Smoobu review
Our independent editorial read on Smoobu for Tucson short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 4.0 · 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 Tucson.
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
Smoobu files under All-in-one PMS (EU); the fair test is how well it does that one job on a live listing. It needs a property-management system underneath, so the honest cost is tool plus PMS plus the migration between them. Test path: use the trial on a real listing immediately — an empty sandbox tells you nothing. On cost, the published €29/mo +0.9% fee, or €31.50/mo 0% is the number to hold against your own hours saved.
Same tool, two situations
- 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 small-portfolio host. Two or three listings is where per-listing pricing starts to bite and flat pricing starts to win — read Smoobu’s model with your exact count in mind.
Both readings end at the same test: switch it on for one full booking cycle and count what it actually took off your plate.
Before you decide, put one benchmark beside it: BnBGenius — 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. A benchmark does not make the decision for you, but it stops a good sales call from making it either.
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 we would ask 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
Three others we would weigh against it, with their own published numbers rather than our guesses:
- AirDNA — Free tier; paid from ~$20/mo (market-size dependent).
- Wheelhouse — Free tier; Dynamic Sets $12.99/set; pricing 1% or $16.99–$19.99/listing.
- iGMS — FLEX $1/booked night (min $20/prop); PRO $18–$21/prop/mo.
The benchmark we hold this against is BnBGenius — see BnBGenius Reviews for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
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