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Homatic vs Rental Home Automator
Both connect your booking calendar to the devices in a rental, so a reservation, not a fixed schedule, changes the door code and the thermostat. They differ in how you set rules up, what happens when a step fails, which devices they reach, and how they charge.
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What we say about Rental Home Automator comes from their own website (home, features and pricing pages) as published on 28 September 2026. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct it.
Side by side
| Homatic | Rental Home Automator | |
|---|---|---|
| Setting up a rule | Describe it in a sentence; Homatic writes the rule and checks every step against the devices that property actually has | Preset actions with custom offsets before or after check-in and checkout |
| When a step fails | Reads the lock back, retries on a schedule you set, then texts you once. A jammed deadbolt shows as jammed, not locked | Alerts for offline devices, low batteries and temperature limits |
| Devices | 40+ integrations: SmartThings, Nest, Honeywell, Schlage, August, Yale, Seam, Ring, Hue and more | SmartThings and the devices that work with it |
| Calendars | Any iCal feed, plus direct connections to OwnerRez, Hostaway, Guesty and Lodgify | Any iCal feed (Airbnb, Vrbo, cleaning and maintenance calendars) |
| Guest codes | A code per stay, sent only after the lock confirms it | A code per stay, from the guest's phone number, the reservation number or the dates; master codes across properties |
| Cleaner access | A fresh code per turnover that never overlaps a guest, plus a link where the cleaner marks the clean done | Temporary codes with start and end times |
| Record of each stay | 60-day log of noise, doors and alerts per booking, exportable for a claim | Not described on their site |
| Price | $19/mo for one property, $49/mo for up to 3, $79/mo for 5 (+$15 each up to 20) | $5/mo per unit, plus $2.50/mo per Wi-Fi lock |
| Trial | 30 days, no credit card | 14 days |
Try the sentence builder → Connect one property and describe your checkout routine; Homatic shows you the rule before it saves anything.
Who should pick which
Pick Rental Home Automator if
- Everything in your rentals already runs through SmartThings, and you want the lowest price per unit.
- Your rules are simple offsets ("heat on 2 hours before check-in") and you do not need anything to confirm they worked.
- You want lock codes made from the guest's phone number, or one master code pushed to every property.
Pick Homatic if
- Your devices are spread across brands (a Nest thermostat, a Schlage lock, Hue lights) rather than all on one hub.
- You want to know when the door did not lock, not just that the command was sent.
- You want to describe rules in plain English instead of assembling them from presets.
- You need a record of each stay for a damage or noise dispute, or cleaner codes with a "done" confirmation.
Price at different sizes
Per-unit pricing is cheaper for a small, all-SmartThings portfolio. Flat pricing is easier to budget and includes verification and the stay log. At list prices, before any add-ons:
| Properties | Homatic | Rental Home Automator |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $19/mo | $5/mo |
| 3 | $49/mo | $15/mo |
| 5 | $79/mo | $25/mo |
| 10 | $154/mo | $50/mo |
Rental Home Automator adds $2.50/mo for each Wi-Fi lock; Z-Wave and Zigbee locks have no extra fee.
Related
Smart home automation vs a PMS → · Homatic vs Operto → · Guest and cleaner codes →
Common questions
Is Homatic an alternative to Rental Home Automator?
Yes. Both connect your booking calendar to the locks and thermostats in a rental. Homatic builds rules from a plain-English sentence, confirms that each step worked and alerts you once if it did not, and connects to 40+ device integrations rather than SmartThings alone.
Which one is cheaper?
Rental Home Automator lists $5 per unit per month plus $2.50 per Wi-Fi lock. Homatic is flat: $19 for one property, $49 for up to three, $79 for five. For a small portfolio that runs entirely on SmartThings, per-unit pricing costs less.
Do I need SmartThings for Homatic?
No. SmartThings is one of Homatic’s integrations, but Nest, Honeywell, Schlage, August, Yale, Seam-connected locks, Ring and Hue connect directly.
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