ResortCleaning is the original vacation-rental housekeeping platform — capable and mature, but built in 2008 and priced per property, so every STR contract you land raises your bill. Rinsebase is the modern alternative: a branded host portal, an English/Spanish/Portuguese crew app, GPS-enforced clock-in, and SOS safety — priced by crew, with unlimited properties.
ResortCleaning is genuinely capable — it's the original vacation-rental housekeeping software, running since 2008. It does scheduling, inspections, invoicing, payroll, and inventory, and it integrates with the big PMSes. For a large resort or property-management housekeeping operation, that's a lot of value.
But an independent STR cleaning company in 2026 needs a different toolkit — the things that win and keep host contracts. A branded portal you hand your hosts under your own name, with photo proof of every clean. An English/Spanish/Portuguese crew app. GPS-enforced clock-in so payroll is verified, not estimated. A one-tap SOS button for solo cleaners. Those aren't bolt-ons on the legacy platforms — they're the spine of how a modern cleaning company runs.
And the pricing punishes growth. $5 per property per month sounds reasonable at 10 properties; at 100 it's $500 for the base tier alone, before the Inventory and Messaging add-ons — and every new STR contract raises your bill. Rinsebase is priced by crew, with unlimited properties on every plan: a branded host portal, photo verification, GPS clock-in, and real-time PMS sync, at a flat monthly price that doesn't move when you grow.
Where ResortCleaning has the edge: a larger, more established customer base, an inspection workflow built for resort and PM housekeeping operations, and direct integrations with Vacasa, Evolve, and LMPM that Rinsebase doesn't have yet. If your business runs primarily on those PMSes, factor that in.
ResortCleaning's base tier is $5 per property per month — reasonable at 10 properties. By the time you're at 100, that's $500/mo for the base alone, before the Inventory (+$2.50/property) and Messaging (+$2/property) add-ons. Every new STR contract raises your bill. Rinsebase is priced by crew size — properties are unlimited on every plan, so landing a 50-property contract costs you nothing extra.
At 100 properties, ResortCleaning's base tier runs $500/mo and climbs with every new contract. Rinsebase stays flat — priced by crew from $19 to $149, with properties always unlimited.
| Feature | Rinsebase | ResortCleaning |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per crew / per company | Per property + modules |
| Starting price | From $19/mo | $5/property + $20 min |
| No per-module add-on fees | ✓ | ✗ (modules cost extra) |
| Branded photo proof to your hosts | ✓ (3-layer, branded portal) | ✗ (no branded portal) |
| Owner-controlled issues delivered to your host (your brand) | ✓ (one Issues inbox) | ✗ (logged in-house) |
| GPS-enforced clock-in / clock-out | ✓ (3-layer) | ✗ |
| Mileage tracking (IRS auto-calc) | ✓ | ✗ |
| SOS safety button for crew | ✓ | ✗ |
| Branded STR client portal | ✓ | ✗ |
| Real-time OwnerRez OAuth API | ✓ | ✗ (iCal only) |
| Branded host booking portal | ✓ | ✗ |
| Stripe Connect autopay | ✓ | ✗ |
| Power outage alerts per property | ✓ | ✗ |
| Per-property supply / inventory tracking | ✓ (included) | $2.50/property add-on |
| Two-way messaging | ✓ (included) | $2/property add-on |
| Zapier integration (7,000+ apps) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automatic job scheduling from bookings | ✓ | ✓ |
| Per-property custom checklists | ✓ | ✓ |
| QuickBooks integration | ✓ (native sync) | ✓ (one-way) |
| Mobile crew app (iOS + Android) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-invoice on completion | ✓ | ✓ |
| English / Spanish / Portuguese crew app | ✓ | — |
| Inspection workflow (hotel housekeeping) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Vacasa / Evolve / LMPM direct integration | ✗ Not today | ✓ |
| Free trial, no credit card | ✓ | ✗ |
Honest call-outs: ResortCleaning is more mature, with a larger installed base, an inspection workflow built for resort and PM housekeeping operations, and direct integrations with Vacasa, Evolve, and LMPM that Rinsebase doesn't have yet. If your business runs primarily on those three PMSes, that's a real consideration. For most independent STR cleaning companies, the per-crew pricing and modern host-facing tools above shift the balance decisively.
Switching is straightforward — most cleaning companies are fully migrated within an hour. Rinsebase has built-in importers that handle ResortCleaning's data exports:
1. Export your data from ResortCleaning — Go to Reports, Customer Export and Property Export, download CSVs. Crew data exports the same way under Team.
2. Import into Rinsebase — Go to Settings, Import Data, Select ResortCleaning, upload your CSVs. Column formats are auto-detected, phone numbers normalized, addresses geocoded in the background.
3. Invite your crew — Enter their email or phone. They get a branded invite, download the iOS or Android app, and pick English, Spanish, or Portuguese at first login.
4. Connect your clients' booking systems — OwnerRez, Hospitable, Guesty, and Hostaway connect by API: your client accepts a one-click invite and picks which listings you clean, and bookings, cancellations, and reschedules sync instantly. For Airbnb, VRBO, and anything else, paste each iCal URL once.
5. Run both platforms in parallel for 14 days — Your trial doesn't expire on day one. Test side-by-side, cancel ResortCleaning when you're confident.
"I'm Todd. Marine Corps veteran. My wife runs a cleaning crew. I watched her manage Airbnb turnovers on a spreadsheet — fielding host texts at 9pm, translating notes for her Spanish-speaking crew, chasing late payments. So I built her the software that didn't exist."
Stop paying by the door. Import your ResortCleaning data in about an hour and run on a modern platform priced by your crew — with properties always unlimited.
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