pms comparison
Mews vs Oracle Hospitality
In short
Choose Mews if you run 30–300 rooms — independents and small groups. Choose Oracle Hospitality if you run large hotels, chains and luxury groups. Deployment: Cloud-native versus OPERA Cloud (SaaS) and OPERA 5 (on-premise).
| Mews | Oracle Hospitality | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Boutique and mid-scale independents that want automation and a deep integration marketplace rather than one bundled suite. | Enterprise and luxury groups needing the deepest module set and full configuration control, with the implementation to match. |
| Property size | 30–300 rooms — independents and small groups | Large hotels, chains and luxury groups |
| Deployment | Cloud-native | OPERA Cloud (SaaS) and OPERA 5 (on-premise) |
| Pricing model | Per-room subscription, quoted — no public list price | Enterprise licence plus implementation — not published |
| Where it is strongest | Strongest in Europe, expanding in North America | Global, the default in large chains |
| Known for | API-first design and a large third-party app marketplace | The industry's enterprise standard for three decades |
| Our coverage | 28 stories | 14 stories |
The companies
Mews
By the numbers
Oracle Hospitality
By the numbers
Company timelines
Founding and ownership milestones on one axis. Each dot is an event described below.
How each got here
Ownership and funding history — it shapes roadmap, support and pricing more than any feature list does.
Mews
- 2012Founded by Matt Welle and Richard Valtr, building a cloud PMS at a time when the category was still overwhelmingly on-premise.
- 2025Raises $75M led by Tiger Global.
- Jan 2026Raises $300M Series D led by EQT Growth at a $2.5B valuation, taking total funding past $800M and pushing the company into double-unicorn territory.
Oracle Hospitality
- 2014Oracle acquires MICROS Systems for roughly $5.3 billion at $68 per share. MICROS brought around 30,000 hotel and casino customers and the OPERA property management system with it.
- 2018–OPERA Cloud launches as the SaaS successor to the on-premise OPERA 5, beginning a long migration that is still under way across the installed base.
What has happened lately
From our daily desk, rebuilt on every publish — funding, launches, contracts and leadership moves at each company.
Mews
- 4 Sep 2026Mews Debuts POS in North America as Borgata Begins $107M Overhaul
- 3 Sep 2026Mews Launches Integrated Hotel POS in North America
- 26 Aug 2026Staypineapple Deploys Abra AI Across Portfolio
- 28 Jun 2026Top Oracle Hospitality Alternatives for Large Hotels
- 24 Jun 2026Top Mews Alternatives and Competitors for 2026
Oracle Hospitality
- 5 Aug 2026Minor Hotels Rolls Out Oracle OPERA Cloud Across 106 Properties
- 28 Jun 2026Top Oracle Hospitality Alternatives for Large Hotels
- 17 Jun 2026Loews Hotels Launches Unitied Guest Engagement Platform
- 17 Jun 2026Oracle Integrates AI Assistant Into Opera Cloud PMS
- 16 Jun 2026Comparison: EMMA vs. Oracle OPERA PMS for Hotels
Where they appear together
Stories naming both Mews and Oracle Hospitality.
From our reporting on alternatives
Where our newsroom has already looked at switching options in this category.
This report ranks the top property management systems competing with Mews, providing data-driven recommendations based on hotel size and geographic region.
24 Jun 2026A comprehensive guide to selecting the right Property Management System (PMS) by comparing Mews against competitors based on property size and region.
7 Jun 2026Recent data from Hotel Tech Report identifies Mews, Cloudbeds, and HOTELTIME as the leading alternatives for large hotels seeking to replace Oracle's legacy systems. The report focuses on cloud-native solutions that offer better integration and user experience.
28 Jun 2026Frequently asked
+What is the difference between Mews and Oracle Hospitality?
Mews — Cloud-native, built for 30–300 rooms — independents and small groups, known for API-first design and a large third-party app marketplace. Oracle Hospitality — OPERA Cloud (SaaS) and OPERA 5 (on-premise), built for Large hotels, chains and luxury groups, known for the industry's enterprise standard for three decades.
+Which is better for a smaller property, Mews or Oracle Hospitality?
Mews targets 30–300 rooms — independents and small groups. Oracle Hospitality targets large hotels, chains and luxury groups. Match the system to the property size before comparing features — it settles most of this decision on its own.
+How is Mews priced compared with Oracle Hospitality?
Mews: Per-room subscription, quoted — no public list price. Oracle Hospitality: Enterprise licence plus implementation — not published. Neither publishes list pricing, so both quote per property — any figure quoted elsewhere is a sales quote, not a price list.
Sources for the comparison table