No after-clean photos. No clock-in/out. No mileage tracking. Their inspection workflow is built for housekeepers who hand off to an inspector — not for crews who hand off to an STR host expecting photo proof. Rinsebase was built by a Marine Corps veteran whose wife runs a cleaning crew. Different team. Different product DNA.
ResortCleaning is genuinely good at what it does. It's just that what it does is hotel and resort housekeeping. Walk through the app and the DNA shows: an inspection workflow sits after every clean (housekeeper cleans → inspector verifies — exactly how hotels run). No after-clean photos in the crew app (because the inspector verifies in person, on-site). No clock-in/out (because hotel HR handles payroll separately). No mileage tracking (because hotel staff don't drive between properties).
If you run a cleaning company, none of that fits. You hand off to an STR host who's 1,000 miles away expecting photo proof. You pay your crew based on hours worked, not shifts. Your crew drives from property to property and needs mileage logged for tax season. You sell on-demand cleans to hosts who want to request a turnover from their phone. The workflows you need aren't optional bolt-ons — they're the spine of running a cleaning company.
On top of that, the pricing punishes growth. $5 per property per month sounds reasonable at 10 properties; at 100 you're paying $500 base, $950 with the Inventory and Messaging modules turned on. Every new STR client you sign raises your software bill. Rinsebase was built in 2026 for the cleaning-company workflow — flat tiers, photo verification, clock-in/out, real-time PMS integration — at a fraction of the cost.
Where ResortCleaning has the edge: more language coverage (Spanish + Portuguese vs Spanish-only), a more mature customer base, an inspection workflow that fits hotel housekeeping departments, and direct integrations with Vacasa, Evolve, and LMPM. If your business runs primarily on those PMSes or needs Portuguese support, factor that in.
ResortCleaning charges $5 per property per month — sounds reasonable when you're at 10 properties. By the time you're at 100, you're paying $500/mo just for the base tier. Add the Inventory module ($2.50/property) and Messaging module ($2/property) — both standard features in any modern cleaning platform — and you're at $950/mo. Land one more 50-property property manager contract and your software bill jumps $475 overnight.
A 100-property cleaning company saves over $10,000 per year switching from ResortCleaning to Rinsebase Pro.
| Feature | Rinsebase | ResortCleaning |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $19/mo flat | $5/property + $20 min |
| All features on all plans | ✓ | ✗ (modules cost extra) |
| After-clean photo verification | ✓ (3-layer) | ✗ (uses inspections) |
| GPS clock-in / clock-out | ✓ | ✗ |
| Mileage tracking (IRS auto-calc) | ✓ | ✗ |
| SOS safety button for crew | ✓ | ✗ |
| Branded STR client portal | ✓ | ✗ |
| Real-time OwnerRez OAuth API | ✓ | ✗ (iCal only) |
| Booking submissions from STR hosts | ✓ | ✗ |
| Stripe Connect autopay | ✓ | ✗ |
| Power outage alerts per property | ✓ | ✗ |
| Per-property supply / inventory tracking | ✓ (included) | $2.50/property add-on |
| Two-way messaging | ✓ (included) | $2/property add-on |
| Zapier integration (8,000+ apps) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automatic job scheduling from bookings | ✓ | ✓ |
| Per-property custom checklists | ✓ | ✓ |
| QuickBooks integration | ✓ (via Zapier) | ✓ (one-way) |
| Mobile crew app (iOS + Android) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-invoice on completion | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bilingual crew app (languages) | Spanish | Spanish + Portuguese |
| Inspection workflow (hotel housekeeping) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Vacasa / Evolve / LMPM direct integration | ✗ (roadmap) | ✓ |
| Free trial, no credit card | ✓ | ✗ |
Honest call-outs: ResortCleaning has Portuguese language support (Rinsebase is Spanish + English only — adding more languages on the roadmap), an inspection workflow built for hotel housekeeping departments, and direct integrations with Vacasa, Evolve, and LMPM that Rinsebase doesn't have yet. If your business runs primarily on those three PMSes, or you need Portuguese for your crew, that's a real consideration. For most cleaning companies, the cleaning-company-specific features above shift the balance decisively.
Switching is straightforward — most cleaning companies are fully migrated within an hour. Rinsebase has built-in importers that handle ResortCleaning's data exports:
1. Export your data from ResortCleaning — Go to Reports, Customer Export and Property Export, download CSVs. Crew data exports the same way under Team.
2. Import into Rinsebase — Go to Settings, Import Data, Select ResortCleaning, upload your CSVs. Column formats are auto-detected, phone numbers normalized, addresses geocoded in the background.
3. Invite your crew — Enter their email or phone. They get a branded invite, download the iOS or Android app, and pick English or Spanish at first login.
4. Connect your clients' OwnerRez accounts — Hit the "Connect OwnerRez" button. Real-time OAuth integration syncs bookings, cancellations, and reschedules instantly. For Airbnb, VRBO, Hostaway, Hospitable, and Guesty, paste each iCal URL once.
5. Run both platforms in parallel for 14 days — Your trial doesn't expire on day one. Test side-by-side, cancel ResortCleaning when you're confident.
"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."
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