HOA Simplify vs HOAware

HOA Simplify provides a workspace for HOA dues, documents, votes and maintenance requests for boards, managers and residents. Its AI Smart Accounting can produce financial reports and budget alerts from natural-language questions, and record expenses, payments and journal entries through chat. Election tools include quorum tracking, proxy and ranked-choice voting, anonymous results and an election archive. Residents can pay dues, view documents, submit maintenance requests, vote and book amenities through a portal that can be installed as a PWA on mobile devices. Property managers get cross-HOA reporting, reusable dues templates, bulk resident imports and a portfolio activity feed. AI Smart Import accepts CSV files from Buildium, AppFolio, PayHOA or spreadsheets, maps columns automatically, and supports preview and rollback. Stripe payments and QuickBooks Online sync are listed as built in; Slack, Google Calendar, Zapier, DocuSign, Plaid and Twilio are marked coming soon. Community, Association and Standard plans list unit limits of 50, 125 and 200; Premium lists unlimited units. Platform transaction fees apply in addition to Stripe fees.

HOAware provides HOA management tools for architectural control applications, violations, payments, inspections, and resident communication. Residents can submit architectural requests online, track progress, and schedule inspection appointments. Mobile inspections support photos, GPS tagging, offline work that syncs later, automated follow-ups, and timestamped audit trails. Payments can be made online by card or ACH through Stripe, with Apple Pay, Google Pay, reminders, and tracking also supported. CORI is a chatbot available around the clock, trained on a community’s CC&Rs, bylaws, and rules to answer resident questions and guide applications. HOAware runs as a cloud platform accessible in a browser without installation; its Android and iOS app includes messaging, payments, applications, violation responses, and biometric login. The integrations page lists Stripe and Zapier as active, while QuickBooks is marked as coming soon. Plans are paid, with prices available on request. The pricing FAQ describes a free 30-minute demo, but no free trial is listed. Every plan includes email support and help-center access; the company also describes training resources and live onboarding support.