Real Estate · head to head
AppFolio vs Buildium
AppFolio
Real Estate
Run your entire residential portfolio on a single, modern platform
- From
- On request
- Rated
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Buildium
Real Estate
Property management software designed with you in mind
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: AppFolio the entry Core plan requires a 50 unit minimum; Buildium prices are all quoted as starting figures, from $62 a month on Essential to $400 on Premium, so the real cost depends on unit count
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which AppFolio and Buildium actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Real Estate).
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
AppFolio
No use cases recorded yet. See the AppFolio review.
Buildium
- Property management accounting and rent collectionnot AppFolio
- Maintenance requests and work order trackingnot AppFolio
- Tenant screening and lease signingnot AppFolio
- Owner and tenant portalsnot AppFolio
- Community association management on the Enterprise tiernot AppFolio
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
AppFolio
- The entry Core plan requires a 50 unit minimum
- No plan publishes a per-unit price on the pricing page; minimum spend and unit requirements are stated but buyers must contact sales for the actual figure
Buildium
- Prices are all quoted as starting figures, from $62 a month on Essential to $400 on Premium, so the real cost depends on unit count
- Onboarding is mandatory on the Growth and Premium plans, adding a cost the monthly figure does not show
- Live phone support is withheld from the Essential tier
- The Open API is Premium only
- Portfolios above 5,000 units are pushed to a quote-only Enterprise arrangement
Pricing, plan by plan
AppFolio
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the AppFolio review.
Buildium
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Buildium review.
Which should you pick?
Choose AppFolio if
Nothing in the data separates AppFolio from Buildium on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Buildium if
Nothing in the data separates Buildium from AppFolio on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is AppFolio or Buildium better?
- Neither clearly leads. AppFolio starts at On request and Buildium at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, AppFolio or Buildium?
- AppFolio starts at On request and Buildium at On request.
- Does AppFolio or Buildium run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.