Best property management software on Reddit

318 reviews from r/PropertyManagement, r/RealEstate, r/Landlord and 8 more subreddits

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Appfolio

4.4

(48)

"I just switched from Buildium to AppFolio. It was well worth the switch!"

"I love AppFolio!"

"Definitely AppFolio."

"AppFolio"

"AppFolio provides great reporting features for property owners."

"AppFolio is the correct answer. It’s just better than the others."

"Let me know if you want to see AppFolio in action."

"Hands down the very best I’ve ever used. I used to be a Yardi girl. But then I found appfolio."

"If you have over 100 units, it can link to Obligo for deposit insurance which is nice."

"My property manager uses Appfolio."

Buildium

4.1

(31)

"Buildium could be a solid option for a small portfolio. It’s user-friendly and simplifies managing multiple units."

"Affordable with clean interfaces"

"Buildium offers excellent owner portals for customized access."

"I haven't had an issue with it yet."

"Heard good things"

"Not expensive and is a great product"

"Seems to work from my owners point of view and is easier than the big excel spreadsheet I used previously"

"It is easy to learn and comes with all of the accounting capabilities you'll need in a small office."

"Complete accounting, maintenance management, portals for owners and tenants, and electronic payments"

"Buildium, Appfolio, Yardi and Rentpost."

Yardi

4.2

(27)

"Yardi Breeze $1 per unit and Yardi is the best."

"I recommend looking into Yardi Breeze. It is cost effective and user friendly."

"Yardi is the industry staple for traditional commercial property management."

"Just moved to yardi from MRI. Never look back."

"Very useful."

"Love Yardi."

"Yardi specializes in commercial portfolios, making it easy to manage NNN leases and finish CAM recs in a few clicks."

"I always prefer Yardi for most portfolios."

"Industry standard on the management side"

"Good if you have numerous properties (100 to 500 units), I am charged $1 per unit monthly."

Tenantcloud

4.5

(15)

"I love TenantCloud, it’s really serving me well. It does almost everything I need, from processing applications to lease signing, to payment collection and maintenance requests."

"Just started using TenantCloud and really enjoy it. Integrates with Quickbooks, tenants can pay online so many features that save time."

"Tenantcloud is very reasonable and easier than Quickbooks."

"Awesome clean cloud interface that matches the mobile experience and they now even handle move in / move out process in an all digital manner for tracking condition and issues etc."

"I have used it for years for the 31 units that I self manage - it should be free for only one unit."

"Great package for managing all aspects of rentals, from contractors to taxes"

"Love at first sight"

"You may try TenantCloud, Buildium, or Appfolio."

"TenantCloud is a solid option for smaller-scale landlords who want a user-friendly interface."

"Great for starting out small, especially if you want to scale."

Doorloop

4.2

(15)

"No fees for inbound payments, which is a great advantage."

"I'm pretty happy with doorloop"

"Great for any type of property"

"Ease of use"

"Onboarding has been really great, support is amazing, and it's overall been a breeze."

"DoorLoop, hands down. I've worked with and researched countless other PMS."

"I use Doorloop for commercial real estate."

"DoorLoop is great and easy to use for small teams."

"Works well for the most part but has some minor things I’d like to fix."

"Pretty pleased with the software in terms of features, cost, and ease of use."

Rent Manager

4.2

(13)

"Rent Manager is a great option for managing any amount of units."

"Really love it"

"I use Rent Manager for every single thing on your list other than sales tax."

"Very easy to use and inexpensive too"

"I've been with Rent Manager for 5 years, after suffering with Buildium for 11 years."

"I think Rent Manager may work well for STRs, too. It does accounting very well."

"Rent manager works for us. At the time of implementation it was half the cost of Yardi voyager."

"Popular software option"

"Very easy to use, very customizable"

Revela

7.5

(6)

"The website is very easy to use and visually appealing. I can trust the reporting and accounting."

"Revela- it has easy to use accounting, the reports makes sense."

"After researching different softwares, and using Propertyware and Buildium and Appfolio, I am now using Revela and it can do many of the functions I needed other softwares to do. 10/10 recommend."

"Revela has excellent banking features and is user-friendly for property management."

"Revela has been awesome for managing 50 properties with features like automated accounting and tenant portals."

"Revela offers excellent banking features, automated accounting, and easy tenant management."

Rentpost

4.4

(9)

"Affordable and user-friendly."

"Affordable with clean interfaces"

"Check out https://rentpost.com."

"I just recently switched from excel to RentPost. So far no problems."

