Adda Software

Adda Software makes ADDA, a platform that residential communities use to run security, communication, facilities and accounts in one place. The product comes from 3Five8 Technologies Pvt. Ltd., which says it launched in Bangalore, India, in 2009. It now reports more than 25,000 communities using it across over 10 countries, including India, the UAE, Singapore, Oman and the USA.

What Adda Software offers

• ADDA Gatekeeper — a security app for the gate that records visitors, vehicles, domestic staff and parcels, lets residents approve guests in advance and sends alerts.
• Resident app — an app for owners and tenants that the company stresses carries no advertising.
• Association ERP — a workspace where the managing committee runs day-to-day society operations.
• ADDA Books — billing, expenses, budgets and accounting for the residents' association.
• ADDA Desk — a complaints helpdesk for residents that the company says uses AI.
• SmartAccessHub — controlled entry to the community's gates and shared spaces.

Who it works with

ADDA serves societies ranging from about 20 homes up to several thousand, and also works with developers, senior living operators and employers running staff housing. Lodha Elite and Brigade Metropolis are named among its users, and it sells three packages called Connect, Manage and Govern.

Key facts

• Based in: Bangalore, India
• Founded: 2009
• Certification: ISO 27001
• Company: 3Five8 Technologies Pvt. Ltd.