Boostinghost vs Smoobu: which PMS for your short-term rentals?

The comparison in one table

"To verify" means we couldn't confirm the information on the vendor's public pages on the date checked, not that the feature is missing.

Channel manager and distribution

Both tools connect to the major platforms through APIs. Boostinghost connects Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo and Expedia by API. Other sites sync by iCal. Smoobu, for its part, advertises API connections with the main platforms and iCal sync with a large number of sites, plus minimum stays and buffer nights.

If you list on niche or foreign portals, compare the exact list of API-connected channels at each vendor. If you work mostly on Airbnb and Booking.com, the difference will lie more in how well changes and cancellations are tracked than in the number of channels. To understand what's at stake, read API vs iCal: which sync to choose?.

Messaging and artificial intelligence

Smoobu automates guest communication with scheduled messages and a shared inbox. Boostinghost adds an AI that answers guests' questions from the welcome book and the current booking, in 26 languages. It waits a moment for the guest to finish writing so it can answer in one go, and passes the conversation to the host by notification when it's unsure or a sensitive situation comes up. The AI can be turned off per property or globally.

The best test is the same for both: take ten real questions from your history (late arrival, parking, heating, invoice) and compare accuracy, tone and the decision to hand off to a human. Our guide Which PMS with artificial intelligence? details the method.

Cleaning, team and owners

This is where the two positionings differ most. Boostinghost was designed to run a property management business:

• cleaning jobs linked to departures, with a default cleaner per property;
• custom checklists and photo rules (minimum number, photos taken with the device, photos per room);
• restocking requests from cleaners;
• sub-accounts with precise permissions (calendar, messages, cleaning, finances, security deposits…);
• owner invoicing, expenses and tax certificates from the Pro plan;
• Agency Mode to oversee your owner clients' accounts (Agency plan).

Smoobu also offers team accounts and management features. If your business relies on management agreements with payouts to owners, ask each vendor for a demo focused on that point. See also How to choose a PMS for a multi-owner property management company.

Direct booking and payments

Smoobu highlights a no-code website builder, presented as included and commission-free on direct bookings. Boostinghost offers BHGuest, a direct booking app branded for your business, with Stripe payment and promo codes. Bookings made through BHGuest carry a 3% Boostinghost service fee; payments and security deposits collected through your own connected Stripe account carry no Boostinghost fee (only Stripe fees apply).

Prices: how to compare fairly

Both vendors publish their prices. At Boostinghost, the prices noted on October 7, 2026, as a launch offer and including VAT, are: Starter at €15 a month (1 property included, up to 3), Pro at €49 a month (4 properties included, up to 50), Agency at €299 a month (51 properties included). Dynamic pricing is an option at €4.99 per property. Smoobu publishes a price list per plan and per property on its pricing page, with paid options.

To compare, calculate the monthly cost for your exact number of properties, with the options you'll actually need (dynamic pricing, text messages, advanced permissions) and payment fees.

Two concrete workflows in Boostinghost

An Italian guest books on Airbnb for Friday:

1. The booking arrives through the API connection and closes the dates on the other channels.
2. The confirmation message goes out, automatically translated into Italian.
3. The guest asks whether they can park: the AI answers from the parking section of the welcome book.
4. The security deposit request goes out at the scheduled time; you track its status in the security deposits tab.
5. At check-out, the cleaning job shows up for the cleaner, who approves it with photos.

Month-end for an owner:

1. Open the property's report: revenue, platform commissions, cleaning and tourist tax are already calculated.
2. Add any expenses paid on the owner's behalf (small repairs, purchases).
3. Generate the numbered invoice from the owner's record and send it.

Moving from Smoobu to Boostinghost without breaking anything

1. Export the list of your future bookings and note your message templates.
2. Create your properties in Boostinghost and fill in the welcome books.
3. Disconnect a property from Smoobu, then connect it to Boostinghost: two tools connected to the same listing at the same time create conflicts.
4. Compare the imported future bookings with your export, one by one.
5. Recreate the scheduled messages and check their triggers.
6. Repeat property by property, outside your busy period, and keep the old account readable during the transition.

Our full method: How to change PMS without losing your bookings.

Who is each solution for?

Smoobu suits owners and small managers looking for a proven tool, a simple direct booking website and a wide choice of integrations. Boostinghost is aimed more at multi-property owners and property management companies that want guest AI, cleaning, security deposits and owner invoicing in a single interface.