Hostaway Alternative
 
Hostaway Alternative

The Hostaway alternative that does the work, not just the listing.

Hostaway is a strong vacation rental management platform, with a wide integration surface and tooling for professional managers. Brahma is the layer above it: AI agents that handle guest comms, turnovers, pricing and owner reports across it.

Keep Hostaway, or consolidate. Either way the coordination stops being your job.

Fair note

What Hostaway does well

Hostaway is a solid tool, and our honest position is that Brahma works with it as much as instead of it.

Built for rental managers

Purpose-built vacation rental PMS: listings, reservations and channel sync in one place.

Wide integrations

A large integration surface - channels, pricing, locks and accounting tools.

Scaled for teams

Operations tooling aimed at professional managers, not just single hosts.

The gap

Why teams look for a Hostaway alternative

Nothing above is a criticism - it is the ceiling of any tool of record. The coordination still sits with people.

Messages never stop

Guests write at midnight and replies have to go out across every channel.

Same-day turnovers hurt

A slipped clean is a refund - and coordination is manual.

Per-listing pricing

Software priced per listing scales against you whether or not the work shrinks.

The alternative

Brahma is the AI layer on top - or the platform instead

Two ways to run it. See vacation rental software.

Guest Comms agent

Enquiries, pre-arrival, mid-stay and departure messages - drafted and answered in-thread on every channel.

Task agent

Checkouts to check-ins assigned, tracked and photo-verified across your cleaners.

Pricing agent

Rate opportunities flagged from forecast and market data, pushed with your approval.

Reporting agent

Owner statements built from live data, not a month-end night.

Sync agent

Keeps rates and availability aligned through your channel manager.

Your rulebook

Routine work runs itself; anything outside your rules waits for you.

Side by side

Hostaway vs Brahma

Different halves of the same job: the system of record, and the layer that does the work.

Hostaway
  • Vacation rental PMS / system of record
  • Channel and reservations management
  • Screens your team operates
  • Per-listing pricing
→
Brahma
  • AI agents that do the operational work
  • One triage queue across your stack
  • Guest comms drafted and sent in-thread
  • Priced per agent, unlimited listings

Brahma runs on top of Hostaway, or as the platform that runs the portfolio. See short-term rental software.

Switching

Move without losing your data

1

Point Brahma at your stack

API where available, read-only database access where not. Your current system stays your system of record if you prefer.

2

Agents shadow the work

Triage, draft and report alongside your team so you can judge the quality first.

3

You keep the sign-off

Routine work runs on your rulebook; anything sensitive stops and waits for your approval.

4

Keep it, or replace it

Run the layer on top, or run the whole operation on Brahma. Reversible.

See it running

The workspace, live - not a slideware tour

Brahma running a real operation: one view, agents working the queues, and approvals for anything outbound.

Brahma workspace: one view
One view

Guests, turnovers and revenue, one screen

Arrivals, departures, same-day turnovers, occupancy and revenue month-to-date, pulled live.

Brahma workspace: the team of agents
Agents

Agents working the queues

Bookings, pricing, comms and housekeeping handled by agents, with one triage queue for your team.

Brahma workspace: an agent-drafted message awaiting approval
Approvals

Replies drafted and sent - you see the exceptions

Routine replies clear your rulebook; anything unusual stops and waits for your approval.

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FAQ

Hostaway alternative, answered straight

Is Brahma a like-for-like Hostaway replacement?

No. Hostaway is a system of record for rentals; Brahma is the AI layer that does the work across it. Run Brahma on top of it, or as the platform that runs the portfolio. See vacation rental software.

Do I have to leave Hostaway?

No. Brahma connects to Hostaway by API and works across it. Your listings and history stay yours.

How is Brahma priced?

Per AI agent from $249/mo, unlimited properties and units, no per-listing fee.

What does Brahma take off the team?

Guest comms in-thread, same-day turnover coordination, rate moves with approval, and owner reporting.

Is my data safe?

Isolated workspace, least-privilege access, audit logging, a DPA - never used to train models.

Plans

Priced around the outcome, not the hour

One monthly fee, hosting, AI usage and support included, and agents that add on as you grow. Every plan begins the same way - with a free assessment and a free first month - so you see it working before you commit.

Every plan starts here

Free assessment. Free onboarding, migration and setup. Your first month free.

No credit card required. We assess the work, stand the platform up on your own systems, and run the first month alongside your team. You continue only if you are happy with the results and can see a measurable impact on your revenue and your cost - if you cannot see it, say so and walk away.

Free assessmentFree onboardingFree migrationFree setupFirst month freeNo credit card required
Our moat

Unlimited properties, units and rooms

On every plan. Add doors, add rooms, add listings - your Brahma bill does not move.

Starter

AI Go

Free 1 month
then $249/month

One agent, one job, live in weeks. The smallest way to see the platform work on your own data.

  • 1 agent included
  • 2 sub-agents included
  • 200M AI tokens per month
  • 2 data connectors
  • Your branded workspace on the portal
  • Rulebook auto-approvals, with a human queue for exceptions
  • Monthly strategy review
  • 2-week deployment and onboarding
Plus

AI Foundation Plus

$949/month

Heavier operations: more connectors, more agents, priority delivery.

  • 3 agents included
  • 6 sub-agents included
  • 2B AI tokens per month
  • 6 data connectors
  • Priority 2-week deployment
  • Priority support
  • Fortnightly strategy review
Enterprise

Dedicated

Custom

Your own instance, on your own domain or subdomain, with your governance - run by us, reviewed by your team.

  • Dedicated instance on your own domain or subdomain
  • Custom sub-agents
  • Custom connectors and a full security review
  • Your choice of AI models and data regions
  • 99.9% uptime SLA and dedicated support
  • Custom governance, SSO, and audit exports
  • Strategy review on demand

Every plan includes hosting, AI usage, and support, with usage metered per agent and shown live in your portal. Extra agents add on at $249 per agent per month, and extra connectors as fixed builds - far less than the subscription it replaces. Sub-agents are the specialist workers each agent can call on to finish a job. You get the full number before we start.

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