Mid-2026 comparison of the leading vacation rental property management systems: Streamline, Barefoot, Escapia, Guesty, and Hostaway. Plus where the CRM and messaging layer fits.
The full hotel booking software stack in 2026: PMS, booking engine, channel manager, payments, CRM. What each layer does and how they fit together.
What a vacation rental channel manager actually does, why it sits next to your PMS and CRM, and how to know if you need standalone software or built-in.
Hotel reservation software handles bookings; a hotel CRM handles guests. Why both matter, what each one does, and how they fit together in 2026.
Vacation rental CRM and PMS solve different problems. The PMS runs reservations; the CRM runs guests, marketing, and revenue. How they fit together.
We scored 7 vacation rental software platforms for 2026 across PMS depth, channel manager coverage, CRM, marketing automation, pricing, and direct-booking lift — a side-by-side ranking with our pick for each portfolio size.
Vacation rental software 2026 buyer's guide. Compare PMS, CRM, channel managers, and marketing tools, plus what to buy first.
WhatsApp messaging is the ideal channel for hospitality guest communication, especially for reaching international travelers.
