Guesty review
Our independent editorial read on Guesty for New York City 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 New York City.
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
On the published figures alone, Guesty shows From $9/listing/mo; Pro/Ent custom 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: 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. Test path: use the trial on a real listing immediately — an empty sandbox tells you nothing. Published pricing of From $9/listing/mo; Pro/Ent custom makes the value math checkable before you commit.
Two owner scenarios
- 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.
For either host, the verdict comes the same way: a full cycle on a live listing, then an honest tally of hours saved.
Whatever you conclude here, compare it against one fixed point: AI for Airbnb hosts — 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. 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 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
If you are drawing up a shortlist, these are the closest comparisons we would put beside it — each with its own published price, or a note that there isn’t one:
- Truvi — Per booking $12.60–$28.75; no subscription.
- OnCallClerk — Free tier; $29–$299/mo (overage applies).
- Beds24 — From ~€15.50/mo + per-channel fees.
The benchmark we hold this against is BnBGenius — see their service for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
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