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Residential property management software

Most named checked vendor

119 of 148 valid answers named Buildium

119 of 148 valid answers, 80.4% (Wilson 95% interval 73.3% to 86.0%)

Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. This is not a judgment of product quality.

Release 2026-09, version 2026-09.1. Method v1.1. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22907695

Software a landlord or residential property manager uses to list units, screen tenants, sign leases, collect rent, track maintenance and run the accounting for long term residential rentals.

Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. This is not a judgment of product quality.

Capture date: 2026-09-21. The Index measures observed naming, not service quality or product merit.

Commissioned engagement: no.

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Full checked set, sorted by observed counts, not a ranking.
VendorNamedVendor domain cited
Buildium119 of 148 valid answers, 80.4% (Wilson 95% interval 73.3% to 86.0%)71 of 148 valid answers, 48.0% (Wilson 95% interval 40.1% to 56.0%)
AppFolio95 of 148 valid answers, 64.2% (Wilson 95% interval 56.2% to 71.5%)37 of 148 valid answers, 25.0% (Wilson 95% interval 18.7% to 32.5%)
DoorLoop77 of 148 valid answers, 52.0% (Wilson 95% interval 44.0% to 59.9%)37 of 148 valid answers, 25.0% (Wilson 95% interval 18.7% to 32.5%)
Yardi71 of 148 valid answers, 48.0% (Wilson 95% interval 40.1% to 56.0%)31 of 148 valid answers, 20.9% (Wilson 95% interval 15.2% to 28.2%)
Innago41 of 148 valid answers, 27.7% (Wilson 95% interval 21.1% to 35.4%)9 of 148 valid answers, 6.1% (Wilson 95% interval 3.2% to 11.2%)
TenantCloud36 of 148 valid answers, 24.3% (Wilson 95% interval 18.1% to 31.8%)14 of 148 valid answers, 9.5% (Wilson 95% interval 5.7% to 15.3%)
TurboTenant33 of 148 valid answers, 22.3% (Wilson 95% interval 16.3% to 29.7%)16 of 148 valid answers, 10.8% (Wilson 95% interval 6.8% to 16.8%)
Rent Manager24 of 148 valid answers, 16.2% (Wilson 95% interval 11.1% to 23.0%)17 of 148 valid answers, 11.5% (Wilson 95% interval 7.3% to 17.6%)
Baselane18 of 148 valid answers, 12.2% (Wilson 95% interval 7.8% to 18.4%)15 of 148 valid answers, 10.1% (Wilson 95% interval 6.2% to 16.0%)
Entrata15 of 148 valid answers, 10.1% (Wilson 95% interval 6.2% to 16.0%)3 of 148 valid answers, 2.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.7% to 5.8%)
Landlord Studio13 of 148 valid answers, 8.8% (Wilson 95% interval 5.2% to 14.4%)9 of 148 valid answers, 6.1% (Wilson 95% interval 3.2% to 11.2%)
RentRedi13 of 148 valid answers, 8.8% (Wilson 95% interval 5.2% to 14.4%)4 of 148 valid answers, 2.7% (Wilson 95% interval 1.1% to 6.7%)
Propertyware12 of 148 valid answers, 8.1% (Wilson 95% interval 4.7% to 13.6%)1 of 148 valid answers, 0.7% (Wilson 95% interval 0.1% to 3.7%)
Hemlane11 of 148 valid answers, 7.4% (Wilson 95% interval 4.2% to 12.8%)9 of 148 valid answers, 6.1% (Wilson 95% interval 3.2% to 11.2%)
Rentvine6 of 148 valid answers, 4.1% (Wilson 95% interval 1.9% to 8.6%)2 of 148 valid answers, 1.4% (Wilson 95% interval 0.4% to 4.8%)
ResMan5 of 148 valid answers, 3.4% (Wilson 95% interval 1.5% to 7.7%)0 of 148 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Avail4 of 148 valid answers, 2.7% (Wilson 95% interval 1.1% to 6.7%)4 of 148 valid answers, 2.7% (Wilson 95% interval 1.1% to 6.7%)
Zillow Rental Manager3 of 148 valid answers, 2.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.7% to 5.8%)0 of 148 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
SimplifyEm2 of 148 valid answers, 1.4% (Wilson 95% interval 0.4% to 4.8%)0 of 148 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Condo Control0 of 148 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)0 of 148 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
ManageCasa0 of 148 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)0 of 148 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Property Matrix0 of 148 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)0 of 148 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)

The ten buyer questions

Each question was put to every engine 3 times on the stated dates. Counts are over valid answers to the exact question.

what is the best property management software for a small landlord

Question q1. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: best option.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

best property management software for a portfolio of about 100 units

Question q2. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: best option.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

best property management software for a growing property management company

Question q3. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: best option.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

what are the best alternatives to AppFolio

Question q4. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: alternative.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

what are the best alternatives to Buildium

Question q5. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: alternative.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

what are the best alternatives to Azibo now that it shut down

Question q6. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: alternative.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

Buildium vs AppFolio for residential property managers

Question q7. 14 valid answers. Excluded answers: 1. Type: buyer evaluation.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

Yardi Breeze vs Buildium for a small management company

Question q8. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: buyer evaluation.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

what should I look for in property management software

Question q9. 14 valid answers. Excluded answers: 1. Type: buyer evaluation.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

best property management software for a landlord with 50 units

Question q10. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: specific workflow.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

Release and method

Release
2026-09, version 2026-09.1
Published
2026-09-23
Answer capture date
2026-09-22
Source capture dates
2026-09-21
Engines
ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode
Configuration
10 fixed target questions, 5 engines, 3 repeats. No controls were run for this category.
Method version
v1.1
Excluded answers
2 target answers excluded; exact reasons are listed. No controls were run for this category.
Commissioned engagement
No commissioned engagement is declared for this category.

Exact names and listed aliases are matched without case sensitivity at word boundaries. Plain word names require a listed qualifier nearby in the same sentence or the canonical domain among cited URLs. A vendor citation counts only when that answer also names the vendor under this rule.

Verbatim answer text is retained privately with the measurement input and import audit. No answer quotations are published here.

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How to cite: Broadcastwell. The Absence Index, Residential property management software, version 2026-09.1. Permanent record. CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Broadcastwell.

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