specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Mews
providerId: mews-systems
created: '2026-06-02'
modified: '2026-06-02'
reconciled: true
tags:
- FinOps
- FOCUS
- Hospitality
- Property Management
- Payments
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Mews: tiered per-property PMS subscriptions plus usage-based add-on modules
  (RMS, POS, services) and per-transaction integrated-payment processing fees, billed monthly per property.
sources:
- https://www.mews.com/en/pricing
- https://docs.mews.com/connector-api/guidelines/environments
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Mews Systems s.r.o.
serviceCategory: Hospitality Software
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Tiered Subscription + Usage
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD/EUR/GBP
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Tax
  - Refund
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Mews
  ServiceCategory: Hospitality Software
  ServiceSubcategory: Property Management System
  ProviderName: Mews
  PublisherName: Mews Systems s.r.o.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Mews Systems s.r.o.
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
- name: pms_subscription
  unit: month
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - property
  - plan_tier
- name: room_subscription
  unit: month
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - property
  - room_count
- name: payment_transactions
  unit: transaction
  aggregation: count
  dimensions:
  - property
  - card_brand
  - currency
- name: payment_volume
  unit: varies
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - property
  - currency
- name: rms_module
  unit: month
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - property
- name: pos_module
  unit: month
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - property
  - outlet
- name: marketplace_integrations
  unit: month
  aggregation: count
  dimensions:
  - property
  - integration
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Pull reservation, bill, payment, and accounting data via the Connector API (bills, payments, accountingItems, ledgerBalances) and Mews Business Intelligence dashboards to see revenue and cost consumption per property.
- name: Allocation
  description: Attribute spend by enterprise (property) and department using the Connector API enterprise/department resources and AccessToken-per-property scoping; group multi-brand portfolios via Portfolio Access Tokens.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the subscription tier (Essentials vs Advanced vs Enterprise), enable only the add-on modules (RMS, POS) a property uses, and reconcile payment processing fees against transaction volume reported through the payments API.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign per-property owners for the Mews subscription and payment-processing line items, review monthly invoices against BI exports, and monitor add-on module adoption across the portfolio.