--- description: Review of Barefoot Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Barefoot | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Vacation Rental Software](/directory/4545/vacation-rental/software) > [Barefoot](/software/67813/barefoot) # Barefoot Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/67813/barefoot Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/67813/barefoot?page=2) > Barefoot is a cloud-based solution that helps businesses in the vacation rental industry streamline operations related to trust accounting, online reservations and lead management. The customer relationship management (CRM) module enables professionals to capture and store information about guests, vendors, suppliers, properties and more in a centralized repository. Features of Barefoot include marketing management, reminders, reporting, data synchronization, property management and more. The platform allows managers to handle group bookings, offer discounts, calculate taxes and process payments in real-time. Additionally, employees can utilize the built-in email management tool to parse incoming or outbound emails as comments in the system. Barefoot provides an API and iLinks integration, which lets businesses connect with several third-party applications and websites. Pricing is available on a monthly subscription and support is extended via phone, email and other online measures. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 38 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 38 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Barefoot Technologies - **Founded**: 1998 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$800.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Monthly fees are charged by the number of units. Up to 50 units is $800 per month - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - API - Accounting - Activity Dashboard - Availability Management - Calendar Management - Channel Management - Contact Management - Credit Card Processing - Customisable Reports - Customisable Templates - Data Import/Export - Data Synchronisation - Discount Management - Electronic Payments - Email Management - For Vacation Rentals - Guest Check-in/Check-out - Guest Communications - Guest Experience Management - Housekeeping Management ## Integrations (1 total) - Breezeway ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Vacation Rental Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4545/vacation-rental/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Our ownership likes analyses. > > This is the 2nd time I've been in charge of converting from hotel to property management software in a business like ours(3rd time involved). This was one of the simplest to train my team on. A couple hours of basics and they were off and running. I can't say enough about the trainers and support at Barefoot. We have some quirky nuances about our business that the Barefoot team found easy to handle. In addition, the contacts I've made by purchasing Barefoot are priceless. Our website has a who new look and a seamless interface with our PMS. We have also partnered with RealTech marketing and Beyond pricing. ----- ### "Tricky roll out, very good support, so far so good" — 4.0/5 > **Benjamin** | *23 August 2019* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: It can be customized to meet most of my business needs. It's very robust- meaning there are tons of features to use and some very clever functions. The auto email module called "letters" works great once it's fully set up. Managing pics and rental calendar from inside barefoot is so much better than managing inside of each separate channel partner. Some very clever features and reports are hidden inside Barefoot Agent- you have to find them though. Thankfully support is pretty good and often very fast with answers. So far the software has no bugs or glitches either- seems very stable. The Vrbo integration is good. > > **Cons**: Barefoot and many other platforms assume that the vacation rental properties are owned and managed by separate parties and so it uses a Trust Accounting system. It was a bit of extra work on our end to set this up and to make it work for us. Some of the pricing tools that are available in Barefoot are not supported by its partners. The integration with airbnb is not great. On vrbo/ airbnb aka channel partners, some features that were available to us pre-integration are not available after integration which makes setting rates a challenge. Customized reports can take a long time. Due to the number of features and reports it's tough to learn them all during implementation. It's not the easiest software to interface with or the prettiest to look at. > > I feel like through the implementation process I got to know the folks at barefoot pretty well. Seems to be a relatively small company and I feel like I get personalized service and folks there are aware of my customizations. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the product. ----- ### "Have not delivered the support they promised" — 3.0/5 > **Malia** | *17 June 2016* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **Pros**: The functionality that is has is good IF you are starting from scratch and can tailor your business practices to the way Barefoot does things. The functionality is not as innovative or user friendly for a client switching from a legacy software to this one. > > **Cons**: The housekeeping module is very inferior compared to competitors. > > Barefoot software markets a lot of functionality but their system is full of bugs and their support team cannot keep up with it. Customer support sometimes does not respond to emails for days and it is very difficult to talk to the right person who has the expertise in the specific area of need. We have been live on Barefoot since 1/1/16 and have been unable to use many of the marketed features because those systems had bugs or did not function as sold to us. ----- ### "Robust software with great customer service" — 5.0/5 > **Brenda** | *29 January 2019* | Leisure, Travel & Tourism | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Barefoot overall is working well for us. It has taken us a long time to get it set up and to learn everything we need to use it efficiently however we are happy that we purchased it and that that our direct contact there and support desk people are quick to respond, helpful and patient. We don't have any other software to compare it to so cannot help there but for us it is working well. > > **Cons**: The first thing that comes to mind is the website property listings. They have two levels to choose from and we chose the lower level (less expensive). It's limited in how the property pages are set up and searched, and we've had to unwillingly adjust. I will be honest, we wish we had our old website back, as we did not know the change was going to be a step down. Another significant downfall with the less expensive website is that our property ratings (the stars and reviews) could not be ported over - and - the functionality isn't available for us to have new ratings/reviews on the property page. That is a real dilemma for us and worth noting. We're hoping that it will be added. We are able to upgrade our website when we are ready to do it. > > We have our calendars and our property information all in one place which is a huge timesaver for us. We work with an outside company that handles our listings on many of the national sites and they connect to Barefoot with updates happening in real time. Barefoot offers an option to integrate with Air BnB. ----- ### "They always go the extra mile\!\! Great company to work with, highly recommend\!\!" — 5.0/5 > **Mary** | *25 January 2019* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Having used the software for over 3 years now it's wonderful to have all those stats in there to look at week the week, month to month and year to year rentals. It has also streamlined all of our systems and accounting so it's very easy to pull out reports, pay the proper parties as well as keep in touch with our guests throughout the process. > > **Cons**: At this point there is nothing I don't like about the software. Most of the big Kinks have been worked out and things are running very smoothly for us. Anytime there is an issue or new update the team is always there to help and support us through the transition or to find the solution. > > As mentioned above it took a little bit to get everything up and running but that was a few years ago and now everything is working fine. 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