Property Management Software
Beds24
Pay-as-you-use channel manager, PMS, and booking engine
Best Value
Unusually cheap, unusually programmable — if you can stomach the UI
From €15.90/listing • No free trial
Comparison
Beds24 vs Lodgix
Pricing, pros and cons, and buyer-fit side-by-side. Pick the one that matches your operation — or see why neither should.
Property Management Software
Lodgix
Flat-fee vacation rental PMS with WordPress booking plugin
Best for Small Hosts
Flat-fee PMS with a WordPress booking plugin for sub-8-unit operators
From $79.99 • Free trial
Pricing Side-by-Side
Beds24
Full pricing →From €15.90/listing • No free trial
Per listing
Beds24 prices in EUR on its pricing page with multi-currency billing (USD, AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, NZD). Base €15.90/mo for a property with one rental; each channel link costs €0.55/mo. No commission on bookings. EU customers without a valid VAT registration and all customers based in Germany pay VAT on top.
Try Beds24Lodgix
Full pricing →From $79.99 • Free trial
1-7 Properties
$79.99/mo
- Core PMS for up to 7 properties
- OTA channel sync (Airbnb, VRBO, etc.)
- WordPress booking plugin
Property Management Module (add-on)
$29.99/mo
- Owner statements and PM workflows
- Optional add-on to base subscription
QuickBooks Sync Module (add-on)
$25/mo
- QuickBooks accounting sync
- Optional add-on to base subscription
What each tool does well — and where it falls short
What Beds24 does well
Pay-as-you-grow per-rental + per-channel-link pricing with no booking commission
Rather than tiered plans, Beds24 charges only for rentals you run and channels you connect, which makes it cheap to start small and predictable to scale.
Top-tier OTA partnership status across the four largest channels
Beds24 is a Preferred+ Airbnb Software Partner, a Booking.com Premier Partner (10 consecutive years), Expedia Elite Partner for 2025, and Vrbo Preferred Partner for 2026 — certified two-way connectivity means better support paths and faster channel feature rollouts.
Open REST API V2 plus JSON booking webhooks for custom automation
An OpenAPI/Swagger-documented REST API and JSON booking webhooks make Beds24 unusually programmable for a tool in this price range — per the wiki, webhooks can trigger server-side actions to retrieve a new booking via API.
What Lodgix does well
Flat $79.99/mo entry tier with no setup fee and a free trial
The vendor's pricing page lists '1-7 Properties: $79.99*' alongside 'No setup fees' and 'Cancel at Any Time', making the entry-tier cost predictable for small portfolios.
0.5% fee on Airbnb/VRBO bookings; zero fee on direct or manual bookings
Reservations entered manually or coming through the operator's own website carry no Lodgix fee, which rewards operators who push volume through their own booking site.
Native WordPress booking plugin included
Lodgix ships a free WordPress vacation rental website builder plugin, so owners can run a direct-booking site without paying for a separate booking engine.
Where Beds24 falls short
Dated interface and steep learning curve
Beds24 exposes hundreds of granular settings; Capterra reviewers describe the UI as reminiscent of '97's Windows' and note setup can be clunky and tricky to navigate.
Support is primarily email/ticket-based
Fine for self-sufficient operators, but a friction point during high-pressure incidents like double-bookings or payment failures — Research.com notes live support availability could be better.
Third-party payment and app ecosystem lags US-centric incumbents
Gateway and ops-tool coverage exists but is narrower than Hostaway or Guesty — Research.com notes integration breadth is decent but not as broad as some larger platforms.
Where Lodgix falls short
Only the 1-7 tier price is publicly visible
The vendor's pricing page lists tier bands of 8-12, 13-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, and 71+, but only the 1-7 amount renders in static HTML — buyers above 7 units must contact the vendor or start a trial to learn pricing.
Accounting is a paid add-on
The QuickBooks Sync Module is +$25/mo and the Property Management Module is +$29.99/mo on top of the base subscription, so a small manager wanting both pays roughly $135/mo all-in.
No marketplace page for integrations
The site navigation has no Integrations item — only HOME, FEATURES, PRICING, Support, and CONTACT US — so partner discovery requires reading docs and channel-list pages.
Which Should You Pick
Pick Beds24 if
Multi-channel hosts and small-to-mid hotels, B&Bs, or vacation-rental managers who want a combined PMS/channel-manager/booking-engine and prefer paying only for rentals and channel connections they actually use.
Skip Beds24 if
You want a polished modern UI with white-glove onboarding and live phone support, or you require a large pre-built US-centric integration ecosystem.
Pick Lodgix if
Independent owners and small property managers (1-7 units) who want a flat-fee US-based vacation-rental PMS with a built-in WordPress booking-site plugin and OTA channel sync.
Skip Lodgix if
You need transparent published pricing across all portfolio sizes, or you want a deep marketplace of named third-party integrations beyond payments, smart locks, and PriceLabs.
Keep Digging
Beds24
Unusually cheap, unusually programmable — if you can stomach the UI
Lodgix
Flat-fee PMS with a WordPress booking plugin for sub-8-unit operators