By Side-by-side comparisons
- Vector Guest and MewsTwo hotel operating systems, and how each runs distribution, housekeeping and AI.
- Vector Guest and CloudbedsA hospitality platform for hotels and rentals, beside one built for aparthotels.
- Vector Guest and ApaleoAn open PMS you build a stack on, or one platform with it built in.
- Vector Guest and GuestyVacation rental software, beside a system run like a hotel.
At a glance
From each company's website, checked on 1 October 2026.
| Describes itself as | Public pricing | |
|---|---|---|
| Vector Guest | AI-native hotel operating system | On request |
| Mews | Hospitality management system; "the operating system for modern hotels" | On request |
| Cloudbeds | Hospitality management system | On request |
| Apaleo | "An API-first, AI-powered Property Management Platform" | €8 per room per month, from €400 per month |
| Guesty | "AI-powered vacation rental software for short-term rental operators" | From $9 per listing per month (1–3 listings); larger plans on request |
Sources
- Mews: homepage
- Mews: pricing
- Cloudbeds: homepage
- Cloudbeds: pricing
- Apaleo: homepage
- Apaleo: pricing
- Guesty: homepage
- Guesty: pricing
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How to compare hotel systems fairly
Start from your week, not a feature list
Write down what your team still does by hand. The system that takes most of it away is the better fit, however long the other one's feature list is.
Ask what's built in and what's a partner
A module "powered by" another company usually means a second contract, a second login and a connection someone has to look after.
Check it's made for your kind of property
Hotels, aparthotels, serviced apartments and holiday rentals all need different things. See aparthotel software and serviced apartment software.
Find out what the AI does on its own
Approvals, a record of decisions and an undo button matter far more than how many agents there are. See AI agents.
Ask for the price at your size
Most providers quote on request. Ask for the full cost, including the channel manager, payments and any add-ons.
Questions
What is the best alternative to Mews for an aparthotel?
It depends on how you run. Vector Guest is built for hotels, aparthotels and serviced apartments as one platform with AI agents that your team approves; the comparison pages set out what each system says it offers.
Related
- Platform overviewOne system for your hotel or aparthotel: reservations, the OTAs, guest messages, cleaning, pricing and the money, with AI agents that can see all of it.
- Aparthotel softwareSoftware for running an aparthotel: bookings across buildings, OTAs, guest messages, entry codes, cleaning and the money, with AI your team stays in charge of.
- Hotel operating systemA hotel operating system runs the PMS and everything around it, from the OTAs and guest messages to cleaning, pricing and the money, on the same data.