Barefoot
Cloud property management software for vacation rental, corporate housing, resort and timeshare operators.
By Barefoot · 4.0/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Vacation rental managers with 50+ units and mixed short-, mid- and long-term portfolios
- Resorts, timeshare and fractional-ownership operators managing owner rotations and points programs
- Companies that need true trust accounting, owner statements and reconciled separate accounts
- Corporate housing providers with flexible stay lengths, custom billing and repeat clients
Ideal size: 10–50 staff people · Established manager with 100+ units and multi-entity owner accounting
Not for
- Single-property owners or hosts wanting a low-cost, self-serve booking tool
- Operators unwilling to run a guided configuration and data-migration project
- Businesses that only need a basic channel manager or website builder
- Buyers who require a free trial or instant online sign-up
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
2–3 months
~90 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
$15,120/yr
Starts at $9,600 · Per-unit monthly tiers; annual prepayment receives a 10% discount
Implementation Friction
4/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
1–50 units $800/mo; 51–100 units $1,100/mo; 101–150 units $1,400/mo; +$300/mo per additional 50 units
Add-on costs
- Airbnb and VRBO direct integrations billed at 1% of rent
- Additional integration setup fees may apply depending on your tech stack
Company & support
Who is behind Barefoot, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
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- Headquarters
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How you get support
- PhoneAll plans
- EmailAll plans
- Live chatNot listed
- Support portal / ticketsAll plans
- Community forumNot listed
- Help centre / docsNot listed
- Dedicated account managerNot listed
- In person / on-siteNot listed
- Hours
- Business hours
- Response time
- Not stated
Business hours Mon–Fri 9:00 AM–7:00 PM Eastern; 24/7/365 emergency support via urgent-priority ticket or phone 1-877-799-1110. Email requests handled during business hours.
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Market position
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Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
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Companies on the chart 6 / 10
- Barefoot
- PROS
- Channex
- Guesty
- TrekkSoft
- LodgIQ
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Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What Barefoot ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Barefoot is cloud property management software for vacation rental, corporate housing, resort and timeshare operators. Pricing is unit-tiered: $800/month for 1–50 units up to $1,400/month for 101–150 units, with a 10% annual prepay discount and onboarding, training and ongoing support included. The vendor claims 24+ years in market, an average client size of 240 units and 95% retention. Strengths are highly configurable workflows and true trust accounting; expect a guided migration and configuration project.
Frequently asked questions
What does Barefoot cost for a mid-sized portfolio?
Pricing is primarily per unit managed: $800/month for 1–50 units, $1,100/month for 51–100 units and $1,400/month for 101–150 units, plus $300/month per additional 50 units. Annual payment plans receive a 10% discount, so a 101–150 unit portfolio on annual billing is roughly $15,100 per year. Airbnb and VRBO direct integrations are billed separately at 1% of rent, and additional integration setup fees may apply depending on your tech stack. Onboarding, implementation guidance, training and ongoing support are included in the plan price.
How long does implementation take and what is involved?
Barefoot describes a guided onboarding that covers configuration, accounting setup, data migration and role-based training, with the team working directly with users before go-live. Companies switching from another PMS get structured migration support: existing data is reviewed, mapped into the system, validated, and the team is trained. The vendor does not publish a fixed timeline, so buyers should assume a multi-month project for a full accounting and migration cutover.
How does Barefoot handle trust accounting and owner payouts?
Trust accounting is a core part of the platform. Barefoot states it offers true trust accounting with separate accounts, accurate reconciliations and clear owner statements, built for companies that need compliant, reliable financial tracking. Owners can also self-serve statements through owner portals. This is the main reason larger, multi-entity management companies choose Barefoot over entry-level systems.
Can we run short-term, mid-term and long-term rentals in one system?
Yes. Barefoot supports short-term vacation rentals, mid-term and long-term residential rentals, corporate housing, resorts, fractional ownership and timeshares, and states that all rental types can be managed in one system without separate databases. It also handles leases, month-to-month stays, recurring billing, tenant tracking and maintenance workflows, plus channel connections to major booking and pricing partners.
What support is available and when?
Support is delivered through the Barefoot Support Desk (activation required), email and a phone line. Business hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM Eastern, and email requests are answered during those hours. Emergency support is advertised as 24/7/365 for after-hours, weekend and holiday coverage, reached by submitting an urgent-priority ticket or calling 1-877-799-1110. No formal response-time SLA is published.