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Comparison

Turno vs TIDY

Pricing, pros and cons, and buyer-fit side-by-side. Pick the one that matches your operation — or see why neither should.

Cleaning & Operations

Turno

Automated turnover scheduling and cleaner marketplace for short-term rentals

Best for Automation

Best-in-class cleaning automation with the largest STR cleaner marketplace

From $0/listing • Free trial

Cleaning & Operations

TIDY

AI property manager for cleaning, maintenance, and guest ops automation

Best for Automation

Strong cleaning-ops automation layer if you already have a PMS and want to skip the 18–35% PM fee

From $39 • No free trial

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✓Editorial verdict

Which Should You Pick: Turno or TIDY?

Pick Turno if you need a focused, affordable cleaning coordination tool with access to a 67K+ vetted cleaner marketplace and predictable per-listing pricing — especially if you're under 25 listings or want a free starting point. Pick TIDY if you want a broader ops automation layer covering guest messaging, maintenance, and inspections alongside cleaning, and you're comfortable paying 3.9% of gross bookings instead of a flat per-property fee.

Editorial perspective from the Turno side; factual claims about TIDY are drawn from its review.

Pricing Side-by-Side

From $0/listing • Free trial

Free

$0

1 property (non-marketplace cleaners) or unlimited (marketplace-only)

  • Automated turnover scheduling
  • Access to 67K+ cleaner marketplace
  • Direct sync with Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com
Try Turno

Monthly

$10/mo per property

Unlimited

  • Everything in Free tier
  • Non-marketplace cleaner support
  • Automated cleaner payments
  • 40+ channel manager integrations
Try Turno

Annual

$8/mo per property (billed annually)

Unlimited

  • Everything in Monthly tier
  • 20% discount vs monthly billing
Try Turno

From $39 • No free trial

AI Property Manager

3.9% of gross bookings ($39/mo minimum)

  • Unlimited properties
  • Unlimited users
  • Unlimited pros
  • Dedicated Account Manager
  • Cancel anytime
Try TIDY

What each tool does well — and where it falls short

What Turno does well

  • Large vetted cleaner marketplace

    Access to 67K+ STR cleaners across the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, and beyond, with the ability to receive 25+ qualified bids within a day. Reduces the headache of finding reliable local cleaners.

  • Significant time savings through automation

    Hosts save over 40 hours annually through automated payment processing alone, eliminating the typical 5 minutes per manual cleaning transaction.

  • Generous free tier for small hosts

    Single-property accounts are permanently free with non-marketplace cleaners, and unlimited properties are free when using marketplace cleaners only — making it risk-free to try.

  • Strong integration support

    Syncs directly with Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com, plus 40+ channel managers and PMS platforms including Guesty, Hostaway, OwnerRez, and Lodgify.

What TIDY does well

  • Single percentage fee with unlimited scale built-in

    TIDY's published plan covers Unlimited properties, Unlimited users, and Unlimited pros for 3.9% of gross bookings, flattening the unit-cost curve as a portfolio grows from 5 to 25+ listings.

  • Broad PMS, OTA, and smart-lock integration coverage

    The vendor integrations directory lists named partners across the STR stack — Hostaway, Guesty, OwnerRez, Hospitable, Cloudbeds, Airbnb, Vrbo, RemoteLock, August, and more — so most operators can plug TIDY in without changing PMS.

  • AI-driven turnover, inspection, and guest comms automation

    The rentals product page describes automatic turnover scheduling, photo + checklist quality control, Smart Pro Search, and AI + human guest messaging — pulling job triggers from PMS booking data.

  • Profit Increase Guarantee against traditional PM fees

    TIDY publicly commits to crediting the difference (up to 1 year free) if customers don't make more profit than under a traditional 18–35% property-management arrangement.

Where Turno falls short

  • High payment processing fees

    Platform fees and credit card processing fees stack on top of the subscription cost, creating an additional financial burden that users frequently cite in reviews.

  • Clunky checklist builder

    Checklists require adding items one at a time instead of bulk uploads, and the notification system sometimes fails to alert users promptly about new job postings.

  • No downloadable reports

    The platform lacks any report export functionality, making it harder to track cleaning costs and performance over time.

