Comparison made on 4 November 2026 from each vendor's public information. Spotted a mistake? Write to us through the contact page and we will correct it.
The short version
- Smoobu costs less from 3 properties. Its Professional Pre-Paid plan costs €35 excl. VAT a month for the first property, then €12 excl. VAT for each extra property (Smoobu's pricing). Vostay costs €19.99 per property on the Hôte plan, with no VAT to add: cheaper for 1 or 2 properties, dearer after that.
- Smoobu connects more channels. Over 100, including Airbnb, Booking.com, HomeToGo and Expedia directly (help centre), and Vrbo by iCal only (help centre). Vostay connects Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, through Beds24.
- The two AIs do different jobs. Smoobu's suggests a reply that you send (help centre). Vostay's replies on its own, topic by topic, once it has earned it.
- Cleaning and owners. Smoobu says it has no cleaning task workflow and points to partners (help centre); we found no owner statement in its documentation. Vostay runs cleaning with an app for cleaners, and prepares owner statements from the Conciergerie plan up.
- What Smoobu has that Vostay doesn't. An included booking engine and website builder (Smoobu's pricing page), and dynamic pricing as an add-on. Vostay has neither.
Features side by side
| Vostay | Smoobu | |
|---|---|---|
| Channel manager | Yes: Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, through Beds24; full Vrbo connection from 5 properties (a Beds24 condition) | Yes: 100+ channels; Vrbo by iCal, availability only, up to 24 hours' delay |
| Unified inbox | Yes: all your Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo accounts | Yes: a "Messages" inbox for connected channels (help centre) |
| AI: replies on its own or suggests | Replies on its own, topic by topic, after 20 checked replies | Suggests: you click to get a reply, then send it; not on every account yet |
| Phone answering | Yes, Intégral plan: Vostay Voice | Not specified |
| Cleaning and cleaners' app | Yes: a cleaning for every check-out, checklist, photos, cleaners' pay tracked | Not built in: free read-only logins for cleaners, tasks through partners (Turno, Doinn, Properly, TIDY, Sali) |
| Accounting and owner statements | Yes: accounting in all 3 plans; owner statements and commissions from Conciergerie up | Partial: guest invoices, analytics and booking exports (help centre); owner statements not specified |
| Welcome book | Yes: one link per booking | Yes: "Guest Guide" included (Smoobu page) |
| Direct booking website | No | Yes: booking engine (Stripe, PayPal) and website builder |
| Support in French | Yes | Not specified: French help centre, support language not stated; tickets and booked calls, Monday to Friday (contact) |
Prices
Smoobu shows its prices excluding VAT; VAT is added at checkout (pricing, checked on 4 November 2026):
- Professional Pre-Paid: €35 excl. VAT for the first property, €12 excl. VAT for each extra one; −10% yearly, −20% for two years.
- Professional Flex: €29 excl. VAT for one property, plus 0.9% on bookings from channels and the booking engine; switched on by the sales team.
- Teams Pro+: €55 excl. VAT for the first property.
- A quote above 20 properties, no setup fee. Each team member with write access costs €15 excl. VAT a month; read-only logins are free.
- Dynamic pricing add-on: €12.99 excl. VAT per property per month (Smoobu page).
- A 14-day trial with no card (help centre).
Vostay costs €19.99 (Hôte), €24.99 (Conciergerie) or €29.99 (Intégral, with Vostay Voice) per property per month. VAT not applicable (art. 293 B of the French Tax Code): the price shown is the price paid. No setup fee, no commission, no commitment. An automatic discount of −10% from the 10th to the 19th property and −20% from the 20th to the 49th. A 30-day trial on Intégral, with no card.
Example: 1, 5 and 15 properties, billed monthly
| 1 property | 5 properties | 15 properties | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoobu Professional Pre-Paid | €35 excl. VAT | €83 excl. VAT | €203 excl. VAT |
| Vostay Hôte | €19.99 | €99.95 | €287.86 |
| Vostay Conciergerie | €24.99 | €124.95 | €359.86 |
| Vostay Intégral | €29.99 | €149.95 | €431.86 |
Smoobu's sum: €35 plus €12 for each extra property. Vostay's sum: a price per property, with −10% on the 10th to the 15th property. Smoobu's prices exclude VAT; Vostay's have no VAT to add.
For 1 or 2 properties, Vostay Hôte costs less; from 3, Smoobu costs less on the subscription. The difference matches what Vostay includes and Smoobu does not have built in: the AI that replies on its own, the cleaning module, phone answering on Intégral and, from Conciergerie up, owner statements and a team with no limit on users.
When to choose Smoobu
- You have several properties, you reply to guests yourself and organise cleaning yourself or with a partner such as Turno: from 3 properties, Smoobu costs less.
- You list on channels beyond Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo: Smoobu connects over 100, including HomeToGo and Expedia directly.
- You want a direct booking website and a booking engine, included in the subscription.
- You want dynamic pricing: Smoobu offers it as an add-on. Vostay does not do dynamic pricing.
When to choose Vostay
- You want the AI to reply on its own to everyday questions, in the guest's language, and hand over when it is unsure: see AI messaging.
- You want cleaning in the same tool: a cleaning created for every check-out, an app for your cleaners, a check before arrival. See cleaning management.
- You are a conciergerie and want one statement per owner, with your commission worked out: see accounting.
- You list on Vrbo and want prices and messages synced there too. Vostay goes through Beds24, which keeps that full connection for managers of at least five properties.
- Your guests call: on Intégral, Vostay Voice picks up 24/7.
For the full picture, see the conciergerie software page and pricing. More comparisons: Vostay or Lodgify, Vostay or Superhote.