Lodgify vs Smoobu: pricing and fit compared

This page compares Lodgify's and Smoobu's own published plans, read from their official pricing pages on 11 November 2026. Lodgify publishes in US dollars and Smoobu in euros; this page never converts or adds the two currencies together, only describes each vendor's own model. A third option, Prime Host, is covered near the end.

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Updated 2026-11-11

The short answer

Lodgify and Smoobu are both vacation-rental and short-term-rental software, and both publish prices — in different currencies and different units. Lodgify shows four fixed plan tiers (Basic, Starter, Professional, Ultimate) priced per property in US dollars, with its page defaulting to one property on monthly billing. Smoobu shows three plans (Professional Flex, Professional Prepaid, Teams Pro+) priced per unit in euros, with its page defaulting to one unit on 2-year billing.

Lodgify states 0% booking fee on every plan, with a 1% transaction fee only on guest payments taken online through a payment gateway such as Stripe or PayPal; manually collected payments carry no transaction fee. Smoobu's Professional Prepaid and Teams Pro+ plans are commission-free, while Professional Flex charges 0.9% per booking.

Choose Lodgify if a US-dollar, per-property plan with a built-in direct-booking website and payment gateway fits how you sell. Choose Smoobu if a euro, per-unit plan with a longer-term billing discount fits your numbers better. This page doesn't tell you which currency is 'cheaper' — that depends on your own exchange rate and billing period, not a number either vendor publishes.

At a glance

Lodgify's figures are in US dollars; Smoobu's are in euros. The two currencies are not converted or compared numerically anywhere on this page.

	Lodgify	Smoobu
Pricing model	Four fixed tiers priced per property; default view is 1 property, monthly billing, in USD	Three tiers priced per unit; page defaults to 2-year billing, shown for one unit, in EUR
Entry plan	Basic: $14/month, limited to 1 property	Professional Prepaid: €10.50/month for one unit on 2-year billing (shown struck through at €35/month)
Top plan shown	Ultimate: $68/month, no property cap stated	Teams Pro+: €16.50/month for one unit on 2-year billing (shown struck through at €55/month)
Booking fee	0% on every plan; a 1% transaction fee on guest payments taken online through a payment gateway	0% on Professional Prepaid and Teams Pro+; 0.9% per booking on Professional Flex
Free trial	7-day free trial, no credit card needed	14-day free trial, no credit card needed

Choose Lodgify or choose Smoobu?

Choose Lodgify if…

You want a direct-booking website, booking engine and payment gateway bundled in from the Starter tier up, priced per property in US dollars. Basic starts at $14/month (limited to 1 property), Starter at $26/month (limited to 2 properties), Professional at $47/month and Ultimate at $68/month, all with a stated 0% booking fee and only a 1% transaction fee on online guest payments.

Choose Smoobu if…

You'd rather pay per unit in euros and are comfortable committing to a longer billing period for a lower rate. Professional Prepaid is listed at €10.50/month for one unit on 2-year billing (€35/month otherwise) with 0% commission; Professional Flex is €29/month with a 0.9% per-booking commission instead of the deeper discount.

Pricing models compared

Lodgify's listed prices are in US dollars and shown per property, with the lower two tiers capped by property count: Basic at $14/month for 1 property or less, and Starter at $26/month for 2 properties or less; Professional at $47/month and Ultimate at $68/month have no stated property cap. All four carry a 0% booking fee, with a 1% transaction fee that applies only to guest payments taken online through a payment gateway — payments collected manually, such as cash or bank transfer, carry no such fee.

Smoobu's listed prices are in euros and shown per unit, and depend on which billing period you pick: the page defaults to a 2-year term, where Professional Prepaid shows €10.50/month for one unit (struck through from €35/month) and Teams Pro+ shows €16.50/month for one unit (struck through from €55/month). Professional Flex is €29/month for one unit regardless of billing period, and carries a 0.9% commission per booking rather than that deeper discount.

