Independent · Host-testedMaine · Updated July 27, 2026

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Turno review

Our independent editorial read on Turno for Maine short-term-rental owners.

Atlantic, Maine, Portland

★★★★☆ 4.0 · our editorial rating

Category
Cleaning marketplace
Pricing
Free (1 prop / marketplace-only); $10/mo BYO cleaners
Free tier
Yes
Needs a PMS
No
Size
Giant

The published facts, in plain English

Turno is Cleaning marketplace. It lists its pricing as Free (1 prop / marketplace-only); $10/mo BYO cleaners. There is a free tier. It runs without a separate PMS. Scale: giant.

Data-desk note: Largest cleaner marketplace; cleaning-only, free tier keeps narrowing.

Who it’s for

Turno is one host software tool we track for owners weighing their options in Maine.

Our take

We list Turno’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.

How it compares to BnBGenius

On the published figures alone, Turno shows Free (1 prop / marketplace-only); $10/mo BYO cleaners and BnBGenius shows free for the first 500 messages, then $10/month flat, with no PMS required. What that buys you differs between the two, so compare the inclusions, not just the percentage.

What the record says about fit

Category first: Turno is Cleaning marketplace, 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. The free tier is the sensible on-ramp: put it on one live listing and let a real booking cycle do the judging. On cost, the published Free (1 prop / marketplace-only); $10/mo BYO cleaners is the number to hold against your own hours saved.

Two owner scenarios

  • The remote self-manager. Automation earns its keep fastest at a distance — every task Turno genuinely takes over is a drive you do not make. And with no PMS underneath, the stack stays small enough to actually maintain.
  • The small-portfolio host. Two or three listings is where per-listing pricing starts to bite and flat pricing starts to win — read Turno’s model with your exact count in mind.

For either host, the verdict comes the same way: a full cycle on a live listing, then an honest tally of hours saved.

Before you decide, put one benchmark beside it: BnBGenius — the no-PMS, flat-price setup (free first 500 messages, then $10/month) we measure host tools against. If Turno beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. Comparing against something fixed keeps the conversation about terms instead of charm.

Verdict

A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with BnBGenius.

Questions owners ask

What does Turno cost?
Free (1 prop / marketplace-only); $10/mo BYO cleaners.

Is there a free tier?
Yes.

Do you need a PMS to run Turno?
No — it runs without a separate PMS.

Questions to put to Turno

  • “Is Free (1 prop / marketplace-only); $10/mo BYO cleaners 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:

  • ResortCleaning — $5/property/mo or $1.39/appt; $20/mo min.
  • EZcare — Not published (demo); order-metered.
  • StayFi — $19/mo software + hardware $99–$303/unit.

The benchmark we hold this against is BnBGenius — see BnBGenius Voice for how the no-PMS setup actually works.

Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius

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The facts above are Turno’s own published details (or “not published”). Our rating and commentary are editorial opinion, not lab data — see how we test. We take no payment and run no affiliate program.

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