Compare AppFolio and Common - May 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - AppFolio or Common?

Common is more expensive to implement (TCO) than AppFolio, and AppFolio is rated higher (95/100) than Common (82/100). AppFolio offers users more features (27) than Common (13). There is a clear winner in this case and it is AppFolio!

Looking for the right Property Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

AppFolio Vs. Common Areas

AppFolio: AppFolio provides cost-effective, web-based property management software that allows residential property managers to more effectively market, manage and grow their business. Our online property management software includes complete accounting and property management functionality with the ability to email work-orders, owner statements and resident...

Common Areas: Property management software that connects your people, processes and real estate to drive business.

Who is more expensive? AppFolio or Common Areas?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Property Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for AppFolio and Common Areas.

AppFolio price starts at $1.40 per unit/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 AppFolio Property Manager is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Property Management software. Common Areas price starts at $49 per user/month , When comparing Common Areas to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Property Management software cost.

Bottom line: Common Areas is more expensive than AppFolio.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared AppFolio Vs. Common based on some of the most important and required Property Management features.

AppFolio: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Automatic Data Backup, Automatic Property Mapping, Customizable Applications, Easy Data Migration, Email Owner Statements, Events Calendar, Excel Export, File Management.

Common Areas: Mobile Access, Project Management, Fixed Asset Management, IT Asset Management, Equipment Maintenance.

Target customer size

The web-based property management software is best for medium and small business owners. and Common Areas's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.