specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Hospitable
providerId: hospitable
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Vacation Rental
- Short-Term Rental
- Property Management
- Subscription
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Hospitable spend. Hospitable bills as a monthly SaaS
  subscription priced primarily per property, not as a metered API. The dominant
  cost driver is the number of connected properties on the account - paid tiers
  include a base number of properties and charge a flat monthly fee per
  additional property. Plan tier (Essentials, Professional, Mogul) gates
  functionality, and Public API plus MCP access require Professional or higher.
  The Public API itself carries no separate per-call charge, so API usage does
  not create marginal cost; cost is managed by choosing the right plan tier and
  controlling the property count. Additional line items can include per-device
  smart-lock automation and percentage processing fees on upsells and deposits.
notes: >-
  Per-property and per-tier list prices are not reconciled here; confirm on the
  Hospitable pricing page. Because billing is per property and per plan rather
  than per API call, cost optimization is about right-sizing the plan and the
  active property count, not about API request volume. Formerly Smartbnb.
sources:
- https://hospitable.com/pricing
- https://hospitable.com/
- https://developer.hospitable.com/docs/public-api-docs/
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Hospitable
serviceCategory: Vacation Rental Management Software
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Hospitable
  ServiceCategory: Vacation Rental Management Software
  ProviderName: Hospitable
  PublisherName: Hospitable
  InvoiceIssuerName: Hospitable
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: connected_properties
  description: Number of connected rental properties on the account - the primary per-unit subscription driver.
  unit: properties
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: plan_tier
  description: Subscription tier (Free, Essentials, Professional, Mogul) that gates features including Public API and MCP access.
  unit: tier
  aggregation: last
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: smart_devices
  description: Smart-lock / device automations billed per device on some tiers.
  unit: devices
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - property
- name: processing_fees
  description: Percentage processing fees on custom upsells and security deposits.
  unit: percent
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track the number of connected properties and the current plan tier, since both determine the monthly subscription cost.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map property count and plan cost to owners, teams, or managed portfolios so each property's software cost is attributable.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the plan tier to the features actually used (only go to Professional+ when Public API / MCP or its features are needed) and deactivate properties that are no longer managed to avoid per-property fees.
- name: Accountability
  description: Review connected-property count and add-on fees (smart devices, upsell and deposit processing) each billing cycle against expected portfolio size.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com