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Smoobu vs Spotnana

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
Spotnana logo

Spotnana

Travel

Travel-as-a-service infrastructure that other travel management companies and fintechs build on

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real 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.; Spotnana it is infrastructure, not a branded product a company books through directly, so an employer cannot simply sign up and start booking travel; they must go through a partner that has built on Spotnana.
  • They diverge on capability: Smoobu covers Channel manager, Spotnana covers Unified content API.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Smoobu and Spotnana actually diverge.

Attributes where Smoobu and Spotnana differ
AttributeSmoobuSpotnana
Starting price€29/monthOn request
Pricing modelPer unit per monthquote
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, API

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 Smoobu

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

Only in Spotnana

  • Unified content API
  • White-label booking UI
  • Policy and approval engine
  • NDC servicing
  • Traveller and duty of care data
  • Partner reporting

What people use each for

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

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 Spotnana
  • An owner wanting automated check-in instructions and pre-arrival messages sent per channel without logging into each extranetnot Spotnana
  • A small manager who needs guest invoices that meet German documentation requirements without adding a separate accounting toolnot Spotnana
  • A host testing dynamic pricing through the bundled trial before deciding whether to subscribe to PriceLabs separatelynot Spotnana

Spotnana

  • A travel management company wanting to modernise its booking stack without building NDC connectivity itselfnot Smoobu
  • A corporate card or expense fintech wanting to offer travel booking without becoming a travel agencynot Smoobu
  • An enterprise wanting a single API across GDS and NDC content for an internal booking toolnot Smoobu
  • A TMC consolidating multiple legacy GDS relationships behind one modern content layernot Smoobu

Where each one falls short

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

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.

Spotnana

  • It is infrastructure, not a branded product a company books through directly, so an employer cannot simply sign up and start booking travel; they must go through a partner that has built on Spotnana.
  • Pricing is entirely undisclosed and structured partner by partner, so there is no way to benchmark cost without already being in a sales process.
  • A company evaluating a partner's travel feature is really evaluating Spotnana one layer removed, and problems in Spotnana's content or uptime become the partner's problem to explain, with limited transparency into where a fault originated.
  • As a comparatively young infrastructure provider next to Sabre, Amadeus and Travelport, its content depth and edge-case servicing in some markets and with some carriers still lag the incumbent GDS networks.
  • Because multiple competing brands (TMCs, card issuers, expense tools) run on the same underlying platform, a company cannot assume switching partner brand meaningfully changes its underlying travel content or reliability.

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Spotnana

On request
  • Spotnana$undefined/year
    • Platform licensing to TMCs, card issuers and fintechs, not published
    • Usage-based or per-booking components depending on partner agreement
    • Implementation and integration engineering typically required

Which should you pick?

Choose Smoobu if

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

Choose Spotnana if

  • You need unified content api.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want white-label booking ui.
Spotnana review

Questions people ask

Is Smoobu or Spotnana better?
Neither clearly leads. Smoobu starts at €29/month and Spotnana at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Smoobu or Spotnana?
Smoobu starts at €29/month and Spotnana at On request.
Does Smoobu or Spotnana run on more platforms?
Smoobu runs on Web, iOS, Android. Spotnana runs on Web, API.
What is Smoobu best used for?
Smoobu is most often used for 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 commission, an owner wanting automated check-in instructions and pre-arrival messages sent per channel without logging into each extranet, a small manager who needs guest invoices that meet german documentation requirements without adding a separate accounting tool, a host testing dynamic pricing through the bundled trial before deciding whether to subscribe to pricelabs separately. Of those, 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 commission and an owner wanting automated check-in instructions and pre-arrival messages sent per channel without logging into each extranet are not what Spotnana is typically brought in for.
What can Smoobu do that Spotnana cannot?
Smoobu covers Channel manager, Website builder, Guest messaging, Unified calendar. Spotnana covers Unified content API, White-label booking UI, Policy and approval engine, NDC servicing.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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.

Spotnana: Can our company buy Spotnana directly?

Generally no. It sells to travel management companies, card issuers and fintechs who then offer travel booking to end customers under their own brand.

Smoobu: How many properties does the entry price cover?

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

Spotnana: Which products run on Spotnana?

Center's travel booking and Expensify's travel offering are both built on Spotnana, among other TMC and fintech partners.

Smoobu: Does it include dynamic pricing?

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

Spotnana: Does it publish pricing?

No, pricing is negotiated per partner and not published.

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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