HOA Start 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

HOA Start

4.9

(87)

Pricing

Starting at $39.00 per month

About HOA Start

HOA platform that improves communication, simplifies access and makes your residents happy.

It offers a dynamic, dashboard-driven software, with customizable website templates, built for associations of all shapes and sizes.

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HOA Start Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $39.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Professional

$39.00

flat rate, per month

No plan information available

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HOA Start Features

Popular features found in HOA
Accounting
Calendar Management
Document Management
Event Management
Fee Collection
HOA Violation Enforcement
Payment Processing
Property Database
Reporting/Analytics
Website Management
Work Order Management
More features of HOA Start
Access Controls/Permissions
Activity Dashboard
Activity Tracking
Alerts/Notifications
Bank Reconciliation
Billing & Invoicing
Committee Management
Contact Management
Customizable Templates
Electronic Payments
Expense Tracking
File Management
General Ledger
Member Communication
Member Database
Real-Time Notifications
Recurring/Subscription Billing
SMS Messaging
Task Management
Third-Party Integrations
Transaction History
Vendor Management

HOA Start Integrations

QuickBooks Online Advanced

Stripe

Azure Blob Storage

SendGrid

Stripe Billing

QuickBooks Online

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HOA Start User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.9

Ratings Breakdown

93%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.8

Value for money

4.9

Customer support

4.9

Functionality

4.7

Jack H.

Verified reviewer

Facilities Services

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Reviewed August 2024

President of Surfside

Excellent. Staff answered issue and walked me through new experiences

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Previously 4

Pros:

Ease of use with the page setups. Changes were easily completed

Cons:

Lack of more styles of pages. I guess we needed to pay more

Reasons for choosing HOA Start

I was more comfortable with the product while using the samples

Reasons for switching to HOA Start

Wordpress did not have functions our resort needed

Jill R.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Reviewed June 2025

Brings the community together

Very positive. I would recommend to any AOAO or HOA. The support is very good. When submitting a ticket the response is very quick.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is feature rich and easy to setup. The site setup management is very straightforward to use, allowing a site to be created very quickly. The forms is another easy to use and very flexible design making a lot of customization to be done.

Cons:

I do not really have a least favorite thing. While nothing is perfect and difficult as each community is different, I think it hits all the points that a community would need. I do wish the ticketing was a bit more robust. Two suggestions: 1) ability to mark the ticket “closed/done” 2) ability to adjust the initial problem description.

Reasons for choosing HOA Start

I thought HOA Start was easier to use and had the features we wanted.

Vendor Response

Jill, what can we say besides thank you, thank you, thank you for trusting us! We sincerely appreciate all of our customers, and we're working hard to make you proud!

Replied June 2025

Diane W.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed October 2025

Website good, Accounting, invoicing not good.

The customer service is nice. However when you ask them a question they do not readily answer it they refer to a video. Sometimes that is helpful but to be so the video would have to follow the current screen setup and they don't. Sometimes you just need an answer, you don't need to watch a video.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The website for the homeowners is good. Communication through the website is easy to do. Homeowners can use it to reach the Board or whoever is chosen to receive the communication.

Cons:

Their invoicing system is extremely poor. Could not have been designed by anyone with an accounting background. It is counter intuitive in every single regard.

Kurt B.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 6 months

Reviewed June 2025

President, The Forest Community Association

Amazing! Our onboarding specialist responded quickly to questions and the ability to implement and then continue to add features allow us to get to our community onto a platform that absolutely reflects our needs.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

HOA Start has made our transition into community self-management a real 5-star experience. The platform is amazing and they HOA Start people are even better! Their on-boarding process is best of class--along with FAQs, Tutorials, and great onboarding specialists. Absolutely seamless!

Cons:

No real cons! The documentation for the features is distributed a bit between tutorials, FAQs and You Tube training...so as long as you are methodical in following the on-boarding steps (designed to keep you progressing in the proper sequence), your implementation will be frictionless.

Reasons for choosing HOA Start

HOA Start provided a more scalable platform along with the establishment of our own URL identity.

Reasons for switching to HOA Start

Platform using third party agent was not personalized to our membership and did not provide the level of member engagement needed.

Vendor Response

Kurt, this is an amazing review, and we can't thank you enough for sharing! We'll make sure to relay your comments to the team and we look forward to working with you!

Replied June 2025

Michael W.

Verified reviewer

Facilities Services

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Reviewed April 2025

Beyond Our Expectations On Every Level

Truly beyond expectations. The final product is highly attractive and professional. The set-up was fast and easy to learn. The functionality is robust and thoughtful. The staff were considerate, patient, and knowledgeable. The price is hard to beat. With HOAStart available, a condominium group would be a bit crazy NOT to have a website to help keep things organized, transparent, and efficient.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It's very hard to limit this answer to "most" -- there is a LOT to like. When finished, the website looks like a high cost, professionally done, highly customized platform. But, it was easy to learn and the final product is simply amazing. Plus, the HOA START team holds your hand every step of the way -- at YOUR pace. Anyone can do this. And, this website has made it possible not just to communicate...but to get our Condo organized for the first time in 30 years. Rather than shoeboxes of old files and information buried in the email boxes of previous officers...we now have a centralized repository for our information, our communication, and our processes.

