Cavmir vs Boostly
Two teams, one conviction: hosts should own their bookings. Boostly builds your website and trains you to market it. Cavmir builds your website and markets it for you. Which one fits depends on a question only you can answer — do you want to learn the job, or hire it?
The short version
Side by side
| Boostly | Cavmir | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Done-for-you website build + marketing training and community | Done-for-you website build + marketing operated for you |
| The website | Custom WordPress build by their team, PMS-synced, live in ~30–35 days (per boostly.co.uk) | Custom build by our team, designed and written for your property and market |
| After the build | You market, with their Academy (80+ hours, 48 modules) and weekly coaching | We market — SEO, content, social, ads — month after month |
| Pricing | Build quoted by sales call (not published); separate self-serve product at $297/mo via theboostly.com — July 2026 | Published plans on cavmir.com/pricing, entry care plans to full-service |
| Published promise | Advertises 65% direct bookings in 12 months or they work free and refund (their terms apply) | No percentage promises — results depend on market and property, and we will not pretend otherwise |
| Geography | UK-born, serves hosts globally | US-focused: 120 US markets with local guides, plus a US permit data practice |
| Best fit | Hosts who want to become skilled marketers with support | Owners and boutique hotels who want the outcome, not the curriculum |
Boostly figures from boostly.co.uk and theboostly.com as of July 2026; offerings and terms can change, so verify with them. No paid placements, no affiliate links — here or anywhere on this site.
Respect where due — and the honest fork
Boostly has done real work getting hosts to take direct bookings seriously, and a built site plus real training is a legitimate path. If you have the appetite to learn the craft, they are a credible place to learn it.
Our observation, after years inside host marketing: the appetite is the scarce ingredient. The coursework goes unwatched, the weekly calls slip, and eight months later the beautiful website has no fresh content and no campaigns behind it. Meanwhile every software-connected Airbnb booking still pays a 15.5% service fee (Airbnb Help Center, July 2026). Training only converts to bookings if you do the training. An agency converts because the work happens either way.
Start with the number: run the Airbnb fee calculator to see what the platforms keep of your specific revenue, then the free website grader to see how ready your direct channel is.
Common questions
What does Boostly actually sell?
Per boostly.co.uk in July 2026: custom WordPress direct-booking websites built by their team (most go live within about 30–35 days), synced to the major PMS platforms, bundled with the Boostly Academy — 80+ hours of marketing training — and weekly group coaching. Build pricing is not published; it is quoted on a sales call. A separate self-serve product at theboostly.com runs $297 a month.
Is Boostly's 65% direct booking guarantee real?
It is their published offer: Boostly advertises reaching 65% direct bookings within 12 months or they keep working free and refund the fee. We have no data on how often it pays out — read their terms and ask them directly. We simply will not characterize a competitor's guarantee beyond what they publish.
How is Cavmir different if both build the website for me?
The build is where Boostly's core service hands the wheel back to you — their model is teach-you-to-market, through excellent training by all accounts. Cavmir's model is run-it-for-you: after the build, our team operates the SEO, content, social, and ads month after month. Training versus operation is the real fork, not the website.
Who should choose Boostly over Cavmir?
A host who wants to become their own marketer — who will actually watch the coursework, join the calls, and do the weekly work. The community model rewards that host. If you already know you will not have those hours, buying training you will not use is the expensive option.
Want the channel without the curriculum?
Grade your website free, then book a teardown. We will tell you plainly what needs doing — and whether you need an agency at all.
