The two systems in one minute
Munshi10 is made by Maverick Solutions in Lahore. It says its first version went into a Lahore hotel in 1996 and that over 800 properties now use it. Its site lists a PMS, a restaurant POS that prints kitchen tickets, back‑office accounting, a booking engine, a channel manager, WhatsApp messages, FBR digital invoicing and PRA sales tax (munshi10.com).
BedKeys runs the front desk, housekeeping on staff phones, the restaurant with kitchen tickets, stock and purchasing, cash shifts, the Night audit and full accounting with bank reconciliation in one system. Every charge shows its tax and the new balance before it is saved, and the Watchdog lists what looked unusual after each Night audit. It is newer, with fewer hotels using it so far.
Features side by side
| BedKeys | Munshi10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Front desk, bookings, room grid | Yes | Yes |
| Housekeeping | Yes, on staff phones | Yes |
| Restaurant POS with kitchen tickets | Yes, included | Yes |
| Stock and purchasing | Yes, included | Not stated |
| Accounting | Full accounting with bank reconciliation | Back‑office accounting |
| Night audit | Yes | Yes |
| Booking engine | Yes, on BedKeys Direct, no commission | Yes |
| Channel manager | Coming soon | Yes |
| FBR digital invoicing | Planned, not yet | Yes |
| PRA sales tax | Each tax printed by name; posting planned | Named on its site |
| JazzCash, Easypaisa, Raast | Yes, on the folio | Not stated |
| CNIC at check‑in | Yes, with registration card | Yes |
| Several hotels under one sign‑in | Yes, both plans | Dashboard on Enterprise plan |
| Daily checks on cash, discounts and voids | Yes, the Watchdog | Not stated |
| Ask questions about your figures | Yes, Ask BedKeys | Not stated |
| Guest messages | WhatsApp and email | WhatsApp, email and SMS |
| Free trial | A demo set up with your rooms | 15 days, no card |
What it costs: 20, 40 and 60 rooms
BedKeys charges per room. Munshi10 has a free plan and fixed monthly plans: Professional at PKR 45,000 a month for up to 50 rooms and Business at PKR 90,000, plus 5% GST (pricing). Its site doesn’t state the terms of the free plan, so it isn’t in the table.
| Rooms | BedKeys Core | BedKeys Direct (with booking engine) | Munshi10 paid plans |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 rooms | PKR 20,000 | PKR 24,000 | PKR 45,000 (Professional) |
| 40 rooms | PKR 40,000 | PKR 48,000 | PKR 45,000 (Professional) |
| 60 rooms | PKR 60,000 | PKR 72,000 | PKR 90,000 (Business; room limit not stated) |
Paying for a year at once takes 30% off BedKeys: a 20‑room hotel on Core pays PKR 14,000 a month. For a hotel of about 45 rooms or more, Munshi10’s Professional plan can cost less than BedKeys per month, so compare at your own number of rooms with the BedKeys price calculator.
Where Munshi10 is stronger
- FBR digital invoicing now. Munshi10 lists FBR digital invoicing and Annexure C. BedKeys prints invoices with your tax numbers and each tax by name, and sending them to FBR is planned, not built.
- A channel manager today. Munshi10 includes one; BedKeys’ is coming soon.
- History. Munshi10 traces its first hotel installation to 1996 and says over 800 properties use it.
- A free plan and a 15‑day trial with no card.
Where BedKeys is stronger
- Price for most hotels under about 45 rooms, because you pay per room instead of a fixed plan.
- Local payments on the folio: JazzCash, Easypaisa and Raast beside cash, cards on your own machine and bank transfers, each with a receipt.
- Money controls in the screen: the price and tax of every charge before it is saved, corrections with a reason instead of deletions, and the Watchdog’s checks after each Night audit.
- Several hotels under one sign‑in on both plans, with unlimited users and staff roles.
- Ask BedKeys: owners and managers ask about the hotel’s figures in plain words and get the answer from the records.
Which one should you choose?
You must send invoices to FBR now
Munshi10 says it does this today. Ask to see a test invoice reach FBR in the demo.
You sell most rooms through booking sites
Munshi10 has a channel manager now. With BedKeys you would keep using your current one until BedKeys’ arrives.
You have under about 45 rooms and a restaurant
BedKeys usually costs less each month and includes the restaurant, stock and full accounting.
You want to see the money without being at the hotel
BedKeys’ Watchdog and Ask BedKeys are built for owners who run the hotel from somewhere else.
Comparing more systems? See the 12 hotel management systems sold in Pakistan and Munshi10 alternatives.
