OmniStay or Smoobu? · Comparison updated on 25 October 2026
Smoobu is all-in-one holiday rental software, born in Berlin: channel manager, booking engine and website, priced per property per month. OmniStay was designed by a property manager, for property managers and hosts, entirely in French, at €9.90 per listing per month. Here is what each one offers, point by point.
Feature by feature
What Smoobu offers according to its own website, reviewed between 21 and 25 October 2026, compared with OmniStay as it is live today.
| Feature | OmniStay | Smoobu |
|---|---|---|
| Property manager’s showcase website, to find owners | Add-on |
No |
| Instagram and TikTok posts ready every week | Add-on · Beta |
No |
| Guest app in 7 languages | Nothing to install |
Yes Digital guest guide for every booking, with online check-in |
| WhatsApp and SMS messages to guests | Add-on |
Partly Through the SMSFactor integration: automated SMS to guests, €0.15 excl. VAT per SMS; WhatsApp not mentioned |
| Referrals: 30 to 50% of your referred clients’ subscription, every month | Up to 50% |
Partly Ambassador programme: a recurring 10% of each referred client’s subscription, capped at €1,000 per referred client |
| Extras sold to guests | Add-on |
Yes Extras (breakfast, parking…) sold at booking, then in the Guest Guide, paid by card (Stripe) or on invoice |
| AI assistant that replies and acts in the guest’s language | Add-on |
Partly AI-suggested replies, to review before sending; being rolled out according to its help centre |
| Run the software from ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini | With the AI add-on |
No |
| Smart locks: one code per stay | One code per stay |
Yes Nuki, igloohome, Yale, TTLock…: €4 per lock per month, after a 14-day trial |
| Revenue estimate as a PDF, to win over an owner | PDF in your colours |
No |
| Tracking the owners you want to sign | Included |
No |
| A reply ready for every review | Reply ready |
Yes Airbnb reviews: read and reply publicly from Smoobu |
| Contracts signed online by owners | Included |
No |
| Owner portal: income and statements in real time | Portal included |
Partly Access through a team account with adjustable permissions, or through an availability link |
| Unified inbox | All in one place |
Yes A single inbox: Airbnb and Booking.com directly, other portals by email |
| Monthly statement and report for each owner | Every month |
No |
| Prices and calendar approved by the owner | Included |
No |
| Automated messages in the guest’s language | In 7 languages |
Yes Yes, on booking, on arrival, on departure, on cancellation… |
| E-invoices in Factur-X format | Factur-X |
No |
| Commission-free direct booking | Add-on |
Yes Booking engine and website included; no fees on Pre-Paid, 0.9% per booking on Flex |
| Tourist tax calculated, return ready to file | Calculated |
Partly For direct bookings (website, booking engine): tourist tax added as an extra item |
| Entries ready for your accountant | Included |
Partly Exports of revenue, bookings and issued invoices, to pass on to the accountant |
| Dynamic pricing | With PriceLabs |
Add-on Built-in add-on at €12.99 per property per month after the trial; or PriceLabs, Beyond… |
| Profitability, targets and forecast per listing | Included |
Partly Gross revenue, nights, bookings and occupancy rate in its statistics; expenses aren’t tracked, according to its help centre |
| Cleaning team app | App included |
No No built-in cleaning task management, according to its help centre; read-only shared schedule or partner tools |
| Airbnb and Booking.com | Airbnb · Direct connectionBooking.com · Direct connection |
Airbnb · Direct connectionBooking.com · Direct connection |
| Inspections with photos | Included |
Partly Through Properly, a partner on its Marketplace: checklists with photo verification and remote inspections |
| Team invoices issued on their behalf | Included |
Partly Through Turno, a partner on its Marketplace: automatic payment of cleaners |
| Several companies, one login | Included |
Yes Several linked Smoobu accounts, switching from one to another without logging in again, with no special plan required |
| Linen, stock and laundry | Included |
Partly Through partners on its Marketplace: Doinn (linen hire, laundry) and Sali (linen hire in Germany, Austria and Switzerland) |
| Incidents passed to the right contractor | Included |
No |
| Software entirely in French | All in French |
Yes Yes, among ten languages to choose from |
| Pre-check-in and police registration form | Included |
Partly Through the Chekin integration: guest registration with the authorities (France, Spain, Italy, Portugal…) |
| Rental agreement accepted online | Included |
No No built-in contract or e-signature, according to its help centre; workaround with a third-party form (Tally, Jotform) sent by automated message |
| Support in French | 7 days a week |
Yes Yes: French support team and help centre in French |
| Security deposits by card hold | Commission-free |
No No built-in deposit, according to its help centre: payment link sent manually or partners (Swikly, ChargeAutomation) |
| Damage and disputes: one file per incident | Included |
No |
| On a phone | iPhone and Android |
Yes iPhone and Android apps |
| Vrbo and Expedia | Vrbo · Direct connectionExpedia · Direct connection |
Vrbo · Via iCal linkExpedia · Direct connection Vrbo: through an iCal link, availability only |
| API, Zapier and Make | API, Zapier, Make |
Yes Public REST API, documented |
| Import from your current software | Automatic |
Partly On request, its support team imports past bookings from a spreadsheet, according to its help centre |
| Price for 10 listings, per month | €99no commitment | €143 excl. VATPre-Paid, billed monthly |
For 10 listings, €44 less per month with OmniStay, or €528 a year.
OmniStay in action
Which one should you choose?
Smoobu at a glance
All-in-one holiday rental management software (channel manager, bookings, booking engine, website), for hosts and property managers.
What Smoobu highlights:
OmniStay at a glance
The software designed by a property manager, for property managers and hosts: everything in French, €9.90 per listing per month.
What we highlight:
Switching from Smoobu to OmniStay
Good to know: with Smoobu, you need a paid account (not a free trial). Otherwise, an export of your bookings is enough. Nothing is deleted in Smoobu: you stop your subscription once everything is connected.
FAQ
Yes, for short-term rental property managers and hosts: calendar synced with Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and Vrbo, automated messages, cleaning, owners, deposits and invoices, in a single piece of software in French, at €9.90 per listing per month. The table above shows what each one offers, according to its own website.
Yes. Copy your “API key” and your “Secret” in Smoobu, then paste these codes into OmniStay: your properties, bookings, blocked dates and prices arrive on their own, and every upcoming booking is checked, one by one. Your listings stay online throughout the switch: the guide tells you in which order to connect Airbnb, then Booking.com, and nothing is deleted in Smoobu.
OmniStay costs €9.90 per listing per month, with no commitment and no setup fee: calendar, messages, team, owners and statements included. The AI assistant, the showcase website and payments are available as add-ons, in the app. The demo is free, no account needed.
Comparison drawn up by OmniStay on 25 October 2026, based on Smoobu’s public pages (viewed between 21 and 25 October 2026) and the live OmniStay software. “No”: its website doesn’t offer it; “Partly”: partly, or through a partner tool. Offers change: has something changed, or does it look inaccurate to you? Write to bonjour@omnistay.ai and we’ll correct it.
Smoobu is a trademark of its publisher (Smoobu GmbH, Berlin, Germany). It is mentioned solely for comparison: OmniStay has no connection with this publisher, and is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by it.