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ResortCleaning vs Smoobu

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ResortCleaning

Field Service

Housekeeping scheduling, inspection and billing software for vacation rental operations

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Smoobu logo

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: ResortCleaning pricing is not published on the vendor site, so comparison against Turno or an in-house scheduling board requires a sales conversation and third-party figures vary widely.; 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: ResortCleaning covers PMS-driven job creation, Smoobu covers Channel manager.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ResortCleaning and Smoobu actually diverge.

Attributes where ResortCleaning and Smoobu differ
AttributeResortCleaningSmoobu
Starting priceOn request€29/month
Pricing modelquotePer unit per month
CategoryField ServiceTravel

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 ResortCleaning

  • PMS-driven job creation
  • Scheduling and dispatch
  • Photo inspections
  • Rate cards
  • Invoicing and payroll
  • Inventory tracking

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.

ResortCleaning

  • A rental management company with two hundred units replacing a spreadsheet turnover board with jobs generated straight from the PMSnot Smoobu
  • A cleaning contractor serving four different management companies that needs separate rate cards and invoices per clientnot Smoobu
  • An operator wanting photographic proof of unit condition before a guest arrives so damage disputes have evidencenot Smoobu
  • A manager reconciling which cleans are billable to the owner and which are absorbed as manager cost at month endnot 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 ResortCleaning
  • An owner wanting automated check-in instructions and pre-arrival messages sent per channel without logging into each extranetnot ResortCleaning
  • A small manager who needs guest invoices that meet German documentation requirements without adding a separate accounting toolnot ResortCleaning
  • A host testing dynamic pricing through the bundled trial before deciding whether to subscribe to PriceLabs separatelynot ResortCleaning

Where each one falls short

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

ResortCleaning

  • Pricing is not published on the vendor site, so comparison against Turno or an in-house scheduling board requires a sales conversation and third-party figures vary widely.
  • It is a housekeeping system only, so it depends entirely on the PMS integration; if your platform is not on the supported list the automated job creation that justifies the product does not work.
  • There is no cleaner marketplace, so an operator who does not already have a workforce gets scheduling software with nobody to schedule.
  • The vendor is small, which means less depth of documentation, a smaller partner ecosystem and more dependence on direct support than a large platform offers.
  • Mobile field use is functional rather than polished, and cleaning crews with low technical confidence typically need in-person training before inspections are completed properly.

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

ResortCleaning

On request
  • ResortCleaning$undefined/month
    • Housekeeping scheduling and dispatch
    • Photo inspections and checklists
    • Rate cards, invoicing and payroll

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 ResortCleaning if

  • You need pms-driven job creation.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want scheduling and dispatch.
ResortCleaning 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 ResortCleaning or Smoobu better?
Neither clearly leads. ResortCleaning 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, ResortCleaning or Smoobu?
ResortCleaning starts at On request and Smoobu at €29/month.
Does ResortCleaning or Smoobu run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is ResortCleaning best used for?
ResortCleaning is most often used for a rental management company with two hundred units replacing a spreadsheet turnover board with jobs generated straight from the pms, a cleaning contractor serving four different management companies that needs separate rate cards and invoices per client, an operator wanting photographic proof of unit condition before a guest arrives so damage disputes have evidence, a manager reconciling which cleans are billable to the owner and which are absorbed as manager cost at month end. Of those, a rental management company with two hundred units replacing a spreadsheet turnover board with jobs generated straight from the pms and a cleaning contractor serving four different management companies that needs separate rate cards and invoices per client are not what Smoobu is typically brought in for.
What can ResortCleaning do that Smoobu cannot?
ResortCleaning covers PMS-driven job creation, Scheduling and dispatch, Photo inspections, Rate cards. Smoobu covers Channel manager, Website builder, Guest messaging, Unified calendar.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

ResortCleaning: How is it different from Turno?

Turno matches hosts with cleaners from a marketplace. ResortCleaning is back-office software for a team you already employ or contract.

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.

ResortCleaning: What does it cost?

Not published. Expect quoting by property count or job volume, and ask whether there is an account minimum for small portfolios.

Smoobu: How many properties does the entry price cover?

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

ResortCleaning: Does it replace my property management system?

No. It takes reservation data from the PMS and handles the operations layer only.

Smoobu: Does it include dynamic pricing?

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

ResortCleaning: Does it handle contractor pay?

Yes. Completed jobs feed pay calculations for contractors as well as owner invoicing.

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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