Property Management Software
OwnerRez
Vacation rental software for serious hosts
Best Overall
Published pricing with direct-channel and booking depth
From $40/listing • Free trial
Comparison
OwnerRez vs Rentals United
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
Rentals United
Channel manager with 90+ OTA distribution for professional property managers
Best for Enterprise
Deepest OTA channel catalog for managers who already run a PMS
Contact sales • No free trial
✓Editorial verdict
Which Should You Pick: OwnerRez or Rentals United?
Pick OwnerRez if you run 3–20 listings and want published sliding-scale pricing starting at $40/mo with zero booking fees, a built-in direct booking website, deep QuickBooks Online integration, and an all-in-one PMS you can start using today with a 14-day free trial. Pick Rentals United if you manage 50+ listings, already run a PMS like Guesty, Hostfully, Track, Escapia, or MEWS, and need a distribution layer reaching 90+ channels including niche OTAs and metasearch. The two tools target different jobs — OwnerRez is an all-in-one PMS for small-to-mid hosts, Rentals United is a distribution layer for established multi-market managers.
Editorial perspective from the OwnerRez side; factual claims about Rentals United are drawn from its review.
Pricing Side-by-Side
OwnerRez
Full pricing →From $40/listing • Free trial
1 property
~$40/mo
1 listing
Booking fee: Zero on all bookings
- Channel manager (Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Google)
- Hosted booking website + widgets
- WordPress plugin
- CRM + guest profiles
- E-signed rental agreements
- Custom triggers + automation
- QuickBooks Online integration
- 14-day free trial
5 properties
$88/mo
Up to 5 listings
Booking fee: Zero on all bookings
- Everything in 1-property tier
- Owner statements + reporting
10+ properties
Sliding scale, decreases per-unit cost as portfolio grows
10+ listings
Booking fee: Zero on all bookings
- Everything in 5-property tier
- Volume pricing
- Priority support
Rentals United
Full pricing →Contact sales • No free trial
Contact sales
Rentals United does not publish numeric pricing. The vendor's pricing page lists property-band tiers (Pro for 5-99 properties, Business for 100-499, Enterprise for 500+) and states 'Our prices are tailored to your business.' Capterra confirms 'Starting Price: Contact vendor for pricing' and 'Free Trial: Not available.' Confirm pricing directly with Rentals United sales.
Try Rentals UnitedWhat each tool does well — and where it falls short
What OwnerRez does well
Zero booking fees on all channels — including direct
OwnerRez charges only the flat per-property rate — no percentage cut, no per-booking commissions, no surprises. Predictable costs as volume grows.
Best-in-class direct-API channel management, included free
OwnerRez builds its own direct API connections to Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and Google Vacation Rentals rather than routing through a third-party aggregator. Faster sync, fewer failure points, and no extra fee for channel connectivity.
Support quality is the platform's defining differentiator
Across Capterra, G2, and Trustpilot, support quality is the single most cited reason operators choose and stay with OwnerRez. Personalised guidance and custom screen-capture videos — uncommon at this price point.
What Rentals United does well
Connects to 90+ listing channels including niche regional OTAs
Every tier advertises certified API connections to 50+ channels and access to 90+ listing channels in total, which is the platform's core differentiator versus PMS-bundled channel managers.
API described by integrators as robust and well-documented
A Capterra reviewer called the API 'absolutely phenomenal' and 'unbelievably robust, brilliantly documented,' and the vendor publishes API documentation as a top-level resource.
Preferred-partner status with Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com
Named preferred-partner programs with the largest OTAs can reduce listing-quality friction for managers routing inventory through Rentals United.
Broad PMS interoperability for managers who already have a stack
The partner page lists integrations with Guesty, Track, Hostfully, Escapia, and Streamline, making it a natural distribution layer behind an existing PMS.
Where OwnerRez falls short
No native iOS or Android app — mobile management runs through a PWA with real limitations
Users report missing push notifications for SMS and channel messages, navigation issues, and difficult photo reordering on mobile. Staff have confirmed no app is planned.
Steep initial learning curve — the depth is real and so is the ramp
OwnerRez is designed for depth over ease of setup. Independent reviews consistently agree the platform rewards patience but demands it. Users expecting plug-and-play describe feeling overwhelmed initially.
Email-only support — no phone line for urgent issues during live bookings
For most users the depth of email responses compensates, but for time-sensitive situations (guest locked out at check-in, channel sync failure mid-booking), the inability to call is a meaningful gap.
