PriceLabs vs Beyond: which pricing tool fits a small host?

It depends on what a listing books. PriceLabs charges a flat $19.99 a month for one listing; Beyond Growth takes 1% of bookings, cleaning fees included. They cost the same at $1,999 in bookings a month: below that Beyond costs less, above it PriceLabs does. Both price inside a minimum you set and connect to OwnerRez and paid Hospitable plans; neither works on Hospitable's free plan.

PriceLabs vs Beyond for small hosts

For a small host	PriceLabs	Beyond
How it charges	Flat per listing: $19.99 for the first, $14.99 each for listings 2 to 5 source	1% of bookings (Growth) or 1.25% (Pro); the Free plan doesn't change prices source
What the fee counts	Each synced listing; $1 a month per mapped listing on another platform source	Nightly rate plus guest-paid fees such as cleaning; not taxes or deposits source
1 listing, hypothetical month of $3,000	$19.99 source	$30 (Growth) or $37.50 (Pro) source
3 listings, $3,000 each	$49.97 source	$90 (Growth) or $112.50 (Pro) source
Costs less when one listing books	More than $1,999 a month source	Less than $1,999 a month (Growth) source
Billing	Monthly, after the fact, per synced listing, plus tax source	Monthly; 1% when booked by default or 1.49% on check-in day (Pay on Stay) source
Free trial or free plan	30-day free trial from when you first add listings source	Free plan that doesn't change prices; first $5,000 in bookings free; trial length not stated source source source
Minimum price	Yes; a fixed date-specific override can go below it source	Yes: prices inside the minimums and maximums you set source
Platforms	Airbnb directly; Booking.com and Vrbo among its integrations; or through your management software source source	Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com source
Hospitable	Paid plans only, through Integrations; disconnect it from the platforms first source source	In Beyond's integrations directory; Hospitable connects outside pricing tools on paid plans only source source
OwnerRez	Yes, by API; the property needs an address and coordinates source	In Beyond's integrations directory source
Notable limits	Doesn't sync calendars between platforms source	No minimum monthly fee stated; when the $5,000 credit expires isn't stated source

For a small host

PriceLabs

Beyond

How it charges

Flat per listing: $19.99 for the first, $14.99 each for listings 2 to 5 source

1% of bookings (Growth) or 1.25% (Pro); the Free plan doesn't change prices source

What the fee counts

Each synced listing; $1 a month per mapped listing on another platform source

Nightly rate plus guest-paid fees such as cleaning; not taxes or deposits source

1 listing, hypothetical month of $3,000

$19.99 source

$30 (Growth) or $37.50 (Pro) source

3 listings, $3,000 each

$49.97 source

$90 (Growth) or $112.50 (Pro) source

Costs less when one listing books

More than $1,999 a month source

Less than $1,999 a month (Growth) source

Billing

Monthly, after the fact, per synced listing, plus tax source

Monthly; 1% when booked by default or 1.49% on check-in day (Pay on Stay) source

Free trial or free plan

30-day free trial from when you first add listings source

Free plan that doesn't change prices; first $5,000 in bookings free; trial length not stated source source source

Minimum price

Yes; a fixed date-specific override can go below it source

Yes: prices inside the minimums and maximums you set source

Platforms

Airbnb directly; Booking.com and Vrbo among its integrations; or through your management software source source

Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com source

Hospitable

Paid plans only, through Integrations; disconnect it from the platforms first source source

In Beyond's integrations directory; Hospitable connects outside pricing tools on paid plans only source source

OwnerRez

Yes, by API; the property needs an address and coordinates source

In Beyond's integrations directory source

Notable limits

Doesn't sync calendars between platforms source

No minimum monthly fee stated; when the $5,000 credit expires isn't stated source

Where a flat fee and a percentage cost the same

PriceLabs costs $19.99 a month for one listing whatever books. Beyond Growth costs 1% of the month's bookings and Pro 1.25%. Divide the flat price by the percentage to find where they cost the same: $19.99 ÷ 1% = $1,999 in bookings a month, and $19.99 ÷ 1.25% = $1,599.20 against Pro. Above that line PriceLabs costs less; below it Beyond does.

Listings 2 to 5 cost $14.99 each at PriceLabs, so for a second or third listing the line drops to $1,499 against Growth. Three listings cost $49.97 a month at PriceLabs, the same as 1% of $4,997 in combined bookings.

A hypothetical listing that books $3,000 in a month pays $19.99 at PriceLabs, $30 on Beyond Growth or $37.50 on Pro. In a $1,000 month, Growth is $10 and PriceLabs is still $19.99.

Beyond counts guest-paid fees such as cleaning and extra guests, so compare against your bookings including those fees, not the nightly rate alone.
Beyond's Pay on Stay option charges 1.49% on the check-in day instead of 1% when booked, which moves the line down to $1,341.61.
Beyond's first $5,000 in bookings are free and PriceLabs gives 30 days free, so the first months cost differently from the rest of the year. Compare a full year.

By situation

On Hospitable's free Essentials plan: neither one. Essentials doesn't connect outside pricing tools; its own Dynamic Pricing is a $15 per property add-on there.
On a paid Hospitable plan: both connect, but Hospitable's own Dynamic Pricing is already included for active properties, so check whether you need a second tool.
On OwnerRez: PriceLabs connects by API; Beyond lists OwnerRez in its integrations directory.
A busy season and a quiet one: Beyond's fee follows your bookings down in empty months; PriceLabs' doesn't.
You want to look before a tool changes prices: Beyond's Free plan shows your listings and market without touching prices.
You need a date priced below your usual minimum: PriceLabs allows a fixed date-specific override under it.

Choose PriceLabs if

A listing books more than $1,999 a month including cleaning fees, you want the same bill in busy and quiet months or you want to price a date below your usual minimum with an override.

Choose Beyond if

A listing books less than $1,999 a month or swings a lot by season and you'd rather pay only when nights book. Beyond also fits if you want to watch your market on the Free plan before letting a tool change prices.

Or neither

With one Airbnb listing that books most nights, Airbnb Smart Pricing or rates you set by hand may be enough, with your break-even rate as the floor either way. The break-even rate calculator works that floor out from your own costs.