Buildium vs TurboTenant

A small-to-mid-market property management platform (RealPage-owned) with no unit minimum and strong association management features.

$58/mo (Essential)

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TurboTenant

TurboTenant delivers a free landlord dashboard for the full rental lifecycle — listing syndication, TransUnion-powered screening, state-specific e-leases, and automated rent collection — with paid upgrades under $200/year.

Free (Pro ~$17/mo billed annually)

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Buildium vs TurboTenant: feature comparison

Feature	Buildium	TurboTenant
Online Rent Collection	✓	✓
Tenant Screening	✓	✓
Maintenance Request Tracking	✓	✓
Owner Portal	✓	✗
Accounting & Reporting	✓	✓
Lease E-Signature	✓	✓
Listing Syndication	✓	✓
Mobile App (iOS + Android)	✓	✓

Buildium — Pros & Cons

Pros

No unit minimum — solo landlords welcome
Strong HOA/COA association management
Intuitive UI with short learning curve
Accounting, leasing, and maintenance all included

Cons

Essential tier caps features — Growth tier adds up
Less suited to commercial properties
Support response times can vary
Mobile app less featured than web

TurboTenant — Pros & Cons

Pros

Genuinely free plan covers unlimited properties with listing syndication, tenant screening, rent collection, and maintenance tracking — no time limit or credit card required.
Listing syndication automatically markets vacancies to Zillow, Realtor.com, and Apartments.com from a single dashboard.
TransUnion-powered screening bundles credit, criminal, and eviction history in one report; cost is passed to the applicant by default, keeping landlord costs near zero.
Full Pro tier costs roughly $17/month annualized — the lowest fully-featured price point in the property management software market.

Cons

Default screening model is tenant-initiated — applicants must start their own report, which can delay your decision by days if they are slow to respond.
Accounting is basic expense tracking only; no accrual accounting, no owner-distribution reports, and minimal QuickBooks integration means landlords with 20+ units need a separate bookkeeping tool.
Phone support is paywalled behind paid tiers; free-plan users are limited to email-only help that can take hours to resolve.
Not built for short-term or vacation rentals — no nightly pricing, channel management, or turnover scheduling.

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