Boom review (2026): is it worth $30 a month?
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Boom report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for an AI-assisted rental PMS for up to 19 listings
Boom Host is $30 per listing a month for hosts with 1 to 19 listings, with AI guest replies and cleaning automation, and the first month is free. Its feature list is short, and at 20 listings you move to a quote-only product.
Who Boom is for
- Fits if you are an independent host with up to 19 listings and want AI replies
- Works for managers who expect to move to AI-PMS at 20 listings
Who Boom is not for
- Pricey if you have many listings, since $30 each adds up quickly
- Skip it if you want a channel manager on the cheap plan, as that comes with AI-PMS
- Watch out: at 20 listings you must move to a product with no published price
- Watch out: the pricing page states no cancellation or minimum-term policy
Why Boom gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$30 a listing a month, at the dearer end of the category's $15.99 to $30 range. The 20-plus product has no published price.
- CFree plan and trialThe first month is free with no card, then $30 a listing. There is no free plan.
- CFeaturesAI replies, cleaning automation and a booking site on Host. The channel manager, trust accounting and owner reporting come only with AI-PMS at 20 listings.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. Setup starts by connecting an Airbnb account and following a checklist.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo mentioned. No phone app is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Boom's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/boom#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/boom.svg" alt="Boom: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Boom stands among vacation rental tools
Boom's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 13 of the 29 other vacation rental tools we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 1 of 29) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $30 a month, against a middle price of $19.99 for the category: 13 of the 19 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 8 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 30 vacation rental tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Boom’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 29, level with 22
- CFree plan and trialAbove 13 of 29, level with 13
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 29, level with 12
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 29, level with 28
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 29, level with 28
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 20 vacation rental tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Boom, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Boom you would be making two-way connections to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $360 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Two-way connections to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo.
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- Client trust accounts kept the way bar rules require.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
What this rests on. Boom’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Boom?
Boom sells two property management systems with built-in AI: Boom Host for 1-19 listings and Boom AI-PMS for 20 or more. Host covers the calendar, reservations, guest inbox, AI guest replies, cleaning automation and a direct booking site. AI-PMS adds a channel manager, trust accounting and owner reporting, and is priced by quote.
Worth knowing
- The flat $30 price applies only to Boom Host; the 20+ listing product has no published price.
- The listing count, not team size, decides which product you buy, and a move to AI-PMS is needed at 20 listings.
- Boom Host's feature list on the pricing page is short and does not mention a channel manager; that comes with AI-PMS.
- The site gives a first-month-free offer but does not state a cancellation or minimum-term policy on the pricing page.
Key features
- AI guest replies
- Boom Host answers guest messages with AI and automates cleaning tasks, with the calendar and inbox in one place.
- BAM, the AI agent
- BAM, which Boom calls its Business Agentic Manager, works across property data and workflows in both products.
- Direct booking website
- Every Boom Host listing gets its own booking website, and AI-PMS includes direct bookings alongside the channel manager.
- Trust accounting and owner reporting
- Listed as part of Boom AI-PMS for managers with 20 or more listings.
- Airbnb-first setup
- Boom Host starts by connecting an Airbnb account and following a setup checklist; Booking.com and Vrbo are also mentioned on the site.
Boom pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Boom is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $30 per listing / month (Boom Host).
- Starts at
- $30 per listing / month (Boom Host)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- First month free on Boom Host, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Boom Host | $30per listing / month, for 1-19 listings | Calendar, reservations, guest inbox, AI guest replies, cleaning automation and a direct booking website. The first month is free. |
| Boom AI-PMS | Custom | For 20 or more listings. Quoted per portfolio. Adds channel manager, direct bookings, trust accounting, owner reporting and team features. |
Read from boomnow.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Boom before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Boom have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Boom is listed for Web.
Does Boom have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Boom is listed for Web.
Is Boom open source?
Boom is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.