COMPARISON

PAIVUS vs Cloudbeds

Cloudbeds is voted the number one Hotel Management Software in the 2026 HotelTechAwards and powers 26,000 properties globally. The question for a small independent UK hotel is whether a platform built for 150 countries is built around your size of operation.

Side by side

FEATURE
PAIVUS
CLOUDBEDS
Published pricing
Transparent, set by you
Tiered, requires a custom quote
Payment settlement
Coptos rail, built for speed
Reported delays of a week or more
Core PMS
Included
Included
Booking engine, zero commission
Included
Included
VAT calculation
Built in automatically
Manual or third-party
Yield management
LUMYN, included
Signals AI — separate tier
Support model
Direct, founder-accessible
Email-first, phone support extra
Setup
Self-serve onboarding wizard
Sales-led onboarding
Built for
UK independents, 10-150 rooms
Global, 26,000+ properties

The honest case for Cloudbeds

Cloudbeds has a genuinely large integration marketplace with over 400 partners and a strong track record with independent properties. If you want the widest possible ecosystem of third-party add-ons, it is a credible choice with real scale behind it.

Where PAIVUS is different

User reviews of Cloudbeds repeatedly raise two concerns: unclear pricing with extra fees layered on top, and payment payouts that can take over a week to land. PAIVUS is built around the opposite of both — pricing you understand from day one, and a settlement layer built specifically to move money fast.

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