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CommonBoard vs spreadsheets
Most small associations start with a spreadsheet and a checkbook. It works until the treasurer moves, a payment goes missing, or the board asks for reports. Spreadsheets cost nothing, but they depend on one person and one file.
Side by side
Price
- CommonBoard
- $39.00 a month for 24 units (sample price)
- Spreadsheets
- Free, plus the treasurer's evenings
Who can see the money
- CommonBoard
- The whole board, straight from the bank feed
- Spreadsheets
- Whoever has the file
Owner payments
- CommonBoard
- Online, posted to the owner's account automatically
- Spreadsheets
- Checks typed in by hand
Late fees and reminders
- CommonBoard
- Automatic, from your policy and state rules
- Spreadsheets
- Remembered by hand
Board reports
- CommonBoard
- Built for you every month
- Spreadsheets
- Built by hand
When the treasurer changes
- CommonBoard
- Everything stays; turnover takes one click
- Spreadsheets
- Hand over a file and hope
Moving over
- CommonBoard
- Upload your spreadsheet; we check every balance before anything posts
- Spreadsheets
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Which one fits you
Pick CommonBoard if
- You want the board to see every dollar without asking the treasurer.
- You want the next treasurer to inherit clean books.
Spreadsheets may fit better if
- You have very few units, almost no money moving, and one person who loves spreadsheets.
Switching? CommonBoard imports your spreadsheet 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