# Buildium — Runs rentals, community associations and commercial units on one subscription priced by the unit band you fall in.

> Source: Landlord Bench — https://landlordbench.com/buildium (structured, researched, re-verified)

Buildium is web-based property management software from RealPage for managers of residential, association, commercial and student portfolios. Three subscription tiers cover leasing, rent collection, maintenance and property accounting, while screening, payments, inspections and insurance are sold as separately priced add-ons.

**Best for:** A property manager, or a landlord with a growing portfolio, who wants owner statements

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.buildium.com/ |
| Category | Property management software, Cheapest for 25 units, Small property managers |
| Open source | No |
| Price | $65 a month |
| Price checked | 28 October 2026 |

Screenshot of Buildium: https://landlordbench.com/img/1920/screenshots/buildium.webp, captured 28 October 2026

**What we checked**

- Pages last read: 28 October 2026
- Price on its site: From $65 a month (From its pricing page)

## Buildium price and terms

**Terms**

- Free to start: Partly — 14-day free trial, no credit card, on sample data only — it converts to Essential, Growth or Premium and there is no standing free plan
- Sign up without sales: Yes

**What needs a higher plan**

- Essential: Cost for 25 units a month
- Growth: Cost for 50 units a month, Support

Pricing page as we captured it: https://landlordbench.com/img/1920/screenshots/buildium/pricing.webp, captured 28 October 2026

Read on https://www.buildium.com/pricing/, 28 October 2026.

## What we checked on Buildium

### What it costs for 25 units

**Cost for 25 units a month** · Yes — $142.75 a month on Essential (21-40 units) for 25 units. Every unit counts, vacant or let, unless the vendor bills only occupied units. Essential (1-20 units) ($123.75) includes 20 units; these units need 25, and past the allowance you are moved to the next plan. Charged per unit: 25 × $2.35 (rent payment by bank transfer). Plus a one-time setup fee of $99, not included.

> Starting Price $84/mo
> — https://www.buildium.com/pricing/ · Calculate Your Price calculator, plan selected and unit count entered, Starting Price readout, checked 28 October 2026

**Cost for 5 units a month** · Yes — $76.75 a month on Essential (1-20 units) for 5 units. Every unit counts, vacant or let, unless the vendor bills only occupied units. Charged per unit: 5 × $2.35 (rent payment by bank transfer). Plus a one-time setup fee of $99, not included.

> Starting Price $65/mo
> — https://www.buildium.com/pricing/ · Calculate Your Price calculator, plan selected and unit count entered, Starting Price readout, checked 28 October 2026

**Cost for 50 units a month** · Yes — $269.50 a month on Growth (1-50 units) for 50 units. Every unit counts, vacant or let, unless the vendor bills only occupied units. Essential (1-20 units) ($182.50) includes 20 units; these units need 50, and past the allowance you are moved to the next plan. Essential (21-40 units) ($201.50) includes 40 units; these units need 50, and past the allowance you are moved to the next plan. Charged per unit: 50 × $1.35 (rent payment by bank transfer).

> Starting Price $202/mo
> — https://www.buildium.com/pricing/ · Calculate Your Price calculator, plan selected and unit count entered, Starting Price readout, checked 28 October 2026

**What the price is based on** · Yes — Price is set in unit bands, not per unit or flat: the vendor's calculator holds Essential at $65 up to 20 units and $84 from 21 to 40, and lifts Growth from $202 to $265 past 50 units.

> How many units do you manage in your portfolio?
> — https://www.buildium.com/pricing/ · Calculate Your Price calculator, Enter Your Unit Count step, prices read at 5, 20, 21, 25, 40, 50, 51 and 100 units, checked 28 October 2026

**Rent payment fees** · Yes — Each incoming bank transfer costs $2.35 on Essential, $1.35 on Growth and $0.60 on Premium after a free first year, and card payments cost 2.99%; these are billed as subscription fees, not charged to residents.

> Essential Incoming EFT: $2.35 per transaction || Outgoing EFT: $0.99 per transaction || Credit Cards: 2.99% per transaction
> — https://www.buildium.com/pricing/ · Customize Your Subscription, ePay for Online Payments card, checked 28 October 2026

**Minimum units or minimum fee** · No — No minimum unit count is sold against: the calculator prices a single unit, though that one unit still pays the full $65 Essential floor because the first band runs to 20 units.

