Guesty vs HelmBot
Guesty confirms 6 of the features we check on its own site; HelmBot confirms 4. Starting prices: Guesty USD 9/mo · per listing, from, HelmBot USD 95/mo · per month.
Guesty
Short-term rental hosts and property managers, from 1 listing to 200+ portfolios.
Watch out: Built for short-term rentals rather than hotels; price rises with number of listings.
HelmBot
Wellness studios, spas and similar appointment-based businesses that want scheduling, POS, memberships and marketing in one system.
Watch out: Pricing scales by business size rather than users, and the text shows no hotel PMS or channel manager features.
| Overview & pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Booking & Hospitality | Booking & Hospitality |
| Specialty | Vacation rental software | Appointments POS |
| Based in | 🇺🇸 United States | Unconfirmed |
| Best for | All sizes | All sizes |
| Starting price | USD 9/mo · per listing, from | USD 95/mo · per month |
| Free plan | Unconfirmed | ✕No |
| Free trial | ✓14 days | Unconfirmed |
| Features confirmed on each vendor’s site | ||
| Online booking · Core features | ✓Guesty Websites and direct reservations | ✓Robust online scheduling for services and practitioners |
| Staff calendar · Core features | ✓Multi-Calendar for reservations across channels | Unconfirmed |
| Payments / deposits · Core features | ✓Payment Solutions and Guesty Pay | ✓Take payments in person and online through POS |
| Memberships / packages · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Recurring billing and member management |
| Channel manager / OTAs · Core features | ✓Channel Manager to control listings from one dashboard | Unconfirmed |
| Reviews / feedback · Core features | ✓Reviews management | Unconfirmed |
| Multi-location · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Multi-location pricing for two shops up to franchises |
| Public API · Platform | ✓Open API listed under Platform | Unconfirmed |
| Integrations | ||
| Listed on its site | Airbnb | Unconfirmed |
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Every ✓ / ✕ comes from the vendor’s own website (sources on each product page). Unconfirmed means the site doesn’t say — not that the feature is missing.