HOW WE COMPARE
Calisto Pro vs Mews & Cloudbeds
Mews and Cloudbeds are strong PMS platforms. But neither one replaces your entire tech stack. Calisto does, with 71 products across eight integrated suites, 75 payment gateways you choose, and no per-room pricing.
Night Audit · City Ledger · Token Passport · Day Passes · TV Displays · Digital Keys · VoIP · Meet
- Hotels & Resorts
Feature by feature
Calisto Pro beside Mews
- 18 Only in Calisto Pro
- 7 In both
| 25 features | Calisto Pro | Mews |
|---|---|---|
| Reservation Management | Ja | Ja |
| Intelligent Dynamic Pricing | Ja | Ja |
| Native POS System | Ja | Ja |
| Native Channel Management | Ja | Nein |
| 75 Payment Gateways (Your Choice) | Ja | Nein |
| Full Guest Portal (Navigator) | Ja | Nein |
| TV Display System (Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV) | Ja | Nein |
| Event Ticketing & Seat Designer | Ja | Nein |
| Native VoIP Calling | Ja | Nein |
| Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email) | Ja | Nein |
| Marketing Automation (Studio) | Ja | Nein |
| Staff Training LMS (University) | Ja | Nein |
| GDS Connectivity (Amadeus, Sabre) | Ja | Ja |
| E-Signature Capture (Sign) | Ja | Nein |
| Referral & Affiliate Program (Circle) | Ja | Nein |
| Delivery Platform Integration (11 Platforms) | Ja | Nein |
| IoT Sensors & Energy Management (Signal) | Ja | Nein |
| Compliance & Inspections (Assure) | Ja | Nein |
| Central Reservation System (CRS) | Ja | Ja |
| Smart Lock Digital Keys (Access) | Ja | Nein |
| Website Builder | Ja | Nein |
| Accounting Integrations (QB, Xero) | Ja | Ja |
| CRM & Guest Profiles | Ja | Ja |
| Amenity Day Passes | Ja | Nein |
| Video Conferencing (Meet) | Ja | Nein |
What replaces it
What runs hotels & resorts on Calisto
The apps that take over from Mews, each in the words hotels & resorts businesses use.
- PMS & ReservierungenCalisto Bookings
- Zimmerkategorien & TarifpläneCalisto Listings
- Lebensmittel- und GetränkebestandCalisto Inventory
- GästeprofileCalisto Registry
- AutomatisierungenCalisto Automations
- Einrichtung der UnterkunftCalisto Purview
- MarkenstandardsCalisto Blueprint
- PersonalplanungCalisto Workforce
- UmsatzverwaltungCalisto Pulse
- KanalmanagerCalisto Sync
- Outlets & PaketeCalisto Catalog
- Zahlungen & FolioCalisto Payments
PMS-only platforms vs. a complete hotel OS
| The Old Way | The Calisto Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Core PMS | Included | Included |
| Channel management | Third-party add-on | Native, 200+ OTAs |
| Payment processor | Locked to platform | 75 gateways, you choose |
| Guest portal | Basic or none | Navigator, full self-service |
| Revenue management | Acquired add-on | Intelligent dynamic pricing, 7 factors |
| TV displays | Not available | Included, Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV |
| VoIP & messaging | Not available | Native calling & omnichannel |
| Marketing automation | Not available | Studio, included |
| Staff training LMS | Not available | University, included |
| Event ticketing | Not available | Events + Seat Designer, included |
What moves
Bringing your data from Mews
Your data is read in your own browser and sent to your Calisto account. Calisto never sees your login for the old system.
From an export file
Export your data from Mews and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Kunden
Gast-/Kunden-Protokolle
Reservierungen
Hotelbuchungen
Spaces (Rooms)
Inventar von Räumen/Räumen
PRICING TRANSPARENCY
1% of revenue on Commerce. Core is included.
Mews charges per-room-per-month and hides pricing behind a sales call. Cloudbeds does the same. Calisto publishes every price on the website and charges nothing to set up. Core carries no additional cost. Commerce is a 1% revenue share. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace.
Calisto Pro
Revenue share on Commerce
Mews publishes no list price in EUR.
Mews prices as published on June 15, 2026.Source
WHAT THEY CHARGE EXTRA FOR
Everything included. No surprises.
Other platforms nickel-and-dime you with per-screen, per-door, and per-user fees. Calisto includes it all.
TV Displays: Included
Competitors charge per-screen monthly fees for digital signage. Calisto Display is native and included. Room status boards, kitchen order displays, menu boards, event schedules, all running on Apple TV, Android TV, or Fire TV with offline caching. Room status, kitchen, menu, and event boards. Apple TV, Android TV, and Fire TV native apps. Offline caching, displays work even if internet drops. Per-screen billing, included in every subscription.
Smart Lock Integration: Included
Most platforms charge per-door monthly fees for smart lock connectivity. With Calisto, digital key provisioning, access control rules, and audit logging are all included. Guests get digital keys in Apple Wallet and Android, automatically revoked at checkout. Digital keys in Apple Wallet & Android. Access control by time, floor, zone, or room. Automatic revocation at checkout. Per-door billing, included in every subscription.
