Property Management
Boom
AI-first property management system for mid-to-large operators
Best for Automation
Ambitious AI-first PMS with real automation chops — but young, unpriced, and unproven at scale
Contact sales • No free trial
Comparison
Boom vs Party Squasher
Pricing, pros and cons, and buyer-fit side-by-side. Pick the one that matches your operation — or see why neither should.
Noise Monitoring
Party Squasher
Occupancy-counting sensor that catches parties before they start
Solid Option
Best-in-class party prevention for detached homes, useless everywhere else
From $17/listing • No free trial
✓Editorial verdict
Which should you pick: Boom or Party Squasher?
Pick Boom if you need a full AI-powered property management platform with guest messaging, review automation, task management, and channel management — party prevention is a separate operational layer, not a PMS function. Pick Party Squasher if unauthorized gatherings at detached vacation homes are your defining operational risk and you want crowd detection via occupancy counting before noise or damage starts. These are entirely different product categories that can run side by side without conflict.
Editorial perspective from the Boom side; factual claims about Party Squasher are drawn from its review.
Pricing side-by-side
Boom
Full pricing →Contact sales • No free trial
Detailed pricing tiers available on the Boom pricing page.
Party Squasher
Full pricing →From $17/listing • No free trial
Standard (1–9 sensors)
$249 year 1, $199/yr renewal (~$17/mo)
1–9 sensors (one per property)
Booking fee: None
- Occupancy-counting hardware sensor
- Mobile alerts when threshold exceeded
- Tamper/disconnect notifications
- 180-day money-back guarantee
Standard (10–99 sensors)
$199 year 1, $168/yr renewal (~$14/mo)
10–99 sensors
Booking fee: None
- Everything in Standard 1–9
- Volume pricing
Pro (1–9 sensors)
$309 year 1, $252/yr renewal (~$21/mo)
1–9 sensors
Booking fee: None
- Everything in Standard
- Web dashboard
- API access
Pro (10–99 sensors)
$249 year 1, $216/yr renewal (~$18/mo)
10–99 sensors
Booking fee: None
- Everything in Pro 1–9
- Volume pricing
What each tool does well — and where it falls short
What Boom does well
Deep AI automation across guest comms and operations
Boom's BAM handles guest messaging 24/7, writes review responses, and auto-creates tasks from guest feedback. One operator said their front office team is 'now available to deal with making our guests happy, rather than dealing with repetitive stuff.'
White-glove onboarding and responsive support
Case studies and reviews consistently highlight hands-on migration support. One operator (250 properties) reported full PMS migration completed in one week with 24/7 support, including weekends.
Consolidates multiple tools, potentially cutting software spend
One reviewer reported saving ~$30k/year in add-on software costs after switching to Boom from a previous PMS stack, managing everything in one place.
What Party Squasher does well
Detects parties before they escalate — occupancy, not noise
The sensor counts mobile devices every 20 seconds and alerts when occupancy exceeds a threshold. This catches large gatherings before noise complaints or property damage, which reactive noise monitors cannot do.
Privacy-first — no microphones, cameras, or personal data collected
The sensor detects device presence without recording audio or video and does not collect, store, or track personal phone numbers. It is GDPR-compliant.
Zero-maintenance, tamper-resistant hardware with whole-property coverage
The 2.3″ sensor can be placed in a locked closet and still covers the entire home including yards. If disconnected, the owner is notified within 15 minutes. Runs on USB power — no batteries.
Where Boom falls short
No public pricing — must contact sales
Boom discloses no pricing on its website and the /pricing URL returns a 404. This makes comparison shopping impossible and suggests custom enterprise-style quoting.
Young product with reported stability issues
Launched around September 2024, two of ten Trustpilot reviews (1-star each) cite bugs and unfinished features. One reviewer warned: 'go for a grown up PMS who have a product that works.'
No built-in direct booking website builder
Unlike Lodgify, Hostaway, and Hospitable, Boom has no native website builder or booking widget. Direct booking sites require a third-party partner integration with ICND.
Where Party Squasher falls short
Only works reliably for detached homes
The sensor detects all mobile devices in range, including neighbors' phones. In multi-unit or shared-wall properties, false positives make it unreliable. This is a hard architectural limitation, not a configuration issue.
