AppFolio - Top Competitors (Mar 2022)

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Mar 09, 2022

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AppFolio vs. Alternatives in 2023

AppFolio competes with other property management systems such as Buildium, Entrata, and ResMan. We will compare these software systems in some specific aspects below.

• Functionality: AppFolio is considered optimal in its functionality. All its closest alternatives are feature-rich and share similarities in features such as Maintenance management, portfolio management, Lease Management, Property database, Residential property, etc. Entrata is lacking in the Property Database feature.
• Customers/Industries: AppFolio targets diverse portfolios in residential, commercial properties, and community associations. Customers like Trilogy Real Estate Management, Reacor LTD, and 2B Living use AppFolio. Buildium targets portfolios in student housing, community associations, student housing, and residential properties. Entrata targets portfolios in property owners, property managers, and residents. Entrata has processed 45,396,284+ rent transactions. ResMan targets property managers, property accountants, property marketing, and property maintenance. ResMan has customers like RISE Residential and Indo Management.
• Cost: AppFolio is cost-rated 1.5/5 (where 1-2 is low-cost and 4-5 is high-cost) which means that AppFolio is considered low-cost when compared to its closest alternatives. AppFolio starts at $1.40 per unit/month with a minimum monthly fee of $280. Buildium starts at $50 per month. The pricing information for Entrata and ResMan is unavailable on their respective official websites.
• Cloud-Based/On-Premise: AppFolio and all its closest alternatives are cloud-based.
• Popularity: AppFolio (founded in 2006) is the only publicly-traded company (Nasdaq: APPF) among its closest alternatives. Buildium (founded in 2004) is a privately held company. Entrata (founded in 2003) and ResMan (founded in 1999) are privately held companies. AppFolio is more popular.
• Scalability: AppFolio can accommodate portfolios from residential to commercial properties and even community associations at large (no matter the market or size). Buildium can accommodate all portfolios and unit count whether you manage five doors or five thousand. Entrata can accommodate from property owners portfolios to manager and residential. ResMan can accommodate property managers, accountants, marketing, and maintenance.
• Support: AppFolio and Buildium offer support features such as Email/Help desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge base, Phone support, and Chat. AppFolio does not have the 24/7 live rep feature. Entrata only offers Knowledge Base, Phone Support, and Chat support features. ResMan only offers Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, and Phone support.