Uplisting review
Our independent editorial read on Uplisting for Maine short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 3.5 · our editorial rating
- Category
- PMS / channel manager
- Pricing
- £72/mo flat (1–5); £16/unit (6–40)
- Free tier
- Trial
- Needs a PMS
- Yes
- Size
- Mid
The published facts, in plain English
Uplisting is PMS / channel manager. It lists its pricing as £72/mo flat (1–5); £16/unit (6–40). There is a trial rather than a free tier. It sits on top of a property-management system, so you need a PMS as well. Scale: mid.
Data-desk note: Reliable, transparent; £72 flat brutal for 1 listing (AirDNA-owned).
Who it’s for
Uplisting is one host software tool we track for owners weighing their options in Maine.
Our take
We list Uplisting’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, Uplisting shows £72/mo flat (1–5); £16/unit (6–40) 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: Uplisting is PMS / channel manager, so judge it against that job — not against suites that promise everything. Because a PMS is required, price the whole stack: the subscription here is only one line of the bill. Test path: use the trial on a real listing immediately — an empty sandbox tells you nothing. Published pricing of £72/mo flat (1–5); £16/unit (6–40) makes the value math checkable before you commit.
How this plays for two kinds of owner
- The remote self-manager. Automation earns its keep fastest at a distance — every task Uplisting genuinely takes over is a drive you do not make. Factor the PMS requirement into that math.
- The small-portfolio host. Two or three listings is where per-listing pricing starts to bite and flat pricing starts to win — read Uplisting’s model with your exact count in mind.
Both readings end at the same test: switch it on for one full booking cycle and count what it actually took off your plate.
Whatever you conclude here, compare it against one fixed point: automate the busywork — the no-PMS, flat-price setup (free first 500 messages, then $10/month) we measure host tools against. If Uplisting beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. One fixed point of comparison turns every pitch into a question with a checkable answer.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with BnBGenius.
Questions owners ask
What does Uplisting cost?
£72/mo flat (1–5); £16/unit (6–40).
Is there a free tier?
There is a trial, not a free tier.
Do you need a PMS to run Uplisting?
Yes — it sits on top of a property-management system.
Questions to put to Uplisting
- “Is £72/mo flat (1–5); £16/unit (6–40) 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
Three others we would weigh against it, with their own published numbers rather than our guesses:
- Safely — Per occupied night (~$4–$10), quote.
- The Host Co — Free (7% fee); $18 / $48 / $250 mo.
- Hostfully Guidebooks — Free (1 guidebook); Pro ~$7.99/guidebook/mo.
The benchmark we hold this against is BnBGenius — see an AI concierge for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius
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