The system that launched the category, rebuilt for what’s next
Nearly 30 years ago, ABDi CMS created the community management software category. Visitor management systems have come and gone since then. CMS has stayed in the guardhouse, learning and adapting alongside the security directors, guards and community managers who use it every shift.
CMS Next carries that operational knowledge onto a modern, AI-powered cloud platform, built for the real world, where speed, reliability and security matter as much as ease of use. ABDi founder Roy Nakdimon developed CMS Next with our team and with the security directors who have run CMS for decades.
A refreshed interface your team will recognize
CMS Next looks familiar from the first sign-in, with the layout and key commands your team already knows. A refreshed interface, faster performance and cloud access make everyday operations simpler—without making your team relearn the system.
Why Choose CMS Next?
ABDi founder Roy Nakdimon came back to rebuild CMS from the ground up, with input from the security directors who use it every shift.
The layout and key commands your team relies on stay right where they are. Your data comes with you.
Cloud access from any device, reports you customize yourself, and online and offline redundancy that keeps the gate running when the connection doesn’t.
New modules for tee times, short-term rentals and vendor management bring more of the community into one system.
Familiar by design
CMS Next was built so experienced users feel at home from the first sign-in. The layout and key commands security directors rely on every shift stay where they are, now on a modern cloud platform with a completely refreshed interface, faster response times and access from any device.
A redundant online and offline mode keeps the guardhouse running even when the connection doesn’t. And user-customizable reporting replaces one-size-fits-all reports, so you can answer the question your board actually asked.
Built by the person who built the original
Roy Nakdimon founded Applications by Design, Inc. in 1997 and wrote the original CMS. He came out of retirement to rebuild it alongside Envera’s ABDi team and the customers who have used it for decades.
"The goal wasn’t a new system. It was the system they already know, rebuilt with nearly thirty years of hindsight and none of the old constraints. What was right, we kept and sharpened. Nothing carried over just because it was already there."
Questions we’re hearing about CMS Next
Have questions about CMS Next? Here are answers to some of the questions we’re hearing most from communities planning for what’s next.
General release is targeted for Q1 2027. We’ll plan your upgrade with you, on a timeline that fits your operation.
Yes. Existing CMS data migrates to CMS Next, with a dry-run preview so you can compare record counts before anything is committed.
No. Envera continues to support ABDi CMS and Community+ for the communities that rely on them.
The layout and key commands stay where they are, so officers who know CMS will recognize CMS Next from the first sign-in.
Online and offline resiliency is a core design requirement. Critical guardhouse functions stay available through a connectivity interruption and sync when the connection returns.
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