Best Cleaning Software for STR Operators in 2026: Turno vs Breezeway vs Properly

Cleaning is the most operationally exposed part of running short-term rentals. A missed turn, an uninspected bathroom, or a cleaner who goes dark between a Saturday checkout and a 3pm check-in will generate a 1-star review faster than anything else in the stack. We've seen operators lose Superhost status over a single bad turn, and we've seen portfolios that scaled from 5 to 50 properties almost entirely on the back of a disciplined cleaning workflow.

Through SkyYield, our team has deployed WiFi infrastructure at over 50 STR properties, which means we're on-site during setup, watching how operators actually run their turns. We see the iMessage threads, the frantic calls to cleaners, the manual inspection photos uploaded to a random Dropbox folder. The operators who have cleaning software dialed in are immediately obvious — their turnovers run faster, their inspection pass rates are higher, and their maintenance issues get caught before guests arrive rather than after.

This comparison covers the three tools we get asked about most: Turno (formerly TurnoverBnB), Breezeway, and Properly. We'll break down pricing at scale, what actually works, where each tool falls apart, and who should be using what.

🧹 What Is Turno?

Turno (rebranded from TurnoverBnB in 2023) is a cleaning coordination platform purpose-built for short-term rental operators. Its core value proposition is the cleaner marketplace — a network of over 60,000 vetted cleaning professionals across the US, Canada, UK, and Australia who are specifically experienced with STR turns. The platform connects operators with cleaners, syncs calendars from Airbnb, VRBO, and major PMSs, auto-assigns cleanings based on checkout/check-in blocks, and processes payments automatically.

Beyond the marketplace, Turno handles scheduling, checklists, photo documentation, and basic performance tracking. It's genuinely useful even if you already have a cleaner you trust — the calendar sync and auto-assign alone save most operators several hours a week once the portfolio gets past 3 properties.

📋 Our Experience with Turno

On SkyYield installs, we regularly work alongside operators who are in the early to mid-growth phase — typically 3 to 15 properties, often self-managing, sometimes with a VA or part-time co-host handling cleaner coordination. Turno is by far the most common cleaning tool in that cohort. The operators who use it well have one thing in common: they took the time to build detailed checklists with photos for each property. The ones who set it up in 20 minutes and called it done get inconsistent results and blame the tool.

The marketplace quality varies significantly by market. In Nashville, Denver, and the Florida Gulf Coast, the cleaner pool is strong. In rural markets or secondary Mountain West destinations, you may find only 2-3 cleaners within range and need to import your own. That's fine — Turno works perfectly with your existing cleaner, but you lose the automatic cleaner-matching feature that makes the platform genuinely powerful.

The free tier is real. You can run Turno on up to 2 properties without paying anything, which is rare in this category. The paid tier at $6/property/month unlocks auto-pay, scheduling automation, and performance reporting. At 10 properties, that's $60/month — easily justified by the first turn it prevents you from managing manually.

⚡ Turno Key Features

Cleaner Marketplace

60,000+ vetted STR-experienced cleaners. You post a property, set your rate, and cleaners apply. Background checks and ratings are surfaced in the profile. This is the feature that makes Turno irreplaceable for operators who are still building their cleaner bench or expanding into new markets.

Calendar Sync + Auto-Scheduling

Native integrations with Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, and most major PMSs including Hostaway, Hospitable, and Guesty. Cleanings are auto-created when bookings come in and auto-assigned to your preferred cleaner. If they decline or don't respond within a set window, it can fall back to marketplace matching.

Checklists + Photo Verification

Cleaners complete checklists on mobile and upload completion photos. Operators can review before approving payment. This creates a lightweight inspection record, though it's not as robust as Breezeway's inspection workflows for larger portfolios.

Automated Payments

Cleaner payments process automatically on task completion or approval. This eliminates the Venmo/Zelle chaos that plagues early-stage operators and gives cleaners payment reliability that helps with retention.

Performance Reporting

Track cleaner ratings, on-time performance, and completion rates. Useful for building a reliable cleaner roster and having data-backed conversations when performance slips.

💰 Turno Pricing

At 10 properties: ~$60/mo. At 25 properties: ~$150/mo. No contracts, month-to-month. The math stays favorable well into mid-portfolio scale.

🏗️ What Is Breezeway?

Breezeway is an operations platform for STR and vacation rental managers. It covers cleaning, inspections, maintenance, and task management under one roof. Where Turno is a cleaning coordination tool with a marketplace attached, Breezeway is closer to a full operations OS for properties at scale. It's used by property managers running 20 to 500+ units and by hospitality companies that need documentation, accountability, and workflow automation across multiple teams.

Breezeway doesn't have a cleaner marketplace — you bring your own team. The platform then gives that team structured workflows, digital inspection checklists, issue flagging, photo requirements, maintenance ticketing, and performance dashboards that make operational accountability enforceable rather than aspirational. See our full Breezeway review for a deeper dive into the platform architecture.

🔧 Our Experience with Breezeway

On larger SkyYield deployments — properties with 10+ units or operators managing across multiple markets — Breezeway shows up frequently. The operators using it have typically already graduated from Turno or a manual system and hit the wall where things start falling through the cracks: a maintenance issue that doesn't get escalated, an inspection that was "completed" but not verified, a cleaning team member who has different standards than the lead cleaner.

The inspection module is where Breezeway genuinely earns its premium. Operators can build property-specific inspection templates with required photo capture at each step, scoring, and automatic issue flagging that routes to the right person. At 20+ properties, this is the difference between reactive and proactive property management. We've watched operators catch HVAC filter issues, slow drains, and deck damage during routine post-clean inspections — well before a guest would have reported it.

The trade-off is setup cost. Breezeway takes real time to configure correctly, and the pricing reflects enterprise positioning. It's not a tool you spin up in an afternoon.

⚡ Breezeway Key Features

Structured Inspection Workflows

Property-specific inspection checklists with mandatory photo capture, scoring per item, and automatic escalation when issues are flagged. This is operationally miles ahead of Turno's photo upload system for portfolios with quality standards that need enforcement.

Maintenance Ticketing

Issues flagged during inspections or cleanings can be converted directly into maintenance work orders, assigned to vendors or staff, tracked through resolution, and documented for owner reporting. Turno has no equivalent.

Multi-Team Management

Separate workflows, permissions, and dashboards for cleaning teams, inspectors, maintenance staff, and managers. Essential at any scale where you have more than one team member doing field work.

Owner Reporting

Automated reports that document property condition, completed tasks, and issue resolution for property owners. Critical for PMCs managing on behalf of owners who want accountability visibility.

PMS Integrations

Deep integrations with all major PMSs. Booking data flows in and triggers workflows automatically. The integration depth is stronger than Turno's for enterprise PMS setups. For more on how Breezeway slots into a full tech stack, see our STR tech stack guide.

💰 Breezeway Pricing

Breezeway doesn't publish granular per-unit pricing publicly. At 20 properties, budget $200-300/month. At 50 properties, you're likely in the $400-600/month range depending on features enabled. For a detailed breakdown, the Breezeway remote teams review covers actual operator-reported costs.

📱 What Is Properly?