SmoothStay: Host Plan now states each extra unit costs $3.90 (billed yearly) after the first unit at $5.90; previously…
What happened
Between the Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 captures of SmoothStay's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Host Plan now states each extra unit costs $3.90 (billed yearly) after the first unit at $5.90; previously only the first-unit price was shown; Host Plan now advertises a 60-day money-back guarantee (Smooth Start Guarantee) in place of 'Cancel anytime'. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price revealed, feature added) with an upward direction. The current page lists Host Plan at $5.9.
It lands 7 days after SmoothStay's previous change, "SmoothStay adds annual billing to Host plan at $5.90/mo, drops per-unit price" (Oct 12, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "SmoothStay swaps flat $6.90 rate for tiered pricing, adds $2.90 per extra unit" (Oct 5, 2026), "SmoothStay renames volume-discount prompt to match Units metric label" (Sep 21, 2026) and "SmoothStay adds PMS integrations and webhooks to Host Plan" (Aug 17, 2026). SmoothStay has been tracked since 2026-03-03.
In the same window Guesty also changed their Collaboration & Productivity pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Host Plan · Price visibilityRevealedPrice hiddenPrice listed
- Host Plan · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo 60-day money-back guarantee
After60-day money-back guarantee
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Plan | Price visibility | Price hidden | Price listed | Revealed |
| Host Plan | Feature | No 60-day money-back guarantee | 60-day money-back guarantee | Added |
Values as written on SmoothStay's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of SmoothStay's pricing page (www.smoothstay.io) from Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "Price hidden" becomes "Price listed".
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SmoothStay, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026improvedSmoothStay: Host Plan now states each extra unit costs $3.90 (billed yearly) after the first unit at $5.90; previously… · this change
- Oct 12, 2026packagingSmoothStay adds annual billing to Host plan at $5.90/mo, drops per-unit price
- Oct 5, 2026packagingSmoothStay swaps flat $6.90 rate for tiered pricing, adds $2.90 per extra unit
- Sep 21, 2026packagingSmoothStay renames volume-discount prompt to match Units metric label
- Aug 17, 2026improvedSmoothStay adds PMS integrations and webhooks to Host Plan
Across Collaboration & Productivity in the same window
All Collaboration & Productivity changes- GuestySep 14Guesty reveals Lite plan pricing: from $9/month plus 1% per booking
- GuestySep 7Guesty trims Ultimate bundle discount from 33% to 25% off add-ons
- GuestyAug 17Guesty: Lite plan starting price ($9/mo) hidden from pricing page
- GuestyAug 11Guesty: Lite plan restructured to $9/mo + 1% per reservation
- GuestyJul 28Guesty: Lite plan pricing restructured ($9/mo+1%/res → $16-23/mo)
Questions about this change
Did SmoothStay raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: price revealed, feature added.
What changed on SmoothStay's pricing page between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026?
Host Plan price visibility: Price hidden → Price listed, revealed; Host Plan feature: No 60-day money-back guarantee → 60-day money-back guarantee, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does SmoothStay change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for SmoothStay in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "SmoothStay adds annual billing to Host plan at $5.90/mo, drops per-unit price" on Oct 12, 2026; SmoothStay has been tracked since 2026-03-03.