CHS Online vs HOA Messenger

CHS Online is cloud-based accounting and management software for cooperative housing societies and resident welfare associations. Society billing can use flat area, parking, tenant charges, recurring cycles, or metered gas and water readings. Accounting tools include ledgers, bank and cash books, journals, debit and credit notes, and bank reconciliation. Member records can cover membership types, shares, parking, tenant documents, powers of attorney, caretakers, loans and liens. Administration tools cover committee roles, fixed assets, document uploads, facility bookings and service provider details. Users can send member broadcasts, circulars, reminders, complaints and requests through email and SMS. Reports include trial balances, balance sheets, income and expenditure, receipts and payments, and outstanding balances by member or wing. Cloud-stored data is accessible online from a computer or mobile device; the mobile application is described as being for members. The service is provided by Four Rays Management Pvt. Ltd., established in 2015. The Trial plan costs nothing for 14 days with limited functionality. Premium costs ₹8 a month per flat, with quarterly subscription payment; Professional costs ₹350 a month, also paid quarterly. GST and online transaction or convenience charges apply to paid plans.

HOA Messenger is software for homeowners-association administration, with tools for resident communication, dues, documents, maintenance and accounting. Managers can send messages individually or by broadcast through push notifications, SMS or email; residents can pay by credit card or ACH bank transfer. Managers can issue vendor work orders and receive updates as jobs are accepted, scheduled and completed. The service stores HOA documents for private resident access and provides a mobile portal and a mobile app for violation tracking. Its Mail feature lets an HOA submit a PDF for printing and mailing through USPS and track the request. The Free plan costs nothing and remains available indefinitely, with unlimited HOAs and residents, co-manager access and 90-day visibility. Premium adds double-entry accounting, budgeting, financial reports, vendor bill pay and a web resident portal; its 30-day trial requires a credit card. Listed prices are $25 a month for Premium, $399 a month for Admin, and $319 a year for Admin Plan.