7 Best Turno Alternatives for STR Cleaning (2026)

Written by Punn Kam, ex-Google AI engineer and Y Combinator repeat founder. He is the co-founder of Conduit, an AI agent platform built for hospitality, serving 300+ hospitality brands in 140+ languages. Last updated October 7, 2026.

The closest Turno alternative for vacation rental cleaning is Properly, which publishes a $12.99 per property autoscheduler with photo checklists and a cleaner marketplace. Breezeway and Operto Teams add maintenance and inventory. Hospitable, Guesty and Hostaway keep cleaning inside the PMS. Conduit is the biggest switch, tying each clean to maintenance and the guest conversation.

Why do hosts look for a Turno alternative?

Hosts look past Turno when the job grows beyond booking a cleaner for each checkout. Turno's API documentation describes properties, bookings, projects, cleaners, checklists and problem reports, with access granted to partners on request. Its webhook-types endpoint returns one type, Project Completed. A problem report takes a property, a title and a description, and we found no endpoint for uploading an image to it.

That model fits when the turnover is the whole job. It strains when a cleaner spots a cracked shower door and the photo needs to reach a plumber, or when the guest arriving tomorrow could check in early because the clean finished at noon. Each of those needs a second tool or a person forwarding messages.

Turno's pricing page charges $10 per property per month, or $96 per property billed annually, when you also schedule your own teammates. It is free for one property, or when you use only Turno Marketplace cleaners.

How did we order these Turno alternatives?

The seven Turno alternatives are ordered by how small the switch would be for a host who uses Turno today. A different cleaner scheduler comes first, then operations platforms that add maintenance and inventory, then task modules inside a PMS, then a messaging-led platform that also runs tasks. Every claim comes from the vendor's own site or developer docs, read on October 7, 2026, and the table says "not published" where those pages are silent.

What are the best Turno alternatives for vacation rental cleaning?

Seven Turno alternatives made the list, from Properly, the nearest swap for scheduling cleaners, to Conduit, which changes the most about how the team works. Each entry focuses on how cleaners get booked and paid, and what happens when a clean turns up a problem.

1. Properly

Properly does the same core job as Turno and books cleaners off your booking calendar. Platform Standard costs $12.99 per property per month on its pricing page and includes the autoscheduler, unlimited photo checklists, Airbnb and iCal sync, and a service provider marketplace for finding cleaners, with a 30-day free trial. Properly's Platform Pro plan, at $14.99 per property per month, includes API access and direct integration with Guesty, Hostaway, and 10+ PMS platforms (an older help article still says the API is for Custom subscribers only). A host who uses Turno mainly for its marketplace should start here.

2. Breezeway

Breezeway schedules cleans as one task type inside a wider operations platform. Its home page lists scheduling, checklists, maintenance, inventory, payments and smart locks, and claims 350,000+ properties in 90 countries. Its developer docs publish 11 task webhook events, so another system can follow a clean from created to started to updated. Breezeway is free for one property, and its Host Essentials plan starts at $19 per unit per month (the plan description says $19.99), with guest messaging as an add-on; higher plans are quoted (pricing).

3. Operto Teams

Operto Teams fits hosts who employ their own housekeepers rather than booking marketplace cleaners. Its product page lists automated scheduling, payroll and staff time tracking, inventory, maintenance tracking, and smart checklists that accept photos and video, and says 20K+ property managers in 90 countries use it. The Teams API creates a task with an image in one call and documents no webhooks. Operto's pricing page is a book-a-demo page with no figures.

4. Hospitable

Hospitable sends cleans to teammates you already know over channels they already use. Its Tasks page creates tasks "based on check-in, check-out, or mid-stay events" and sends them "by email, SMS, or iCal feed," with checklists, photos of the finished job and teammate payouts. Hospitable's pricing page lists Tasks Manager, the Tasks App and Teammate Payouts on every plan, including the free Essentials plan, with payouts charged per clean.

5. Guesty

Guesty schedules cleaning inside the PMS and adds agents that watch for conflicts. Guesty includes task management in every plan, starting with Lite for 1 to 3 listings, which Guesty says starts from $9 per listing per month; Pro (4 to 199 listings) and Enterprise are quoted (pricing). Its AI agents page lists a Cleaning Conflict Detector that flags cleaning tasks clashing with stays, a Message to Task Dispatcher, and a Maintenance Block Agent.