Where Rentals United falls short
Interface described as click-heavy and dated
A GetApp reviewer noted that 'navigation through the system requires more clicks than necessary,' which adds up to real daily operator time at scale.
Reports of double-booking incidents and billing disputes
A GetApp reviewer (jeffrey D.) wrote 'They cost me tens of thousands in double bookings and did not pay any of the fees.' This is a minority report but operationally serious when it happens.
No transparent pricing and no free trial
Capterra lists 'Starting Price: Contact vendor for pricing' and 'Free Trial: Not available,' so buyers cannot evaluate cost without a sales call.
Sub-5-listing portfolios are not the core ICP
The vendor's Pro tier starts at 5-99 properties, with only a 'We can still help!' note for smaller portfolios — signaling smaller hosts will not get the typical onboarding path.
Which Should You Pick
Pick OwnerRez if
Tech-comfortable hosts and property managers with 2-100+ listings who want deep channel automation, granular accounting, and a direct booking website — and are willing to invest setup time.
Skip OwnerRez if
You need a native iOS/Android app for on-the-go management, want plug-and-play onboarding with minimal configuration, or primarily operate outside the US market.
Pick Rentals United if
Professional property managers with 20+ listings already running a PMS who need maximum OTA distribution breadth across niche regional channels in addition to Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.
Skip Rentals United if
You have fewer than 5 listings, want self-serve transparent monthly pricing, or only need the top 3 OTAs.
Where OwnerRez and Rentals United actually differ
- OwnerRez publishes a 9-band sliding scale starting at $40/mo with zero booking fees and a 14-day free trial. Rentals United is quote-only across Pro (5–99), Business (100–499), and Enterprise (500+) tiers with no free trial per Capterra and no vendor-confirmed dollar figure.
- OwnerRez is an all-in-one PMS with channel manager, hosted direct booking website, WordPress plugin, e-signed rental agreements, CRM, and QuickBooks Online integration included at every tier. Rentals United is a distribution layer designed to sit behind an existing PMS — it is not an all-in-one tool.
- OwnerRez builds 4 direct-API channel connections in-house (Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Google Vacation Rentals) with best-in-class sync reliability. Rentals United markets 'Certified API connections to 50+ channels' and '90+ listing channels total' including niche OTAs and metasearch surfaces OwnerRez does not reach.
- OwnerRez supports portfolios from 1 listing to 200+ on the same published pricing scale with no portfolio minimum. Rentals United's small-portfolio path is a contact-sales 'We can still help!' link — its core fit is 50+ listings.
- OwnerRez's support is the single most cited reason operators stay with the platform, including personalized screen-capture video responses. Rentals United's Capterra reviews flag 'Poor communication,' a dated and cluttered admin UI, and a minority of double-booking incidents.
Common objections
- Rentals United reaches 90+ channels versus OwnerRez's 4 — am I leaving bookings on the table?
- If you actively distribute to niche OTAs and metasearch surfaces beyond Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and Google Vacation Rentals, yes — Rentals United's 90+ channel roster is breadth OwnerRez structurally cannot match. But OwnerRez's four direct-API channels cover 90%+ of booking volume for most US-based operators, with each connection built in-house for best-in-class sync reliability. For US whole-home STR hosts under 50 listings, the long-tail channels rarely justify the quote-only pricing and PMS-layer architecture.
- Rentals United integrates with Guesty, Hostfully, Track, and Escapia — doesn't that mean I need a separate PMS on top of it?
- Yes, that's the design. Rentals United is a distribution layer, not a standalone PMS — operators typically run it alongside Guesty, Hostfully, Track, Escapia, MEWS, or another PMS. OwnerRez is the opposite: a single all-in-one PMS that handles channel management, direct booking, accounting, and guest workflows in one subscription. If you don't already have a PMS in place, Rentals United is the wrong category and OwnerRez is the cleaner starting point.
- Rentals United's API quality is praised in third-party reviews — doesn't that make it the more developer-friendly pick?
- For developer-led operators building custom integrations on top of channel distribution, Rentals United's documented public REST API at developer.rentalsunited.com is a genuine strength. OwnerRez also publishes a public API plus Zapier support, but Rentals United is positioned more explicitly for API-first stacks. If you're building custom workflows on top of channel distribution at 50+ listings, Rentals United's API plus PMS-partner roster is the stronger fit. For operators who want to use a PMS rather than build on top of one, OwnerRez delivers more out of the box.
Keep Digging
OwnerRez
Published pricing with direct-channel and booking depth
Rentals United
Deepest OTA channel catalog for managers who already run a PMS