Rental Network Software
Rental Network Software (RNS) is a vacation rental management platform for professional companies, particularly those handling 10 or more properties.
What Rental Network Software is
Rental Network Software (RNS) is a vacation rental management platform for professional companies, particularly those handling 10 or more properties. It combines reservations, inquiries, guest records, and guest communication with trust accounting, owner statements, reconciliation, and electronic 1099 and 1042 filing. Housekeeping assignments and maintenance work orders support property operations. Owner and guest portals provide access to financial statements, reservation details, payments, and other self-service functions. RNS Payments supports card and ACH autopay, integrated payment processing, surcharging, and PCI-compliant checkout. The platform lists more than 20 integrations, including OTA channels, payment processors, and operational tools, plus a REST API. Its demo page names Airbnb, VRBO, and Google Vacation Rentals and advertises connections to more than 50 additional channels. A direct booking site and engine, channel manager, automated messaging, dynamic pricing, cleaning management, and online payments are also listed. RNS is available on web, Android, iOS, and API. Pricing is per property and available on request.
Good
- Combines reservations with trust accounting and owner statements
- Includes housekeeping assignments and maintenance work orders
- Owner and guest portals provide self-service access
- Supports card and ACH autopay
- Offers a REST API for custom connections
Watch out
- Pricing is per property and available on request
- Designed for management companies, not individual or hobbyist hosts
- Phone and email support is limited to weekdays
Who it suits
RNS is aimed at professional vacation rental management companies, typically those managing 10 or more properties. Its accounting and operations tools may suit teams handling both bookings and property servicing.
Verdict
RNS covers reservation, accounting, payment, and property operations in a single platform for professional managers. Smaller individual hosts may find its intended customer base a poor fit.
Plans and prices
From Rental Network Software's own pricing page, checked 21 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| RNS Platform | $400 a month | pricing shown as one plan · vendor says pricing is per property · monthly |
| Core platform | Priced on request | Reservations, trust accounting, owner statements, portals, unified inbox, work orders, housekeeping, automation, support, and team mobile app included · Priced per property; contact RNS for a personalized demo. |
The facts
Each one read from Rental Network Software's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- RNS advertises a REST API for custom integrations, including custom websites and reporting tools.checked 21 Oct 2026
- API documentation
- The FAQ says API documentation is available on request through the sales team.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Automation
- Users can automate email and text messages, share records, set reminders and schedule recurring reports.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The privacy policy says RNS servers are maintained in a Tier 3 facility with stated average availability of 99.982%.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Channels
- The demo page names Airbnb, VRBO, and Google Vacation Rentals and advertises connections to 50+ more channels.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Core accounting
- Trust accounting, owner statements, reconciliation, and electronic 1099 and 1042 filing are native to the platform.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Direct booking websites
- RNS can host direct-booking websites with integrated reservations, payments, owner access and guest access.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Electronic signatures
- The reservation workflow supports certified electronic rental-agreement signatures.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Guest portal
- Guests can view reservations, pay balances and access property information through an online portal.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Housekeeping
- Housekeeping tools schedule cleanings and inspections and show cleaning status with color-coded indicators.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Implementation
- The FAQ says most management companies are onboarded in four to six weeks with migration, configuration and training assistance.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The partner ecosystem includes Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, Expedia, Rentals United, Breezeway, PriceLabs, KeyData, payment processors and travel-insurance providers.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- RNS is designed for professional management companies, typically managing 10 or more properties, rather than individual owners or hobbyist hosts.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Limit: Capterra rollout
- One Capterra reviewer reports serious problems after the new VR rollout, including missing owner statements, unresolved bugs, higher charges and no after-hours or weekend support.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: G2 reliability
- G2 reviewers report that the older version can feel outdated, freeze, log users out and lose information not attached to a reservation.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: setup and fees
- Software Advice reviewers mention tedious setup and a convenience fee that was not yet built into the product.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: Software Advice functionality
- Software Advice shows a 3.33 functionality subscore, below its 4.33 ease-of-use, 5.0 value and 4.0 support subscores.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: third-party support evidence
- Hotel Tech Report says RNS support is not certified, the vendor lacks basic support information there and its profile has a 0/100 HT score.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Mobile deployment
- Capterra lists web, Android and iPhone/iPad deployment options.checked 21 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- RNS says it was incorporated in 1989 with a DOS application, moved to Windows in 1998 and released RNS VR in 2022.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Company scale
- The vendor reports more than 100 customer companies, 35-plus years in the market and 20-plus integrations.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1989checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Bradenton, Florida, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker profile
- LinkedIn lists RNS as a privately held hospitality company with 11–50 employees, headquartered in Bradenton, Florida, and founded in 1989.checked 21 Oct 2026
