Room Choice vs Social Home

Room Choice8.6Visit Social Home8.5Visit

Higher score Room Choice #7 in Student Housing Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Room Choice

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Social Home #8 in Student Housing Software 8.5/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Social Home

• Room Choice fits best

  Smaller operators needing bed-level leasing

• Social Home fits best

  UK operators managing student tenancies

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Side by side

Feature	Room Choice 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Social Home 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.5
Ranking	#7 in Student Housing Software	#8 in Student Housing Software
Best for	Smaller operators needing bed-level leasing	UK operators managing student tenancies
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$15/unit usage-based	£39/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS
Support	Email, Phone	Email, Live chat, Phone, Community, Docs
Compliance	GDPR, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML, 2FA	GDPR, 2FA
Integrations	3 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Room Choice 6/6 · Social Home 5/6
Bed-space leasing	✓	✓
Roommate matching	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Bed assignments	✓	✓
Resident communications	✓	✓
Maintenance workflows	✓	✓
Resident portal	✓	✓
Specs
Bed capacity	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Bed-level leasing, selection, assignments, and visual floor plans AI roommate matching based on resident preferences Billing, leases, maintenance, portals, and reporting in one system	Room- and bed-level lettings with individual or joint tenancies Per-student rent collection, reconciliation, and guarantor tracking Offline mobile workflows for inspections, repairs, and evidence
Cons	Web-only platform with no listed mobile platform Paid tiers use per-reservation pricing SOC 2 is in progress rather than completed	Starter is published with a 30-room limit There is no free plan Enterprise starts at £499 per month
Our verdict	Room Choice is student housing software for owner-operators, property managers, and growing portfolios managing individual beds, rooms, and multiple properties. Its workflows center on by-the-bed leasing and academic calendars, combining… Read the review →	Social Home is a UK property-management platform for PBSA operators, university accommodation teams, student HMO landlords, and co-living providers. Its student-accommodation workflows cover rooms and beds, individual or joint tenancies,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Room Choice — where it wins

  • Bed-level leasing, selection, assignments, and visual floor plans
  • AI roommate matching based on resident preferences
  • Billing, leases, maintenance, portals, and reporting in one system

  Where it doesn't

  • Web-only platform with no listed mobile platform
  • Paid tiers use per-reservation pricing
  • SOC 2 is in progress rather than completed

• Social Home — where it wins

  • Room- and bed-level lettings with individual or joint tenancies
  • Per-student rent collection, reconciliation, and guarantor tracking
  • Offline mobile workflows for inspections, repairs, and evidence

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter is published with a 30-room limit
  • There is no free plan
  • Enterprise starts at £499 per month

• Room Choice8.6/10 · Free plan

  A focused web platform for bed leasing, assignments, billing, and resident operations.

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• Social Home8.5/10 · 30-day trial

  A UK-focused platform covering student lettings, rent, maintenance, compliance, and communications.

  Visit Social HomeFull verdict →