Host software · reviewed 2026-07-27
Lodgix review
Lodgix offers a feature-rich PMS for property managers, but pricing could be an issue for smaller operators.
Who it is for
Lodgix is best suited for a niche group of property managers with 5-7 units. Its pricing structure, with a base fee and an OTA commission, can be appealing for those operating at this scale.
The published facts, in plain English
Published detail first, interpretation second, clearly separated so you can disagree with the second half.
- Category: Vacation-rental PMS. Lodgix is bought as a category before it is bought as a brand. Most owners who feel overwhelmed need messaging first and pricing second; everything else can wait a season.
- The price they print: From $79.99/mo (1–7 props) + 0.5% OTA fee; 30-day trial. Read the unit carefully — per listing, per month, per property and per booking are four very different bills once you own two places, and a per-listing price is a different animal on a four-month season than on a twelve-month one.
- Trial only, no free tier. A trial is enough to test the setup but rarely enough to test a season. Start it when bookings are live, not in the quiet month when nothing will exercise it.
- It is a full property-management system. That is a migration, not a purchase. For one or two listings it is usually more system than the operation needs.
- Scale: niche. Narrow tools are often better at the one job than a suite is. The risk is stacking four of them and paying suite money anyway.
Our take
Lodgix provides a comprehensive Vacation Rental Property Management System. While the $79.99 per month starting price for 1-7 properties and a 0.5% OTA fee is competitive for its target size, it might be a significant cost for solo hosts. The 30-day trial is a good opportunity to test its suitability.
The data-desk note
The desk's own note on Lodgix, recorded when the dataset was compiled:
“Cheap flat at 5–7 units; $79.99 floor and OTA cut hurt solo hosts.”
Where it lands for a Michigan owner
Software does not care which state your property is in, so the Michigan question here is not coverage — it is season shape. A per-listing subscription is charged for twelve months whether your property earns for twelve or for four, and that is the number to hold up against a manager's percentage before you decide which way to go.
Against our pick, on published terms
Both sides of this comparison print a number, which makes it a real one. Lodgix publishes From $79.99/mo (1–7 props) + 0.5% OTA fee; 30-day trial; BnBGenius publishes Free for the first 500 messages, then $10/mo flat. Put them side by side on the revenue you actually expect rather than on the headline percentage, because the base each is charged against is the part that moves.
What this review can't tell you
What follows is the list we would take into the call ourselves. Put these to Lodgix directly.
- What happens to your data and your message history if you stop paying.
- Which integrations are genuinely native, since those are the ones that keep working after an update.
- How the tool behaves in a season you are not using it — whether you can pause, and what pausing costs.
Alternatives that publish a price
Worth putting side by side with the ones that publish, since that is the only comparison you can make unaided.
- RemoteLock — $6/door/mo (Premium) / $12/door (Enterprise)
- Boring Host AI — $13/listing/mo, $130/mo min; 14-day trial
- Chekin — From €3.95/property/mo (3-unit min) + txn fees
Verdict
Lodgix is a solid option for mid-sized managers, though solo hosts may find the costs prohibitive compared to owner-first alternatives like BnBGenius.
All of the above is published material, recorded on 2026-07-27. Nothing here is estimated, and a blank field means a blank field. How we test sets out what we can and cannot verify.