Real Estate · head to head
Lofty vs Buildium
Buildium
Real Estate
Property management software designed with you in mind
- From
- On request
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Lofty add-on products like the Home Evaluation Page carry a separate $70 per month charge on top of the core CRM subscription; 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 Lofty and Buildium 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.
Lofty
No use cases recorded yet. See the Lofty review.
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
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Lofty
- Add-on products like the Home Evaluation Page carry a separate $70 per month charge on top of the core CRM subscription
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
Lofty
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Lofty review.
Buildium
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Buildium review.
Which should you pick?
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.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is Lofty or Buildium better?
- Neither clearly leads. Lofty 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, Lofty or Buildium?
- Lofty starts at On request and Buildium at On request.
- Does Lofty or Buildium run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.