Are all these tools actually competitors?

Not really. They sit at different points in the STR cleaning workflow: Hospitable on the host's communication side, Breezeway on the PM's task management side, Properly on the cleaning checklist side, Turno as a host-cleaner marketplace, CleanSync on the cleaning company's Jobber scheduling side. A single STR operation could use 2-3 of them at the same time without overlap.

Which is right for a cleaning company on Jobber?

CleanSync, almost always. The other tools are built primarily for hosts or property managers; a Jobber-using cleaning company gets the most value from a tool that pushes bookings into their existing Jobber workflow without forcing them to maintain a second platform.

Which is right for a host with one or two properties?

If you're hands-on and want minimal automation, no tool is needed — just share the iCal URL with your cleaner. If you want guest communication automated, Hospitable or Hostaway. If you want visual SOPs to enforce cleaner quality, Properly. If you want a host-cleaner marketplace + scheduling, Turno.

What does CleanSync cost compared to the alternatives?

CleanSync is free; the rest are paid subscriptions (typically $5-$15/property/month for the entry tiers, with various enterprise tiers above that). CleanSync's scope is narrower than the others, which is why it can be free — it's a single-purpose integration, not a platform.

STR cleaning automation tools in 2026: a no-nonsense comparison

Turno, Breezeway, Hospitable, Properly, CleanSync — five tools that touch STR cleaning operations from different angles. Honest comparison of who each is built for, what they cost, and when to pick which.

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TL;DR: Five tools dominate the STR cleaning automation conversation in 2026. They sit at different points in the workflow, solve different problems, and many of them stack rather than compete. Here's the honest comparison.

The five tools

Tool	Primary buyer	Core value	Pricing model
CleanSync	Cleaning company on Jobber	Auto-create Jobber jobs from Airbnb/Vrbo iCal feeds	Free
Turno (formerly TurnoverBnB)	Host or cleaning company	Host-cleaner marketplace + booking-driven scheduling	Per-property subscription
Breezeway	Property managers (20+ units)	Templated task management, owner reporting, inspections	Per-unit subscription (custom)
Hospitable (formerly Smartbnb)	Hosts	Guest messaging, calendar consolidation, pricing	Per-property subscription
Properly	Hosts or cleaning operators	Visual cleaning checklists + photo proof	Per-property subscription

CleanSync

What it does. Reads Airbnb / Vrbo (or any iCal-publishing platform's) calendar feeds. For each future booking, creates a Jobber job on the checkout date. Handles cancellations, reschedules, and date changes by updating or closing the matching Jobber job.

Who it's built for. Cleaning companies that already use Jobber for their core business (scheduling, invoicing, crew dispatch) and have STR-host clients alongside their residential or commercial book.

Strengths:

Free. No subscription. Installs from the Jobber App Store.
Lives inside Jobber. Your crew sees STR turnovers on the same schedule as everything else.
Doesn't touch your non-STR work. Manually-created Jobber jobs, recurring residential cleanings — all flow through Jobber untouched.
Setup is ~2 min per property.

Weaknesses:

Only does the iCal-to-Jobber sync. No host-side features, no marketplace, no visual checklists, no PMS integrations.
Requires a Jobber subscription (which the cleaning company presumably already has).

Pick CleanSync if: you're a cleaning company on Jobber and STR turnovers are a slice (or all) of your book.

Install free · Quick start docs

Turno

What it does. Connects STR hosts with cleaning providers. Hosts list their property, cleaners build profiles, Turno facilitates the relationship + handles scheduling + booking sync + host-side payment.

Who it's built for. Hosts who don't have a cleaning vendor yet, or cleaning companies that want a marketplace to find new STR clients.

Strengths:

Marketplace is real value if you're starting from zero on the host or cleaner side.
Host-side payment is clean (Turno collects, pays the cleaner).
Polished cleaner app for solo cleaners and small teams.

Weaknesses:

For cleaning companies already running on a scheduling tool (Jobber, Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan), Turno duplicates the scheduler layer. You end up running two platforms.
Not built for mixed STR + non-STR books — your residential / commercial work doesn't live in Turno, so you're switching tools to see your week.
Subscription cost layers on top of whatever your existing scheduling tool costs.

Pick Turno if: you don't have a scheduling tool yet, OR you want the host-cleaner marketplace specifically.

Breezeway

What it does. STR operations platform. Templated tasks per unit, multi-vendor coordination, owner reporting, inspections, PMS integrations.

Who it's built for. Property managers running 20+ units across multiple owners.

Strengths:

Best-in-class for PM use cases. Templates, reporting, and vendor coordination are mature.
Strong PMS integrations (Hostaway, OwnerRez, Hostfully, Streamline, Track).
Inspection workflows with photo capture and condition reports.

