Guestivo vs Duve
Both digitise the guest journey from booking to checkout. Duve cut its teeth in short-term rentals; Guestivo is built for hotels with a restaurant. Here is the comparison.
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Short verdict
Duve is the polished pick for property managers running short-term rentals and apartment hotels — its strengths are the pre-stay flow, ID upload, and white-label app. Guestivo is the better fit for hotels that have a restaurant or kitchen, because the F&B ordering loop, kitchen display system, and housekeeping module ship in the box. Both work for traditional hotels; the question is whether you need food + ops or whether your guest experience ends at room access.
Who chooses Guestivo
- Hotels with a restaurant, bar, or kitchen serving F&B
- Properties wanting one tool for guest portal AND back-of-house
- Boutique hotels that need housekeeping and workforce together
- Operators wanting AI concierge included, not as an add-on
Who chooses Duve
- Short-term rental and apartment-hotel operators
- Property managers running 50+ scattered units
- Operators prioritising white-label branded app
- Hotels with no F&B service
Core capabilities
| Guestivo | Duve | |
|---|---|---|
| Web-based guest portal (no app install) | ||
| QR-code menu and F&B ordering | ||
| Built-in Kitchen Display System | ||
| Online check-in with ID OCR | ||
| Digital door access | Universal via Seam | Multiple lock integrations |
| AI concierge included | Available; pricing varies | |
| Live chat | ||
| Upsell engine | Cart-time upsell | Pre-stay automation |
| Housekeeping module | ||
| Workforce scheduling | ||
| White-label native app |
Pricing model
| Guestivo | Duve | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | Public, per-room, per-month | Quote-based, tier-dependent |
| Starting price | From €3.50 / room / month | Custom quote |
| Commission alternative | Optional 5% on guest GMV (Pro) | Not offered |
| Free trial | Yes | Demo only |
Best-fit segment
| Guestivo | Duve | |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel with restaurant / kitchen | Strong fit | Limited (no F&B) |
| Apartment hotel / serviced apartments | Works | Strong fit |
| Short-term rentals | Not core | Strong fit |
| PMS integrations | Apaleo + roadmap | 20+ PMS integrations |
Pricing note
Duve does not publish standardised per-unit pricing — fees depend on tier, add-ons (AI, payments), and unit count. Guestivo publishes flat per-room pricing on-page.
Frequently asked questions
For hotels with a restaurant — yes, and in some ways a better fit because the F&B and kitchen workflow comes built in. For pure short-term-rental managers without F&B, Duve is the more battle-tested choice.
No. Guestivo is intentionally web-only because guest install rates for hotel apps are below 5%. Our hypothesis is that QR-launched web outperforms a native app for one-time guests; for long-stay extended-living portfolios where a native app might pay off, Duve is the more aligned choice.
Yes — some hotels use Duve for the pre-stay flow and Guestivo for in-stay F&B + kitchen. We can integrate at the PMS layer.
See Guestivo in action
10-minute demo. No credit card. We will walk you through the parts of the platform that matter for your hotel.
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Written by
Maciej Dudziak
Co-founder
.NET developer with 10+ years of experience building scalable back-end systems. Specializes in .NET, Azure, and modern databases.
Published: May 15, 2026