Why people look for alternatives
Committees compare software because the job is big and the money belongs to residents. It's normal to look at a few options before you pick one.
- Local payments. Residents want to pay from their own bank app or wallet, not hand cash to a collector.
- Rupee pricing. The committee wants a clear monthly price in rupees it can explain at a meeting.
- WhatsApp. Bills, reminders and receipts should reach residents where they already read messages.
- Urdu support. The office clerk and committee members want help in Urdu.
- Fit for your size. A 40-flat building and a town with several phases need different things.
Society software options compared
| Option | Where it's from | Focus | How customers pay | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasooli.Online | Pakistan (Lahore) | Monthly maintenance bills, WhatsApp reminders, defaulters, staff and expenses | Any bank app or wallet through 1BILL and Raast | Societies and apartment buildings collecting maintenance every month |
| uLiving | Pakistan | Housing society management | Check with the vendor | Societies comparing local tools |
| HysabOne | Pakistan | Accounting and inventory, with a real estate module | Check with the vendor | Developers who mainly need accounts and invoicing |
| Codify Services | Pakistan | Check with the vendor | Check with the vendor | Societies comparing local tools |
| FutureSol Cloud REMS | Pakistan | Real estate management | Check with the vendor | Developers managing property sales |
| Jantrah | Pakistan | Check with the vendor | Check with the vendor | Societies comparing local tools |
| ADDA, MyGate | India | Apartment community apps | Check with the vendor | Buildings in India |
How to choose
- Is your main job monthly maintenance, formal accounts, or plots and installments?
- Can residents pay from any Pakistani bank app or wallet, and does their balance update straight away?
- Are monthly bills made by themselves for houses, flats, plots and shops?
- Can you see defaulters by block, street and phase?
- Do reminders and receipts go out on WhatsApp from the society's own number?
- Can the office clerk log in without being able to delete payments or waive fees?
- When a new committee takes over, do the records stay with the society?
- What's the full monthly price in rupees, and what costs extra?
When uLiving, HysabOne or the others may still be the right choice
- You already use one and it works. Moving a whole society takes effort. If your committee and residents are happy, that counts for a lot.
- You mainly need formal accounts and inventory. HysabOne focuses on accounting and inventory, with a real estate module, so it may suit that job.
- You're a developer selling plots or property. A real estate ERP such as FutureSol Cloud REMS may match that work more closely than monthly maintenance software.
- Your building is in India. ADDA and MyGate are built for apartment communities there.
Where Wasooli.Online fits
- Maintenance comes in every month. Bills go out by themselves for every house, flat, plot and shop.
- Residents pay from their phone. Any bank app or wallet through 1BILL and Raast, with a receipt on WhatsApp.
- The committee knows who owes what. Defaulters and arrears by block, street and phase.
- Clear spending. Guard and sweeper salaries, expenses and a daily cashbook in the same place.
- Records stay with the society. Committees change, and the history stays.
Plans start from Rs 10,000 per month, with an exact written quote for your society. See society fee collection software for more.
See it with your own blocks
Bring a few blocks and the questions above to a free demo. We'll show you what a month of maintenance would look like.