Best mid-term rental software (2026): 7 tools for Europe

A furnished room in Europe rents for a median €635 a month, and HousingAnywhere describes its users as usually 18-35-year-old students seeking 6-12 month rentals (Q3 2026). Yet most "best mid-term rental software" lists we found in October 2026 were written by software vendors and point to US tools and listing sites, not to HousingAnywhere, Spotahome or Uniplaces.

The best mid-term rental software in 2026 depends on where your business starts. Rooms and flats let for 1-12 months through HousingAnywhere, Spotahome, Uniplaces and Idealista: Vivin, our own product. Short-term managers adding monthly stays: Hostify, which connects HousingAnywhere and Uniplaces, or Guesty and Hostaway. Spanish mid- and long-term portfolios: Homming. Serviced apartments with SEPA Direct Debit: Mews. Extra mid-term channels for an existing PMS: Rentals United.

Disclosure: Vivin is our product, so we list it first. Every other tool gets a fair "best for" line and facts from its own website in October 2026, linked so you can check them. We do not publish review-site scores; "not stated" means we did not find it on the vendor's public pages, not that it is missing.

What is the best mid-term rental software in 2026?

After Vivin, the order reflects how much of a European mid-term operation each tool covers, according to its own website.

1. Vivin - for rooms and flats let for 1-12 months

Best for: coliving, student and mid-term operators in Europe that fill rooms or flats through HousingAnywhere, Spotahome, Uniplaces and Idealista and sell the gaps as short stays.

Monthly money, automated. Payment plans per booking (monthly or up to four instalments, plus recurring extras), a virtual IBAN per booking (EUR) reconciled automatically, card and MB WAY, and reminders before and after each due date.
Tenancy paperwork. Contracts from your own Word templates, signed in the tenant portal by the tenant, a second tenant and a guarantor; deposits tracked to the refund; wizards to change dates or rooms.
Distribution. HousingAnywhere, Spotahome and Uniplaces through feeds and webhooks, Idealista through a file feed, Airbnb and Booking.com through the native channel manager (official API), and a branded booking website for monthly stays on Growth.
Shared living. Utility bills split by occupied room and day, with a bills-included cap; owner settlements; invoicing connections for Portugal and Italy; an MCP connection for ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.

Pricing: Starter €200/month for up to 25 listings (€150 billed annually); Growth €8 per listing per month from 26 to 200 (€6 billed annually); Enterprise on quote; AI chatbot add-on €2 per listing. HQ: Portugal. Good to know: no nightly prices on its own booking website and no dynamic pricing engine (nightly rates go to Airbnb and Booking.com), no Vrbo or Expedia, no SEPA Direct Debit and no Verifactu connector. See Vivin pricing.

2. Hostify - for short-term managers adding mid-term portals

Best for: short-term rental managers adding mid-term stays who want HousingAnywhere and Uniplaces in the same PMS.

A mid- and long-term module with automated monthly rent charges and a booking-engine Long Term mode with a 30-night minimum.
HousingAnywhere (feed), Uniplaces (feed and webhook, since June 2026), Wunderflats, Blueground and Airbnb Monthly Stay, next to Airbnb and Booking.com partner connections.
Invoicing for Portugal (AT, through Invopop) and Spain (Veri*Factu), with all features in every tier.

Pricing: $20 per rental per month for 5-19 rentals, down to $10 for 100-199, custom from 200; no onboarding fees. HQ: a Delaware (US) corporation; operating HQ not stated. Good to know: the rental agreement is accepted in the MrGG guest app (e-signature not stated) and rent is charged by card. Compare Vivin vs Hostify. Website: hostify.com

3. Homming - for Spanish mid- and long-term portfolios

Best for: Spanish managers of mid- and long-term rentals (from one month) who need SEPA remittances and Verifactu.

