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Mews vs Apaleo

Mews vs Apaleo: all in one platform or API first PMS

Both are open, cloud first PMS platforms with app marketplaces. Mews builds in more: channel manager, booking engine, online check in, housekeeping and payments. Apaleo keeps the core lean and expects you to add check in, distribution, messaging and POS from its Store, which suits groups with developers who want control.

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Choose Mews if

Hotels and groups that want more built in and fewer vendors to manage.

Choose Apaleo if

Groups and serviced apartment operators with developers who want to assemble their own stack.

Consider Benvo if

If you want everything built in and also run restaurants or a spa, Benvo is a third route. Rooms and front desk cost $349 a month, and with housekeeping and booking sites about $510, with dining and spa on one guest record. Benvo has no open API today, so groups that need one should stay with Mews or Apaleo.

Price

Per venue per month in US dollars, before tax.

$510 a monthRooms and stays, Front desk and bills, Housekeeping, Booking sites and booking page
  • $0 setup, data moved for you
  • $6,124 in the first year
  • AI team included, no cover fees
Mews$900 a monthWith booking sites
  • Setup not published
  • $10,800 in the first year
Apaleo$705 a monthTypical mid tier
  • Setup not published
  • $8,460 in the first year
Differences

Price before apps

A typical Mews property pays about $900 a month with booking sites. A typical Apaleo property pays about $705 before Store apps, as of November 2026.

Distribution and booking engine

Mews includes both. Apaleo adds them through Store apps.

Online check in

Mews includes it. Apaleo relies on Store apps.

Housekeeping

Mews has a full housekeeping tool. Apaleo covers room status and points to apps for more.

Features

Hotel

16 featuresMewsApaleo
Room calendar and rate plansIncludedIncludedIncluded
Online check in and outIncludedIncludedPaid extraStore apps
Kiosk and digital room keysPartlyKiosk ready, door locks connected on requestPartlyMews Pro planPaid extraStore apps
Room bills and night auditIncludedDay closes itself at 03:00IncludedIncluded
City ledger and company accountsIncludedIncludedPartlyCompany folios, ageing not confirmed
Housekeeping app and boardIncludedIncludedPartlyRoom status only, apps for more
Channel managerPartlyBooking sites go live after certificationIncludedPaid extraStore apps
Own booking engineIncludedIncludedPaid extraStore apps
Revenue management and dynamic pricingPartlyPrice suggestions you approve, no automatic pricingPartlyMews Pro planPaid extraStore apps
Guest messagingIncludedPartlyMews Pro planPaid extraStore apps
Integrated restaurant POSPaid extraBenvo POS module, included in the Hotel bundlePaid extraPaid extraStore apps
Dining and spa on one recordIncludedPaid extraWith Mews POS and Spaces add-onsPartlyThrough Store apps
Member and club ratesIncludedPartlyLoyalty and private rates, no club tiersNot included
Group and block bookingsIncludedIncludedIncluded
Open API and app marketplaceNot includedIncludedIncluded
Multi property and enterpriseIncludedGroup desk books tables and rooms across venuesIncludedIncluded
Included IncludedPaid extraPartly Limited, on a higher plan or not confirmedNot included Not included
Sources and how we checked

From each vendor's own pricing, product and help pages, and buyer reviews where a vendor publishes little, checked in November 2026. Prices are typical per venue per month in US dollars before tax; vendors quote per deal. Product names are trademarks of their owners, and Benvo is not affiliated with any of them. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.

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Questions

Still curious? Talk to someone who has run a venue.

The base is usually lower: about $705 a month for a typical Apaleo property against about $900 for Mews with booking sites, as of November 2026. Store apps for distribution, check in and messaging are priced by their vendors and can close the gap, so compare the full stack.

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