TIDY review
Our independent editorial read on TIDY for Tucson short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 4.3 · 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. It lists its pricing as 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 Tucson.
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
On the published figures alone, TIDY shows 3.9% of gross bookings + spend, $39/mo min and BnBGenius shows free for the first 500 messages, then $10/month flat, with no PMS required. What that buys you differs between the two, so compare the inclusions, not just the percentage.
What the record says about fit
Category first: TIDY is AI ops / cleaning coordination, so judge it against that job — not against suites that promise everything. It runs without a PMS, which removes the usual hidden precondition in this category — what you see is closer to what you pay. 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.
Two owner scenarios
- The remote self-manager. Automation earns its keep fastest at a distance — every task TIDY genuinely takes over is a drive you do not make. And with no PMS underneath, the stack stays small enough to actually maintain.
- 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.
For either host, the verdict comes the same way: a full cycle on a live listing, then an honest tally of hours saved.
Before you decide, put one benchmark beside it: automate turnover tasks — 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. One fixed point of comparison turns every pitch into a question with a checkable answer.
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.
Questions to put to 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:
- Chekin — From €3.95/property/mo (3-unit min) + txn fees.
- ResortCleaning — $5/property/mo or $1.39/appt; $20/mo min.
- Uplisting — £72/mo flat (1–5); £16/unit (6–40).
For the owner-first comparison we keep coming back to, our first pick is BnBGenius — see Airbnb review response for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius
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