Smoobu review
Our independent editorial read on Smoobu for Arizona short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 4.5 · 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). Published pricing: €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 Arizona.
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.
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.
Questions to put to 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
Worth putting on the same shortlist. We have listed what each one publishes, and where nothing is published we say so:
- HostBuddy AI — $5–$7/listing/mo; 14-day trial.
- Guesty — From $9/listing/mo; Pro/Ent custom.
- YourWelcome — $449.99/property/yr (tablet incl.).
The benchmark we hold this against is BnBGenius — see Airbnb co-hosting for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius
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