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TLDR
We analyzed 949 verified hotelier reviews, compared feature sets, pricing, and real-world case studies to break down where each platform delivers. The right choice depends on your property type and priorities:
Mews shines in Ease of Use and Customer Support — especially for motel properties (5.0/5), with exclusive features like Guest CRM and Guest profiles.
Side-by-side ratings based on 949 verified hotelier reviews on HTR.
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After analyzing 949 verified reviews, Hop Software users most value its , while Mews users highlight ease of use and intuitive interface, customer support and onboarding, automation and workflow efficiency. Click any theme to see what reviewers say.
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How each product ranks among Property Management Systems vendors for different property sizes, types, and regions — based on verified reviews from hoteliers in each segment.
By Hotel Size
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| Small (10-24 rooms) ▾ | — | #3 363 reviews |
| Mid-Size (25-74 rooms) ▾ | — | #1 386 reviews |
| Large (75-199 rooms) ▾ | — | #2 80 reviews |
| X-Large (200+ rooms) ▾ | — | #3 49 reviews |
By Property Type
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| Boutique ▾ | — | #2 505 reviews |
| Luxury ▾ | — | #5 238 reviews |
| Branded / Chain ▾ | — | #2 181 reviews |
| Extended Stay ▾ | — | #1 139 reviews |
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| North America ▾ | — | #8 110 reviews |
| Europe ▾ | — | #1 714 reviews |
| Asia Pacific ▾ | — | #10 17 reviews |
| Middle East ▾ | — | #30 8 reviews |
Choosing a property management system (PMS) is a critical decision that impacts your hotel’s operations, guest experience, and revenue. You’re comparing Hop PMS by Hop Software and Mews PMS by Mews because both aim to streamline hotel management, but they diverge significantly in maturity, features, and market presence. With more recent reviews and a larger user base, Mews clearly dominates; the question is whether its offerings align with your hotel’s needs.
Hop Software promises an all-in-one platform designed to reduce costs and complexity, while Mews emphasizes automation, extensive integrations, and scalability. Which will deliver more value for your property?
Hop PMS seeks to unify hotel operations with an emphasis on affordability and simplicity, offering an integrated booking engine, channel manager, and payments. However, its review count is zero, and user feedback is nonexistent, making it difficult to verify its performance or support quality.
In contrast, Mews boasts over 750 reviews, with the latest in the past 6 months, and a near-perfect overall rating of 4.62/5. Recent reviews highlight Mews' ease of use, extensive features, and responsive support, making it the more proven choice.
Do you want a less tested but potentially more affordable solution, or a mature platform with proven success?
If your hotel needs a flexible, scalable platform with robust automation, over 1,000 integrations, and a large community of satisfied users, go with Mews. It suits mid-sized to large hotels, chains, and properties aiming for digital transformation.
If your hotel is small, budget-conscious, or prefers a very straightforward system with minimal features, Hop might appeal—though its lack of recent reviews and proven track record makes this risky. For scalability and proven performance, Mews is the safer bet.
Would your hotel benefit from proven automation and integrations, or are you seeking a less tested, lower-cost solution?
Mews scores a 4.7/5 for ease of use, supported by reviews praising its modern, intuitive interface and rapid onboarding. Users frequently mention how simple it is to train staff and manage operations remotely, with many noting that the platform was built with user experience at its core.
Hop PMS, on the other hand, has a 0/5 ease of use rating, with no detailed reviews available. Its unfamiliarity and unverified support make it difficult to assess, but the lack of recent feedback suggests it’s not as user-friendly or well-supported.
Edge: Mews.
Mews offers 28 features exclusive to its platform, including multilingual support, guest CRM, digital registration, automated reminders, shift planning, rate management, and online checkout. Its 31 shared features are complemented by a broad ecosystem that allows extensive customization.
Hop PMS, with no unique features listed and zero verified features, appears less capable, especially for properties seeking advanced automation and guest engagement tools.
Edge: Mews.
Mews enjoys a 4.27/5 customer support rating, with recent reviews emphasizing its quick, helpful responses and proactive onboarding. Many users state that Mews support is a key factor in successful implementation and ongoing satisfaction.
Hop PMS has a zero/5 support rating, with reviews criticizing the lack of support during implementation and ongoing assistance. The absence of recent feedback further diminishes confidence in its support quality.
Edge: Mews.
Mews boasts over 336 verified integrations, with a marketplace offering thousands of third-party apps—ranging from revenue management to guest messaging. Many users highlight its ability to connect seamlessly with existing systems, creating a unified tech environment.
Hop Software has only 7 verified partners, including WuBook, with no mention of a marketplace or extensive ecosystem. Its limited integrations restrict potential customization and scalability.
Edge: Mews.
Given the lack of reviews for Hop, Mews stands out decisively. Hoteliers rate Mews 4.62/5 overall, with recent feedback praising its ease of use, automation, and support, especially among boutique and independent hotels, as well as larger chains.
Hop’s absence of reviews makes it impossible to gauge user satisfaction. Based on available data, Mews has the clear advantage.
Edge: Mews.
Hop PMS does not list pricing details, which suggests a need for direct inquiry and potential custom quotes. Mews has a base price of $900 per month, with no additional implementation or ongoing fees, offering transparent pricing.
Given the lack of pricing transparency for Hop, Mews provides a clearer cost expectation, making budgeting easier.
Edge: Mews.
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Mews is a mature, richly featured, and highly rated PMS, with broad adoption and recent positive reviews. It supports automation, extensive integrations, and a user-friendly experience that helps hotels increase efficiency and guest satisfaction.