Weaknesses:

Expensive at scale. Per-unit pricing adds up.
Built for the PM, not for individual cleaning companies. A cleaning company without PM responsibilities will use ~10% of the product.

Pick Breezeway if: you manage 20+ units OR you're a small PM operation that needs owner-facing reports + multi-vendor coordination.

Hospitable

What it does. Host-side automation. Guest messaging templates, calendar consolidation across booking platforms, pricing automation, review automation, basic cleaning task assignment.

Who it's built for. STR hosts (1-100 properties) who want the host-facing workflow automated.

Strengths:

Best-in-class guest messaging automation.
Multi-platform calendar consolidation.
Good pricing automation if you don't want to use a dedicated dynamic-pricing tool.

Weaknesses:

Cleaning task feature is light. Pings cleaners via email or app notification but doesn't push to the cleaner's scheduling tool. The cleaner still has to manually create Jobber jobs.
Not relevant to cleaning companies who don't own the host-side workflow.

Pick Hospitable if: you're a host who values guest messaging + calendar consolidation. As a cleaning company, you don't pick Hospitable — your host clients do, and you work alongside it.

Properly

What it does. Visual cleaning checklists. Hosts (or cleaning operators) build photo-based SOPs that cleaners follow on every turnover. Photo upload at each step provides proof of work.

Who it's built for. Hosts who want enforced cleaning standards, or cleaning operators serving brand-conscious hosts (luxury STRs, hospitality-grade rentals).

Strengths:

Visual checklist UX is excellent.
Photo proof system is mature.
Strong fit for multi-crew operations that need consistency.

Weaknesses:

Doesn't solve the scheduling problem. Properly assumes the job exists; it doesn't help you create it from the iCal.
For Jobber-using cleaning companies, Jobber's custom forms + notes can cover much of the same ground without a second app.

Pick Properly if: your STR cleaning operation needs photo-based standardization and your team is OK using a dedicated checklist app.

Stacking decisions

These tools aren't mutually exclusive. Common stacks:

Solo host, hands-on: Just the iCal URL shared with your cleaner. No tool needed.

Host with multi-platform listings, no in-house cleaning: Hospitable + (Turno OR find your own cleaner who's on Jobber + uses CleanSync).

Host who needs strict cleaning standards enforced: Properly on top of whatever you use for scheduling.

Property manager with 20+ units: Breezeway + the cleaners you contract with use CleanSync on their side if they're on Jobber.

Cleaning company with mixed STR + residential book on Jobber: CleanSync alone covers the STR scheduling gap. Add Properly only if hosts require photo SOPs.

Cleaning company that's also acting as a small PM: CleanSync for the cleaning side. Evaluate Breezeway for the PM-side workflows once owner reporting becomes a meaningful part of your week.

What to evaluate in your decision

Three questions cut through most of the choices:

Are you the host or the cleaner? This is the biggest split. Hospitable, Turno (host-side), Properly (host-driven), Breezeway = host or PM side. CleanSync, Turno (cleaning-company side) = cleaner side.
Do you already use a scheduling tool? If yes (Jobber especially), you want a tool that integrates with it, not one that replaces it. CleanSync is built for this exact case.
What's your scale? Solo host with 1 property: stay manual. 2-5 properties on the host side: Hospitable or Properly. 20+ units on the PM side: Breezeway. Any number on the cleaning-company side with Jobber: CleanSync.

CleanSync is free if you want to try it

If you're a cleaning company on Jobber and your STR turnover scheduling is currently manual, CleanSync removes that work entirely. Free to install, ~2 minutes per property.

Install from the Jobber App Store · Quick start · How CleanSync handles cancellations

Frequently asked

Are all these tools actually competitors?: Not really. They sit at different points in the STR cleaning workflow: Hospitable on the host's communication side, Breezeway on the PM's task management side, Properly on the cleaning checklist side, Turno as a host-cleaner marketplace, CleanSync on the cleaning company's Jobber scheduling side. A single STR operation could use 2-3 of them at the same time without overlap.
Which is right for a cleaning company on Jobber?: CleanSync, almost always. The other tools are built primarily for hosts or property managers; a Jobber-using cleaning company gets the most value from a tool that pushes bookings into their existing Jobber workflow without forcing them to maintain a second platform.
Which is right for a host with one or two properties?: If you're hands-on and want minimal automation, no tool is needed — just share the iCal URL with your cleaner. If you want guest communication automated, Hospitable or Hostaway. If you want visual SOPs to enforce cleaner quality, Properly. If you want a host-cleaner marketplace + scheduling, Turno.
What does CleanSync cost compared to the alternatives?: CleanSync is free; the rest are paid subscriptions (typically $5-$15/property/month for the entry tiers, with various enterprise tiers above that). CleanSync's scope is narrower than the others, which is why it can be free — it's a single-purpose integration, not a platform.