--- title: "Guesty vs Hostaway: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Guesty or Hostaway? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vacation rental management platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/guesty-vs-hostaway" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Guesty vs Hostaway: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Guesty or Hostaway? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vacation rental management platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Guesty and Hostaway - **Competitive set**: Vacation rental management platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Guesty Share of Search**: 34.5% - **Hostaway Share of Search**: 22% ## Which is more popular in search, Guesty or Hostaway? - In August 2026, Guesty had more branded searches than Hostaway among vacation rental management platforms worldwide. Guesty was estimated to have 52.6K branded searches compared to Hostaway’s 33.6K, and held a 34.5% Share of Search versus Hostaway’s 22%. - Guesty was ahead of Hostaway in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Guesty’s estimated Share of Search among vacation rental management platforms worldwide moved from 30% to 34.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 43K to 52.6K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hostaway’s estimated Share of Search among vacation rental management platforms worldwide moved from 23.6% to 22%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.8K to 33.6K. ## How did search popularity change for vacation rental management platforms worldwide in August 2026? - Hostaway’s estimated Share of Search among vacation rental management platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 24.1% to 22% in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Guesty worldwide rose 22.3% over 11 measured months, from 43K to 52.6K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Guesty estimated searches | Guesty Share of Search | Guesty rank | Hostaway estimated searches | Hostaway Share of Search | Hostaway rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 43K | 30% | 1 | 33.8K | 23.6% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 42.6K | 29.9% | 2 | 27.8K | 19.5% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 43K | 32.1% | 1 | 27.8K | 20.7% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 43.3K | 28.7% | 2 | 33.8K | 22.4% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 43.1K | 30.8% | 1 | 33.7K | 24.1% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 52.4K | 32.1% | 1 | 33.7K | 20.7% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 52.2K | 32.1% | 1 | 33.7K | 20.7% | 3 | | May 2026 | 52.7K | 30.9% | 1 | 41.1K | 24.1% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 52.7K | 34.5% | 1 | 33.7K | 22.1% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 52.6K | 34.5% | 1 | 33.6K | 22% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 52.6K | 34.5% | 1 | 33.6K | 22% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Guesty’s and Hostaway’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Guesty**: Measured on the search terms “guesty”, “guesty app”, “guesty com”, “guesty pms”, “guesty property management”, “guesty software”, “guesty vacation rental software”, “guesty vacation rentals” and “pms guesty”, summed into one figure. - **Hostaway**: Measured on the search terms “hostaway”, “hostaway app”, “hostaway com”, “hostaway pms”, “hostaway property management”, “hostaway software”, “hostaway vacation rental software” and “pms hostaway”, summed into one figure. - [Guesty profile](/demand/global-en/brands/guesty) - [Hostaway profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hostaway) - [All vacation rental management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/vacation-rental-management-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Guesty or Hostaway? In August 2026, Guesty had more branded searches than Hostaway among vacation rental management platforms worldwide. Guesty was estimated to have 52.6K branded searches compared to Hostaway’s 33.6K, and held a 34.5% Share of Search versus Hostaway’s 22%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Guesty vs Hostaway: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/guesty-vs-hostaway This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/guesty-vs-hostaway. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.