The Airbnb tools directory
Every tool we cover, with facts we could verify. Pages exist only where we have enough verified information.
67 tools
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Aeotec Smart Home Hub (SmartThings)
Best for Z-Wave locks
SmartThings-compatible hub with Zigbee, Z-Wave and Matter. Hospitable can connect hub-based Z-Wave and Zigbee locks through SmartThings.
Pricing: see vendor
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Airbnb Smart Pricing
Free starting point for Airbnb-only hosts
Smart Pricing is Airbnb's built-in feature that adjusts nightly rates daily within a minimum and maximum the host sets. It is free and applies only to Airbnb listings.
Free for hosts (as of Oct 2026).
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AirDNA
Best for market research and benchmarking
Short-term rental market-data platform that says it collects public Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com listing data daily and combines it with partner data. Products include market dashboards, the Rentalizer address-level estimate and the Adapt pricing tool.
Market Research listed at $125/month or $400 billed annually; Adapt dynamic pricing $20 pe
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Airtable
Best for forms and relational data
Spreadsheet-database hybrid with forms, linked tables and views. The free plan is capped at 1,000 records per base.
Free; Team $20/user/month billed annually ($24 monthly); Business $45 annually ($54 monthl
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Aqara Hub M3
Best for Aqara and Matter setups
Matter controller and Zigbee hub that can run local automations and has battery backup, per Aqara.
Pricing: see vendor
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Aqara Water Leak Sensor T1
Best low-cost leak alert
Small Zigbee 3.0 leak sensor with an IP67 rating and a CR2032 battery. It needs an Aqara-compatible hub.
Pricing: see vendor
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August Wi-Fi Smart Lock
Best retrofit option for existing deadbolts
Retrofit lock that sits over your existing deadbolt and has Wi-Fi built in. For code entry you need a keypad accessory; Airbnb lists the August Wi-Fi Smart Lock plus Keypad as a native integration.
August's site showed $199.99 during a fall sale (30% off) and listed the Yale Keypad Touch
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Autohost
Best pay-per-check ID verification
Autohost provides ID verification with biometric matching and liveness checks, optional sex-offender and criminal screening, and fraud detection, sold per check. It connects through PMS integrations and a self-serve product called Checktiv.
As of Oct 2026, listed per-check ranges: touchless or ID collection $0.12 to $0.65; ID ver
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Baselane
Best for banking plus bookkeeping
Rental-property banking and bookkeeping platform with property-level accounts, rent collection and accountant tax packages. The free Core plan covers banking and bookkeeping essentials; Smart adds automation.
Core free; Smart $20/month on an annual plan with a 30-day trial (as of 2026-10-19). Tenan
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Beyond
Best for pay-when-you-book pricing
Beyond is a dynamic pricing platform for vacation rentals that charges a percentage of bookings instead of a per-listing subscription. It updates rates daily from seasonality, events and demand signals.
Growth is 1% of monthly bookings, Pro is 1.25% and Performance is 2%; a 30-day free trial
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BNB Boost
Best for photo enhancement
Photo enhancement built for short-term rentals. It improves light quality and window detail and adjusts clutter and staging while keeping your furniture and layout unchanged.
Photo Boost $7/month (7 photos, 1 listing); Listing Boost $11/month (27 photos, 1–2 listin
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Breezeway
Most complete operations suite
Breezeway is an operations platform for cleaning, inspections, maintenance tasks, inventory and guest-facing welcome books. It offers a free first property and tiers up to custom-quoted operations suites.
As of Oct 2026 Breezeway lists a free first property and Host Essentials from $19 per unit
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ChargeAutomation
Best for PMS-agnostic upsell automation
ChargeAutomation is a payments and guest-flow platform with an upsell module that offers early check-in, late checkout, upgrades and custom add-ons through booking confirmations and a guest portal. It takes a percentage of upsell revenue that falls as the plan tier rises.
Basic is free with 1% + $0.25 payment processing; Essentials is $5 per property plus a $49
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ChatGPT
Best general-purpose assistant for drafting
ChatGPT is OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant. For hosts it is a drafting and analysis tool, and it can act on bookings only when connected through an MCP server or an automation tool.