This page keeps Lodgify's figures in dollars and Smoobu's in euros throughout, and does not convert one into the other or add them together — a $47 Lodgify plan and a €16.50 Smoobu plan answer different questions about your business, not a single 'which is cheaper' number. Prime Host's own pricing is in US dollars too, from $59 per property per month plus a per-room amount on annual billing, with no commission or per-booking fee.

A third option: Prime Host

Where Prime Host fits next to a per-property USD plan and a per-unit EUR plan, and where it doesn't.

What it is

A channel manager with a built-in reservation calendar and a direct booking engine, for independent hotels, hostels, guesthouses and villas.
Public pricing from $59 per property per month on annual billing, plus a per-room amount, in US dollars — with no commission or per-booking fee either way; monthly billing costs 20% more and can be cancelled any month.
One price box: you type the price the guest should see, and the system works out the rate to send to each channel, with every price and availability update read back from the channel to confirm it arrived.
A free trial and a public live demo that needs no sign-up, including a 500-room demo hotel.

Where it doesn't fit

Prime Host is not a full front-desk PMS: there is no night audit, key-card integration or point of sale.
The booking engine cannot take card payments yet and handles one room per booking — Lodgify's and Smoobu's own payment gateways both already take guest payments online.
It runs six channels in production today — Booking.com, Airbnb, Agoda, Expedia, Trip.com and Hostelworld; a 60-channel catalogue can be requested beyond that.
It is a newer product with a smaller customer base than either Lodgify or Smoobu.

How to compare two different currencies honestly

1
Decide your own exchange basis first
If you're genuinely choosing between a USD plan and a EUR plan, write down the exchange rate and date you're using before you compare — don't let either vendor's page decide that for you, since neither publishes the other's currency.
2
Match the billing period, not just the headline price
Lodgify's default view is monthly billing; Smoobu's default is 2-year billing. Switch each to the same billing period — monthly to monthly, or longest to longest — before judging which number is more relevant to you.
3
Add in the fee that applies to you
If you take online guest payments, Lodgify's 1% transaction fee and Smoobu's 0.9% commission on Professional Flex only apply to the plans and payment methods that carry them — check which plan you'd actually be on.
4
Trial both before deciding on price alone
Lodgify offers a 7-day free trial; Smoobu offers 14 days. Use the trial to judge the website builder, booking engine and channel sync for your own listings, not just the plan price.

Sources

Lodgify pricing — lodgify.com/pricing/
Smoobu pricing — smoobu.com/en/pricing
Smoobu channel manager — smoobu.com/en/channel-manager
Prime Host pricing — primehostpartners.com/en/pricing

Vendor facts were read from each vendor's own website on 11 November 2026. Prices and plans change — confirm on the vendor's page before you decide.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lodgify cheaper than Smoobu?

They're priced in different currencies and different units, so this page doesn't convert or compare them numerically. Lodgify's Basic plan is $14/month for 1 property; Smoobu's Professional Prepaid is €10.50/month for one unit on 2-year billing. Use your own exchange rate and billing period to compare what matters to you.

Does either charge a booking fee?

Lodgify states 0% booking fee on every plan, with a 1% transaction fee only on guest payments taken online through a payment gateway. Smoobu's Professional Prepaid and Teams Pro+ are commission-free; Professional Flex charges 0.9% per booking.

Why is Smoobu's price different depending on when I look?

Smoobu's pricing page defaults to a 2-year billing period, which carries the deepest discount off its listed monthly rate. Viewing it with monthly or yearly billing selected instead shows a higher figure for the same plan.

Are there property limits on either vendor's cheapest plan?

Lodgify states its Basic plan is limited to 1 property and its Starter plan to 2 properties; Professional and Ultimate have no stated property cap. Smoobu requires contacting its sales team directly if you manage more than 20 properties.

Where does Prime Host fit next to these two?

Prime Host prices in US dollars per property plus per room, with no commission or per-booking fee, but its booking engine doesn't yet take card payments online the way Lodgify's or Smoobu's do. It's worth comparing on channel distribution and pricing structure rather than on payments.