KindHOA vs Nestingbird
KindHOA
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| Figure | KindHOA | Nestingbird |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $25/mo | $20.83/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 10 |
| Spec score · HOA Management Software | 9.0 (#4) | 8.9 (#6) |
| Association accounting | Yes | Yes |
| Document storage | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2025 | 2020 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan limits | Good Neighbor includes 5 GB storage, 10 calendar events monthly, and 5 announcements monthly. | Community includes 20 free Birdie responses, one free video meeting, and one free disclosure. |
| Headquarters | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Payment integrations | Payments use Stripe Connect; finance imports support CSV and OFX, while Bank Sync is optional. | Autopilot connects to banks through Plaid for automatic transaction imports. |
| Maintenance requests | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile apps | Yes | No |
| Online dues collection | Yes | Yes |
| Flat pricing | KindHOA charges $0 forever or $29 per month, with no per-unit software fees. | Free Community plan or flat-rate Autopilot at $25 per month. |
| Resident workspace | Residents can pay dues, submit home changes, report fixes, vote, and read community news. | Yes |
| Paid from | 29 | 25 |
| Violation tracking | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Nestingbird
- CommunityFree
- Autopilot$25 a month
- Extra video meeting$5, paid once
- Extra resale / seller disclosure$25 a month
- Extra Ask Birdie responses$10, paid once
- Extra resale / seller disclosure$25, paid once
- Autopilot yearly$250 a year
- Physical mail$1.66, paid once
- Extra resale disclosure$25, paid once
- Autopilot annual$250 a year
In their own words
KindHOA
KindHOA is software for self-managed volunteer HOA boards, with browser access and native iPhone and Android apps. Residents can pay dues, submit home changes, report fixes, vote, and read community news. Board tools cover violation tracking, maintenance requests, association accounting, and document storage. The apps support push alerts, Face ID, payments, voting, maintenance reports, and community news. The Good Neighbor plan costs $0 forever and includes 5 GB of storage, up to 10 active violations, 10 calendar events per month, and five announcements per month. It also includes formal elections, sealed ballots, vote counting, and PDF certificates. Board Automation costs $300 per year prepaid and adds recurring dues, late-fee automation, email broadcasts, AI, vendor bid management, 25 GB of storage, and priority email support. Every new HOA receives a 60-day Board Automation trial without a card. Optional Bank Sync costs $9 monthly or $89 annually and supports up to eight live accounts. KindHOA charges no per-unit software fees and was made by Kind Tech LLC in Colorado Springs.
Nestingbird
Nestingbird is web-based HOA software for self-managed boards, covering dues, budgets, meetings, elections, documents, maintenance, violations, and association accounting. Its free Community plan supports unlimited units and residents and includes assessment collection, budgeting, meetings, elections, documents, maintenance, violations, and Building Score. The plan includes 20 Birdie responses, one video meeting, and one resale disclosure, and does not require a credit card. Birdie answers questions about uploaded documents with citations and can generate a self-updating FAQ. Autopilot costs $25 a month and adds automated recurring invoicing and collections, bank transaction imports through Plaid, automated reports, unlimited AI and meeting features, and a pre-filled 1120-H tax-return PDF. Owners can pay dues, set up autopay, access documents, and report issues from phones in a mobile-friendly browser; there are no mobile apps. Card and ACH platform fees vary by plan, while paper checks can be processed manually for free. Stripe handles payment processing, and Plaid bank connections are read-only. Nestingbird was established in Chicago in 2020.