Both tools will outperform Airbnb Smart Pricing by 15–30%. The real question is which one fits your operation. Our call: PriceLabs for any operator who wants control and granularity. Beyond for hosts who want pricing to run itself with minimal configuration.

At a glance

PriceLabs is the operator-favorite. It's what most professional STR managers we interviewed use by default, and the reason is customization depth: portfolio rules, orphan gap logic, minimum-stay overrides by season, far-out premiums — all adjustable per property or in bulk.

Beyond (formerly Beyond Pricing) pioneered the category and remains the easier onboarding path. You connect your PMS, pick a base price, and it runs. If you want to override something, you can — but most users don't need to.

Pricing

Both charge as a percentage of booked revenue: PriceLabs is 1% with a minimum of $19.99/month per listing. Beyond is roughly 1%. For small operators the monthly minimum on PriceLabs means it's effectively a flat fee; for high-revenue listings the percentage model becomes meaningful.

Head-to-head by criterion

Customization — Winner: PriceLabs

PriceLabs gives you levers Beyond doesn't: custom seasonal profiles, day-of-week multipliers, near/far pricing curves, minimum stay by lead time, orphan gap rules by property. Beyond's settings fit on a few screens; PriceLabs has a manual.

Ease of use — Winner: Beyond

If you're running one or two properties and the idea of reading a pricing manual makes you tired, Beyond is the right answer. Onboarding is 20 minutes. The recommendations are sensible out of the box.

Market data — Tie

Both pull from multiple OTAs and update daily. Neither has a meaningful data advantage. Both publish comp-set data you can inspect.

PMS integrations — Winner: PriceLabs

PriceLabs integrates with essentially every PMS in our PMS comparison. Beyond covers the majors (Guesty, Hostaway, Lodgify, OwnerRez, Hospitable) but has fewer niche connections.

Reporting — Winner: PriceLabs

PriceLabs' reporting is more operator-friendly: revenue pacing, market penetration, booking window trends. Beyond's reporting is adequate but less detailed.

Support — Winner: Beyond

Beyond's support is responsive and generally resolves tickets in a day. PriceLabs has a more self-serve orientation — deep documentation, active user community, but slower email support.

When to pick PriceLabs

You manage 3+ properties, you care about squeezing another 5–10% of revenue out of the portfolio, and you're willing to spend 2–3 hours getting configured. This is also the right pick for property managers running someone else's portfolio — you'll want the audit trail and per-property rule control.

When to pick Beyond

You run 1–2 properties, you want dynamic pricing because you know manual pricing leaves money on the table, and you'd rather not tune anything. Beyond will beat Smart Pricing significantly with almost no effort.

Our call

For any operator serious about scaling, PriceLabs is the right tool. For everyone else, Beyond does the job. Either one will pay for itself within the first month — so the bigger mistake is not using one at all.