PayHOA vs. SMPLR HOA

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
PayHOA	Score8.8 out of 10	N/A	PayHOA is software for HOAs and association managers. The software provides free on-boarding, free unlimited U.S. based support and no	$44 per month
SMPLR HOA	N/A	N/A	SMPLR HOA is HOA management software for homeowners associations, condominiums, and townhome communities. It is built for self-managed boards, community association management companies, and portfolio managers who oversee multiple associations. The platform brings dues and accounting, maintenance requests, violations, architectural review, vendors, documents, communications, and meetings into one system, replacing the spreadsheets, email threads, bank portals, and filing cabinets many…	$32 per month for up to 25 homes (billed annually)

SMPLR HOA is priced per home, per month, with every feature included. There are no per-user, per-board-member or per-feature charges. Community plan, for self-managed HOAs and condo associations: from $1.00 per home, per month on annual billing, with a 25-home minimum. That is $25 per month billed annually, or $32 per month billed monthly. The rate slides down as the community grows, reaching $0.50 per home at 500 homes and above. A 320-home community is about $197 per month billed annually. Annual billing saves 20% against monthly. There is no multi-year lock-in, and cancelling mid-term refunds the unused portion. Multi-Portfolio plan, for management companies running multiple associations: custom volume pricing with door discounts, adding a portfolio dashboard, client billing and back-office accounting, white-label resident portals and community websites, SSO, SOC 2 reporting and a dedicated implementation manager. Included in every subscription: Milo the AI assistant, AI meeting minutes, video conferencing, online payments, SMS and email communications, maintenance requests, violations, architectural review, unlimited homeowner accounts, unlimited document storage, a custom community website and inbox, white-glove migration and support. No setup fee, no migration fee and no feature gating. Billed separately at published flat rates, only when used: USPS first-class mail $1.25 per letter, mailed vendor checks $2.00 per check, lockbox payments $2.50 per payment, card and digital wallets 3.9% plus $0.30, and ACH bank transfer 1.5% capped at $10. Two optional annual extras: a custom domain at $25 per year and a Milo phone number at $25 per year. SMPLR HOA is currently free until 2027, with no credit card required to start.

User Ratings
	PayHOA	SMPLR HOA
Likelihood to Recommend	8.8 (2 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	PayHOA	SMPLR HOA
Likelihood to Recommend	PayHOA PayHOA may be well suited to small self-managed associations with only very basic needs. If you're looking for a association management software with proper accounting features and functionality, PayHOA will disappoint you as it has disappointed us Aaron Lewis President Read full review	SmplrHOA No answers on this topic
Pros	PayHOA Handles all of the accounting Communication with homeowners Banking Incentivized Verified User Read full review	SmplrHOA No answers on this topic
Cons	PayHOA Poor documentation Unreliable lockbox processing service Owners unable to access their own invoices online Limited accounting functionality No real A/P: cannot enter vendor bills separately Duplicate field names that don't replicate correctly across the software All owner payment options have additional charges Aaron Lewis President Read full review	SmplrHOA No answers on this topic
Usability	PayHOA It is simple enough for users with little to no accounting experience with enough features for seasoned accountants to be able to do more. Incentivized Verified User Read full review	SmplrHOA No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	PayHOA We wanted to use CINC Systems (not mentioned above) but we're not yet at the scale where we can afford their higher cost. TownSq and FrontSteps were also beyond our budget due to smaller <500 unit count. We had a misperception that Buildium would be too expensive as well, but with our frustrations we reached out to Buildium and learned this was not necessarily the case. At the time, we selected PayHOA due to cost being within budget and having the appearance of being a comprehensive association management software. However the further we got into use of the software, the more issues, limitations, and frustrations we encountered. If it was not such a big effort to onboard the association already, we would have already switched to Buildium Aaron Lewis President Read full review	SmplrHOA No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	PayHOA Good ROI as a whole Some of the add on services are not worth the cost (ie, sending physical mail is overpriced). Incentivized Verified User Read full review	SmplrHOA No answers on this topic
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