Travel404 vs Sirvoy
Sirvoy is a simple, cheap booking system that a lot of small hostels like. Travel404 is built specifically for dorms, beds and the community side of running a hostel. Here is where each one actually wins.
Sirvoy started as a booking system for small independent properties — B&Bs, guesthouses, single-unit rentals — and it does that job well: cheap, simple, no contracts. It has since added dorm room support and a channel manager, so it can run a small hostel. Travel404 was built the other way around — bed-level pricing, housekeeping and a guest community app were the starting point, not an add-on. If you run one small property and want the lowest possible bill, read the pricing section below honestly. If you run dorms at any real scale, or you want guests connecting with each other, keep reading.
| Feature | Travel404 | Sirvoy |
|---|---|---|
| Individual bed-level inventory (not just dorm room type) | Yes | Partial |
| Per-room, per-bed or flat pricing modes | Yes | Partial |
| Channel manager (Booking.com, Hostelworld, Expedia, Airbnb) | Yes | Yes |
| Commission-free direct booking engine | Yes | Yes |
| Guest community app (who’s staying, activities, events) | Yes | No |
| Housekeeping task lists & staff scheduling | Yes | Partial |
| Point of sale (bar, tours, extras on the folio) | Yes | No |
| Built-in treasury (cash drawers, bank accounts, reconciliation) | Yes | No |
| 30+ granular staff permissions | Yes | Partial |
| AI-generated insights on reports | Yes | No |
What each one costs
Travel404
Travel404 Essentials starts at $35/month for up to 10 guest spots (private rooms count 2, dorm beds count 1) and scales with a published ladder up to $115/month at 91-100 spots. Pro starts at $58/month and Complete at $100/month, same ladder logic. 14-day free trial, no card required.
Sirvoy
Sirvoy Free is $0/month for 1 room. Starter is listed at €11/month (billed monthly at €12). Pro — which adds the channel manager — is listed at €41/month (billed monthly at €44), plus €20/month per additional connected property. 14-day free trial, no card required.
For a single small property with a handful of rooms, Sirvoy Pro is genuinely cheaper than Travel404 Pro. The gap changes once you count dorm beds as guest spots, or once you want the community app, POS and treasury bundled in — those aren’t Sirvoy add-ons, they don’t exist on the platform. Compare on what you’ll actually use, not the sticker price alone.
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Sirvoy is a real option for a small property
If you run one small hostel or guesthouse and mainly need a calendar, a booking widget and a channel manager, Sirvoy is a legitimate, well-reviewed choice — cheap, no contracts, straightforward to set up. We’re not going to pretend otherwise. The question is what happens once dorms and community are the actual business.
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Dorms are a room type on Sirvoy — they’re the foundation on Travel404
Sirvoy handles dorm beds by treating each bed as a "room" inside a dorm room type. It works. But bed-level extra-guest pricing, per-bed amenities and bed-level reporting were built for hotel rooms first. Travel404’s calendar, rates and reports are bed-level from the ground up, because that’s what a hostel actually runs on.
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The guest community app has no Sirvoy equivalent
Sirvoy has no feature for guests to see who else is staying, join an activity, or connect before they arrive. That’s not a gap in a feature list — it’s a different idea of what the software is for. Travel404 treats the social side of a hostel as core product, not an afterthought.
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Operations: POS, treasury and staff scheduling
Sirvoy’s scope stops close to bookings and payments. It has no point of sale, no cash-drawer or bank-account treasury, and no shift scheduling. If your hostel runs a bar, takes cash, or has a rota, you’ll be running a second tool alongside Sirvoy. Travel404 keeps all of it in one login.
Which one should you choose
Travel404
Choose Travel404 if you run dorm beds at real scale, want guests to connect through an app, or need POS, treasury and staff scheduling in the same system as your calendar.
Sirvoy
Choose Sirvoy if you run one small property, mostly private rooms, and want the lowest possible monthly bill with a channel manager attached.
Common questions
Is Sirvoy good for hostels?
For a small hostel that mainly needs a calendar and a channel manager, yes — reviews consistently call it simple and well-supported. It sets up dorm beds as rooms inside a dorm room type, which works at small scale but wasn’t designed bed-first.
Is Sirvoy cheaper than Travel404?
For a single small property, often yes — Sirvoy Pro is listed at €41/month versus Travel404 Pro starting at $58/month. The comparison changes once you count actual guest spots (private rooms + dorm beds) and once you need the community app, POS or treasury, which Sirvoy doesn’t have at any price.
Does Sirvoy have a guest community or social features?
No. Sirvoy is a booking and front-desk system — it has no feature for guests to see who else is staying or join activities. That’s a Travel404-only product.
Can I switch from Sirvoy to Travel404?
Yes. Both are cloud-based with a channel manager, so your OTA connections move over rather than starting from zero. Talk to us and we’ll walk through your specific setup.
Does Travel404 have a free plan like Sirvoy Free?
Travel404 offers a 14-day free trial, not a permanent $0 tier. Sirvoy Free is genuinely free forever for 1 room — that’s a real advantage for a single-unit operator who isn’t running a hostel.
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