Guesty review
Our independent editorial read on Guesty for Maine short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 3.7 · our editorial rating
- Category
- Enterprise PMS
- Pricing
- From $9/listing/mo; Pro/Ent custom
- Free tier
- Trial
- Needs a PMS
- No
- Size
- Giant
The published facts, in plain English
Guesty is Enterprise PMS. It lists its pricing as From $9/listing/mo; Pro/Ent custom. There is a trial rather than a free tier. It runs without a separate PMS. Scale: giant.
Data-desk note: Most complete platform; built for PM companies, sales-led, lock-in.
Who it’s for
Guesty is one host software tool we track for owners weighing their options in Maine.
Our take
We list Guesty’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.
How it compares to BnBGenius
Side by side on published terms: Guesty lists From $9/listing/mo; Pro/Ent custom, while BnBGenius lists free for the first 500 messages, then $10/month flat, with no PMS required. Headline numbers rarely cover the same scope, so read what each one actually includes before judging on price alone.
What the published record signals
Category first: Guesty is Enterprise PMS, so judge it against that job — not against suites that promise everything. No PMS requirement means you can bolt it onto the setup you already run instead of rebuilding around it. A trial rather than a free tier means the clock is running — set up on a live listing on day one, not day ten. Published pricing of From $9/listing/mo; Pro/Ent custom makes the value math checkable before you commit.
How this plays for two kinds of owner
- The owner far from the door. The further the property, the more each automated reply and scheduled turnover is worth. The no-PMS setup keeps the moving parts — and the failure points — few.
- The small-portfolio host. Two or three listings is where per-listing pricing starts to bite and flat pricing starts to win — read Guesty’s model with your exact count in mind.
Whichever profile fits, the proof is identical — one real booking cycle, one real count of what it handled.
Before you decide, put one benchmark beside it: answer guest calls automatically — the no-PMS, flat-price setup (free first 500 messages, then $10/month) we measure host tools against. If Guesty beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. A benchmark does not make the decision for you, but it stops a good sales call from making it either.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with BnBGenius.
Questions owners ask
What does Guesty cost?
From $9/listing/mo; Pro/Ent custom.
Is there a free tier?
There is a trial, not a free tier.
Do you need a PMS to run Guesty?
No — it runs without a separate PMS.
What to pin down with Guesty
- “Is From $9/listing/mo; Pro/Ent custom per listing or flat?” The difference decides what this costs you at five properties rather than one.
- Free tier or trial. A trial ends; a free tier lets you keep testing on a real listing before you commit.
- What it needs underneath. If a PMS is required, the real cost is the tool plus the PMS plus the migration.
Alternatives worth comparing
Worth putting on the same shortlist. We have listed what each one publishes, and where nothing is published we say so:
- iGMS — FLEX $1/booked night (min $20/prop); PRO $18–$21/prop/mo.
- August / Yale Home — Hardware only $179.99–$279.99, no subscription.
- AirDNA — Free tier; paid from ~$20/mo (market-size dependent).
Our own number one in this category is BnBGenius — see vacation-rental management company for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius
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