Fee calculator

Find out what platform fees actually cost you.

Three quick numbers. One answer: what you'd keep each year by taking direct bookings from people who know you.

Times a year your property is booked by people you know12

Family, friends and past guests who book through a listing site now.

Average price per booking (nights plus cleaning)A$1,500

Platform fee on each booking12%15%15.5%

Large listing sites charge hosts about 12% to 15.5% of each booking. Pick the closest. If the site splits its fee with your guest, your saving is smaller. Compared with the regular price of A$300 a year for one property.

Platform fees a year on those bookingsA$2,700

Brevity Bookings a year, one propertyA$300

Each year you'd be better off by aboutA$2,400

An estimate only. It assumes the same guests and prices, and leaves out bank and payment fees.

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How we worked this out

Platform fees are the times a year your property is booked by people you know, times the average price per booking, times the fee you picked. Brevity Bookings is the regular price for one property: A$25 a month, or A$300 a year. Better off by is the first number minus the second.

We only count bookings from people who already know you (family, friends and guests who come back) that now go through a listing site. Those are the bookings your own booking page can take, and the fees you'd skip. Keep your listings for finding new guests.

The large listing sites that publish a host fee charge 12% to 15.5% of each booking (checked 1 November 2026). Your rate may differ, so check a recent payout statement. If your listing site splits the fee between you and your guest, your share is lower and so is what you'd keep.

Promotions can make your first year cheaper. We leave them out, so the estimate never depends on an offer that ends.

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