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Buildium vs HOA Messenger

Buildium

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HOA Messenger

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FigureBuildiumHOA Messenger
Price from$62/mo$20/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trialYesYes
Open source——
WebYesYes
iOSYesYes
AndroidYesYes
APIYes—
Plans published36
Spec score · HOA Management Software9.1 (#1)9.1 (#2)
Spec score · HOA Violation Management Software9.2 (#1)8.8 (#3)
AccountingThe platform provides property-specific accounting, automated bank reconciliation, financial reporting and 1099 e-filing.The platform includes HOA accounting tools for fiscal tracking and financial reports.
Property accountingYesYes
Free planNoYes
IntegrationsBuildium Marketplace offers partner applications that connect to the dashboard, with no marketplace subscription and usage-based charges.HOA Messenger currently has no direct integrations with Entrata, Yardi, AppFolio, or QuickBooks.
MaintenanceMaintenance tools track work orders around the clock, schedule recurring tasks and integrate bill and invoice management.Managers can issue vendor work orders and receive automated updates when jobs are accepted, scheduled, and completed.
Mobile app coverageios and androidYes

Plans

Buildium

  • Essential$62 a month
  • Growth$192 a month
  • Premium$400 a month

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HOA Messenger

  • FreeFree
  • Premium$25 a month
  • Admin$399 a month
  • Premium$240 a year
  • Admin Plan$3,828 a year
  • Admin Plan$399 a month

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HOA Messenger

HOA Messenger is software for homeowners-association administration, with tools for resident communication, dues, documents, maintenance and accounting. Managers can send messages individually or by broadcast through push notifications, SMS or email; residents can pay by credit card or ACH bank transfer. Managers can issue vendor work orders and receive updates as jobs are accepted, scheduled and completed. The service stores HOA documents for private resident access and provides a mobile portal and a mobile app for violation tracking. Its Mail feature lets an HOA submit a PDF for printing and mailing through USPS and track the request. The Free plan costs nothing and remains available indefinitely, with unlimited HOAs and residents, co-manager access and 90-day visibility. Premium adds double-entry accounting, budgeting, financial reports, vendor bill pay and a web resident portal; its 30-day trial requires a credit card. Listed prices are $25 a month for Premium, $399 a month for Admin, and $319 a year for Admin Plan.

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