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Comparison

CiiRUS 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

CiiRUS

Vacation rental PMS with deep channel matrix and trust accounting

Best for Enterprise

Niche legacy PMS with real trust accounting for North American managers

From $30 • No free trial

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

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Pricing Side-by-Side

From $30 • No free trial

Pro

From $30/mo per property ($360/mo minimum)

  • Accounting included
  • 100+ integrations
  • Full onboarding, data migration, team training
Try CiiRUS

Plus

From $60/mo per property ($500/mo minimum)

  • All Pro features
  • Expanded feature set
  • Popular tier per vendor
Try CiiRUS

Enterprise

Inquire for a quote

  • Custom pricing for larger portfolios
  • Volume pricing available
  • No commissions for enterprise managers
Try CiiRUS

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
Try Lodgix

Property Management Module (add-on)

$29.99/mo

  • Owner statements and PM workflows
  • Optional add-on to base subscription
Try Lodgix

QuickBooks Sync Module (add-on)

$25/mo

  • QuickBooks accounting sync
  • Optional add-on to base subscription
Try Lodgix

What each tool does well — and where it falls short

What CiiRUS does well

  • Deep channel matrix including niche US/Florida-focused OTAs

    Vendor integrations page lists Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com (Beta), HomeToGo, TripAdvisor, Virgin Holidays, Kenwood Travel, FindRentals, Florida Rentals, and TopVillas — unusual breadth versus generalist PMSs.

  • Trust accounting and owner statements built in as a first-class module

    Accounting is a baseline included feature across all plans; vendor emphasizes compliance with strict North American trust accounting requirements rather than relying on a QuickBooks bolt-on.

  • No setup fees, no commissions, and full onboarding included

    Per the vendor pricing page, CiiRUS includes data migration and team training at no extra cost — meaningful for operators migrating off legacy systems like Streamline or Escapia.

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 CiiRUS falls short

  • Enterprise tier requires a sales call to get a number

    The Enterprise tier on the vendor pricing page explicitly says 'Inquire for a quote', slowing procurement for operators comparison-shopping against Hostaway, Guesty, or Track.

  • $360/mo Pro minimum produces a high effective per-unit rate at small scale

    An operator with 4 units still pays the full $360 minimum — roughly $90/listing — uncompetitive against per-listing PMSs that scale linearly from 1.

  • Booking.com connection labeled 'Beta' at time of research

    Vendor integrations page lists Booking.com as Beta, and Capterra reviewer feedback notes recurring 'connection to booking.com is down' complaints — a risk for operators relying on Booking.com demand.

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 CiiRUS if

Established North American vacation rental managers (5–200+ units, especially Florida/Orlando) who need trust accounting, owner statements, and a deep OTA channel matrix in one PMS.

Skip CiiRUS if

You run 1–4 listings, or you refuse opaque 'Inquire for a quote' Enterprise pricing.

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

CiiRUS

Niche legacy PMS with real trust accounting for North American managers

Lodgix

Flat-fee PMS with a WordPress booking plugin for sub-8-unit operators