How we make money
Last updated 14 November 2026
ToolsForHosts is free to use. When you sign up for some of the software we cover through a link on this site, the vendor may pay us a referral fee. You pay the same price either way.
Links that can earn us money are marked as affiliate links next to the button. We also link to vendors that pay us nothing.
Who pays us
| Vendor | What they pay |
|---|---|
| Hospitable | $200 per referred host who connects a listing, free plan included |
| iGMS | $50 per paying customer under 10 properties, up to $550 for 10 or more |
| Smoobu | 10% of every payment while the referred host stays subscribed |
| OwnerRez | Nothing |
| Lodgify | 20% to 30% of payments for 12 months |
| Guesty | Nothing |
| Hostaway | 20% of payments for 12 months |
| PriceLabs | 10% of the first 12 invoices |
These are the terms each program published when we checked. Some programs still have to approve our application.
Why it doesn’t change the ranking
The calculator sorts plans by monthly cost for your setup and nothing else. The ranking code doesn’t read whether a vendor pays us. Hospitable pays when a host joins its free plan, and if a paid plan elsewhere would suit you better for less, it still ranks above Hospitable’s paid plans.