Buildium is one of the most established names in property management software, with a long track record serving property managers and landlords. It added community association support over time, so HOAs and condo boards are one of several audiences the platform serves alongside rental portfolios.
Who Buildium is built for
Buildium’s core is accounting and operations for portfolios of rental units and associations managed by a property management company. On top of that base, it offers HOA-relevant tools: violation tracking with photo evidence and automated notices, an owner/resident portal, board and committee access for approvals and reporting, work orders, document storage, and QuickBooks-style general ledger accounting.
That breadth makes sense for its primary audience: a management company running rentals and associations side by side needs one system that does both. Its feature set also includes rental-industry tools such as tenant screening and leasing.
Pricing: how each one charges
Buildium is sold in tiers that scale with the number of doors and the features a portfolio needs, and online payments carry their own transaction fees. See Buildium’s pricing page for current plans and fees.
For BoostHOA’s current plans and fees, see BoostHOA pricing.
Where the two overlap
For the day-to-day work of running an HOA, both platforms cover the same fundamentals:
- Owner and property records
- Online dues and payment collection
- Violation tracking with photo evidence
- Document storage and owner/resident communication
- A self-service owner portal
Boards researching what to look for in HOA software will find either platform handles these basics.
Where they differ
Buildium’s strength is breadth across property types: a management company running rentals and HOAs together, or a portfolio large enough to need tiered plans and add-ons, will find a mature, well-supported platform built to scale with them.
BoostHOA is built specifically for HOA and condo association management. It’s aimed at a single self-managed board that wants owner requests, ARC review, violations, and payments in one place, organized around how an HOA operates.
The honest takeaway
If you’re a property management company handling rentals and associations together, or you value Buildium’s track record and support reputation, it’s a reasonable platform to evaluate. If you’re a self-managed HOA board that wants software built around how associations actually run, get started with BoostHOA and see how it fits your community.