  • Upfront cost barriers for marketplace

    A $90 background check is required before accessing marketplace cleaners, with no way to preview local cleaner availability first.

Where TIDY falls short

  • Quality depends on local cleaning pro availability

    TIDY coordinates rather than employs cleaners, and third-party reviewers note booking cancellations attributed to a lack of available pros in some markets.

  • Percentage pricing can exceed flat per-listing tools for high-ADR portfolios

    At 3.9% of gross bookings with no volume break disclosed, owners with high-revenue properties may pay more than they would on a fixed $X/listing/month structure.

  • US-focused marketplace and feature mix

    Independent reviewers flag the platform as U.S.-focused with Smart Pro Search limited to U.S. locations — EU/LATAM/APAC operators won't get the marketplace benefit even if PMS integrations work.

  • Single public plan with limited tier transparency

    Beyond the $39/mo floor and 3.9% rate, no enterprise tier or volume-break thresholds are publicly disclosed, so larger portfolios must contact sales for custom terms.

Which Should You Pick

Pick Turno if

Individual hosts managing multiple properties who need reliable cleaning coordination and automated scheduling.

Skip Turno if

You need full property management system functionality or you're already satisfied with your existing cleaning arrangements.

Pick TIDY if

Owners and small-to-mid portfolios (3+ properties) who already run a PMS like Hostaway, Guesty, OwnerRez, or Hospitable and want to automate turnovers, vendor coordination, and guest messaging without hiring a traditional property manager.

Skip TIDY if

You're a single-property host with a trusted cleaner in stable cadence, you operate primarily outside the US, or you want a full-service PM to take over end-to-end operations.

Where Turno and TIDY actually differ

  • Turno charges $8–10/property/mo with a permanent free tier for 1 property or marketplace-only usage; TIDY charges 3.9% of gross bookings with a $39/mo floor (unlimited properties) — at 10 listings averaging $3K/mo gross each, Turno costs $80–100/mo vs TIDY's ~$1,170/mo.
  • Turno's 67K+ vetted cleaner marketplace spans the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia; TIDY's Smart Pro Search marketplace is US-only, limiting sourcing options for non-US operators.
  • Turno focuses on turnover scheduling and automated cleaner payments with built-in payment processing; TIDY bundles AI guest messaging, photo/checklist inspections, and maintenance coordination alongside cleaning — broader scope but more complexity.
  • Turno is an official Airbnb partner with direct calendar sync to Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com plus 40+ channel manager integrations; TIDY lists 100+ integrations across PMS, channel, smart-lock, and accounting categories with an open developer API.
  • Turno offers a 14-day free trial and a permanent free tier to get started with zero commitment; TIDY has no free trial and requires a $39/mo minimum from day one.

Common objections

TIDY covers guest messaging, maintenance, and inspections — doesn't Turno leave gaps by only handling cleaning?
If you already run a PMS that handles guest comms and you manage maintenance separately, Turno's focused scope is a feature, not a gap — you get best-in-class cleaning automation without paying for bundled services you don't need. Operators who genuinely need a single platform for cleaning plus guest messaging plus maintenance coordination may find TIDY's broader scope worth the percentage fee, but most hosts already have those workflows covered elsewhere in their stack.
TIDY has 100+ integrations and an open API vs Turno's 40+ and limited API — is Turno too locked down?
Turno's 40+ integrations cover every major PMS and channel manager, and the direct Airbnb/Vrbo/Booking.com calendar sync means most hosts never need API access. TIDY's open API and larger integration count matter more for operators building custom automation or connecting niche accounting tools. For standard cleaning coordination workflows, Turno's integration coverage handles the job.
TIDY charges a percentage so costs scale with revenue — doesn't that make it cheaper at low volume?
Only at very low volume. TIDY's $39/mo floor means a single-property host pays at least $39/mo vs Turno's $0 (free tier) or $8–10/mo. The percentage model only becomes cheaper than Turno's per-listing pricing if you have many properties with very low gross bookings per unit, which is uncommon in STR. For most operators, Turno's flat per-listing fee is more predictable and lower overall.

Keep Digging

Turno

Best-in-class cleaning automation with the largest STR cleaner marketplace

TIDY

Strong cleaning-ops automation layer if you already have a PMS and want to skip the 18–35% PM fee