Side‑by‑Side Comparison
We lined up the metrics hostel managers actually lose sleep over—no buzzwords, just the euros, minutes and clicks that hit reception every day.
Sirvoy
Hostel Mate
Sirvoy
vsHostel Mate
$54+
Price (Monthly)
$37
Price (Monthly)
$54+
$37
€0.14 per SMS
SMS & Notification Fees
$0
SMS & Notification Fees
€0.14 per SMS
$0
4 beds = 1 room tiering
Pricing Transparency
Flat subscription
Pricing Transparency
4 beds = 1 room tiering
Flat subscription
≈1 week
Setup Time
Live in <4 h
Setup Time
≈1 week
Live in <4 h
Manual spreadsheets
Dynamic Pricing Included
Native hourly
Dynamic Pricing Included
Manual spreadsheets
Native hourly
20 (Starter)
Extras/Upsells Limit
Unlimited
Extras/Upsells Limit
20 (Starter)
Unlimited
Why Bed‑Count Pricing Hurts Hostels
Sirvoy charges by room blocks—add a set of bunk beds and your subscription climbs a tier. Hostel Mate’s flat subscription fee means the only thing skyrocketing is your occupancy, not your invoice.
- 4 dorm beds count as 1 ‘room’—spread four‑high bunks and watch the bill balloon
- SMS reminders billed at up to €0.14 each eat into razor‑thin dorm margins
- Starter plan limits you to 20 paid extras—forget upselling bar crawls after that
- No native revenue management—Sunday spreadsheet marathons still required
- Per‑account cap of 1,500 units forces mega‑hostels to juggle multiple logins
- Channel pushes can take minutes, risking double‑bookings when beds move fast
Built by backpackers during a night‑shift, not spreadsheets in conference rooms
The first Hostel Mate prototype was scribbled on a scratched reception desk at 3 a.m. while juggling seven walk‑ins and a broken card reader. We kept the caffeine but ditched the spreadsheets.
Sirvoy deserves kudos for smoothing motel admin, yet hostels juggle triple the turnover. You need workflows tuned for dorm chaos and 12‑person karaoke check‑ins—not polite continental breakfasts.
12 Ways Hostel Mate Hands You Your Evenings Back
- Bulk‑edit dorm rates for an entire year—20‑second revenue hack straight in the calendar
- Commission‑free payment links slash €1,800 average annual gateway fees
- Role‑based permissions keep volunteers out of sensitive folios (and your accountant sane)
- Real‑time dorm map flags overbookings before they reach reception desk
- Wait‑list autoswaps cancel‑outs into confirmed beds in milliseconds
- SMS and WhatsApp pre‑arrival packs drop reception emails by 60 %
- Tap‑to‑check‑in kiosks capture passports and e‑signatures even after lights‑out
- Hourly revenue dashboard tracks RevPAD and dorm utilisation without spreadsheets
- Granular audit log answers "who voided invoice #2937?" in one click
- Built‑in upsell widgets move surf lessons and bar crawls—extra €4 per guest on average
Real‑World Hostel Problems We Fix
We sliced out the buzzwords and tackled actual 2 a.m. reception nightmares.
Bed‑Count Billing
Flat subscription pricing lets you add bunks without adding panic.
Dynamic Pricing Paralysis
Stop copy‑pasting from spreadsheets. Hostel Mate adjusts rates hourly based on demand, weather and local events.
Dorm Shuffle Drama
Drag‑and‑drop bunks, flag gender prefs, auto‑balance rooms—all on one colour‑coded map.
OTA Lag
60‑second pushes keep Booking.com, Hostelworld and Airbnb synced—goodbye double‑bookings.
Volunteer Permission Chaos
Granular roles mean a two‑week volunteer can’t accidentally void your end‑of‑year financials.
Spreadsheet Sundays
Revenue, occupancy and RevPAD dashboards auto‑email your inbox every Monday morning—no manual reports.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Sirvoy charges by ‘room’, and four dorm beds count as one room. When you stack triple bunks or seasonal extra mattresses, the bill creeps up faster than a full‑moon party guest list. Hostel Mate charges per active bed— no surprise jumps when you squeeze in festival volunteers.
Not out of the box. Sirvoy offers manual rate management but no built‑in revenue brain. Most hostels still juggle spreadsheets or pay another subscription. Hostel Mate ships airline‑style demand logic that spikes Saturday night rates and softens shoulder nights while you sleep.
Sirvoy’s core plans look cheap, but every SMS reminder costs up to €0.14 and the Starter tier caps add‑ons at 20 extras. Hostel Mate bundles unlimited extras and WhatsApp reminders so you’re not nickel‑and‑dimed for each late‑checkout upsell.
Documentation pegs most channel pushes at ‘a couple of minutes’. That’s an eternity when fifty beds flip during happy hour. Hostel Mate’s channel manager clears inventory changes in under 60 seconds—saving you the midnight sofa‑surf apology tour.
One Sirvoy account tops out at 1,500 units. A mega‑hostel with satellite dorms either juggles multiple logins or pays for extra accounts. Hostel Mate scales to 10,000 beds on a single dashboard—handy when you annex that next‑door co‑working loft.
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All competitor information was gathered from publicly available sources as of July 22 2025. Pricing, features and trademarks belong to their respective owners and may change without notice. Hostel Mate is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sirvoy.