Travel · head to head
Boostly vs Travelport Smartpoint
Boostly
Travel
Done-for-you direct booking websites and marketing coaching for short-term rental hosts
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Travelport Smartpoint
Travel
Travelport GDS booking desktop for travel agents, now on version 12
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- 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.; Travelport Smartpoint travelport retires older Smartpoint versions on its own schedule, and agencies that do not track release notes can lose sign-on access to Travelport+ or Apollo with little warning.
- They diverge on capability: Boostly covers Custom WordPress site, Travelport Smartpoint covers Graphical and cryptic modes.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Boostly and Travelport Smartpoint actually diverge.
| Attribute | Boostly | Travelport Smartpoint |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web | Windows, Web |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), 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 Travelport Smartpoint
- Graphical and cryptic modes
- Multi-GDS content
- Smartpoint Cloud
- Automation scripting
- Marketplace distribution
- Queue and PNR management
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 Travelport Smartpoint
- An owner with a strong local brand in a destination where Airbnb visibility is expensivenot Travelport Smartpoint
- A host who already runs Hostaway and needs a marketing front end rather than another PMSnot Travelport Smartpoint
- An operator building an email list of past guests to drive off-season occupancynot Travelport Smartpoint
Travelport Smartpoint
- A retail agency already on a Travelport segment agreement needing the current supported desktop versionnot Boostly
- A TMC running mixed cryptic and graphical booking teams on one workspacenot Boostly
- An agency migrating from an older Smartpoint build after Travelport retired 8.1 to 9.1not Boostly
- A consolidator wanting Apollo, Galileo or Worldspan content behind a single agent interfacenot 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.
Travelport Smartpoint
- Travelport retires older Smartpoint versions on its own schedule, and agencies that do not track release notes can lose sign-on access to Travelport+ or Apollo with little warning.
- Pricing is never published and is folded into a segment incentive agreement, so two agencies of similar size can be paying materially different effective rates with no way to compare.
- Cryptic command knowledge is still needed for a meaningful share of servicing tasks, so a newly hired agent takes months to reach full productivity.
- It is a Windows-weighted desktop product, and agencies wanting fully remote or Mac-based teams need Smartpoint Cloud or virtual desktop infrastructure to compensate.
- Switching to Sabre or Amadeus means retraining staff on a different command language and renegotiating a separate incentive deal, which locks agencies into their existing GDS relationship longer than pure product quality would justify.
Pricing, plan by plan
Boostly
On request- Boostly direct booking website$undefined/year
- One-off build and setup fee quoted per customer, commonly in the low thousands
- Ongoing platform and support subscription billed monthly or annually
- Marketing programme and community access included
Travelport Smartpoint
On request- Travelport Smartpoint$undefined/year
- Usually bundled into a GDS segment agreement
- Distribution and version entitlement managed per country via the Marketplace
- Segment incentive payments to the agency
Which should you pick?
Choose Travelport Smartpoint if
- You need graphical and cryptic modes.
- You work on Windows, Web.
- You also want multi-gds content.
Questions people ask
- Is Boostly or Travelport Smartpoint better?
- Neither clearly leads. Boostly starts at On request and Travelport Smartpoint at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Boostly or Travelport Smartpoint?
- Boostly starts at On request and Travelport Smartpoint at On request.
- Does Boostly or Travelport Smartpoint run on more platforms?
- Boostly runs on Web. Travelport Smartpoint runs on Windows, Web.
- 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 Travelport Smartpoint is typically brought in for.
- What can Boostly do that Travelport Smartpoint cannot?
- Boostly covers Custom WordPress site, PMS booking widget, Direct card payments, Marketing curriculum. Travelport Smartpoint covers Graphical and cryptic modes, Multi-GDS content, Smartpoint Cloud, Automation scripting.
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.
Travelport Smartpoint: Do we pay a separate licence fee for Smartpoint?
Usually not directly. It is typically bundled into a GDS segment agreement in which Travelport pays incentives per booked segment.
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.
Travelport Smartpoint: What happened to older Smartpoint versions?
Travelport retired versions 8.1 through 9.1 as of 30 April 2026; agencies must be on Smartpoint 12.0 to keep signing on to Travelport+ or Apollo.
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.
Travelport Smartpoint: Is there a browser version?
Yes, Smartpoint Cloud runs in a browser for agents without a managed Windows desktop.
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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