Vacasa and Evolve are the two most searched national vacation rental managers, and they are built on opposite models. This comparison uses only what each company states on its own site, checked October 2026.
Checked 2026-10-08Evolve publishes its fee, 10% on its Core tier, while Vacasa does not publish a fee anywhere on vacasa.com and requires a consultation to get a number. Vacasa's own site lists a wider included scope, cleaning, maintenance, guest screening and local staff, while Evolve's published scope centers on marketing, pricing and 24/7 remote support, with cleaning and maintenance not described as included or billed separately. Neither company publishes a notice period for cancellation, though both describe no fixed, long-term contract. The single most important fact for 2026: Vacasa's own owners page states its property management is transitioning to parent company Casago, which may change Vacasa's terms during the life of a new agreement.
Every row quotes or closely paraphrases the company's own page. "Not published" means neither vacasa.com nor evolve.com states it, not that the company lacks it.
| What matters | Vacasa | Evolve |
|---|---|---|
| Published fee | Not published. A consultation sets the fee | 10% (Core), 15% (Plus), custom (Pro), plus a $250 one time onboarding fee |
| Contract term | "No fixed contracts," with "Unlimited owner holds" | "No long-term contract"; plan changes take effect within 15 business days |
| Cancellation notice | Not published | Not published as a specific notice period |
| Satisfaction guarantee | Not published | Refund of management fees from the first six months if unsatisfied, "Terms & conditions apply" |
| Cleaning included | Yes, "Consistent, professional cleaning" listed under Operations | Not stated as included or billed separately |
| Maintenance included | Yes, "inspections and regular maintenance" listed under Owner services | Not stated as included or billed separately |
| Dynamic pricing | Yes, "Dynamic pricing technology" | Yes, "AI-powered dynamic pricing," daily rate adjustments described as included |
| Guest support | 24/7 guest support via a Customer Experience team | 24/7 remote support plus a local Guest Contact the owner chooses |
| Local presence | "Local staff in every market" | A local Guest Contact chosen by the owner, not a described local staff model |
| Markets | 41 US states plus Canada, Mexico, Belize and Costa Rica | Not published as a count; destination links cover US states and one Mexico market |
| Property count | 38,000+ to 40,000+ homes (two figures on vacasa.com) | Not published as a total |
| Founded | 2009 | Not published |
| Damage protection | Guest screening and damage coverage described; no dollar figure published | $5,000 damage protection (Core), $10,000 (Plus), plus $1M liability insurance |
Sourced from vacasa.com and evolve.com, checked 2026-10-08.
Choose Vacasa if you want the widest published service list under one fee, cleaning and maintenance confirmed as included, and a 17-year operating history, and you are comfortable not knowing the exact fee until a consultation. Also confirm whether your sign-up will stay under the Vacasa brand or move to Casago, since Vacasa's own site says that transition is underway.
Choose Evolve if a published, tiered percentage with no onboarding call matters more to you than a long included-services list, and you are prepared to arrange or confirm cleaning and maintenance yourself since Evolve's own pages do not state who covers them.
Answered only from each company's own published pages.
Evolve publishes 10% on its Core tier and 15% on Plus. Vacasa does not publish a fee at all, so there is no published number to compare against Evolve's. A fair cost comparison needs an actual Vacasa quote.
Vacasa's owners page lists "Consistent, professional cleaning" as included. Evolve's published pages do not state whether cleaning is included or billed separately.
Both describe no fixed, long-term contract. Neither company publishes a specific notice period or early-termination penalty on the pages checked for this comparison.
Not confirmed as a merger, but Vacasa's own owners page states its property management services "are transitioning to our parent company, Casago." Ask directly whether a new agreement is with Vacasa or already under Casago's terms.
Evolve's published scope covers marketing, listing distribution, dynamic pricing, booking and guest communication support, and 24/7 remote support. Its pages do not list cleaning or on-the-ground maintenance as included, which is the main scope gap against Vacasa's published list.
Vacasa states 41 US states plus Canada, Mexico, Belize and Costa Rica on its about page. Evolve does not publish a market or state count; its site shows destination links across US states and one market in Mexico.
Neither vacasa.com nor evolve.com states what happens to a listing's review history or ranking if an owner switches managers. Ask any company you are evaluating this question directly before signing.
Evolve publishes a $250 one time onboarding fee, plus $25 per additional property. Vacasa does not publish an onboarding fee on the pages checked.
Transparency: STR Select is an independent directory with no paid placements. Neither Vacasa nor Evolve is a client or partner of STR Select; facts above come only from their own public pages.