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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Buildium

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ABuildium is a cloud-based property management solution that enables managers of residential and association properties to take complete control of every aspect of their business, including the rent, vacancy and maintenance cycles. Buildium streamlines management of the rent cycle with key features such as tenant and lease tracking, full general ledger accounting, automated rent and late fee reminders and on-demand reports. Additionally, rent collection can be…

    $62

    per month

    Dotloop

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ADotloop is presented by the vendor as an all-in-one real estate transaction management solution that gives brokers and teams full visibility into their business and empowers agents to close deals. It is now a property of Zillow (acquired 2015).

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    BuildiumDotloop
    Editions & Modules
    Essential
    $62
    per month
    Growth
    $192
    per month
    Premium
    $400
    per month
    Starting Price
    $29.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BuildiumDotloop
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAll plans include accounting, maintenance, tasks, violations, online portals and resident & board member communications for residents, board members, and owners.—
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    Community Pulse
    BuildiumDotloop
    Considered Both Products
    RealPage
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    Zillow
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
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    Condo Control
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Condo Control
    Score9 out of 10
    Condo Control
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    BuildiumDotloop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    1.1
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    1.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BuildiumDotloop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    RealPage
    I'm very happy with the service provided via phone, to me that is the absolute largest draw. I also really appreciate the integrations Buildium offers. I mostly appreciate HappyCo, Petscreening, and Hunter Warfield. None of these are seamless in their communication with Buildium but it's still a vast improvement from having to have separate accounts from Buildium so overall, it is beneficial to our company
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    Zillow
    In Real Estate sales and property management, Dotloop will be your best friend. When you need clients or tenants to sign a lease or a contract, sending through dotloop is extremely easygoing and keeps everything organized pertaining to what you name the loop. I think I speak for my whole office when I say that without dotloop, our lives would be a disorderly mess, and we would find ourselves losing papers and becoming confused. Dotloop really helps our office like no other and has great support along the way!
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    Pros
    RealPage
    • It documents the date and time of all updates and communications, which are essential to the companys records.
    • It allows external clients to communicate and stay in touch with our company, as well as access information.
    • It serves as a large database for all of our customer and client information that is very user-friendly.
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    Zillow
    • Dotloop has a great user interface. The features that seem small but are a huge help such as automatically scrolling to where the person needs to review and sign is very creative.
    • It has been great to be able to pull documents from the app on a mobile device to a web browser on a desktop.
    • It is very easy to organize documents (add, remove, arrange, edit, etc.)
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    Cons
    RealPage
    • Hello Sign has been a really rough transition and is not as user friendly as Adobe Sign.
    • Customer service struggles to understand what is going on and you have to hang up and call to get someone else.
    • Owner portal is lacking in my opinion.
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    Zillow
    • The viewing could be a bit more user friendly when opening from different types of devices.
    • It would be nice if there was an alert that clients don't need to try to login when opening a document since they don't have an account.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    RealPage
    I have used three property management softwares and know of others who have used additional softwares for managing properties. Buildium seems to be the best of all of them
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    Zillow
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    RealPage
    Overall, the system is good and getting better; however, different roll outs have caused the system to regress. Their latest bank automation rollout was a disaster and continues to be an issue. Since the upgrade, I have not been able to sync our bank and Buildium (download transactions).
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    Zillow
    The Brokers I've connected with that used Dotloop in the past have also had the same issue I had. Their relationship with "thousands" of MLS listing services is not true. No one took responsibility for not communicating this early on. Everyone just pointed the finger at other departments and did absolutely nothing to alleviate the situation.

    To add insult to injury, the system crashes during peak usage, making it near impossible to submit offers promptly. If requested I am more than open to provide the video showing both when the system crashes and the aforementioned issue
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    Support Rating
    RealPage
    I have been able to get through to support immediately and they have been awesome in quickly resolving issues. More importantly, their communication when there is an issue which might take some time to resolve surfaces. Getting updates and resolution are critical.
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    Zillow
    Good support but onboard training could probably be a bit better as well as documentation. But we rarely need support as the software works flawlessly once you know how to use it. Very happy with support so far and I recommend the product.
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    Implementation Rating
    RealPage
    I cannot rate this since I was not part of that process
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    Zillow
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    RealPage
    Appfolio is my favorite software, and they are constantly making improvements. Buildium is great if you don’t have a ton of property but is not as manageable for advanced accounting and resident information tracking. There are workarounds, but they do need to work on their ease of use for owners.
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    Zillow
    I personally feel that Dotloop is much more organized and easier to use. It feels more efficient to use and I have noticed the majority of the people I work with are more aware of Dotloop and trust it more
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    Return on Investment
    RealPage
    • Buildium absolutely saves time. Having all of our management systems in one place is almost beyond a value at this point because it’s the basic requirement of running an effective property management company.
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    Zillow
    • Great at allowing our management to see what is going on within the office
    • Great at quality and compliance with the submit for review function
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