Autohost review
Our independent editorial read on Autohost for New York City short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 3.9 · our editorial rating
- Category
- Guest screening / fraud
- Pricing
- Per verification $0.12–$7.25
- Free tier
- No
- Needs a PMS
- Partial
- Size
- Mid
The published facts, in plain English
Autohost is Guest screening / fraud. On cost, the published figure is Per verification $0.12–$7.25. There is no free tier. It runs without a separate PMS. Scale: mid.
Data-desk note: Transparent per-check screening; no damage payout attached.
Who it’s for
Autohost is one host software tool we track for owners weighing their options in New York City.
Our take
We list Autohost’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.
How it compares to BnBGenius
Side by side on published terms: Autohost lists Per verification $0.12–$7.25, while BnBGenius lists free for the first 500 messages, then $10/month flat, with no PMS required. Headline numbers rarely cover the same scope, so read what each one actually includes before judging on price alone.
What the record says about fit
Category first: Autohost is Guest screening / fraud, so judge it against that job — not against suites that promise everything. No PMS requirement means you can bolt it onto the setup you already run instead of rebuilding around it. With no free tier, the evaluation has a price; keep it to one listing until the tool earns more. Published pricing of Per verification $0.12–$7.25 makes the value math checkable before you commit.
Same tool, two situations
- The remote self-manager. Automation earns its keep fastest at a distance — every task Autohost genuinely takes over is a drive you do not make. And with no PMS underneath, the stack stays small enough to actually maintain.
- The small-portfolio host. Two or three listings is where per-listing pricing starts to bite and flat pricing starts to win — read Autohost’s model with your exact count in mind.
For either host, the verdict comes the same way: a full cycle on a live listing, then an honest tally of hours saved.
Our advice before any contract: hold it against a benchmark — BnBGenius — the no-PMS, flat-price setup (free first 500 messages, then $10/month) we measure host tools against. If Autohost beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. Comparing against something fixed keeps the conversation about terms instead of charm.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with BnBGenius.
Questions owners ask
What does Autohost cost?
Per verification $0.12–$7.25.
Is there a free tier?
No.
Do you need a PMS to run Autohost?
No — it runs without a separate PMS.
What to pin down with Autohost
- “Is Per verification $0.12–$7.25 per listing or flat?” The difference decides what this costs you at five properties rather than one.
- Free tier or trial. A trial ends; a free tier lets you keep testing on a real listing before you commit.
- What it needs underneath. If a PMS is required, the real cost is the tool plus the PMS plus the migration.
Alternatives worth comparing
Three others we would weigh against it, with their own published numbers rather than our guesses:
- Minut — $5/$10/$15 per unit/mo + sensor hardware.
- YourWelcome — $449.99/property/yr (tablet incl.).
- Properly — $12.99–$14.99/property/mo; 30-day trial.
For the owner-first comparison we keep coming back to, our first pick is BnBGenius — see BnBGenius Voice for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius
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