Guesty Alternative for Independent Owners

The Portfolio-Size Question

Most software in this category quietly picks a customer size. Guesty's feature set, integrations marketplace, and pricing motion serve management companies well, and its current offering is documented on its official site. The independent owner evaluating it often finds enterprise surface area they will never use and pricing designed for larger revenue bases.

HostMoat picked the other customer: the owner-operator with one to ten properties who self-manages, wants direct bookings without a commission, and does their own books. Every feature earns its place against that owner's week: calendars, guest automation, turnovers, expenses, Schedule E, and a booking site that pays into their own Stripe account.

What Owners Get With HostMoat

• Direct booking website on your domain with Instant Book, Request to Book, contracts, and invoices.
• Two-way iCal calendar sync plus email-import enrichment for payout details.
• Automated guest emails, pre-arrival forms, guest portal with upsells, and review requests.
• Bank feeds, expense tracking, profitability, Schedule E worksheets, and shareable owner reports.
• Cleaning coordination, maintenance work orders, smart lock handoff, and team roles.

Pricing

HostMoat: a free tier for one property and one paid plan, Pro, at $29/month or $290/year for up to two properties, always with 0% HostMoat commission on direct bookings. Guesty publishes its current plans and pricing approach on guesty.com; check there for up-to-date numbers.