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Channels Connect gives vacation-rental managers one place to distribute listings across Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Expedia, Google, and more than 90 channels. It synchronizes calendars, rates, and reservations in both directions, while central listing controls cover photos, descriptions, and property details. Dynamic rules handle season, demand, booking window, and last-minute discounts. The free plan has no subscription or listing fee, but paid bookings incur a commission that varies by channel and property type. Access is through web and API.

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    Uplisting

    by Uplisting
    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Operators needing guest messaging and mobile access — Uplisting adds unified inbox, automated guest messaging, SMS, and Android/iOS apps alongside channel management.

    5.9 Free plan · paid from £40/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Homes and Rooms

    Free plan Web

    Independent owners wanting websites and guest payments — Homes and Rooms adds booking websites, direct guest payments, inquiry automation, taxes, and financial reporting.

    6.9 Free plan · paid from $9/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    CiiRUS

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2

    Managers needing operations and accounting controls — CiiRUS combines channel connections with reservations, housekeeping, maintenance, accounting, reports, access controls, and audit trails.

    7.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Jurny Channel Manager

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Large portfolios needing bulk channel updates — Jurny adds bulk editing for large portfolios and NIA assistance, while broader OTA access requires paid subscriptions.

    5.7 Free plan · paid from $19/mo Visit site
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    VRBookings

    Paid Web

    Agencies needing PMS, payments, and messaging — VRBookings adds a PMS, direct booking engine, payment processors, unified inbox, automated workflows, and owner accounting.

    4.9 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Bookerville

    by Bookerville
    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Managers scaling from one to thousands of properties — Bookerville is paid vacation-rental software focused on managing properties and bookings, with stated capacity from one to thousands.

    6.4 From $66.55/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    DiBooq

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Hosts wanting direct booking and payment tools — DiBooq adds a direct-booking website, embeddable booking engine, Stripe payments, and filtered revenue and occupancy statistics.

    6.2 From €20/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    AvaiBook

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1
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    Beds24

    by Beds24
    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    6.5 From €15.50/mo Visit site
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    Hosthub

    by Hosthub
    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+3
    6.2 14-day trial Visit site
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    Avantio

    by Avantio
    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    6.1 From €14/mo Visit site
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    Channex

    Free trial APIWeb
    6.1 From $130/mo Visit site
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    BookingPal

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    6.0 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Qovio

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb
    5.9 From €15/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    eviivo

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    5.8 30-day trial Visit site
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    Naver Sync

    Free trial APIWeb
    5.8 14-day trial Visit site
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    Hostify

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    5.7 From $20/mo Visit site
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    VacayOps

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb
    5.7 From $15/mo Visit site
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    NextPax

    Paid APIWeb
    5.3 From $3.60/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Your.Rentals

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1
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    Rentals United

    Paid APIWeb
    5.2 From $330/mo Visit site
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    Smily

    Paid APIWeb
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    Smoobu

    by Smoobu
    Paid AndroidiPhone
    5.2 From €28/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    4.8 Pricing on request Visit site

Its focused channel-manager role leaves guest messaging, cleaning schedules, and accounting to a connected PMS or other tools. That makes alternatives relevant if you need broader operations, mobile apps, direct booking, guest payments, reporting, or a different channel mix. Compare whether each option adds those functions, how its channels match your portfolio, and whether a recurring subscription or other charge fits better than Channels Connect’s booking commission. Also consider whether you want to keep a separate PMS or bring reservations, communications, payments, and back-office work into one system.

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