Travel · head to head
Boostly vs Hopper
Boostly
Travel
Done-for-you direct booking websites and marketing coaching for short-term rental hosts
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Hopper
Travel
Travel booking app known for price prediction and paid Price Freeze and cancellation add-ons
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Hopper has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Boostly the dominant cost is the one-off build fee, which is quoted rather than published and typically runs into the thousands, so the monthly figure hosts quote to each other badly understates the commitment.; Hopper add-on products like Price Freeze and Cancel for Any Reason are priced to be a meaningfully profitable part of the business, and taking them on every booking can offset much of what the price prediction tool is meant to save.
- They diverge on capability: Boostly covers Custom WordPress site, Hopper covers Price prediction.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Boostly and Hopper actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Travel).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Boostly
- Custom WordPress site
- PMS booking widget
- Direct card payments
- Marketing curriculum
- Host community
- Email capture and nurture
- SEO groundwork
- Podcast and content library
Only in Hopper
- Price prediction
- Price Freeze
- Cancel/Change for Any Reason
- Price alerts
- Hopper Homes and Car
- Carrot Cash
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Boostly
- A manager with twenty holiday lets who wants to cut OTA commission on repeat guestsnot Hopper
- An owner with a strong local brand in a destination where Airbnb visibility is expensivenot Hopper
- A host who already runs Hostaway and needs a marketing front end rather than another PMSnot Hopper
- An operator building an email list of past guests to drive off-season occupancynot Hopper
Hopper
- A traveller wanting data-driven guidance on whether to book now or wait for a lower pricenot Boostly
- Someone wanting to lock in a fare for a few days while confirming travel plans without fully committingnot Boostly
- A traveller who wants flexible cancellation on an otherwise restrictive farenot Boostly
- Someone comparing predicted price trends before choosing travel datesnot Boostly
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Boostly
- The dominant cost is the one-off build fee, which is quoted rather than published and typically runs into the thousands, so the monthly figure hosts quote to each other badly understates the commitment.
- It is a website and a marketing programme, not a property management system; you still need and still pay for a PMS underneath it.
- Results depend entirely on your own effort producing content and email, and a site with no traffic strategy produces no direct bookings regardless of how well it is built.
- The build is WordPress, which means plugin updates, hosting decisions and the security exposure that comes with the platform, all of which land on you or on a paid maintenance arrangement.
- Coaching and community are a large share of what you pay for, which is poor value for an operator who already has marketing capability and only wants the booking site.
Hopper
- Add-on products like Price Freeze and Cancel for Any Reason are priced to be a meaningfully profitable part of the business, and taking them on every booking can offset much of what the price prediction tool is meant to save.
- Price predictions are probabilistic and can be wrong, so buy-or-wait guidance is not a guarantee that a price will actually move as predicted.
- The prominent placement of paid add-ons during checkout has drawn criticism as pressuring users into purchases they may not need for every trip.
- Customer service for booking issues has been a recurring complaint, particularly for itinerary changes on cancel or change protected bookings.
- Hopper's own Carrot Cash rewards currency is only redeemable within the app, so it has no value outside future Hopper bookings.
Pricing, plan by plan
Boostly
On request- Boostly direct booking website$undefined/year
- One-off build and setup fee quoted per customer, commonly in the low thousands
- Ongoing platform and support subscription billed monthly or annually
- Marketing programme and community access included
Hopper
Free- Standard bookingFree
- No fee beyond the fare or room price itself
- Price Freeze$undefined/per booking
- Fee varies by fare and freeze duration, charged in addition to the eventual ticket price
- Cancel/Change for Any Reason$undefined/per booking
- Add-on fee charged at checkout, priced as a percentage or flat amount depending on the fare
Which should you pick?
Choose Hopper if
- You need price prediction.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on iOS, Android.
- You also want price freeze.
Questions people ask
- Is Boostly or Hopper better?
- Neither clearly leads. Boostly starts at On request and Hopper at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Boostly or Hopper?
- Hopper has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Boostly and Free for Hopper.
- Does Boostly or Hopper run on more platforms?
- Boostly runs on Web. Hopper runs on iOS, Android.
- Can I use Hopper for free?
- Yes. Hopper has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Boostly starts at On request.
- What is Boostly best used for?
- Boostly is most often used for a manager with twenty holiday lets who wants to cut ota commission on repeat guests, an owner with a strong local brand in a destination where airbnb visibility is expensive, a host who already runs hostaway and needs a marketing front end rather than another pms, an operator building an email list of past guests to drive off-season occupancy. Of those, a manager with twenty holiday lets who wants to cut ota commission on repeat guests and an owner with a strong local brand in a destination where airbnb visibility is expensive are not what Hopper is typically brought in for.
- What can Boostly do that Hopper cannot?
- Boostly covers Custom WordPress site, PMS booking widget, Direct card payments, Marketing curriculum. Hopper covers Price prediction, Price Freeze, Cancel/Change for Any Reason, Price alerts.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Boostly: Is Boostly a property management system?
No. It builds direct booking websites and teaches marketing. Your PMS stays where it is and Boostly plugs into it.
Hopper: Is Hopper free to use for searching and booking?
Yes, the base booking has no extra fee; Price Freeze and cancellation flexibility are separate paid add-ons.
Boostly: What does it actually cost?
Pricing is not published. The structure is a substantial one-off build fee, commonly quoted in the low thousands of US dollars, plus a smaller ongoing subscription.
Hopper: How accurate is Hopper's price prediction?
It is based on historical fare data and gives a probability-based recommendation, not a guarantee; predictions can be wrong.
Boostly: Do I own the website?
It is built on WordPress, so unlike a closed platform site you retain something transferable, though moving it off Boostly means taking on hosting and maintenance yourself.
Hopper: What does Price Freeze actually do?
It locks a displayed price for a fee for a set number of days, letting you decide later without committing to the full purchase immediately.
Boostly: Will it replace Airbnb bookings?
Only to the extent you drive traffic to it. The site converts demand you generate; it does not create demand on its own.
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