Residential property management software · 2026-09.1

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When buyers asked AI for a Residential property management software shortlist.

Observed naming

95 of 148 valid answers

95 of 148 valid answers, 64.2% (Wilson 95% interval 56.2% to 71.5%)

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By engine and question

Filled marks: named in at least 2 of 3 scheduled repeats. Open marks: below that threshold. Dashed marks: excluded answers leave the threshold uncertain. Counts and intervals follow for each question.

Answer capture date: 2026-09-22.

By engine

ChatGPT

18 of 30 valid answers, 60.0% (Wilson 95% interval 42.3% to 75.4%)

Claude

21 of 30 valid answers, 70.0% (Wilson 95% interval 52.1% to 83.3%)

Perplexity

19 of 30 valid answers, 63.3% (Wilson 95% interval 45.5% to 78.1%)

Google AI Overviews

17 of 28 valid answers, 60.7% (Wilson 95% interval 42.4% to 76.4%)

Google AI Mode

20 of 30 valid answers, 66.7% (Wilson 95% interval 48.8% to 80.8%)

By buyer question

Each count is over valid answers to the exact question. Excluded answers are outside that base.

what is the best property management software for a small landlord

3 of 15 valid answers, 20.0% (Wilson 95% interval 7.0% to 45.2%)

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

best property management software for a portfolio of about 100 units

15 of 15 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 79.6% to 100.0%)

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

best property management software for a growing property management company

15 of 15 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 79.6% to 100.0%)

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

what are the best alternatives to AppFolio

15 of 15 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 79.6% to 100.0%)

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

what are the best alternatives to Buildium

15 of 15 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 79.6% to 100.0%)

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

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

4 of 15 valid answers, 26.7% (Wilson 95% interval 10.9% to 52.0%)

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

Buildium vs AppFolio for residential property managers

14 of 14 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 78.5% to 100.0%)

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

Yardi Breeze vs Buildium for a small management company

0 of 15 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 20.4%)

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

what should I look for in property management software

4 of 14 valid answers, 28.6% (Wilson 95% interval 11.7% to 54.6%)

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

best property management software for a landlord with 50 units

10 of 15 valid answers, 66.7% (Wilson 95% interval 41.7% to 84.8%)

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

Questions with no recorded naming

Yardi Breeze vs Buildium for a small management company

AppFolio: 0 of 15 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 20.4%)

Other checked vendors named in valid answers to this question:

Buildium: 15 of 15 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 79.6% to 100.0%)
Yardi: 15 of 15 valid answers, 100.0% (Wilson 95% interval 79.6% to 100.0%)
Zillow Rental Manager: 1 of 15 valid answers, 6.7% (Wilson 95% interval 1.2% to 29.8%)

Vendor domain citations

37 of 148 valid answers, 25.0% (Wilson 95% interval 18.7% to 32.5%)

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The full Residential property management software checked set

Full checked set, sorted by observed counts, not a ranking.
Vendor	Named	Vendor domain cited
Buildium	119 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%)
AppFolio	95 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%)
DoorLoop	77 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%)
Yardi	71 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%)
Innago	41 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%)
TenantCloud	36 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%)
TurboTenant	33 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 Manager	24 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%)
Baselane	18 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%)
Entrata	15 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 Studio	13 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%)
RentRedi	13 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%)
Propertyware	12 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%)
Hemlane	11 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%)
Rentvine	6 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%)
ResMan	5 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%)
Avail	4 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 Manager	3 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%)
SimplifyEm	2 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 Control	0 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%)
ManageCasa	0 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 Matrix	0 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%)

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.

Question q7, run-3: Google AI Overviews. no AI Overview returned for this query
Question q9, run-1: Google AI Overviews. no AI Overview returned for this query

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