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About Mews
Mews is a cloud-native hotel property management system (PMS) for independent hotels, boutique properties, serviced apartments, and small hotel groups, providing check-in/checkout management, reservations, payment processing, revenue management, and distribution channel connectivity in a modern, API-first platform. Founded in 2012 by Richard Valtr and Matt Welle in Prague, Czech Republic and having raised over $250 million at a $1.2 billion valuation, Mews serves approximately 5,500 properties globally and is widely regarded as the most modern cloud PMS in the hospitality technology market.
Business Model & Competitive Advantage
Mews' platform is entirely cloud-based with no on-premise software components — properties access it through a web browser, mobile app, or kiosk. The open API ecosystem (500+ integrations in the Mews Marketplace) allows hotels to connect best-in-breed revenue management, point-of-sale, spa management, and guest communication tools without being locked into a monolithic hotel technology suite. Mews Payments (integrated payment processing) provides a simpler, consolidated payment experience versus maintaining separate PMS and payment systems.
Competitive Landscape 2025–2026
In 2025, Mews has been growing rapidly through the global hotel technology modernization wave as properties replace legacy PMS (Opera, Protel, Lightspeed) with cloud-native alternatives. The company competes with Cloudbeds, Apaleo (developer-focused PMS), and Oracle Hospitality's cloud OPERA for cloud PMS adoption. Mews's 2025 strategy focuses on growing enterprise hotel groups (moving from independent hotel focus toward small and mid-size chains), expanding in North America (historically Europe-dominant), and building AI-powered revenue management and dynamic pricing recommendations within the PMS.
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Strong Challenger
Mews is an established challenger with significant market presence and competitive offerings in Hospitality.
Top 10 Ranked
Ranked #5 in the Hospitality category, among the industry's best.
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