built for short-term rental hosts with one to three listings. It simplifies the day-to-day tasks of managing your properties across multiple booking channels, helping you stay organized, maximize revenue, and deliver a better guest experience. You can manage bookings, guest messages, calendars, and task assignments from a single dashboard. Guesty Lite connects directly with Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and your own direct booking site, so your availability and pricing stay up-to-date everywhere. Features like automated messaging, a shared inbox, and a unified calendar help keep things running smoothly without the need for extra tools. Hosts who switch to Guesty Lite have seen, on average, +9% revenue growth within their first year. If you want to add more functionality, Guesty Lite also offers Guesty PriceOptimizer for dynamic pricing based on local market trends and seasonality, and Guesty Shield for damage protection, liability coverage, and guest screening. The Guesty Marketplace has more integrations for cleaning coordination, upsells, and workflow automation. Trusted in more than 100 countries, Guesty Lite gives independent hosts access to the kinds of tools once reserved for larger operators. It’s simple to set up, easy to use, and built to support your growth. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to professionalize your setup, Guesty Lite helps you run a more efficient operation and grow your revenue, with less effort. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 547 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 547 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Guesty - **Location**: Walnut, US - **Founded**: 2014 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$16.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Guesty Lite offers a completely free, no-commitment 14-day trial with no need for a credit card or setup fees. After the trial, you can choose from monthly or annual plans based on your number of listings, or opt for a pay-as-you-grow model that includes dynamic pricing tools. Plans are designed to fit different hosting styles, whether you’re managing year-round rentals or just getting started. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bosnia & Herzegovina and 120 more ## Features - API - Accounting - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Availability Management - Billing & Invoicing - Booking Management - CRM - Calendar Management - Calendar Sync - Channel Analytics - Channel Management - Commission Management - Contact Management - Content Management - Credit Card Processing - Customer Database - Customer Support - Customisable Branding - Customisable Reports ## Integrations (6 total) - Beyond - PayPal - PriceLabs - Stripe - Turno - Wheelhouse ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Channel Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/256/channel-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Channel Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/256/channel-management/software) - [Online Booking Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/432/reservation/software) - [Vacation Rental Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4545/vacation-rental/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Hostaway](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/165334/hostaway) — 4.8/5 (1597 reviews) 2. [Lodgify](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/140962/lodgify) — 4.5/5 (1311 reviews) 3. [Guesty](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/418418/guesty) — 4.4/5 (480 reviews) 4. [Breezeway](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/82203/breezeway) — 4.6/5 (195 reviews) 5. [OwnerRez](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/344512/ownerrez) — 4.9/5 (269 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Guesty is excellent\!" — 5.0/5 > **Frederick** | *11 November 2022* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Channel management features. I have booked on AirBNB, VRBO, Booking and my Website and it keeps everything organized. > > **Cons**: Some new features on Booking.com makes me have to go to both websites. The service is defintely focused on AirBNB of all the different websites that it supports. > > Very good experience\! I made the right pick. ----- ### "Recommend For New Hosts" — 4.0/5 > **Alexis** | *25 September 2024* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Guesty saves a lot of time and headache when it comes to managing multiple listings and messaging guests. > > **Cons**: Every now and then I've noticed my automated messages stop sending and I need to delete and redo them in order for them to work again. We also have had issues with the door lock creating new codes, I'm not sure if this is a Guesty issue or my lock. > > Over all, Guesty has been a super big help with managing my properties. The platform is easy to use, easy to add automations, and at a good pricepoint. ----- ### "Guesty: Overpromising, Under-delivering, and Unethical Billing Practices" — 1.0/5 > **Diego** | *10 October 2024* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: The layout of Guesty is visually appealing, but beyond that, I don’t have much positive to say. > > **Cons**: \> Sales team overpromises: They guarantee features that don’t exist and aren’t even on the roadmap. \> Onboarding team stalls: They try to buy time, delaying the setup process to start billing while still not delivering the promised functionalities. \> Support issues: When testing a property integration with Airbnb, they falsely claimed that Airbnb was down. Meanwhile, my other PMS, which manages 40 properties, worked perfectly fine with Airbnb. \> Unethical billing practices: Despite their failure to deliver, I was forced to pay a $1,000 onboarding fee (for services that never took place) and was also charged $450 for three months without my authorization, while they kept stalling, claiming they were preparing the system. > > My experience with Guesty has been extremely disappointing, especially considering my growing business. I started with 4 properties about 1.5 years ago, and now I manage 40. Throughout this period, I’ve tested several PMS solutions, including Hostaway, Lodgify, and Stays. While none are perfect, Guesty stands out for all the wrong reasons. From the beginning, the sales team overpromised features that weren't even on their roadmap. They painted an unrealistic picture of the platform's capabilities, which led to my decision to move forward with them. The onboarding process was even worse. The team stalled continuously, trying to gain time so they could start billing without delivering any of the promised functionalities. It was clear they were just dragging their feet to begin charging fees while making false assurances about system readiness. When I tested a property integration with Airbnb, the support team falsely claimed that Airbnb was down. However, I was managing my 40 properties through another PMS, and everything was working perfectly with Airbnb, proving this excuse was not valid. Despite knowing they had failed to deliver on their promises, Guesty charged me $1,000 for an onboarding that never happened. Worse, they billed my card $450 for three months, without authorization, while still failing to provide the promised services. Comparing this with the other systems I tested, like Hostaway, Lodgify, and Stays, their issues were more related to support, but none were as deceptive or problematic as Guesty. ----- ### "Great feature set, good value" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *9 March 2020* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Love the automated message function which I use for automated booking, check-in and check out messages. I has saved me a lot of time and works brilliantly\! I like being able to sync prices from Airbnb to Booking.com (with a % markup to account for higher Booking.com fees). The rating booster and auto-snooze seem like good ideas, but unfortunately I haven't seen any improvements in my ranking since I started to use. > > **Cons**: The timeline only seems to pull in a few entries at a time before needing to make another network request to load some more - this results in repeatedly seeing the little YourPorter icon when scrolling through timeline. The UI is also bit clunky/not very intuitive to use. > > Overall very positive - good set of features that work well and take the effort out of listing a house(s) on multiple rental channels. The feature set compares well with others in the market and \*if\* the Airbnb ranking booster works (I'm not sure it does yet, but here's hoping\!) then it's worth going for YP over anything else out there just for that. ----- ### "Guesty For Hosts- WORTH EVERY PENNY" — 5.0/5 > **Andy** | *21 June 2022* | Airlines/Aviation | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love that everything is consolidated into a few pages. Everything you need is either in the Calendar, Messaging, or Menu screens > > **Cons**: I'd like to see better text integration. I'd also like more control over custom charges (ex: pet policy) > > Overall experience has been fantastic\!\! love the platform ----- Page: 1 / 23\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/420050/guesty-for-hosts?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/420050/guesty-for-hosts) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data