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Sirvoy vs Smoobu

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Sirvoy

Travel

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

From
Free
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

  • Only Sirvoy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: 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.; 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: Sirvoy covers Commission-free booking engine, Smoobu covers Website builder.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Sirvoy and Smoobu actually diverge.

Attributes where Sirvoy and Smoobu differ
AttributeSirvoySmoobu
Starting priceFree€29/month
Pricing modelPer property per monthPer unit per month
Free tierYesNo

Identical on both: 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 Sirvoy

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

Only in Smoobu

  • Website builder
  • Guest messaging
  • Unified calendar
  • Invoicing and e-invoicing
  • Mobile apps

Both cover

  • Channel manager

What people use each for

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

Sirvoy

  • A six room bed and breakfast replacing a paper diary and wanting direct bookings without paying commission on themnot Smoobu
  • A hostel that needs Hostelworld and Booking.com kept in sync but cannot justify a channel manager subscription on top of a PMSnot Smoobu
  • A campsite or small guesthouse in Scandinavia needing a system in local currency with no annual contractnot Smoobu
  • An owner testing whether a direct booking engine reduces OTA dependence before committing to a larger platformnot 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 Sirvoy
  • An owner wanting automated check-in instructions and pre-arrival messages sent per channel without logging into each extranetnot Sirvoy
  • A small manager who needs guest invoices that meet German documentation requirements without adding a separate accounting toolnot Sirvoy
  • A host testing dynamic pricing through the bundled trial before deciding whether to subscribe to PriceLabs separatelynot Sirvoy

Where each one falls short

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

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.

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

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

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 Sirvoy if

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

Choose Smoobu if

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

Questions people ask

Is Sirvoy or Smoobu better?
Neither clearly leads. Sirvoy starts at Free and Smoobu at €29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Sirvoy or Smoobu?
Sirvoy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Sirvoy and €29/month for Smoobu.
Does Sirvoy or Smoobu 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. Smoobu starts at €29/month.
What is Sirvoy best used for?
Sirvoy is most often used for a six room bed and breakfast replacing a paper diary and wanting direct bookings without paying commission on them, a hostel that needs hostelworld and booking.com kept in sync but cannot justify a channel manager subscription on top of a pms, a campsite or small guesthouse in scandinavia needing a system in local currency with no annual contract, an owner testing whether a direct booking engine reduces ota dependence before committing to a larger platform. Of those, a six room bed and breakfast replacing a paper diary and wanting direct bookings without paying commission on them and a hostel that needs hostelworld and booking.com kept in sync but cannot justify a channel manager subscription on top of a pms are not what Smoobu is typically brought in for.
What can Sirvoy do that Smoobu cannot?
Sirvoy covers Commission-free booking engine, Hosted website, Guest correspondence, Invoicing. Smoobu covers Website builder, Guest messaging, Unified calendar, Invoicing and e-invoicing. Both handle Channel manager.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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.

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.

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.

Smoobu: How many properties does the entry price cover?

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

Sirvoy: Is there a contract?

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

Smoobu: Does it include dynamic pricing?

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

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.

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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