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Lodging Gurus vs Evolve
Evolve charges 10% of each booking on its Core plan and 15% on Plus, with a $250 onboarding fee and $25 for each additional property, and leaves cleaning and on-site care to you and the local partners it introduces. Lodging Gurus charges a flat monthly fee per listing and coordinates your cleaners and vendors as part of full management.
Last checked: October 19, 2026
| Company | How they charge | Model | Cleaning and on-site work | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolve | 10% (Core) or 15% (Plus) of each booking, plus a $250 onboarding fee and $25 for each additional property | Marketing, pricing and guest communication | You arrange and pay for cleaning; Evolve introduces local partners | No long-term contract |
| Lodging Gurus | $79 per listing per month, plus 30 cents per dollar of average nightly rate above $150. Weekly revenue management adds $12. | Remote team | Coordinated with your local team, or staff we hire for you that you pay directly | No notice period |
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What five listings would pay with Evolve or with us
For five listings earning $5,000 a month each, Evolve Core would cost $2,500 a month and Plus $3,750, plus $350 in onboarding fees. Lodging Gurus costs $605, or $545 without weekly revenue management, with no setup fee.
What you get with Evolve
A listing on Evolve's site and the major booking sites, prices set by its SmartRates tool, inquiries and pre-stay messages handled and a local contact you choose for the stay itself. Cleaning and maintenance are yours to arrange and pay for, with introductions to local partners. No long-term contract.
What you get with Lodging Gurus instead of Evolve
A team that prices every day and answers every guest around the clock, and that schedules, checks and follows up with your cleaners and vendors so turnovers don't depend on you. One flat fee per listing, no onboarding fee, your own accounts and no notice period.
A flat fee is not an unmotivated fee
A percentage manager earns more when a guest pays more. We earn more when you add a listing, because the fee is per listing. So our incentive is to take enough work off your plate that you can scale, and scaling is how we grow with you. Every dollar a listing earns above last month stays yours, and the next listing you buy is the one that pays us.
Common questions
Evolve and Lodging Gurus, answered.
The owner arranges and pays for cleaning and on-site care. Evolve says it connects owners with vetted local partners.
We schedule, check and follow up with your local cleaners or hire them for you. You pay them directly.
Evolve says there is no long-term contract, and neither do we. The difference is the exit: with us there is no notice period, and your listings were in your own accounts from day one.
Last checked: October 19, 2026. Evolve's terms can change, so confirm them with Evolve. Evolve is a trademark of its owner; we're not affiliated.
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Comparing fee models more broadly? Read our guide to Airbnb management fees (flat fee vs percentage) or see every company side by side.
