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Hostfully vs Sirvoy

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Hostfully

Travel

Vacation rental property management platform with per-property pricing and digital guidebooks

From
$15/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Sirvoy

Travel

Low-cost booking and property management system for small independent accommodation

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Sirvoy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Hostfully the advertised per property price excludes a platform fee that is not published anywhere on the pricing page, so no listed figure is a real monthly cost until sales quotes it.; Sirvoy the channel manager is only on the Pro plan, so the Starter plan at €11 cannot connect to Booking.com and many buyers discover this after committing to a workflow.
  • They diverge on capability: Hostfully covers Channel management, Sirvoy covers Commission-free booking engine.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Hostfully and Sirvoy actually diverge.

Attributes where Hostfully and Sirvoy differ
AttributeHostfullySirvoy
Starting price$15/monthFree
Free tierNoYes

Identical on both: pricing model (Per property per month), 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 Hostfully

  • Channel management
  • Digital Guidebooks
  • Owner portal
  • Direct booking engine
  • Unified inbox
  • Pipeline and lead management

Only in Sirvoy

  • Commission-free booking engine
  • Channel manager
  • Hosted website
  • Guest correspondence
  • Invoicing
  • Multi-currency

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Hostfully

  • A manager with thirty units who wants channel sync, an owner portal and a direct booking site under one subscriptionnot Sirvoy
  • A host who only wants professional check-in and local recommendation guidebooks and will buy Digital Guidebooks without the PMSnot Sirvoy
  • An operator pushing guests towards direct bookings who needs the Pro tier because the Growth tier taxes exactly that revenuenot Sirvoy
  • A property manager onboarding third-party owners who need visible reporting on their own unitsnot Sirvoy

Sirvoy

  • A six room bed and breakfast replacing a paper diary and wanting direct bookings without paying commission on themnot Hostfully
  • A hostel that needs Hostelworld and Booking.com kept in sync but cannot justify a channel manager subscription on top of a PMSnot Hostfully
  • A campsite or small guesthouse in Scandinavia needing a system in local currency with no annual contractnot Hostfully
  • An owner testing whether a direct booking engine reduces OTA dependence before committing to a larger platformnot Hostfully

Where each one falls short

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

Hostfully

  • The advertised per property price excludes a platform fee that is not published anywhere on the pricing page, so no listed figure is a real monthly cost until sales quotes it.
  • The Growth tier charges 1% on payments and 0.85% on direct bookings, so the operators most focused on direct revenue are penalised on the cheaper plan and effectively forced to Pro.
  • Pricing is per property, so a portfolio of small low-revenue units pays the same per listing as high-revenue ones and studio-heavy portfolios carry a disproportionate cost.
  • Accounting is lighter than manager-grade competitors, with no full trust accounting, so client fund segregation has to be handled outside the platform.
  • Digital Guidebooks are sold and priced separately from the PMS, so the product Hostfully is best known for is an additional line on the invoice rather than part of the subscription.

Sirvoy

  • The channel manager is only on the Pro plan, so the Starter plan at €11 cannot connect to Booking.com and many buyers discover this after committing to a workflow.
  • Each additional property costs €20 per month on top of Pro, and the multi-property view is weak, so small chains end up with several loosely linked accounts rather than one portfolio.
  • There is no revenue management or dynamic pricing, so rates must be set and adjusted by hand or through a third-party tool that Sirvoy may not integrate with.
  • Reporting is limited to basic occupancy and revenue summaries, which is not enough for a lender, an investor or a serious year on year analysis.
  • SMS is charged per message on top of the subscription, and at €0.10 per message on Starter a property sending pre-arrival and post-stay texts to a hundred bookings a month adds a meaningful and variable cost.

Pricing, plan by plan

Hostfully

$15/month
  • Growth$15/month
    • 1 to 50 listings
    • $15 per property per month plus a platform fee
    • 1% payment gateway fee
  • Pro$25/month
    • 1 to 199 listings
    • $25 per property per month plus a platform fee
    • No payment gateway fee
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • 200 or more listings
    • Custom volume pricing plus a platform fee
    • Priority support

Sirvoy

Free
  • FreeFree
    • One unit only
    • Booking engine
    • Free hosted website
  • Starter$11/month
    • Multiple rooms
    • Invoicing
    • 24/7 support
  • Pro$41/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Channel manager for Booking.com, Airbnb and Expedia
    • Guest history

Which should you pick?

Choose Hostfully if

  • You need channel management.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want digital guidebooks.
Hostfully review

Choose Sirvoy if

  • You need commission-free booking engine.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want channel manager.
Sirvoy review

Questions people ask

Is Hostfully or Sirvoy better?
Neither clearly leads. Hostfully starts at $15/month and Sirvoy at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Hostfully or Sirvoy?
Sirvoy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $15/month for Hostfully and Free for Sirvoy.
Does Hostfully or Sirvoy run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Sirvoy for free?
Yes. Sirvoy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Hostfully starts at $15/month.
What is Hostfully best used for?
Hostfully is most often used for a manager with thirty units who wants channel sync, an owner portal and a direct booking site under one subscription, a host who only wants professional check-in and local recommendation guidebooks and will buy digital guidebooks without the pms, an operator pushing guests towards direct bookings who needs the pro tier because the growth tier taxes exactly that revenue, a property manager onboarding third-party owners who need visible reporting on their own units. Of those, a manager with thirty units who wants channel sync, an owner portal and a direct booking site under one subscription and a host who only wants professional check-in and local recommendation guidebooks and will buy digital guidebooks without the pms are not what Sirvoy is typically brought in for.
What can Hostfully do that Sirvoy cannot?
Hostfully covers Channel management, Digital Guidebooks, Owner portal, Direct booking engine. Sirvoy covers Commission-free booking engine, Channel manager, Hosted website, Guest correspondence.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Hostfully: What is the platform fee?

Hostfully does not publish it. Ask for the total monthly figure for your listing count in writing before comparing plans.

Sirvoy: Does the cheapest paid plan connect to Booking.com?

No. Channel management starts on the Pro plan, at roughly four times the Starter price.

Hostfully: Which tier is cheaper in practice?

Pro, for anyone with real direct booking volume. Growth is $10 less per property but adds 1% on payments and 0.85% on direct bookings.

Sirvoy: Does Sirvoy take commission on direct bookings?

No. Direct bookings through its engine carry no Sirvoy commission, which is the main financial argument for adopting it.

Hostfully: Can I buy guidebooks alone?

Yes. Digital Guidebooks are priced separately and are commonly bought without the PMS.

Sirvoy: Is there a contract?

No written contract and no setup fee. Billing is monthly or annual, with about 8% off for paying yearly.

Hostfully: Is there a minimum property count?

No stated minimum, but per property pricing plus a platform fee makes it uneconomic for one or two units.

Sirvoy: What is the practical size limit?

It works well up to roughly thirty rooms. Beyond that the lack of revenue management and group handling starts to bite.

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