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Rental platforms like Airbnb in 9 slides

Marketplaces for renting out homes, vehicles, and gear to others.

25live rental platforms
16.8%median cut
0open almost worldwide
How it works2 / 9

Earning on rental platforms

How the money is made: renting out assets

  1. List your space or item
  2. Guests book it
  3. Hand it over
  4. Paid after it starts

Against all 53 platform types

Skills needed
  1. None12 types
  2. Some34 types
  3. Specialist7 types
Startup cost
  1. None23 types
  2. Low14 types
  3. Medium10 types
  4. High6 types
First payout
  1. Days12 types
  2. Weeks14 types
  3. Months23 types
Typical earnings

The typical US Airbnb host earned about $15,600 in 2025.

Source: news.airbnb.com ↗

Best for: Owners of a spare room, home, car or gear who want income from assets they already have

The leaders3 / 9

The best-known rental platforms

Best documented first: researched listings, then those with a Wikipedia article, then web traffic. Open one to take its tour.

Fee spread4 / 9

What rental platforms take

Guess first: roughly what is the median cut across these 19 rental platforms?

16.8%median cut across 19 rental platforms

Smallest cuts

The middle of each platform's published percentage fee, before payment or withdrawal charges.

Against other types5 / 9

How rental platforms stack up

10largest of 53 platform types we list
16.8%median cut, against 12.5% across types

Live platforms by type

Marketplaces75Remote job boards68Freelance sites58Payment receiving…53Delivery platforms41Tutoring platforms39Task platforms3810. Rental platfor…25
ItemLive platforms
Marketplaces75
Remote job boards68
Freelance sites58
Payment receiving platforms53
Delivery platforms41
Tutoring platforms39
Task platforms38
Rental platforms25
The seven largest types, and rental platforms at number 10.

Median cut by platform type

0%15%30%Payment receiving platforms: 1.7%Card processing platforms: 2.8%Course platforms: 5.7%Creator platforms: 7.5%Crowdfunding platforms: 8%Marketplaces: 9%Live shopping platforms: 9.4%Big marketplaces: 11.5%Freelance sites: 12.3%Mentorship platforms: 12.5%Ticket resale platforms: 12.5%Task platforms: 15%UGC marketplaces: 15%Rental platforms: 16.8%Vintage selling platforms: 17%Ride platforms: 17.5%Website marketplaces: 17.5%Care platforms: 20%Tutoring platforms: 21.3%Tour platforms: 26.3%Rental platforms 16.8%Median 12.5%LowestHighest
PlatformMedian cut
Payment receiving platforms1.7%
Card processing platforms2.8%
Course platforms5.7%
Creator platforms7.5%
Crowdfunding platforms8%
Marketplaces9%
Live shopping platforms9.4%
Big marketplaces11.5%
Freelance sites12.3%
Mentorship platforms12.5%
Ticket resale platforms12.5%
Task platforms15%
UGC marketplaces15%
Rental platforms16.8%
Vintage selling platforms17%
Ride platforms17.5%
Website marketplaces17.5%
Care platforms20%
Tutoring platforms21.3%
Tour platforms26.3%
Each column is one type with at least five published percentage fees.
Countries covered6 / 9

Where you can join

7with verified country rules
0open almost worldwide
7limited to some countries

How many of them accept each country

Up to a quarterUp to halfUp to three quartersMoreNone

Where the most of them accept you

Getting paid7 / 9

How rental platforms pay out

The withdrawal methods listed by the 24 rental platforms whose payout options we have verified. Bank transfer is offered by 22 of them.

24platforms
  • Bank transfer2279%
  • PayPal27%
  • Payoneer14%
  • Western Union14%
  • Rent/sale paid directly14%
  • Rent paid directly14%
Most platforms offer more than one method, so slices are shares of all the methods listed; the numbers are how many platforms offer each.
Best first platform8 / 9

Where to start

Our pick to start withAirbnbThe highest rated of the 12 rental platforms that are free to join.4.5/ 5
  • Verified earnings
  • Open worldwide
  • Free to join
  • Clear fees
  • Low payout bar
  • Payment protection
  • Loved app
  • Top 10K website
  • 10 years running
  • Public company
  • Fully documented

Top rated of the 12 free to join

Airbnb4.5Vrbo3.9Booking.com3.7Turo3.7JustPark3.6Neighbor3.5
ItemRating
Airbnb4.5
Vrbo3.9
Booking.com3.7
Turo3.7
JustPark3.6
Neighbor3.5

Picked by formula from verified facts, not paid placement. How the rating works

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