Smoobu review (2026): is it worth €29 a month?
Vacation rental channel manager and booking system, priced by unit
Smoobu report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 24, 2026
Best for European hosts with a few apartments
Smoobu syncs calendars with Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and other portals and takes direct bookings through its own booking site, with the core features on every plan. It's billed in euros, from €29 a month for one unit plus 0.9% of each booking, with more for each extra unit. Dynamic pricing is a separate product, and the listing shows no owner statements or cleaning tasks.
Who Smoobu is for
- Fits if you rent a few apartments or a B&B in Europe and pay in euros
- Works for hosts who list on Booking.com and Expedia as well as Airbnb
Who Smoobu is not for
- Watch out: subscriptions are billed in euros, and the dollar and pound prices on the page are only estimates
- Pricey if you add units or people: each extra unit is €12 a month before discounts, and write-access accounts start at €12
- Not for you if you want dynamic pricing built in, as it's a separate product, with two months free on Pro+
- Tight if you manage for owners, since no owner statements or cleaning tasks are on record
- Watch out: cancelling takes 30 days' notice and only ends the plan at the next renewal
Why Smoobu 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€29 a month for one unit plus 0.9% of each booking, or €31.50 a month billed yearly with no booking fee. In dollars that sits between this category's middle ($25.52) and its dearer quarter ($40). Extra units start at €9.60 each.
- CFree plan and trialA 14-day trial of Smoobu Professional with no card needed and nothing held back. There's no free plan.
- CFeaturesChannel sync with 100+ portals, a booking engine and website, scheduled guest messages, online check-in, invoicing, team accounts and an API. The gaps: dynamic pricing is a separate product, and no owner statements or cleaning tasks are on record.
- CEase of useNo app-store rating on record. You connect your portals and build the booking website yourself, so there's setup to do.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, full API access and connections to 40+ other apps, plus Stripe and PayPal. There's no desktop app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Smoobu's own pages on 24 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Smoobu's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 2 of the 10 other vacation rental tools we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 0 of 10) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $32.50 a month, against a middle price of $22.76 for the category: 5 of the 7 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 11 vacation rental tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Smoobu’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 10, level with 8
- CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 10, level with 7
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 10, level with 1
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 10, level with 9
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 10, level with 10
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 8 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 Smoobu, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Smoobu 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.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 6 of the 10 other vacation rental tools grade higher. It costs $389.97 a year.
What you could make
- Invoicing and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Two-way connections to Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Smoobu’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 Smoobu?
Smoobu is vacation rental software from Berlin, part of HomeToGo since 2021. It syncs calendars with Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and other booking portals, schedules guest messages, and takes direct bookings through its own booking engine and website builder. Every plan includes the core features; the plans differ in booking commission, invoicing extras and support.
Worth knowing
- Subscriptions are billed in euros; the dollar and pound prices on the page are estimates at the exchange rate.
- Each extra unit adds €12 a month before discounts, and extra write-access accounts start at €12 a month.
- Plans can be cancelled with 30 days' notice, and cancellation takes effect at the next renewal.
- Smoobu Dynamic Pricing is a separate product; Pro+ includes two months of it free.
Key features
- Channel manager
- Connects Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia by API and syncs availability with over 100 booking portals, with price sync on every plan.
- Booking engine and website builder
- Take direct bookings with Stripe or PayPal through a booking system and a website you build in Smoobu, on your own domain on every plan.
- Guest communication
- Personalized message templates sent on a schedule, online check-in, a digital guest guide and guest records (CRM).
- Invoicing
- A newer invoicing system is included, and Pro+ adds e-invoicing; both depend on market availability.
- Team accounts and statistics
- Add team members with their own access, and track performance with built-in statistics.
- Apps and API
- iOS and Android apps for bookings on the go, full API access, and connections to more than 40 other apps.
Smoobu pricing
As of Oct 24, 2026, Smoobu is a paid product with a free trial, starting at €29 per month for 1 unit, plus 0.9% per booking (Professional Flex).
- Starts at
- €29 per month for 1 unit, plus 0.9% per booking (Professional Flex)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of Smoobu Professional, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Flex | €29per month for 1 unit, plus 0.9% per booking | Everything in Professional Prepaid, but with a 0.9% fee on each booking instead of a higher subscription. Each extra unit adds to the monthly price. |
| Professional Prepaid | €31.50per month for 1 unit, billed yearly (€35 billed monthly) | No booking fee. Channel manager, booking website, invoicing, apps and API. Extra units from €9.60 each; €128.70 a month at 10 units, billed yearly. |
| Pro+ | €49.50per month for 1 unit, billed yearly (€55 billed monthly) | Adds e-invoicing, two months of Smoobu Dynamic Pricing free, prioritized support and two write-access accounts, where available in your market. |
Read from smoobu.com on Oct 24, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Smoobu before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 10% yearly or 20% on a two-year plan
Smoobu's pricing page gives 10% off annual plans and 20% off two-year plans, which brings Professional Prepaid to €28 a month for one unit.
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Common questions
Does Smoobu have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Smoobu is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Smoobu have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Smoobu is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Smoobu open source?
Smoobu is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 24, 2026.
Does Smoobu have an API?
Yes. Smoobu offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 24, 2026.