- Visby for Hotels
- Visby vs Bookboost
Visby vs Bookboost
Visby vs Bookboost: hotel guest app comparison
Bookboost is a guest CRM and messaging platform first, with a no-download guest app as an add-on. It is priced per room per month by module, with a €399 (US$465) monthly minimum.
Visby for Hotels is a guest app first: free to start, set up yourself in minutes, and built around guests asking, booking and paying in one place.
Side by side
From each company’s own website, checked October 2026. Features change, so confirm anything that decides it for you in a demo.
| Visby for Hotels | Bookboost | |
|---|---|---|
| How guests open it | Lobby QR or link opens in the phone browser. No download. | Web guest app, no download (an add-on module) |
| Requests and chat | Requests and guest chat in one team inbox | Shared Inbox module |
| Upsells and extras | Spa, dining, late checkout and extras, bookable and paid by card in the app | Upsells in the Guest App add-on |
| Online check-in | Optional online check-in (registration card, card on file for extras) | Online check-in and checkout in the Guest App |
| Digital room keys | No digital keys | Door locks add-on listed as coming soon |
| AI | AI answers guest questions in your hotel’s voice and hands off to your team | AI Agent add-on |
| Pricing | Free to start (Visby takes a small share of sales), or a flat monthly plan with no commission | Published per room per month by module (Guest App €1.40 / $1.60, plus the required data platform and Journey modules). Minimum €399 / US$465 a month. |
| Best for | Independent and boutique hotels that want a branded guest app live this week | Hotel groups that want a guest CRM and automated messaging, with the guest app as an add-on |
What Bookboost is
Bookboost calls itself the hospitality engagement platform: a guest data platform with messaging and automation. Its Guest App is an add-on that needs no download, with online check-in and checkout, a digital guide, upsells and feedback. Other modules cover automated guest journeys, a shared inbox, broadcasts and an AI agent. Every module is priced per room per month, with a monthly minimum.
Where each one is stronger
Choose Bookboost if
- You want a guest data platform and marketing broadcasts, not only a guest app.
- You want automated messages across the whole guest journey.
- You run several properties and want to buy module by module, priced per room.
Choose Visby if
- You are a single independent hotel and a €399 monthly minimum is more than you want to spend to start.
- You want the guest app to be the product, not an add-on to a CRM.
- You want guests to book and pay for extras by card in the app from day one.
- You want it live today, set up yourself.
Sources
Also compared: Visby vs Duve, Visby vs Canary Technologies, Visby vs STAY, Visby vs Akia. Or see the full roundup.
Questions hotels ask
Straight answers. For anything else, book a 30-minute demo or email hello@visbytravel.com.
Is Visby for Hotels a Bookboost alternative?
If what you need is a branded guest app with requests, chat and bookable extras, yes, and it is free to start. If you need a guest CRM with marketing broadcasts, Bookboost does more there.
Does Bookboost need a download?
No. Bookboost says there is no need to download anything for its Guest App. Visby for Hotels also opens in the browser.
How much does Bookboost cost?
Bookboost publishes prices per room per month by module. The required data platform is €2.20 ($2.60), Journey €2.80 ($3.30) and the Guest App add-on €1.40 ($1.60), with a minimum of €399 (US$465) a month (Bookboost pricing page, October 2026).
How much does Visby for Hotels cost?
Two plans. The Performance plan has no upfront or monthly fee: Visby earns a small share of what guests buy through checkout. The Platform plan is a flat monthly fee sized to your room count, with no commission on sales. Standard card processing applies on both.