Is there free software to run a vacation rental?
Yes, but check that a plan stays free rather than ending as a trial. StayPerk is free with no subscription and no property limit for the bookings calendar, booking page, cleaner checklists, paid extras, books and guest guide, and it charges only on money guests pay through it.
By StayPerk Team · Last checked · Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com details checked against the sources below
How to choose
- List the jobs you need: calendar, direct bookings, payments, cleaning, extras, books, co-hosts, guest guide.
- For each tool, check whether the free plan has a property limit, a time limit or a card requirement.
- Check what you pay when money moves: a commission on bookings, card fees, or a monthly fee per property.
- Ask what is missing on the free plan, such as channel sync, dynamic pricing or automated messages.
- Start with the jobs that cost you most time today, and add tools only when you outgrow them.
What StayPerk does for free, job by job
| Job | In StayPerk | What it doesn't do |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar | Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and direct stays together from their calendar links | Push prices or availability to the sites |
| Direct bookings | A booking page per place and one for all your places | Build a full website |
| Payments | Card checkout through Stripe, 1% plus the card fee | Hold damage deposits |
| Cleaning | A cleaner link with a checklist and time-stamped photos | Hire or pay cleaners |
| Paid extras | Early check-in, late checkout and more, 10% of each sale | Dynamic pricing |
| Books | Income and expenses by property, Airbnb CSV import, year export | File tax returns |
| Co-hosts | Owner proposals and reports, access to chosen properties | Automated guest messages |
| Guest guide | A link or QR code guests open on their phone, and a printable Welcome Book | Send it to guests who booked on other sites for you |
The jobs of running a rental and where StayPerk fits
Calendar
- In StayPerk
- Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and direct stays together from their calendar links
- What it doesn't do
- Push prices or availability to the sites
Direct bookings
- In StayPerk
- A booking page per place and one for all your places
- What it doesn't do
- Build a full website
Payments
- In StayPerk
- Card checkout through Stripe, 1% plus the card fee
- What it doesn't do
- Hold damage deposits
Cleaning
- In StayPerk
- A cleaner link with a checklist and time-stamped photos
- What it doesn't do
- Hire or pay cleaners
Paid extras
- In StayPerk
- Early check-in, late checkout and more, 10% of each sale
- What it doesn't do
- Dynamic pricing
Books
- In StayPerk
- Income and expenses by property, Airbnb CSV import, year export
- What it doesn't do
- File tax returns
Co-hosts
- In StayPerk
- Owner proposals and reports, access to chosen properties
- What it doesn't do
- Automated guest messages
Guest guide
- In StayPerk
- A link or QR code guests open on their phone, and a printable Welcome Book
- What it doesn't do
- Send it to guests who booked on other sites for you
These rates apply to purchases made from November 1, 2026. Earlier purchases keep the rates in force when they were made: 5% on add-ons, 10% on services, and no fee on invoices.
Try it before you sign up
Try StayPerk without an account: demo booking pages, a guest guide, a turnover report, Books and owner reports, all from made-up data.
What StayPerk does here
StayPerk is a new product and is not a channel manager: it has no two-way channel sync, dynamic pricing or automated messaging. It works alongside tools that do.
The comparison page lists other tools' free plans and entry prices, each with the date it was read from the vendor's own page.
Frequently asked questions
Is StayPerk really free?
Yes. There is no subscription and no property limit. StayPerk charges only on money paid through it: 1% plus the card fee on a direct booking paid online, and 10% of a paid extra.
What's the catch with free plans?
Check for a property limit, a trial that ends, features held back for paid plans, or a commission on bookings. A free plan that charges only when you earn costs nothing in a quiet month.
Still have a question?
Write to us and a person will reply, or look it up in the Help Center.
Sources
- Sync your home host calendar to other websites - Airbnb Help Center
- Export your property's reservation calendar - Vrbo Help
- Syncing your Booking.com calendar to third-party calendars - Booking.com Partner Hub
- Stripe pricing - Stripe