Cleaning & Operations
ResortCleaning
Turnover scheduling automation for vacation rental cleaning teams
Solid Option
Broad PMS connectivity for turnover automation, tempered by recent reliability concerns
From $20/listing • No free trial
Comparison
ResortCleaning vs Properly
Pricing, pros and cons, and buyer-fit side-by-side. Pick the one that matches your operation — or see why neither should.
Cleaning & Operations
Properly
Vacation rental quality management with visual checklists and remote inspections
Best for Automation
Best-in-class turnover quality management for vacation rentals
From $12 • Free trial
✓Editorial verdict
Which Should You Pick: ResortCleaning or Properly?
Pick ResortCleaning if you need broad PMS-synced schedule automation at the lowest possible cost ($5/property/month) and your cleaning quality is already consistent. Pick Properly if photo-verified turnover quality is your primary bottleneck and you want visual checklists with remote inspections to catch issues before guests arrive.
Editorial perspective from the ResortCleaning side; factual claims about Properly are drawn from its review.
Pricing Side-by-Side
ResortCleaning
Full pricing →From $20/listing • No free trial
Subscription
$5/property/mo
$20/mo minimum (applies under 4 properties)
All portfolio sizes; minimum kicks in below 4 units
- PMS-integrated cleaning task scheduling
- Mobile app for cleaning staff
- Photo verification of completed turnovers
- Owner billing and invoicing
- Predictable monthly cost regardless of booking volume
Per-Appointment
$1.39/appointment
No monthly minimum; pay only when cleanings happen
Operators with sporadic or seasonal turnover schedules
- Same scheduling and mobile features as Subscription tier
- Pay-as-you-go billing
- Suitable for lower-volume operators where $5/property exceeds appointment cost
Properly
Full pricing →From $12 • Free trial
1 property
$12/mo
1 listing
- Visual checklists and photo verification
- Cleaner management and scheduling
- Real-time job tracking and notifications
- 30-day free trial
10 properties
$85/mo ($8.50/property)
Up to 10 listings
- Everything in 1-property tier
- Sliding per-property discount
50 properties
$245/mo ($4.90/property)
Up to 50 listings
- Everything in 10-property tier
- Further volume discount
100 properties
$395/mo ($3.95/property)
Up to 100 listings
- Everything in 50-property tier
- Continued volume discount
500+ properties
~$3.19/property/mo
500+ listings
- Everything in 100-property tier
- Best per-property rate
What each tool does well — and where it falls short
What ResortCleaning does well
Connects with a wide range of PMS platforms for hands-off turnover scheduling
The platform integrates with Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Guesty, OwnerRez, Hostaway, and many more — cleaning appointments automatically adjust when bookings change.
Support team is consistently praised as responsive and development-driven
Capterra reviewers highlight the team 'developing custom components to help' users and releasing improvements weekly — unusual attentiveness for a sub-$50/mo cleaning tool.
Mobile app built for field cleaners with GPS and real-time task tracking
Cleaners report the app integrates with mapping apps for directions and is easy to navigate, enabling status updates without needing desktop access.
What Properly does well
Extremely simple to use for high-frequency turnover management
Users report it's "extremely simple to use" for companies "managing many properties that require frequent cleaning and not having time for any system that is difficult to navigate and time consuming."
Competitors admit they can't match Properly's turnover capabilities
"Property Management Software companies who have Housekeeping modules have said they cannot compete with Properly for turnovers" — a rare endorsement from rival platforms.
Real-time photo-based updates keep managers in the loop
Users value "true to time notifications and updates on ongoing jobs" and that the platform is "concise and very customizable, and can take pictures of areas which require extra attention from housekeepers."
Where ResortCleaning falls short
PMS integrations are primarily one-directional
OwnerRez documentation confirms ResortCleaning 'does not sync cleaning date or expenses via the API connection,' meaning property managers must manually reconcile cleaning costs in their PMS.
Recent updates introduced significant reliability regressions
App Store reviews describe the software as 'more difficult to navigate, more glitchy, appointments are being missed on almost a daily basis' after 2025 updates, with some users calling it 'a nightmare.'
