2026 Buyer's Guide

The best Airbnb cleaning software,
ranked for the cleaning company.

Most "best cleaning software" lists are written for Airbnb hosts and property managers. This one is written for the business that actually does the turnovers. Here's how the top STR cleaning platforms stack up in 2026 — and who each one is genuinely best for.

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The one question that decides
which tool is right for you.

Before features and pricing, answer this: whose account is it? Nearly every tool in this category was built for the Airbnb host or property manager — the cleaning company logs in as a vendor and never owns the client relationship, the brand, or the data. A few are built for the cleaning company itself. Pick the side of the table you're on, and the shortlist gets short fast.

Built for the host / property manager
The cleaning company is a vendor seat inside someone else's account.
Turno — host + cleaner marketplace
Breezeway — the property manager's operations platform
Properly — the host's visual checklist & inspection
SuiteKeeper — the STR operator's cleaning + smart-lock tool
Built for the cleaning company
You own the account: your clients, your crew, your brand, your data.
Rinsebase — the cleaning business's own platform
You invoice your own clients and run payroll
Your hosts get a portal branded under your name
Priced by crew, not per property

This guide ranks for the cleaning-business owner. If you're a host looking to book a cleaner, your shortlist will look different — and we say so for each tool below.

The shortlist

The 8 best STR & Airbnb
cleaning platforms in 2026.

Each tool below is genuinely good at something. We've labeled who each one is best for — including the cases where another tool fits you better than we do.

1
Rinsebase
Best for independent cleaning companies that own their clients
The one platform on this list built for the cleaning business rather than the host. It auto-creates turnover jobs from your clients' Airbnb and VRBO calendars, then runs the whole operation: drag-and-drop dispatch, GPS-stamped before/after photo proof, payroll, automated invoicing, and a client portal branded under your own name. Priced by crew size with unlimited properties, so taking on more turnovers never raises your bill.
Pricing: from $19/mo (STR sync on Growth, $59/mo)Best for: cleaning companies, 2–50 crewNot for: hosts who just want to book a cleaner
2
Turno (formerly TurnoverBnB)
Best for finding new cleaning clients
A free marketplace connecting hosts with cleaners, plus auto-scheduling from the booking calendar and photo checklists. Its large cleaner network makes it the go-to for finding work or a cleaner. But the client relationship lives in Turno's marketplace, and there's no payroll, no invoicing your own clients, and no branded portal — it's scheduling, not a business platform.
Pricing: free for cleaners · ~5% on marketplace jobsBest for: finding clients, simple scheduling
3
Breezeway
Best for large property managers
A deep property-operations and inspection platform with 40+ PMS integrations and a multilingual crew app. Powerful for managing maintenance and quality across big portfolios — but the cleaning company is typically invited in as a vendor seat, and per-unit pricing adds up fast for an independent cleaning business.
Pricing: per unit (from ~$19/unit/mo)Best for: property managers, 100+ units
4
Properly
Best for visual checklists & remote quality control
A host-first tool known for photo-driven, step-by-step visual checklists and remote inspection, available in around 8 languages. Excellent if verifying clean quality is your top priority — but it's built around the host's workflow and doesn't run payroll, invoice your own clients, or act as a cleaning company's CRM.
Pricing: per property / listingBest for: hosts focused on quality verification
5
ResortCleaning
Best for high-volume traditional PM companies
A feature-deep, established platform built around per-property accounting and bulk scheduling for large resort and vacation-rental management companies. Very capable for big, concentrated markets — but it's heavier to set up and per-property priced, which is overkill for small and mid-size cleaning teams.
Pricing: per property (quote-based)Best for: large, high-volume PM operations
6
SuiteKeeper (by SuiteOp)
Best for STR operators who want cleaning + smart locks unified
Generates cleaning tasks from PMS booking events, requires photo verification, and ties clean completion to smart-lock access codes — handy for preventing early guest arrivals. It's built for the STR operator's workflow rather than the cleaning company's books, so it shines when smart-lock access is central to your turnovers.
Pricing: usage / quote-basedBest for: operators unifying cleaning + access
7
CleanFlow
Best for a budget bilingual turnover app
A newer, lightweight STR cleaning app: bilingual, GPS-verified crews, before/after photos, and real-time owner visibility at an entry price. A reasonable starting point for a small team — but lighter on the full business layer (payroll, branded client portal, CRM, and reporting) that a growing cleaning company eventually needs.
Pricing: from ~$29/moBest for: small teams on a budget
8
ZenMaid
Best for residential maid services
A well-liked, established scheduler for residential cleaning companies — strong at recurring home-cleaning schedules, reminders, and simple operations. STR turnover automation isn't its focus, so it's the right pick if you're residential-first and only occasionally touch Airbnb turnovers.
Pricing: from ~$49/moBest for: residential-first maid services

Competitor capabilities and pricing are summarized from public information as of 2026 and can change — confirm current details on each vendor's site. Rinsebase is the maker of this guide; we've aimed to represent every tool fairly, including where another fits you better.

