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Hospitable vs. Your Porter

Choosing the right vacation rental management software

Looking for vacation rental management software and wondering whether you should choose Hospitable or Your Porter?

Both Hospitable and Your Porter can be used to automate short-term rental hosting routines. However, these platforms differ in features, functionality, and pricing. So which of them is the best fit for your short-term rental business?

Hospitable at a glance

Pro-level power through a beautifully simple interface. A full-featured property management system built for speed, clarity, and control. No clutter. No friction. Consistently rated Best Usability by G2. Take advantage of a 14-day free trial, clear pricing, and dynamic pricing included on every plan at no extra cost.

Hospitable at a glance

Initially built for individual hosts, Hospitable has evolved into a robust property management system—while keeping user-friendliness at its core. That’s why it continues to receive the G2 Best Usability badge.

Free orientation is available

Most users find the interface intuitive from the start

14-day free trial

Only PMS that includes dynamic pricing at no additional cost

Full-scale property management

Only PMS that includes dynamic pricing at no additional cost

Your Porter at a glance

Acquired by Guesty in 2021, Your Porter was rebranded first as Guesty for Hosts and later as Guesty Lite. Although it now operates under the Guesty name, it remains a separate platform with its own feature set and pricing model.

Designed for hosts managing up to 3 properties

Users with 4+ listings must migrate to full Guesty (new setup & contract required)

14-day free trial

Core features included, optional paid add-ons

Compare Hospitable vs. Your Porter (Guesty Lite)

General overview

Hospitable

Your Porter

Hospitable

Your Porter

Best for

Short-term rental automation for every scale: solo host to enterprise portfolio, on one platform

STR automation for individual hosts

Best for

Short-term rental automation for every scale: solo host to enterprise portfolio, on one platform

STR automation for individual hosts

Platforms

Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, Agoda, Google Vacation Rentals

Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo

Platforms

Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, Agoda, Google Vacation Rentals

Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo

Number of properties

Any

1–3

Number of properties

Any

1–3

iCal support

Yes

Yes

iCal support

Yes

Yes

Direct bookings

Yes

Yes

Direct bookings

Yes

Yes

Cost

4 tiers (Essentials, Host, Professional, Mogul), starting free

Starting $39/month

Cost

4 tiers (Essentials, Host, Professional, Mogul), starting free

Starting $39/month

Free trial

Yes, 14 days

Yes, 14 days

Free trial

Yes, 14 days

Yes, 14 days

G2 rating

4.9/5

n/a

G2 rating

4.9/5

n/a

Capterra rating

4.8/5

4.7/5

Capterra rating

4.8/5

4.7/5

Capterra rating

4.1/5

2.4/5

Capterra rating

4.1/5

2.4/5

Communication automation and AI

Hospitable

Your Porter

Hospitable

Your Porter

Scheduled messages

Yes

Yes

Scheduled messages

Yes

Yes

Guest reply drafts with AI

Yes

Yes

Guest reply drafts with AI

Yes

Yes

Full guest reply automation option

Yes

No

Full guest reply automation option

Yes

No

Automated upsells of vacant nights

Yes

No

Automated upsells of vacant nights

Yes

No

AI assistant for performance analysis

Yes

Yes

AI assistant for performance analysis

Yes

Yes

Reviews automation with AI

Yes

No

Reviews automation with AI

Yes

No

Operations

Hospitable

Your Porter

Hospitable

Your Porter

Team management and reminders

Yes

Yes

Team management and reminders

Yes

Yes

Self-check-in with smart locks

Included (Pro tier+)

Yes, paid add-on

Self-check-in with smart locks

Included (Pro tier+)

Yes, paid add-on

Smart thermostat sync with bookings

Included (Pro tier+)

No

Smart thermostat sync with bookings

Included (Pro tier+)

No

Dynamic pricing

Included in Host, Professional, and Mogul plans

Yes, paid add-on

Dynamic pricing

Included in Host, Professional, and Mogul plans

Yes, paid add-on

Direct booking

Hospitable

Your Porter

Hospitable

Your Porter

Website builder

Yes

No

Website builder

Yes

No

Payment processing

Yes

Yes

Payment processing

Yes

Yes

Google Vacation Rentals Partner

Yes

No

Google Vacation Rentals Partner

Yes

No

Integrations

Hospitable

Your Porter

Hospitable

Your Porter

Accounting

Yes

No

Accounting

Yes

No

Data tools

Yes

No

Data tools

Yes

No

Direct booking site builders

Yes

No

Direct booking site builders

Yes

No

Cleaning

Yes

Yes

Cleaning

Yes

Yes

Dynamic pricing

Yes

Yes

Dynamic pricing

Yes

Yes

Email

Yes

No

Email

Yes

No

Guest portals

Yes

No

Guest portals

Yes

No

Guest verification

Yes

No

Guest verification

Yes

No

Guidebooks

Yes

Yes

Guidebooks

Yes

Yes

Home automation

Yes

Yes

Home automation

Yes

Yes

Marketing

Yes

Yes

Marketing

Yes

Yes

Monitoring

Yes

No

Monitoring

Yes

No

Smart locks

Yes

No

Smart locks

Yes

No

Smart thermostats

Yes

No

Smart thermostats

Yes

No

Property management solutions

Hospitable

Your Porter

Hospitable

Your Porter

Reporting dashboards

Yes

Yes

Reporting dashboards

Yes

Yes

Owner statements

Yes

No

Owner statements

Yes

No

Expense management

Yes

No

Expense management

Yes

No

Listing management

Yes

Yes

Listing management

Yes

Yes

Owner payout

Yes

No

Owner payout

Yes

No

Professional accounting integration

Yes

No

Professional accounting integration

Yes

No

Owner portals

Yes

No

Owner portals

Yes

No

Our customers love the Hospitable difference

Our customers love the Hospitable difference

Our customers love the Hospitable difference

Why choose Hospitable?

Smarter automation & AI

- Auto Inbox automates guest messaging - Copilot delivers business insights via natural language - Automated upsells maximize revenue

Dynamic pricing included

no extra fees across Host, Professional, and Mogul plans

Smart lock and thermostat integration

included from the Professional plan

Google Vacation Rentals partner

Wider integration network

= more tools, more flexibility

Robust property management features

Owner portals, owner statements, owner payouts, listing management, QuickBooks integration, expense management, and more.

Scales with your business

no forced migration as you grow

All your STR business in one convenient window

Automate communication, manage channels, sync calendars, push pricing updates, notify your team, and much more!

All your STR business in one convenient window

Automate communication, manage channels, sync calendars, push pricing updates, notify your team, and much more!

All your STR business in one convenient window

Automate communication, manage channels, sync calendars, push pricing updates, notify your team, and much more!