RealPage Student vs RMS Cloud
RealPage Student
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RMS Cloud
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| Figure | RealPage Student | RMS Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 10 |
| Spec score · Student Housing Software | 8.0 (#8) | 7.9 (#10) |
| Documentation and support | Support resources include a customer portal, product alerts, support requests, a trust dashboard, training, workshops, and webinars. | RMS provides a help centre, online resources and regional 24/7 phone support. |
| Founded | 1998 | LinkedIn lists RMS as founded in 1983. |
| Headquarters | Richardson, Texas, United States | Keilor Park, Victoria, Australia |
| Integrations | RealPage Exchange offers an integration marketplace with secure, standardized APIs across RealPage products. | The help centre lists integrations for door locks, OTAs, POS, housekeeping, revenue management, loyalty, kiosks and property automation. |
| Licence | GetApp describes RealPage as a cloud-based property-management solution; the cited pages do not state an open-source licence. | The terms grant customers a limited, non-exclusive licence to access the service and API, indicating proprietary software rather than open-source licensing. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.0 out of 5 from 131 reviews | 4.4 out of 5 from 412 reviews |
| Rating on G2 | 4.1 out of 5 from 211 reviews | 4.4 out of 5 from 20 reviews |
| Revenue management | Student Revenue Management adjusts rents and concessions using student-focused data and supports pricing by bed or by unit. | RMS provides rate-management and revenue-focused tools for yield optimisation and upselling. |
| Security controls | RealPage contract terms describe access controls, firewalls, encryption, secured storage, security training, 48-hour breach notice, and annual SOC 2 Type 2 audits. | The vendor states that customer data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS, with 24/7 threat monitoring and enforced MFA. |
| Support | RealPage provides support resources for property management companies, residents, and vendors, plus a login-required Trust Dashboard for checking system status. | RMS offers round-the-clock phone support in the customer's region and an online help center. |
| What it does | RealPage Student is a student-housing platform intended to increase revenue, reduce costs, and support forecasting. | RMS is a cloud-native hospitality property-management platform for hotels, motels, holiday parks, campgrounds and serviced apartments. |
Plans
RealPage Student
- Contact for PricingPriced on request
- RealPage StudentPriced on request
RMS Cloud
- AcceleratePriced on request
- ElevatePriced on request
- Accelerate (hotels)Priced on request
- Accelerate (motels)Priced on request
- Accelerate (parks and campgrounds)Priced on request
- Accelerate (serviced apartments and lettings)Priced on request
- Elevate (hotels)Priced on request
- Elevate (motels)Priced on request
- Elevate (parks and campgrounds)Priced on request
- Elevate (serviced apartments and lettings)Priced on request
In their own words
RealPage Student
RealPage Student is a platform for student housing operators to manage property operations, revenue, and renter engagement. Its workflows include preleasing, roommate matching, bed or unit assignments, accounts receivable, forecasting, and reporting. OneSite Student supports leasing by bed or by unit. Student Facilities Management covers service requests, inspections, photos, damage assessments, and keyless unit entry; a Mobile Facilities App is available for iOS and Android. Student Asset Optimization provides bed-level prelease percentages, forecasts, and KPIs alongside market analytics and business intelligence. Through RealPage Student Living, students can manage online payments, utility billing, renewals, amenity reservations, package tracking, guest access, and communications. SimpleBills lets roommates split shared utility bills while receiving one monthly bill for utilities. RealPage Exchange offers an integration marketplace with standardized APIs across RealPage products. Support resources serve property management companies, residents, and vendors, while a login-required Trust Dashboard provides system status information. The suite is available on Android, iOS, and the web. Pricing is on request.
RMS Cloud
RMS Cloud is a cloud-native property management platform for hotels, motels, holiday parks, campgrounds, and serviced apartments. It brings property management together with reservations, front desk operations, financials, housekeeping, and maintenance. Its booking and revenue tools cover OTA distribution, direct bookings, upsells, reservation management, and yield optimization; guests can book, manage, and pay online. Reporting ranges from quick performance snapshots to accounting and operations views. The open API supports real-time, two-way exchange for inventory, rates, booking engines, POS, and CRM systems, and the maker lists more than 100 technology partners. RMS advertises 530+ API endpoints, a developer sandbox, documentation, and dedicated API support. Accelerate includes accounting and financials, batch invoicing and statements, reporting and analytics, housekeeping, and maintenance. Elevate adds multi-site and enterprise management and API access; owner and trust accounting is an optional add-on. RMS Cloud is paid, has no free plan, and provides plan pricing by quote. The maker is based in Keilor Park, Victoria, Australia, and says it has supported hospitality operators globally since 1983.