Booking Automation
Booking Automation is cloud-based property management software for vacation rental owners, property managers, hostels, and hotels.
What Booking Automation is
Booking Automation is cloud-based property management software for vacation rental owners, property managers, hostels, and hotels. Its channel manager exchanges inventory and prices and imports bookings through two-way XML/API connections, with iCal synchronization also supported. Users can take direct bookings through a secure, customizable, mobile-friendly booking page without commission. Payment gateway connections accept guest card or PayPal payments, and users can collect card details for in-house charges. Yield management can adjust prices according to availability and time before check-in across booking channels. The system supports multiple properties, agency functions, multiple logins, and subaccounts. Users can create standard or customized reports and track booking origin. Named integrations include PayPal, Stripe, PriceLabs, Mailchimp, and Integromat, plus 50+ leading OTAs. The company describes the system as self-service and directs account holders to support tickets. The first 1 to 10 rentals are listed at $11.95 a month; a 14-day trial is offered and there is no free plan. The pricing page says PMS and unlimited channel connections are included, with no booking fees, commissions, or minimum term.
Good
- Channel manager supports two-way XML/API connections.
- Direct bookings use a customizable booking page.
- Rates can adjust by availability and time to check-in.
- Reports can track booking origin.
- 14-day trial is listed.
Watch out
- No free plan is listed.
- First 1 to 10 rentals cost $11.95 a month.
- SMS charges are $0.20, paid once.
Who it suits
It suits vacation rental owners and property managers, as well as hostels and hotels managing listings, bookings, and payments. Agencies handling multiple properties may value its logins and subaccounts.
Verdict
Booking Automation combines property workflows, channel connections, direct booking, and rate automation. The listed starting rental price is $11.95 a month, with a 14-day trial but no free plan.
Plans and prices
From Booking Automation's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| SMS charges | $0.20, paid once | Per SMS · $0.2/sms |
| Additional sub-account | $4.95 a month | Additional sub-account · $4.95 |
| Monthly pricing — remaining rentals | $5.95 a month | For the rest · $5.95/Rental |
| Monthly pricing — next 31 to 50 rentals | $7.95 a month | For the next 31 to 50 rentals · $7.95/Rental |
| Monthly pricing — next 11 to 30 rentals | $9.95 a month | For the next 11 to 30 rentals · $9.95/Rental |
| Monthly pricing — first 1 to 10 rentals | $11.95 a month | For the first 1 to 10 rentals · $11.95/Rental |
| White Label & Re-Seller Option — hosting fee | $29 a month | White label and reseller option · $29/month hosting fee |
| Setup fees | $99, paid once | Setup fee · starting at only $99 |
| White Label & Re-Seller Option — setup fee | $299, paid once | White label and reseller option · $299 One time Setup Fee |
The facts
Each one read from Booking Automation's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Channel manager
- Its channel manager has two-way XML/API connections to leading OTAs, exports inventory and prices, imports bookings, and also supports iCal sync.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Direct bookings
- The product provides commission-free online bookings through a secure, customizable, mobile-friendly booking page.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Named integrations include PayPal, Stripe, PriceLabs, Mailchimp, Integromat and 50+ leading OTAs, with additional integrations listed via Integromat.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Payments
- Payment gateway connections let users accept guest credit card or PayPal payments, and collect card details to charge in-house.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Pricing limits
- The pricing page says there are no booking fees, commissions or minimum term, and that PMS plus unlimited channel connections are included.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Privacy and data processing
- The privacy policy says BookingAutomation provides SaaS and acts as a data processor when processing customers’ booking data, with rights and obligations covered by a separate agreement.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Product
- Booking Automation is cloud-based property management software for vacation rental owners, property managers, hostels and hotels.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Property management
- Multiple properties can be managed with agency functions, multiple logins and subaccounts.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Rate automation
- Yield management can adjust prices automatically based on availability and time before check-in across booking channels.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- Users can generate standard and customized reports and track booking origin.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- The features page states that data is transmitted using 256bit SSL encryption and that regular backups are made.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- The company describes the system as self-service and says it will assist users who need help; its support wiki directs account holders to submit support tickets.checked 3 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- Booking Automation says it launched in 2011 as in-house software for managing its founders’ short-term rental homes.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2011checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Toronto, Canadachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free trial
- The site offers a free trial for 14 days.checked 3 Oct 2026
