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Checkfront vs Hostaway Comparison (2026)

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Hostaway

Overview

Checkfront is an online booking system that enables businesses to handle their inventories, centralize reservations, & process payments. Checkfront manages tours, activities, & rentals. Checkfront offers plugins to popular CMS products like Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla! & Movable Type.

Trusted by 20,000+ property managers worldwide, Hostaway is the industry leading, AI-powered vacation rental management platform. Grow your business, automate guest communication, sync listings across channels like Airbnb, and boost direct bookings from one unified platform.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

225

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

No pricing info

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.5

318

197

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

76%

would recommend this app

4.8

1.6K

1.4K

140

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

86%

would recommend this app

Pros

“I had to export all the data to a database daily in order to see everything.”

Derek J.

Owner

“It is the one that consistently comes out on top, but it seems it's moving more and more to %fee option which is what we were avoiding with competitors. ”

Krista P.

CFO

“No warning, just a revised invoice for the next 12 months.”

Matthew C.

Owner Manager

Pros

“She took the time to walk us through the entire setup process for our property listings and made sure everything was connected properly across all major booking platforms, including Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking.com.”

Hans H.

Owner

“It helps prevent double bookings, keeps calendars updated automatically, and simplifies the entire management process.”

Hans H.

Owner

“Unlike many other platforms that provide instant access, Hostaway requires you to move through several stages: an initial call with a sales representative, signing the paperwork, and then scheduling onboarding sessions. Because each step involves booking time with different teams, the full process took about two weeks.”

Philip S.

Partner

Cons

“For instance, if you used Square instead of Stripe, customer were not able to book directly from the Google search results page.”

Derek J.

Owner

“I can't risk the key element of my booking system failing so had to pull the plug on Checkfront and return to my previous provider.”

Mark H.

Director

“Customer support wasn't great (aside from having to wait til the end of the day (GMT) before they we're available) with workarounds for bugs being the order of the day.”

Mark H.

Director

Cons

“There were some integration issues with our current online booking platform that created some discrepancies which was troubling, although their tech support was quick in responding to the issue.”

Robin S.

Owner

“Some clunky features, some info not clear on what exports to which fields in the platforms, and some api limitations”

Peter H.

Owner

“During our initial implementation, the system was not configured correctly, which caused availability to be displayed when the homes were actually unavailable.”

Ashley H.

Property Manager