The same booking can pay out very differently depending on where it came from. Enter one booking once, add the commission and payment fees from your own Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com or direct-booking setup, and compare the platform cost, payout and what you keep after management fees side by side. Commission terms vary by plan, contract and market, so the rates are yours to set.
Rename the channels and replace the example rates with the terms in your own accounts.
Each channel’s cost is applied to the same booking subtotal so the comparison is fair. Taxes are excluded.
Some channels charge guests a separate fee on top of your price, and some collect it from you instead. This calculator only counts what is deducted from your side. If a channel adds a guest fee, your price may look more expensive to guests there even when your payout is the same.
Use the difference to set channel-specific pricing. If one channel costs you 6 points more, a small markup on that channel can even out your payout. Check each platform’s rules on rate parity first.
Direct bookings aren’t free. Card processing, booking-engine subscriptions, damage protection and your own time all count. Add them as a flat fee or percentage so the comparison is honest.
A 4-night stay at $180 with a $100 cleaning fee has an $820 subtotal. At 15.5%, the Airbnb row costs $127.10 and pays out $692.90. The direct-booking row at 3% processing plus a $10 booking-engine fee costs $34.60 and pays out $785.40, $92.50 more for this one booking.
Their commission depends on your plan, contract, market and sometimes on programs you opt into, and it has changed recently. Taking the number from your own extranet or agreement gives a more accurate answer than a generic figure.
Estimate Airbnb’s service fee and your payout under the split-fee or host-only structure.
Open tool →Revenue & PerformanceSee monthly and annual profit, margin, RevPAR and the occupancy you need to break even.
Open tool →Revenue & PerformanceSee what a percentage or flat co-host fee really costs and what you keep.
Open tool →Pricing & CalendarFind the lowest nightly rate that still covers your costs.
Open tool →Thrive Hosts keeps calendars, pricing and guest messages consistent across Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com so a multi-channel setup doesn’t mean double the work.
Platform fees and policies can change. Verify the current terms for your listing and market. Results are based on the numbers you enter and are not a guarantee of future short-term rental performance.