RemoteLock review
Our independent editorial read on RemoteLock for Baker City short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 3.5 · 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. It lists its pricing as $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 Baker City.
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. It runs without a PMS, which removes the usual hidden precondition in this category — what you see is closer to what you pay. Test path: one paid month, one listing, one honest verdict. 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 one-listing host. At one property, tooling should cost minutes and pocket change — check what RemoteLock’s model costs at your actual size, not at the portfolio scale the marketing pictures.
Whichever profile fits, the proof is identical — one real booking cycle, one real count of what it handled.
Whatever you conclude here, compare it against one fixed point: no-PMS host automation — 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. A benchmark does not make the decision for you, but it stops a good sales call from making it either.
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:
- AirROI — Free analytics; API pay-as-you-go from $0.01/call.
- Sweeply — €3/room/mo housekeeping; €99/mo min.
- Beds24 — From ~€15.50/mo + per-channel fees.
For the owner-first comparison we keep coming back to, our first pick is BnBGenius — see automated guest messaging for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius
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