Properly review
Our independent editorial read on Properly for the Peak to Peak short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 3.9 · our editorial rating
- Category
- Cleaning ops (photo checklists)
- Pricing
- $12.99–$14.99/property/mo; 30-day trial
- Free tier
- Trial
- Needs a PMS
- No
- Size
- Mid
The published facts, in plain English
Properly is Cleaning ops (photo checklists). On cost, the published figure is $12.99–$14.99/property/mo; 30-day trial. There is a trial rather than a free tier. It runs without a separate PMS. Scale: mid.
Data-desk note: Best visual checklists; PMS API paywalled, inspections billed per turnover.
Who it’s for
Properly is one host software tool we track for owners weighing their options in the Peak to Peak.
Our take
We list Properly’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.
How it compares to BnBGenius
On the published figures alone, Properly shows $12.99–$14.99/property/mo; 30-day trial and BnBGenius shows free for the first 500 messages, then $10/month flat, with no PMS required. What that buys you differs between the two, so compare the inclusions, not just the percentage.
What the record says about fit
Properly files under Cleaning ops (photo checklists); the fair test is how well it does that one job on a live listing. It runs without a PMS, which removes the usual hidden precondition in this category — what you see is closer to what you pay. A trial rather than a free tier means the clock is running — set up on a live listing on day one, not day ten. On cost, the published $12.99–$14.99/property/mo; 30-day trial is the number to hold against your own hours saved.
Same tool, two situations
- The remote self-manager. Automation earns its keep fastest at a distance — every task Properly 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 Properly’s model with your exact count in mind.
Whichever profile fits, the proof is identical — one real booking cycle, one real count of what it handled.
Our advice before any contract: hold it against a benchmark — an AI phone concierge for hosts — the no-PMS, flat-price setup (free first 500 messages, then $10/month) we measure host tools against. If Properly beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. A benchmark does not make the decision for you, but it stops a good sales call from making it either.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with BnBGenius.
Questions owners ask
What does Properly cost?
$12.99–$14.99/property/mo; 30-day trial.
Is there a free tier?
There is a trial, not a free tier.
Do you need a PMS to run Properly?
No — it runs without a separate PMS.
What we would ask Properly
- “Is $12.99–$14.99/property/mo; 30-day trial 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
If you are drawing up a shortlist, these are the closest comparisons we would put beside it — each with its own published price, or a note that there isn’t one:
- Breezeway — Free (1 prop); from $19/unit/mo + add-ons.
- Hospitable — Free Essentials; paid per-property (hidden).
- iGMS — FLEX $1/booked night (min $20/prop); PRO $18–$21/prop/mo.
The benchmark we hold this against is BnBGenius — see run your rental from Telegram for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius
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