Buildium vs. essensys

For larger communities, Buildium doesn’t have the accounting capabilities you need. Anything up to 100 units is easily managed and works well.

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Great platform for a flexible office space company. However, as our company continues to grow, it may be interesting to see how scalable the platform is with the growth. Right now, each account is managed separately and we really should be able to consolidate that much more effectively.

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• We use the task flow to ensure good communication with tenants and owners.
• The accounting matches our standards for certifications.
• Tenant portal allows them to set up auto pay and sends payment reminders.

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• Internet access: most reliable within this space for us.
• Management of members when onboarding or offboarding, easy to add or remove users.
• High level of security: This is something that many of our members require.

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• Buildium has done a great job over the last decade of developing software to keep pace with industry standards.
• Buildium has room for improvement with the use of artificial intelligence to make repetitive processes more automated.

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• Integrations: I wish that there were more integrations with other business software.
• Invoicing: The company often does not send invoices in time and we are forced to contact them.
• Auditing: Would be great if we could get a consolidated audit report across all locations instead of one per account.

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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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Once trained, I find that its usability is quite easy and comprehensive. If working on something I am less familiar with, I find that I can usually find the solution pretty quickly

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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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I cannot rate this since I was not part of that process

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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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I am not the most knowledgeable in this area.

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• Eliminates processing paperwork, resulting in less paper and staff time and effort.
• Eliminates payments via check, and the need to go to the bank along with processing fees.
• Payments are more prompt due to options and communications.

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• High cost per location (negative)
• Reliable (positive)
• Scalability (neutral)

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