> Starting Price $65/mo
> — https://www.buildium.com/pricing/ · Calculate Your Price calculator, Essential selected, unit count set to 1, checked 28 October 2026

**Unit caps** · Yes — Essential is sold only up to 40 units, and inside the plans the price steps at band edges, so one more unit past 20, 40 or 50 moves a landlord up a band or a plan.

> Essential Up to 40 Units
> — https://www.buildium.com/pricing/ · Calculate Your Price calculator, plan selector, Essential option label, checked 28 October 2026

**Promotion and regular price** · No — none: the three figures on the plan cards are regular monthly prices, with the yearly rate behind a separate control and no dated offer anywhere on the page.

> starting at $65/month
> — https://www.buildium.com/pricing/ · Plan cards at the top of the pricing page, Essential card price cell, checked 28 October 2026

**Setup or onboarding fee** · Yes — One-time charges exist but not a single implementation fee: $99 per business bank account on Essential, $99 to start inspections there, $30 for check printing, plus compulsory onboarding on Growth and Premium with no price published.

> All new Buildium customers purchasing our Growth or Premium plan must use our customized Onboarding service to get started with Buildium.
> — https://www.buildium.com/pricing/ · Frequently Asked Questions, 'Why is Onboarding required with some plans?', checked 28 October 2026

### Finding a tenant

**Listing your vacancy** · Yes — One click puts a vacancy on the named rental sites and on the manager's own marketing website, and the row is included on all three plans rather than sold as an extra.

> Post to your website and syndicate rental listings to Apartments.com, Apartment List, the entire Zillow Rental Network, Zumper, and even Craigslist
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/rental-listing-syndication/ · Effortlessly advertise listings section, checked 28 October 2026

**Online applications** · Yes — Applicants apply straight from the listing page and pay whatever fee the manager sets online; the vendor charges nothing for the form itself and bills the screening report separately.

> Any related application fees are attached to their account and can be paid online.
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/online-rental-applications/ · Share with applicants in a click section, checked 28 October 2026

**Tenant screening** · Partly — Reports come from TransUnion at $17 each, or $35 when the cost is passed to the applicant, with a $20 enhanced report on the upper plans; the table marks screening an add-on on every plan, never included.

> With Buildium, Tenant Screening costs $17 per screen (or $35 per screen if you pass the cost to the applicant) and Enhanced Tenant Screening is $20 per screen.
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/tenant-background-checks/ · Frequently Asked Questions, 'How much does tenant screening cost?', checked 28 October 2026

**Showings** · Partly — Self-booking exists but costs extra on the entry plan: the Tenant Turner add-on starts at $41 a month plus a $25 Essential setup fee, and the built-in tour scheduling row is marked for Premium alone.

> $25 set-up fee in Essentials plan Set-up fee waived for Growth and Premium plan.
> — https://www.buildium.com/pricing/ · Customize Your Subscription, Showings Coordinator card, checked 28 October 2026

### Leases and rent

**Leases signed online** · Yes — Leases are built from reusable templates with autofill fields and signed online through Dropbox Sign, charged per document on the lower plans and bundled on Premium.

> Set up flexible templates tailored to your business for all lease documents and addenda.
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/online-leasing/ · Save time with templates section, checked 28 October 2026

**Rent collected online** · Yes — Residents add a bank account or card in the portal and set recurring payments, with money moved to the manager's bank automatically; how many days a bank transfer takes to land is not published.

> Funds are automatically transferred to your bank account—no manual deposits necessary.
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/online-rent-payments/ · Collect rent payments and association fees section, checked 28 October 2026

**Autopay and reminders** · Yes — Residents set recurring payments themselves, and the plan table lists resident payment reminders as an automation included on all three plans rather than an extra.

> Autopay and payment reminders make it easy to pay on time through the Resident Center app
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/online-rent-payments/ · Reduce late payments with resident-friendly tools section, checked 28 October 2026

**Late fees** · Yes — Yes, posted automatically by your rules. Late fee policies post fees automatically: daily or one-time, as a flat amount or a percentage, with a grace period per charge, tiered fees and weekly to monthly cycles.

