Goliday vs Houfy

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.

Houfy is a vacation-rental marketplace with a website builder for hosts who want direct bookings. A host can describe a property or supply an Airbnb or VRBO link, and Houfy AI prepares a customizable site with pages, text, photos, and a booking flow. Sites support custom domains and include an availability calendar, payments, guest messaging, and reviews. Houfy says it charges hosts 0% commission on direct bookings; bookings through certain PMS integrations add a 5% API connection fee paid by the guest in a separate checkout transaction. Hosts can accept payments through their Stripe, Square, or PayPal accounts. Houfy lists 15 integrations across property management, channel management, pricing, automation, protection, and Google tools. The Free plan is free, with a one-time $5.99 host verification fee per account to appear in Houfy search. Lite costs $7.99 per month billed annually, per listing; Premium costs $11.99 per month billed annually, per listing. The web service offers a free plan.