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Operto is a multi-faceted solution for managing vacation rental businesses. It provides automation for guest experiences such as check-in, check-out, messaging, and digital guest guides. It also features a dashboard for easy control of smart devices, noise monitoring, temperature control, and PMS integrations.

 

 

 

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  • Recommended for the Following

    Individual Self-Managing Property Owners 

    Property Managers and Co-hosts 

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    We’re not quite ready to publish our review of Operto.

    In the meantime, help your fellow hosts and property manager. Please write a review below and share your experience with Operto.

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Automate guest access and smart home devices at one or more properties with our easy-to-use platform.

Price

Pricing Plans:

  • PMS Plan- $5/mo. per active device.*
  • Standard Plan- $10/mo. per active device.*
  • Professional Plan- $15/mo. per active device.*

* $1/device charge for unassigned or disabled devices per month.

  • Recommended For the Following

    Individual Self-Managing Property Owners – Yes, Jervis’s PMS plan is a great option for owners of a small portfolio who may self-manage.

    Property Managers and Co-hosts –  Yes, Jervis’s services can scale for enterprise-level PMS companies.

  • Features
    • Automated guest door code generation for reservations that come through a PMS or that are manually added
    • Ability to automatically adjust home temperatures based on property guest usage and property vacancy
    • Support for smart sensors coming soon
    • Customer focused
    • Live onboarding is offered for all customers

     

    PMS Integrations

    • Hostaway
    • Guesty
    • iGMS
    • Lodgify
    • OwnerRez
    • Hostfully
    • Beds24
    • More PMS integrations coming.

     

    Integrations – The list of companies that Jervis integrates is constantly growing. As of writing, these are the available integrations.

    • Schlage
    • Overhead Door
    • Genie
    • August
    • Yale
    • Master Lock Enterprise
    • Master Lock Home
    • Liftmaster
    • Chamberlain
    • TTLock
    • Salto KS
    • Ecobee
    • Google/Nest
    • Sifely
    • More coming soon

     

    In addition to the standard smart lock control via a mobile app or pin code, Jervis has a few unique patent pending access options:

    Simple Entry Technology (SET) Text is a patent pending feature by Jervis Systems that allows you to open or close doors at your property simply by texting! A registered guest can send a text message to a Jervis Systems phone number and we’ll open the doors requested. No keys, door codes or mobile app are required!

     

    Simple Entry Technology (SET) Call is a Jervis Systems patent pending feature that allows you to open or close doors at your property by simply calling our Jervis Systems phone number. A registered guest can call a Jervis Systems phone number and we’ll open the doors requested. No keys, door codes or mobile app are required!

    Customer Support: Via a contact support form on the Jervis Systems website and knowledge library.

  • Pros
    • Promo Code: STRHUB for 50% off your first 3 months of service. (not an affiliate promo)
    • 1 month free trial.
    • Jervis is designed to scale from small owners to enterprise companies.
    • Jervis integrates with a very broad range of smart home and smart lock companies.
     
  • Cons
    • They are still growing their list of PMS integrations, so Jervis might not be available to you if you do not use one of their partners.
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Ecobee smart home devices to make improve your home comfort and planet sustainability. It offers smart thermostats that not only effortlessly integrate with the top smart home ecosystems and Apple HomeKit on all iOS devices, including Apple Watch but were also among the first to receive the ENERGY STAR certification. This helps you save money while maintaining your comfort.

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    Individual Self-Managing Property Owners – 

    Property Managers and Co-hosts –

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    We’re not quite ready to publish our review of Ecobee.

     

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Hubitat is a home automation that works with well-known home automation gadgets. Compared to competing cloud-based solutions, its cutting-edge Hubitat Elevation hub guarantees the protection of user data and is more dependable and quick to respond. It can be accessed on your devices via customizable dashboards, mobile apps, or web links that work in any modern browser.

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    Individual Self-Managing Property Owners – 

    Property Managers and Co-hosts –

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    We’re not quite ready to publish our review of Hubitat.

     

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Vikey technology 100% automates most of the manual hospitality-related tasks, from bureaucracy to key delivery. They provide automatic check-in, a smart lock, and a central hub that makes your accommodation smart, from opening to energy saving.