> Flexible control: unlimited rules, grace periods up to 365 days, customizable memos, and the ability to apply multiple rules in bulk.
> — https://help.buildium.com/hc/s/article/Customize-Late-Fees · Help article 'Customize Late Fees', 'Overview', checked 26 October 2026

**Partial payments** · Yes — Yes, you can block partial online payments. A setting requires every online payment to cover the current balance; it applies to all leases in the account.

> Buildium allows you to require that all online payments be equal to or greater than the current balance owed for a lease or ownership account at the time of payment.
> — https://help.buildium.com/hc/s/article/Getting-started-with-ePay · Help article 'Getting Started with ePay', step 4 'Block Partial ePayments [OPTIONAL]', checked 26 October 2026

**Security deposits** · Yes — Deposits are collected and carried in the books beside rent, and a deposit-free alternative through Obligo is offered to residents on every plan as well.

> Manage incoming rent and security deposits, collect and automate fees, and pay bills online easily.
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/company-financials/ · Account for every dollar section, checked 28 October 2026

**Rent paid in cash** · Partly — Residents can pay cash at PayNearMe shops with a payslip or phone code and it posts automatically, but the vendor publishes no fee for the service nor who carries it.

> Retail Cash Payments, powered by PayNearMe, makes it simple for residents to make cash rent payments at over 20,000 trusted locations nationwide.
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/retail-cash-payments/ · Opening section under the page title, checked 28 October 2026

**Rent reported to credit bureaus** · Yes — On-time rent can be reported to one or more major bureaus, included on all three plans, and the vendor frames it as something residents choose and pay for themselves.

> Make it easy and affordable for residents to build their credit history by reporting on-time, monthly rent payment activity to one or more of the major credit bureaus.
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/resident-center/ · Revenue-generating programs built into Resident Center, Rent Reporting block, checked 28 October 2026

### Maintenance

**Maintenance requests** · Yes — Residents submit and follow requests in the portal while work orders, vendors and updates sit in one queue for the manager; whether a photo can be attached is not stated.

> Tasks, work orders, vendors, and repair updates all live in one place, so you can see exactly where everything stands.
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/property-management-maintenance-software/ · The one hub for all your property maintenance section, checked 28 October 2026

**Work orders to contractors** · Yes — A work order can be turned into a bill and paid out electronically or by posted cheque, and work order management is included on all three plans.

> Change work orders into bills, then pay them online—and, set up automatic payments for recurring items.
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/property-management-accounting/ · Manage accounts payable section, checked 28 October 2026

**Move-in and move-out inspections** · Partly — Inspections come from HappyCo and cost extra on the entry plan, $99 to set up plus $40 to $95 a month, included on Growth and Premium; sharing a report with a resident is not described.

> Essential $99 setup fee. $40-$95 monthly fee. Growth All fees Included. *After 3 years, $0.40 per unit.
> — https://www.buildium.com/pricing/ · Customize Your Subscription, Property Inspections card, checked 28 October 2026

### The books

**Income and expenses by property** · Yes — Each property carries its own ledger and chart of accounts with a reporting suite behind it, and financial reporting with standard reports is included on every plan.

> It helps bookkeeping stay complete and accurate with a fully featured financial transaction ledger, customizable chart of accounts, and comprehensive reporting suite.
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/property-management-accounting/ · Frequently Asked Questions, 'Is Buildium good for accounting?', checked 28 October 2026

**Schedule E report** · No — No; Buildium says to use the income statement. Buildium does not produce a Schedule E report.

> If you're looking for information on a Schedule C, Schedule E or IRS Form 1065 and Schedule K-1, Buildium does not provide these forms, but you can run an income statement in order to get the proper information.
> — https://help.buildium.com/hc/s/article/1099-MISC-tax-filings-1557494401772 · Help article '1099-MISC tax filings', paragraph after the article list, checked 26 October 2026

**Bank sync** · Yes — Yes: bank feed with automatic matching, on all plans. Automatic bank reconciliation connects to your bank, downloads cleared transactions a few times a day and matches them to entries in Buildium.

> The automatic bank reconciliation feature simplifies the process, by downloading recently cleared bank transactions from the "real world" bank and matching those transactions to Buildium entries.
> — https://help.buildium.com/hc/s/article/Automatic-bank-reconciliation · Help article 'Automatic bank reconciliation', second paragraph, checked 26 October 2026

**A bank account per property** · Yes — Several business bank accounts are supported and priced: each costs $99 to set up on Essential, while Growth includes ten and Premium a hundred before the same $99 applies.

