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Hostaway vs Reclaim.ai

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Hostaway and Reclaim.ai — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Hostaway vs Reclaim.ai: at a glance

FeatureHostawayReclaim.ai
SectorPMPM
Velocity score5.02.5
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesvacation-rental, direct-booking, site-builder, e-invoicingcalendar-scheduling, slack, out-of-office, team-coordination
Last editorial update1h ago2mo ago
Website

What is Hostaway?

Hostaway builds out the direct-booking stack while tightening who sees what

Hostaway is shipping steadily across three fronts. The direct-booking site gains Property Pages in the Booking Website Pro editor, on top of a two-step checkout with alternative payment methods and 3D Secure. Back-office work covers invoices for all OTA channels including Airbnb with compliant e-invoicing in Spain, Italy and France, PDF export from the analytics board, and granular financial data permissions. The Inbox was redesigned around in-message translation, templates and quick actions.

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What is Reclaim.ai?

Reclaim's roadmap has narrowed to OOO and Slack polish as its release cadence slows

Reclaim's recent shipping is concentrated on out-of-office and Slack integration — custom Slack OOO auto-replies and team OOO calendars are its only two 2026 entries. The rest of the visible feed is from 2025 (a Slack app overhaul, travel timezones, scheduling-link branding). The cadence has thinned noticeably, with multi-month gaps between releases.

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Hostaway vs Reclaim.ai: editorial side-by-side

H5.0

Hostaway builds out the direct-booking stack while tightening who sees what

◆ Current state

Hostaway is shipping steadily across three fronts. The direct-booking site gains Property Pages in the Booking Website Pro editor, on top of a two-step checkout with alternative payment methods and 3D Secure. Back-office work covers invoices for all OTA channels including Airbnb with compliant e-invoicing in Spain, Italy and France, PDF export from the analytics board, and granular financial data permissions. The Inbox was redesigned around in-message translation, templates and quick actions.

◆ Where it's heading

The centre of gravity is moving toward direct bookings — a site builder that no longer needs a separate web tool, a checkout that accepts what European guests actually pay with, and invoicing that satisfies the tax regimes those guests sit under. Alongside that runs a quieter permissions thread: financial data restrictions and post-checkout hiding of door codes both narrow what each viewer sees. AI CoHost keeps absorbing more reservation data rather than gaining new surfaces.

◆ Prediction

The Guest Portal redesign that the access-code release flagged is the next visible change, and the invoicing work points toward more market-specific e-invoicing regimes as they come into force. CoHost's reliability push suggests it eventually acts on reservations rather than only answering questions about them.

R2.5

Reclaim's roadmap has narrowed to OOO and Slack polish as its release cadence slows

◆ Current state

Reclaim's recent shipping is concentrated on out-of-office and Slack integration — custom Slack OOO auto-replies and team OOO calendars are its only two 2026 entries. The rest of the visible feed is from 2025 (a Slack app overhaul, travel timezones, scheduling-link branding). The cadence has thinned noticeably, with multi-month gaps between releases.

◆ Where it's heading

The product is iterating on team-coordination edges — OOO visibility, Slack presence sync — rather than its core AI scheduling. Combined with the slowed cadence, the signal reads as consolidation and polish over expansion.

◆ Prediction

Expect continued OOO/Slack-coordination refinements; the multi-month gaps between releases suggest no major net-new capability is imminent based on the entries shown.

Alternatives to Hostaway and Reclaim.ai

Other PM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Hostaway or Reclaim.ai.

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Recent activity from Hostaway and Reclaim.ai

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 1d agoHostawayShowcase Your Listings: Property Pages Now Live on Booking Website Pro
  2. 8d agoHostawayDownload Data From Your Analytics Board
  3. 8d agoHostawayInvoices for All Your OTA Channels - Including Airbnb
  4. 12d agoHostawayNew Hostaway Inbox to help you respond to guests faster
  5. 15d agoHostawayGuest Portal: Door Codes & WiFi Now Hidden After Checkout
  6. 20d agoHostawayCustomize Financial Data Permissions
  7. 2mo agoReclaim.aiCustom Slack Out-of-Office Auto-Replies
  8. 4mo agoReclaim.aiNew Team OOO Calendars
  9. 8mo agoReclaim.aiReclaim Recapped 2025: Your Year-in-Review is Here 🎉
  10. 8mo agoReclaim.aiNew & Improved Reclaim for Slack
  11. 0y agoReclaim.aiTravel Timezone Settings
  12. 1y agoReclaim.aiCustom Branding for Scheduling Links

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Hostaway and Reclaim.ai?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Hostaway is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is Hostaway better than Reclaim.ai?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Hostaway is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other PM products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to Hostaway?

Top Hostaway alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Hostaway alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/hostaway for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to Reclaim.ai?

Top Reclaim.ai alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Reclaim.ai alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/reclaim for the full list with editorial commentary on each.