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Makestays and Hospitable, side by side.
Both are software for running short-term rentals. Here is what each one lists, so you can see which fits your homes.
As listed on their sites on 19 Oct 2026. The Hospitable column quotes Hospitable's own public pages from that day; plans and prices change, so check their pages before you decide. The Makestays column is the product today.
Feature by feature.
| Topic | Makestays | Hospitable |
|---|---|---|
| Who it is for | Short-term rental hosts and managers, from one property up. Volume pricing from the sixth property; talk to us above 50. | "Whether you're managing one property you own or running a portfolio of 1,000". Segments: 1-10, 11-20 and 21+ properties, and owners. |
| Published price | Per property per month: Direct ₹499 ($9 outside India), Pro ₹1,499 ($19). Lower per property from the sixth; annual billing: 10 months for 12. | Essentials free. Host $29, Professional $59 and Mogul $99 a month on monthly billing, each with a set number of properties included and a charge per extra property. Prices exclude VAT. |
| Free trial | 30 days of Pro. No card to start. | 14 days, "No credit card required", plus the free Essentials plan. |
| Fee on direct bookings | None. Guests pay into your own Razorpay or Stripe account; the payment provider's own fees apply. | "Direct Transaction Fee" listed as "Basic: 1%, Premium: 4% + 3%". |
| Channel manager | Built for Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, Vrbo, Agoda; in certification with Channex, not live yet. Two-way iCal sync today, every 15 minutes. | "Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Agoda sync" on every plan, the free one included. The home page also lists Google Vacation Rentals. |
| Unified inbox | Yes. WhatsApp and email conversations with direct guests today; Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia messages join when the channel manager is live. | Yes, "Unified Inbox and Automated Messaging" on every plan. |
| AI for guest messages | Reply drafts for guest messages and reviews. A draft is never sent on its own: the host reads it, edits it and presses Send. | "Message AI Assistant" from the Host plan, "Inbox AI Messaging Assistant" on Mogul; the home page describes "AI Auto Reply". |
| Direct booking website | On both plans: nine themes, your own domain or a free makestays.com address, guest pages in ten languages plus five in machine translation. | "Direct Booking Website" from the Professional plan; custom branding on Mogul. |
| Guest payments | UPI, cards and netbanking through Razorpay in India; cards through Stripe elsewhere. Always the host's own account. | "Guest Payment Collection" from the Professional plan. |
| GST invoices (India) | Automatic, with the CGST/SGST or IGST split. | Not stated on the pages read. |
| Team and cleaning | Roles for manager, front desk, cleaner and viewer, limited to chosen properties. Cleaning tasks made from each checkout. | "Cleaning and Teammate Workflow Automation" on every plan; "Unlimited secondary users" from the Host plan. |
| Smart locks | A door code for each stay on connected locks, live from check-in to check-out. | "Smart Lock and Thermostat Automations" from the Professional plan. |
| Owner statements and payouts | Not offered. | "Owner Portal, Payouts and Statements" on Mogul. |
| Nightly pricing | Your own rules (base rate, weekend uplift, seasons, length-of-stay discounts, per-date overrides) and an import of PriceLabs' recommended prices. | "Dynamic Pricing" from the Host plan; "integrates with PriceLabs, Wheelhouse, and hundreds more". |
| On your phone | The host app installs to your phone's home screen, with push alerts. There is no app-store app. | "Manage guest messages from anywhere with our iOS or Android app." |
| Security statements | Data hosted in Mumbai, India. No security certification is claimed. | "Hospitable has achieved SOC 2 Type II certification and is a member of RH-ISAC." |
| Support | Email hello@makestays.com, and a demo call when you ask for one. | "Self-serve support via Community and AI chat" on Essentials; a Support Centre and Service Status page. |
Where Hospitable offers more today.
- A free plan (Essentials) with channel sync for Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and Agoda, which is live today; Makestays' channel manager is still in certification.
- Owner portal, payouts and statements, and accounting, on the Mogul plan. Makestays has no owner statements.
- Native iOS and Android apps. Makestays is a web app you add to your home screen.
- Upsells, inventory management, a Google Vacation Rentals listing and an MCP for AI agents, named on their pages.
- A published security certification (SOC 2 Type II).
Where Makestays is different.
- A direct booking site on both plans, with no commission and the guest's payment going straight into your own Razorpay or Stripe account.
- Built for India first: UPI through Razorpay, GST invoices with the CGST/SGST or IGST split, and guest pages in nine Indian languages.
- One published price per property, in rupees or dollars, with volume bands you can work out before you sign up.
- A 30-day trial of the full product. No card to start.
- AI that drafts and never sends: every guest message and review reply is approved by the host.
Sources.
Hospitable's pages read on 19 Oct 2026, without signing in:
- Home page: https://hospitable.com/
- Pricing: https://hospitable.com/pricing
- Unified Inbox: https://hospitable.com/features/unified-inbox
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