Migrate from OwnerRez
Move from OwnerRez to PeakSpitz, safely.
Moving off OwnerRez should feel like restoring from a backup, not a leap of faith. Your short-let management tool data is read into a PeakSpitz environment of your own, checked against your real numbers, and run in parallel — while OwnerRez keeps running, untouched, the whole time. Here is exactly how, step by step.
OwnerRez is a power-host favourite for good reason: a robust booking engine, a genuine guest CRM, channel management and hosted booking sites and widgets, tied together with one of the strongest QuickBooks accounting integrations in the category. That last point is also the migration cue — the accounting typically lives in QuickBooks alongside OwnerRez rather than inside it, and the product is US-strong, so EU operators who need native VAT and one joined-up ledger often want to collapse two systems into one. PeakSpitz brings the booking engine, CRM and real accounting with VAT into a single EU-hosted platform.
The safe way to leave OwnerRez
Work down the list at your own pace. Nothing here is irreversible, and your current system stays live throughout.
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Before you touch anything — get a backup you own
Get a copy of your data out of OwnerRez that you control — a file held on your side, not just a setting inside the system. Confirm in your contract that you have the right to export, and note any renewal, notice or lock-in dates so the timing stays on your terms.
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Export your data
Pull listings, bookings, guests and rate calendars out of OwnerRez in the most complete format it offers — CSV, spreadsheet, or an account/API export. Take the history too, not just open items: past records, documents and contacts are worth keeping.
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Send us a sample
Before you commit, send us a representative slice — a handful of customers, a few recent orders or bookings, part of your catalogue. We map it into PeakSpitz and show you the restored result, so you see exactly how your short-let management tool data lands before you move the rest.
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See what maps to what
We line OwnerRez up against PeakSpitz: listings, bookings, guests and rate calendars become customers, catalogue, orders, documents and ledgers in one joined-up system. Anything without an obvious home is flagged early, not discovered late.
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Bring it in — a read-only restore
Your data is read into a fresh, isolated PeakSpitz environment of your own. Nothing inside OwnerRez is touched, changed or switched off — it keeps running exactly as it is.
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Verify against your numbers
Before you trust it, reconcile the totals — balances, counts, tax and revenue — against what OwnerRez shows today. The numbers have to match before anything goes live.
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Run both in parallel
Keep OwnerRez live and run PeakSpitz alongside it for as long as you like. Compare like for like, move one area across first, and build trust before you depend on it. No big-bang cutover, and no deadline from us.
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Cross over and decommission — on your terms
Switch over only when PeakSpitz has earned it. Keep your OwnerRez export archived as a safety net, and close the old subscription when you are ready — not a moment before.
What maps where: OwnerRez → PeakSpitz
OwnerRez
Properties
PeakSpitz
Bookable rental items in one catalogue
OwnerRez
Bookings & Quotes
PeakSpitz
Bookings / orders
Quotes map to draft bookings; confirmed bookings migrate as live orders.
OwnerRez
Guest CRM
PeakSpitz
Guest CRM with message history
OwnerRez
Hosted websites & booking widgets
PeakSpitz
Built-in online storefront
Embedded widgets are re-pointed to the native storefront checkout.
OwnerRez
Triggers (automated email/SMS)
PeakSpitz
Message templates run by Spitz on approval
OwnerRez
QuickBooks-synced accounting & statements
PeakSpitz
Built-in accounting ledger with VAT
Accounting moves in-house — no second system to reconcile.
What to watch when leaving OwnerRez
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The QuickBooks link is what changes most. Instead of syncing OwnerRez to external books, accounting lives inside PeakSpitz with VAT — so plan how your chart of accounts, owner statements and tax codes should be set up in one ledger.
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OwnerRez Triggers — your automated email and SMS rules — are re-created as templates. The wording moves; the timing is rebuilt around Spitz, which acts the moment you approve.
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Hosted sites and embedded booking widgets do not port. Anywhere a widget is embedded is re-pointed at the new storefront checkout, and the payment connection is set up fresh.
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Channel connections and any stored card tokens for future bookings do not transfer. Re-establish Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo per listing over the open API, and upcoming guests re-authorise payment at cutover.
Common questions about leaving OwnerRez
OwnerRez plus QuickBooks works — why consolidate?
It does work, and OwnerRez's QuickBooks integration is a real strength. The trade-off is two systems and a sync to reconcile. PeakSpitz puts the booking engine and real accounting with VAT in one EU-hosted platform, which removes the reconciliation and gives you VAT natively rather than bolted on.
We are used to US-style tax — how does VAT work here?
PeakSpitz is built EU-first, so VAT is native to the ledger: rental income, cleaning fees and management commissions carry the right VAT treatment, and returns come from the same books that run the bookings.
Do our booking widgets and hosted site keep working?
You rebuild them on the PeakSpitz storefront. Existing embeds are re-pointed to the native checkout, so guests still book on your brand — now with the reservation, payment and accounting in one system.
As much help as you want
Do it yourself, or have us map your fields, run the import and reconcile the result with you. Support is a ladder — you start where you are comfortable and step up only where an area needs it.
See the full safe-migration approach →Why people leave OwnerRez
PeakSpitz runs the whole business on one AI platform — not a single corner with the rest bolted on — with Spitz AI and unlimited users included. See the difference side by side.
Compare PeakSpitz vs OwnerRez →Bring your OwnerRez data in safely. Cross over when you are ready.
Send us a sample of your data and we will show you the restored result — no commitment, no risk to your live system.