UrusPro compared with commission platforms
Commission platforms bring demand and take a percentage of every booking, so the cost rises with your sales. UrusPro is the management system: calendar, payments, monthly rentals and operations, at every listing free until 31 December 2026, then the first listing stays free and RM 10 a month for each homestay listing and RM 3 a month for each room or bed let monthly with 0% commission. Most hosts use both, not one.
When is Booking platforms that take a commission still the better choice?
- They bring guests. We do not sell you booking traffic.
- Full OTA API connections: rates and minimum stays are pushed out, not just the calendar.
- Some hold the money and pay it to your bank after check-in.
How do Booking platforms that take a commission and UrusPro differ, job by job?
- Monthly cost
- Booking platforms that take a commission: A percentage of every booking. At 6% on RM 3,000 of sales a month that is RM 180, and it grows as you sell more.
- UrusPro: A flat fee per listing a month. every listing free until 31 December 2026, then the first listing stays free and RM 10 a month for each homestay listing and RM 3 a month for each room or bed let monthly. Your bookings stay 100% yours.
- Who holds the guest's money
- Booking platforms that take a commission: The platform collects first, then pays you on their schedule.
- UrusPro: Straight into your own gateway. We never hold guest money.
- OTA calendar sync
- Booking platforms that take a commission: API connections: rates, availability and restrictions pushed within seconds.
- UrusPro: We pull and publish iCal every 15 minutes, and reservations arrive as real bookings. We do not push rates to OTAs yet.
- Monthly rentals and tenants
- Booking platforms that take a commission: Built for nightly stays only.
- UrusPro: Rent schedules, utility bills, deposits, tenancy agreements, landlords and notice to quit.
- Rooms and beds
- Booking platforms that take a commission: One unit, one listing.
- UrusPro: Whole house, room and bed, with a calendar that never lets them clash.
- Daily operations
- Booking platforms that take a commission: Outside the scope of most booking platforms.
- UrusPro: Cleaning tasks, smart locks, expenses, books and per-unit reporting.
Frequently asked questions
No. Most hosts stay on the OTAs for demand and run UrusPro behind them: one calendar, direct payments, monthly rentals and operations. What you avoid is paying commission on bookings that came to you directly.
Try UrusPro
Free until 31 December 2026, then early bird RM 10 a month per homestay listing and RM 3 per room let monthly. No commission on bookings.
