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Hostfully vs iGMS

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

Hostfully

Vacation rental property management software with strong channel distribution and owner-facing tools

Best Overall

A strong all-around STR PMS for managers graduating into multi-channel operations

From $15/listing • No free trial

Full review →Is it worth it?

Property Management Software

iGMS

Automate 90% of your vacation rental hosting tasks

Best for Small Hosts

Solid automation for small portfolios, but outgrown quickly by reporting needs

From $14/listing • No free trial

Full review →Is it worth it?
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✓Editorial verdict

Which Should You Pick: Hostfully or iGMS?

Pick Hostfully if you manage 5+ listings and need a full PMS with channel management, owner reporting, and a direct booking site in one platform. Pick iGMS if you have a small Airbnb-heavy portfolio under 5 listings and want the lowest per-listing cost with solid messaging automation.

Editorial perspective from the Hostfully side; factual claims about iGMS are drawn from its review.

Pricing Side-by-Side

Hostfully

Full pricing →

From $15/listing • No free trial

Growth

$15/property/mo

1-50 listings

  • Full-scale property management solution
  • Channel manager and direct booking site
  • Unified inbox with templates and triggers
  • Mobile app
  • Owner portal and owner financial reports
  • Platform fee applies (amount unconfirmed)
Try Hostfully

Pro

$25/property/mo

1-199 listings

  • Everything in Growth
  • Dedicated Customer Success Manager
  • Additional onboarding support
  • Annual business review
  • Better fit for growing multi-property teams
  • Platform fee applies (amount unconfirmed)
Try Hostfully

Enterprise

Custom quote

Custom

  • Everything in Pro
  • Tailored onboarding
  • Priority customer support
  • Additional 1:1 customer success meetings
Try Hostfully

iGMS

Full pricing →

From $14/listing • No free trial

Lite

$14/property/mo

No stated limit

Booking fee: None stated

  • Multi-channel calendar sync
  • Automated guest messaging
  • Cleaning management
  • Direct booking tools
Try iGMS

Flex

$1/booked night ($20/property minimum)

No stated limit

Booking fee: None stated

  • Everything in Lite
  • Pay-per-use pricing model
Try iGMS

Pro

$18/property/mo

No stated limit

Booking fee: None stated

  • Everything in Lite
  • Advanced features
Try iGMS

Enterprise

Custom

30+ properties

Booking fee: None stated

  • Everything in Pro
  • Custom pricing
Try iGMS

What each tool does well — and where it falls short

What Hostfully does well

  • Broad STR-specific feature set without forcing separate channel manager and owner portal tools
  • Strong multi-channel distribution and direct API connectivity across major OTAs
  • Good fit for growing vacation rental managers that need owner-facing workflows

What iGMS does well

  • Strong automation that drives real portfolio growth

    Users report iGMS helped them grow by over 50% and add new units with less effort. The platform automates guest messaging, reviews, and cleaning management.

  • Zero commission on direct bookings

    Direct bookings through iGMS eliminate OTA fees of up to 17%, allowing property managers to keep significantly more revenue compared to listing exclusively on platforms like Airbnb or Vrbo.

  • Proven scale across global operations

    iGMS manages almost 90,000 property listings across 49+ countries and processes more than 500,000 reservations monthly, demonstrating reliable multi-channel sync at scale.

Where Hostfully falls short

  • Higher starting cost than lightweight PMS options for solo hosts
  • Enterprise-grade breadth can be more software than a 1-3 listing host needs
  • Some advanced pricing and implementation details still require a sales conversation

Where iGMS falls short

  • Financial reporting is a weak point

    95% of reviews on financial reporting say the system offers limited report variations and customizations, making it difficult for operators who need detailed revenue analytics.

  • No accounting software integration

    iGMS lacks built-in accounting features and has no QuickBooks integration, forcing property managers to maintain a completely separate accounting workflow.

  • Calendar sync reliability concerns

    Some users report booking synchronization problems that can lead to double bookings across platforms, which is a serious operational risk for multi-channel hosts.

Which Should You Pick

Pick Hostfully if

Small-to-mid-sized vacation rental managers running 5-200 listings across multiple channels who need a full STR operating system with channel distribution, owner-facing tools, and guest messaging in one platform.

Skip Hostfully if

You're a hobbyist with one or two listings who only needs basic messaging automation or simple calendar sync — Hostfully is more software than you need at that scale.

Pick iGMS if

Small to medium property managers who want to automate 90% of daily hosting tasks across multiple OTAs like Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo from one unified calendar.

Skip iGMS if

Large-scale operations requiring advanced financial reporting, QuickBooks integration, or enterprise-level team management tools.

Where Hostfully and iGMS actually differ

  • Hostfully uses per-property pricing starting at $15/property/mo on Growth (1–50 listings), before a platform fee whose amount Hostfully does not publish for up to 4 listings, while iGMS charges per-listing from $14/property/mo — iGMS is cheaper for very small portfolios but the gap narrows as you scale.
  • Hostfully includes a built-in owner portal and reporting suite aimed at professional managers; iGMS lacks financial reporting and accounting integrations, which becomes a bottleneck above roughly 20 listings.
  • Hostfully offers a unified inbox with InboxAI and a broader channel manager ecosystem; iGMS connects natively to Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com but has limited API access and no Zapier support.
  • Hostfully bundles a direct booking website builder in its platform; iGMS offers direct booking tools but is primarily oriented around OTA channel automation.
  • iGMS is rated a strong fit for Airbnb-first hosts with 1-5 listings, while Hostfully targets the 5-200 listing range where multi-channel distribution and owner-facing tools matter more.

Common objections

iGMS is so much cheaper — why would I pay $15/property/mo for Hostfully?
At 1-3 listings iGMS is genuinely less expensive. But Hostfully's flat tiers include owner portals, reporting, and InboxAI that iGMS doesn't offer — features most managers need once they pass 5 listings. Run the math at your actual portfolio size; iGMS's per-listing model can close the gap faster than it looks.
I only list on Airbnb and Vrbo — do I really need Hostfully's broader channel manager?
If those two channels cover your business today and you're under 5 listings, iGMS handles them well. Hostfully becomes the stronger choice when you add direct bookings or additional channels, since its channel manager and booking site are built into the same workflow.
Can iGMS handle my growing portfolio long-term?
iGMS works well up to about 20 listings, but its own segment data acknowledges that larger portfolios hit gaps in financial reporting, accounting integration, and team tools. Hostfully's Pro and Enterprise tiers are designed for that growth path.

Keep Digging

Hostfully

A strong all-around STR PMS for managers graduating into multi-channel operations

Full Hostfully review →Is it worth it?

iGMS

Solid automation for small portfolios, but outgrown quickly by reporting needs

Full iGMS review →Is it worth it?