AirROI review
Our independent editorial read on AirROI for Savannah short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 4.1 · our editorial rating
- Category
- STR market analytics
- Pricing
- Free analytics; API pay-as-you-go from $0.01/call
- Free tier
- Yes
- Needs a PMS
- No
- Size
- Mid
The published facts, in plain English
AirROI is STR market analytics. Published pricing: Free analytics; API pay-as-you-go from $0.01/call. There is a free tier. It runs without a separate PMS. Scale: mid.
Data-desk note: Free AirDNA alternative; younger, less lender-recognized.
Who it’s for
AirROI is one host software tool we track for owners weighing their options in Savannah.
Our take
We list AirROI’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, AirROI shows Free analytics; API pay-as-you-go from $0.01/call 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 published record signals
Category first: AirROI is STR market analytics, so judge it against that job — not against suites that promise everything. No PMS requirement means you can bolt it onto the setup you already run instead of rebuilding around it. Test path: the free tier on a single listing, through at least one busy weekend. Published pricing of Free analytics; API pay-as-you-go from $0.01/call makes the value math checkable before you commit.
Same tool, two situations
- 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 AirROI’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.
Our advice before any contract: hold it against a benchmark — answer guest calls automatically — the no-PMS, flat-price setup (free first 500 messages, then $10/month) we measure host tools against. If AirROI 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 AirROI cost?
Free analytics; API pay-as-you-go from $0.01/call.
Is there a free tier?
Yes.
Do you need a PMS to run AirROI?
No — it runs without a separate PMS.
Questions to put to AirROI
- “Is Free analytics; API pay-as-you-go from $0.01/call 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
Three others we would weigh against it, with their own published numbers rather than our guesses:
- GuestIntro — Free (1 property); Pro from $6.99/mo; site from $19.99/mo.
- Revyoos — From €5/mo; 14-day trial.
- Smoobu — €29/mo +0.9% fee, or €31.50/mo 0%.
For the owner-first comparison we keep coming back to, our first pick is BnBGenius — see BnBGenius Voice for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius
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