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    Individual Self-Managing Property Owners – 

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With EveryDoor, managing keys, smart locks, and intercom systems can be done in a matter of seconds or clicks for vacation homes. As soon as guests arrive, automatically unlock the doors to the apartment and the building to ensure a smooth self-check-in process.

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    Individual Self-Managing Property Owners – 

    Property Managers and Co-hosts –

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The Ring video doorbells have a built-in camera and Two-Way Speak so you can use the Ring app to see and communicate with whoever is at your door. Also, your video doorbell may notify your smart device (phone or tablet).

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    Individual Self-Managing Property Owners – 

    Property Managers and Co-hosts –

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    We’re not quite ready to publish our review of Ring Camera.

     

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The Wyze Ecosystem is a smart home technology that connects smart home tools such as for a better guest experience. Aside from security cameras, Wyze also offers mesh routers, air purifiers, bulbs, switches, and more.

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    Individual Self-Managing Property Owners – 

    Property Managers and Co-hosts –

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    We’re not quite ready to publish our review of Wyze.

     

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Flo by MOEN is a revolutionary smart home water security system that features a suite of products to protect your home from water leaks and damage to your properties. It gives vacation rental hosts peace of mind by detecting and stopping leaks and automatically shuts down your home’s main water supply.

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    Individual Self-Managing Property Owners – 

    Property Managers and Co-hosts –

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    We’re not quite ready to publish our review of Flo.

     

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PointCentral is an enterprise-Scale Smart Home Automation solution that enables properties to improve operations and enhance the appeal of the properties that they manage. They feature an app where you can manage, automate and customize temperature, lighting, and access at your properties. Arm and disarm security systems, receive sensor notifications, and lock or unlock property doors remotely from the website or mobile app.

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    Individual Self-Managing Property Owners – 

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Brivo is an award-winning vacation rental management software that delivers security and convenience using smart home automation. It’s a cloud-based system that combines guest bookings, messaging, home automation, and security to increase income and create a flawless guest experience.

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    Individual Self-Managing Property Owners – 

    Property Managers and Co-hosts –  

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DACK is a guest application and a powerful operator portal to control, customize and manage guest experience, from messaging, verification, check-in / check-out, digital guide books, smart home integrations, and more. Dack can also easily be set up and integrated with your existing tools such as PMS, guest services, workflow management, and smart locks.

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    Individual Self-Managing Property Owners – 

    Property Managers and Co-hosts –  

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    We’re not quite ready to publish our review of Dack.

     

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Stayfi not only provides a better WiFi experience for vacation rental guests, it is also a smart home tool that offers Brand WiFi by creating your own custom branded WiFi splash page that your guest can use to log into your vacation rental’s WiFi. It features internal text and email marketing tool to gather reviews and increase direct bookings.

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    Individual Self-Managing Property Owners – 

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Lynx offers PMS-integrated keyless entry, home automation for thermostats, leak, noise, smoke, and CO sensors combined with workflow automation and guest communication. Lynx also offers a White-label app that allows hosts to customize the app with the property’s logo and brand colors.

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    Individual Self-Managing Property Owners – 

    Property Managers and Co-hosts – 

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    We’re not quite ready to publish our review of Lynx.

     

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BeHome247 is a unifying operations platform for property managers in the residential and hospitality industries that provides complete visibility, control and automation over many daily tasks from a single dashboard. Automate workflows, connect smart devices, reduce costs, and drive revenue with BeHome247. From “prospect to poolside,” every step is coordinated and executed in one, seamless, purpose-built, end-to-end solution.

Unlike many Silicon Valley “proptech” companies, BeHome247 was founded by operators for operators. We pioneered some of the first commercial applications of smart device control, such as locks, thermostats ,and leak detection just to name a few. With over 15 years of applied technology at scale and decades more in the management team, no one in the market has a better understanding of property management than BeHome247.

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  • Recommended For the Following

    Individual Self-Managing Property Owners – Yes

    Property Managers and Co-hosts –  Yes

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    We’re not quite ready to publish our review of BeHome247.

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