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List your property for free. Join in your first 90 days and pay just 3% commission on every booking — the standard rate is 5% after that. Prefer a flat monthly rate instead? Subscribe to a plan and pay 0% commission on every booking, any time.
Pricing tiers
Free to start. Upgrade when it's worth it.
Free covers the core of running a property, commission-based. Growth and Business add restaurant, inventory, staff, landlord, accounting, and driver tools — with 0% commission on every booking.
How it works
Three steps. That's it.
From listing to getting paid — the entire flow in one simple model.
List your property
Create your property profile, add rooms, photos, pricing, and availability. No upfront cost, no credit card needed.
Free foreverGuest books & pays
Guests discover your property, select dates, and pay online via Paystack — card, bank transfer, USSD, or mobile money.
Guest pays full amountYou receive 95%
Paystack automatically splits the payment: 95% goes directly to your bank account, 5% stays with UseLodger. No manual steps.
Straight to your bankSee exactly what you keep
Enter your expected monthly revenue and see your net earnings on the free tier — subscribe to a plan instead and this fee drops to ₦0.
Your rate:
Quick select:
You earn (97%)
₦485,000
per month
Platform fee (3%)
₦15,000
per month
Annual take-home
₦5,820,000
per year
Paystack processes the split automatically at transaction time. No invoices, no chasing payments, no withdrawal requests.
How we compare
3–5% (or 0%) vs. what you're paying now
Booking.com takes up to 25% of every booking. UseLodger takes 3% for your first 90 days, 5% after — or 0% if you subscribe — and gives you a complete hotel management platform either way.
| Platform | UseLodger Free No cost to start | UseLodger Growth/Business Keep 100% | Booking.com | Airbnb | Generic PMS SaaS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transaction fee | 3–5% | 0% | 15–25% | 3–5% | 0% |
| Monthly cost | Free | Flat subscription | Free | Free | ₦15k–₦80k/mo |
| Setup fee | Free | Free | Free | Free | ₦50k+ |
| Payout method | Automatic | Automatic | Monthly | After check-in | Manual |
| Platform features | Core platform | Growth or Business tier | Limited control | Residential only | Basic tools |
UseLodger Free
No cost to startUseLodger Growth/Business
Keep 100%Booking.com
Airbnb
Generic PMS SaaS
On ₦1,000,000 monthly revenue — you save ₦100,000 vs Booking.com
That's ₦1.2M kept in your pocket every year, plus you get the full management platform free.
What's included
Core tools, always free. Advanced tools, when you're ready.
Booking, property management, and listings never cost anything — the 3–5% commission only applies when a guest actually pays. Restaurant, inventory, staff, landlord, accounting, and driver tools unlock on Growth and Business.
Property & Rooms
Always free- Unlimited property listings
- Room type management
- Real-time room status board
- Housekeeping dashboard
- Cloudinary media storage (photos & video)
- Auto QR code generation
- Public listing pages
Bookings & Payments
Always free- Instant & request-to-book modes
- Booking calendar
- Check-in / check-out flow
- Paystack & Flutterwave integration
- Pay-on-arrival support
- Promo code system
- Auto PDF invoice generation
Restaurant & F&B
Growth+- Menu management
- Table QR code ordering
- Real-time order queue
- Table reservations
- Inventory integration
- F&B revenue reports
Finance & Reports
Growth+- Finance dashboard & expense tracking
- Revenue reports
- Occupancy & booking analytics
- VAT (7.5%) compliance
- Profit & loss statement (Business)
- Journal entries & double-entry books (Business)
Staff & Operations
Growth+- 12 role types (owner, receptionist, housekeeping…)
- Digital clock-in / clock-out
- Shift scheduling & task assignment
- QR attendance codes
- Payroll & recruitment (Business)
AI & Smart Features
Business- AI chat assistant
- Smart pricing recommendations
- Fraud detection
- Operational summary
- Review sentiment analysis
- Guest recommendations
FAQ
Common questions
Everything you need to know about how pricing and payouts work.
Still have questions? Talk to us
Ready to start?
List your property.
Keep 97% for your first 90 days.
Set up takes minutes — list free and pay just 3% commission for your first 90 days (5% after), or subscribe for 0% commission any time. Either way, the first payment goes straight to your bank.