6. Hostaway

Hostaway's task manager covers cleaning, maintenance and inspections for hosts already on its PMS. The Hostaway AI page describes routing that adapts to guest schedule changes, checklists and approval conditions per property, and tasks shared to staff in the Hostaway mobile app. Hostaway does not publish pricing.

7. Conduit

Conduit starts from the guest conversation and runs cleaning as one kind of task next to maintenance. Cleaners and contractors get work orders by SMS or email with accept and decline links, so nobody installs an app to take a job. A problem the cleaner reports becomes its own task with photos, linked to the property and reservation. Task created, assigned, status changed and completed are triggers that can start an agent or a workflow, and so is a cleaning-status change in Guesty or a Calry-connected PMS. That is how a team builds "your unit is ready early" for the next guest, since Conduit does not ship that message ready-made.

Conduit also connects to RapidEye. RapidEye's AI reviews the turnover walkthrough, and through Conduit's RapidEye integration each finding (damage, missed cleaning or a lost item, with severity) becomes a Conduit task. Full Suite starts at $48 per unit per month, with an $899 per month Startup plan for 0 to 25 units (pricing). Watch-outs: Tasks hold photos, not video files, and default cleaners are set per property and task category rather than by distance.

How do Turno alternatives compare beyond cleaning?

The table compares Turno and its seven alternatives on how cleaners are booked, what happens to a problem found during a clean, whether task events can leave the system, and the lowest published price. Cells come from each vendor's own pages as read on October 7, 2026.

Which Turno alternative should you pick?

The right Turno alternative depends on what broke first. If you only need another way to book cleaners, Properly is the smallest change and publishes its prices. If maintenance and inventory are the problem, Breezeway or Operto Teams cover them, and Breezeway is free to try on one property. If you already run Guesty, Hospitable or Hostaway, test the PMS task module before buying anything new.

Pick Conduit when the costly gap sits between the clean and the guest, such as the cracked door photo that never reached the plumber. Conduit's agents also have tools into Breezeway (about 49, including tasks), so a team can keep Breezeway for cleaners and put Conduit on the guest side. We cover that loop in why guest messaging and operations belong in one system, and the best AI property inspection software covers inspection tools.

FAQ

The questions below come up when vacation rental hosts compare Turno with other cleaning and operations tools. Each answer stands on its own and uses only what vendors publish on their own sites or developer docs, read on October 7, 2026, so confirm prices on the linked pages before switching.

What is the best alternative to Turno?

Properly is the closest Turno alternative for cleaning, with a $12.99 per property autoscheduler, unlimited photo checklists and a cleaner marketplace. Breezeway and Operto Teams suit teams that also run maintenance and inventory, and Conduit suits teams that want cleaning tasks tied to guest messaging.

Does Turno have an API?

Turno publishes API documentation and grants access to partners on request. The API covers properties, bookings, projects, cleaners, checklists and problem reports; its list of webhook types returns one, Project Completed, and a problem report takes a title and description with no image upload endpoint.

How much does Turno cost?

Turno charges $10 per property per month, or $96 per property billed annually, when you schedule your own teammates, and it is free for one property or when you use only Turno Marketplace cleaners (pricing). Platform fees on payments made through Turno still apply.

Can I keep my own cleaners if I leave Turno?

Yes. Hospitable sends tasks to your own teammates by email, SMS or iCal feed, Conduit sends work orders by SMS or email with accept and decline links, and Operto Teams, Hostaway and Breezeway assign work in their own staff apps.

Can a Turno alternative tell the guest when the unit is ready?

Conduit can, if you build it. A cleaning-status change in Guesty or a Calry-connected PMS, or a Conduit task being completed, is a trigger that can start an agent or workflow that messages the guest. Conduit does not ship a ready-made unit-ready message.

How much do Turno alternatives cost?

Published entry prices start with Hospitable's free Essentials plan and Breezeway's free single-property tier, then Guesty Lite from $9 per listing per month with tasks included, Properly at $12.99 per property and Breezeway Host Essentials from $19 per unit. Conduit Full Suite starts at $48 per unit per month; Operto and Hostaway do not publish prices.