Free tool
Host Fee Calculator
See what a listing platform takes from each booking and across a year. Then see what the same bookings would keep on your own site, after card processing fees.
Platform fee on each booking
$0
Platform fees per year
$0
A direct booking keeps, after card processing
$0
The same booking on the platform keeps $0.
Extra kept per year if those bookings came direct
$0
Estimates only. This compares a booking that starts on your own site with one that starts on a platform. WentDirect is an independent third party and is not endorsed by or associated with Airbnb, Inc. or its affiliates, or with Vrbo.
As of Nov 10, 2026
The rates this calculator uses
Every rate comes from the company's own page and was last checked on Nov 10, 2026. Platforms change their fees, so check the source before you make a decision.
| Where the booking happens | Rate | What it is charged on | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbnb | 15.5% | The nightly price plus the fees you charge, such as cleaning. Taxes are left out. Most hosts pay 15.5%. Others typically pay 14% to 16%, and listings in Brazil and Mexico pay 16%. Check your own rate under Payments in your account. | Airbnb Help Center, Airbnb service fees |
| Vrbo | 12% | The rental amount plus the fees you charge the traveler, such as cleaning and pet fees. Taxes and refundable deposits are left out. For bookings made from October 29, 2026. Includes payment processing when Vrbo collects the payment. Can be up to 15% in parts of Europe, Australia and New Zealand. | Vrbo Help, About the pay-per-booking model |
| Your own site | 2.9% + 30¢ | Stripe's standard US rate for an online card payment: 2.9% plus 30 cents. International cards and currency conversion cost more. Your booking software may charge its own fee on top. | Stripe, Pricing |
How the calculator works
The calculator starts with one booking. It multiplies your nightly rate by your average stay and adds your cleaning fee. That is the booking subtotal, the amount both platforms use as the base for their fee.
It applies the platform's rate to that subtotal to get the fee on each booking. Then it divides your booked nights by your average stay to count bookings, and multiplies to get the fee for the year.
If you have more than one property, enter how many. Use the average rate, nights and cleaning fee for one property, and the yearly figures cover all of them.
The direct figure takes the same subtotal and subtracts card processing. The gap between the two is what a booking on your own site keeps that a platform booking does not.
One tool for both platforms
Hosts look for this under several names. If you came looking for an Airbnb host fee calculator, an Airbnb fee calculator or an Airbnb payout calculator, choose that platform in the first field. For a Vrbo fee calculator, switch the platform and the rate changes to 12%.
It also works as an Airbnb cleaning fee calculator. Change the cleaning fee and watch the fee on each booking move, because the cleaning fee is inside the fee base. For any other listing site, pick "Another platform" and type the rate from your statement.
From fee to payout
Your payout is the booking subtotal minus the platform fee. On a $870 booking at 15.5%, the fee is about $135 and the payout is about $735. Used this way the tool is an Airbnb host payout calculator: the "keeps" line under the direct result shows the platform payout for the same booking.
Taxes are left out. So are refundable deposits and anything the platform collects and passes on. The guide to Airbnb host fees explains each fee in detail, and the guide to Vrbo fees for hosts covers the 12% commission.
What the numbers are for
The point is to put a yearly figure on the fee, so you can weigh it against the cost of a channel you own. A direct booking website does not replace your listings. It gives you bookings that start somewhere else: a Google search, an ad, or a guest who booked with you before.
Questions
Host Fee Calculator FAQs
How does the Host Fee Calculator work out the platform fee?
The Host Fee Calculator multiplies your booking subtotal by the platform fee rate. The subtotal is your nightly rate times the nights in a stay, plus your cleaning fee. It then multiplies that fee by the number of bookings your nights add up to in a year, across the number of properties you enter.
Is the platform fee charged on my cleaning fee?
Yes, the platform fee is charged on your cleaning fee on both platforms covered here. Airbnb calculates its host fee on the nightly price plus the fees you charge. Vrbo applies its commission to the rental amount plus fees such as cleaning and pet fees. Taxes are left out on both.
What fees does a direct booking pay?
A direct booking pays card processing instead of a platform fee. The calculator uses the standard US online card rate published by Stripe, 2.9% plus 30 cents. Your booking software may add its own charge, and international cards cost more, so treat the result as a close estimate.
How accurate is the calculator for my listing?
The calculator is an estimate based on published rates, not your account. Your fee rate can differ by country, listing type and platform plan. For an exact figure, open a recent payout statement, divide the fee by the booking subtotal and enter that percentage in the fee rate field.
Does this mean I should move my platform guests to my own site?
No, the calculator is not a reason to move a platform guest to your own site. The platforms prohibit that, and it can cost you your listing. The comparison is for bookings that start on your own site, from Google, ads, social media or guests who booked direct before.
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