Buildium vs AppFolio for Larger Portfolio

[Howard Rubin]

Hello all, I am looking at the various property management software companies and believe I have narrowed down to Buildium and AppFolio for my needs (also considered Yardi Breeze, Rent Manager, Rentec Direct).

I have seen multiple people post to go with AppFolio for a larger portfolio over Buildium, specifically have seen people say to go with it if your portfolio is 150 units+.  I currently own and manage 300 units (made up of a few larger apartment complexes) and want software that will work well if I were to double or triple to 600-1,000 units.  In comparing the two, it seems to me that Buildium has more to offer at a slightly lower price point and want to ask if people could please elaborate on why they feel AppFolio is better for a larger size portfolio?

The benefits I am seeing with Buildium include:

-Free Website (whereas you have to pay for one with AppFolio)

-Seems to be better accounting program, with transaction automatically synced with your bank at reconciliation

-Quicker rent deposit processing time (1 business days vs 2-4 with AppFolio)

-Cheaper onboarding fees

-Application fees can be paid by prospective tenants using ACH (not just CC)

Those pros at a cheaper yearly fee and so far haven't seen a benefit AppFolio has that Buildium doesn't.  Would love to hear the reasons why multiple people have said that AppFolio is better the larger you get as I want to see what I am missing in my comparison!

Thanks so much!

[Simon W.]

I wouldn't switch to RentVine if you plan to go big. There are more people who are versed using AppFolio then RentVine. If you ever had to hire people, pick the platform that will require less training.

Just my 2cents.