# TIDY vs Lodgify — AI Property Manager vs PMS Software

> Lodgify now offers much more than a booking site, including PMS, messaging, pricing, channel, and task tools. TIDY is the management layer across those workflows for 3.9%.

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

| | TIDY | Lodgify |
|---|---|---|
| What You Get | AI property management | PMS and direct-booking software |
| How You Pay | 3.9% of gross bookings | Subscription plans and add-ons |
| Booking Site & Channels | Included or connected | A core strength |
| Pricing & Guest Messaging | Managed with AI and partners | Software and AI features |
| Cleaning & Maintenance | Coordinates people, quality, and exceptions | Tasks and tools for your team |
| Human Fallback | Included for exceptions | Your owner or operations team |

## Pricing comparison

- **TIDY**: 3.9% of gross bookings with a $9 per-unit monthly minimum (about $3,900/yr on $100K revenue)
- **Lodgify**: $16–$59/property/mo (about $5,000–$10,000/yr on $100K revenue)
- **Savings with TIDY**: about $1,100–$6,100/yr on a $100K revenue property

## What Lodgify is

Lodgify builds your direct booking site at $16–$59/property/mo (+ 1.9% on Starter). You're still the property manager. TIDY runs the property for you at 3.9%.

## 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 Lodgify

- **A broader feature set is still software**: Lodgify has more than the website now. It has reservations, channels, guest messages, pricing, and team tasks. That is fine. Those are all useful things if you want to manage the rentals yourself and you want to be organized to do that.
- **Assigning a task is not the same as completing it**: Some products have introduced a few lightweight cleaning things, but these are really trivial things, like, "Oh, when there's a job scheduled, assign it to some pro." That just simply doesn't work.
- **The hardest work happens outside the dashboard**: Pros are not going to use every app. They mostly don't use apps, and most people don't log in or do anything. There may be availability conflicts. Cleaning, maintenance, restocking, and pro communication are still the hardest part.
- **Every additional tool still needs somebody to run it**: Lodgify can cover a large part of the software stack. The question is not whether it has features. It is how much work you or your staff still have after paying for those features. TIDY charges 3.9% to take on more of that work.

## 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

> Lodgify gave me a great booking site. But I was still the property manager — every cleaning, every maintenance issue, every pricing tweak was on me. TIDY took the manager job off my plate.

— James P., STR host, 4 properties

## FAQ

### Does TIDY have a direct booking site?

Yes. TIDY supports direct bookings alongside Airbnb and other channels. Lodgify is really known for the website, though, and if building and controlling that website is the main priority, that's a good reason to look at it.

### Is TIDY a PMS?

This is where the categories get a little silly. TIDY includes a lot of the normal PMS capabilities. The useful distinction is that Lodgify gives you software to run the business. TIDY is trying to take on more of the property manager job.

### Does Lodgify offer AI and dynamic pricing?

Yes, it does. We should not pretend Lodgify is just a website builder or that it has no AI. It has AI-assisted guest communication and dynamic pricing. TIDY also uses specialists like PriceLabs, but handles revenue as one part of the whole operation.

### Can I keep my Lodgify-built website?

Of course. If the Lodgify website is already working, there is no reason to throw it away. TIDY can run alongside an existing booking site or PMS.

## 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/lodgify
- 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.