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About

Messaging & Pricing Tools for your Short Term Rental. State of the art channel manager for just $5/month. Host Tools was built by hosts for hosts, is easy to use and has all the tools you need to manage your Vacation Rental. Stop wasting your time sending repetitive messages, making price adjustments and setting availability. Create an account and begin your free 30-day trial. No credit card required. Link your Airbnb and/or VRBO account to allow Host Tools to send messages and adjust prices on your behalf. Easily create message rules using our templates and adjust your pricing settings in just a few seconds. Get More 5-Star Reviews & Stop Wasting Time Sending Redundant Messages. Host Tools is a better way to make your guests feel cared for while also saving you time. One centralized place to manage your listing's messaging, pricing, availability and more.

About

Zugrow is an AI-first property management system for short-term rental hosts, serviced accommodation operators and vacation rental managers. It brings guest messaging, booking management, channel management, calendars, pricing, guest vetting and team access into one platform. Zugrow connects listings across Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, helping operators keep rates, availability, reservations and guest conversations in sync. Its AI Agent Hub can assist with guest replies, booking-request screening and nightly pricing, while hosts retain control over sensitive decisions. Features include a unified inbox, live multi-channel calendar, direct-booking websites, team permissions, cleaning and maintenance workflows, listing optimisation, digital guest guidebooks and photo enhancement. Zugrow offers a free plan for one property, paid plans for growing portfolios and 0% booking commission.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Supported

Audience

Airbnb hosts seeking a solution to improve their operations

Audience

Airbnb hosts, short-term rental operators, serviced accommodation providers, holiday-let owners and vacation rental management companies managing between 1 and 50 properties.

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$8.00 per month
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

$0
Solo plan: Free forever for 1 property.
Pro plan: £16.65 per property/month.
Max plan: £19.95 per property/month.
All paid plans include 0% commission on bookings and access to Zugrow’s AI agents.
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 2.8 / 5
ease 2.5 / 5
features 2.8 / 5
design 3.2 / 5
support 3.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Easy to install. There isn't a lot i can say that is positive - sadly as I wasted a few months using Host Tools - tearing my hair out every other day.
  • This app has tools that facilitate easy communication and i love it. The developer did a very good job.
  • I like that it has everything in one place and its pretty reasonable priced.
  • Help with bookings of our vacation rentals. Making correspondence with guests easier and more efficient, when it works...

Cons

  • Worst system I have come across resulting in double bookings across platforms. The customer service was awful with no-one wanting to take responsibility for the issues with their software and treating me with disrespect. I moved to Smoobu as a channel manager and could not be happier.
  • So far after my observation, I haven't had any problems with this app yet that needs to be discussed, thank you.
  • The Hosttools App is supposed to make the flow of communication with guests easier and help manage the booking calendar. It does not quite do that. The software / app has lots of bugs. This app needs work, has lots of issues and is too expensive for what it does. It charges $5 per property / per connected account.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The Guest Agent has been amazing. It knows the criteria we set for guests and screens them based on this. We set parameters for it to work with and it flags the ones that could be risky, so we can make a decision, whilst accepting the obvious and good guests. It learns from your decisions and it will build a conversation with the guests to gather more information before making a decision if required. There are options to automate the whole process, or a ‘Suggest’ mode that will screen the guests and then ask me or my team to make a decision once it has enough information. It even provides reasoning so we can just glance and click accept or reject. I’ve never used anything like this before, it’s saved us so much time and stress. We’ve loved it.
  • We’re using the ‘Solo’ free forever plan. It’s the first short term rental software we’ve found that provides instant multi-channel calendar sync for free. Exactly what we need to prevent any double bookings at our Airbnb.

Cons

  • You still need human judgement for the odd booking. Some guests sit in a grey area, so we still review those ourselves. The useful bit is that the agent has already gathered the information and explained why it flagged them.
  • Most features are included with the free plan but it will only accommodate a maximum of one property (although this can be across multiple channels like Airbnb and Booking.com). If you manage more than one property then you can pay and receive all the features.

Training

Documentation Not Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Host Tools
Founded: 2016
United States
hosttools.com

Company Information

Zugrow
Founded: 2025
zugrow.com

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Categories

Vacation Rental Supported

Categories

Vacation Rental Supported

Vacation Rental Features

Contact Management Supported
Fee / Commission Management Not Supported
Guest Reviews / Ratings Supported
Housekeeping Management Supported
Lead Management Not Supported
Owner Statements Not Supported
Payment Processing Not Supported
Property Database Not Supported
Reservations Management Supported
Vendor Management Not Supported
Work Order Management Not Supported

Vacation Rental Features

Contact Management Supported
Fee / Commission Management Supported
Guest Reviews / Ratings Supported
Housekeeping Management Supported
Lead Management Not Supported
Owner Statements Supported
Payment Processing Supported
Property Database Supported
Reservations Management Supported
Vendor Management Not Supported
Work Order Management Not Supported

Integrations

Airbnb Supported
Agoda Supported
Vrbo Supported

Integrations

Airbnb Supported
Agoda Not Supported
Vrbo Not Supported
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