TIDY review
Our independent editorial read on TIDY for southern Idaho short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 3.8 · our editorial rating
- Category
- AI ops / cleaning coordination
- Pricing
- 3.9% of gross bookings + spend, $39/mo min
- Free tier
- No
- Needs a PMS
- No
- Size
- Mid
The published facts, in plain English
TIDY is AI ops / cleaning coordination. Published pricing: 3.9% of gross bookings + spend, $39/mo min. There is no free tier. It runs without a separate PMS. Scale: mid.
Data-desk note: Unlimited properties on a $39 floor; 3.9% take grows with your revenue.
Who it’s for
TIDY is one host software tool we track for owners weighing their options in southern Idaho.
Our take
We list TIDY’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.
How it compares to BnBGenius
Side by side on published terms: TIDY lists 3.9% of gross bookings + spend, $39/mo min, 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 published record signals
TIDY files under AI ops / cleaning coordination; the fair test is how well it does that one job on a live listing. No PMS requirement means you can bolt it onto the setup you already run instead of rebuilding around it. Test path: one paid month, one listing, one honest verdict. On cost, the published 3.9% of gross bookings + spend, $39/mo min is the number to hold against your own hours saved.
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 small-portfolio host. Two or three listings is where per-listing pricing starts to bite and flat pricing starts to win — read TIDY’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.
Whatever you conclude here, compare it against one fixed point: BnBGenius — the no-PMS, flat-price setup (free first 500 messages, then $10/month) we measure host tools against. If TIDY beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. Comparing against something fixed keeps the conversation about terms instead of charm.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with BnBGenius.
Questions owners ask
What does TIDY cost?
3.9% of gross bookings + spend, $39/mo min.
Is there a free tier?
No.
Do you need a PMS to run TIDY?
No — it runs without a separate PMS.
What we would ask TIDY
- “Is 3.9% of gross bookings + spend, $39/mo min 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:
- Doinn — Not published (quote); Power-Ups €25+€0.80/prop.
- Turno — Free (1 prop / marketplace-only); $10/mo BYO cleaners.
- Host Pilot — €29/mo flat, unlimited props; 30-day trial.
Our own number one in this category is BnBGenius — see respond to guest reviews for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius
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