The modern alternative to legacy society apps — at a fraction of the price
Every feature, side by side. Pay-per-unit pricing instead of bracket-padding flat fees. A practical, modern answer for every requirement a committee actually has.
Same core features. Modern UI. About 1/12th the price.
The older society-management platforms are solid, but they were built for a world before UPI, before modern smartphones, and before transparent pricing on the website. Societly does the same job for billing, visitors, helpdesk, amenities and accounting — and adds 14-language translation, no platform fee or cut on payments, and a sign-up flow that takes 5 minutes.
Run your numbers by society size
Older platforms price in flat brackets — one fee covers "up to 100 units", another covers "up to 200", and so on. A small society pays the same as a society three times its size. Societly is the opposite: a clean per-unit rate, so you only pay for the homes you actually have.
| Your society | Societly — pay-per-unit | Legacy bracket fee | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
14 units Small builder society | ₹2,520 ₹15/unit/mo | ₹30,000 Flat bracket fee (covers up to 100 units)86 units of padding | ₹27,480 / year |
35 units Single tower | ₹6,300 ₹15/unit/mo | ₹30,000 Same bracket — same fee as a 14-unit society65 units of padding | ₹23,700 / year |
80 units Two-block society | ₹14,400 ₹15/unit/mo | ₹30,000 Still inside the same bracket20 units of padding | ₹15,600 / year |
150 units Mid-size community | ₹27,000 ₹15/unit/mo | Next bracket (≈ ₹60,000+) Bumps to the 101–200 bracket50 units of headroom but you pay the full bracket | ≈ ₹33,000+ / year |
300 units Gated community | ₹54,000 ₹15/unit/mo | Higher bracket (quote on request) Per-society quote — typically 2–4× SocietlyYou pay for the whole bracket, not your actual units | ≈ ₹60,000–1,50,000 / year |
Imagine your society has 35 flats. On a bracket-priced platform, you pay the same fee as a 100-flat society — because both fall in the "1 to 100" bracket. That's fine for the 100-flat society. For yours, it's effectively paying for 65 phantom flats. Societly removes that padding entirely: 35 flats means you pay for 35 flats, billed monthly, prorated to the day if you change unit count mid-cycle.
Seven reasons societies switch to Societly
Fraction of the price
Societly Growth at ₹15/unit/month works out to roughly one-twelfth of what older platforms charge. For a 14-unit society, that's ₹2,520/year vs ~₹30,000/year on legacy apps — same job, dramatically less spend.
Live in 5 minutes
No onboarding fee, no kickoff call, no training session. Sign up, upload your unit list, invite residents. Older platforms ship onboarding & training as a separate process.
14 Indian languages, end-to-end
Every announcement, helpdesk ticket and post is translated for residents in their preferred language — instantly, right inside the app. Older platforms only translate voice input to English; Societly translates the entire content of the app.
Private AI that runs on your phone
A built-in assistant writes meeting minutes, drafts notices and committee replies, sorts complaints, and explains any bill in plain language — all on the resident's own phone. Nothing is sent to a cloud, it works offline, and it speaks 14 Indian languages. Where other platforms send your society's data to a server for any "AI", Societly keeps it on the device — a privacy promise legacy apps simply can't make.
No annual lock-in
Monthly billing, prorated to the day, cancel anytime, export your data on the way out. Older platforms typically write proposals as 12-month upfront commitments.
Built in 2026 on modern stack
Built fresh in 2026 — snappy on every Android phone, instant on iPhone, designed so that adding another society costs us almost nothing and we can keep your pricing low forever.
No platform fee or cut
A resident pays their bill and the collection is settled to your society's own bank account. Societly takes no commission and adds no platform fee — we earn only from the subscription, never a share of your residents' payments.
The full feature matrix
We've listed every meaningful feature published by incumbent platforms. Where Societly's answer is "not yet" or "partial", we say so — and tell you what we ship instead. Hover any partial cell for the detail.
