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24 alternatives to University Niche

a new, easy way to find student-friendly housing.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. University Niche launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Comfy▲69

   Find rentals and apartments for college (iOS)

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Campus Cribz▲106

   College student rentals and roommate matching

   2014 · campuscribz.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   RentHackr▲116

   Hacking a better way to find apartments

   2014 · renthackr.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Campus Bubble▲95

   Private online communities for college and universities

   2015 · campusbubble.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Lovely▲71

   Find Homes and Apartments for Rent

   2014 · apartmentguide.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Intern Beds▲118

   A solution for the intern summer housing crunch

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   DormChat▲70

   Fun way to meet the people that make up your local community

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   CampusRent▲72

   Find the perfect roommates for university living

   2023 · mixo.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Student.com▲112

   Airbnb for student accommodations

   2015 · student.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Planted▲154

    App for college grads to find non-tech jobs

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Cozy▲126

    Make renting easy for landlords and renters

    2014 · cozy.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Researchers.io▲203

    Product Hunt for UX research

    2014 · researchers.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    StudySoup▲83

    The #1 P2P College Learning Marketplace

    2014 · studysoup.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Spacious - HK▲78

    Finding a great place to live has never been this easy

    2015 · spacious.hk · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Classy▲68

    The Best Way to Buy & Sell on Campus

    2014 · classymobile.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    HomeSwipe▲117

    Tinder for apartment hunting

    2014 · homeswipe.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Go Commando▲66

    Giving college students access to jobs with great brands.

    2015 · gocommandoapp.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Bellhops▲145

    Book college students for local moving help.

    2014 · getbellhops.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    RoomPik▲66

    Live with people you like

    2015 · roompik.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    StudySoup▲31

    The Crowdsourced College Learning Marketplace

    2014 · studysoup.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Pack▲108

    Makes it simple to find the best roommates.

    2016 · getpackapp.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Niche▲73

    All the world's social creators, in one place

    2014 · niche.co · its alternatives →

23. 23
    StudyPact▲72

    GymPact of Studying

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    GradStash▲88

    Curated directory welcoming college graduates to life

    2016 · gradstash.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →