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Guesty vs Smoobu

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Guesty

Travel

Property management platform for short-term rentals

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Smoobu

Travel

All-in-one channel manager and PMS for hosts with a handful of holiday rentals

From
€29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Guesty quote-only pricing, typically scaled by listing count, so small operators find it expensive per unit; 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: Guesty covers Multi-channel listings, Smoobu covers Channel manager.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Guesty and Smoobu actually diverge.

Attributes where Guesty and Smoobu differ
AttributeGuestySmoobu
Starting priceOn request€29/month
Pricing modelquotePer unit per month
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, CloudWeb, iOS, Android

Identical on both: 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 Guesty

  • Multi-channel listings
  • Unified inbox
  • Automation
  • Dynamic pricing
  • Operations
  • Owner reporting

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.

Guesty

  • Managers running rental properties across several booking platformsnot Smoobu
  • Operators whose margin is lost to cleaning and turnover coordinationnot Smoobu
  • Companies producing owner statements for properties under managementnot 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 Guesty
  • An owner wanting automated check-in instructions and pre-arrival messages sent per channel without logging into each extranetnot Guesty
  • A small manager who needs guest invoices that meet German documentation requirements without adding a separate accounting toolnot Guesty
  • A host testing dynamic pricing through the bundled trial before deciding whether to subscribe to PriceLabs separatelynot Guesty

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Guesty

  • Quote-only pricing, typically scaled by listing count, so small operators find it expensive per unit
  • Aimed at professional managers rather than individuals with one or two listings
  • Channel sync depends on the booking platforms, whose API changes and outages surface as your problem
  • Breadth means individual modules are shallower than dedicated tools

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

Guesty

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Guesty review.

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 Guesty if

  • You need multi-channel listings.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud.
  • You also want unified inbox.
Guesty review

Choose Smoobu if

  • You need channel manager.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want website builder.
Smoobu review

Questions people ask

Is Guesty or Smoobu better?
Neither clearly leads. Guesty starts at On request and Smoobu at €29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Guesty or Smoobu?
Guesty starts at On request and Smoobu at €29/month.
Does Guesty or Smoobu run on more platforms?
Guesty runs on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud. Smoobu runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Guesty best used for?
Guesty is most often used for managers running rental properties across several booking platforms, operators whose margin is lost to cleaning and turnover coordination, companies producing owner statements for properties under management. Of those, managers running rental properties across several booking platforms and operators whose margin is lost to cleaning and turnover coordination are not what Smoobu is typically brought in for.
What can Guesty do that Smoobu cannot?
Guesty covers Multi-channel listings, Unified inbox, Automation, Dynamic pricing. Smoobu covers Channel manager, Website builder, Guest messaging, Unified calendar.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Guesty: What does Guesty cost?

Guesty quotes based on listing count and modules and does not publish standard rates.

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.

Guesty: Is Guesty worth it for one property?

Generally not. It is built for professional managers with portfolios; individuals with one or two listings usually find the cost per unit hard to justify.

Smoobu: How many properties does the entry price cover?

One. Every additional unit adds roughly €9.60 per month.

Guesty: Which booking channels does it support?

Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com among others, synchronised from one inventory so a booking on one channel closes the dates everywhere.

Smoobu: Does it include dynamic pricing?

Only two months free on the Teams tier. Ongoing dynamic pricing means subscribing to PriceLabs or similar.

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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