Managing owners and trust accounts? You need more than Guesty.

The core difference is depth of trust accounting and portfolio architecture. Guesty was designed primarily for short-term rental operators managing listings across OTA channels like Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking.com. Its trust accounting tools exist, but are limited for operators managing complex, multi-owner portfolios — and are charged as an add-on regardless.

RMS was built for property managers with real fiduciary obligations — multiple owners, mixed property types, complex disbursement structures, and genuine EOFY reporting requirements. The platform runs on a single enterprise data model, meaning every owner, property, and transaction sits in one system — not spread across disconnected accounts.

For property managers handling owner funds at scale, that architectural difference matters significantly at year-end and during audits.

For operators managing trust accounts on behalf of property owners, RMS is the stronger choice for EOFY. RMS includes a full suite of end-of-financial-year tools as standard: owner statement generation, trust account reconciliation, bank reconciliation (native, no third-party required), and disbursement reporting — all accessible within the platform ahead of June 30.

Guesty offers some owner statement functionality, but trust accounting is a paid add-on, along with owner management, enterprise and multi-unit management. For operators managing complex or mixed-use portfolios, the depth of EOFY tooling in RMS is materially greater.

No. Guesty's embedded payments solution is currently available in the US, Canada, UK, and EU only. Operators based in Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore are not supported — meaning APAC-based property managers cannot use Guesty's native payment processing, and must rely on third-party integrations instead.

RMS Pay is available across all of those regions, plus Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore — natively integrated into the platform, with no third-party payment processor required. For APAC operators, this is a significant practical advantage: your payment processing, trust accounting, and property management all sit in the same system.

No. Despite being built for property managers who manage rentals on behalf of owners, Guesty charges for trust accounting as a paid add-on — it is not included in any subscription tier. This means you pay your base subscription fee, then an additional cost on top to access the trust accounting tools you likely need from day one.

RMS takes a different approach. Trust accounting is available as a module at a fixed, nominal monthly price — with full functionality included: owner statements, bank reconciliation, multi-owner disbursement management, and EOFY reporting. No hidden fees, no tier upgrades required.

Yes — and RMS offers zero-cost onboarding for properties switching from Guesty. The migration process is managed by the RMS onboarding team, who work with you to transfer your property data, configure your trust accounting setup, and get your team trained before you go live.

For former HiRUM customers now on Guesty following the 2022 acquisition, the process is well-trodden. RMS has experience migrating properties from both platforms, and the team understands the specific configuration requirements for Owner Management and Trust Accounting.

EOFY is a natural switchover point — starting the new financial year on a new platform means clean records, a fresh configuration, and no mid-year reconciliation headaches. Book a demo to discuss your timeline.