Common vacation rental software pricing models
Flat monthly subscription
A fixed subscription is easy to budget but may include property limits, feature tiers or paid add-ons.
Per-property pricing
The monthly bill grows directly with the number of active properties. This can be efficient for small portfolios but should be modeled carefully before scaling.
Portfolio-based pricing
Properties are grouped into bands. The effective cost per property can decline as the portfolio grows. Avrenor Stays plans, for example, use portfolio tiers ranging from $99/month for 1–5 properties to $799/month for 76–100 properties.
Transaction and booking fees
Some platforms combine subscription fees with booking, payment or direct-booking charges. These can materially change total cost at higher booking volumes.
Costs buyers often miss
Implementation and onboarding
Payment processing
Direct booking commissions or booking-engine fees
Premium integrations and API access
Accounting or owner-management modules
Website or booking-engine setup
Premium support and training
How to calculate real PMS cost
Model the software at your current property count and again at your expected portfolio size 12 to 24 months from now. Include subscription, transaction costs and required add-ons. Then divide the annual total by properties and completed reservations to understand the real operating cost.
Example of portfolio-based pricing
Avrenor Stays currently follows a proposed portfolio ladder of $99 for 1–5 properties, $149 for 6–10, $249 for 11–20, $399 for 21–40, $599 for 41–75 and $799 for 76–100, with volume pricing above 100 properties.
See Avrenor Stays pricing, our PMS cost explainer or the deeper vacation rental PMS pricing buyer guide.