"**RentPost** is definitely a good choice, but do compare with other softwares once."

"Has a very clean interface and budget friendly too :)"

"The one i can mention so far is rentpost. looking into them rn and been loving their interface and features."

"My neighbour is an LL managing around 20+ units over Cape Town and they're using Rentpost, which is working pretty well for them."

"Complete accounting, maintenance management, portals for owners and tenants, and electronic payments"

Turbotenant

3.9

(10)

"It’s great!"

"I really love turbotenant"

"TurboTenant does offer the option to set up automated utility charges alongside rent collection."

"TurboTenant's average user has 1-10 properties, so you would be a perfect fit."

"TurboTenant is useful for keeping track of things like rent collection, tenant turnover, marketing, and more."

"TurboTenant could help consolidate some of these tasks, particularly for managing your long-term rentals."

"TurboTenant is very cheap and offers most features."

"TurboTenant."

"Turbotenant.com."

"Painful experience"

#10

Quickbooks

4.6

(7)

"We use quickbooks"

"Easiest and cheapest"

"QB is the best for a small biz - I'm an accountant and own rentals and that's what I use."

"Cheap and worked very well"

"I just use Quickbooks."

"Quickbooks has some transaction / POS features you can probably leverage for that."

"Quickbooks if you have less than 100 units"

#11

Apartments.Com

4.8

(6)

"[Apartments.com](http://Apartments.com) is awesome. It is free too."

"It's free and easy, plus it shows the tenants' names on the bank statement which is nice for bookkeeping."

"Our PM also uses [apartments.com](https://apartments.com)"

"Worked well for me up to 40 units"

"Free and a great way to do background checks, screen new tenants, and have rent paid through"

"Apartments.com is great for tenant payments and background checks, plus it's free."

#12

Innago

4.3

(6)

"It's free and does everything a small landlord would need. I've had a lot of success with it."

"There’s a whole library of YouTube videos on how to use their free product."

"They generate revenue by managing the transfer of money."

"Innago is pretty easy to use and it’s free for the most part."

"Good option"

"I use Innago. Great for lease management and rent collection."

#13

Hemlane

4.6

(5)

"Hemlane."

"Hemlane is the industry staple for landlords and out-of-state investors."

"I love it!"

"(4) Busy landlord or smaller property manager -- Hemlane"

"Hemlane simplifies rental financials and management, making it easier to track late rent and tenant activities."

#14

Cozy

4.2

(5)

"The best for me"

"Look at something like Cozy or TenantCloud to make things easier for you."

"Cozy."

"Great web-based platform for property management."

"Cozy.co"

#15

MagicDoor

5.0

(4)

"Our platform is designed to simplify property management for portfolios of all sizes, with AI-powered tools that automate tenant communication, maintenance requests, and even rental application scoring."

"I Just onboarded my 20 units to Magicdoor, the process was so smooth."

"At MagicDoor, we designed our software specifically to help property managers like you stay organized."

"MagicDoor is powered by AI and offers a range of helpful technologies for property management."

#16

Stessa

4.5

(4)

"Stessa is fantastic for tracking property values and expenses, well set up for accounting and taxes."

"There's a free version that you can use to track transactions and such. It also has the ability to send your property manager access."

"I really love Stessa.com."

"I use the free version of Stessa, but I only use it to generate reports for my accountant."

#17

Thehousemonk

5.0

(3)

"Super easy to use with flexible customization options"

"Super comprehensive property management software"

#18

Leadsimple

4.7

(3)

"Awesome"

"It has 2 parts: a CRM part and a process mgmt part. I'm only using the CRM, since I'm a small operator with no other team members."

"We use LeadSimple as our CRM with a WordPress website."

#19

Avail

3.3

(4)

"It's got an 'Apple' feel with how everything is super easy to use and figure out."

"Avail."

"No mobile apps."

#20

BUILDING

3.7

(3)

"While it's not perfect, we've used buildium for my wife's property management company and I like it quite a bit."

"They use buildium or appfolio."

"Been a Buildium user for 5 years."

#21

Lodgify

2.8

(4)

3.5

(2)

"It sounds like you are getting close to something like Netsuite."

"It sounds like you are getting close to something like Netsuite"

#44

Field Promax

3.0

(2)

"Field service management"

#45

LandlordStudio

3.0

(2)

"Good for a few units, not super scalable."

#46

Entrata

2.5

3.0

(1)

"It's OK. A little ugly but has all the features."

#85

Quicken

2.0

(1)

"Quicken is good for tracking personal and business finances, but the rental part is lacking."

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