Third-party summaries list Free, Go about $8, Plus $20, Pro $100 or $200, and Business $20
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Chekin
Best for guest registration compliance
Chekin automates online check-in, legal guest registration, deposits and damage protection, tourist taxes and upsells, with optional identity verification and digital guidebooks as add-ons. Plans are priced per property.
As of Oct 2026: Basic from EUR 3.95, Premium from EUR 5.95 (includes one premium add-on su
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Claude
Strong drafting and analysis assistant
Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant. For hosts it is a drafting and analysis tool with Projects and connectors, and it can act on bookings only through a connector such as Hospitable's MCP server or Zapier MCP.
Free; Pro $20 a month or $17 billed annually; Max from $100 a month; Team standard seat $2
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DPGO
Lowest advertised per-booking rate
DPGO is a dynamic pricing tool with three billing models: a percentage of booked price, a flat monthly fee per listing, or a fixed fee per booked night. All include a 30-day trial.
Pay as You Go is 0.5% of booked price, Flat Fee is $18 per listing per month, Fixed is $1
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ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium
Best for Hospitable users who want sensors
Wi-Fi thermostat with a remote sensor. Hospitable lists the Premium model among supported ecobee thermostats and can set temperatures around check-in and checkout.
Pricing: see vendor
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Enso Connect
Bundled guest-experience platform
Enso Connect is a guest experience platform that bundles upsells, digital guidebooks, online check-in, guest verification, smart lock connectivity and security deposits. Third-party listings report a 5% fee on upsells and services.
Pricing: see vendor
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EZcare
Worth a demo for managers
EZcare covers housekeeping scheduling, mobile maintenance work orders that flow to owner statements, inventory scanning, inspections and linen management. Pricing was not visible on the page reviewed.
Pricing: see vendor
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Google Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen)
Best for Matter-based setups
Dual-band Wi-Fi thermostat with Matter support. Hospitable lists the Nest Learning Thermostat (generations 1-4) as supported.
Google Store listed $279.99 (as of Oct 2026).
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Google Sheets
Best free data store
Spreadsheet application. A practical low-cost data store for reservations, payouts and expenses, with a built-in connector to Looker Studio.
Pricing: see vendor
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Guesty
Most complete for scaling managers
Guesty is a property management system with a channel manager, unified inbox and ReplyAI suggested replies. Guesty Lite is priced per listing for 1-3 listings, while Pro and Enterprise tiers are quote-based.
Guesty Lite $9 per listing per month (1-3 listings, 14-day trial); Pro (4-199 listings) an
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Honeywell Home T9 Smart Thermostat
Best for existing Honeywell systems
Wi-Fi thermostat that supports wireless room sensors. Hospitable lists the T9 and the T10 Pro; connect through the Resideo or First Alert app, not My Total Connect Comfort.
Pricing: see vendor
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Hospitable
Best for 1-10 listings that want automatic AI replies
Hospitable is a channel manager and unified inbox for short-term rentals with scheduled messages, dynamic pricing and AI-drafted replies. Its AI Auto Reply sends guest replies automatically but is limited to the top-tier Mogul plan.
Essentials $0; Host $29/month (1 property); Professional $59/month (2); Mogul $99/month (3
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Host Tools
Best low-cost automation layer for 1-5 listings
Host Tools is automation software for Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com hosts with a unified inbox, automated messages and reviews, and cleaner notifications. The Pro plan adds smart lock codes, pricing rules, direct booking sites and AI-personalized replies.
Messaging $28/month billed yearly ($30 monthly) for one listing; Pro $30 yearly ($32 month
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Hostaway
Best for growing portfolios that will request a quote
Hostaway is a vacation rental PMS and channel manager with a unified inbox, task automation, owner tools and an AI CoHost for reply suggestions. Pricing is quote-based and not published on its pricing page.
Pricing: see vendor
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HostBuddy AI
Best add-on messaging layer for PMS users
HostBuddy AI is an AI guest messaging layer that connects to a property management system, answers guest questions, detects issues and handles upsell messages. Per its documentation it integrates with Guesty, Hostaway, Hospitable, Hostfully, Lodgify, Smoobu, OwnerRez and others.
