Switching guide
Switching from RentCafe without leaving Yardi.
Keep Yardi as the system of record. Replace the portal with a branded resident app that opens the door, scans the packages, books the rooftop and sends the owner a check.
What stays. What changes.
The cutover keeps the systems and equipment that still work, then replaces the resident and staff experience around them.
What stays
Yardi, rent payments through Yardi, your leasing and accounting workflow, every resident record.
What changes
residents get a branded app with keyless, intercom, packages, amenities, events and services; staff get Staff App; the owner gets a revenue share.
Plan for this
The one thing to settle before launch.
resident re-enrollment. ElevateOS sends an activation sequence tied to the Yardi lease, so residents move over on their own; plan the overlap window with us.
Four weeks, no forklift.
A typical cutover runs about a month and nothing goes dark. Your onboarding plan will be specific to your buildings; this is the shape.
Week 1, connect the PMS.
Residents and leases sync from Yardi, Entrata, RealPage, ResMan, AppFolio or Rent Manager. Residents notice nothing yet.
Week 2, connect the hardware.
Locks, intercoms, lockers and thermostats connect to ElevateOS. The old app works in parallel. No lock is reprogrammed.
Week 3, brand and configure.
The home screen, amenities, fees, services catalog and Resivents calendar are set up. Staff get Staff App and training.
Week 4, activate.
Invitation emails go out, residents activate and keys appear on phones. The old app sunsets after an overlap you choose.
You keep: the hardware, the PMS, the staff and the exported history. You change: one app, one login and one invoice.
Proof
A switch already proven in the field.
Optima Signature consolidated six resident portals into one.
Integrations
50+ integrations. Keep what's installed.
ElevateOS connects the locks, intercoms, access control, thermostats, package lockers, elevators and property management system your building already runs.
- SALTO
- dormakaba
- igloohome
- Latch
- RemoteLock
- PointCentral
- Schlage
- Yale
- ASSA ABLOY Visionline
- Brivo
- Avigilon Alta
- Kastle
- HID
- Gatewise
- PDK
- ICT
- ElevateOS Intercom
- Rently
- ButterflyMX
- Swiftlane
- 2N
- Comelit
- Aiphone
- DoorBird
- Akuvox
- Mircom
- WebbVision
- ecobee
- Honeywell
- Google Nest
- Daikin
- CoolAutomation
- ELEVATE Package Room
- Luxer One
- Parcel Pending
- Package Concierge
- Hello Package
- Otis
- Yardi
- Entrata
- RealPage
- ResMan
- AppFolio
- Rent Manager
- MRI
- Stripe
- Reputation.com
- HubSpot
- Twilio
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Customer results
Results from buildings on ElevateOS.
- Hines
- Greystar
- CBRE
- Avenue5
- Bozzuto
- Willow Bridge Property Company
- Cushman & Wakefield
- Morguard
- Asset Living
- Onni
- Kennedy Wilson
- ZRS
Chicago
6 portals to 1
Optima Signature
Six portals consolidated into one. Front desk questions about "which app" went to zero.
Atlanta
3 apps to 1
The Hadley
Lockers and access control in one app. 3,200 locker pickups a month with zero at the desk.
Norwalk
3x event attendance
The Curb
One app across the district. Event attendance tripled once residents and tenants shared a calendar. Retail partners post offers straight to the home screen.
FAQ
Questions buyers ask on the first call.
Do we lose anything in Yardi?
No, nothing in Yardi changes.
Can residents still pay rent?
Through Yardi, as before, with the resident app linking where supported.
How long does it take?
About four weeks for a typical building.
Related
Plan the rest of the stack.
Plan the switch from RentCafe
Bring your current PMS, hardware and app list. ElevateOS will map the overlap, migration and activation plan for your portfolio.