Travel · head to head
Clock PMS+ vs Smoobu
Clock PMS+
Travel
All-inclusive cloud hotel PMS priced on annual revenue rather than per room
- From
- €517/month
- Rated
- -
Smoobu
Travel
All-in-one channel manager and PMS for hosts with a handful of holiday rentals
- From
- €29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Clock PMS+ pricing on annual net revenue means a high-ADR boutique pays materially more than a budget property with the same room count, which is a bad deal for exactly the operators with the strongest performance.; Smoobu the Flex plan carries a 0.9% fee on every booking, which on an apartment turning over €40,000 a year costs more than the entire annual subscription saving, and the pricing page presents Flex as the cheaper option.
- They diverge on capability: Clock PMS+ covers All-inclusive modules, Smoobu covers Channel manager.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Clock PMS+ and Smoobu actually diverge.
| Attribute | Clock PMS+ | Smoobu |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | €517/month | €29/month |
| Pricing model | Per month by annual net revenue and room count | Per unit per month |
Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), 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 Clock PMS+
- All-inclusive modules
- Guest self service portal
- Events and banqueting
- Point of sale
- Channel connectivity
- Revenue-based tiering
Only in Smoobu
- Channel manager
- Website builder
- Guest messaging
- Unified calendar
- Invoicing and e-invoicing
- Mobile apps
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Clock PMS+
- An independent hotel with a restaurant that wants POS posting to the folio without buying and integrating a second systemnot Smoobu
- A conference-heavy property needing banqueting and function space billing inside the PMSnot Smoobu
- A budget or low-ADR property that pays less under revenue-based tiering than it would under per room pricingnot Smoobu
- A hotel replacing an on-premise legacy system that wants online check-in included rather than as a paid add-onnot Smoobu
Smoobu
- A host with three apartments in Berlin who needs Airbnb and Booking.com calendars kept in sync and wants a direct booking site to cut OTA commissionnot Clock PMS+
- An owner wanting automated check-in instructions and pre-arrival messages sent per channel without logging into each extranetnot Clock PMS+
- A small manager who needs guest invoices that meet German documentation requirements without adding a separate accounting toolnot Clock PMS+
- A host testing dynamic pricing through the bundled trial before deciding whether to subscribe to PriceLabs separatelynot Clock PMS+
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Clock PMS+
- Pricing on annual net revenue means a high-ADR boutique pays materially more than a budget property with the same room count, which is a bad deal for exactly the operators with the strongest performance.
- The onboarding fee of 1,650 to 3,900 euros is a real first-year cost that the monthly figure hides, and it applies before the system is producing any value.
- The all-inclusive claim has exceptions: OTA channel connections, extra rate mappings and private analytics are all charged separately on top.
- Contracts are annual with tier reassessment at year end, so a good trading year raises next year subscription automatically unless renegotiated.
- Market presence is concentrated in Europe and the vendor is small relative to Oracle or Mews, which means a thinner integration ecosystem and more dependence on the vendor for anything bespoke.
Smoobu
- The Flex plan carries a 0.9% fee on every booking, which on an apartment turning over €40,000 a year costs more than the entire annual subscription saving, and the pricing page presents Flex as the cheaper option.
- Pricing is per unit, so a ten unit portfolio pays roughly €31.50 plus nine additional units at about €9.60, and the headline monthly figure covers a single apartment only.
- Write access is charged per account beyond the included seats, so a cleaner, a co-host and an owner all needing to edit bookings turn into a recurring per seat cost.
- There is no trust accounting or owner statement generation, so anyone managing units on behalf of third-party owners has to build payout reporting outside the system.
- Housekeeping and maintenance dispatch is minimal compared with manager-grade platforms, so cleaning coordination happens in WhatsApp or a separate tool once you are past a few units.
Pricing, plan by plan
Clock PMS+
€517/month- Clock PMS+$517/month
- Example rate for a 40 room hotel with 1.9 million euros annual revenue
- Tier set by annual net revenue and room count
- PMS, booking engine, POS, messaging and online check-in included
- Add-ons$10/month
- OTA connections via RoomCloud at 10 euros per channel per month, maximum ten
- Extra 50 rate mappings at 50 euros per month
- Private analytics at 50 euros per month
Smoobu
€29/month- Professional Flex$29/month
- One unit included
- 0.9% fee on every booking
- Channel manager, website builder, messaging
- Professional Prepaid$31.5/month
- One unit included
- No booking fee
- Website builder, invoicing, chatbot, API access
- Teams Pro+$49.5/month
- Everything in Prepaid
- E-invoicing
- Two write-access accounts, extra accounts from about €12 each
Which should you pick?
Choose Clock PMS+ if
- You need all-inclusive modules.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want guest self service portal.
Choose Smoobu if
- You need channel manager.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want website builder.
Questions people ask
- Is Clock PMS+ or Smoobu better?
- Neither clearly leads. Clock PMS+ starts at €517/month and Smoobu at €29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Clock PMS+ or Smoobu?
- Clock PMS+ starts at €517/month and Smoobu at €29/month.
- Does Clock PMS+ or Smoobu run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Clock PMS+ best used for?
- Clock PMS+ is most often used for an independent hotel with a restaurant that wants pos posting to the folio without buying and integrating a second system, a conference-heavy property needing banqueting and function space billing inside the pms, a budget or low-adr property that pays less under revenue-based tiering than it would under per room pricing, a hotel replacing an on-premise legacy system that wants online check-in included rather than as a paid add-on. Of those, an independent hotel with a restaurant that wants pos posting to the folio without buying and integrating a second system and a conference-heavy property needing banqueting and function space billing inside the pms are not what Smoobu is typically brought in for.
- What can Clock PMS+ do that Smoobu cannot?
- Clock PMS+ covers All-inclusive modules, Guest self service portal, Events and banqueting, Point of sale. Smoobu covers Channel manager, Website builder, Guest messaging, Unified calendar.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Clock PMS+: How is Clock PMS+ priced?
By tier, set from annual net revenue and room count. A 40 room hotel with 1.9 million euros of revenue sits around 517 euros a month.
Smoobu: Which plan is actually cheaper, Flex or Prepaid?
Prepaid, for almost anyone with real occupancy. The 0.9% booking fee on Flex exceeds the subscription difference once annual revenue passes a few thousand euros.
Clock PMS+: Is there a setup fee?
Yes, onboarding runs roughly 1,650 to 3,900 euros depending on plan.
Smoobu: How many properties does the entry price cover?
One. Every additional unit adds roughly €9.60 per month.
Clock PMS+: Is the channel manager included?
No. OTA connections come through RoomCloud at 10 euros per channel per month, up to ten channels.
Smoobu: Does it include dynamic pricing?
Only two months free on the Teams tier. Ongoing dynamic pricing means subscribing to PriceLabs or similar.
Clock PMS+: Does it include point of sale?
Yes, POS posting to the guest folio is in the base subscription, which is unusual at this price point.
Smoobu: Is there a contract?
Billing is monthly, yearly or two-yearly, with 30 days notice required to cancel; longer terms buy 10% or 20% off.
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