Property Management
Kigo
All-in-one vacation rental PMS with channel management, now a Guesty company
Solid Option
Comprehensive channel management hampered by per-booking commissions and reliability issues
From $59/mo • 14-day trial
Comparison
Kigo 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
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
✓Editorial verdict
Which should you pick: Kigo or iGMS?
Pick iGMS if you want transparent $14–17/listing/mo pricing for 2–20 Airbnb/Vrbo/Booking.com listings with fast self-serve onboarding. Pick Kigo if you run a large professional management company (100+ units), need enterprise-grade channel distribution and a dedicated account team, and can absorb a sales-led implementation with custom pricing.
Editorial perspective from the iGMS side; factual claims about Kigo are drawn from its review.
Pricing side-by-side
Kigo
Full pricing →From $59/mo • 14-day trial
Flat monthly
$59/mo flat rate subscription. Kigo charges 1.25% on non-payment bookings (e.g., Airbnb where the OTA collects payment) and 4% on paid bookings (e.g., VRBO, Booking.com, Direct) — the 4% includes credit card processing fees (~2.8% Stripe), making the effective platform commission ~1.2%. Commission is charged even on cancelled bookings. Free trial available, no credit card required.
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
Flex
$1/booked night ($20/property minimum)
No stated limit
Booking fee: None stated
- Everything in Lite
- Pay-per-use pricing model
Pro
$18/property/mo
No stated limit
Booking fee: None stated
- Everything in Lite
- Advanced features
Enterprise
Custom
30+ properties
Booking fee: None stated
- Everything in Pro
- Custom pricing
What each tool does well — and where it falls short
What Kigo does well
Extensive channel management and synchronization
Kigo offers seamless integration to major third-party channels with synchronized availability, rates, and content across multiple listing sites, reducing risk of double bookings and opening up sales revenue opportunities.
User-friendly interface for daily operations
Users with 30+ years in vacation rentals find Kigo the quickest and easiest to learn for getting daily tasks completed, with straightforward processes for payments, refunds, and customer communication.
Comprehensive feature coverage in one platform
Kigo integrates reservation management, distribution, marketing, revenue management, eSignature, and website creation in one platform, streamlining operations for property managers.
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 Kigo falls short
High pricing burden on smaller operations
Pricing is consistently noted as high for smaller businesses, with minimum monthly fees that can be prohibitive for operators with limited vacation rental inventory.
Technical complexity and reliability issues
Users report frequent bugs and glitches affecting integrations, calendar syncing, and website functionality, with an average Ease of Use rating of 3.7 versus the 4.5 category average.
Commission charges on all bookings including direct
Unlike many competitors, Kigo charges a percentage of all bookings including direct bookings not acquired through channels, and continues charging commission even on cancelled bookings.
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 Kigo if
Mid-to-large vacation rental managers seeking comprehensive channel distribution and established integrations
Skip Kigo if
Budget-conscious small operators or those prioritizing cost efficiency over extensive channel connectivity
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 Kigo and iGMS actually differ
- iGMS publishes per-listing pricing and lets you sign up online. Kigo is enterprise sales-led with custom quotes and no public pricing floor.
- Kigo is built for large professional managers with dedicated account management and enterprise support. iGMS is self-serve with standard support and documentation, targeted at 1–20 listing operators.
- iGMS concentrates on Airbnb/Vrbo/Booking.com with 40+ integrations and guest messaging automation. Kigo emphasizes broader channel distribution and integration flexibility for managers running non-standard OTA mixes and direct-booking sites.
- Kigo's implementation is a weeks-to-months onboarding with data migration and training. iGMS onboarding is hours-to-days for typical small operators.
- iGMS's pricing is flat per listing — you always know what the next listing costs. Kigo's enterprise pricing is negotiated and typically scales with volume discounts that only make sense above 50+ units.
Common objections
- Kigo's enterprise support sounds reassuring — why would I stay on iGMS?
- Enterprise support is priced into enterprise contracts. If you're managing 5 or 15 listings, you're almost certainly paying for account management you don't use. iGMS's standard support handles the issues 1–20 listing operators actually hit; Kigo's value kicks in when you have dozens of units and a live operational team that needs a vendor on the phone fast.
- Isn't Kigo more capable — more channels, deeper integrations?
- Kigo is broader in some ways, but 'more capable' only matters for capabilities you'll use. iGMS's Airbnb/Vrbo/Booking.com focus covers the majority of STR revenue for most operators. Unless you distribute to a long tail of regional OTAs or need custom direct-booking infrastructure, Kigo's breadth is headroom you're paying for without touching.
Keep digging
Kigo
Comprehensive channel management hampered by per-booking commissions and reliability issues
iGMS
Solid automation for small portfolios, but outgrown quickly by reporting needs