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SimplifyEm vs Hostaway Comparison (2026)

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Overview

SimplifyEm is a property management platform for property managers, landlords and real estate investors who want to automate recurring tasks, payments, and more

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
  • 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

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

40

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.1

132

5

4

3

2

1

70

34

11

6

11

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
73%
would recommend this app

4.8

1.6K

5

4

3

2

1

1.4K

140

25

14

38

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
86%
would recommend this app

Pros

“My only exposure to accounting was in high school bookkeeping back in the mid-sixties.”
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Bill S.

Managing Member

“What really sealed the deal, beyond the great customer service, price, unlimited training, and quality of the product, was the ability to get my company, tenants, and owners signed up for e-pay in less than five minutes.”
jt

jennifer t.

Owner

“Right from the start, they were charged $3 for using EFT payments and $9.95 for debit card payments.”
CA

Cynthia A.

Owner and Agent

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.”
HH

Hans H.

Owner

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

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.”
PS

Philip S.

Partner

Cons

“I couldn't use the function of having tenants electronically sign a lease because the lease that is available is worthless for us.”
CA

Cynthia A.

Owner and Agent

“It typically took 6-10 business days. Unless you are a large company, you can't afford this to happen.”
CA

Cynthia A.

Owner and Agent

“I need other information compiled than what this software offers. ”
CA

Cynthia A.

Owner and Agent

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.”
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Robin S.

Owner

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

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.”
AH

Ashley H.

Property Manager

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review21 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa month ago

