Smoobu alternatives

Five honest options
for hosts leaving Smoobu.

Ranked by who they fit, not who paid for the listing. Yes — that includes telling you when to stay on Smoobu.

Last verified 2026-05-09
Why people leave

Four real reasons hosts churn from Smoobu

iCal lag during high-season weekends

Smoobu polls iCal feeds roughly every 15 minutes. On peak Saturdays this is enough time for the same room to get booked on two channels — and you eat the relocation.

Per-unit pricing scales painfully past 5 units

What starts as €19.95 at one unit becomes €15+ × N once you list a second. Hosts hitting unit 8–10 typically start shopping.

Direct booking widget keeps Smoobu branding on entry plan

If your guests notice 'Powered by Smoobu' on your own domain, you're paying to advertise a competitor's brand on your booking page.

Mobile app is functional but dated

Several G2 reviews flag the iOS app as crash-prone and slow to load reservations. The web app is fine; the native experience lags.

Five alternatives, ranked by fit

  1. 1

    BookBed

    That's us
    Best for · Solo host, 1–3 units.

    60-second iCal sync vs Smoobu's ~15-minute polling — fewer double bookings during high-traffic weekends. Plan-tier pricing scales better at <10 units. Two Smoobu units cost ~€34/mo; BookBed Pro covers 25 units for €29 annual.

    Full BookBed vs Smoobu comparison →
  2. 2

    Hostaway

    Visit Hostaway →
    Best for · Agencies running 50+ units on multiple OTAs with a sales-led onboarding budget.

    Heavyweight PMS with strong API and a real implementation team — but you're paying for it. If you've outgrown Smoobu and have €5k+ to spend on onboarding, this is the next stop.

  3. 3

    Lodgify

    Visit Lodgify →
    Best for · Hosts who want a website + booking engine bundled, not just a PMS.

    Lodgify leads with website templates. If your Smoobu pain is mostly 'I don't have a real direct-booking site,' this is worth a look. Ignore it if you already have a brand site.

  4. 4

    Hospitable (formerly Smartbnb)

    Visit Hospitable (formerly Smartbnb) →
    Best for · Airbnb-heavy hosts who want best-in-class guest messaging automation.

    Strongest auto-messaging in the category and a generous free tier on direct OTA. Weaker on direct bookings and iCal-only channels.

  5. 5

    iGMS

    Visit iGMS →
    Best for · Solo hosts willing to trade some polish for a free tier.

    Free up to a small unit count, then mid-tier paid. Good if your evaluation budget is zero. UI is older.

How to leave Smoobu cleanly

One afternoon, no double bookings.

  1. 1.In Smoobu: Settings → Apartments → Export reservations as CSV. Pull last 24 months.
  2. 2.Pause iCal links on Airbnb / Booking.com pointing at Smoobu.
  3. 3.In BookBed: Onboarding → Import → upload the CSV. Map fields (we auto-detect Smoobu's column names).
  4. 4.Re-point your Airbnb / Booking.com iCal exports at the URLs BookBed gives you. ~5 minutes per channel.
  5. 5.Move your domain CNAME from app.smoobu.com to widget.bookbed.io if you embed the booking widget.
  6. 6.Cancel Smoobu after 30 days of overlap to confirm no stragglers (cleaners using legacy iCal links, etc.).

This checklist works whether you land on BookBed or one of the four options above. The hardest part is always re-pointing iCal feeds — do that during a low-occupancy window.

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