Counts devices, not people — can overcount or undercount
A guest with multiple devices inflates the count; a guest in airplane mode is invisible. Coordinated evasion is unlikely at party scale, but individual miscounts are inherent to the approach.
Occupancy-only — does not monitor noise, smoke, or other risks
Party Squasher addresses only one dimension of property protection. Operators still need separate solutions for noise, smoke/vape detection, or environmental hazards.
Which should you pick
Pick Boom if
Mid-to-large STR operators (50–360+ listings) who want an AI-first, all-in-one PMS with automated guest comms, dynamic pricing, and white-glove onboarding support.
Skip Boom if
You're a solo host or small operator who needs transparent pricing, a built-in direct booking website builder, or a mature mobile app — Boom has none of these.
Pick Party Squasher if
Operators managing detached-home portfolios (any size) who want to prevent unauthorized parties proactively via occupancy counting rather than reactive noise monitoring.
Skip Party Squasher if
You manage condos, townhouses, apartments, or any multi-unit / shared-wall properties — the sensor cannot distinguish your unit's occupants from neighbors' devices.
Where Boom and Party Squasher actually differ
- Boom is an AI-first PMS targeting 50–360+ listing operators with 24/7 guest messaging (BAM), automated review responses, auto-generated tasks, and 40+ claimed channel connections. Party Squasher is a single-purpose hardware sensor at $17/mo per sensor (renewal) plus $249 year-1 cost — no booking, channel, messaging, or PMS features of any kind.
- Party Squasher counts mobile phone Wi-Fi signals every 20 seconds to detect crowd assembly before noise starts, covering indoor and outdoor areas from a single sensor in a locked closet. Boom's BAM handles guest messaging triggered by inquiries and booking events but has no capability to detect what is physically happening at a property between check-in and checkout.
- Party Squasher only works for detached homes — Wi-Fi signal counting picks up neighbor devices in shared-wall properties, creating false positives. Boom manages bookings across any property type through its channel connections.
- Party Squasher publishes a pricing page with per-sensor rates, volume discounts starting at 10 sensors (~$14/mo), and a 180-day money-back guarantee. Boom has no pricing page — the /pricing URL returns a 404 and requires a sales demo for a quote.
- Party Squasher runs independently via its own app and push notifications with no PMS integration required. Boom positions itself as an all-in-one PMS, but a native Party Squasher integration is not documented — operators would run both systems separately.
Common objections
- Boom's BAM auto-creates tasks from guest complaints — can it replace Party Squasher for detecting unauthorized parties?
- No. Boom's BAM detects issues mentioned in guest messages and auto-creates tasks — useful for reported problems, but guests hosting unauthorized parties rarely message the operator about it. Party Squasher counts actual phone signals every 20 seconds and alerts when occupancy exceeds a threshold, catching a 25-person gathering in your backyard regardless of whether anyone communicates about it. BAM handles the complaint after the fact; Party Squasher catches the crowd forming before damage occurs.
- Neither tool has fully transparent pricing for larger accounts — how do I budget for both?
- Party Squasher's pricing is fully published: $249 year 1 per sensor, $199/yr renewal (~$17/mo) at 1–9 sensors, dropping to ~$14/mo at 10+ and ~$9/mo at 100+. Boom discloses nothing until you complete a sales process. These are independent budget line items — Party Squasher is a per-sensor property-protection hardware expense and Boom is a PMS subscription. Budget Party Squasher using its published rates and get a Boom quote separately.
- Boom is a young platform with reported bugs — is it risky to depend on it alongside Party Squasher?
- Party Squasher operates entirely independently of any PMS. It monitors physical occupancy via its own sensors and app regardless of what PMS you run. If Boom's early-stage stability issues affect your booking operations, Party Squasher's occupancy monitoring continues uninterrupted. The two tools have no technical dependency on each other, so Boom's product maturity is irrelevant to Party Squasher's reliability — and vice versa.
Keep digging
Boom
Ambitious AI-first PMS with real automation chops — but young, unpriced, and unproven at scale
Party Squasher
Best-in-class party prevention for detached homes, useless everywhere else