Key features

  • Total features130
  • 1099 Preparation
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Module
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Amenity Management
  • Analytics
  • Appointment Management
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Autonomous Task Execution
  • Availability Indicator
  • Availability Management
  • Background Screening
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Rate Management
  • Booking Management
  • Booking Notes
  • Building Announcements
  • Built-in Accounting
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Campaign Management
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Catering Management
  • Certificates of Insurance (COI)
  • Channel Analytics
  • Channel Management
  • Client Portal
  • Client/Property Matching
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commercial Leases
  • Commercial Properties
  • Commission Management
  • Communication Management
  • Company Financials
  • Complaint Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Management
  • Contract/License Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Credit Check
  • Cross-system Integration
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Synchronization
  • Decision Making
  • Digital Signature
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Dynamic Pricing
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Email Templates
  • Employee Management
  • Event Calendar
  • Expense Tracking
  • Extended Stay
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • File Sharing
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Commercial Real Estate
  • For Hospitality Industry
  • For Property Managers
  • For Real Estate
  • For Residential
  • For Vacation Rentals
  • Front Desk Management
  • GDS/OTA Integration
  • General Ledger
  • Generative AI
  • Guest Check-in/Check-out
  • Guest Communications
  • Guest Experience Management
  • Guest Tracking
  • Housekeeping Management
  • Inbox Management
  • Incentive Management
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Inspection Management
  • Insurance Management
  • Integration with Rental Payment Solution
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • Late Fee Calculation
  • Lead Management
  • Lease Auditing
  • Lease Management
  • Lease Origination
  • Lease Templates
  • Lease Tracking
  • Listing Management
  • Listing Syndication
  • Loyalty Program
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Maintenance Service Requests
  • Marketing Automation
  • Marketing Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Channel Campaigns
  • Multi-Channel Distribution
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Channel Sync
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Property
  • Natural Language Interaction
  • Occupancy Management
  • Online Booking
  • Online Payments
  • Opportunity Management
  • Order Management
  • Overdue Payments
  • Owner Portal
  • Owner Statements
  • Partner Management
  • Partner Portal
  • Payment Processing
  • Performance Metrics
  • Pipeline Management
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Portfolio Management
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Proactive Assistance
  • Promotions Management
  • Property Database
  • Property Inspections
  • Property Management
  • Rate Management
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Referral Management
  • Reminders
  • Rent Collection
  • Rent Tracking
  • Rental Applications
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Residential Leases
  • Residential Properties
  • Restriction Management
  • Retail Leases
  • Revenue Management
  • Reviews Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Room Booking
  • Room Inventory
  • SMS Messaging
  • Sales Reports
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Service Portals
  • Service Request Management
  • Short/Long Term Rental
  • Single Property
  • Spa/Activity Management
  • Task Management
  • Tax Filing
  • Tax Management
  • Template Management
  • Tenant Management
  • Tenant Portal
  • Tenant Screening
  • Tenant Tracking
  • Third Party Booking
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • Transaction Management
  • Transaction Monitoring
  • Trust Accounting
  • User Management
  • Utility Billing
  • Vacancy Advertising
  • Vacancy Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Virtual Tour
  • Web-based Deployment
  • Website Integration
  • Website Management
  • Work Order Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features136
  • 1099 Preparation
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Module
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Amenity Management
  • Analytics
  • Appointment Management
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Autonomous Task Execution
  • Availability Indicator
  • Availability Management
  • Background Screening
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Rate Management
  • Booking Management
  • Booking Notes
  • Building Announcements
  • Built-in Accounting
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Campaign Management
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Catering Management
  • Certificates of Insurance (COI)
  • Channel Analytics
  • Channel Management
  • Client Portal
  • Client/Property Matching
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commercial Leases
  • Commercial Properties
  • Commission Management
  • Communication Management
  • Company Financials
  • Complaint Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Management
  • Contract/License Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Credit Check
  • Cross-system Integration
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Synchronization
  • Decision Making
  • Digital Signature
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Dynamic Pricing
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Email Templates
  • Employee Management
  • Event Calendar
  • Expense Tracking
  • Extended Stay
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • File Sharing
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Commercial Real Estate
  • For Hospitality Industry
  • For Property Managers
  • For Real Estate
  • For Residential
  • For Vacation Rentals
  • Front Desk Management
  • GDS/OTA Integration
  • General Ledger
  • Generative AI
  • Guest Check-in/Check-out
  • Guest Communications
  • Guest Experience Management
  • Guest Tracking
  • Housekeeping Management
  • Inbox Management
  • Incentive Management
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Inspection Management
  • Insurance Management
  • Integration with Rental Payment Solution
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • Late Fee Calculation
  • Lead Management
  • Lease Auditing
  • Lease Management
  • Lease Origination
  • Lease Templates
  • Lease Tracking
  • Listing Management
  • Listing Syndication
  • Loyalty Program
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Maintenance Service Requests
  • Marketing Automation
  • Marketing Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Channel Campaigns
  • Multi-Channel Distribution
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Channel Sync
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Property
  • Natural Language Interaction
  • Occupancy Management
  • Online Booking
  • Online Payments
  • Opportunity Management
  • Order Management
  • Overdue Payments
  • Owner Portal
  • Owner Statements
  • Partner Management
  • Partner Portal
  • Payment Processing
  • Performance Metrics
  • Pipeline Management
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Portfolio Management
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Proactive Assistance
  • Promotions Management
  • Property Database
  • Property Inspections
  • Property Management
  • Rate Management
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Referral Management
  • Reminders
  • Rent Collection
  • Rent Tracking
  • Rental Applications
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Residential Leases
  • Residential Properties
  • Restriction Management
  • Retail Leases
  • Revenue Management
  • Reviews Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Room Booking
  • Room Inventory
  • SMS Messaging
  • Sales Reports
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Service Portals
  • Service Request Management
  • Short/Long Term Rental
  • Single Property
  • Spa/Activity Management
  • Task Management
  • Tax Filing
  • Tax Management
  • Template Management
  • Tenant Management
  • Tenant Portal
  • Tenant Screening
  • Tenant Tracking
  • Third Party Booking
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • Transaction Management
  • Transaction Monitoring
  • Trust Accounting
  • User Management
  • Utility Billing
  • Vacancy Advertising
  • Vacancy Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Virtual Tour
  • Web-based Deployment
  • Website Integration
  • Website Management
  • Work Order Management
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations2
  • AIPEX
  • Asana
  • AutoRank
  • BeHome247
  • Beyond
  • Boostly
  • Breezeway
  • ChargeAutomation
  • Chekin App
  • CloudBooks
  • Doinn
  • Duve
  • Enso Connect
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Contacts
  • Google Sheets
  • Hopper
  • HostAI
  • HostBuddy AI
  • Hostkit
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Jervis systems
  • Lynx
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Operto
  • Operto Teams
  • PayPal
  • PayPal Enterprise Payments
  • Pipedrive
  • PriceLabs
  • Properly
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • ReInvestWealth
  • Revyoos
  • RueBaRue
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • SignRequest
  • Slack
  • Squarespace
  • StayFi
  • Stripe
  • SuiteOp
  • TIDY for Rentals
  • Tourmie
  • Turnify
  • Turno
  • Vrbo
  • Wheelhouse
  • Wix
  • WordPress
  • Zapier
  • authorize.net
  • monday AI Work Platform
  • Total integrations53
  • AIPEX
  • Asana
  • AutoRank
  • BeHome247
  • Beyond
  • Boostly
  • Breezeway
  • ChargeAutomation
  • Chekin App
  • CloudBooks
  • Doinn
  • Duve
  • Enso Connect
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Contacts
  • Google Sheets
  • Hopper
  • HostAI
  • HostBuddy AI
  • Hostkit
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Jervis systems
  • Lynx
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Operto
  • Operto Teams
  • PayPal
  • PayPal Enterprise Payments
  • Pipedrive
  • PriceLabs
  • Properly
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • ReInvestWealth
  • Revyoos
  • RueBaRue
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • SignRequest
  • Slack
  • Squarespace
  • StayFi
  • Stripe
  • SuiteOp
  • TIDY for Rentals
  • Tourmie
  • Turnify
  • Turno
  • Vrbo
  • Wheelhouse
  • Wix
  • WordPress
  • Zapier
  • authorize.net
  • monday AI Work Platform

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