Hotel software comparison
Mews vs Apaleo: PMS evaluation
Mews and Apaleo provide documented integration paths around the PMS. The relevant choice is which operational products you want to purchase together and which applications the hotel is prepared to own and support.
By Maciej Dudziak. Sources reviewed November 3, 2026.
Which proposal should you evaluate first?
Compare the complete application and support plan, the required API operations, exports and payment terms. An open API does not establish that every connector exists or that switching is cost-free.
Mews
Mews combines property management with payment, guest-journey and integration products. Its current pricing page describes package-specific capabilities; it should not be treated as a PMS that always requires a separate booking engine or channel manager.
Mews requests a property-specific quote. Verify the current package and separate subscription, payment-processing, hardware, onboarding and partner-app charges; no universal per-room starting price is asserted here.
Current vendor pricing and scopeShortlist Mews when its reservation, billing, payment and guest-service workflows fit your operation and the required connections are documented.
Apaleo
Apaleo provides an open PMS foundation with documented Booking, Finance, Payment and other APIs. Operators can combine it with applications from Apaleo Store or develop their own connections.
Apaleo lists EUR 8 per room per month, starting at EUR 400 monthly, on its public pricing page checked November 3, 2026. Obtain separate app, implementation-partner and payment-processing costs.
Current vendor pricing and scopeShortlist Apaleo when choosing and owning the surrounding applications is an intentional part of the operating plan.
Related operational references
Use the boutique hotel technology guide to place the PMS decision in the wider stack. Check the PMS integration guide before relying on a named connector.