Cons:

I would like to be able to customized the Personal Dashboard a bit more. But, to be honest, I don't really need my owners to use the dashboard -- I want them to be focused on the Main Menu. So, this has not been an issue at all.

Reasons for choosing HOA Start

Reviews were positive. Price was competitive. The sales staff was very helpful in explaining features and options.

Vendor Response

Michael, what can we say but WOW! Thank you for this review. It really helps capture what we're aiming to do for our customers!

Replied April 2025

Kathy R.

Verified reviewer

Executive Office

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Reviewed August 2025

Website Committee Chairperson

I became the chairman of our subdivisions website committee at the beginning of 2024. I am not that knowledgeable when it comes to setting up websites, so the Help Desk people were a great help!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Very easy to use and prompt responses to any questions you might have. The templates are very easy to customize in order to make our website personalized to our subdivision.

Cons:

That it's not FREE - ha ha.... never would expect something this good to be free. I really have nothing else to complain about!

Reasons for choosing HOA Start

I was not on the original team that chose HOA Start, but we are choosing it now because it works the best for our subdivision. Other products we considered were HOA Total Access and HOA Sites

Reasons for switching to HOA Start

The google website (possibly thru Google Forms, but not sure) was too hard for people to find if they didn't know the url

Vendor Response

Many thanks, Kathy! We appreciate the feedback to letting us know how we're doing. We'll keep building and growing so you can get the most bang for your buck!

Replied August 2025

Roberta H.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

Self-Employed

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Reviewed July 2025

HOA Start has a simple, easy to use format.

From the beginning, we found the software to be very user-friendly and intuitive. The setup process was straightforward, and we were able to get our website up and running quickly without any technical hurdles. The platform makes it easy to manage documents, communicate with residents, and keep our community informed. Overall, HOA Start has made our HOA operations more efficient and organized. We’re very pleased with the functionality and support we've received!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Very easy to set up our site. The tutorials were easy to follow and support staff were great when I hit a snag.

Cons:

I would have like to have a weather report on the page that is live rather than having to put in a link.

Reasons for choosing HOA Start

HOA Start was more responsive to our requests.

Reasons for switching to HOA Start

We wanted something more personal and easier to use.

Vendor Response

Thank you kindly for this descriptive review, Roberta! Day in/day out, we strive wholeheartedly to be the provider our clients from us.

Replied July 2025

Karen P.

Verified reviewer

Real Estate

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Reviewed May 2025

The Very Best Service

From the very beginning, our Concierge, [sensitive content hidden], has provided excellent service on a daily basis. She is patient, knowledgeable, and creative. She answered my questions in the order I needed them. The quality of the product is beautiful and informative. This is our Association's first ever website in over 50 years of existence. She has been the absolute difference to make it the best quality, using the features we were interested in.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The quality of the service to our Association. White Glove Concierge [sensitive content hidden] provided excellent service for our website build on a daily basis. She is amazing.

Cons:

Nothing! I would highly recommend it to anyone. They offer 6 templates to choose from and then they are customized to meet your needs.

Reasons for choosing HOA Start

We chose HOA Start because of their high ratings with other customers and the service we received when we contacted them.

Vendor Response

Fantastic review, Karen! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We love Kim just as much as you, and we'll pass on the info to her post haste!

Replied May 2025

Steven W.

Verified reviewer

Recreational Facilities and Services

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Reviewed June 2025

Small community with big wants and needs

We upgraded from another service and found HOA Start to be extremely helpful in our transition. They were very responsive to our questions and needs. We are now upgrading and they created tailored videos for our review to assist us in making a decision.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

1). It is intuitive and easy to use 2). We were able to add community specific features to the website 3). Text messaging - we use this for emergency notifications 4). We can update/maintain from any device - phone, tablet, and computer 5). Secure offering

Cons:

1). We started with the basic plan which meant that we did not have access to certain features - now after some additional investigation, we plan to upgrade - wish we had some of this from the beginning.

Reasons for switching to HOA Start

Availability of HOA Start on multiple devices. Always being updated.

Vendor Response

This is so great to hear, Steve! Thank you for laying out the way you work with the software today, and how you plan to use in the future. Also, we hope you’ll take advantage and download our newly released mobile app!

Replied June 2025

Harry L.

Verified reviewer

Real Estate

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2025

Great Value for a Co-Op or HOA

Very good customer service and help getting started.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Great value and feature set for the price. I also like the simplicity and ease of use of this this software. Once you learn it, it's very easy navigate and use as an admin. Very accessible software for elderly population.

Cons:

The cloud drive could be better at searching all folders instead of just one at a time. Or uploading multiple folders at a time. Could use better iOS and android app integration for things like messaging to get notifications. With that said, still a great value.

Reasons for choosing HOA Start

Price and ease of use. Also this product doesn't feel like it's so much for Property Managers as it is for a Community Board

Vendor Response

We sincerely thank you for the kind words, Harry. We're working night and day while shooting for the stars; but it's only possible with partners like yourself. Thank you for your confidence and feedback!

Replied April 2025

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