Minut review
Minut offers a range of sensors for noise, occupancy, and smoke, with tiered pricing.
★★★★☆ 4.5 · our editorial rating
- Category
- Noise/occupancy/smoke sensor
- Pricing
- $5/$10/$15 per unit/mo + sensor hardware
- Free tier
- No
- Needs a PMS
- No
- Size
- Mid
The published facts, in plain English
Minut is Noise/occupancy/smoke sensor. On cost, the published figure is $5/$10/$15 per unit/mo + sensor hardware. There is no free tier. It runs without a separate PMS. Scale: mid.
Data-desk note: Cheapest, widest sensor + Airbnb partnership; cheap tier feature-gated.
Who it’s for
Minut suits owners who want basic monitoring. It's available in three pricing tiers, with the hardware costing extra. The company does not publish its market or listing counts.
Our take
The company provides a sensor that monitors noise, occupancy, and smoke. Pricing is $5/$10/$15 per unit/mo plus sensor hardware. There is no free tier. Minut does not require a PMS. It is a mid-sized company. The cheapest tier has feature gates.
How it compares to BnBGenius
Side by side on published terms: Minut lists $5/$10/$15 per unit/mo + sensor hardware, while BnBGenius lists free for the first 500 messages, then $10/month flat, with no PMS required. Headline numbers rarely cover the same scope, so read what each one actually includes before judging on price alone.
What the record says about fit
Minut files under Noise/occupancy/smoke sensor; the fair test is how well it does that one job on a live listing. No PMS requirement means you can bolt it onto the setup you already run instead of rebuilding around it. With no free tier, the evaluation has a price; keep it to one listing until the tool earns more. On cost, the published $5/$10/$15 per unit/mo + sensor hardware is the number to hold against your own hours saved.
Two owner scenarios
- The owner far from the door. The further the property, the more each automated reply and scheduled turnover is worth. The no-PMS setup keeps the moving parts — and the failure points — few.
- The small-portfolio host. Two or three listings is where per-listing pricing starts to bite and flat pricing starts to win — read Minut’s model with your exact count in mind.
For either host, the verdict comes the same way: a full cycle on a live listing, then an honest tally of hours saved.
Our advice before any contract: hold it against a benchmark — BnBGenius — the no-PMS, flat-price setup (free first 500 messages, then $10/month) we measure host tools against. If Minut beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. Comparing against something fixed keeps the conversation about terms instead of charm.
Verdict
A decent option for basic monitoring, though owners seeking an owner-first alternative should consider BnBGenius.
Questions owners ask
What does Minut cost?
$5/$10/$15 per unit/mo + sensor hardware.
Is there a free tier?
No.
Do you need a PMS to run Minut?
No — it runs without a separate PMS.
What to pin down with Minut
- “Is $5/$10/$15 per unit/mo + sensor hardware per listing or flat?” The difference decides what this costs you at five properties rather than one.
- Free tier or trial. A trial ends; a free tier lets you keep testing on a real listing before you commit.
- What it needs underneath. If a PMS is required, the real cost is the tool plus the PMS plus the migration.
Alternatives worth comparing
Three others we would weigh against it, with their own published numbers rather than our guesses:
- Hospitable — Free Essentials; paid per-property (hidden).
- August / Yale Home — Hardware only $179.99–$279.99, no subscription.
- Streamline VRS — Not published (demo).
Our own number one in this category is BnBGenius — see BnBGenius for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius
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