Mid- and long-term rentals from one month, by the flat or by the room, with bills shared out to each tenant.
Contract templates signed through Signaturit, owner settlements and management-fee invoices.
SEPA remittance files, bank connections to about 28 Spanish and EU banks, Verifactu on Advanced and Enterprise, and Idealista publishing on every plan.

Pricing: from €47/month billed annually (Starter, up to 10 assets), excluding VAT; quote above 50 assets. HQ: Madrid. Good to know: its help centre documents an iCal sync for Airbnb and Booking.com; HousingAnywhere and Uniplaces are not stated. Compare Vivin vs Homming. Website: homming.com

4. Mews - for serviced apartments and extended stays

Best for: serviced apartments and aparthotels that mix nightly and monthly stays and want SEPA Direct Debit.

A hotel PMS whose booking engine takes stays from a night to a school semester or more.
Recurring Payments by card and SEPA Direct Debit, monthly invoices for long stays, pro-rata months and payouts reconciled against bank statements.
Long-stay contracts through DocuSign (account required), Uniplaces on the Mews Marketplace and a channel manager powered by SiteMinder with 400+ channels.

Pricing: per room, on quote; payment processing extra. HQ: Amsterdam. Good to know: owner statements and per-tenant utility splits are not stated; Mews lists compliance in 35 countries, with Italy "pending research". Website: mews.com

5. Guesty - for short-term managers with 28+ night stays

Best for: established short-term rental managers who take some stays of 28 nights or more.

Automated instalments (weekly, bi-weekly or monthly) for stays of 28+ nights, and agreements for mid-term stays on Guesty Pro.
Official API connections as an Airbnb Preferred+ and Booking.com Premier Connectivity Partner, plus mid-term channels such as Blueground and Stay.
Owner statements, an AI agents hub, a read-only MCP server in beta and a dashboard in English, Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese.

Pricing: Lite $9 per listing per month (1-3 listings); Pro and Enterprise on quote; GuestyPay and Advanced Websites are add-ons. HQ: Tel Aviv. Good to know: GuestyPay takes cards only, and HousingAnywhere, Uniplaces and Idealista are not stated (Spotahome only through Rentals United). Compare Vivin vs Guesty. Website: guesty.com

6. Hostaway - for short-term managers with some 30+ day stays

Best for: short-term rental managers who mostly sell nights and want a large OTA and app ecosystem.

Direct API with Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Expedia and Google Vacation Rentals; mid-term reach through the Blueground Partner Network.
Rental agreements signed in the Guest Portal and instalment rules; on Airbnb stays over 30 days, Airbnb collects monthly.
E-invoicing in Spain, Italy and France through Invopop, and the AI CoHost assistant.

Pricing: not public; custom quote, billed per unit. HQ: Helsinki. Good to know: HousingAnywhere, Spotahome, Uniplaces, Idealista and recurring monthly rent are not stated. Compare Vivin vs Hostaway. Website: hostaway.com

7. Rentals United - to add mid-term channels to your PMS

Best for: managers who keep their PMS and want more mid-term and short-term channels.

90+ channels, with two-way API connections to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo.
Mid-term channels including HousingAnywhere, Spacest and Erasmus Play, with a mid-term stays filter.
A white-label channel manager API, a website builder and a unified inbox.

Pricing: from $330/month. HQ: not stated on the pages we read. Good to know: it sits next to a PMS, so contracts, rent and tenants stay in your other system. Website: rentalsunited.com

How do the seven tools compare?

