Autohost review
Autohost offers guest screening, but lacks damage protection and a free tier, making it a costly option for many hosts.
★★★★☆ 3.7 · 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. Published pricing: 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 suits owners who need a dedicated guest screening tool and have separate arrangements for damage protection. It is best for those with varying booking volumes, as pricing scales per verification.
Our take
Autohost provides per-check guest screening with a broad price range, from $0.12 to $7.25. While it supports a partial integration with Property Management Systems, it does not offer a free tier. Notably, the service does not include any damage payout or protection.
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
Autohost files under Guest screening / fraud; 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. 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.
How this plays for two kinds of owner
- The owner far from the door. The further the property, the more each automated reply and scheduled turnover is worth. The no-PMS setup keeps the moving parts — and the failure points — few.
- The one-listing host. At one property, tooling should cost minutes and pocket change — check what Autohost’s model costs at your actual size, not at the portfolio scale the marketing pictures.
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 — 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. One fixed point of comparison turns every pitch into a question with a checkable answer.
Verdict
Consider Autohost if your sole need is guest screening and you are comfortable with its per-verification pricing and lack of damage coverage. For a comprehensive, owner-first alternative, look to 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 we would ask 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
Worth putting on the same shortlist. We have listed what each one publishes, and where nothing is published we say so:
- Breezeway — Free (1 prop); from $19/unit/mo + add-ons.
- EZcare — Not published (demo); order-metered.
- RueBaRue — Not published; ~$5–$10/property/mo (3rd-party).
For the owner-first comparison we keep coming back to, our first pick is BnBGenius — see BnBGenius Reviews for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
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