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Every guidebook app, priced in the open.
Most comparison pages are written to sell you something. So is this one, but it has the real numbers, links to every rival, and a plain answer to when they're the better fit.
Prices, in the open
What a digital guidebook actually costs
Half this market hides its pricing behind calculators and demo calls. So here is everyone’s entry price for one property, as published in June 2026, ours included.
Checked against each provider’s public pricing page or widely published listings in June 2026. Prices change and currencies vary, always confirm on the provider’s own site. All trademarks belong to their owners; we’re not affiliated with any of them.
The honest fit guide
When a rival is genuinely the better choice
Touch Stay
You want an AI chatbot answering guests inside the guide and don't mind paying the category's highest price for it.
Full comparisonHostfully Guidebooks
You already run Hostfully's PMS, or you want one free guidebook and can live with its limits.
Full comparisonRueBaRue
You're a US team that lives in SMS and wants scheduled texting more than a beautiful guide.
Full comparisonYourWelcome
You specifically want a physical tablet on the kitchen counter and accept the hardware contract.
Full comparisonGuestView Guide
It shut down in October 2024. If you're migrating from it, here's what to do.
Full comparisonGuestGuru
You want an AI bot to auto-reply to guest messages in your OTA inbox, rather than a guide guests read themselves.
Full comparisonSmartxStay
You let in Central or Southern Europe and want local-market fit with in-guide upsell modules.
Full comparisonFor everything else, a beautiful, on-brand guide from £9.99/mo with a no-card trial, we’d obviously suggest starting with StayBinder.
Before you choose
Questions hosts ask when comparing
What does a digital guidebook cost in 2026?
Entry prices for one property range from about £6 to £12 a month for web-based guidebooks (StayBinder is £9.99 a month for your first property, then £4.99 for each extra), $9.99 a month for SMS-led tools like RueBaRue, around $450 a year for tablet hardware like YourWelcome, and $120+ a month for hotel-grade platforms like Duve.
Which digital guidebook apps have a free trial without a card?
StayBinder (14 days), Guidey (14 days) and RueBaRue (14 days) offer no-card trials. Hostfully gives the first guidebook free with limits. Touch Stay offers 14 days but typically asks for a card. Duve, Operto and Enso Connect are demo-only.
Is StayBinder really everything-included from £9.99?
Yes. Every feature, unlimited guest scans, the design studio, auto-translation into 7 languages, the QR flyer and analytics are in one clear price. You pay £9.99 a month for your first live property, then £4.99 for each extra, and nothing for paused ones.
When is StayBinder not the right choice?
If you need an in-guide AI chatbot, deep PMS integrations or US SMS messaging today, Touch Stay, Hostfully or RueBaRue may fit better. We compare honestly on each page so you can decide quickly.
Explore StayBinder
A digital welcome book replaces the printed house folder, one QR code opens your Wi-Fi, check-out, house manual and local tips on the guest's own phone. Always current, no app, no login.
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Set up your first property free this afternoon and be live before your next check-in.
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