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Mews Alternative

The Mews alternative for teams who want the work done, not just digitised.

Mews is a strong, modern cloud PMS for hotels and apartments. Brahma is the layer above it: AI agents that run guest comms, pricing, housekeeping and reporting across Mews - or the platform that runs the operation itself.

Keep Mews, or consolidate onto one platform. The agents work either way.

Fair note

What Mews does well

Mews is one of the better-built cloud PMS platforms, especially for groups that want modern infrastructure. Our position is that it pairs with Brahma as much as it competes with it.

Cloud-native PMS

A modern browser-based PMS built for hotels, hostels and apartments - with an open API that makes it connectable.

Automation-first

Payments, check-in and guest journeys are more automated than legacy systems, which is why operators like it.

Built for groups

Suits multi-property groups and hospitality brands that want one platform with real integration depth.

The gap

Why teams look for a Mews alternative

Even the best PMS is still a system your team operates. The work that surrounds it - messaging, chasing, coordinating, reporting - stays manual. That is the gap Brahma closes.

Digitised, not done

A modern PMS digitises the record. It does not send the reply, chase the cleaner or build the report for you.

Someone still integrates it

Your team is the glue between the PMS, the pricing tool, the inbox and the reports.

Per-room pricing adds up

Per-room or per-property pricing scales against you as the portfolio grows, whether or not the work is reduced.

The alternative

Brahma: the AI layer on top - or the platform instead

Two ways to run it, whichever fits. See the full hotel platform.

Guest Comms agent

Drafts and sends confirmations, check-in emails, review replies and special requests - after your approval where it matters.

Bookings and Pricing agent

Watches reservations and forecast, flags rate moves, and drafts the confirmations.

Channel Sync agent

Keeps rates and availability aligned across the OTAs through your channel manager.

Task agent

Coordinates housekeeping, maintenance and vendors.

Reporting agent

Owner and performance reports built from live data.

Your rulebook

Routine work runs itself; anything outside your rules waits for you.

Side by side

Mews vs Brahma

Different halves of the same job. Mews is the system of record; Brahma is the layer that does the work.

Mews
  • Cloud PMS, the system of record
  • Payments and check-in automation
  • Integrations via an open API
  • Work around it stays manual
  • Per-room pricing
→
Brahma
  • AI agents that do the operational work
  • One triage queue across your stack
  • Guest comms drafted and sent in-thread
  • Reports built from live data
  • Priced per agent, unlimited rooms

Brahma pairs with Mews, or replaces the need for the surrounding tools. See PMS software.

Switching

Move without losing your data

No rip-and-replace required. Connect to Mews, prove the quality, then decide.

Connect

Point Brahma at Mews

Use the Mews open API. Mews stays your system of record if you want it to.

Watch

Agents shadow the work

Triage, draft and report alongside your team until you trust the output.

Approve

You keep the sign-off

Routine work runs on your rulebook; anything sensitive waits for your approval.

Decide

Keep Mews, or consolidate

Run the layer on top, or run the whole operation on Brahma. Reversible.

See it running

The hotel, live - not a slideware tour

Brahma running a real hospitality operation: one view, agents working the queues, approvals for anything outbound.

Brahma workspace: one view of the whole hotel
One view

Your whole hotel, one screen

Occupancy, arrivals, review score and revenue month-to-date, pulled live.

Brahma workspace: the team of agents
Agents

Agents working the queues

Bookings, pricing, comms and housekeeping handled by agents, one triage queue.

Brahma workspace: an agent-drafted email awaiting approval
Guest comms

Replies drafted and sent - you see the exceptions

Routine replies clear your rulebook; exceptions wait for you.

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FAQ

Mews alternative, answered straight

Is Brahma a drop-in Mews replacement?

No. Mews is a system of record; Brahma is the AI layer that does the work across it. You can run Brahma on top of Mews, or as the platform that runs the hotel. See hotel management software.

Does Mews have to go?

No. Brahma connects to Mews through its open API and works across it. Mews stays your system of record if you want it to.

How is Brahma priced compared with per-room pricing?

Brahma is priced per AI agent, from $249 per agent per month, with unlimited properties, units and rooms on every plan - so it does not scale against you as you add rooms.

What does Brahma actually take off the team?

Guest comms (drafted and sent in-thread), rate moves (flagged and pushed with approval), housekeeping coordination, and reporting from live data.

Is my data safe?

Isolated workspace, least-privilege access, audit logging, GDPR-compliant setup with a DPA, and your data is never used to train models.

Plans

Priced around the outcome, not the hour

One monthly fee, hosting, AI usage and support included, and agents that add on as you grow. Every plan begins the same way - with a free assessment and a free first month - so you see it working before you commit.

Every plan starts here

Free assessment. Free onboarding, migration and setup. Your first month free.

No credit card required. We assess the work, stand the platform up on your own systems, and run the first month alongside your team. You continue only if you are happy with the results and can see a measurable impact on your revenue and your cost - if you cannot see it, say so and walk away.

Free assessmentFree onboardingFree migrationFree setupFirst month freeNo credit card required
Our moat

Unlimited properties, units and rooms

On every plan. Add doors, add rooms, add listings - your Brahma bill does not move.

Starter

AI Go

Free 1 month
then $249/month

One agent, one job, live in weeks. The smallest way to see the platform work on your own data.

  • 1 agent included
  • 2 sub-agents included
  • 200M AI tokens per month
  • 2 data connectors
  • Your branded workspace on the portal
  • Rulebook auto-approvals, with a human queue for exceptions
  • Monthly strategy review
  • 2-week deployment and onboarding
Plus

AI Foundation Plus

$949/month

Heavier operations: more connectors, more agents, priority delivery.

  • 3 agents included
  • 6 sub-agents included
  • 2B AI tokens per month
  • 6 data connectors
  • Priority 2-week deployment
  • Priority support
  • Fortnightly strategy review
Enterprise

Dedicated

Custom

Your own instance, on your own domain or subdomain, with your governance - run by us, reviewed by your team.

  • Dedicated instance on your own domain or subdomain
  • Custom sub-agents
  • Custom connectors and a full security review
  • Your choice of AI models and data regions
  • 99.9% uptime SLA and dedicated support
  • Custom governance, SSO, and audit exports
  • Strategy review on demand

Every plan includes hosting, AI usage, and support, with usage metered per agent and shown live in your portal. Extra agents add on at $249 per agent per month, and extra connectors as fixed builds - far less than the subscription it replaces. Sub-agents are the specialist workers each agent can call on to finish a job. You get the full number before we start.

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