QuickBooks integration lacks return data flow
Users report QuickBooks doesn't communicate back to ResortCleaning, requiring manual double-entry for payment tracking across systems.
Where Properly falls short
No in-app payments for cleaning providers
Users report "inability to pay providers in-app is a problem" and confusion when in-app messages blur the line between Properly staff and actual cleaners.
Feature overload creates an initial learning curve
The platform has "so many features that at first, it feels overwhelming to learn" — expect a ramp-up period before teams are fully productive.
Remote inspections miss non-visual issues
Walk-through inspections catch 98% of errors, but remote inspections only catch 87% — they cannot detect issues "that can't be seen in a photo, such as a sticky floor or dust on furniture surfaces."
Which Should You Pick
Pick ResortCleaning if
Cleaning companies managing 5+ vacation rental turnovers weekly who need PMS-driven scheduling and mobile task management for field staff.
Skip ResortCleaning if
You manage a single property, need advanced operational features beyond cleaning, or require full bidirectional data sync between your cleaning tool and PMS.
Pick Properly if
Property managers focused on housekeeping and maintenance quality control with visual documentation needs — especially teams managing 10+ listings with multiple cleaners.
Skip Properly if
You need comprehensive channel management or full-service property management beyond cleaning operations.
Where ResortCleaning and Properly actually differ
- ResortCleaning costs $5/property/month flat ($20 minimum); Properly uses a sliding scale from $12/property at 1 listing down to $3.19/property at 500+ — ResortCleaning is cheaper at 1–25 properties, but Properly undercuts it above ~30 listings.
- Properly's core differentiator is visual checklists with mandatory photo verification and remote inspections at ~$5/each that catch 87% of errors; ResortCleaning has a mobile app for task tracking and status updates but no structured photo-verification or inspection workflow.
- ResortCleaning integrates with 40+ PMS platforms including direct Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com connections; Properly integrates with 13+ PMS platforms and has a direct Airbnb API connection but relies on PMS middleware for Vrbo and other channels.
- ResortCleaning offers per-appointment pricing ($1.39/appointment) for seasonal or low-frequency operators; Properly has no per-appointment option — pricing is strictly per-property regardless of turnover volume.
- Properly offers a 30-day free trial at any portfolio size; ResortCleaning has no free trial and no free tier — the $20/month minimum applies from day one.
Common objections
- Properly's photo verification is best-in-class — can ResortCleaning match that level of quality control?
- No. ResortCleaning's mobile app tracks task status and provides GPS directions, but it has no structured photo-verification workflow, no mandatory photo checklists, and no remote inspection service. If guest cleanliness complaints are hurting your ratings, Properly solves that specific problem in a way ResortCleaning doesn't attempt. Some operators use both: ResortCleaning for scheduling automation and Properly for quality verification.
- ResortCleaning has 40+ PMS integrations vs Properly's 13+ — does that matter?
- It matters if you're on a less common PMS. Properly covers the major platforms — Hostaway, Guesty, Hostfully, Streamline, Escapia — but drops off after that. ResortCleaning's broader PMS compatibility means it's more likely to connect to niche systems like OwnerRez, Lodgify, or iGMS without workarounds. Check both integration lists against your specific stack before deciding.
- At scale Properly is actually cheaper per-property — why would I stick with ResortCleaning at 50+ listings?
- At 50 listings, Properly costs $245/mo ($4.90/property) vs ResortCleaning's $250/mo ($5/property) — essentially the same. At 100 listings, Properly drops to $395/mo ($3.95/property) vs ResortCleaning's $500/mo. The cost advantage shifts to Properly above ~30 units. But the tools solve different problems: ResortCleaning automates schedule generation from booking data, Properly verifies cleaning output with photo documentation. If you need both scheduling automation and quality verification at 50+ properties, running both tools together (~$490/mo at 50 listings) may be more effective than either alone.
Keep Digging
ResortCleaning
Broad PMS connectivity for turnover automation, tempered by recent reliability concerns
Properly
Best-in-class turnover quality management for vacation rentals