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AllTheRooms vs AirDNA (2026): Forecasting Power vs Research Workflow
AllTheRooms wins on forward demand data (365 days out) and regulatory intel. AirDNA wins on research workflow and price for small operators. Which one fits depends on portfolio size and market risk.
Short answer: AllTheRooms is the stronger tool for large or regulation-exposed portfolios, because of two things AirDNA does not match: forward-looking demand projections up to 365 days ahead, and the regulatory and permit intelligence it absorbed by merging with Deckard Technologies in 2025. AirDNA remains the better pick for most 2-to-10 door operators, because its research workflow is faster, its pricing fits smaller budgets, and its 10-million-listing dataset covers typical US market research fine.
Both platforms sell modeled estimates built from public listing activity. AllTheRooms reports coverage of over 12 million listings across more than 200,000 markets. AirDNA reports over 10 million listings with deeper US brand adoption. Neither sees your actual payouts or expenses, which limits both to the research side of your business.
Where AllTheRooms Wins
Forward demand: the 365-day booking window
AllTheRooms projects booked demand up to a year ahead, built from observed reservation pacing. For operators who set rates far in advance across many doors, that is genuinely useful: you can see a soft spring forming in January and act on rates while there is still time to fix it. AirDNA's forward data exists but is shallower. If your pricing decisions run more than 90 days out, this is the single biggest functional difference between the two products.
Regulatory intelligence
Since the 2025 Deckard Technologies merger, AllTheRooms folds permit tracking and compliance data into its market views. In cities where enforcement is tightening, knowing what share of supply is permitted, and what enforcement looks like, changes acquisition math. No mainstream competitor bundles this. Our city-by-city regulation guide covers the operator side of the same problem: magicbnb.io/blog/str-regulations-by-city-2026
Global breadth
With 200,000+ markets tracked, AllTheRooms tends to hold up better in international and secondary markets where AirDNA's data density thins out. Operators running European or Latin American portfolios report fewer blank spots.
Where AirDNA Wins
Workflow and price. AirDNA's market grades, Rentalizer address projections, and comparison tooling make weekly research faster, and its entry pricing (around $12 per month for a single market, $25 to $40 for Professional features) fits a small operator's budget. AllTheRooms is enterprise-leaning in both interface and pricing, with plans that scale by scope and lean custom. For a host researching one or two US metros, AllTheRooms is usually more tool than the job requires.
Accuracy lands in the same band for both: strong directionally in dense markets, wider misses in thin ones, and neither includes cleaning fees in revenue estimates. The estimate-versus-reality gap is structural, not a flaw of either brand. We measured it here: magicbnb.io/blog/is-airdna-accurate
Forward demand data tells you what the market will book. It still cannot tell you what your doors will net.
Pricing Compared (2026)
- AllTheRooms: plan-based and enterprise-leaning; expect custom or premium pricing for full analytics access, with lighter reports available cheaper. Confirm current tiers on alltherooms.com.
- AirDNA: free Explorer tier; single market from about $12 per month; Professional features $25 to $40; state around $179; global around $599 per month.
- Rule of thumb: under 10 doors and US-focused, AirDNA is the cheaper fit. Large portfolio, international exposure, or regulation-sensitive markets, and AllTheRooms justifies its premium.
- Both platforms have repriced repeatedly since 2024, so verify before you commit annual billing.
Your Numbers vs The Market
Market Benchmarks Tell You the Average. Your Real Data Tells You the Truth.
The Question Neither Answers
Both tools stop at the property line. What your portfolio actually earned, where the margin went, which door is slipping: those live in your PMS and bank data, not in any model. MagicBnB's Property Health Grid answers the daily version of that question with a margin-derived health dot per property, so a door drifting into the red pops out on the dashboard instead of surfacing in a quarterly review.
And when demand data does inform an operating decision, like defending rates through a soft spring, the Channel mix views show how the resulting bookings actually split across Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and direct, per property and portfolio-wide, so you can see whether a channel went quiet rather than guessing which lever moved.
Verdict: Which Should You Pick?
Pick AllTheRooms if you run 10+ doors, price far in advance, operate internationally, or invest in regulation-sensitive markets where permit data changes the math. Pick AirDNA for standard US market research at a small-operator price. If the real question is what your existing portfolio earns, neither: that is an operations problem, and the full set of tools for it is ranked here: magicbnb.io/blog/airdna-alternatives-str-analytics-tools-2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Is AllTheRooms better than AirDNA?
For forward demand forecasting and regulatory intelligence, yes. For everyday US market research on a small-operator budget, no. They tie on estimate accuracy, and both exclude cleaning fees from revenue figures. Match the tool to portfolio size: AllTheRooms leans enterprise, AirDNA leans prosumer.
How far ahead does AllTheRooms project demand?
Up to 365 days, based on observed booking pace. That is its headline feature and the main reason large operators pay its premium: seeing soft periods form months out leaves time to fix rates, minimum stays, and marketing before the nights are unsellable.
What did the Deckard Technologies merger add?
Regulatory and permit intelligence. Post-merger AllTheRooms surfaces compliance data alongside market analytics, useful for acquisition screening in cities where enforcement is tightening and unpermitted supply may exit the market, which changes both risk and future comp sets.
Does AllTheRooms include cleaning fees in revenue estimates?
No, and neither does AirDNA. Both estimate revenue from nightly rates, excluding cleaning fees and taxes. Comparing those figures to your gross payouts will always mislead slightly, and comparing them to your net profit is a category error. Estimates and actuals answer different questions.
Can AllTheRooms track my own properties?
It can benchmark your listings against market comps, but it has no access to your bookings, payouts, or expenses, so it cannot report actual performance. For that you need a platform connected to your PMS and bank: magicbnb.io/blog/magicbnb-vs-airdna
Forecast the market with whichever tool fits. Then run every door on reconciled revenue, expenses, and net profit. See real per-door profit in MagicBnB →
About MagicBnB
MagicBnB is a portfolio intelligence platform for STR operators who have outgrown estimates. The Property Health Grid color-codes every door by real margin so problems surface daily, Channel mix tracking shows how revenue splits across Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and direct on every view, and the Monthly Portfolio Report Builder turns reconciled numbers into owner-ready PDF and Excel statements. Operate on your actual numbers at magicbnb.io.
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