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Civica Cx Housing alternatives

Civica Cx Housing alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses

Civica Cx Housing: Quoted privately through multi-year SaaS agreements.

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What people compare Civica Cx Housing with

Civica does not publish a price for Cx Housing in Australia or New Zealand, so your agreement is quoted privately. You may look for an alternative when a multi-year term, separate modules or vendor-led changes do not fit how your housing team works.

Often compared

Chintaro

An Australian option that is quote only and aimed at smaller providers.

Often compared

MRI Palace for community housing

Private-market property software extended to community housing in 2024.

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Community Housing for Claude Code

The open-source community housing system that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your Civica Cx Housing data brought across.

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How to choose

How to choose a Civica Cx Housing alternative

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    Look beyond the renewal price

    Check whether your bill depends on the term and scope you agreed to. Cx Housing is quoted privately in Australia and New Zealand, and providers sign multi-year agreements. Before comparing, ask what your renewal includes, which modules your team uses and what happens if your needs change.

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    Keep control of your records

    Ask where your records sit and who controls the database. With an owned version, your records stay in a database you own. Also ask what information can be brought across from Cx Housing and what you will need to keep there for reference.

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    Check it fits your rules

    Your housing team may need its own rent policy, fields, letters and checks. Compare how each option handles income-based rent, review dates, repairs and allocations. Ask which rules you can set for your business and whether changes can be made around how your team works.

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    Understand the switch

    Cx Housing tenancy and rent balance reports can be saved to CSV. Check which records will come across, what remains in Cx Housing and how you can review the record counts before saving anything. Agree who will handle the move and what your team needs to check afterwards.

The option that fits

Own a version built around your business

Community Housing for Claude Code gives you the option to own a version shaped around how your business works. Enterprise DNA brings your Cx Housing data across and builds your rules, letters and screens around your needs. Your records sit in a database you own, and you can work with it in plain language using Claude Code. Enterprise DNA charges one setup fee, then a monthly retainer. There is also a free version you can run yourself.

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Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from Civica Cx Housing. Try it here, and we build the real one.

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Questions

Civica Cx Housing alternatives, answered

How does the price compare with Cx Housing? expand_more

Civica does not publish a price for Cx Housing in Australia or New Zealand. Providers sign agreements quoted privately, often over multiple years. The free version has your own hosting and running costs. For Enterprise DNA to build your version, the charge is one setup fee, then a monthly retainer.

What Cx Housing records can I bring across? expand_more

Your tenancy and rent balance reports can be saved to CSV. The free version brings across homes, households, tenancies, rents, review dates and opening balances. Household members and income can come next from your household report. Past transactions and attachments stay in Cx Housing for your records.

Can it follow our income-based rent policy? expand_more

The rent can reflect your policy for tenants, partners and adults, including rates for 18 to 20 year olds, Family Tax Benefit, Rent Assistance and a market rent cap. Each household's calculation is shown line by line. New Zealand income-related rent can be recorded and checked against market rent.

Will an alternative cover all of Cx Housing? expand_more

The free version covers regular housing office work such as homes, households, income-based rent, arrears, repairs, safety checks, empty homes, the waiting list, offers and complaints. It does not have a tenant portal, contractor app or general ledger. Enterprise DNA can build the pieces your provider needs into your version.

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30 minutes with Sam. Bring what Civica Cx Housing costs you a year and how you run. We show you what your own version looks like, and if it is a fit, we build it and bring your data across.

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