Hostaway Ranks #1 on Capterra’s 2026 Shortlist for Vacation Rental Software

Hostaway has been ranked the #1 vacation rental software on Capterra’s 2026 Shortlist, earning the highest overall score out of the 300+ platforms evaluated. Hostaway received an 89/100 overall Capterra score, including 40/50 for Popularity and 49/50 for Ratings, and was named Capterra’s top rated vacation rental software for 2026. The recognition further cements Hostaway’s position as the leading AI vacation rental platform worldwide.

This is the second year that Hostaway has made the list, also ranking #1 on Capterra’s 2025 Shortlist for Vacation Rental Software, and reflects its continued focus on building technology for professional short-term rental property managers looking to simplify operations, automate more of their day-to-day work, and scale their businesses.

What is the Capterra Shortlist for Vacation Rental Software? How does it work?

Capterra is the leading B2B marketplace for software buyers, drawing on more than two million user reviews across categories. Every review is carefully scrutinized using technology and human quality assurance moderators and goes through more than 20 control checks. Reviewer identities are confirmed and reviews are assessed to ensure they are a genuine experience of a real person.

The Shortlist for Vacation Rental Software draws from these verified reviews to provide a Ratings score and a Popularity score, each out of 50, for a total of 100. The result is a stack-ranked list built from real user feedback rather than a vendor's own marketing. 

Alongside other 2026 recognition 

The Capterra #1 ranking is one of several awards Hostaway has picked up in 2026. Other recognitions received thus far in 2026 include:

• Silver Stevie® Award for AI and Tech-Focused Customer Service Team of the Year

• Software Advice Frontrunner 2026

• G2 Best Software Awards 2026 honoree, ranking #7 overall and #1 in the PMS category among G2's Top 50 Best Real Estate Software Products

• Triple Crown of OTA recognition, highlighting the achievement of holding the highest partnership status, simultaneously, with Airbnb (Preferred+), Booking.com (Premier Plus), and Vrbo (Elite)

Together, these recognitions highlight Hostaway’s continued investment in product innovation, AI, connectivity, reliability and support, further reinforcing its position as a leading solution for professional property managers.

Why Hostaway continues to lead the STR market

Hostaway’s position as the top ranked vacation rental software platform by Capterra and others reflects its long-term investment and leadership in continuous improvement, building technology that adapts, evolves, and scales with short-term rental operations and the market.

Hostaway’s vacation rental management platform combines a powerful property management system and channel manager with dynamic pricing, guest communication, direct booking tools, reporting and analytics, and 200+ integrations, all designed to streamline and automate day-to-day operations.

Most recently, Hostaway introduced its purpose-built AI assistant, Hostaway AI CoHost, which works directly with operators’ live Hostaway data. It can answer questions, analyze operations, and take action such as writing listing descriptions or messaging guests, within the limits set by the operator.

By combining deep operational infrastructure with purpose-built AI, Hostaway continues to set itself apart as a platform designed not just to manage short-term rentals, but to help property managers run and grow their portfolios more intelligently, at scale.

Built for the future of vacation rental management 

For vacation rental professionals, Hostaway’s #1 ranking on Capterra reflects a platform that understands the realities of short-term term rental operators, from small and medium sized businesses to enterprise-level operations.

By bringing operations, distribution, automation, and intelligence together in a single platform, Hostaway helps property managers streamline workflows, automate repetitive tasks, make faster, data-driven decisions, and scale their portfolios.

Schedule a free demo and discover why Hostaway is the world’s most loved AI vacation rental platform.