AppFolio vs Propertyware (2026)

Updated September 2026 · Written by a landlord who uses neither · Not sponsored
Where we stand. We make LandlordPro, which competes with both of these. That is exactly why the section on AppFolio and Propertyware below comes first and mentions us not at all: if the comparison is not useful on its own, there is no reason to trust the part where we pitch.
Two enterprise platforms, neither aimed at an individual landlord. AppFolio publishes no prices and sets a 50-unit minimum on its entry plan. Propertyware publishes $100 to $200 per unit per month with a $250 to $450 monthly minimum and an implementation fee of two months' subscription.

Which one should you pick?

Both are bought by management companies, not owner-operators. Propertyware skews to single-family portfolios; AppFolio spans multifamily and SFR at larger scale.

Where both of them leave you

Whichever you choose, check these four before you commit, because they are the ones landlords discover they need on the worst day rather than the first: a legal notice generator for your state, an eviction timeline that tracks the deadlines, native move-in and move-out inspections, and receipts scanned rather than keyed.

Those are the gaps LandlordPro was built to fill, which is the honest reason this page exists.

Or try the third option

Free for 2 properties and up to 4 units. Notices, inspections and receipt scanning included as you grow.

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Frequently asked questions

Is AppFolio better than Propertyware?

Both are bought by management companies, not owner-operators. Propertyware skews to single-family portfolios; AppFolio spans multifamily and SFR at larger scale.

What does AppFolio cost compared with Propertyware?

Two enterprise platforms, neither aimed at an individual landlord. AppFolio publishes no prices and sets a 50-unit minimum on its entry plan. Propertyware publishes $100 to $200 per unit per month with a $250 to $450 monthly minimum and an implementation fee of two months' subscription.

Is there a third option?

LandlordPro, which we make. It is free for two properties and up to four units, then $19, $49 and $99, and it carries legal notices, an eviction timeline, native inspections and AI receipt scanning that most tools in this category do not.

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