Resident experience
| Feature | Societly | Legacy apps |
|---|---|---|
Private discussion forum (posts, polls, photos) | ||
Bills & UPI payments with auto-receipts | ||
No platform fee or cut on collections Societly charges no commission or platform fee on your society's collections — we earn only from the subscription. Legacy platforms typically deduct a platform fee from the settlement. | ||
Helpdesk / complaint tracker | ||
SLA tracking + satisfaction rating | ||
Announcements & online notice board | ||
Events list + calendar | ||
Amenity booking (slots, deposits, paid/free) | ||
Community marketplace / classifieds | ||
Visitor approval via app + passcode/QR | ||
SOS to guards, neighbours, family | ||
Family members, vehicles, documents | ||
Pet directory Resident profile + family member directory cover most use-cases today; a dedicated pet section is on the way | ||
Resident messaging Discussions and tickets keep conversations searchable for the committee — many societies prefer this over private chats. A direct-message option is in build. | ||
Visitor verification call Push approval lands on the resident's home screen in seconds — no missed calls. Guards can fall back to a quick intercom if needed. |
Pricing & onboarding
| Feature | Societly | Legacy apps |
|---|---|---|
Transparent pricing published on website Older platforms quote per society case-by-case — Societly publishes the rate so you can compare in one minute | ||
Pay-per-unit (no bracket padding) Legacy plans price in flat brackets — a 14-unit society pays the same as a 100-unit one | ||
Free tier for small societies Societly Starter is free up to 25 units, forever | ||
Self-serve sign-up — no sales call | ||
Live in under 10 minutes Legacy onboarding usually includes scheduled training sessions | ||
Monthly billing, prorated to the day Legacy plans are typically billed 12 months upfront | ||
Cancel anytime, export your data | ||
Smart bulk import from any spreadsheet |
Accounting & finance
| Feature | Societly | Legacy apps |
|---|---|---|
Zero-touch automatic recurring billing | ||
Adhoc bills + custom bill formats | ||
Billing by area, BHK, flat or metered usage | ||
Auto late-fee + reminders + defaulter list | ||
GST tax invoices | ||
Bank reconciliation & payment auto-allocation | ||
Budgets + budget-vs-actual reports | ||
Expense tracker with vendor / work-order flow | ||
Utility / metered billing | ||
Tally-format export CSV bulk export today — works with Tally, Zoho Books, Excel and your auditor. Native Tally schema export is in active development. | ||
Two-step billing approval Role-based access already prevents the wrong person from touching billing. A separate maker/checker step is on the way for societies that need it. | ||
Detailed chart of accounts Practical accounting tuned for housing societies today — clean, audit-ready, no enterprise-ERP bloat. Deeper ledger structures coming for accountants who want them. |
Operations
| Feature | Societly | Legacy apps |
|---|---|---|
Visitor + staff entry/exit logs | ||
Pre-authorised guest passcode + QR | ||
Staff management with categories + ID expiry | ||
Move-in / move-out workflow | ||
Parking slot management | ||
Vendor management + ratings | ||
Parcel / courier tracking | ||
Community rules + violations tracker | ||
Asset register + maintenance log | ||
Online polls / committee elections | ||
Online AGM (agenda-wise voting) Polls + meeting agendas cover the full voting flow | ||
Geo-tracked guard patrolling Patrol module is live; live-location check-ins are rolling out | ||
Guard app on the gate device Same resident app, in guard mode, on a gate phone — no extra licence to buy. A dedicated split-screen guard build is on the way. | ||
Boom barrier / hardware integration Vendor-neutral — your society keeps its existing hardware. Direct integrations with the popular barrier brands are in active partner discussions. | ||
Society-branded microsite The Societly app already shows your society name, logo and colours to residents. A public-facing microsite is on the roadmap. |
Platform & trust
| Feature | Societly | Legacy apps |
|---|---|---|
Society-level data isolation | ||
Role-based access (committee, office staff, treasurer) | ||
Native iOS + Android resident app | ||
Web dashboard for committees | ||
Push, email & WhatsApp notifications | ||
Daily / weekly email digests | ||
Audit log of every admin action | ||
Translation across 14 Indian languages Every announcement, ticket and post is auto-translated for residents in their own language | ||
Private AI that runs on the resident's phone Meeting minutes, notice & reply drafting, complaint sorting and bill explanations — generated on-device, so society data never leaves the phone | ||
Zero ads, zero spam | ||
DPDP-aligned data ownership + consent | ||
Independent security certification Same security practices the certifications require, with a formal audit in progress | ||
Active product velocity New improvements ship weekly — Societly is being shaped in real time around how Indian societies actually run today |
Different by design — not by accident
Where Societly takes a different shape from older platforms — a unified app instead of a separate guard build, a hardware-neutral gate flow, a forum-first communication model — those are deliberate choices. They keep the price low, the experience fast, and the learning curve gentle for both committees and residents. For features rolling out next — independent security audit, Tally-format export, dedicated split-screen guard mode and direct barrier integrations — your society moves with us; you don't pay extra and you don't wait for the next major version.
Spend 5 minutes. Save your society lakhs.
Set up your society on Societly free, run a parallel month against your current app, and decide for yourself. No credit card, no sales call, no migration fee.