How we test and review

This page exists so you can judge how much weight to give what we publish. It describes what we actually do, including the parts we cannot do.

Who writes what

Two people write this site. Francesco covers platform reviews, pricing breakdowns and head-to-head comparisons. Gabriele manages short-term rentals himself and covers automation, guest communication and operations. Every article is signed, and the author page lists everything that person has written.

How we evaluate software

• We work from the vendor's own current documentation, pricing page and help centre, and from hands-on use of trial or paid accounts where we have them.
• We test the things that break real businesses rather than the things that demo well: two-way calendar sync, what happens on a same-day booking, whether a fee appears only at checkout, which features are gated behind which tier.
• We compare on the same criteria every time: features, setup effort, total cost including fees, support scope per plan, and integrations.
• We say who a platform is wrong for. A review that recommends everything to everyone is an advert.

How we handle prices

Software pricing changes often and quietly. Every figure we publish is taken from the vendor's own pricing page or help centre on the date stated, and we write "as of writing" rather than implying it is permanent. Where a price is computed in the browser, varies by currency, or is only available on request, we say so instead of estimating. If a vendor's help centre contradicts its pricing page, we tell you both and which one we treated as authoritative.

How we handle regulations and taxes

Articles about registration, licensing, taxes and safety obligations cite a primary source, meaning a government page, a tax authority, a legal act or a court decision, and they carry the date on which the fact was accurate. If we cannot verify something from a primary source, we describe how the mechanism works and tell you to confirm the current figure locally, rather than filling the gap with a number. This is general information and never legal or tax advice; see our disclaimer.

What we do not do

• We do not publish invented statistics, made-up test results or fabricated case studies.
• We do not claim to have tested something we have not.
• We do not let an affiliate partnership change a verdict, and we say when a piece is sponsored.
• We do not accept payment for a positive review.

Money, plainly

Many links here are affiliate links: if you sign up through one we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you, and sometimes you get a discount. That is how the site is funded. Occasionally a vendor pays us to write about a specific topic; when that happens the article says so and carries no competitor affiliate links. Full detail is in our affiliate disclosure.

Corrections

We revise articles when prices, features or rules change, and revised articles show the review date next to the publication date. If you spot something wrong or out of date, please tell us. We would rather correct it than defend it.