By Compared
| Vector Guest | Apaleo | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Independent hotels, aparthotels, serviced apartments and multi-property operators | Hotels and apartment brands: serviced apartments, chains and groups, independent hotels |
| Property management | Built in | Built in ("Open PMS") |
| Channel manager | Managed in Vector Guest, distributed through a Channex connection | Connects to OTAs; channel managers from its store |
| Booking engine | Built in: classic checkout or booking by chat | Connects to booking engines from its store |
| Guest messaging | Built in: WhatsApp, email and OTA messages in one inbox | Not built in; apps from its store |
| Housekeeping | Built in, with turnovers created from the bookings | Not built in; apps from its store |
| AI | AI agents across revenue, guests, operations and finance; people approve, decisions are recorded | Apaleo Copilot (launched March 2026), Agent Hub and an MCP server |
| Public pricing | On request | €8 per room per month, from €400 per month |
Where they differ
If your team wants to pick its own apps and connect them around an open PMS, Apaleo is made for that. If you'd rather have those parts already in one platform, on the same data, with no connections to look after, that's Vector Guest.
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Two ways to build a stack
An open PMS gives a technical team the freedom to pick every tool, along with the job of connecting them. One platform gives up some of that freedom in return for one set of data and nothing to connect. Our hotel operating system page goes through when each one makes sense.
Questions
How much does Apaleo cost?
Apaleo's pricing page states €8 per room per month, starting at €400 per month, with no setup, licence, maintenance or integration fees.
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- CompareHow Vector Guest compares with Mews, Cloudbeds, Apaleo and Guesty, from what each states on its own website: who it is for, what is built in, AI and pricing.
- 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.
- Serviced apartment softwareFor serviced apartment operators: units across buildings, OTA and direct bookings, company stays on one invoice, guest messages and cleaning.