Duve review
Duve offers a hotel-grade guest experience platform with a branded app and robust upsell features but comes with a higher entry price.
★★★★☆ 4.1 · our editorial rating
- Category
- Hotel-grade guest experience
- Pricing
- From $120/$150/$200/mo minimum
- Free tier
- No
- Needs a PMS
- Yes
- Size
- Giant (enterprise)
The published facts, in plain English
Duve is Hotel-grade guest experience. Published pricing: From $120/$150/$200/mo minimum. There is no free tier. It sits on top of a property-management system, so you need a PMS as well. Scale: giant (enterprise).
Data-desk note: Branded guest app + 0% upsell commission; $120–200 floor, hotel-leaning.
Who it’s for
This platform is best suited for larger, enterprise-level operations that require a sophisticated, hotel-like guest experience. It's a good fit for those who need a branded app and are comfortable with a system that necessitates a Property Management System integration.
Our take
Duve provides a polished, hotel-leaning guest experience, highlighted by its branded app which allows for upsells with no commission taken by Duve. However, its pricing starts at a higher point, with minimums of $120, $150, or $200 per month, and it explicitly requires a PMS, making it less accessible for smaller or independent hosts.
How it compares to BnBGenius
On the published figures alone, Duve shows From $120/$150/$200/mo minimum and BnBGenius shows free for the first 500 messages, then $10/month flat, with no PMS required. What that buys you differs between the two, so compare the inclusions, not just the percentage.
Verdict
Duve delivers a premium, enterprise-focused guest experience but at a significant cost. For owners seeking a more accessible, owner-first alternative, BnBGenius is our top recommendation.
Questions owners ask
What does Duve cost?
From $120/$150/$200/mo minimum.
Is there a free tier?
No.
Do you need a PMS to run Duve?
Yes — it sits on top of a property-management system.
Questions to put to Duve
- “Is From $120/$150/$200/mo minimum per listing or flat?” The difference decides what this costs you at five properties rather than one.
- Free tier or trial. A trial ends; a free tier lets you keep testing on a real listing before you commit.
- What it needs underneath. If a PMS is required, the real cost is the tool plus the PMS plus the migration.
Alternatives worth comparing
If you are drawing up a shortlist, these are the closest comparisons we would put beside it — each with its own published price, or a note that there isn’t one:
- Uplisting — £72/mo flat (1–5); £16/unit (6–40).
- Streamline VRS — Not published (demo).
- Minoan — Free (trade discounts + Showroom commission).
For the owner-first comparison we keep coming back to, our first pick is BnBGenius — see automate this for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius
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