HOA Simplify vs HomeHerald
HOA Simplify
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| Figure | HOA Simplify | HomeHerald |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $49/mo | $65/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 5 |
| Spec score · HOA Management Software | 9.0 (#5) | 7.9 (#38) |
| Data migration | AI Smart Import accepts CSV exports from Buildium, AppFolio, PayHOA or spreadsheets, maps columns, previews results and supports rollback. | The product accepts Excel or CSV community spreadsheets and optional CC&R or bylaws PDFs, and says it can import property, owner, and balance information. |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Integrations | Active integrations listed by the maker are Stripe Connect, QuickBooks Online, AI Smart Import, AI Support Assistant, Resend email and SMS, push notifications, document storage and PWA installation. | HomeHerald connects to an HOA Gmail inbox for categorizing messages, matching payment notifications to properties, recording invoices, and drafting responses using Google Gemini AI. |
| Product | HOA Simplify provides a workspace for HOA dues, documents, votes, and maintenance requests for boards, managers, and residents. | HomeHerald is HOA management software for self-managed associations, with AI called Herald handling routine work while the board retains decisions. |
| Paid from | 49 | 49 |
| Support | Support ranges from email on lower plans to priority email on several higher plans; Enterprise offers a custom support plan. | The site lists [email protected] and offers a founder conversation for boards evaluating or starting with the product. |
Plans
HOA Simplify
- Community$79 a month
- Association$119 a month
- Standard$179 a month
- Premium$379 a month
- Basics$49 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
HomeHerald
- Automate$65 a month
- Automate+$65 a month
- CustomPrice not published
- Co-ManagedPriced on request
- Multi-CommunityPriced on request
In their own words
HOA Simplify
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.
HomeHerald
HomeHerald has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.