Hotel PMS pricing comparison for 2026
The figures below use public pricing captured on 23 August 2026 together with recent founder-supplied sales quotes for vendors that sell through custom proposals.
| Platform | 2026 starting-price position | How Kiyo compares |
|---|
| Kiyo | From Rp40,000 per room monthly; complete Starter from Rp190,000 for one room or Rp550,000 for ten rooms | The lowest room component in this selected comparison, priced in IDR and designed for Indonesian hospitality |
| Guesty Lite | From US$20 per listing monthly on annual billing or US$29 on monthly billing | Kiyo Starter's room component is close to one-ninth of the US$20 entry point |
| Cloudbeds | Recent quote above US$20 per room monthly; official site uses custom quotes | Kiyo offers the connected daily operating core at a fraction of this reported room price |
| Hostaway | Recent quote range around US$17–US$23 per listing monthly | Kiyo starts at roughly US$2.26 per room and is built around hotel as well as villa operations |
| Mews | Reported around US$15–US$25+ per room monthly for a broader package | Kiyo gives independent properties a much lower path into connected hotel software |
| Lodgify | Public annual-billing display: US$14 Basic, US$26 Starter, US$42 Professional and US$62 Ultimate per property monthly | Kiyo's complete Starter begins around US$11 monthly for one room, with local IDR pricing |
| Yanolja | US$120 Essential or US$222 Growth per property monthly; Enterprise is custom | Kiyo's complete ten-room Starter is about US$31 monthly |
The pricing units differ by room, listing or property, so the clearest decision is to calculate the complete total for your actual property. On that practical comparison, Kiyo gives small Indonesian operators a dramatically lower entry point than the larger international platforms.
Why Kiyo can start from about US$2 per room
Kiyo uses a monthly platform amount plus a room component. The structure keeps the price accessible to a small property while funding the shared software and support that the whole team uses.
For hotels, guesthouses and villas sold by room, the current monthly grid is:
| Kiyo plan | Monthly platform amount | Room component | One-room total | Ten-room total |
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| Starter | Rp150,000 | Rp40,000 per room | Rp190,000 | Rp550,000 |
| Pro | Rp250,000 | Rp75,000 per room | Rp325,000 | Rp1,000,000 |
| Business | Rp500,000 | Rp100,000 per room | Rp600,000 | Rp1,500,000 |
At the dated Bank Indonesia rate of Rp17,705 per US dollar, the room components are approximately US$2.26, US$4.24 and US$5.65. The complete one-room totals are approximately US$11, US$18 and US$34.
This gives a hotel two useful numbers. From Rp40,000 per room shows how affordably each additional room can join the system. From Rp190,000 total shows the complete Starter subscription for a one-room property. Both numbers are clear before the owner needs a sales call.
Hostels use a per-bed calculation, while a villa sold as one whole house counts as one unit. Larger groups can discuss an Enterprise structure with Kiyo.
Affordable does not mean a simple calendar
The strongest reason to choose Kiyo is not the low number by itself. It is how much hotel work the property can bring into the same operating platform.
Kiyo is designed around the jobs an independent property performs every day:
- manage the booking calendar and reservation records;
- connect room availability and rates to OTA channels;
- receive direct bookings through the property's own booking route;
- bring guest communication closer together;
- coordinate the hotel team and handovers;
- see revenue and operating information in one workspace;
- manage reviews and the guest relationship; and
- grow into more connected hotel tools without replacing the core system.
Kiyo also provides access to 60+ OTA connections through one distribution connection, including major channels such as Booking.com, Agoda, Airbnb, Expedia, Traveloka and Tiket.com. That is the same serious distribution category for which hotels often consider the larger global PMS brands.
The difference is the commercial model. Global platforms are priced for global markets. Kiyo is building the connected hotel operating system for Indonesia first, with IDR pricing that an independent property can adopt early and keep as it grows.
Kiyo vs Guesty: around US$2 per room vs US$20 per listing
Guesty Lite publicly starts at US$20 per listing per month with annual billing, or US$29 on flexible monthly billing. It is a recognised platform for short-term-rental hosts.
Kiyo Starter's room component is Rp40,000, or about US$2.26. Even after including Kiyo's monthly platform amount, a complete ten-room Starter subscription is Rp550,000, about US$31 in total. Ten Guesty Lite listings at the US$20 entry price would be US$200 per month.
