PBSA operators: stop paying RealPage's per-bed rent. Parent-friendly UX included.
Custom application → room-allocation → payment → parent portal. PBSA + student-housing operators across the US, UK, Australia, India. The piece SaaS gets wrong: parent-side UX. We get it right. 10–18 weeks.
PBSA operators across the US, UK, Australia, and India. Parent-side UX is our differentiator.
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Bhutani
Gulshan- Harrington Housing
- Hive Coliv
- Edge Living
- CDA Coliving
- Fllat
- Volley
- TheVibes
- CasaPay
- JumboTiger
- Everything Coliving
- Bookmycoliving
- Bhutani
- Gulshan
CRC
M3M
Godrej
Omaxe
Sikka
Lodha
Mahagun
Prestige
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- M3M
- Godrej
- Omaxe
- Sikka
- Lodha
- Mahagun
- Prestige
- Sawasdee
Built for these operators
Single-asset PBSA
First-property student-housing brands launching their digital stack.
Multi-region PBSA
Operators across US / UK / AU / IN scaling brand + ops.
Sponsor-led PBSA
Investor-led PBSA with operator partner; need investor portal too.
University-partnered PBSA
Operators with master-lease / nominations agreements.
Who this is NOT for
- Operators under 200 beds. RealPage Student / StarRez monthly fees will be cheaper for you.
- Universities running their own student housing. Your IT department has different procurement constraints; talk to TCS / Infosys for that.
- Anyone unwilling to invest in parent-side UX. That's the conversion lever; cheap-out and you stay where SaaS leaves you.
Pick the stage that matches you
- Stage 1
200–500 beds, single property
Boutique PBSA
Application → payment → parent portal on a custom stack. –60K, 10–14 weeks.
See this tier - Stage 2
1,000–3,000 beds, multi-property
Mid-market PBSA
Multi-property + parent + student apps + payment plans. –120K, 12–18 weeks.
See this tier - Stage 3
3,000+ beds, multi-region
Enterprise PBSA
Multi-region + investor portal + custom analytics. –200K, 16–22 weeks.
See this tier
The traps that tank a custom build
Custom builds drift
Without weekly checkpoints scope creep tanks the launch date and the budget.
Schema goes stale
AEO-eligible markup needs to be regenerated continuously, not hand-edited once.
PMS / CRM / web silo
Three tools run separately and reconciling spreadsheets costs more than the build.
No cost guardrails
Per-tenant + per-feature cost is invisible until the bill arrives.
Compliance afterthought
GDPR, RERA, MLS, KYC bolted on at the end is 5× the cost of building it in.
Coming from a SaaS you've outgrown?
PBSA operators commonly land on a per-bed PMS, then get squeezed at scale.
- Migrated from
RealPage Student
Per-bed pricing scales with occupancy not revenue. Year-3 break-even on a custom platform is common.
- Migrated from
StarRez
Operators tired of generic UX especially on the parent + student side.
- Migrated from
Adirondack Solutions
1 engagement
Smaller operators graduating from spreadsheets + AS400 to modern platform.
The full stack, end-to-end
Application + room allocation
Mobile-first application + screening + room-allocation logic.
Payment plans
Multi-instalment + parent-as-payer flows. UPI / Stripe / Razorpay / regional gateways.
Parent + student apps
iOS + Android. Payments, support, community, parent visibility.
Virtual tours
Embedded 3D + 360° tours per room type.
Multi-region site
Per-country + per-campus landing pages.
Operator dashboard
Per-property occupancy + revenue + applications + parent satisfaction.
A 6-step process
- Step 1
Discovery
1-week scoping sprint with stakeholders + risk register.
- Step 2
Design
Wireframes, brand alignment, IA, content model.
- Step 3
Build
Frontend + backend + integrations sprinted weekly.
- Step 4
Launch
Staging → UAT → DNS cutover. 301 plan if migrating.
- Step 5
Optimise
SEO + AEO + perf tuning. Lighthouse ≥ 95.
- Step 6
Operate
Retainer-backed maintenance, content, growth.
Opinionated for real estate
Frontend
Server components + great Lighthouse.
- Next.js
- React
- Tailwind
Backend
Boring stack that ages well.
- Node
- Postgres
- Redis
Search + AEO
Both classic search + AI citation surface.
- Algolia
- pgvector
- schema.org
Payments
Region-specific gateways for India + UAE + global.
- Stripe
- Razorpay
- Telr
Pulled straight from the portfolio
Multi-region student housing operator
Scaled bookings + ops with a Noseberry-built platform across multiple cities. Owns the codebase, no per-seat licensing.
Read the storyMulti-citydeploymentTier-1 student housing operator
Launched the digital stack in under 12 weeks with full code ownership and a 90-day go-live commitment.
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Every brief is scoped to the operator's goals.
We don't publish fixed pricing because every engagement is shaped to the operator's stage, scope, and target outcomes. Book a strategy call and we'll share a tailored scope, timeline, and investment range within 24 hours.
What RealPage Student actually costs you over 5 years
RealPage's per-bed pricing punishes occupancy growth. A custom platform doesn't.
| Beds | RealPage Student, 5 yr | Noseberry, one-time | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | $60K | $45K | $15K |
| 800 | $240K | $90K | $150K |
| 2,000 | $600K | $150K | $450K |
| 5,000 | $1500K | $250K | $1250K |
5-yr SaaS cost = published per-unit per-month list price × 60 months × units. Real-world fees often higher once transaction percentages + add-ons are included. Noseberry build = scoped one-time fee with optional 12-mo support retainer (~15% of build). Talk to us for a per-vertical quote.
How we stack up
| Capability | Noseberry | RealPage Student | StarRez | DIY in-house |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real-estate domain | 100+ ops in 14+ countries | Generic | Generic | — |
| Code + IP ownership | ||||
| Schema-first SEO + AEO | Limited | |||
| Cost guardrails | ||||
| Time to launch | 8–14 weeks | 30 days onboarding | 6+ months | Months |
| Per-seat licensing |
Real-estate domain
- Noseberry
- 100+ ops in 14+ countries
- RealPage Student
- Generic
- StarRez
- Generic
- DIY in-house
- —
Code + IP ownership
- Noseberry
- RealPage Student
- StarRez
- DIY in-house
Schema-first SEO + AEO
- Noseberry
- RealPage Student
- StarRez
- Limited
- DIY in-house
Cost guardrails
- Noseberry
- RealPage Student
- StarRez
- DIY in-house
Time to launch
- Noseberry
- 8–14 weeks
- RealPage Student
- 30 days onboarding
- StarRez
- 6+ months
- DIY in-house
- Months
Per-seat licensing
- Noseberry
- RealPage Student
- StarRez
- DIY in-house
Frequently asked questions
How long does the engagement take?
8–24 weeks depending on scope. Single-vertical launches at the lower end; multi-region platforms at the upper end.
Do we own the code?
Yes. Every line, every model, every contract. Deployed to your cloud. No SaaS lock-in, no per-seat licence.
Can you migrate from a templated SaaS?
Yes. Most builds are migrations. We rebuild on Next.js with proper schema-first SEO/AEO, keep your URLs intact, and 301 the old paths.
Do you handle ongoing ops?
Yes. Most operators continue with us on a retainer covering content, SEO, paid, and growth experiments.
Operator-led overview of student housing (pbsa)
If you're scoping the vertical itself rather than the platform build, sub-verticals served, named clients, our operator playbook, the audience-led Student Housing (PBSA) page is the better starting point.
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