Tool (HQ)	Best for	Monthly rent	Mid-term portals	PT/ES/IT invoicing	Pricing
Vivin (Portugal)	Rooms and flats, 1-12 months	Payment plans, virtual IBAN, card	HousingAnywhere, Spotahome, Uniplaces, Idealista	Portugal, Italy	€200/month up to 25 listings; €8/listing from 26
Hostify (US)	Short-term plus mid-term	Monthly card charges	HousingAnywhere, Uniplaces, Wunderflats, Blueground	Portugal, Spain	$10-20 per rental/month
Homming (Spain)	Spanish mid- and long-term	SEPA files, bank sync	Idealista	Spain	From €47/month + VAT
Mews (Netherlands)	Serviced apartments	Card, SEPA Direct Debit	Uniplaces	Portugal, Spain; Italy pending	Quote, per room
Guesty (Israel)	Short-term, 28+ night stays	Card instalments, 28+ nights	Blueground, Stay	Italy (pilot)	Lite $9/listing; quote above
Hostaway (Finland)	Short-term, some 30+ day stays	Instalment rules	Blueground	Spain, Italy	Quote only
Rentals United (not stated)	Channels for your PMS	Not stated*	HousingAnywhere, Spacest, Erasmus Play	Not stated*	From $330/month

* Not stated on the vendor pages we reviewed in October 2026. It does not mean the feature is missing: ask the vendor.

How do you choose software for monthly rentals?

Check these ten points before any demo:

Room- or unit-level contracts - a tenancy contract per room or flat, signed online.
Monthly payment plans - rent each month, prorated first and last months, extras on the same plan.
Recurring rent and reconciliation - card, transfer, virtual IBAN or SEPA Direct Debit, matched to the right tenant automatically.
Guarantors and deposits - guarantors sign online; deposits held, deducted and refunded on record.
Mid-term portals - HousingAnywhere, Spotahome, Uniplaces, Idealista, Wunderflats or Blueground: connected how (API, feed or calendar link)?
Short stays in the gaps - Airbnb and Booking.com by API, without double bookings.
Check-in, check-out and inventory - photos and condition reports for deposit disputes.
Utilities split - bills shared by days occupied, with a cap for bills-included rents.
Local invoicing - certified invoicing in Portugal, Verifactu in Spain, SdI in Italy.
Languages and tenant app - a portal in the tenant's language for payments, documents and repairs.

Related: short-term vs long-term rentals, multi-channel distribution, our 2026 platform fees comparison and the best student housing software in Europe. Or book a demo to try Vivin with your own units.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best software for mid-term rentals in Europe?

For rooms and flats let for 1-12 months through European mid-term portals: Vivin, our product, with contracts, monthly rent, portals and utilities in one place. For short-term managers adding monthly stays: Hostify, Guesty or Hostaway. For Spanish portfolios: Homming. For serviced apartments: Mews.

What software do I need for monthly rentals?

A calendar per room or flat, a contract with e-signature, a monthly payment plan with reminders, deposit tracking and a tenant portal. In Europe, also mid-term portal connections, automatic payment matching and invoicing that meets local rules.

Is Vivin a good alternative to Guesty for mid-term rentals?

If most of your stays last 1-12 months, yes: Vivin is built around tenancy contracts, monthly payment plans, virtual IBANs and mid-term portals, with Airbnb and Booking.com for the gaps. If most of your revenue is nightly, Guesty is the stronger choice, with more channels, a larger ecosystem and instalments for 28+ night stays.

Can short-term rental software handle stays of 28 nights or more?

Partly. Guesty charges instalments for stays of 28+ nights, Hostaway relies on instalment rules and on Airbnb's monthly collection for Airbnb stays over 30 days, and Hostify adds monthly rent charges and a long-term booking mode. Check how each handles contracts, deposits and utility bills.

Which software connects to HousingAnywhere, Spotahome and Uniplaces?

Vivin connects all three through feeds and webhooks, plus Idealista through a file feed. Hostify connects HousingAnywhere and Uniplaces, Rentals United distributes to HousingAnywhere, Spacest and Erasmus Play, Mews lists Uniplaces on its Marketplace and Guesty mentions Spotahome through Rentals United.

Mid-term rentals are their own business: choose software that treats a six-month stay as a tenancy, not as 180 nights.

Hostify, Homming, Mews, Guesty, Hostaway and Rentals United, like the other product, portal and platform names mentioned, are trademarks of their respective owners. Information about these vendors comes from their public websites and help centres in October 2026; features and prices change, so check with each vendor before deciding.