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ElevateOS vs AppFolio resident app: the resident app compared.
Your AppFolio app handles the lease. ElevateOS runs your building's daily life. ElevateOS syncs with AppFolio and adds doors, packages, amenities, services and events in one resident app.
Fair by design
What does AppFolio resident app do well?
Rent payment, lease documents and maintenance requests, tied directly to the AppFolio ledger. Teams already on AppFolio get it with the contract.
Capability table
How do ElevateOS and AppFolio resident app compare?
| Capability | ElevateOS | AppFolio resident app |
|---|---|---|
| Online rent payment and ledger | Through PMS sync | Yes, native to AppFolio |
| Lease renewals and documents | Through PMS sync | Yes, native |
| Maintenance requests | Yes, with KPIs and PMS write-back | Yes |
| Keyless entry and video intercom in the app | Yes, 50+ integrations | Limited or add-on |
| Package scanning and pickup notifications | Yes, Quick Scan and Package Room | Not publicly documented |
| Amenity booking with fees and deposits | Yes | Varies by plan |
| Events run for you | Yes, Resivents | No |
| Services marketplace with revenue share | Yes, 10,000+ providers | No |
| Works across other PMS platforms | Yes, 7 PMS | No, single PMS |
| Staff app for the whole team | Yes, Staff App | Yes, PMS-focused |
| One vendor for PMS and resident app | No, ElevateOS sits on top of your PMS | Yes |
Competitor capabilities reflect their public documentation at the time of writing.
Six differences
Where the two products differ.
Is it one app for the whole building?
ElevateOS puts doors, packages, amenities, maintenance, events, services and visitor parking in one resident app. The AppFolio resident app covers rent, documents and requests.
Does it open doors?
ElevateOS connects with 50+ access, lock and intercom brands, including ASSA ABLOY Visionline. Residents open doors from the same app, on the hardware already installed.
Can residents book services?
ElevateOS gives residents a marketplace of 10,000+ vetted, background-checked service providers. Residents pay. The owner earns a revenue share.
Does it build community?
ElevateOS runs events through Resivents, plus perks, polls and announcements. Programming is planned, staffed and marketed for you.
Does it work with any PMS?
ElevateOS syncs with 7 PMS platforms. A portfolio on mixed PMS runs one resident app and one brand across every building.
Is it built for every building type?
ElevateOS runs multifamily, student, build-to-rent, condo, strata and office buildings on one platform.
Who should pick AppFolio resident app?
A property on AppFolio that only needs rent, documents and work orders in its resident app, and wants a single vendor.
Who should pick ElevateOS?
A property that keeps AppFolio as the system of record and wants one resident app for doors, packages, amenities, services, events and revenue. Limitations: ElevateOS does not replace the AppFolio ledger.
FAQ
Questions buyers ask on the first call.
Does ElevateOS replace AppFolio?
No. ElevateOS syncs residents and leases from AppFolio and runs the building experience on top.
Can residents still pay rent through AppFolio?
Yes. Rent stays in AppFolio, and ElevateOS handles doors, packages, amenities and services.
How long does an AppFolio property take to launch?
ElevateOS launches on the PMS sync, so resident accounts are created from AppFolio data on day one.
Plan the switch from AppFolio resident app.
Book a demoSee your building run on one app.
Thirty minutes. Your PMS, your hardware, your branding on the screen. See what gets consolidated, what gets connected and what starts paying you back.