Mews is a modern, powerful cloud PMS — built for professional hotels, groups and properties with their own front-office team. If you use it to the full, Mews is a strong choice. For a small owner-operated property or guesthouse, Mews is often oversized and noticeably more expensive than necessary in day-to-day operation.
zimrly is a complete PMS with its own channel manager and direct booking engine for small hotels. Invoicing, tourist tax, WhatsApp, reviews, self check-in and insights are included.
If you run a small property and want a focused full PMS instead of an enterprise suite, zimrly is the lean alternative. A Mews connector is on the roadmap — tell us if you use Mews and we'll prioritise it.
| Feature | zimrly | Mews |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic § 14 UStG guest invoicesMews can invoice; § 14 and tourist-tax specifics in DACH often remain configuration/manual work. | ✓ | Partial |
| Tourist & accommodation tax on the invoice | ✓ | Partial |
| Accounting hand-off (easybill, lexoffice, sevDesk, QuickBooks) | ✓ | Partial |
| WhatsApp guest communication (Business API) | ✓ | Partial |
| AI assistant for guest enquiries | ✓ | Partial |
| Review management (Google, Booking) with AI replies | ✓ | ✗ |
| Self check-in & smart lock (Nuki) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Occupancy & revenue insights (ADR, RevPAR) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full PMS (reservations, availability, calendar) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Channel manager (OTA sync) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Direct booking engine | ✓ | ✓ |
| One price — all functions includedMews scope is assembled via plans + marketplace apps — usually with a higher base commitment. | ✓ | Partial |
| EU hosting & GDPR data processing agreement | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built for DACH law (§ 14, tourist tax, GDPR) | ✓ | Partial |
“Partial” = generally available, but in the DACH context often involving configuration or manual work.
| zimrly | Mews | |
|---|---|---|
| Base price for up to 10 rooms / units | €99 net/month | Plan on request |
| Example: small hotel with 15 rooms | €139 net/month | typically higher (enterprise tier) |
zimrly prices are real net list prices (as of 2026). Mews prices are not publicly standardised and are quoted individually — figures here are rough orientation without warranty; please ask Mews directly.
Fairly put: a large or fast-growing property with its own front-office team may be better served by Mews. zimrly is the focused complete PMS for small owner-operated properties and includes the DACH-specific workflows without an additional software stack.
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