A research comparison, not a performance verdict. The records below retain original plan conditions, metric dates, and source limitations. Choose the platform that demonstrates your required workflow under a documented quote.
Buildium
RealPage / Thoma Bravo · Est. 2004
Professional managers of smaller and midsize residential portfolios
Professional managementWeb + mobile ecosystem
Entry pricingFrom $62/moEssential starting price · portfolio-scaled
OwnershipPrivate groupPrivate RealPage subsidiary
DoorLoop
DoorLoop · Est. 2019
Independent landlords and growing professional property managers
Professional managementWeb + mobile ecosystem
Entry pricingFrom $69/moAnnual-billed equivalent · up to 10 units
OwnershipPrivate groupPrivate; growth-equity backed
How to read this comparison
Both profiles include paid public starting prices, but the pricing bases differ. Buildium’s Essential, Growth, and Premium figures are portfolio-scaled starting amounts. DoorLoop’s smallest tier has separate annual-billed monthly equivalents and month-to-month rates, with the specified unit scope.
Buildium’s precise operating-scale benchmarks are acquisition-era 2019 figures. DoorLoop’s qualitative scale language is not converted into an exact customer count. Treat the comparison as a way to prepare consistent demonstrations, not proof that one product is universally smaller, cheaper, or better.
Side-by-side source data
| Research field | Buildium | DoorLoop |
|---|---|---|
| Platform overview | ||
| Corporate group | RealPage / Thoma Bravo | DoorLoop |
| Product category | Property management for small and midsize professional portfolios | Cloud property-management platform |
| Founded / approximate age | 2004 · approximately 22 yearsCompany founding; current homepage states product launch in 2008 Sources S053, S054 | 2019 · approximately 7 yearsCompany founding; software launched in 2021 Sources S073 |
| Typical customer | Professional managers of smaller and midsize residential portfolios | Independent landlords and growing professional property managers |
| Pricing & fees | ||
| Starting subscription | From $62/moEssential starting price · portfolio-scaled · Tiered subscription, increasing with portfolio size Sources S057 | From $69/moAnnual-billed equivalent · up to 10 units · Unit-scaled Starter, Pro and Premium subscriptions; annual and monthly billing Sources S079 |
| Plans & billing basis | Essential from $62/month; Growth from $192/month; Premium from $400/month | Up to 10 units: annual-billed monthly equivalents Starter $69, Pro $149, Premium $209; month-to-month $99/$189/$239 |
| Minimums & commitments | Essential advertised starting price; actual charge depends on unit count Sources S057 | Starter for up to 10 units; $69/month equivalent when billed annually, $99 month-to-month Sources S079 |
| Screening charges | No universal screening fee verified Sources S057 | No universal screening fee verified Sources S079 |
| Payment fees | Incoming EFT, card, screening and electronic-signature charges vary by plan; current card rate listed at 2.99% | ACH and electronic-signature fees vary by plan; screening and merchant-account setup can add charges |
| Setup & contracts | Onboarding required for Growth and Premium; verify portfolio-specific quote and service charges | Portfolio-dependent onboarding fee; 300+ units custom quote; temporary promotions excluded |
| Apps & access | ||
| Website / web application | Website: Yes · Web app: Yes | Website: Yes · Web app: Yes |
| iOS app names | Buildium; Resident Center | DoorLoop |
| Android app names | Buildium; Resident Center | DoorLoop |
| Manager mobile access | Buildium web app and native manager app | DoorLoop web application and native iOS/Android manager apps |
| Resident web access | Resident Center | Role-based tenant portal |
| Important app caveat | Manager and resident apps have different permissions; free app download does not make the manager subscription free. | Separate standalone resident app is not assumed; features depend on role, account and plan. |
| Operating scale | ||
| Customers | More than 17,000Customers reported at acquisition; historical, not verified current count · 2019-12-18 Sources S056, S054 | Not disclosedCurrent company claim is qualitative: tens of thousands of customers; no exact figure verified Sources S077, S078 |
| Operational properties | Not disclosedNot publicly disclosed / not verified Sources S056, S054 | Not disclosedNot publicly disclosed / not verified Sources S077, S078 |
| Advertising properties | Not disclosedNot verified as a separate numeric population Sources S056, S054 | Not disclosedNot verified as a separate numeric population Sources S077, S078 |
| Active rental listings | Not disclosedNot verified as a separate numeric population Sources S056, S054 | Not disclosedNot verified as a separate numeric population Sources S077, S078 |
| Units | Approximately 2MResidential units reported at acquisition · 2019-12-18 Sources S056, S054 | Not disclosedHistorical company wording: hundreds of thousands of units in 2023; no exact updated count verified Sources S077, S078 |
| Leases | Not disclosedNot verified as a separate numeric population Sources S056, S054 | Not disclosedNot verified as a separate numeric population Sources S077, S078 |
| Residents / tenants | Not disclosedNot publicly disclosed / not verified; units are not converted to people Sources S056, S054 | Not disclosedNot publicly disclosed / not verified; units are not converted to people Sources S077, S078 |
| Comparability & overlap | Precise numeric figures are from 2019. Current homepage is qualitative. Do not label this 2026 scale or add it to parent RealPage totals. Wholly owned by RealPage; separate product row within the same corporate group. | Qualitative scale is preserved as text. No arbitrary midpoint or lower-bound number is manufactured; unique properties and tenants are undisclosed. |
| Value & funding | ||
| Public company / parent cap | No public-market snapshotPrivate RealPage subsidiary Sources S055 | No public-market snapshotPrivate; growth-equity backed Sources S076 |
| Historical value reference | $580MAcquisition purchase price · 2019-12-18 · Historical completed RealPage acquisition; not current standalone value Sources S055 | $500MMedia-reported approximate private-round equity valuation · 2024-10-29 · Approximately $500M; not company-confirmed and not a current mark Sources S076 |
| Disclosed financing | $65MAt least one disclosed $65M growth investment; not a complete lifetime VC total Undisclosed does not mean zero. Acquisition and IPO proceeds are not automatically venture funding. Sources S053 | $130MTotal disclosed seed, Series A and growth-equity Series B; not classified as pure VC only Undisclosed does not mean zero. Acquisition and IPO proceeds are not automatically venture funding. Sources S073, S074, S075 |
| Investors | Sumeru Equity Partners; earlier financing not exhaustively quantified | JMI Equity; Alpine Software Group / Alpine Investors |
| Reported exit target | Not recordedAn exit target is not a completed valuation | Not recordedAn exit target is not a completed valuation |