Third-party sources report about $5-$10 per listing per month depending on plan (Pro or El
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Hostfully
Best for guidebook plus AI inbox in one platform
Hostfully is a property management platform with a unified inbox, digital guidebooks and InboxAI, which drafts replies from property and guidebook data. Plans are priced per property.
Growth from $15 per property per month (1-50 listings); Pro from $25 per property per mont
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igloohome Deadbolt 2S
Best for properties with unreliable Wi-Fi
Offline-capable keypad deadbolt that generates time-limited PINs without needing Wi-Fi. igloohome's Airbnb Connect creates a unique PIN for each booking, and Hospitable and Hostaway list igloohome.
Pricing: see vendor
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igloohome Smart Keybox 3E
Best when you cannot replace the door lock
Smart lockbox that stores a key and releases it with a time-limited PIN, for doors you cannot or do not want to replace the lock on. Hospitable lists the Keybox 3E as supported with the igloohome Bridge.
Pricing: see vendor
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Jobber
For your contractor, not your calendar
Jobber is general field-service software for scheduling jobs, quotes, invoices and payments. It is not built for rentals, but suits a handyman or contractor company running your repairs.
As of Oct 2026 plans start at $29 per month (Core, billed annually), with Connect from $70
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Kwikset Halo Touchscreen Wi-Fi Smart Deadbolt
Best hub-free touchscreen option via Hospitable
Touchscreen deadbolt with built-in Wi-Fi and no hub. Hospitable lists the Halo family as supported through its Kwikset connection; Airbnb does not list Kwikset as a native partner.
Kwikset's MSRP for the touchscreen model was reported at $229, with retailer prices of $19
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Lodgify
Best for direct-booking websites
Lodgify combines a channel manager with a no-code direct booking website builder, and adds AI-drafted replies in its unified inbox. Its AI Co-Host is described by the vendor as early access.
Per Lodgify's comparison pages: Basic from $14/month, Starter $26, Professional $42, Ultim
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Looker Studio
Best free dashboard layer
Google's reporting and dashboard tool. It is free to build and view reports, reads from Google Sheets and many other sources, and has a paid Pro tier for teams.
Free to build and view. Pro listed by a third-party source at $9 per user per project per
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Mailchimp
Best free start for email
Email marketing platform with a free plan limited to 250 contacts and paid plans with automation flows. Useful for newsletters to people who have opted in on your own channels.
Free (250 contacts, 500 sends/month); Essentials from $13/month; Standard from $20/month;
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Make
Best for complex, multi-step flows
Make is a visual automation platform where each workflow, called a scenario, is built from modules and billed in credits. Property management apps for Hospitable, Guesty, Hostaway and Lodgify exist as community-built apps.
Free plan with 1,000 credits a month. Core $10.59 monthly or $9 billed annually for 10,000
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Mashvisor
Best for US property purchase analysis
US real-estate investment analytics platform with property search, neighborhood analytics, rental-strategy comparison and an Airbnb calculator. Its Airbnb data page says it covers all 50 states, 400+ metros and 10,000+ zip codes, updated weekly.
Lite $49.99, Standard $74.99, Professional $99.99 per month, billed annually; Enterprise c
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Minut M3 Sensor
Most complete single-sensor option
Battery or hard-wired sensor that tracks noise, smoke, crowding and indoor climate without cameras or audio recording, per Minut. It needs a paid per-home plan.
Subscription plans (as of Oct 2026): Starter $5/month, Standard $10/month, Pro $15/month p
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Moen Flo Smart Water Monitor and Shutoff
Best for automatic shutoff
Whole-home water monitor that can shut off supply automatically. It needs 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and a nearby outlet, and is installed on the main line.
Pricing: see vendor
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MotoPress Hotel Booking
Best for WordPress DIY
WordPress plugin for hotel and vacation-rental booking. The free Lite version covers availability search and basic payments; automatic iCal sync with OTAs, Stripe and other gateways require the paid Pro version.
