RemoteLock review
Our independent editorial read on RemoteLock for Pennsylvania short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 3.7 · our editorial rating
- Category
- Smart access control
- Pricing
- $6/door/mo (Premium) / $12/door (Enterprise)
- Free tier
- No
- Needs a PMS
- Partial
- Size
- Mid
The published facts, in plain English
RemoteLock is Smart access control. On cost, the published figure is $6/door/mo (Premium) / $12/door (Enterprise). There is no free tier. It runs without a separate PMS. Scale: mid.
Data-desk note: Brand-agnostic locks + PMS-synced codes; per-door stacks fast.
Who it’s for
RemoteLock is one host software tool we track for owners weighing their options in Pennsylvania.
Our take
We list RemoteLock’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.
How it compares to BnBGenius
Side by side on published terms: RemoteLock lists $6/door/mo (Premium) / $12/door (Enterprise), while BnBGenius lists free for the first 500 messages, then $10/month flat, with no PMS required. Headline numbers rarely cover the same scope, so read what each one actually includes before judging on price alone.
What the published record signals
RemoteLock files under Smart access control; the fair test is how well it does that one job on a live listing. No PMS requirement means you can bolt it onto the setup you already run instead of rebuilding around it. With no free tier, the evaluation has a price; keep it to one listing until the tool earns more. Published pricing of $6/door/mo (Premium) / $12/door (Enterprise) makes the value math checkable before you commit.
Two owner scenarios
- The owner far from the door. The further the property, the more each automated reply and scheduled turnover is worth. The no-PMS setup keeps the moving parts — and the failure points — few.
- The small-portfolio host. Two or three listings is where per-listing pricing starts to bite and flat pricing starts to win — read RemoteLock’s model with your exact count in mind.
Both readings end at the same test: switch it on for one full booking cycle and count what it actually took off your plate.
Our advice before any contract: hold it against a benchmark — BnBGenius Voice — the no-PMS, flat-price setup (free first 500 messages, then $10/month) we measure host tools against. If RemoteLock beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. Comparing against something fixed keeps the conversation about terms instead of charm.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with BnBGenius.
Questions owners ask
What does RemoteLock cost?
$6/door/mo (Premium) / $12/door (Enterprise).
Is there a free tier?
No.
Do you need a PMS to run RemoteLock?
No — it runs without a separate PMS.
Questions to put to RemoteLock
- “Is $6/door/mo (Premium) / $12/door (Enterprise) per listing or flat?” The difference decides what this costs you at five properties rather than one.
- Free tier or trial. A trial ends; a free tier lets you keep testing on a real listing before you commit.
- What it needs underneath. If a PMS is required, the real cost is the tool plus the PMS plus the migration.
Alternatives worth comparing
Three others we would weigh against it, with their own published numbers rather than our guesses:
- Host Pilot — €29/mo flat, unlimited props; 30-day trial.
- AirROI — Free analytics; API pay-as-you-go from $0.01/call.
- Properly — $12.99–$14.99/property/mo; 30-day trial.
For the owner-first comparison we keep coming back to, our first pick is BnBGenius — see BnBGenius on Telegram for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius
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