> Essential: $99 per business bank account Growth: 10 free business bank accounts; $99 per additional bank account Premium: 100 free business bank accounts; $99 per additional bank account
> — https://www.buildium.com/pricing/ · Plan comparison table, Accounting block, Bank Account Setup row, checked 28 October 2026

**1099s** · Yes — Forms for both owners and contractors are filed electronically through Nelco from the payment records already in the books, charged $50 a batch plus $4.50 a form.

> Generate 1099s online in minutes for both property owners and vendors. $50 per batch + $4.50 per form
> — https://www.buildium.com/pricing/ · Customize Your Subscription, 1099 e-Filing card, checked 28 October 2026

**QuickBooks** · No — QuickBooks Online: no sync. No page read names a QuickBooks Online connection; Buildium presents its own books as the alternative.

> If you track your company finances in an outside accounting system like QuickBooks, this export creates a ready‑to‑import journal entry file that shows your management fees, management income, and other in‑house services in one place.
> — https://help.buildium.com/hc/s/article/Export-Management-Income · Help article 'Export Management Income', second paragraph, checked 26 October 2026

**Receipts** · Partly — Bills are captured by emailing or uploading invoices, which the AI reads into a bill, but photographing a receipt in the field is not described, and it costs extra below Premium.

> Just email or upload your stack of invoices. AI Bill Scan pulls the key info, builds the bill, and cuts hours of manual entry down to a few clicks.
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/ai-property-management-software/ · AI Bill Scan section, checked 28 October 2026

### Managing for other owners

**Owner portal and statements** · Yes — Owners get a branded portal and mobile app of their own with live financial reports, documents and funding requests, and the row is included on all three plans.

> Share reports, manage payments, communicate updates, and store documents in one easy-to-use, fully branded portal
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/property-owner-portal/ · Where your owners go first section, checked 28 October 2026

**Trust accounting** · Yes — Owners' and residents' money sits in separate business bank accounts, reconciled automatically against statements, with a report suite the vendor ties to trust accounting duties.

> Take advantage of our full suite of reports to ensure you're following trust accounting rules.
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/property-management-accounting/ · Reconcile bank accounts automatically section, checked 28 October 2026

**Management fees** · Partly — Built-in calculators work out what is owed to the manager's own company, to owners and to contractors, and owners are paid electronically or by cheque; no fee rule or percentage setting is named.

> Built-in calculators show you what you owe your company, property owners, and vendors.
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/property-management-accounting/ · Manage accounts payable section, checked 28 October 2026

**Team users** · Yes — Staff log in under roles and permissions the company shapes itself, included on all three plans, and no per-user charge appears anywhere on the rate card.

> Customized User Roles and Permissions
> — https://www.buildium.com/pricing/ · Plan comparison table, Customization block, Customized User Roles and Permissions row marked Included for Essential, Growth and Premium, checked 28 October 2026

### Your tenants

**Tenant app** · Yes — Residents get a portal and mobile app for paying, messaging and raising requests, branded to the manager and included on every plan.

> 24/7 online access to the most important services including paying fees or rent, submitting and tracking maintenance requests, and staying in sync with text and email updates
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/resident-center/ · Frequently Asked Questions, 'What is Resident Center?', checked 28 October 2026

**Renters insurance** · Partly — Policy details from any insurer sync back automatically so cover can be tracked, and a $12 policy is sold in the portal; the vendor does not say cover can be made compulsory.

> Regardless of whether residents have purchased Buildium Renters Insurance or a different provider, policy information is automatically synced to your Buildium account
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/renters-insurance/ · Track compliance and stay informed section, checked 28 October 2026

**AI features** · Yes — In the vendor's words it automates billing, communications, leasing, maintenance and reporting, with named agents, invoice reading and drafting help; the full set sits on Premium.

> Lumina AI is Buildium's intelligent automation suite built specifically for property management. It automates billing, communications, leasing, maintenance, and reporting
> — https://www.buildium.com/features/ai-property-management-software/ · Opening section under the page title, checked 28 October 2026

### Trying it, starting and getting help

**Free plan or trial** · No — There is no standing free plan, only a two-week trial on sample data, so the cheapest way in is the $65 Essential subscription plus the fee on each payment.

