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Software for Vacation Rental & STR

Custom software and marketing for vacation rental and short-term rental operators who want to own their tech and stop overpaying platform fees.

Overview

We know your space

Vacation rental operators live and die by occupancy, nightly rate, and the channels that feed them bookings. We build the booking engines, channel managers, and guest apps that let you sell direct, protect your margin, and keep one clean source of truth across Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and your own site. We have shipped PMS integrations, dynamic pricing logic, and direct-booking sites for STR businesses since 2015, so we understand calendars, rate plans, and the cost of a double booking. You own all the code and IP we write.

The challenges

  • Double bookings and rate mismatches when listings live across Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and your own site with no single source of truth.
  • High platform commissions eating margin, with no direct-booking funnel to fall back on.
  • Manual messaging, check-in, and cleaning coordination that does not scale past a handful of properties.
  • Dynamic pricing and minimum-stay rules that are hard to enforce consistently across every channel.

How we solve them

  • Channel manager and two-way sync that pushes availability, rates, and bookings across every OTA and your direct site in real time.
  • A direct-booking website and engine with secure payments, so you convert repeat guests and cut commission spend.
  • Automated guest messaging, smart-lock and check-in flows, and cleaning schedules triggered by booking events.
  • Dynamic pricing and gap-night logic wired into your PMS, plus SEO and paid campaigns that drive direct demand.

Our process

How we work

No black boxes and no surprises. You see progress every week and own everything at the end.

  1. 01

    Discovery and scope

    We map your goals, scope, timeline and budget on a free call, then put it all in writing before anything starts.

  2. 02

    Design and plan

    Architecture, UX and a clear sprint plan you sign off on, so there are no surprises once we build.

  3. 03

    Build in weekly sprints

    Working software every week with a live demo, so you see real progress and steer as we go.

  4. 04

    Launch and hand over

    We ship to production and transfer 100% of the source code and IP to you. No lock-in.

  5. 05

    Support and grow

    Optional maintenance, monitoring and iteration once you are live, for as long as you need us.

Why us

Why teams choose Aneri

The same standards on every engagement, whether it is a one-week sprint or a multi-year build.

Senior team, no hand-offs

You work directly with senior engineers, not juniors hidden behind a sales layer.

You own 100% of the IP

All source code and intellectual property is transferred to you in writing. No lock-in.

NDA-first, always

Every engagement starts under an NDA. Your idea and your data stay yours.

Weekly demos

Transparent sprints with a working demo every week, so you steer as we build.

US and Europe overlap

Real working-hours overlap with US, Europe and Middle East time zones.

Proven since 2015

500+ projects delivered for startups and established brands worldwide.

FAQ

Common questions

Can you integrate with our existing PMS or channel manager?

Yes. We build on top of platforms like Guesty, Hostaway, and Lodgify through their APIs, or we build a custom layer when an off-the-shelf tool boxes you in. We map your existing calendars and rate plans so nothing breaks during cutover.

Will a direct-booking site actually reduce our OTA fees?

It reduces the share of bookings that carry a commission. We pair the site with SEO, retargeting, and a repeat-guest funnel so returning guests book direct, where you keep the full nightly rate minus payment processing.

Do we own the software you build?

Fully. We work NDA-first, and every line of code, integration, and design we produce is assigned to you. You are never locked into us to keep running it.

Building for Vacation Rental & STR?

Let’s talk through your roadmap. We’ll bring ideas from projects we’ve shipped in your space.

Book a discovery call

30-minute call · we reply within 1 business day · NDA on request.