Smoobu review
Our independent editorial read on Smoobu for southern Idaho short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 4.4 · our editorial rating
- Category
- All-in-one PMS (EU)
- Pricing
- €29/mo +0.9% fee, or €31.50/mo 0%
- Free tier
- Trial
- Needs a PMS
- Yes
- Size
- Mid
The published facts, in plain English
Smoobu is All-in-one PMS (EU). It lists its pricing as €29/mo +0.9% fee, or €31.50/mo 0%. There is a trial rather than a free tier. It sits on top of a property-management system, so you need a PMS as well. Scale: mid.
Data-desk note: Clean, cheap EU PMS; entry plan taxes every booking (HomeToGo-owned).
Who it’s for
Smoobu is one host software tool we track for owners weighing their options in southern Idaho.
Our take
We list Smoobu’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.
How it compares to BnBGenius
Side by side on published terms: Smoobu lists €29/mo +0.9% fee, or €31.50/mo 0%, while BnBGenius lists free for the first 500 messages, then $10/month flat, with no PMS required. Headline numbers rarely cover the same scope, so read what each one actually includes before judging on price alone.
What the record says about fit
Category first: Smoobu is All-in-one PMS (EU), so judge it against that job — not against suites that promise everything. It needs a property-management system underneath, so the honest cost is tool plus PMS plus the migration between them. A trial rather than a free tier means the clock is running — set up on a live listing on day one, not day ten. Published pricing of €29/mo +0.9% fee, or €31.50/mo 0% makes the value math checkable before you commit.
Two owner scenarios
- The remote self-manager. Automation earns its keep fastest at a distance — every task Smoobu genuinely takes over is a drive you do not make. Factor the PMS requirement into that math.
- The one-listing host. At one property, tooling should cost minutes and pocket change — check what Smoobu’s model costs at your actual size, not at the portfolio scale the marketing pictures.
Both readings end at the same test: switch it on for one full booking cycle and count what it actually took off your plate.
Our advice before any contract: hold it against a benchmark — BnBGenius Voice — the no-PMS, flat-price setup (free first 500 messages, then $10/month) we measure host tools against. If Smoobu beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. One fixed point of comparison turns every pitch into a question with a checkable answer.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with BnBGenius.
Questions owners ask
What does Smoobu cost?
€29/mo +0.9% fee, or €31.50/mo 0%.
Is there a free tier?
There is a trial, not a free tier.
Do you need a PMS to run Smoobu?
Yes — it sits on top of a property-management system.
What to pin down with Smoobu
- “Is €29/mo +0.9% fee, or €31.50/mo 0% per listing or flat?” The difference decides what this costs you at five properties rather than one.
- Free tier or trial. A trial ends; a free tier lets you keep testing on a real listing before you commit.
- What it needs underneath. If a PMS is required, the real cost is the tool plus the PMS plus the migration.
Alternatives worth comparing
If you are drawing up a shortlist, these are the closest comparisons we would put beside it — each with its own published price, or a note that there isn’t one:
- TIDY — 3.9% of gross bookings + spend, $39/mo min.
- Streamline VRS — Not published (demo).
- Turno — Free (1 prop / marketplace-only); $10/mo BYO cleaners.
The benchmark we hold this against is BnBGenius — see run your rental from Telegram for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius
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