HavenHOA vs Effortless HOA
Effortless HOA is priced closest to HavenHOA of anyone in this category. Here's why HavenHOA still comes out ahead.
Monthly subscription
HavenHOA
None — no monthly fee, no per-resident chargeEffortless HOA
$3/home/mo Starter, $6/home/mo Pro, Enterprise custom-quotedWhat you actually pay
HavenHOA
1.5% on every recorded dues payment; no monthly subscriptionEffortless HOA
Flat per-home subscription, independent of dues actually collectedContract terms
HavenHOA
None — cancel anytime, no lock-in periodEffortless HOA
No contract, but still a recurring monthly per-home fee to manageAccounting & QuickBooks
HavenHOA
Full double-entry GL with one-click QuickBooks syncEffortless HOA
Bookkeeping and tax services on Pro; no published QuickBooks syncElections & governance
HavenHOA
Digital elections: one vote per property, proxy, quorum trackingEffortless HOA
Not listed among published featuresViolations & maintenance
HavenHOA
Violations, fines, and maintenance tickets includedEffortless HOA
Architectural reviews included; fine and vendor management on Pro; maintenance ticketing not listedAmenities & visitors
HavenHOA
Amenity reservations and QR visitor passes includedEffortless HOA
Events/RSVP and a community map (Pro); visitor QR passes not listedCommunity website
HavenHOA
Branded community website at your subdomain — freeEffortless HOA
Resident portal included; a public community website isn't separately listedBuilt for
HavenHOA
Self-managed HOA boards that want the whole platform freeEffortless HOA
Self-managed HOAs willing to pay a fixed per-home fee every month regardless of activity| HavenHOA | Effortless HOA | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly subscription | None — no monthly fee, no per-resident charge | $3/home/mo Starter, $6/home/mo Pro, Enterprise custom-quoted |
| What you actually pay | 1.5% on every recorded dues payment; no monthly subscription | Flat per-home subscription, independent of dues actually collected |
| Contract terms | None — cancel anytime, no lock-in period | No contract, but still a recurring monthly per-home fee to manage |
| Accounting & QuickBooks | Full double-entry GL with one-click QuickBooks sync | Bookkeeping and tax services on Pro; no published QuickBooks sync |
| Elections & governance | Digital elections: one vote per property, proxy, quorum tracking | Not listed among published features |
| Violations & maintenance | Violations, fines, and maintenance tickets included | Architectural reviews included; fine and vendor management on Pro; maintenance ticketing not listed |
| Amenities & visitors | Amenity reservations and QR visitor passes included | Events/RSVP and a community map (Pro); visitor QR passes not listed |
| Community website | Branded community website at your subdomain — free | Resident portal included; a public community website isn't separately listed |
| Built for | Self-managed HOA boards that want the whole platform free | Self-managed HOAs willing to pay a fixed per-home fee every month regardless of activity |
Pricing and features shown for Effortless HOA reflect their publicly published information and may change — verify current details on their site.
Why HavenHOA wins
Effortless HOA charges $3-$6 per home every month, no matter how much (or how little) the community actually collects in dues. HavenHOA has no subscription at all — you pay 1.5% only on dues actually recorded, so a quiet month costs nothing. HavenHOA also includes digital elections with proxy voting and one-click QuickBooks sync, neither of which appears in Effortless HOA's published feature list.
The money question
Effortless HOA's Starter plan runs $3/home/month for every core feature; Pro is $6/home/month. That's a recurring monthly bill regardless of dues collected. For a 120-home community, that's $360/month on Starter — more than HavenHOA's $297/month for the same community (1.5% of $19,800 in average dues), with every feature included either way and nothing owed if a community has no activity to record.
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