Buildium Pricing Changes & Best Alternatives

Buildium is one of the more established names in this category, and its headline pricing hasn’t moved dramatically on paper. But its actual cost has crept up steadily since RealPage acquired the platform in 2019, mostly through fees that don’t show up on the plans page.

What’s actually changed:

• Incoming EFT transaction fees have risen roughly 40% in recent years — on the Essential plan, that’s $2.35 per incoming payment, which adds up fast across a real portfolio.
• A quieter increase of roughly 7% went through with little notice from the review industry, on top of the transaction-fee changes.
• Some long-time users report as many as six separate price increases over a two-and-a-half-year period.

The real-world effect: Buildium’s advertised $192/month Growth plan can run $300-400/month once transaction fees, bank setup costs, and eSignature fees are factored in for a 100-door portfolio — a meaningfully different number than what’s on the pricing page.

None of this makes Buildium a bad product — it’s a legitimate, full-featured platform, and some of the increases track normal cost-of-business changes after an acquisition. But if the actual monthly cost is what’s pushing you to look elsewhere, here’s where to look.

If you want similar all-in-one features without the fee creep: DoorLoop covers the same core ground — accounting, tenant portal, maintenance tracking, owner reporting — with more predictable pricing. Rentec Direct is the other established full-featured option, with a straightforward per-unit model and a long track record.

If you’re a smaller portfolio and Buildium’s fees hit disproportionately hard: Innago is free for landlords, with a simpler and more transparent fee structure overall.

We also have a full Buildium review and a broader Buildium Alternatives comparison if you want the full picture rather than just the pricing angle.

Pricing and fee figures above reflect publicly reported data as of September 2026 — always confirm current rates directly with Buildium before budgeting, since SaaS pricing changes frequently.