Comparison made on 4 November 2026 from each vendor's public information. Spotted a mistake? Write to us through the contact page and we will correct it.
The short version
- Price. Hostaway gives its price on quote. Its pricing page first asks for your number of listings (2–14, 15–49, 50+); for a single listing, a link leads to a waitlist (pricing page). Vostay publishes its prices, from one property.
- Hostaway connects more channels: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Google, Expedia and Marriott Homes & Villas (Hostaway channel manager). Vostay connects Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, through Beds24.
- Both AIs can reply on their own. At Hostaway, the Auto-Reply option answers on the topics you choose, on request and with no add-on fee (Hostaway AI). At Vostay, each topic moves to automatic sending after 20 checked replies.
- The phone. Vostay Voice is included in the Intégral plan. At Hostaway, call answering comes from partner apps in its marketplace, at their own prices (example: Conduit).
- What Hostaway has that Vostay doesn't. An owner portal and bulk sending of statements (owner statements), a direct booking website (direct booking), built-in dynamic pricing (Hostaway page) and 24/7 phone support (help centre).
Features side by side
| Vostay | Hostaway | |
|---|---|---|
| Channel manager | Yes: Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, through Beds24 | Yes: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Google, Expedia, Marriott Homes & Villas |
| Unified inbox | Yes: all your Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo accounts | Yes, with WhatsApp, SMS, email and a guest portal (communication) |
| AI: replies on its own or suggests | Replies on its own, topic by topic, after 20 checked replies | Replies on its own on chosen topics (Auto-Reply, on request, no add-on fee); otherwise drafts replies |
| Phone answering | Yes, Intégral plan: Vostay Voice | Add-on: partner apps (Conduit, Akia, Dextr AI, thinkrr.ai), at their own prices |
| Cleaning and cleaners' app | Yes: a cleaning for every check-out, checklist and photos | Yes: tasks created from reservations, checklists in the dashboard and mobile app (automation) |
| Accounting and owner statements | Yes: owner statements and commissions from Conciergerie up; you send the statement | Yes: statement templates (activity, expenses, payouts, commissions), owner portal, PDF or CSV, bulk email |
| Welcome book | Yes: one link per booking | Partial: a guest portal with guidebook content; dedicated guidebooks through integrations (guest portal) |
| Direct booking website | No | Yes: site builder and booking engine |
| Support in French | Yes; a direct line to the founder on Intégral | Yes: 24/7 phone with a French number; human support in English, Spanish and French |
Prices
Hostaway does not publish prices. Its pricing page, titled "Custom Plans for Vacation Rental Managers", is a quote form (checked on 4 November 2026). Currency, billing period, any setup fee, minimum term, VAT and free trial are not stated there. Its AI page says Auto-Reply has no add-on fee; dynamic pricing is described as built in, with no price stated.
Vostay publishes its prices, per property per month:
| Plan | Price | For |
|---|---|---|
| Hôte | €19.99 | your own listings |
| Conciergerie | €24.99 | your owners' listings: statements, commissions, team and roles |
| Intégral | €29.99 | everything in Conciergerie, plus Vostay Voice: 60 minutes per property per month on average, then €0.25 a minute |
VAT not applicable (art. 293 B of the French Tax Code): the price shown is the price paid, with no VAT to add. No setup fee, no commission, no commitment, no minimum number of properties. Automatic discount: −10% from the 10th to the 19th property, −20% from the 20th to the 49th, a quote from 50. A 30-day trial on Intégral, with no card; billed yearly, Intégral has two months free.
As Hostaway's price is not public, we give no worked example. Ask for a quote for your number of properties, with what it includes, then compare it with these prices.
When to choose Hostaway
- You manage a growing portfolio and want a very complete tool. In 2023 Hostaway said its customers managed more than 100,000 properties in more than 100 countries (funding announcement).
- You sell beyond Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo: Expedia, Google or Marriott Homes & Villas.
- Your owners want their own portal, and you want to send statements in one go.
- You want a direct booking website and dynamic pricing in the same tool. Vostay offers neither.
- You want support you can phone at any hour, with a French number.
- A quote suits you.
When to choose Vostay
- You have one or a few properties, or you want to know the price before you call: it is per property, on the pricing page.
- Your guests call, and you want someone to pick up without adding a partner app: on Intégral, Vostay Voice answers from the listing's information and puts emergencies through to you.
- You want one statement per owner, with your commission worked out, which you send yourself: you stay in control of what your owners receive. See accounting.
- You want an AI that earns its autonomy and always leaves money, cancellations and complaints to you: see AI messaging.
- You want a French vendor, software and support in French, and your data hosted in France.
For the full picture, see the conciergerie software page and pricing. More comparisons: Vostay or Superhote, Vostay or Lodgify, and the guide to what a PMS costs.