Real Estate · head to head
Buildium vs Lofty
Buildium
Real Estate
Property management software designed with you in mind
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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; Lofty add-on products like the Home Evaluation Page carry a separate $70 per month charge on top of the core CRM subscription
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Buildium and Lofty actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), 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.
Buildium
- Property management accounting and rent collectionnot Lofty
- Maintenance requests and work order trackingnot Lofty
- Tenant screening and lease signingnot Lofty
- Owner and tenant portalsnot Lofty
- Community association management on the Enterprise tiernot Lofty
Lofty
No use cases recorded yet. See the Lofty review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Lofty
- Add-on products like the Home Evaluation Page carry a separate $70 per month charge on top of the core CRM subscription
Pricing, plan by plan
Buildium
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Buildium review.
Lofty
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Lofty review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Buildium if
Nothing in the data separates Buildium from Lofty on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Lofty if
Nothing in the data separates Lofty from Buildium on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Buildium or Lofty better?
- Neither clearly leads. Buildium starts at On request and Lofty at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Buildium or Lofty?
- Buildium starts at On request and Lofty at On request.
- Does Buildium or Lofty run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Buildium best used for?
- Buildium is most often used for property management accounting and rent collection, maintenance requests and work order tracking, tenant screening and lease signing, owner and tenant portals. Of those, property management accounting and rent collection and maintenance requests and work order tracking are not what Lofty is typically brought in for.