Guesty vs Agilysys PMS

Guesty8.1Visit Agilysys PMS7.9Visit

Higher score Guesty #5 in Hospitality Property Management 8.1/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Guesty

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Agilysys PMS #8 in Hospitality Property Management 7.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Agilysys

• Guesty fits best

  Vacation-rental operators needing automation and accounting

• Agilysys PMS fits best

  Large hotels and multi-property hospitality groups

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Side by side

Feature	Guesty 8.1/10 Visit ↗	Agilysys PMS 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.1	7.9
Ranking	#5 in Hospitality Property Management	#8 in Hospitality Property Management
Best for	Vacation-rental operators needing automation and accounting	Large hotels and multi-property hospitality groups
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$9/unit/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, PCI DSS	PCI DSS
Integrations	344+ integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Guesty 0/4 · Agilysys PMS 4/4
Multi-property management	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Channel management	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Booking engine	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Mobile access	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Property limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment	Not checked yet	Both
Our review
Pros	Combines reservations, guest messaging, tasks, payments, and accounting. Lite syncs with Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo for $9 per listing monthly. Pro adds revenue management, an owners portal, and 60+ listing channels.	Covers reservations, front desk, housekeeping, and room assignment Centralizes multi-property controls, reporting, and guest workflows Integrates with POS, CRS/RMS, channel managers, and Agilysys products
Cons	There is no free plan. Pro and Enterprise pricing is quote-based. Its focus is short-term rentals, not conventional long-term tenancy management.	PMS pricing requires contacting Agilysys It is proprietary rather than open source Its broad operational scope may exceed the needs of smaller properties
Our verdict	Guesty brings short-term rental operations into one cloud-based property management platform. It is aimed at hosts, professional property managers, and enterprise operators handling vacation properties, with tools for reservations, guest… Read the review →	Agilysys PMS brings reservations, front-desk operations, housekeeping, sales and catering, billing, guest profiles, and reporting into a property-management system for hotels, resorts, casinos, and multi-property groups. Its breadth suits… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Guesty — where it wins

  • Combines reservations, guest messaging, tasks, payments, and accounting.
  • Lite syncs with Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo for $9 per listing monthly.
  • Pro adds revenue management, an owners portal, and 60+ listing channels.

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan.
  • Pro and Enterprise pricing is quote-based.
  • Its focus is short-term rentals, not conventional long-term tenancy management.

• Agilysys PMS — where it wins

  • Covers reservations, front desk, housekeeping, and room assignment
  • Centralizes multi-property controls, reporting, and guest workflows
  • Integrates with POS, CRS/RMS, channel managers, and Agilysys products

  Where it doesn't

  • PMS pricing requires contacting Agilysys
  • It is proprietary rather than open source
  • Its broad operational scope may exceed the needs of smaller properties

• Guesty8.1/10 · 14-day trial

  Guesty centralizes vacation-rental operations, with plans from $9 per listing monthly.

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• Agilysys PMS7.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad hotel PMS for multi-property operations, with cloud and on-premise deployment.

  Visit AgilysysFull verdict →