The free Mews alternative for independent hotels
Mews is a modern, per-room PMS for tech-forward and larger properties, sold by quote. Tribii gives independent hotels the essentials free up to 20 rooms, including a website Mews does not build for you.
An honest, side by side comparison.
Mews pricing vs Tribii
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How each company describes its own pricing, in their own words, from their public pricing pages. It is not the cost-to-match figure the comparison uses: that one is in the table below, with its basis. See their live pricing.
Data verified October 2026Choose Tribii if…
- You want a free plan up to 20 rooms with no per-room monthly fee.
- You want a built-in website builder; Mews expects you to bring your own site.
- You want an all-in-one that is free to start and scales by room count, not a per-room subscription.
- You want AI onboarding and migration included, not a paid implementation project.
Mews may fit better if…
- You run a larger or multi-property group and need enterprise automation.
- You want the biggest integration marketplace and an open API.
- You need a purpose-built hotel POS and advanced kiosk hardware.
Tribii replaces Mews with a free booking engine and the free hotel PMS, free for up to 20 rooms with 0% commission on direct bookings.
Tribii vs Mews, line by line.
How we price this: for each company we take the cheapest plan they publish that does what Tribii's Free plan does, a booking engine that can take an online card payment, a website, and reservations, rates and invoicing, for a 20-room property. Where a company publishes no price at all, we say so and the range shown is marked as an estimate: it is ours, not a quote from them. Prices are shown in the currency each company publishes and are never converted. Where you land may differ, so check their pricing page before deciding.
Comparison compiled by Tribii from public product information. Competitor plans and prices change: check their current pricing before deciding.
Where Tribii is different from Mews
Free, not per room
Tribii is free up to 20 rooms. Mews is quote-only and, by its own pricing page, priced per room.
Website included
Tribii builds your hotel website. Mews has no native website builder; you embed a widget into your own site.
F&B without a separate add-on
Tribii includes a restaurant module in its plans. Mews POS is a separate, paid product.
Tribii vs Mews, in depth
Modern PMS, different audience
Mews is a modern, automation-first PMS with an excellent integration marketplace, aimed at tech-forward and larger properties. Tribii is built for independent hotels that want the essentials working out of the box.
Per-room pricing vs free up to 20 rooms
Mews is quoted per room, per month. For a property under 20 rooms, Tribii's free plan removes that recurring cost entirely while covering the booking engine, PMS essentials, invoicing and AI.
The website gap
Mews expects you to bring your own website and embed its booking widget. Tribii builds your hotel website for you, in the free plan, alongside the booking engine.
Switching from Mews is free. Tribii's AI onboarding imports your rooms, rates and reservations to get you live quickly.
You do not have to rebuild your website: paste the Tribii booking widget where your current one sits, on WordPress, Wix, Squarespace or a hand-coded page. On WordPress there is also a free plugin that does it without code. Or build a new site free with the website builder.
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