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Bidrento Student Housing vs Social Home
Both stand on student housing software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Choose Bidrento if your PBSA operation needs bed-level management alongside applications, billing, maintenance and resident communication. Standard starts at €56/mo for 15 units, with a 14-day trial. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or a listed plan without a unit limit.
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Choose Social Home if housing operations, rental search, maintenance, and resident workflows need to sit together. Look elsewhere if Starter's property, room, tenant, or solo-account limits do not fit; integrations are included only from Professional upward.
Visit Social HomeThe facts
| Bidrento Student Housing | Social Home | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | A free trial |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, API, iPhone, Web | Android, iPhone, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Standard: €56 a month | Starter: £39 a month |
| Plans published | 3 | 5 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | bidrento.com | social-home.co.uk |
| On student housing software | #8 of 28 | #12 of 28 |
Bidrento Student Housing: what it does well
- Tracks occupancy at room and individual-bed level.
- Students can review and accept room offers digitally.
- Automates invoices for recurring rent and extra charges.
- Tenant app supports payments, documents and service requests.
- Open API and listed integrations support connected workflows.
What to know first
- No free plan is offered.
- Standard includes 15 units; Professional includes 60.
- Enterprise starts at 100 units and requires a quote.
Social Home: what it does well
- Connects property, tenant, rent, repair, compliance, and evidence workflows.
- Routes repairs with responsibilities and evidence attached.
- Mobile app supports offline inspection evidence and urgent updates.
- Resident portal, communications, bed-space leasing, and assignments are supported.
- Imports can use guided templates and file validation.
What to know first
- Starter is limited to 5 properties, 30 rooms, and 30 active tenants.
- Starter has one solo account and no additional seats.
- Zapier and third-party integrations start at Professional.
- The trial card requirement is described differently across two pages.
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