Pricing: see vendor
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n8n
Lowest-cost glue for technical users
n8n is a workflow automation tool available as a cloud service or as a self-hosted Community Edition. It bills cloud plans per whole workflow execution rather than per step.
Cloud Starter EUR 20 a month billed annually (2,500 executions); Pro EUR 50 a month billed
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NoiseAware Sensor
Best decibel-only option
Noise sensor built for short-term rentals that reports decibel level and duration, not audio. Indoor and outdoor sensors exist.
Third-party review snippets (as of 2026) list sensors from $199 plus a plan, with a Starte
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Nuki Smart Lock Pro with Keypad
Best for European rentals
Retrofit smart lock whose Smart Hosting service links to booking platforms and PMSs. Hostaway and Hospitable list Nuki, but US availability and pricing should be confirmed.
Pricing: see vendor
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Operto Teams
Best for larger in-house teams
Operto Teams is an operations platform for staff scheduling, payroll reports, inventory, maintenance tracking and linen reporting aimed at larger operators. Pricing is not published.
Pricing: see vendor
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OwnerRez
Best for configurability without booking fees
OwnerRez is a vacation rental software suite with channel integrations, auto-responders and automation triggers, with a Rezzy AI assistant sold as an add-on. It prices on a sliding per-property scale with no contracts.
Sliding per-property scale; the pricing page showed a base rate of $88/month for a single
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PriceLabs
Most configurable pricing tool
PriceLabs is a dynamic pricing and revenue management tool that recommends nightly rates and minimum stays and syncs them to Airbnb, Vrbo and other channels directly or through a property management system. It also sells separate add-ons such as a Listing Optimizer and market dashboards.
Dynamic Pricing is $19.99 per listing per month in the US, UK, Canada, Europe, Australia,
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Properly
Best for photo-verified turnovers
Properly combines an autoscheduler, photo-based checklists and a vetted cleaner marketplace, with a paid real-time inspection add-on and optional managed services. Pricing is public and per property.
As of Oct 2026: Standard $12.99 per property per month, Pro $14.99 per property per month
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QuickBooks Online
Best when working with an accountant
General small-business accounting software with bank feeds, invoicing and accountant access. OwnerRez lists a paid QuickBooks integration; confirm any other property management system's integration before relying on it.
Simple Start $38/month regular ($19 for first three months); Essentials $85; Plus $140; Ad
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Rankbreeze
Best for rank tracking on a budget
Rankbreeze is a listing-visibility platform for Airbnb hosts that tracks search rankings and booking-funnel metrics and offers listing analysis, A/B testing and AI-written descriptions. Its pricing is a low per-property monthly fee.
$9.00 per property per month for 1 to 4 properties on monthly billing ($7.65 yearly), $6.0
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ReplyBoost
An AI guest-messaging agent that replies to guest questions in the host's voice, 24/7. Sensitive requests such as refunds, extensions and complaints are drafted for host approval rather than sent automatically.
Listed launch price of $47 per listing per month (regular $97) with no contract, as of 202
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Safely
Background-check style screening
Safely sells guest screening that checks identity against court, criminal, sex-offender and international watchlist databases and a proprietary damage database, with an optional protection policy. It states it follows Fair Credit Reporting Act guidelines.
As of Oct 2026, guest screening starts at $5 per screening, or $0.50 per night when combin
Hardware
Schlage Encode Plus Smart WiFi Deadbolt
Best for Apple Home users on Airbnb
Battery-powered Wi-Fi deadbolt with a keypad, Matter certification, Thread support and Apple Home Key. Airbnb lists it as a native integration for US and Canadian listings.
Listed 'starting from $329.00' with a $399 MSRP on Schlage's site (as of Oct 2026); retail
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Schlage Encode Smart WiFi Deadbolt
Best value Airbnb-native Schlage
The Encode is Schlage's Wi-Fi keypad deadbolt without the Plus tier. Airbnb and Hospitable both list it as supported, and Schlage's page shows Matter certification and Apple Home Key.
Listed 'starting at $299.00' on Schlage's site (as of Oct 2026).
