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The operating system for gated communities
Run your estate like a well-kept ledger.
Billing, visitors, communication, and maintenance in one trusted platform — built for gated communities and condominiums across Africa.
- Mobile-money native
- Double-entry ledger underneath
- Built for Africa
- Communities managed
- 500+
- Residents connected
- 50k+
- Platform uptime
- 99.9%
- Payments processed
- UGX 10B+
01 · Who it's for
One platform for everyone in your community.
Managers, owners, residents, and security teams work from the same record — each with the tools their role actually needs.
Community Managers
Run every community in your portfolio from one cockpit — finance, operations, and people.
- Portfolio dashboards
- Automated invoicing
- Approval workflows
Property Owners
Stay close to your investments — collections, arrears, tenant changes, and reports in your pocket.
- Owner statements
- Multi-property view
- Lease tracking
Residents
A simple app to pay dues, raise a ticket, pre-authorize visitors, and stay in the loop.
- Mobile money payments
- Visitor codes
- Service requests
Security Teams
Replace paper logbooks with digital gate operations — fast, traceable, and accountable.
- Digital gate logs
- Visitor pre-auth
- Incident reports
02 · The platform
Every module you need, working together.
Activate what your community needs today and add more as you grow. No silos, no double entry, no spreadsheets.
Essential
Properties & Units
Complete registry with ownership, occupancy, and lease tracking.
- Owner & tenant registry
- Lease & tenancy tracking
- Bulk import from spreadsheets
Essential
Finance & Billing
Recurring invoices, mobile money collection, statements, and arrears.
- Recurring & one-off invoices
- Mobile money + card collection
- Statements & arrears tracking
Professional
Visitor Management
Pre-authorized codes, gate notifications, and digital entry logs.
- Pre-authorized entry codes
- Real-time gate notifications
- Digital entry & exit logs
Professional
Communications
Announcements, SMS reminders, email blasts, and resident chat.
- Announcements & notices
- SMS + email broadcasts
- Resident chat & RSVPs
Enterprise
Maintenance
Tickets, work orders, vendor dispatch, and SLA tracking.
- Resident-raised tickets
- Work orders & vendor dispatch
- SLA & status tracking
Enterprise
Facilities & Assets
Asset registry, preventive maintenance, and amenity bookings.
- Asset registry & history
- Preventive maintenance
- Amenity bookings
Professional
Documents
Centralized storage for bylaws, contracts, and resident records.
- Bylaws & contracts
- Resident records & files
- Secure, role-based access
Essential
Analytics & Reports
Board-ready reports on collections, occupancy, and operations.
- Collections & occupancy
- Board-ready exports
- Operational dashboards
Start with what fits today — upgrade or add modules whenever you're ready.
See plans & pricingWhy it matters
Good administration is invisible. What people remember is a community that simply works — gates that open, notices that arrive, books that balance.
03 · In practice
The daily work, done properly.
Four workflows every community runs on — each one traceable from the gate to the general ledger.
04 · From the field
What community managers say.
Commuza completely transformed how we manage our estate. Collection rates went from 68% to 94% in three months. The mobile money integration is a game-changer for our residents.
JN
Jessica Nakato
Estate Manager, Muyenga Gardens
05 · Field notes
Playbooks for running a smarter community.
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Finance
How to lift collection rates from 60% to 90% in one quarter
Three changes — automated reminders, mobile money rails, and resident statements — that move the needle fast.
Apr 28, 20268 min read
Security
Goodbye paper logbook: digitizing your gate operations
A step-by-step playbook for transitioning your security team to digital gate logs without disruption.
Apr 15, 20265 min read
Case Study
Inside Muyenga Gardens: a six-month transformation story
How a 64-unit estate went from 68% collections and paper logbooks to 94% and full digital operations.
Mar 30, 202610 min read
06 · Questions
Common questions, clearly answered.
Everything you need to know about how Commuza works for African communities. Don't see your question? Reach out anytime.
Yes. Both MTN MoMo and Airtel Money are integrated out of the box. Residents pay levies, service fees, and one-off charges directly from their phones, and payments reconcile automatically against the right invoice — no manual matching required.
07 · Talk to us
See Commuza on your own community's numbers.
Tell us about your community and we'll show you exactly how Commuza fits — usually within one working day.
- hello@commuza.com
- Phone
- +256 700 000 000
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 8am–6pm EAT