Prism by Building Engines vs UnitConnect

Prism by Building Engines is a commercial real estate operations platform for coordinating building data, workflows, tenants and vendors. It supports work orders, preventive maintenance, inspections, communications and reporting, with tenant features such as visitor access, amenity reservations and engagement tools linked to operational workflows. Work orders can be routed using criteria including issue type, building and team schedules; property teams can see status updates, comments, photos and costs. Prism Mobile supports field work and offline updates, syncing recorded data after a connection returns. Open APIs connect the platform with accounting systems, building systems and other commercial real estate tools. Building Engines describes security measures including encryption, secure authentication and access controls, and says the platform aligns with SOC 2 Type II, GDPR and CCPA requirements. The product serves property managers, engineers, asset managers, tenants and vendors across several property types. Prism is paid software; pricing is available on request and customized for portfolio size and needs. Building Engines was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

UnitConnect is web-based property management software for commercial and residential portfolios. It supports retail and shopping centers, mixed-use properties, industrial and office buildings, and single-tenant NNN assets. Lease tools track terms, create and email tenant invoices with attachments, accept partial payments, and apply late fees. CAM reconciliation handles recurring charges, limits, caps, base-year amounts, and pro-rata allocation based on lease start date and share. Accounting includes a property, tenant, and owner general ledger, budgets, reports, and bank synchronization for reconciling income and expenses. The tenant portal provides ACH or card payments, shared documents, announcements, lease information, rent invoices, and maintenance requests; tenants use it free. Plans include training and support, with technical help listed from 8am to 8pm EST. There is no free plan, but a 15-day trial is available. Starter costs $79 a month.