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Lodgify Review: Features, Pricing, and Who It’s For
Description
Short answer: Pay for Starter ($26 a month billed yearly) if you want guests to book on your own site. Stay on Basic ($14) if Airbnb and Vrbo are your whole business and you only need the calendars kept in sync. Move up from Starter only for automated messages, a Google Vacation Rentals listing (Professional, $47) or owner reporting and check-in automation (Ultimate, $68).
Lodgify is a vacation rental platform that combines a channel manager for Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com, a unified guest inbox and a no-code direct booking site in one subscription. It is aimed at solo hosts and small to mid-size portfolios.
Capterra rating: 4.5/5
(1,311 reviews, checked September 2026).
THREE QUESTIONS THAT PICK YOUR PLAN
- Do you want guests to book and pay on your own website? Yes means Starter at minimum, since Basic has no website, booking engine or payment gateway.
- Do you want messages sent on your own rules, or a listing on Google Vacation Rentals? Yes means Professional. Phone support starts here too.
- Do you manage homes for other owners, or want automated check-in, guest invoices and SMS? Yes means Ultimate, which adds owner payments and statements, task and cleaning management, a guest app, live chat and a free Turno subscription.
WHAT EACH STEP UP COSTS
| Move | Billed yearly | Billed monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Basic to Starter | +$12 a month | +$15 a month |
| Starter to Professional | +$21 a month | +$25 a month |
| Professional to Ultimate | +$21 a month | +$27 a month |
Over a year on yearly billing, Basic is $168, Starter $312, Professional $564 and Ultimate $816. Starter costs $144 a year more than Basic, which is the entry price of a direct booking site. Whether it pays back depends on how many guests book direct, which we cannot tell you. Figures are the one-property view on Lodgify’s pricing page, checked October 27, 2026, in US dollars and excluding taxes. Monthly billing is $18, $33, $58 and $85. Lodgify says prices vary with the number of properties.
WHEN TO LOOK AT SOMETHING ELSE
- You want messaging automation on one to three Airbnb listings and a free plan to start: Hospitable has an Essentials plan at $0.
- You want the lowest per-unit price: Smoobu, from EUR 28 a month for one unit.
- You want to configure everything yourself: OwnerRez, $40 a month for the first property.
- You want a number for three or ten listings: Lodgify’s page only showed one property, so get a quote at your own count.
WHAT THE PLAN PRICE LEAVES OUT
Lodgify takes no booking commission. A 1% fee applies to guest payments made online through a gateway such as Stripe or PayPal, and the gateway charges its own fee on top. Payments you record by hand, such as cash or bank transfer, carry no Lodgify fee. Dynamic Pricing is free for three months on Basic and Starter and included from Professional. Smart Locks, Damage Protection and consultancy calls are paid add-ons. There is a 7-day free trial with no card, no setup fee and no long-term contract.
WHERE IT FALLS SHORT
The two loudest complaints in verified reviews are technical glitches and a pricing structure some users find confusing. Basic’s $14 headline does not include a website. Custom message automation and the Google Vacation Rentals listing wait until Professional.
AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE: This listing doesn’t currently carry an affiliate link. We haven’t yet applied to Lodgify’s affiliate program. Nothing here is influenced by commission because there isn’t any yet.
To compare this with other vacation rental platforms, see our Vacation Rental Software Pricing Index.
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