Alternative comparison
Co-Desk vs Mangobeds: which is right for your space?
Mangobeds is a booking engine and property management system for colivings, hostels, hotels and short-term rentals. Co-Desk is one platform for coliving and coworking: rooms and beds, leases, rent, door access, a branded resident app and your own website, together. Here is how they compare, based on Mangobeds's public website.
Co-Desk
Coliving and coworking in one platform
Rooms and beds, leases, rent, door access, a branded resident app and your website, together.
- Coliving and coworking in one platform
- Branded resident app with your name and icon
- Door access that turns on at move-in and off at move-out
- Website builder with coliving templates
- One resident login across all your locations
Mangobeds
Mangobeds
Booking engine, channel manager and property management for colivings, hostels, hotels and short-term rentals.
- Built around bookings for colivings and hostels
- Channel manager for booking sites and Coliving.com
- Bed-level inventory in shared rooms
Based on Mangobeds's public website, checked November 2026.
Side-by-side comparison
Based on Mangobeds's public website and product pages (November 2026) and Co-Desk's feature set.
| Dimension | Co-Desk | Mangobeds |
|---|---|---|
Coworking (memberships, desks, offices, meeting rooms) | Yes | Shared-space and coworking bookings |
Coliving stays (rooms, beds, short and long stays) | Yes | Yes |
Digital leases and contracts | Yes | Yes |
Recurring rent, invoices and reminders | Yes | Yes |
Door access that turns on at move-in and off at move-out | Included (Kisi, Brivo) | Not listed on their website |
Branded resident app | Included: Co-Desk Pocket, your branded app (PWA) | Not listed on their website |
Your own website | Built in: Pages, with coliving templates | Booking engine for your website |
Community events and announcements | Yes | Yes |
Maintenance requests and cleaning schedules | Yes | Not listed on their website |
Cross-space member login | Yes (one account works across every Co-Desk-powered space the member joins) | No (separate account per operator) |
Setup | ~30 minutes (self-serve) | Self-serve, with a free trial |
Choose Co-Desk if…
You run coliving, or coliving and coworking together, from one house to many locations. You want stays, leases, rent, door access, a branded resident app and your website in one platform.
Choose Mangobeds if…
You mainly need a booking engine and channel manager to fill beds from booking sites, and you run a hostel-style coliving where most stays are short.
Common questions
Does Mangobeds support coworking?
Mangobeds lists shared-space and coworking bookings. Co-Desk runs full coworking next to coliving: memberships, desks, private offices, meeting rooms and day passes, with door access and one member login across all your spaces.
Do residents get an app with Co-Desk?
Yes. Residents install the Co-Desk portal on iPhone and Android from the browser, with your name and icon. They see their stay, pay rent, open doors and join events from their home screen.
Can I migrate from Mangobeds to Co-Desk?
Yes. We can import members, plans, and Stripe-connected billing. Contact sales with a Mangobeds data export and we'll walk you through the migration.
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