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RunHOA pricing, reviews and the best alternatives
RunHOA costs $399 a year for any number of homes and includes Form 1120-H, voting and texting, which makes it the lowest-priced full HOA accounting tool we've found. RunHOA has only one public review. The best RunHOA alternatives are Kahoa for automatic bank feeds and mailed letters, PayHOA for unlimited calls and texts, and Buildium for boards with a bookkeeper.
Kahoa makes Kahoa, one of the alternatives here. RunHOA is scored with the same HSAT as every other tool, and every claim links to its source.
What is RunHOA?
RunHOA is HOA management software for self-managed associations, with a directory, owner portal, accounting, budgeting, dues collection, voting, a website builder and the 1120-H for one yearly price.
RunHOA collects payments through Stripe and lets the board choose who pays the fee. RunHOA's help center describes entering bank activity and reconciling against the statement by hand; RunHOA lists no bank connection.
How much does RunHOA cost?
runhoa.com/pricing, checked Oct 20, 2026| The board pays | Price |
|---|---|
| Every feature, any number of homes | $399/yr |
| Form 1120-H | Included |
| Mailed letters | Not offered, PDFs only |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card |
RunHOA has one plan. The board can absorb payment fees or pass them to homeowners.
| Homeowners pay | Per payment |
|---|---|
| Bank transfer | 0.8%, max $5 |
| Bank transfer, on $250 dues | $2.00 |
| Card | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Card, on $250 dues | $7.55 |
A year of fees, worked out by Kahoa
A 100-home community with $200 monthly dues, 75 homes paying by bank and 25 by card, sends $3,270 a year to RunHOA in homeowner fees. The same community pays $4,035 on Kahoa, so RunHOA costs homeowners less in fees.
Does RunHOA pass the HSAT?
HOA Stewardship Accounting StandardRunHOA5 of 5Passes all five of the HSAT's five pass-or-fail questions on its entry plan.
- Are operating and reserve funds kept apart?Yes
- Is the 1120-H included?Yes, generated
- Does the price stay flat as homes are added?Yes, $399 a year
- Are homeowner fees published?Yes
- Can the board leave with its books?Yes, PDF, Word, Excel
The HSAT is Kahoa's own five-question standard, not an official accounting standard. How the HSAT works
What do RunHOA reviewers say?
SourceForge, Oct 2026What reviewers like
- All-in-one approach
- Robust accounting and communication tools
What reviewers flag
- More website templates wanted
- Almost no reviews to judge by
“robust accounting features and intuitive communication tools”HOA president, SourceForge, Jan 29 2024
RunHOA has no reviews on G2, Capterra or Software Advice; this is the only public review we found.
What are the best RunHOA alternatives?
| Software | HSAT | Board pays | 1120-H | Homeowner bank fee | Better than RunHOA at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RunHOAthe one you're replacing | 5 of 5 | $399/yr | Included | 0.8%, max $5 | — |
| Kahoaour product | 5 of 5 | $50/mo | Included | $2.45 | Bank feeds, mailed letters at cost |
| PayHOApayhoa.com/pricing | 3 of 5 | $54–$275/mo | From $399 extra | $2.45 | Unlimited calls and texts, many reviews |
| Buildiumbuildium.com/pricing | 2 of 5 | $80/mo | Not offered | $2.35 | Bookkeeper-grade reports |
| TownSqtownsq.io/pricing | 0 of 5 | $90–$270/mo | Not offered | ~$1.50 | Resident app, if your manager runs it |
| Condo Controlcondocontrol.com/pricing | 1 of 5 | From $67.50/mo | Not offered | Not published | Staffed condo buildings |
HSAT: one point per question passed on the entry plan. Prices checked against each vendor's pricing page, Oct 20, 2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us.
PayHOA
PayHOA includes unlimited email, text and robocalls, with 4.7 of 5 from hundreds of reviews, from $54 a month.
Buildium
Buildium offers deeper reports from $80 a month for up to 40 homes, without the 1120-H.
Who should stay on RunHOA?
When RunHOA is still the right call
- Your treasurer is happy entering bank activity by hand.
- Your board mails its own letters or sends everything by email.
- Price matters most: RunHOA is the cheapest full HOA tool here.
Leaving RunHOA
How do you switch from RunHOA?
- Export owner records and financial reports from RunHOA's Display/Print menu as Excel.
- Load them into the new tool and match opening balances to the bank.
- Run both for one dues cycle, then cancel RunHOA's Stripe payments.
What else do boards ask about RunHOA?
How much does RunHOA cost?
RunHOA costs $399 a year for every feature and any number of homes, with a 30-day free trial that needs no card.
Does RunHOA prepare the 1120-H?
Yes. RunHOA generates Form 1120-H from the books at no extra cost.
Does RunHOA connect to the bank?
RunHOA lists no bank connection. RunHOA's help center describes entering deposits and withdrawals and reconciling against the bank statement by hand.
Is RunHOA reliable?
RunHOA has very few public reviews, so there's little outside evidence either way. Try it on its 30-day free trial before moving the association's books.
Tired of entering bank activity by hand?
Let the bank feed sort the books for you
Thirty days, no card. Kahoa builds the ledger from your export and last year's bank statements.
$50a month, flat, at any size. The 1120-H is included.