Staff Training LMS: Included
Training platforms like Typsy or Lobster Ink charge per-user monthly fees. Calisto University is a complete LMS included in your subscription. Create courses, administer exams, issue certificates, and track compliance, all without a separate contract. Course creation with lessons and assessments. Exam engine with automatic grading. Certificate generation and tracking. Per-user billing, included in every subscription.
Night Audit Auto-Reconciliation
POS reconciliation, no-show auto-charge, auto-post rules, and one-click close. Night audit in minutes, not hours.
City Ledger with AR Aging
Track accounts receivable with aging buckets (Current, 1-30, 31-60, 61-90, 90+). Grouped by payer with invoice drill-down.
Token Passport
Cross-property payment token sharing. Guests pay once, tokens work across your entire portfolio. No re-entry of card details.
Amenity Day Passes
Sell pool, gym, spa, and coworking access to non-guests. Digital access keys provisioned instantly. New revenue from existing facilities.
TV Display System
Room status boards, kitchen orders, menus, events, and welcome displays on Apple TV, Android TV, and Fire TV. Per-screen billing, included.
Smart Lock Digital Keys
Apple Wallet and Android digital keys. Access control by floor, zone, and time. Automatic revocation at checkout. Per-door billing, included.
Native VoIP Phone System
Replace your PBX. Cloud-based VoIP with ring groups, IVR builder, call recording, and callback queue. No hardware, no per-extension fees.
Video Conferencing (Meet)
Browser-based video with public join links. Guests book meeting rooms through Navigator. Zoom and Teams integration included.
11 Delivery Platforms
Uber Eats, DoorDash, Rappi, and 8 more. Orders flow directly into your kitchen display with automatic menu sync.
Staff Training LMS
Complete learning management system. Courses, lessons, exams, certificates, and progress tracking. Per-user billing, included in every subscription.
Choose your processor. Not theirs.
Mews locks you into Mews Payments, their proprietary gateway with their rates and their terms. Cloudbeds pushes Cloudbeds Payments. Calisto connects to 75 payment gateways across 11 global regions. Your merchant account. Your rates. Zero lock-in.
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Switching questions
How hard is it to switch from Mews to Calisto Pro?
We provide a guided migration process that imports your reservation data, guest profiles, rate plans, and channel connections. Most properties are fully operational within 48 hours. Your Mews data exports cleanly and our onboarding team handles the heavy lifting.
Does Calisto charge for Mews-equivalent features?
No. Everything Mews includes, PMS, POS, dynamic pricing, is also included in Calisto. But Calisto adds 25+ additional products (channel management, guest portal, TV displays, smart locks, events, calling, messaging, direct booking website, review aggregation, loyalty, compliance) that Mews either does not offer or charges separately for.
What if I'm currently locked into Mews Payments?
When you move to Calisto, you choose your own payment processor from 75 supported gateways. Keep your existing merchant account and rates. We don't force you onto a proprietary gateway. Your merchant relationship, your terms, your rates.
How does pricing compare?
Mews uses per-room-per-month pricing that increases with tiers, so an empty room costs the same as a full one. Calisto never charges per room. Core carries no additional cost. Commerce is a 1% revenue share. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace. Features that Mews charges extra for, such as their marketplace integrations, carry no separate Calisto fee.
Can I try Calisto before committing?
Yes. Zero upfront. Zero monthly. Your account is 100% functional from day one. Our 2% partnership only activates when you successfully process revenue. Set up your property, connect your channels, and see the difference before you commit.
What about Cloudbeds?
Cloudbeds is a strong PMS with native channel management, something Mews lacks. But Cloudbeds has no intelligent dynamic pricing, no guest portal, no TV displays, no smart locks, no VoIP, no messaging, no marketing automation, no staff training, and no event ticketing. Calisto includes all of these natively.
Mehr erfahren
Everything Calisto does here
The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.
- SektorCalisto for Hotels & Resorts
Calisto Pro beseitigt Reibungsverluste, indem er Ihre Rezeption, Hauswirtschaft, Gastronomie und Instandhaltung in perfekter Synchronisation hält, sodass alle Ihre Gäste eine einwandfreie Gastfreundschaft erleben.
Open - Hotels & ResortsReservierungen & Umsatz
Dreizehn Aufnahmemöglichkeiten in eine Warteschlange, eine Rate, die um 9 Uhr live auf zweihundert Kanälen genehmigt wurde und um 9:01 Uhr, und ein Eintreten im Obergeschoss in zwei Minuten.
Open - Hotels & ResortsGroup Sales & Billing
Ein gewonnenes Geschäft erstellt den Zimmerblock, den Satz und die Zahlungsbedingungen, und die Nachtprüfung schließt mit Ausnahmen statt mit jeder Zeile ab.
Open - Hotels & ResortsF&B & Küche
Fünf outlets auf einem Katalog. Das Gericht verkauft sich, das Folio wird veröffentlicht, und jeder einzelne dahinterliegende Bestandteil wird im gleichen Takt erschöpft.
Open - Hotels & ResortsHousekeeping & Maintenance
Der Checkout löst die Bereinigung aus, die Bereinigung markiert die Reparatur, und der Reparateur sowie der Verifizierer sind niemals dieselbe Person.
Open - PreisgestaltungPricing for Hotels & ResortsOpen