Choose Mews if you want a proven, scalable system with extensive support and a large user community. It’s especially ideal for hotels looking to grow, innovate, and deliver a seamless guest journey.
Hop PMS may appeal for very small properties with limited needs and a tight budget, but its lack of recent reviews and features makes it a risky choice. Without verifiable performance data, it’s unlikely to meet the demands of a growing or tech-forward hotel.
For most hotels prioritizing reliability, features, and support, Mews stands out as the clear winner.
Property Management Systems pricing is rarely straightforward. Here is what we know from each vendor's public pricing data. Always request a custom quote for your property size.
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These are the features each vendor has configured, organized by feature group — the same data shown in the vendor dashboard. Expand a group to compare features side by side.
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Accounting & Finance
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Administration & Configuration
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Customer Management
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Front Office
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Groups Management
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Guest Experience
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We analyzed 8 verified case studies to compare what hotels actually achieve with each platform across four key business objectives.
No published case study for this goal yet.
"It was vital for us to find a hospitality cloud that would give us the freedom to innovate and move quickly with new technology – that’s one of the main reasons we chose Mews."
No published case study for this goal yet.
"Since moving to Mews, we can be so much more agile in how we operate, both in terms of how we engage with guests and testing out new integrations and tools through Mews Marketplace..."
No published case study for this goal yet.
"We want to provide the best hospitality for guests anywhere in the country, and Mews is definitely the right solution to help us achieve that goal."
What hoteliers love
The most consistent positive theme is that Mews is easy for hotel teams to learn and use, with a clear, modern interface that helps new staff get prod... The most consistent positive theme is that Mews is easy for hotel teams to learn and use, with a clear, modern interface that helps new staff get productive quickly. Reviewers frequently mention that the simple layout reduces clicks, speeds up daily work, and makes training easier across front office and operational teams.
Users often praise the responsiveness and helpfulness of Mews support, account managers, and onboarding specialists, especially during implementation... Users often praise the responsiveness and helpfulness of Mews support, account managers, and onboarding specialists, especially during implementation and change management. At the same time, this is also a recurring criticism area: some reviews mention slow ticket resolution, overly chat-based support, or onboarding that is too generic for complex hotel setups.
Users most often say Mews removes repetitive admin work across reservations, payments, emails, check-in/out, and housekeeping. Hotels value the time s... Users most often say Mews removes repetitive admin work across reservations, payments, emails, check-in/out, and housekeeping. Hotels value the time savings because teams can focus more on guests and less on manual processing, especially during peak operations.
Where hoteliers push back
Billing and payment handling is one of the most frequently discussed areas, with many users praising automated payments, room charging, and payment li... Billing and payment handling is one of the most frequently discussed areas, with many users praising automated payments, room charging, and payment links. However, this is also a common pain point: reviewers frequently mention refund handling, invoice corrections, split bills, reconciliations, and company billing as complicated or not intuitive enough.
Reporting is widely valued for giving managers visibility into occupancy, revenue, and operational trends, but many users want more customization, bet... Reporting is widely valued for giving managers visibility into occupancy, revenue, and operational trends, but many users want more customization, better filtering, and more reliable consistency between reports. Several reviewers specifically call out BI, analytics dashboards, and export options as areas where Mews can better support data-driven decisions.
Unique capabilities
Where the ratings diverge most
It depends on your requirements. Hop PMS and Mews PMS share many core Property Management Systems features, but each has unique capabilities. Hop PMS offers 8 verified integration partners, while Mews PMS offers 352. Review the feature comparison above to see where they differ before switching.
Small hotels should prioritize ease of use and fast onboarding. Mews PMS leads in ease of use at 4.7/5 vs 0.0/5. Look for transparent pricing and a trial or demo option. Filter reviews on each product page by property size to hear from hotels like yours.
Hop PMS: No. Mews PMS: No. Neither product currently offers a free tier. Most Property Management Systems vendors offer demos or trials — request one from each to evaluate before committing.
The HT Score is a composite ranking that considers 4 criteria groups and over a dozen variables to help hoteliers objectively compare hotel technology products. Hop Software has an HT Score of 0 and Mews has 99. Here is how the score is calculated.
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How highly do users recommend this product? Ratings Score, Review Volume, Share of Voice, Review Depth, Review Recency, Success Stories ▾ The most heavily weighted factor. Analyzes average satisfaction ratings (likelihood to recommend, ease of use, support, ROI), total review count relative to category peers, review recency (at least 20 reviews in the trailing 6 months), and share of voice across unique hotel clients to detect selection bias. |
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How highly do tech partners recommend this company? Partner Recommendations, Integration Quantity, Integration Quality ▾ Evaluates partner recommendations as expert votes of confidence, the number of verified integrations, and ecosystem quality — the average HT Scores of integration partners. Products with higher-quality integration ecosystems are more likely to deliver a connected tech stack. |
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How customer-centric is this organization? Certified Support, Review Consistency, Profile Completeness ▾ Assesses whether the company has earned HTR Customer Support Certification, maintains consistent review collection over time (an indicator of feedback-driven culture), and keeps product profiles complete with capabilities, screenshots, pricing, and features. |
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How extensive is this company's reach and resourcing? Geographic Reach, Staying Power, Company Resources, Trending Score ▾ Measures global presence (countries and regions served), years in business as a stability proxy, team headcount as a resource proxy, and a trending score based on trailing-twelve-month buyer inquiries, reviews, partner recommendations, and press activity. |
Customer ratings and reviews are by far the most important factor in the HT Score algorithm. HTR does not accept payment for higher rankings. All reviews are verified — only hotel industry practitioners with confirmed affiliations can submit ratings. View full HT Score methodology →
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