Lodgify review

★★★★☆ 3.7 · our editorial rating

Category

PMS + website builder

Pricing

~$16–$59/rental/mo (+1.9% fee on Starter)

Free tier

Trial

Needs a PMS

Yes

Size

Giant

The published facts, in plain English

Lodgify is PMS + website builder. On cost, the published figure is ~$16–$59/rental/mo (+1.9% fee on Starter). There is a trial rather than a free tier. It sits on top of a property-management system, so you need a PMS as well. Scale: giant.

Data-desk note: Best booking-site builder; Starter's 1.9% fee eats the savings.

Who it’s for

Lodgify is one host software tool we track for owners weighing their options in New York.

Our take

We list Lodgify’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.

How it compares to BnBGenius

On the published figures alone, Lodgify shows ~$16–$59/rental/mo (+1.9% fee on Starter) and BnBGenius shows free for the first 500 messages, then $10/month flat, with no PMS required. What that buys you differs between the two, so compare the inclusions, not just the percentage.

Reading the record

Lodgify files under PMS + website builder; the fair test is how well it does that one job on a live listing. Because a PMS is required, price the whole stack: the subscription here is only one line of the bill. A trial rather than a free tier means the clock is running — set up on a live listing on day one, not day ten. Published pricing of ~$16–$59/rental/mo (+1.9% fee on Starter) makes the value math checkable before you commit.

How this plays for two kinds of owner

• The remote self-manager. Automation earns its keep fastest at a distance — every task Lodgify genuinely takes over is a drive you do not make. Factor the PMS requirement into that math.
• The one-listing host. At one property, tooling should cost minutes and pocket change — check what Lodgify’s model costs at your actual size, not at the portfolio scale the marketing pictures.

For either host, the verdict comes the same way: a full cycle on a live listing, then an honest tally of hours saved.

Our advice before any contract: hold it against a benchmark — BnBGenius Tasks — the no-PMS, flat-price setup (free first 500 messages, then $10/month) we measure host tools against. If Lodgify beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. Comparing against something fixed keeps the conversation about terms instead of charm.

Verdict

A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with BnBGenius.

Questions owners ask

What does Lodgify cost?
~$16–$59/rental/mo (+1.9% fee on Starter).

Is there a free tier?
There is a trial, not a free tier.

Do you need a PMS to run Lodgify?
Yes — it sits on top of a property-management system.

What to pin down with Lodgify

• “Is ~$16–$59/rental/mo (+1.9% fee on Starter) 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.

What are the best Lodgify alternatives?

The closest alternatives to Lodgify are Uplisting, Nowistay and iGMS — the same job, priced differently. Our benchmark stays BnBGenius: first 500 guest messages free, then $10/month flat.

Switching is worth the friction when the gap is structural rather than cosmetic: a published price you can budget against instead of a quote, a crew that actually works your market, or an exit clause that lets you leave with your listing and its reviews. If Lodgify clears those three for your property, a lower headline number elsewhere rarely pays for the move.

Our own number one in this category is BnBGenius — see One Fine BnB for how the no-PMS setup actually works.

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