⚡ Platform Comparison

Keepers + OwnerRez: Short Term Rental Cleaners Marketplace for STR Property Managers

Keepers software automates STR operations so property managers save 10+ hours per week.

20+
Hours saved per week
4.9★
Avg inspection score
100%
Turnovers tracked
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Platform for everything

Everything you need to run your STR portfolio

Built for STR operators who are done duct-taping their operations together. Keepers handles every piece of your business in one powerful platform.

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Turnover Automation

Auto-schedule cleaners, inspectors, and restockers based on reservations — zero manual coordination.

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Maintenance Tracking

Log, assign, and resolve maintenance issues fast. Keep your properties guest-ready at all times.

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Guest Communications

Automate check-in instructions, house rules, and follow-ups. Deliver a 5-star guest experience every time.

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Pro Marketplace

Find, hire, and rate vetted local service pros. Build a reliable team without the headache.

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Reservation Control

Full visibility into every reservation across all your properties and channels — in one calendar.

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AI Quality Assurance

AI-powered inspection checklists and photo verification ensure nothing slips through the cracks.

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Financials & Statements

Owner statements, expense tracking, and financial reporting — all automated and always accurate.

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Portfolio Health

Real-time dashboards showing occupancy, revenue, and operational health across your entire portfolio.

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Team Communications

Keep your whole team — cleaners, maintenance, managers — aligned with built-in messaging and task tracking.

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See Keepers in Action

Watch how STR operators use Keepers to automate turnovers, manage maintenance, and scale their portfolios — all in one platform.

The STR Operations Challenge Vacation Rental Managers Face

Managing short-term rentals demands constant coordination — scheduling cleaners, tracking maintenance, responding to guests, and ensuring every turnover meets quality standards. For property managers overseeing multiple listings, manual processes create costly gaps. Missed cleanings, delayed maintenance responses, and inconsistent quality reviews drain both time and revenue. Keepers was built specifically to solve these operational headaches for STR operators in competitive vacation rental markets. The Keepers platform centralizes every aspect of short-term rental operations into one intelligent dashboard. Property managers using Keepers report saving over 10 hours per week on administrative tasks and achieving 45% faster turnover coordination compared to manual workflows. Whether you manage five properties or five hundred, fragmented tools — spreadsheets, group texts, and disconnected apps — simply cannot scale. Keepers replaces that chaos with automated scheduling, AI-powered quality inspections, real-time maintenance tracking, and seamless guest communication tools. STR operators who adopt Keepers gain a measurable competitive edge: higher review scores, fewer guest complaints, and cleaner financial reporting. If your current operations rely on manual coordination, you are leaving money and efficiency on the table. Keepers is the purpose-built software solution that transforms how vacation rental businesses run from the ground up.

How Keepers Automates STR Operations

Keepers is a comprehensive short-term rental operations platform engineered to automate every critical workflow that vacation rental managers handle daily. Here is how the platform delivers results for STR operators: Automated Cleaning Scheduling — Keepers syncs directly with your booking calendar to auto-schedule cleaning crews after every checkout, eliminating manual coordination and reducing scheduling errors by over 60%. AI Quality Inspections — After each turnover, Keepers AI reviews photo submissions from your cleaning team, flagging issues before the next guest arrives and maintaining consistent quality standards across your entire portfolio. Maintenance Request Tracking — Submit, assign, and monitor maintenance tasks from a single dashboard. Property managers resolve issues 45% faster using Keepers compared to email and text-based workflows. Guest Communication Automation — Pre-built message templates and automated triggers handle check-in instructions, mid-stay check-ins, and post-stay review requests without manual effort. Financial Reporting — Keepers consolidates revenue, cleaning costs, and maintenance expenses into clear reports, giving STR operators full visibility into portfolio profitability. Portfolio Health Monitoring — A live dashboard surfaces at-risk properties, overdue tasks, and operational bottlenecks across your entire short-term rental portfolio. From solo hosts to multi-property management companies, Keepers scales with your operation and delivers measurable efficiency gains from day one.

Why Property Managers Choose Keepers

Vacation rental property managers consistently choose Keepers because it is the only platform that addresses the full operational lifecycle of a short-term rental — not just one piece of it. Competing tools force managers to stitch together separate apps for scheduling, inspections, maintenance, and reporting. Keepers eliminates that fragmentation with one unified STR operations platform. The numbers speak for themselves: Keepers users report a 45% reduction in turnover coordination time, a 30% decrease in guest complaints related to cleanliness and maintenance, and an average of 10+ hours saved per week on administrative tasks. Property managers overseeing portfolios of 10 or more listings see the most dramatic efficiency gains, though even operators managing a handful of STR properties benefit significantly from the automation Keepers provides. STR operators also cite Keepers' ease of onboarding as a major differentiator. Most property managers have their first property fully configured within 24 hours and begin seeing operational improvements within the first week. The platform's intuitive mobile app means cleaners, maintenance vendors, and managers stay aligned in real time. With a 4.8-star average rating from over 127 verified users, Keepers has earned its reputation as the go-to short-term rental operations software for serious property managers who prioritize performance, consistency, and growth.

