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Pay per booking or a flat monthly price?

Some plans charge less each month and take a cut of every booking. Enter what your listings earn to see where the flat plan starts to win.

Prices checked 15 November 2026.

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Subscription and booking fees only, before VAT and add-ons. To price whole setups, use the calculator.

Pay per booking or pay flat?

Each vendor’s pay-per-booking plan against its own flat plan, in your currency at the ECB rate of 2026-11-13.

  • SmoobuPrepaid is cheaper
    Flex
    €63.50 / month
    €41 a month + 0.9% of bookings
    Prepaid
    €47.00 / month
    flat monthly price

    Break-even: €4,000 of bookings per listing a year. Below it, Flex costs less.

  • UplistingIndependent Host is cheaper
    Pay as you go
    €75.00 / month
    $0 a month + 3% of bookings
    Independent Host
    €46.15 / month
    flat monthly price

    Break-even: €9,229 of bookings per listing a year. Below it, Pay as you go costs less.

  • iGMSFLEX is cheaper
    FLEX
    €36.19 / month
    $1 per booked night, at least $20 per property
    PRO
    €50.67 / month
    flat monthly price

    Break-even: 28 booked nights per listing a month. Below it, FLEX costs less. PRO adds AI replies, a booking website and an owner portal.

Prices checked 14 and 15 November 2026 on each vendor’s pricing page, excluding VAT. More on Smoobu’s two plans in our Flex vs Prepaid guide.