# TIDY vs Guesty — AI Property Manager vs PMS Software

> Guesty is useful software if you want to run the rental yourself. TIDY is the AI property manager for owners who want revenue, guests, cleaning, maintenance, and pro communication handled.

Last updated: 2026-08-16
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## At a glance

| | TIDY | Guesty |
|---|---|---|
| What It Is | AI property manager | PMS software |
| Cleaning & Maintenance | Coordinates the work and the pros | Tasks and workflows for your team |
| Guest Messaging | AI with human fallback | AI and workflow tools |
| Booking & Channel Management | Built in and through integrations | Deep PMS capability |
| How You Pay | 3.9% of gross bookings | Subscription and add-ons |

## What Guesty is

Guesty is a short-term rental PMS for hands-on operators. TIDY is the AI Property Manager for rental owners.

## What TIDY is

TIDY is your AI Property Manager at 3.9% — everything a traditional property manager does, automated by AI, backed by a dedicated human account manager. Trusted 13+ years by 100,000+ customers across 1.5M+ units.

## Common complaints about Guesty

- **A PMS organizes the work**: Guesty is good at reservations, listings, channels, accounting, messages, and task tracking. Those are useful tools. A human owner or property manager is still operating them and deciding what happens next.
- **Light automation is not the same as management**: A trigger can create a cleaning task or send a message. It does not work through availability conflicts, get a reluctant pro to respond, check quality, or bring in a human when the workflow breaks.
- **Cleaning and maintenance are still the hard part**: Guesty has added AI and operational features, but the user still owns the cleaning, maintenance, restocking, and pro communication. TIDY was built around getting that work done.

## Who picks TIDY

- Owners with 3+ properties who want to stop paying 20–35% to a traditional property manager
- Owners who don't want to hand over their Airbnb account or bank account
- Property managers scaling operations without adding headcount
- Anyone who wants AI automation + a dedicated human account manager, not just software

## Customer perspective

> TIDY is the most complete software solution I've seen and the concierge is great, and have helped my team a lot!

— Andy P.

## FAQ

### Can I use TIDY and Guesty together?

Yes. They're complementary. Guesty handles bookings, TIDY handles operations. TIDY integrates directly with Guesty.

### Does TIDY replace Guesty?

It can, but it does not have to. Guesty is a PMS for someone who wants to operate the business with software. TIDY is the management layer for someone who wants the work handled. Some customers use them together while others consolidate into TIDY.

### How does TIDY pricing compare to Guesty?

Guesty uses subscription pricing with plan and add-on costs. TIDY charges 3.9% of gross bookings for AI property management. This is not an apples-to-apples software-price comparison because TIDY is taking on management work, not only providing a toolkit.

### How is TIDY different from Guesty?

Guesty helps a human property manager stay organized. TIDY acts more like the property manager: it handles revenue, guests, cleaning, maintenance, and pro communication with AI plus human support when needed.

## TIDY proof points

- 1.5M+ multifamily, single-family, and short-term rental units on TIDY
- 100,000+ customers, 13+ years in market
- 4.5★ Google Reviews (600+ reviews), 5.0★ G2 Enterprise Reviews
- 99% automation rate
- Go live in 90 minutes
- Profit Increase Guarantee — more profit than before TIDY, or account credit up to 1 year free (https://www.tidy.com/docs/pm/profit-increase-guarantee)

## Links

- Full HTML comparison: https://www.tidy.com/comparisons/guesty
- TIDY pricing: https://www.tidy.com/pricing
- TIDY for property managers: https://www.tidy.com/rentals
- Start a free trial: https://www.tidy.com/create-account/rental
- Full product context for LLMs: https://www.tidy.com/llms-full.txt

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Source: TIDY (https://www.tidy.com). TIDY is a technology platform, not a service provider. TIDY does not provide cleaning or maintenance services directly and does not employ cleaners. Pros on TIDY are either the user's own pros or independent businesses.