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 not a PMS and doesn't aim to replace one. zimrly closes the gaps that remain in daily DACH operation: legally compliant § 14 invoices with correct tourist tax, WhatsApp guest communication, bundled review management, self check-in and occupancy insights. You add modules as you need them — and pay only for those.
If you run a small property and don't need the full PMS programme, 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 | ✗ | ✓ |
| Bookable module by module — pay only for what you useMews 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 plan (incl. 2 users) | €29/month | Plan on request |
| Invoicing module | €49/month | Price on request |
| Insights module | €29/month | Price on request |
| WhatsApp inbox module | €49/month | Price on request |
| AI pack module | €39/month | Price on request |
| Self check-in module | €19/month | Price on request |
| Reviews | included | Price on request |
| Example small property (base + invoicing + insights) | approx. €107/month | typically higher (enterprise tier) |
zimrly prices are real gross 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: if you run a large or fast-growing property with its own front-office team, a full PMS like Mews usually serves you better. zimrly doesn't replace that — it adds the DACH-mandatory building blocks to your existing system and takes the daily manual work off your plate. For small owner-operated properties, zimrly is the cheaper, leaner choice.
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