Lodgify Alternative — Direct Bookings at 2% Per Booking, No Monthly Fee

Looking for a Lodgify Alternative?

Lodgify builds you a vacation-rental website with a channel manager — for a monthly subscription, and on some plans a booking fee on top. Milatos takes a leaner path: a hosted booking page and a widget for the website you already have, at 2% per confirmed booking, €1.50 minimum, and no monthly fee at all.

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Honest answer first

Which tool actually fits your rentals?

Stay with a website builder (like Lodgify) if…

  • You have no website at all and want one built for you, template and all
  • You list on Airbnb / Vrbo / Booking.com and need a channel manager to sync calendars automatically
  • Your occupancy is strong enough year-round that a fixed monthly cost doesn’t hurt

Milatos is the better fit if…

  • You already have a website (or a Facebook page) and just need bookings to happen on it — a one-line widget embed does that
  • Your season is short and a 12-month subscription for a 5-month season makes no sense
  • You want guests to pay your Stripe or PayPal account directly — no one holding your money
  • You’d rather pay only when you earn: 2% per confirmed booking, €1.50 minimum

Side by side

Milatos vs. Lodgify

MilatosLodgify
Pricing model2% per confirmed booking (€1.50 min). No monthly fee.Subscription from ≈$14–16/month (annual billing); Starter adds a 1.9% booking fee; Professional ≈$40+/month removes it*
Cost in a zero-booking month€0Full subscription still due
Direct booking pageYes — hosted page at book.yuioplkjhgf.digital/s/your-name, live in under an hourYes — part of the website builder
Widget for your existing websiteYes — one-line iframe embed on any site or Facebook pageYes — booking widget available
Website builderNo — Milatos assumes you keep your existing site (or use the hosted page)Yes — core strength, templates included
Channel manager (Airbnb / Vrbo / OTA sync)No — Milatos is a direct-booking channel, not a calendar synchroniserYes — core strength
Who receives guest paymentsYou, directly (your Stripe / PayPal). Platform never holds funds.Via connected payment processors, per plan
ContractNone — leave any timeMonthly or discounted annual plans
Built forIndependent apartments, guesthouses, villas, small hotels and car rental fleets in the MediterraneanVacation rentals worldwide

The maths

A seasonal holiday-apartment owner, €8,000 direct revenue/year

Milatos

€160 / year

2% of €8,000, only on confirmed bookings. Closed October–April? Those months cost €0.

Subscription + 1.9% booking fee

≈€430 / year

≈$26/month billed all 12 months, plus 1.9% of every booking on top.

OTA commission (15–25%)

€1,200–2,000 / year

What the same €8,000 costs when every booking comes through a big platform.

Full pay-per-booking breakdown on our no-monthly-fee pricing page.

FAQ

Switching questions

I built my website with Lodgify — can I still use Milatos?

Yes. The Milatos widget is a standard iframe, so it embeds in any site that accepts HTML — including a site built with a website builder. Some owners keep the builder site and swap in Milatos as the booking layer to stop paying booking fees.

Can I keep my Airbnb and Vrbo listings?

Of course. Milatos has no exclusivity — most operators keep their OTA listings and use Milatos to make their own website and repeat-guest channel the cheapest one. Just note Milatos doesn’t sync calendars with OTAs, so you manage blocked dates yourself.

Is there really no monthly fee?

Really. 2% per confirmed booking with a €1.50 minimum is the entire price list — billed once a month for the previous month’s bookings. Zero bookings = zero invoice.

What am I giving up compared to Lodgify?

The website builder and the channel manager. Milatos deliberately does one thing: direct online bookings — hosted page, widget, season pricing, availability, direct payment, inquiry fallback. If you need those other pieces, keep them and add Milatos as your commission-light direct channel.

How long does moving take?

There’s nothing to migrate — you create your rentals, season prices and photos fresh in under an hour, then paste the booking widget into your existing website. Your first booking can happen the same day.

Weighing other tools too? See the Little Hotelier comparison and the Booking.com comparison for hosts.

*Lodgify pricing as listed publicly in mid-2026; plans vary by number of rentals and billing period — check lodgify.com for current pricing. Lodgify is a trademark of its respective owner. Milatos is an independent platform and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Lodgify.

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