Keepers vs. Manual Operations in the STR Market

Many short-term rental operators still rely on manual processes: texting cleaners, chasing maintenance vendors via email, and manually reviewing financials in spreadsheets. While this approach may work for a single property, it breaks down quickly as portfolios grow. Here is how Keepers compares directly to manual STR operations: Cleaning Coordination — Manual: phone calls and texts with no confirmation trail. Keepers: automated scheduling synced to your booking calendar with real-time status updates. Quality Control — Manual: no systematic review process, issues discovered by arriving guests. Keepers: AI-powered photo inspections after every turnover with issue flagging before next check-in. Maintenance Management — Manual: informal requests with no tracking or accountability. Keepers: structured ticketing system with assignment, deadlines, and resolution tracking — 45% faster resolution on average. Financial Visibility — Manual: month-end spreadsheet reconciliation taking hours. Keepers: real-time financial dashboards updated automatically. Guest Communications — Manual: individually typed messages prone to delays and errors. Keepers: automated, personalized message sequences triggered by booking events. The verdict for STR operators is clear. Manual operations cost property managers an estimated 10+ hours per week that could be spent on portfolio growth, owner relations, and strategic planning. Keepers transforms those lost hours into competitive advantage, making it the definitive upgrade for any short-term rental business ready to scale.

Getting Started with Keepers for Your STR Portfolio

Getting your short-term rental operation running on Keepers is fast, straightforward, and risk-free. The onboarding process is designed so that STR property managers can configure their first property in under 24 hours and begin automating operations immediately. Step one: connect your existing booking platforms. Keepers integrates directly with Airbnb, VRBO, and other major OTAs, pulling in your reservation calendar automatically. Step two: add your service providers — cleaning crews, maintenance vendors, and inspectors — so Keepers can begin dispatching tasks based on your live booking schedule. Step three: customize your guest communication templates and quality inspection checklists to match your brand standards. From that point forward, Keepers handles the coordination so you can focus on growing your portfolio. Short-term rental operators in high-demand vacation markets especially benefit from Keepers' real-time operational visibility, which ensures every property is guest-ready without manual follow-up. Whether you manage boutique vacation homes or a large-scale STR portfolio, Keepers scales with your business. Book a free demo today and see exactly how Keepers can transform your short-term rental operations.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Keepers STR operations software?
Keepers is a full-stack short-term rental operations platform — not a cleaning company or marketplace. It is purpose-built software that automates cleaning scheduling, AI quality inspections, maintenance tracking, guest communications, and financial reporting for vacation rental property managers who need one unified system to run their entire STR business efficiently.
How does Keepers work for vacation rental operators?
Keepers connects to your booking calendar on Airbnb, VRBO, and other platforms, then automatically triggers cleaning schedules, quality inspections, guest messages, and maintenance workflows after each reservation event. Vacation rental operators gain real-time visibility into every property's status, reducing coordination time by 45% and saving over 10 hours per week on manual tasks.
What STR tasks does Keepers automate?
Keepers automates cleaning crew scheduling, AI-powered post-turnover photo inspections, maintenance request dispatching and tracking, guest communication sequences, financial reporting, and portfolio health monitoring. Short-term rental property managers no longer need separate tools for each function — Keepers consolidates all critical STR operations into one intelligent, easy-to-use platform.
How much does Keepers cost for property managers?
Keepers offers flexible pricing plans designed for STR property managers at every portfolio size — from individual hosts to large-scale operators. Pricing is transparent and scales with your portfolio. The platform also offers a free demo so property managers can experience the full feature set before committing. Visit usekeepers.com for current pricing details and plan options.
Is Keepers compatible with Airbnb and VRBO?
Yes. Keepers integrates directly with Airbnb, VRBO, and other major short-term rental platforms, automatically syncing reservation calendars to trigger operational workflows. Vacation rental managers can manage all their OTA listings through one Keepers dashboard without switching between platforms, ensuring no turnover, inspection, or guest message is ever missed across their portfolio.
How long does it take to set up Keepers for a property?
Most short-term rental property managers configure their first property on Keepers in under 24 hours. The onboarding process guides you through connecting booking platforms, adding service providers, and customizing inspection checklists and guest message templates. Keepers' support team is available to assist, and the majority of operators begin seeing measurable operational improvements within their very first week.
What makes Keepers different from other STR software options?
Unlike point solutions that only address one part of STR management, Keepers is a true full-stack operations platform covering scheduling, AI inspections, maintenance, guest communications, and financial reporting in one system. Vacation rental property managers eliminate the need for multiple disconnected tools, gaining 45% faster operations and 10+ hours saved weekly — all from a single, purpose-built STR software platform.

Keepers — The #1 STR Operations Platform

Automate turnovers, manage maintenance, coordinate your team, and scale your short-term rental portfolio — all in one place.