Touch Stay is one of the best-known digital guidebooks for short-term rentals. It's a solid product, but it has no free plan, its AI features start on the Growth plan, and the bill grows with every property.
Here are 5 alternatives, from free AI guidebooks to complete guest platforms, with their real prices and limits.
Prices and features checked on each vendor's website on October 18, 2026. guideMe is our own product.
Why hosts look for a Touch Stay alternative
No free plan: Touch Stay offers a 14-day trial, then starts at $8.25 per property per month billed annually.
AI on higher plans only: the AI chatbot and AI guide generator start on the Growth plan.
More than a guidebook: messaging, CRM and upsells are useful for professionals, but many hosts only need a clear guide.
Price per property: costs add up quickly for a portfolio.
Hosts with 1 to 20 properties who want AI and a low price
A dedicated AI guidebook, not a PMS. Import your current guide from a PDF or a public link, or let the AI draft one from your listing. It translates it, answers guests 24/7 through a chatbot, and connects to Hostaway to send each booking its own guide link.
Price:
First guide free, then $2.49 per property/month
Free plan:
Yes, first guide free with no time limit
AI:
AI drafts the guide from your listing, AI guest chatbot, AI itineraries
Languages:
7 languages, automatic
First guide free with no time limit, then $2.49 per extra property
Imports your current guide from a PDF or a public link (Touch Stay, Hostfully, Notion…)
AI drafting, guest chatbot and personalised itineraries on every plan
Hostaway connection: one guide link per booking, guests greeted by name
QR codes for the whole guide or for each section
7 languages, fewer than Guidey or Enso Connect
No upsell store or guest messaging inbox
Not a PMS: it connects to Hostaway rather than replacing it
Property managers who also want a PMS and channel manager
First a property management system (PMS): channel management, automated messaging, payments. Its guidebook module is freemium: one guidebook is free, more need the Pro plan. Only compare it with a guidebook if you don't need the PMS.
Price:
1 guidebook free; Pro plan price not published; PMS from $15 per property/month + platform fee
Free plan:
Yes, 1 guidebook
AI:
AI itinerary planner on guidebooks; AI inbox and descriptions in the PMS
Languages:
16+ languages, Pro plan only
One guidebook free
Guidebook marketplace for upsells (1% Stripe fee)
Full PMS available if you grow
Translation only on the Pro plan, whose price isn't published
Guest AI chatbot not listed
PMS adds a platform fee on top of the per-property price
Hosts with guests from many countries and lots of video or PDF content
A digital guidebook focused on rich content: unlimited videos, photos and PDFs, a local map with pre-loaded places, passcode-protected guides and a guest marketing area for direct bookings.
Price:
From $7.42 per property/month billed annually (limited-time offer)
French-speaking hosts who want a low-cost guidebook with payments
A French guidebook app with a free plan, guest messaging, Stripe payments with 0% commission and check-in forms. The AI assistant and more languages come with higher plans.
Price:
Free plan; Starter €4 per property/month billed annually (€7 monthly)
Free plan:
Yes, 1 guidebook with 5 recommendations
AI:
AI assistant for guests on the Gold plan (€5/month annual)
Languages:
2 to 10 languages depending on the plan
Free plan and low annual prices
Payments and check-in forms built in
AI assistant on the Gold plan
Free plan limited to 5 recommendations
Only 2 translated languages on Starter
Monthly billing is much more expensive than annual
Professional property managers who want a full guest app
An enterprise guest-experience platform: guest app, digital check-in and checkout, guidebooks, ID verification and upsells, with an AI agent on top. Pricing is by quote.
You want to start for free with AI: guideMe or Sunver.
You need a PMS and channel manager: Hostfully is a PMS first, so compare it with other PMSs. guideMe connects to Hostaway instead of replacing it.
Your guests speak many less common languages: Guidey or Enso Connect.
You run a professional portfolio and want a full guest app: Enso Connect, or stay with Touch Stay.
You host mostly French-speaking guests and want payments built in: Sunver.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free alternative to Touch Stay?+
Yes. guideMe keeps your first guide free with no time limit, Hostfully offers one free guidebook, and Sunver has a free plan limited to one guidebook and 5 recommendations. Touch Stay itself offers a 14-day trial.
What is the cheapest Touch Stay alternative?+
For one property, guideMe, Hostfully's free guidebook and Sunver's free plan cost nothing. For several properties, guideMe charges $2.49 per extra property per month and Sunver from €4 per property per month on annual billing.
Which Touch Stay alternative has AI?+
guideMe includes AI drafting, a guest chatbot and itineraries on every plan. Sunver has an AI assistant on its Gold plan, Hostfully an AI itinerary planner, and Enso Connect an AI agent for guest messages.
Can I move my Touch Stay guide to another tool?+
Yes, with guideMe. Paste the public link of your Touch Stay guide, or upload it as a PDF, and guideMe turns it into a guideMe guide with its photos. Pages that need a login can't be imported.