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Guesty review

Guesty is a giant, feature-rich enterprise platform for property managers, but comes with a sales-led approach.

★★★★☆ 3.6 · 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 suits large property management companies wanting a comprehensive platform. It's designed for businesses with significant portfolios needing robust tools.

Our take

Guesty offers a 'giant' and 'most complete' platform, suitable for enterprise-level operations. Pricing starts at $9 per listing per month, with custom quotes for Pro and Enterprise tiers. While they offer a trial, the platform is noted as being sales-led and having potential for lock-in, which may not appeal to all owners.

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.

Verdict

Guesty is a powerful, albeit complex, option for large operations. For an owner-first alternative prioritizing transparency, consider 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:

  • AirDNA — Free tier; paid from ~$20/mo (market-size dependent).
  • Truvi — Per booking $12.60–$28.75; no subscription.
  • Nowistay — €12/property/mo; 1 mo free.

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 Guesty’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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