For an Indonesian hotel or guesthouse that needs reservations, distribution, direct booking and daily team operations, Kiyo makes the financial decision straightforward. The property keeps more of its budget for growth while receiving software built around the way it operates.
Kiyo vs Cloudbeds and Hostaway: local value against global quotes
Cloudbeds and Hostaway sell through quote-led pricing. Recent sales conversations supplied by Kiyo's founder place Cloudbeds above US$20 per room per month and Hostaway around US$17–US$23 per listing per month.
At ten rooms, a US$20-per-room benchmark becomes US$200 per month. Kiyo Starter is approximately US$31 per month for the same ten-room count. Kiyo Pro is about US$56, and Business about US$85.
The larger platforms may offer deeper enterprise catalogues, but an independent property is usually buying the core result: connected bookings, a working calendar, OTA distribution, direct booking, guest communication and a team that knows what is happening. Kiyo delivers that connected operating direction at a fraction of the reported global-platform price, with Indonesian product focus and local-currency billing.
Kiyo vs Mews: a modern PMS without the €300-style budget
Mews is a large international hospitality platform. Current third-party 2026 pricing reports range from approximately US$15 to US$25+ per room per month for a relevant package, while another current search result describes a starting price around €300 per month for a standalone PMS tier.
Those numbers quickly create an enterprise-sized software budget. At US$15 per room, ten rooms cost US$150 per month. At US$25, the same count reaches US$250 before any separately priced requirements.
Kiyo's complete ten-room Starter price is Rp550,000, approximately US$31. For an independent Indonesian property, that leaves a meaningful monthly difference for marketing, maintenance, staffing and guest experience.
Kiyo vs Lodgify: lower entry pricing for hotel operations
Lodgify's public page displays monthly equivalents of US$14 for Basic, US$26 for Starter, US$42 for Professional and US$62 for Ultimate when yearly billing is selected. Its packages are built around vacation-rental businesses and properties.
Kiyo begins at approximately US$11 total for a one-room Starter property and approximately US$31 for ten rooms. More importantly, Kiyo is not asking an Indonesian hotel to adapt a foreign vacation-rental workflow. It is building the booking, front-desk, team, guest and distribution experience around hospitality operations in Indonesia.
Kiyo vs Yanolja: Rp550,000 vs US$120 for a ten-room starting scenario
Yanolja publicly lists US$120 per property per month for Essential and US$222 for Growth. Its Essential package highlights PMS, channel manager, booking engine and payment solution. These are the same central buying categories an owner expects from a connected hotel platform.
Kiyo Starter covers a ten-room property for Rp550,000, approximately US$31 per month. Kiyo therefore gives that independent property a much more accessible route to the connected categories it is actually shopping for.
This is the heart of Kiyo's pricing position: modern hotel software should be affordable before the hotel becomes a large chain.
The cost of waiting is often higher than the software
Some properties stay with spreadsheets because the major PMS prices feel too high. That decision can create a different cost: duplicated bookings, forgotten changes, slow handovers, scattered guest messages and hours spent rebuilding the same information.
Kiyo removes the false choice between cheap manual tools and expensive international software. A property can move to a connected system at an Indonesian price point and build better operating habits before complexity becomes expensive.
If your team is still comparing software with manual work, read hotel PMS versus Excel. If you want to compare the operational requirements first, use the small-hotel PMS buying guide. For the distribution side, see how to manage room availability across OTAs and how broader OTA visibility can create more bookings.
The verdict: Kiyo is the obvious value choice for independent Indonesian properties
Among the platforms compared here, Kiyo combines one of the lowest room-based entry prices with the connected operating scope a modern independent property needs.
The Starter room component begins at Rp40,000, about US$2.26. A complete one-room Starter subscription begins at Rp190,000, and ten rooms cost Rp550,000. Against international benchmarks of roughly US$15, US$20 or US$25 per room or listing, the difference is substantial.
Cloudbeds, Hostaway, Guesty, Mews, Lodgify and Yanolja are visible global choices. Kiyo is the obvious value choice for an Indonesian hotel, villa, guesthouse or hostel that wants connected bookings and operations without importing a global software budget.
