Hostex
Hostex is vacation-rental management software for short-term rental operators.
What Hostex is
Hostex is vacation-rental management software for short-term rental operators. Its dashboard brings bookings, guest messages, availability, pricing, and reviews together across properties and channels. HostGPT can prepare guest-message replies and escalate conversations when human help is needed. The platform automates booking management, calendar synchronization, review handling, cleaning coordination, and dynamic pricing. Operators can create a direct-booking website with online payments, custom domains, Google Vacation Rentals listings, and embedded widgets without extra fees. Listed connections include booking channels, payment services, and smart locks; its Open API covers properties, availability, bookings, messages, reviews, and smart devices. Hostex offers web, API, Android, and iOS access, with native mobile apps for property, booking, communication, calendar, pricing, and task management. It has no free plan; the pricing note lists $4.90/mo and a 15-day trial. The company identifies independent hosts, property managers, co-hosts, tech-enabled operators, and enterprises as audiences.
Good
- Combines bookings and guest communications across channels
- Automates cleaning coordination and dynamic pricing
- Provides direct-booking sites without extra fees
- Native Android and iOS apps are available
- 15-day trial is listed
Watch out
- No free plan
- Basic plan supports up to 2 properties
- Pricing note starts at $4.90/mo
Who it suits
Hostex suits independent hosts, co-hosts, and property managers coordinating short-term rentals across channels. Its API and enterprise-oriented options may also suit larger or technology-focused operators.
Verdict
Hostex combines rental operations, automation, direct bookings, and mobile access in one system. Check the property cap and pricing details against the needs of your operation.
Plans and prices
From Hostex's own pricing page, checked 1 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | — | Up to 2 properties · no booking fee · individual hosts · $-/property/mo |
| Premium | Priced on request | No booking fee · enterprises · custom integrations on request · $-/property/mo |
| Pro | — | No booking fee · professional managers · open API access · $-/property/mo |
The facts
Each one read from Hostex's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI assistant
- HostGPT provides human-like guest-message replies and escalates conversations when human assistance is needed.checked 1 Oct 2026
- API
- The Open API manages properties, room types, availability, pricing, bookings, messaging, reviews, and smart devices through unified endpoints.checked 1 Oct 2026
- API security
- Hostex says its API uses OAuth 2.0 and token authentication with rate limiting, plus real-time webhooks.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Hostex identifies independent hosts, property managers, co-hosts, tech-enabled operators, and enterprises as target users.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Automation
- Hostex automates booking management, calendar synchronization, review handling, cleaning coordination, and dynamic pricing.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Direct booking
- Users can create a direct-booking website with online payments, Google Vacation Rentals listing, custom domains, and embedded widgets without extra fees.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Hostex lists integrations with Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, Expedia, Google Vacation Rentals, Agoda, Houfy, Trip.com, Tujia, Stripe, and PayPal.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Hostex says it is committed to complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation and uses security measures to protect personal information.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Hostex provides vacation-rental management software for short-term rental operators.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Smart locks
- The integrations directory lists smart-lock connections including Sifely, Latch, 33 Lock, Omnitec, Dusaw, and KoreLock.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- Pricing pages list guided onboarding, multilingual support, live chat, email support, and a Help Center, with priority support for Pro and Premium tiers.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Unified management
- The platform manages bookings, messages, availability, pricing, and reviews across channels and properties from one dashboard.checked 1 Oct 2026
The company
- Company scale
- Hostex says it was started in 2018 and is used by hundreds of thousands of property owners and property managers.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2018checked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- Hostex says its mobile app is built natively for iOS and Android and supports properties, bookings, communications, calendars, pricing, and tasks.checked 1 Oct 2026
