HostTools makes browser extensions for the parts of hosting that spreadsheets handle badly — bookkeeping, listing changes, market research. Each one installs in a click, works inside Airbnb, and keeps your data on your own machine.
Private bookkeeping for Airbnb hosts — profit per booking, occupancy, and ROI, no spreadsheets.
Know which listing changes actually worked — an automatic change log and metrics history for your Airbnb.
Airbnb market research from your browser — capture comps as you scroll, then benchmark price, occupancy, and the amenities that actually move the needle.
Model a booking end to end — nightly rates, discounts, guest fees, the platform cut and your real operating costs — and see what the guest pays, what you keep, and what a month of it looks like.
Open →Airbnb's 15.5% host-only fee comes off your payout. Find the price that keeps your take-home exactly where it was.
Open →The best hosts price and position against their actual local market, not a hunch. Here are the aspects worth studying — comp set, price tiers, occupancy, and amenities — and how to gather them straight from the source.
Comparing the most popular ways Airbnb hosts track rental income and expenses — spreadsheets, QuickBooks, and purpose-built tools like HostLedger — so you can pick the right one for your short-term rental.
Airbnb moved its guest service fee into a single 15.5% host-only fee. Here's the airbnb host only fee explained in plain terms — plus a calculator for the price that keeps your take-home the same.
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