I'm on Guesty Pro. Will I lose features?

Aura includes the equivalent of Pro-tier features (channel manager, automation, multi-property reporting) at flat-fee pricing. Specific automation depth varies; the calculator shows side-by-side cost for your portfolio size.

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Aura vs Guesty

Looking for a Guesty alternative?

Aura is the flat-fee PMS for every property type — vacation rentals, villas, hotels, condo-hotels, multi-property groups. Same OTA reach as Guesty, no per-listing surcharge, native owner statements.

If you're a Guesty for Hosts user wondering why the bill keeps growing, or a Guesty Pro user paying enterprise prices for a small portfolio, Aura's flat model is more honest.

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aura · Villa Marbella · Calendar

Villa Marbella· 4 rooms · LKR/USD

2 weeks1 month3 months

Unit

2 May

Sat

3 May

Sun

4 May

Mon

5 May

Tue

6 May

Wed

7 May

Thu

8 May

Fri

Family Room

FAM

BTom Anderson · 3n

$75

$60

AEmma Walker · 4n

Room 1

STD

$50

DMichael Smith · 5n

$40

Room 2

STD

Owner block

$50

ERachel Johnson · 6n

Room 3

STD

$50

ADavid Brown · 7n

PaidDueOwner blockBBooking.comAAirbnbEExpediaDDirect

aura · Villa Marbella · Calendar

Villa Marbella· 4 rooms · LKR/USD

2 weeks1 month3 months

Unit

2 May

Sat

3 May

Sun

4 May

Mon

5 May

Tue

6 May

Wed

7 May

Thu

8 May

Fri

Family Room

FAM

BTom Anderson · 3n

$75

$60

AEmma Walker · 4n

Room 1

STD

$50

DMichael Smith · 5n

$40

Room 2

STD

Owner block

$50

ERachel Johnson · 6n

Room 3

STD

$50

ADavid Brown · 7n

PaidDueOwner blockBBooking.comAAirbnbEExpediaDDirect

Cost comparison

How much you'd save

Adjust to your property size. Side-by-side monthly cost.

Properties

Rooms total

rooms

1 property×8 rooms total

Note: Per-listing pricing with steep tier upgrade between Hosts and Pro plans.

Aura

$36

/ month

Guesty

$240

/ month approx.

You'd save $204/mo ($2,448/yr, 85% less) by switching to Aura at this size.

Try Aura free

Aura: $12/property + $3/room/mo — exact, no plan tiers.

Guesty:Estimate— source:Guesty for Hosts public pricing (varies by listing count)

Actual cost varies by plan, region, and negotiated discounts.

Balanced view

What Guesty does well — and where Aura wins

Guesty is genuinely good at

Large vacation-rental customer base

Around 20,000 listings; mature product with extensive OTA integrations.

Decent automation

Messaging, pricing, task management — automation depth is solid in Pro tier.

Where Aura is materially better

Flat fee, every feature

No 'upgrade to Pro' wall. Channel manager, owner statements, multi-property — all in the $12 + $3/room flat fee.

Built for owner-managed portfolios

If you run rentals on behalf of owners, the statement engine pays for the subscription in saved hours.

No revenue percentage

We never take a percentage of your bookings.

Where Guesty commonly frustrates operators

Per-listing pricing scales painfully

Each new listing adds the same monthly cost. Multi-property operators report bills 3–5× larger than alternatives.

Two-tier product confusion

'Guesty for Hosts' vs 'Guesty Pro' — features split between tiers, upgrades expensive.

No native owner-statement workflow

Manual export → spreadsheet for property managers running rentals for owners.

Built into every Aura plan

Owner statements, automated.

Per-unit revenue attribution. Monthly statement generation. OTA commission deducted automatically, management fee applied, PDF + CSV per owner — emailed in one click.

The most-asked-for capability Guesty doesn't have, and the reason multi-property operators switch fastest.

See how owner statements work

aura · Owner statement · April 2026

Management fee rule20% split

Drag to recalculate owner splits instantly

Owner

Sarah Johnson

Period

Apr 2026

UnitNightsGrossMgmt feeNet payout

Penthouse 4B18$3,420.00−$684.00$2,736.00

Suite 2A14$2,100.00−$420.00$1,680.00

Studio 1F22$1,540.00−$308.00$1,232.00

Total Net Payout$5,648.00

54 reservations · 3 OTAs · 1 currencySent · Apr 30

Side by side

Aura vs Guesty

Feature-by-feature. We don't hide what the competition does well — balanced comparisons rank better on Google and earn more trust.

Feature	Aura	Guesty
Pricing model	Flat $12/property + $3/room	Varies — see pricing source
% of revenue taken	0%	Varies
Channel manager (300+ OTAs)	Included on paid plans	Typically included
Booking engine + payments	Included, no commission	Included or extra
Digital check-in + ID capture	Yes	Add-on or absent
Per-unit owner statements	Yes	No
Multi-property, one account	Yes	Often paid upgrade
Full audit log + CSV export	Yes	Partial
AI-guided setup	Yes	No
Per-listing pricing model	No	Yes
Two-tier product confusion	No	Yes
Native owner statements	Yes	Manual

Guesty information is based on public pricing pages and operator reviews as of 2026. Plans, prices, and features change — verify the latest on the vendor's site before deciding.

aura · Channel manager

Live OTA Connections · 4 properties

BBooking.com47 bookingsLive

AAirbnb12 bookingsLive

EExpedia8 bookingsLive

AAgoda3 bookingsLive

VVrbo6 bookingsLive

HHotels.com—Live

+ 280 more channels available · one bill, no per-channel fees

One inventory, every channel

Channel manager included.

Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia, Agoda, Vrbo + 280 more. Real-time ARI sync (sub-30-second propagation). No separate channel-manager subscription, no per-channel surcharge.

See the channel-manager feature

Common questions

Switching from Guesty

About Guesty

Guesty (HQ Tel Aviv) is one of the largest vacation-rental PMSes, ~20,000 listings under management. Mature product, strong automation; per-listing pricing and tier-based feature gating are common operator complaints.

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