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Fees compared · Checked Nov 4, 2026

Airbnb vs Vrbo fees: what the same booking pays you.

Short answer. On a $650 booking (three nights at $185 plus $95 cleaning), Airbnb’s 15.5% host-only fee pays $549.25 and Vrbo’s 12% commission pays $572. Vrbo also charges travelers a service fee, so the cheaper fee for you is not automatically the better listing.

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Your booking

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Fee rates (edit if your account differs)

Booking subtotal before taxes

$650.00

Same booking, three fee structures. Taxes excluded.
StructureHost feeYour payout
Airbnb, host-only feeGuest pays $650.00−$100.7515.5% of the subtotal$549.25$3,844.75 a month
Airbnb, split feeGuest pays $741.65−$19.503% of the subtotal$630.50$4,413.50 a month
Vrbo, pay per bookingGuest fee not modeled−$78.0012% of the subtotal$572.00$4,004.00 a month

Vrbo pays $22.75 more than Airbnb’s host-only fee on this booking. For an equal payout, the Vrbo nightly rate could be $176.38.

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What each fee is charged on

Both platforms charge on the booking subtotal you set, not on taxes. The difference is who pays what.

  • Airbnb host-only: most hosts pay 15.5%, taken from your payout. Airbnb is moving home hosts to this structure, and it is mandatory for hosts connected through property management software.
  • Airbnb split fee: most hosts pay 3%, and guests pay 14.1%–16.5% on top.
  • Vrbo: 12% on the rental amount and fees you charge (for example cleaning), not on traveler service fees, taxes or refundable deposits. With Vrbo payments there is no separate processing fee; with your own processor, its fees apply.

Two channels, one calendar

Listing on Airbnb and Vrbo doubles the calendars you have to keep in sync. A channel manager connects both, so a booking on one site blocks the same dates on the other. Hospitable’s Host plan covers one property for $29 a month, and Guesty Lite starts at $9 per listing.

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How we chose

  • Rates from Airbnb’s and Vrbo’s own help pages, checked on the date shown. Your account may differ.
  • Taxes, discounts, refunds, currency conversion and Vrbo’s traveler fee are outside the calculation.

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Common questions

Is Vrbo cheaper than Airbnb for hosts?

Against Airbnb’s 15.5% host-only fee, Vrbo’s 12% keeps more of the same booking. Against Airbnb’s split fee, where the host pays about 3%, Airbnb keeps more for you but the guest pays more.

Does Vrbo charge a payment processing fee?

Not separately when Vrbo processes the payment; the 12% includes it. If you use your own processor, you pay that processor’s fees.

Can I still choose Airbnb’s split fee?

Airbnb says it is moving all home hosts to the host-only structure, that hosts who switch cannot switch back, and that it is mandatory for hosts using property management software.

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