Goliday vs Hostcation
Goliday
goliday.com
Hostcation
hostcation.comSide by side
| Figure | Goliday | Hostcation |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €15/mo | £6/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 2 |
| Spec score · Vacation Rental Website Builders | 8.9 (#4) | 7.8 (#20) |
| Calendar sync | Goliday synchronizes bookings with external platforms and allows external bookings to be added manually. | Hosts connect iCal feeds; Hostcation says it pulls blocked dates hourly and pushes direct bookings back to those feeds. |
| Payments | The PRO version integrates credit-card payments and the site also lists bank transfer, PayPal and cheque payments in France. | Guest card payments are processed through Stripe and go to the host's own Stripe account; Hostcation says it does not hold the funds. |
| Support | Goliday says support is available by live chat, email and phone. | The homepage says users can email [email protected] and that founder Marcus answers support email. |
Plans
Goliday
- FREEFree
- FREEFree
- PRO€25 a month
- PRO€180 a year
- PREMIUM€299 a month
- PREMIUM€2,988 a year
In their own words
Goliday
Goliday provides hosted vacation-rental websites with a booking engine for direct bookings. Its modular templates are intended for building a site without technical knowledge, and bookings can sync with external platforms; external reservations can also be added manually. Hosting, maintenance, and support are included, with support by live chat, email, and phone. PRO integrates credit-card payments and supports 13 website languages with manual or automatic translation. The site also lists bank transfer, PayPal, and cheque payments in France. Goliday says listings appear on Google Hotels and Maps and that it has been a Google Vacation Rental Partner since 2025. The FREE plan is free, billed yearly, for one property and one language. PRO costs €25 a month and PREMIUM costs €299 a month, both billed monthly; prices exclude VAT. A 15-day free trial requires no payment details and ends automatically. Goliday says it charges no booking commissions or service fees.
Hostcation
Hostcation has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.