Digzio vs Platuni Maintenance

Digzio is a free web platform connecting students, accommodation providers, and university housing offices within South Africa’s NSFAS ecosystem. Students can browse NSFAS-accredited properties and apply without an application fee. Providers manage digital compliance, list vacant rooms as short-term holiday rentals, and receive NSFAS disbursements directly, according to Digzio. The platform says providers retain 100% of NSFAS income and reports a 99.8% payment success rate, plus average additional holiday-rental revenue of R18,400. Automated KYC checks cover students, providers, and institutions, while properties are checked against DHET accreditation standards before listing. University housing offices receive live compliance dashboards, automated DHET reporting, and access to a verified provider network. Founded in Johannesburg in 2023, Digzio says it began with a 50-student University of Johannesburg pilot. Its 2025 national expansion account reports 23 partner universities, 156 verified providers, and 2,847 students housed. The service describes itself as free for the people it serves and lists Johannesburg as its location.

Platuni Maintenance helps landlords and property managers receive maintenance requests, assign work, coordinate vendors and track progress tied to properties and units. Tenants, owners and staff can submit requests at any time with details and photos. Each request links automatically to its property and unit, while updates and communication stay in one connected thread. Teams can assign a vendor or internal team, follow work, close orders and retain activity logs for resolved requests. The workspace provides visibility into requests, vendors, SLAs and property performance. Residents can use a mobile and web app to request maintenance and access lease details. Starter includes basic work orders; Growth adds internal tickets, assignments and SLA tracking; Enterprise includes prioritized maintenance rules and technician dispatch workflows. Starter is free for up to one unit and includes email support. Growth costs $1.39 a month with a 10-unit minimum and includes API access and webhooks. Enterprise pricing is custom. Platuni says it uses encryption at rest and in transit, firewalls, access controls, regular audits and penetration testing, and role-based data access.