> When you sign up for a free 14-day trial you'll be able to use sample data to see how Buildium handles your real-world tasks.
> — https://www.buildium.com/pricing/ · Frequently Asked Questions, 'What do I get with the free 14-day trial?', checked 28 October 2026

**Sign up without a sales call** · Yes — A buyer starts the trial in half a minute without a card and can buy online, though onboarding is compulsory on the upper plans and association or 5,000-unit pricing goes through a phone call.

> It takes just 30 seconds. No credit card required.
> — https://www.buildium.com/pricing/ · Sign up for your free 14-day trial panel, checked 28 October 2026

**Contract and cancelling** · Partly — Terms run monthly or annually and renew by themselves unless written notice lands 30 days before the end; an annual term is paid up front and cancelling early brings no refund.

> unless either Buildium or Owner provides written notice of termination at least 30 days prior to the end of the then-current License Term
> — https://www.buildium.com/terms-of-use/ · License Term section, checked 28 October 2026

**Support** · Partly — Everyone gets email tickets and the knowledge base, but a person on the phone starts at Growth, weekdays 9am to 8pm Eastern, and the fast queue is an extra there and included only on Premium.

> Live Phone Support is provided for customers who purchase a Growth or Premium plan.
> — https://www.buildium.com/pricing/ · Frequently Asked Questions, 'What support is available to Buildium customers?', checked 28 October 2026

**Getting your data out** · Partly — Spreadsheet exports and reports; not every ledger exports. Settings > Export Data downloads spreadsheets for rentals, associations, accounting, tasks and communication, and every report runs as a spreadsheet, but Buildium says it does not export all ledger financials.

> Though Buildium does not provide export files for all ledger financials, if you need to export some financial data, it's just a few clicks away.
> — https://help.buildium.com/hc/s/article/Export-data-from-Buildium-1557494404392 · Help article 'Export data from Buildium', second paragraph, checked 26 October 2026

**Property types** · Yes — The vendor names single-family, multifamily, student housing, mixed-use, commercial, community associations and large multi-entity portfolios as the kinds it is built for.

> Made for mixed portfolios
> — https://www.buildium.com/ · Made for mixed portfolios section, portfolio tiles, checked 28 October 2026

**Still sold** · Yes — live: the vendor sells to new customers today through an online trial and a buy-now path, and publishes a 2027 industry report dated this month.

> Start your free trial today
> — https://www.buildium.com/ · Start your free trial today panel, beside Buy now and Free Trial in the header, checked 28 October 2026

## Buildium alternatives

- [TurboTenant](https://landlordbench.com/turbotenant) · Free plan, then $12.42 a month billed annually: US landlord software for posting rentals, screening, leases and online rent, free with renter-paid fees.
- [Rentec Direct](https://landlordbench.com/rentec-direct) · From $25 a month: Property management software for landlords and small managers, priced per unit with free rent payments by bank transfer.
- [TenantCloud](https://landlordbench.com/tenantcloud) · From $25 a month: All-in-one rental management: listings, screening, leases, rent collection, maintenance and accounting.
- [DoorLoop](https://landlordbench.com/doorloop) · From $239 a month: AI agents answer tenants, run repairs and renewals inside the same system holding your leases and books.
- [Yardi Breeze](https://landlordbench.com/yardi-breeze) · From $100 a month: Cloud property management software from Yardi for small and mid-sized residential and commercial portfolios.
- [Hemlane](https://landlordbench.com/hemlane) · Free plan, then $36.50 a month: Rental management software with optional 24/7 repair coordination and leasing help, priced per unit.
- [ManageCasa](https://landlordbench.com/managecasa) · From $51.14 a month: All-in-one platform for HOAs, rental portfolios and marinas, priced in unit tiers.
- [Rent Manager](https://landlordbench.com/rent-manager) · Price on request: All-in-one property management software with double-entry accounting, leasing, payments and maintenance, sold by quote.
- [Rentvine](https://landlordbench.com/rentvine) · Price on request: Property management software with trust accounting, portals and AI, priced per active rental unit.

7 of the 9 publish a price.

[All 9 alternatives](https://landlordbench.com/buildium/alternatives/)

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Last changed 28 October 2026

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