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CommonBoard vs HOA Express
HOA Express is mainly a community website builder with tools for talking to residents. It's inexpensive and has a free plan. CommonBoard is built around the money: dues, books, the bank and board approvals, plus the website.
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Facts about other products are from their own sites, checked on the date shown under Sources.
Free plan
- CommonBoard
- Yes: website, announcements, documents and the rules assistant, up to 50 units
- HOA Express
- Yes, for up to 50 householdssource
Paid price
- CommonBoard
- $39.00 a month for 24 units (sample price)
- HOA Express
- Engage: $21 a month billed yearly ($24 monthly) for up to 25 householdssource
Free trial
- CommonBoard
- 30 days of the Board plan, no card
- HOA Express
- 30 days, no cardsource
Online payments
- CommonBoard
- Bank transfer, card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, autopay
- HOA Express
- Listed as an Engage plan featuresource
Payment fees
- CommonBoard
- The board chooses who pays. Owners see any fee before they pay.
- HOA Express
- Cards 3.2% + $0.80; bank payments 1.4% (US). Fees can be passed to residents.source
Books and bank
- CommonBoard
- Double-entry books, bank feeds and reconciliation, board reports, CPA package
- HOA Express
- —
AI
- CommonBoard
- Included: rules answers that quote your documents, letter and minutes drafts, bank matching. A board member approves everything.
- HOA Express
- —
Theft protection
- CommonBoard
- Two approvals for big payments, monthly bank report straight from the bank, alerts to two board members
- HOA Express
- —
Website
- CommonBoard
- Public website and owner portal included
- HOA Express
- The core of the product: a community website buildersource
A dash means we couldn't confirm it on the vendor's own site, so we left it out.
Sources
- HOA Express has a free plan for up to 50 households. Pricing // HOA Express, checked November 1, 2026.
- HOA Express Engage costs $21 a month billed yearly, or $24 monthly, for up to 25 households. Pricing // HOA Express, checked November 1, 2026.
- HOA Express offers a 30-day free trial with no credit card needed. Pricing // HOA Express, checked November 1, 2026.
- HOA Express lists online payment collection as an Engage plan feature. Pricing // HOA Express, checked November 1, 2026.
- In the US, HOA Express card payments cost 3.2% plus $0.80. Online payments // Pricing details // HOA Express, checked November 1, 2026.
- HOA Express is mainly a community website builder with resident communication tools. HOA website builder & software platform // HOA Express, checked November 1, 2026.
Which one fits you
Pick CommonBoard if
- You want dues, the books and the bank in the same place as the website.
- You want board approvals and a monthly bank report the whole board sees.
HOA Express may fit better if
- You mainly need a community website and newsletters, and your treasurer is happy keeping the books elsewhere.
Switching? CommonBoard imports your HOA Express export and checks every owner and bank balance to the penny before anything posts. You can also run both side by side for up to 60 days in shadow mode. See pricing