If you've priced out Airbnb co-hosting, you've run into two completely different ways companies charge for it. One takes a cut of every booking. The other charges the same number every month, no matter how well your calendar performs.
How percentage-based co-hosting actually works
On a property doing $4,000/month, a 20% co-host costs $800/month. On the same property having a great summer at $7,000/month, that same 20% now costs $1,400/month for identical work.
How flat-fee co-hosting actually works
A flat-fee co-host charges a fixed monthly rate regardless of revenue. Real published examples: one provider prices tiers from $68 to $298/month depending on service scope; another prices by property size, from $599/month up to $799/month.
The real math: where the crossover point is
Take a property netting $5,000/month compared against a 20% co-host ($1,000/month) versus a flat tier around $700/month — the flat-fee model already saves roughly $300/month. Push to $8,000/month and the percentage co-host costs $1,600/month against the same $700 flat fee — a $900/month gap. The crossover point typically sits in the $3,000–$4,000/month revenue range.
What to check before comparing two quotes
- Does the fee include cleaning dispatch, or is that billed separately?
- Is pricing/revenue management included, or an add-on?
- What happens in a slow month? A percentage fee drops with revenue; a flat fee doesn't.
- Is there a contract, or month-to-month?
Where Everon Desk fits
Everon Desk runs on a flat monthly rate rather than a percentage of your revenue — guest messaging, lock-code management, cleaning dispatch, and claims/review management are covered under one flat rate that doesn't move because a strong month happened.
Frequently asked questions
No — at low monthly revenue, a percentage fee can cost less. The crossover typically happens around $3,000–$4,000/month in booking revenue.
Percentage pricing is simpler to sell at the low end and scales revenue for the co-host automatically as a client's portfolio grows.