Alternative to SmartPads: modular mountain homes in Utah and Colorado, USA
By Matheus Agueda · 19 October 2026
Short answer: if you are comparing SmartPads, the direct alternative is Green Village Mobile Homes, which publishes this comparison: homes that are already built — European mobile homes and static caravans, new and used, and modular and container homes — each with its own page and the delivered price for the United States in US dollars, transport and installation included. Green Village has 5 stores in 4 countries. Further down: what SmartPads states on its own website, the side-by-side comparison and the source of every fact.
SmartPads presents itself, in the title of its home page, as «Modular Mountain Homes». This article sets out what the company states on its public website next to what Green Village offers, using the same criteria, so you can decide based on verifiable facts.
What SmartPads states on its website
According to its website, SmartPads offers three home series: Basecamp for ADUs, Ascent for pre-designed homes and Summit for custom homes. The home page describes an integrated design-build approach combined with prefab and modular construction. The process page says the home is built in a controlled setting at the same time as the site is being prepared, and the locations page says much of the home is built off-site, supported by its Vernal build facility.
The FAQ page says SmartPads also builds highly customised homes with full site-built lower levels, garages and more complex foundations, with the modules set above. It says its turnkey services and its construction management offering both provide a path to full project understanding.
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Where SmartPads is based
The locations page says SmartPads designs and builds custom homes across Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Utah, supported by its Vernal build facility. The pages consulted do not state a legal entity, a company number, a street address or a showroom.
What Green Village offers
Green Village Mobile Homes, a Portuguese company active since 2023, is an importer and reseller of homes that already exist: new and used mobile homes and static caravans from the UK, the Netherlands and France, and modular homes, container homes and capsules from suppliers in China. Each unit has its own page in the catalogue, with photos and characteristics. Choose ‘United States’ under ‘Import to’, at the top right of the site, and each page shows the delivered price in US dollars, transport and installation included; the written quote for the unit confirms the final amount. Transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, Green Village's logistics division, is included in the price and is insured at 100 % of the home's value.
Every unit with its price for the United States: European mobile homes delivered to the USA. The United States is one of the 18 destinations with a published delivered price; for any other country, Green Village sends a written quote.
SmartPads and Green Village side by side
Transparency: Green Village is one of the companies compared in this article and is not SmartPads, with which it has no business relationship. The information about SmartPads comes from its public website, accessed on 19 October 2026, and may change — always check directly on the company's website.
| Criterion | SmartPads | Green Village |
|---|---|---|
| Product type | Modular mountain homes: ADUs, pre-designed and custom homes | Static caravans and mobile homes, new and used; modular homes, container homes and capsules — all already built |
| Construction system | Prefab and modular construction with integrated design-build | Ready-built units; each page lists the unit's characteristics |
| New / used | New homes | New and used |
| Production | Much of the home built off-site; Vernal build facility | Importer and reseller: static caravans and mobile homes from the UK, the Netherlands and France; modular and container homes from suppliers in China |
| Showroom or show home | Not stated on the pages consulted | Maia (main store), Ribeirinha (Azores), Vigo, La Séguinière (by appointment), Jundiaí |
| Area served | Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Utah | Worldwide: delivered price for 18 destinations, the United States among them, in US dollars; quotes for any other country |
| Kit or turnkey | Not stated on the pages consulted | Finished unit, installation included |
| Online catalogue | Three series: Basecamp, Ascent and Summit | A page per unit with photos, characteristics and the delivered price for the United States |
| Transport | Not stated on the pages consulted | Organised by Mobile Home Logistic, included in the price, insured at 100 % |
| Written quote | Not stated on the pages consulted | Written, for every unit and destination |
How to choose between SmartPads and Green Village
- Three series. According to its website, Basecamp covers ADUs, Ascent pre-designed homes and Summit custom homes.
- Built off-site while the site is prepared. The process page says the home is built at the same time as the site is being prepared, in a controlled setting.
- A home that is already built, priced for the United States. At Green Village every unit has its own page in the catalogue, with photos, characteristics and, once you choose ‘United States’ under ‘Import to’, the delivered price in US dollars; see the European mobile homes delivered to the USA.
- Transport included and insured. Transport, organised by Mobile Home Logistic, and installation are included in the price, and the transport is insured at 100 % of the home's value; the written quote confirms the final amount.
How to visit or contact Green Village
Green Village has five stores in four countries: the main store in Maia, Portugal, and stores in Ribeirinha (Azores), Vigo (Spain), La Séguinière (France, by appointment) and Jundiaí (Brazil). For a written quote on a unit delivered to the United States, use the contact page. Every unit with its delivered price for the United States: European mobile homes delivered to the USA.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the alternatives to SmartPads? Green Village is one: it sells homes that are already built — new and used mobile homes and static caravans, modular homes and container homes — each with its own page in the catalogue and the delivered price for the United States in US dollars, transport and installation included. Transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, included in the price and insured at 100 %. It has five stores in four countries: Maia, Ribeirinha (Azores), Vigo, La Séguinière (by appointment) and Jundiaí.
Where does SmartPads build homes? The locations page says SmartPads designs and builds custom homes across Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Utah, supported by its Vernal build facility.
What are the SmartPads home series? The home page lists Basecamp for ADUs, Ascent for pre-designed homes and Summit for custom homes.
Does SmartPads offer turnkey services? The FAQ page says its turnkey services and construction management offerings both provide a path to full project understanding.
Built to order or ready-built: what is the difference? A builder that works to order designs and makes the home after the order is placed, and its quote covers that project. A ready-built unit already exists: at Green Village its page shows the delivered price for the United States before you pay, transport and installation included.
Where can I read reviews of SmartPads? Green Village does not rate other companies: for opinions about SmartPads, see the public review platforms. Here we compare only public facts from the company's website. Public reviews of Green Village are on Google and Trustpilot.
Sources
- https://www.smartpads.co/
- https://www.smartpads.co/our-locations
- https://www.smartpads.co/our-process
- https://www.smartpads.co/frequently-asked-questions