Buildium vs. Market Leader

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Buildium
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Buildium 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
Market Leader
Score 1.0 out of 10
N/A
Market Leader, a company in Bellevue, offers real estate agencies and individual agents leads and a marketing platform including CRM and consumer website, and other features specific to real estate agencies' needs.
$129
Pricing
BuildiumMarket Leader
Editions & Modules
Essential
$62
per month
Growth
$192
per month
Premium
$400
per month
Starting Price
$129.00
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BuildiumMarket Leader
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.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
BuildiumMarket Leader
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User Ratings
BuildiumMarket Leader
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(11 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(3 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BuildiumMarket Leader
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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Market Leader
The leads are of poor quality and many leads express the feeling of being "harassed" by the many auto-generated responses to their browsing. I have been sent messages of STOP, JUST LOOKING....... all because of the pestering messages that the system sends. Out of 90+ leads I have 1 person seriously looking for a home and needing help. It is a waste of time and creates a negative view of your name due to the pestering of their system. They will not work with you, they only threaten if you mention non-payment. The product looks and sounds great, but for realtors, it is nothing more than a scam. Legal recourse for potentially damaging my business name? It's a thought.
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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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Market Leader
  • Make promises with no intention of keeping them.
  • Lying
  • Deception
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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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Market Leader
  • Honesty on how leads are "prescreened". They are obviously not screened well.
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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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Market Leader
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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Market Leader
Easy to use, but nothing to gain from it.
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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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Market Leader
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
RealPage
I cannot rate this since I was not part of that process
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Market Leader
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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Market Leader
I receive quality leads and have closed on several homes with Zillow Premier Agent. Market Leader pales in comparison and I will never do business with them again.
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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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Market Leader
  • I have spent $2,000.00 and gotten nothing in return except for bogus leads.
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ScreenShots

Buildium Screenshots

Screenshot of Buildium Draft LeasesScreenshot of Buildium General LedgerScreenshot of Buildium Customizable DashboardScreenshot of Buildium Resident Center