Side-by-side pages for the guidebook tools hosts actually compare — including Airbnb's built-in house manual, published 2026 prices, and free-plan limits. Each alternative page covers Guest Guide vs that product. One topic, one URL.
Guest Guide is $49 once (one property) or $99 once (unlimited). There is no free plan; there is a 7-day money-back guarantee. Pricing checked October 2026 on each vendor's public page. We only list facts we could verify.
Airbnb lets you add a House Manual (long text in the listing) and trip-stage messaging templates. That is enough for a short paragraph. Hosts feel the limits when Wi-Fi messages keep coming, door codes rotate, and Vrbo, Booking.com, or direct guests never see the Airbnb field.
Stay on Airbnb's field plus messages if you have a single listing, low message volume, and you never host off Airbnb. Add a digital link if you send the same Wi-Fi or parking answer more than twice a week, codes change between guests, or you want one URL in every channel's template.
Copy House Manual bullets into a structured tool, add the photos lockbox hosts actually need, publish one link, and put it in scheduled messages. Run one guest cycle before you delete old PDFs. Templates for the copy live on the blog; the tool comparison stays here.
We did not invent ratings or review scores. Where a vendor does not publish a price, we say so.
Touch Stay alternative
Touch Stay: Free; Starter $12.50/mo ($99/year); Growth $15/mo ($139/year); Pro $18/mo ($159/year); Custom. 14-day trial. Guest Guide: $49 or $99 once.
Hostfully alternative
Hostfully Guidebooks: Free for 1 guidebook; Pro up to 199 (price not published on the public page); Enterprise custom. Guest Guide: $49 or $99 once.
GoGuidebook alternative
GoGuidebook: first guide $8.99/mo ($7.50 annual), additional $5.99 ($4.00 annual). 14-day trial. Guest Guide: $49 or $99 once.
StayTap alternative
StayTap: Basic $0; Pro $7.45 (5 properties); Agency $21.49 (25); Unlimited $48.49 per month. Guest Guide: $49 or $99 once.
GuestIntro alternative
GuestIntro: Free; Pro $7.99/mo per property; direct booking site from $24.99. Guest Guide: $49 or $99 once.
WonderGuest alternative
WonderGuest: free for 1 property; Pro €12.90/mo or €8.99 annual equivalent; higher tiers €19.99–€69.90/mo. English site also lists USD. Guest Guide: $49 or $99 once.
RueBaRue alternative
RueBaRue Guest Guides: custom pricing only (14-day trial, no setup fees). Guest Guide: $49 or $99 once.
Sunver alternative
Sunver: 1 free guide; Starter $8/property or $3/room; Gold $10 or $4 per month. Guest Guide: $49 or $99 once.
Guest Manual alternative
Guest Manual: Starter $9.99 (1), Plus $19.99 (3), Pro $29.99 (5) per month. Guest Guide: $49 or $99 once.
Folio alternative
Folio: $10 to $6 per guide per month by volume (1–5 guides at $10). 14-day trial. Guest Guide: $49 or $99 once.
GuestView Guide alternative
GuestView Guide: discontinued 31 October 2024. Touch Stay’s comparison listed $39.99/month per guide with a 1-year minimum while it was sold. Guest Guide: $49 or $99 once.
Paid figures use each vendor's public page, checked October 2026. Free rows assume you stay inside that plan's limits. Confirm live totals before you buy.
Guest Guide Solo
Year 1: $49
3 years: $49
Touch Stay Free
Year 1: $0
3 years: $0
Hostfully Free
Year 1: $0
3 years: $0
StayTap Basic
Year 1: $0
3 years: $0
GoGuidebook (annual billing)
Year 1: $90
3 years: $270
StayTap Pro
Year 1: $89.40
3 years: $268.20
GuestIntro Pro
Year 1: $95.88
3 years: $287.64
Sunver Starter
Year 1: $96
3 years: $288
Touch Stay Starter (annual)
Year 1: $99
3 years: $297
Guest Manual Starter (annual)
Year 1: $99.99
3 years: $299.97
GoGuidebook (monthly billing)
Year 1: $107.88
3 years: $323.64
WonderGuest Pro (annual)
Year 1: €107.88
3 years: €323.64
Folio (1–5 guides band)
Year 1: $120
3 years: $360
This is where per-guide and per-property pricing shows its cost. Each new unit adds a monthly line for as long as you host.
Guest Guide Pro
$99 once
StayTap Pro (covers up to 5)
$268.20
GoGuidebook (annual billing)
$558
Guest Manual Plus (monthly)
$719.64
GuestIntro Pro
$862.92
Sunver Starter
$864
Folio
$1,080
Touch Stay
Depends on their calculator
Hostfully Pro
Price not published
RueBaRue Guest Guides
Custom quote
Several vendors have a real free tier. Guest Guide does not. Look closely at view caps: on Touch Stay Free, a busy property can reach 20 views in a month.
Touch Stay Free
Unlimited guidebooks; 20 views per guidebook a month, 8 scheduled emails, 3 AI chatbot conversations
Hostfully Free
1 guidebook; sponsored recommendations shown to guests
StayTap Basic
1 property; Pro modules need a paid plan
GuestIntro Free
1 property, 7 sections, 2 AI-translated languages
WonderGuest Free
1 published guide, 1 language, 50 MB storage
Sunver Freemium
1 guidebook, 10 modules, 5 recommendations, 5 FAQs
Guest Guide
No free plan. $49 or $99 once, 7-day money-back
Breezeway is an operations and messaging platform for larger operators, not a lightweight “paste your house manual” product. A solo host with one cabin is usually in the wrong frame comparing it to a welcome link.
NowiStay is a guest-experience platform — welcome content plus upsells, messaging, and branded portal flows. Public list pricing was not verified on their site for this page, so we do not quote a dollar amount. Treat it as platform cost, not guidebook-only pricing.
Guesty is a full property management system. Its guest portal comes with that platform. Nobody buys Guesty for the guidebook alone. If you already run it, use its portal. If you do not, it is far more software than a guest guide needs.
How-tos, templates, and regulations stay on the blog. Competitor comparisons live only here.