Side by side

How the top platforms
compare at a glance.

Calendar sync is now table stakes — every major tool has it. What actually separates them is who owns the client and whether the tool runs the business, not just the schedule.

 RinsebaseTurnoBreezewayProperlyResortCleaning
Built forCleaning companyHosts + cleanersProperty managersHostsLarge PMs
Pricing modelPer crew (flat)Free + ~5% feePer unitPer propertyPer property
You own the client relationship vendor
Airbnb / VRBO calendar sync
Crew payroll
Invoice your own clients
Client portal under your brandPartial
Bilingual EN/ES crew appPartial
GPS-stamped before/after photo proofPhotosPhotos

✓ = built-in · Partial = limited or via a related feature · ✗ = not a focus. Based on public information as of 2026; verify current details with each vendor.

Decision guide

How to choose
in 30 seconds.

Pick Rinsebase if…
You run the cleaning company and you're growing.
You want to own your clients, crew, and brand
You need payroll, invoicing, and dispatch in one place — not four apps
You want pricing that doesn't climb every time you add a property
Your crew works in English and Spanish
Pick something else if…
A different tool genuinely fits you better.
You're a host who just needs to find and book a cleaner → Turno
You're a 100+ unit property manager living on PMS integrations → Breezeway
Your only need is photo-verified quality checklists → Properly
You're a residential maid service that rarely does turnovers → ZenMaid
Common questions

Best Airbnb cleaning software,
answered.

What is the best Airbnb cleaning software? +
It depends on whether you're the host or the cleaning company. For an independent cleaning company that owns its clients, Rinsebase is built for you — it auto-creates turnovers from your clients' Airbnb and VRBO calendars and runs dispatch, payroll, invoicing, and a branded portal under your own brand. Hosts who just need to book a cleaner often start with Turno's marketplace, and large property managers tend to choose Breezeway.
What's the difference between software for hosts and for the cleaning company? +
Most STR cleaning tools — Turno, Breezeway, Properly — are built for the host or property manager, and the cleaning company logs in as a vendor without owning the client relationship, brand, or data. Software built for the cleaning company, like Rinsebase, gives the business its own account: its clients, its crew, its branded portal, its data. The host still gets white-glove service — but you own the relationship.
What's the cheapest STR cleaning software? +
Rinsebase starts at $19/month, priced by crew with unlimited properties, so more turnovers never raise the bill. Turno is free for cleaners to join but takes ~5% on jobs booked through its marketplace. Per-property and per-unit tools like ResortCleaning and Breezeway tend to cost more as you add properties.
What's the best bilingual English/Spanish crew app? +
Several tools offer Spanish — Properly supports around 8 languages and Breezeway 12+. Rinsebase is the bilingual option built specifically for the cleaning company: the crew app and STR/residential client portal are fully available in English and Spanish, and each crew member picks their language on first launch.
Do all these tools sync with the Airbnb calendar? +
Most major platforms — Rinsebase, Turno, Breezeway, ResortCleaning — sync with Airbnb and VRBO via iCal and auto-create a turnover job when a reservation is booked. Calendar sync is table stakes now. The real differences are who owns the client relationship and whether the tool also handles payroll, invoicing your own clients, and a branded portal.
Todd Schaffer, Founder of Rinsebase
A note from the founder

"I'm Todd. Marine Corps veteran. My wife runs a cleaning crew. I watched her manage Airbnb turnovers on a spreadsheet — fielding host texts at 9pm, translating notes for her Spanish-speaking crew, chasing late payments. So I built her the software that didn't exist."

— Todd Schaffer
Founder, Rinsebase · USMC Veteran

The other tools are built for the host.
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Auto-create turnovers from your clients' Airbnb & VRBO calendars, then run dispatch, payroll, invoicing, and a branded portal — all under your own brand. Plans from $19/mo; STR sync and crew tools start on the Growth plan at $59/mo.

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