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Hostaway vs OpenProject
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Hostaway and OpenProject — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Hostaway vs OpenProject: at a glance
| Feature | Hostaway | OpenProject |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | PM | PM |
| Velocity score | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Sparks · 30d | 0 | 1 |
| Top themes | short-term-rental, pms, channel-management, automation | project-management, open-source, security, jira-alternative |
| Last editorial update | 2h ago | 15h ago |
| Website | — | Visit → |
What is Hostaway?
After launching AI CoHost, Hostaway pours effort into channel, statement, and direct-booking tooling
Hostaway is shipping at a steady clip across the short-term-rental workflow. Recent releases deepen channel control (Airbnb-specific discounts, Booking.com content sync), automate back-office work (one-click conversion of manual owner statements into scheduled auto-statements), and extend the direct-booking site (new Contact and About page templates). This follows the late-June launch of AI CoHost, a conversational layer over live Hostaway data.
What is OpenProject?
OpenProject grinds out steady releases while hardening against a bug-bounty backlog of CVEs.
OpenProject is in a maintenance-heavy stretch: a run of 17.x point releases mixes small features with a steady stream of security patches surfaced by its EU-sponsored bug bounty. Feature work is incremental but pointed — project-based work package identifiers ease Jira migrations, and 17.6 adds an XWiki integration linking project management to enterprise knowledge. The cadence is high but a large share of releases are corrective.
Hostaway vs OpenProject: editorial side-by-side
Hostaway
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After launching AI CoHost, Hostaway pours effort into channel, statement, and direct-booking tooling
◆ Current state
Hostaway is shipping at a steady clip across the short-term-rental workflow. Recent releases deepen channel control (Airbnb-specific discounts, Booking.com content sync), automate back-office work (one-click conversion of manual owner statements into scheduled auto-statements), and extend the direct-booking site (new Contact and About page templates). This follows the late-June launch of AI CoHost, a conversational layer over live Hostaway data.
◆ Where it's heading
The strategic bet is AI CoHost — 'talk to your data' over the industry's largest PMS dataset — and the current stream of releases is the operational substrate it sits on: the more channel, statement, and content surfaces Hostaway owns natively, the more CoHost can act on. Expect the incremental channel and finance work to keep feeding that assistant rather than existing as standalone features.
◆ Prediction
Expect CoHost's conversational actions to reach into the newly native surfaces — issuing channel discounts, generating statements, editing listings by prompt — and more regional compliance integrations to follow the Italian SDI e-invoicing model.
OpenProject grinds out steady releases while hardening against a bug-bounty backlog of CVEs.
◆ Current state
OpenProject is in a maintenance-heavy stretch: a run of 17.x point releases mixes small features with a steady stream of security patches surfaced by its EU-sponsored bug bounty. Feature work is incremental but pointed — project-based work package identifiers ease Jira migrations, and 17.6 adds an XWiki integration linking project management to enterprise knowledge. The cadence is high but a large share of releases are corrective.
◆ Where it's heading
The product is consolidating as a credible open-source Jira alternative rather than chasing new categories. Recent features — Jira-friendly identifiers, XWiki knowledge links, Baselines refinements — target enterprise buyers weighing a migration. Security discipline, with multiple CVEs patched across back-ported 17.2 through 17.4 lines, signals a push for enterprise trust.
◆ Prediction
Expect continued 17.x point releases pairing migration-friendly features with back-ported security fixes; the Jira-migration and enterprise-knowledge threads are the ones to watch build out.
Alternatives to Hostaway and OpenProject
Other PM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Hostaway or OpenProject.
Notion
Notion is turning itself into the place teams and their AI agents share one board.
Atlassian
Atlassian's feed is AI thought-leadership, but agent visibility just shipped in Jira.
Celoxis
Celoxis's feed is enterprise-PPM SEO content, not a product changelog
Timeneye
Timeneye, now Lucen Track, adds MCP access and rounds out time tracking
Aha!
Aha! extends from roadmapping into AI app-building, wrapping Builder in the access controls enterprises require
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Recent activity from Hostaway and OpenProject
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 12h agoHostawayDrive Conversions with Airbnb Top Rated Guests & Mobile Only Discounts
- 15h agoHostawayBooking Website Pro: Build Guest Trust & Capture More Leads with New Page Templates
- 21h agoOpenProjectOpenProject 17.6 adds XWiki integration for enterprise knowledge
- 2d agoHostawayConvert Owner Statements into Auto-Statements in One Click
- 2d agoHostawayItaly: native SDI electronic invoicing (FatturaPA) support
- 5d agoHostawayBooking.com Content Sync: Take More Control of Your Listings
- 7d agoHostawayOwner Statements and Auto-Statements Design Update (View and Edit pages)
- 23d agoOpenProjectOpenProject 17.5.1 patches 17.5 regressions
- 28d agoOpenProjectOpenProject 17.5 adds project-based IDs to ease Jira migration ⚡
- 1mo agoOpenProjectOpenProject 17.3.4 fixes broken Memcached serialization
- 1mo agoOpenProjectOpenProject 17.4.1 patches journal and work-package disclosure CVEs
- 1mo agoOpenProjectOpenProject 17.3.3 back-ports visibility and IDOR security fixes
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Hostaway and OpenProject?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Hostaway and OpenProject are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 6.3 vs 6.3, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Hostaway better than OpenProject?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Hostaway and OpenProject are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 6.3 vs 6.3, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other PM products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Hostaway?
Top Hostaway alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Hostaway alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/hostaway for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to OpenProject?
Top OpenProject alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "OpenProject alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/openproject for the full list with editorial commentary on each.