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Smoobu
Best low-cost channel manager for small portfolios
Smoobu is a channel manager and booking system with website builder, guest communication, CRM and online check-in on every plan. Pricing is low and per-account with a booking-fee option.
Professional Flex about $32.45/month (EUR 29) with a 0.9% booking fee; Professional Prepai
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Squarespace
Best as a showcase site with an embedded booking widget
Design-led website builder. It can showcase a property well but does not natively handle multi-night rentals; hosts typically embed a vacation-rental platform's booking widget.
Basic $19/month annual ($25 monthly); Core $29 annual ($39 monthly); Plus $49 annual ($65
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Stessa
Best free start for 1-5 properties
Rental-property bookkeeping and portfolio tracking with automatic bank feeds, per-property reports and a free tier. Aimed at landlords, so short-term rental income relies on bank feeds and manual categorization.
Essentials free; Manage $12-15/month; Pro $28-35/month; annual billing saves 20% (as of 20
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Touch Stay
Best dedicated guidebook app
Touch Stay builds mobile digital guidebooks for rentals, with an AI chatbot trained on guidebook content, upsell widget, two-way messaging and review collection. It has a limited free tier and paid plans from $8.25 per property per month.
As of Oct 2026 the homepage lists a free tier (20 monthly guest views per guidebook) and p
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Truvi (formerly Superhog)
Most complete screening-plus-protection
Truvi, which rebranded from Superhog in January 2025, screens guests and offers insurance-backed damage protection, sold per booking. It integrates with 25+ property management systems.
Pricing: see vendor
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Turno
Best for finding and paying cleaners
Turno imports reservations from Airbnb and other booking channels, auto-generates a cleaning job for each checkout, notifies cleaners and handles checklists and cleaner payments. It also runs a marketplace for finding local short-term-rental cleaners.
Per Turno's help center (as of Oct 2026): free for single-property accounts and for proper
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Uplisting
Best for commission-based pay-as-you-go
Uplisting is a channel manager and PMS with messaging automation, a unified inbox and an AI suite metered in monthly actions. It offers flat or commission-based pricing in pounds.
Independent Host (up to 4 properties) GBP 40/month flat or 3% commission; Operator GBP 16
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Wheelhouse
Best for strategy presets plus market data
Wheelhouse is a revenue platform for short- and mid-term rentals that combines dynamic pricing with market data, portfolio segmentation and reporting. Hosts choose between preset strategies and custom rules.
Pro Flex is 1% of revenue with a $2.99 minimum monthly fee; Pro Flat is $19.99 per listing
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Wix
Best for design control with a booking app
General-purpose website builder. It does not run nightly stays by itself; hosts add a booking app from the Wix App Market, such as the Futurestay STR and Airbnb Booking Manager listed there.
Yearly pricing: Light $17.77, Core $29.77, Business $39.77, Business Elite $159.77 per mon
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Wyze Battery Cam Pro
Best budget exterior camera
Wire-free outdoor camera with microSD storage and a spotlight. Use only for exterior areas permitted by Airbnb and disclose it in the listing.
Wyze listed $89.98 for a single camera (as of Oct 2026).
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Xero
Best QuickBooks alternative
Cloud accounting software with bank reconciliation, invoicing and W-9/1099 management. The Early plan limits invoices and bills each month.
US plans: Early $27/month (introductory $2.70 for six months), Growing $59, Established $9
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Yale Assure Lock 2 (Wi-Fi)
Best for native Airbnb codes in the US/Canada
Keypad or touchscreen deadbolt that takes a Wi-Fi module, so it can connect without a separate hub. Airbnb lists the Assure Lock 2 with Wi-Fi (standard, Touch and Plus variants) as a native integration for US and Canadian listings.
Pricing: see vendor
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Zapier
Easiest start for PMS-triggered workflows
Zapier connects thousands of apps with trigger-and-action workflows called Zaps. For Airbnb hosts it works through property management system triggers, not Airbnb itself, because Airbnb has no public host API.
Free plan with 100 tasks a month. Professional from $19.99 a month billed annually ($29.99